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She Dreaded "Loveless Old Age.u

The late Anne Reeve Aldrich was the
author of the novel, 1.-The Feet of Love, "
and of volume of collected verses
which have attracted the attention of
the public through their intensity. great
felicity of expression and unaffected
simplicity and directness. Miss Aldrich
was one of the youngest of the writers
of the day. She had made an unusual
name for herself, and lived in the prom
ise of a brilliant future. A friend re-
Gently described her appearance to be
like that of the heroine of success
full novel. She was tall and had a
beautiful figure. Her manners were
charming, her carriage graceful. The
head was statuesque and adorned with
a wealth of red brown hair This she
wore in classical style.
Coupled with her clean cut features
it gave her face look of distinction
and refinement which made her an OBJ
ject of remark. In her early death
she attained perhaps more than she
coveted. Yet her writings more than
once dwelt upon the hardships of a
"loveless old age'-a condition from
which she shrank.-Current Literature
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
An Independent Gardener.

There must be something in garden
ing that cultivates independence and
obstinacy. My old gardener, with his
one helper, and not a bit of glass on the
place save modest hothouse or two,
w"s as great tyrant as the swell Scotch
gardeners of my friends.
Andy" would say, don't put those
double anemones in the center bed this
year, and please don't sow double poppy
seed. They are such untidy flowers.
"Yes, ma'am."
With spring came the anemones; in
June, in a faraway corner, struggled up
the poppies.
"Andy, 1 thought told you did not
want those things"
"Did ye, ma'am? Deed an thought
them poppies would be more benefcialer
in the corner of the wall like"
Poor old Andyl He never realized that
| was an American, but would quash
many an argument of mine with:
"That's the way they does in Ameri-
ky. Isn't that more benefcialer?"
He had been in our country for few
years and privately told me it was a
"bard place. Kate Field'sWashington
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

IT is curious to note the old sea- mar
gins of human thought. Each subsiding
century reveals some new mystery; we
Iuild where monsters used to hide them
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
The Greatest Natural Bridge.

You all know of the Natural bridge
in Virginia, and. perhaps have heard
how the first president of the United
States, in the athletic vigor of his youth,
climbed up and carved his name high
on its cliff. A very beautiful and pic
turesque spot it is, too; but many of
them would not begin to make one of
the Natural bridge in the western edge
of the Tonton basin, Arizona, in the
same general region as Montezuma's
well and castle, but it is even less
known.
The Natural bridge of Pine creek. Ari-
zona, is to the worlds natural bridges
what the Grand canyon of the Colorado
is to the worlds chasms-the greatest,
the grandest, the most bewildering. 1t
is truly entitled to rank with the great
natural wonders of the earth-as the
Natural bridge in Virginia is not. No
photograph can give more than hint of
its majesty; no combination of photo
graphs more than hint at it.-St. Nicho-
las
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

Mathews and l were one day looking
through an album and came across q
drawing of the back of man.
"Lafontr' l cried.
Mathews cried out, ''What do you
know about LafontP'
I've seen him act" replied.
Mathews turned to me very quietly
and said, ITO that man l owe ALL
built myself up on himr' The fact is.
when l was playing at the st. James
after had finished | would often drop
into the gallery of the Princess theater
and see the end of French play From
that gallery | saw an actor, which
caused me to say inwardly. That's my
man. He was great. That actor was
Lafont. That is how recognized him
in Mathews album.-Henry Irving in
Strand Magazine
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
A Camn Es,-erience.

A Rhode Island soldier, while OF
picket guard, was rushed upon by a
party of Confederate cavalry He fired
at the foremost of them and ran. Be
fore him was an open field about fifty
rods across, bounded by an old log fence,
and beyond that thicket of briers and
underbrush. For this bushy retreat the
soldier started. half dozen horsemen
after him. Fortunately for the fugitive.
the rains had softened the soil, and the
horses slumped through the turf so badly
that pursuit was slow.
A pistol ball passed through the run
ner's hat, but he reached the fence. and
with one bound landed on the top, in.
tending to give long spring ahead, but
the old fence crumbled beneath his
weight and down he went.
But luck favored him again, for hog
had rooted out gutter at this place and
at the moment was lying in it. The
soldier fell plump into the hole, and the
frightened hog uttered one squeal and
scampered into the underbrush, leaving
the newcomer in possession of the wal
low and buried under the debris of the
fence.
A minute more and up dashed the
horsemen. Hearing the rustic of til
fleeing hog in the bushes, they supposed
it to be the picket. and dashed through
the gap in the fence and hastened on.
When they were well out of sight the
fugitive crawled out from the mudhole
and ran back to camp.
The following day one of the same
horsemen was taken prisoner, Our here
recognized him at once.
81 say" he asked did you catch that
hog yesterday
1--WE did that" retorted the prisoner
"but it wasn't the one we were afterr'-
Youths Companion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
GRAINS OF GOLD.
ove never gives any small gifts.

Love never gives any small gifts.
Speak well of your friends-of your
enemies say nothing.
1t is not knowledge, but little knowl-
edge, that puffeth up.
Whatever good we demand in Others
ought TO be found in us.
Hurry is the spouse of Furry, and
the father of Confusion.
The man will always be remembered
who forgets himself for others.
Jealousy is the sentiment Of property,
but envy is the instinct of theft.
Do your business promptly, and bore
not a business man with long visits.
If you don't keep your religion in
constant use you will be sure to lose it.
A hypocrite is a man who tries to fool
everybody, but who only fools himself.
There are men who tire themselves al
most to death looking for an easy place
The drying up single tear has more
of honest fame than shedding seas OF
gore.
One of the hardest castles for Satan
to overcome Is the home where love is
king.
Veracity is plant of Paradise, and
the seeds have never f1ourished beyonG
the walls.
One of the most effectual ways OF
pleasing and of making ones self loved
IS to be cheerful.
Actions are higher ground of honor
than any speech. Is not life weighter
and nobler than words?
To endure is the first thing a child
ought to learn, and that which he will
have most need to know.
Men will never know US by our faith,
for that is within us; but they know us
by our works, which are visible to them.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
NJ NHEELING & LAKE ERIE R'Y.

Time Table in effect Julyy "a, 1s92-Central
Standard Time.
EAST BOUND.
TRAIN No. /, Daily-Leaves Toledo II 30 D. m
running through to Wheeling and Steubenville
TRAIN No. 5-Leaves Toledo Z :45 a. M. running
through to Wheeling and Steubenville.
TRAIN No. LEAVES Toledo 100 p. m. running
through to Wheeling and Steubenville.
TRAIN No. Q, Daily-Leaves Toledo 4 80 D. m.
running through to MassillOn.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

:SHESBITER CHURCH-Rey. r. Alex
an an lef, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
no 1Illng aSd evening" sabbath school 9 so a. m
od ng peoples society of Christian endeayor SIN,
ay evenings; general prayer meeting "Wednesday
NenIhg strangers welcome to all services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev
LII , hlEseIey, pastor. Sabbath preaching, II
=. IN; p. m; young peoples meeting Monday
svehlngs general prayer meeting, Wednesday eve
aiii;s' otDOsiih school 2:30 pm. Strangers cor
daily invited to all services WI
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN N CHIJRCH-
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school 10 a m
kuDnc worship, III a. m; weekly PRAYER meeting
EIIday p m; monthly prayer meeting, last SafuT
aay OF eaen month, p. m. womans missionary
lelety, last Saturday OF each month, p. m dis
thursdays and Saturdays each month"; . n m
young women's prayer meeting, second Saturday
each month Ut the parsonage, p. m.
AFRICAN ". .E.CHURCH-Rev E. Albert March
pastor sunday service, 1880 a. m; D. m; Sab
Gath school, 2:30 p. NJ; weekly prayer meeting
thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
AMERICANS WHO 1--WE LONGEST.
Occupations That Are Conducive to Long
or short Lives

or short Lives
What occupation tends most to pro-
long life? asked reporter of the chief
mathematician for one of the great life
insurance companies.
That is difficult question" he re-
piled. Il can only answer it by refer
ring to the occupations of persons whose
lives are and have been insured by US.
lnasmuch as they number several hun
dreds of thousands they will afford a
pretty good basis from which to draw
conclusions on the subject. According
10 this evidence it appears that CONNER
cial travellers and agents live longer
than men in any other kind of business
notwithstanding the hazards which at
tend transportation by rail and water.
Next TO them come dentists, teachers
and professors, including music teach
ers."
"And who after them?
Next to them in point of longevity
are hatters, clergymen and missionaries.
The last may occasionally furnish food
for the larder of untutored savages, but
they are first class risk nevertheless.
Next come bankers and capitalists, who
seem to live just trifie longer than
butchers and marketmen. Lawyers and
jewellers follow, and they are succeeded
on the list by merchants, peddlers, milk
men and pawnbrokers. Then come
gardeners, laborers, civil engineers and
canvassers. Perhaps the treatment
which canvassers are apt to receive In
the ordinary course of their business
shortens their lives"
Where do newspaper men come ln!
"Oh, they don't live as long as any OF
the people have mentioned. Even book
keepers and bank cashiers, as well as
artists and architects, are ahead of them.
They come in next, with the printers.
physicians and gentlemen who are not
engaged in any active employment.
Then follow the apothecaries and pho
tographers, and after them in order bak-
ers, cigar makers, real estate agents.
army officers and soldiers, liquor deal,
ers, mariners and naval officers. Shortest
lived of all seem to be the auctioneers.
boarding house keepers. BARRIERS and
drivers"
"Do you take into consideration the
question of customers occupation in
granting policy?"
Not unless it is more hazardous than
any of those l have mentioned, though
if we were in doubt about accepting the
man as a risk for other reasons, such q
point might turn the scale. Washing
ton Star
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Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs, and colds, upon
this condition. If you are afflicted with
a cough, cold or any lung, throat or
chest trouble, and will use this remedy
as directed, giving it fair trial, and
experience no benefit, you may return
the bottle and have your money re-
funded; we could not make this offer
did we not know that DIR. Kings New
Discovery could be relied on; it never
disappoints; trial bottle free at Patter-
sons Drug Store; Large size soc. and
S1.00. 2
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A rroublesome Name in chicago.

The many variations as to the pronun-
citation of the name Goethe street cause
some queer misunderstanding and lu-
dicrous situations. A policeman who
was standing on the corner of Wells
street and Chicago avenue was asked If
he knew where man lived.
"Shure, an he's afther hvin on Goatee
sthreet," he replied.
"Where"
"Goatee sthreet."
"How do you spell it?'
"Pfwhy, s'pose like g-o-a-t-y, same
as goat"
But the man was still in the dark. SO
he stepped into corner drug store and
asked the question he had put to the po
iceman.
"Mr. j lives on Geety street."
"Where is that placer
"Just eleven blocks north of here"
A Wells street car soon covered the
eleven blocks and Goethe street was
reached. After the interview had been
attended to number of inquiries were
made of various persons in regard to the
name of the street, eliciting at least a
dozen different pronunciations.-Chi-
cago Mail.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
. Possible MS. for sernent,, Poison

The experiments which | have been
making consist chiefly of soaking scraps
of meat, bits of hard boiled eggs and
things of that sort, in the poison of
vipers and analyzing the changes which
resulted in them after given interval
From these and from similar trials it
was found that this fluid had the power
of dissolving the albumen of flesh like
the gastric juice has, so it is thought
that one great use perhaps the graatest)
of the venom is to aid in the digestion of
the serpents food. Of course It might
do that and serve as ammunition to Kill
the prey as well.-Mancheste Times
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
why Diamonds Are Worn.

Ignorant, fiippant men are fond of say
ing that ladies fashions have nothing to
do with common sense. But there is one
fashion-at first sight a very ugly and
rather vulgar one-whdch is based on
reason. Not many years ago it was con-
sidered vulgar to wear diamonds in the
daytime. Now you may see them
sparkling in dainty ears and under well
bred chins. And it is rumored that if
the prying eye could look under cloaks
and bodices it would discern stars and
necklets and bracelets. The fact is that
women put on their jewels when they
go out because they dare not leave them.
San Francisco Argonaut.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
KendaII's SPAWN Cure.

LITTLE RocK, Ark, Aug 8. 90
DR. B. J. KENDALL Co.: 49,
Oents-It Is with the greatest satisfaction natl
snform Won that have cured the following diseases:
Sweeney shoulder Joint Lauenese, stlne
Joint Lameness, ShOe.B01i, La msness. .a IN
Fore EOOf. I am working on flp-J oiuI
Lameness and Will cure that all WITH Kendaips
SPAWN Cure. 1t IS the best Lfntment Ior man or
beast have ever used. recommend IL TO all horse
owners Horses that have worked on are va,uaoiei
but without your Liniment would De voorhees,. .
have friends who used It for sprafns ano
Bruises and cured them. They say II i the pest
they ever used Yours'truly. E. u. g. WELLS
Price 81 per bottle, or si1 bottles Ior
80. All druggists haze 1t or can gettt
FOR. you, or 1t tciJL be sent to any od-
dress on, receipt of price by the proprie-
Or. B. ]. KENDALL CO.,
Enosburuh Falls, Vermont.
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LOOK OUT FOR THEM.

my kidneys are all right; l have no
pain in my back Mistaken man, PeO-
pie die from kidney disease of so bad a
character that the organs are nearly de-
strOyed, and yet they have never had a
pain or an ache. Why? Brcause the dis
ease began in the interior of the kidneys
where they are few nerves of feeling to
convey the sensation of pain. DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root is the great specific
for Bright's disease" urinary troubles
troubles and kidney difficulties. Sold by
druggists. 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
The Size of Great Britain.

Great Britain and Ireland have about
the same number of square miles as
Arizona-not SO great after all. Mad
agascar is about as large as New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Con-
necticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina
combined. The area of England proper
and that Of the state of Iowa are almost
identical.-Philadelp Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
German Thermometers,

In future Germans are to have the
thermometer of Celsius to tell them
how hot or cold it is. Until now Ber-
lin has used that of Reaumur. 1t seems
q strange arrangement, or arrangement.
that the English should use the ther-
mometer of the German Fahrenheit,
while the Germans make use of the
Frenchman's Reaunur, and the French
in their turn, have the Swedish Celsius
The number of degrees corresponding
to the temperature of Fahrenheit are 10
Reaumur and 10 Celsius respectively
London Society.
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Too Frank Expressions,

In an Irish daily there recently ap
peared this advertisement: "Wanted-A
gentleman to undertake the sale of a
patent medicine; the advertiser guaran-
tees it will be profitable to the under.
taker." This is even an unhappier mode
of expression than that adopted in a
local paper, when the editor regretted
to have to announce the death of Mr..
So-and-so, but was not astonished to
hear of the sad event, as deceased had
been attended for some time by DR..
Smith.-Woman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. IS, F. d A. M.-Meets
every Wednesday night, ON or before fun moon.
j. b. MEYER, Secy. Ed BAILEY W M
81. CLAIRSYILLE CHAPTER, No II, Rouol
arch Mdsofls.-Stated eonyOeatiOns first Friday of
each month. ' Va
j. b. MEYER, Rec Ed RAIIFv III
BELMONT COUNCIL. No :. p e. . NJ
meets second Tuesday of each month.
j. b. MEYER, Sec'y. L n IVAN TIN
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 2s K. T-Stated
conclaves, first Tuesday of each month ''e"
j: b. MEYER Secy j. B. RYAN. f G.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

WHEN catarrh attacks a person of
scrofulous diathesis, the disease is al
most sure to become chronic. The only
eff1cacious cure, therefore, is Ayers Sar-
saparilla, which expels scrofula from tie
system and the catarrh soon follows
suit. Local treatment is only a waste
of time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

Mammal told you not to play on
Sunday.
Little Boy-I haven't been playin! |
was learnin my Sunday school lesson.
But you are all in perspiration.
Il was turnin handsprings between
each verse SOS to get it down into my
head."-Good News
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belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Common Pleas Judge John B. Driggs
Probate Judge-James +. Talman.
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 NJ. Beckett.
SuryeyOr-Chalkley Dawson
COrOner-A. NJ. F. Boyd
Commissioners-MileS X. Hart, John c. Israel.
W. s. Mechem.
lnfrmary Direetors-William Lodge president;
John A: Clark, clerk; B. Nj. Loper, IuditOr
superintendent Infrmary JOHN SdebOttom.
East Richland
Superintendent ChIldreD's Home-Peter Giffin,
GAINESVILLE. -
School Examlners-James Duncan, Bridgeport;
5. G. Murphy Belmont I. p. Harris SOmerton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

81 CONSIDER Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy specific for Group. 1t is very
pleasant to take, which is one of the
most important requisites where cough
remedy is intended for use among
children. 1 have known of cases of
cronp where know the life. of a little
one was saved by the use of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy."-J. ]. LaGrange,
Druggist, Avoca, Neb. Fifty-cent bot
ties for sale by Patterson & Sons. 10-6 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

WHEN the hair begins to come out in
combing, it shows a weakness of the
scalp that calls for immediate attention
The best preparation to arrest further
loss of hair and restore the scalp to a
healthy condition is Ayey's Hair Vigor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

DON'T omit to send to the Esterbrook
Steel Pen Co., 26 John Street, New York,
for Circulars explaining their offer of
100000 for Prizes for Poems on Ester
brooks Pens.
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Do YOU knoW2

That more Ills result from an
Unhealthy Liver than any
other cause-Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Headache, Biliousness,
and Malaria usually attend it.
DIR. Sanford 5 Liver Invigorator
is vegetable specific for Liver
Disorders and their accompany
ing evils. 1t cures thousands
why not be one of them? Take
DR.. Sanford's Liver Invigorator.
Your Druggist will supply you..
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To Our Subscribers.

The SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Wnlcn
appeared in our columns some time since,
announcing special arrangement with
DR.. b. J. KENDALL s. Co, of Enosburgh
Falls, VT, publishers of "A Treatise on
the Horse and his Diseases" whereby
our subscribers were enabled to obtain
copy of that valuable work FREE by
sending their address to b. ]. KENDALL
s Co and enclosing two-cent stamp
for mailing same) is renewed for a linn
tied period, we trust all will avail them
selves of the opportunity of obtaining
this valuable work. To every lover of
the Horse it is Indispensable, as it treats
in a simple manner all the diseases
which afflict this noble animal. Its phe
nOmenal sale throughout the United
States and Canada make it standard au
thority Mention this paper aChen send
ing for "Tredtise" 9-22-12t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

In common familiar everyday inter-
course we can get the sympathy for
which we yearn only from the firm
sweet natures that are not easily fur
ried by every passing cloud or carried
away by trivial eXcitements.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13
BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALVE

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, % cents per
box. For sale by Patterson s. Sons. ly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

"This is crazy sort of safe" said
one of the burglars, after they had
blown it open.
Eyes" replied the other, "rll admit
it's a little cracked. Detroit Free Press
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

If the way in which men express their
thoughts is slipshod and mean, it will
be very difficult for their thoughts them
selve to escape being the same.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

"DURING my term of service in the
army | contracted chronic diarrhea," +"
says A. E. Bending, of Halsey, Oregon.
'Since then | have used great amount
of medicine, but when found any that
would give me relief they would injure
my stomach, until Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy was
brought into my notice. l used it and
will say it is tn. only remedy that gave
me permanent relief and no bad results
follow" For sale by Patterson & Sons,
st. Clairsville. 1864
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

ONLY citizens who are able to read
and write have the power to vote in
Bolivia and several other South Ameri-
can Republics.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

A FRENCH chemist has succeeded in
making imitation diamonds that cost
more than the genuine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

THE worst form of ingratitude, is tc
refuse to accept favor from the hands
of person to whom you have had the
pleasure of rendering one.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-13

SINGLE women live longer than single
men, while married women on an aver
age live two years longer than single
ones.