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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESB1TERIAN CHURCH-Rev R. Alex
ander, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
morning aad evening; Sabbath school $50 a. m
Dung peoples society of Christian endeavor. Sun.
ay evenings; general prayer meeting, Nednesday
'enlhg. strangers welcome TO ali services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rey.
Ezra hlhSeley, pastor. Sabbath preaching, IL
/ m; p M; young peoples meeting Monday
evenings general prayer meeting, "Wednesday eve
LiihiSsi oaODath school 2:30 PIN Strangers cor
daily invited to all services
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rey
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a. m. !:
puDle worship, IL q. m. weekly PRAYER meeting
FRIDAY p m monthly prayer meeting last Satur
aay OF each month, Up. IN; woman's missionary
slclety, last Saturday of each month"; D. m; dis
triet prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays.
thursdays and Saturdays each month"; D. m
young Womens prayer meeting, second SATURDAY.
each month at the parsonage, p. m.
AFRICAN N. E. .CHURCH-Rey Albert March
pastor Sunday service, 1890 a. M. D. M; Sab
bath school, 80 p. m; weekly prayer meeting
thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
The Muscular Strength of q Trout.


We sat for an hour or more on the east
bank of the Beaverkill at Rockland and
watched the trout Of that celebrated
river passing over the dam, which is
nearly three feet high, with about a
4-inch volume Of water pouring over it.
The trout ranged In size from ten to
eighteen inches, and during the time we
sat there at least twenty managed to get
over. In many instances first attempt
failed, owing, however, more to an ap-
parent want of Judgment, or perhaps of
experience, than from lack of physical
ability in the fish to accomplish the feat,
the smaller fish as rule failing to get
over in the first effort.
But few of the larger fish made q
clean jump into the smooth water above
the apron Of the dam; most of them
passed perpendicularly up the falling
waters and with apparent ease. These
fish were enabled to swim straight uF
this downpour of the waters by the
great muscular power they possessed
there was no trick, no sleight Of hand
about tit was pure strength Of body
which is evidently centered in the Pc
duncle or tail and the tail fin.
They actually sculled their bodies NJ
this comparatively dense mass of water
The query naturally arises: If a 10
inch trout .;an swim up such fall
what is the capacity of salmon of forty
inches under similar conditions?-Amer
icap Angler.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
They Cured Him.

Mail carriers are sometimes prone to
make mistakes, Just as other people are
Not only In their business, for that oc-
ours often with the most careful, but
sometimes socially.
It was only few evenings ago that
one of the East End mail boys made
such mistake socially as to place him
in ridiculous manner before the few
friends who have learned Of this mis-
take.
For some time past Uncle Sans agent
has been paying noticeable attention to
one OF East Ends fair bellies, that is, In
an indirect and seemingly unconcerned
manner. In fact, the young lady did not
know of the intended attention until he
asked permission one day to call upon her
that evening. When he would go to the
house to deliver any letters to the young
lady he would always ask If Miss -
was In, always using her Christian name,
and in this way he became, as he thought,
pretty well acquainted with the object
of his affections.
The young lady was not reciprocal in
her feelings, and when she was asked to
allow him to call she hesitated some
what, but finally said yes.
The young man was not acquainted
with the fact that this certain young
lady had sister almost the exact image
of herself, but she knew 1t and was de-
terrnined that the sister should help her
in her cleverly laid scheme-the sister
should entertain the ''letter carrier"
All arrangements were made for the
evening, and when the doorben sounded
the sister answered and the young man
was ushered into the room. He did not
detect any difference In the sister and
was not aware that he was talking with
any other girl than the one he had asked
to call upon.
The evening hours few quickly and
he was about to depart, when he began
pouring forth some endearing terms to
the young lady, who listened attenttvely
until he had finished, when, with
smothered laugh on her face. she asked,
"It's my sister you wish to see, Is 1t not!'
The letter carrier was dumfounded.
He had committed himself, and to one
wholly uninterested In the affair. He
reached for his hat and with one bound
reached the door and was soon wander
ing down the avenue beneath the electric
light. He was surely wiser If not
happier man. The letters are still de-
hyered to the house, but the letter man
Is scarcely ever seen, and he never asks
for Miss -. -Pittsburg Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
A Laughable Superstition.

ga curious illustration of the value OF
superstitions," said Mr.. Kunz, the dia-
mond expert for Tiffany Sc Co., twas
afforded the other day by lady who
brought set Of opals here for the pur-
pose of selling them. She felt obliged
to part with them on account of series
of misfortunes in her family which she
feared were attributable to the gems,
so notoriously unlucky. On examining
them found that they were merely i'm
itations. A few weeks ago 1 had in my
possession three seashells which had
been transformed into opal. Their orig
inal limy material had been dissolved
out Of the rock by which they were in
closed. and the precious substance was
deposited by water in place of the lime,
retaining the form of the shells. A
graduate of Harvard college bought the
curiosity and presented it to that insti-
tuition. New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
A Natural Incubator.

The officers and men of the United
States cutter Rush relate marvellous
tales of wondrous discoveries made by
them during their 1890 cruise. They
dredged for deep sea oddities In the al
most fathomless '.sinkss of the Pacific's
bed. They collected marine alg@ 80
delicate In figure that it took the finest
microscopes to bring out even the coars-
est outlines, leaving the minute fibers as
a hazy mist on the vision. and finally
outdid themselves by getting a fine
Photographic view of creature sport
ing In the sand of one of the low lying
islands which leads their paleologist to
the belief that some of the supposed
antediluvian monsters are still in ex-
istence.
But the feat of which they seem
proudest was the discovery Of natural
incubator on the sides Of the volcano
Bogoslov, where millions of awks, gulls
and other sea birds deposit their eggs
and leave them to be Matched by vol
canic heat. Who says that birds are de-
void of intelligence Louis Repub-
lie
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
GRAINS OF GOLD.

With the talent of an angel man may
be fool.
Short visits, liks short accounts, make
long friends.
If there be sin In the heart there will
be sin in the life.
No man can be right while he is
wrong with God.
The truest JOY we have in life is in
making others glad.
There is nothing more cowardly than
being afraid of the truth
A good name Is good thing to have,
but good heart is better.
Uncharitable criticism is throwing mud
at everything you don't like.
The man who attends the school of ex-
perience must pay his own bills.
Youth is eminently the fttest season
for establishing habits of industry.
When you want a hard master, work
for a beggar who has just become rich.
People who believe everything they
hear never hear hear as much as they be-
lieve.
Statues are moulded with little touch
es. Characters are formed in the same
way.
Fight your troubles one at time.
Knock down the first one, and the 9TH
ers will run.
The world is full of people who are al
ways looking for a sledge hammer to
crack a peanut.
There isn't a bit of religion In going
without sleep at night to talk about
your neighbors.
The secret of being loved is in being
lovely; and the secret of being lovely is
in being unselish.
Many lives contain whole chapters of
goodness, not word of which is ever
put on tombstone.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
The Worthy Member.

"Brother LASTLY" said the spokes-
man, 81 have an unpleasant duty to per-
form. There is report that you have
said that one of the best and most
worthy members of our congregation is
unable to attend service often on &C
count Of not having good enough
clothes. We have come to ask the name
Of that member. We don't know of any
such person, and a report of that kind
is likely to reflect upon us as q congre-
CATION that does not look after its poor
but worthy members. Will you tell me
who 1t is?"
Certainly, brethren" replied the
Rev. Mr.. Lastly, with brave attempt
to be cheerful. "It's my wife. Lon
don Tt-Bits.
An Absentminded Journalist.
Jim Faberpusher Is one Of the most
industrious journalists in New York.
He thinks of nothing but his professional
duties.
One day his wife Ito whom he was re-
Gently 1narried) said to him;
"You don't speak to me any more.
Have you ceased to love me?"
"Oh, no, but ! just can't find time.
I'm pressed for time"
"Yes, but don't get pressed Mt all, "
responded the neglected wife. This well
merited rebuke reminded the journalist
Of his obligations to his better half
Texas Siftings.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Russian Discipline.

During the reviewof the army recruits
in Wilma the general in command, turn
ing to one of the new soldiers, asked
him, "What is military discipline?"
at is that soldier has got to do just
what he's told by his superior officer,
only nothing against the czar," was the
answer.
''All right, then; you take your cap,
bid your comrades good by and go and
drown yourself in that lake there. Look
sharp!"
Tears glistened in the soldiers eyes
he gazed earnestly and prayerfully at his
commander, turned suddenly about and
rushed off to the lake. He was on the
very brink before he was overtaken and
stopped by the sergeant sent to prevent
the involuntary suicide.-EAchange.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
To Take Off Old Paint.

It is very seldom now that you see a
painter burn off old paint with spirit
lamp or torch, though there are still a
few who stick to the old method. The
easiest way to clean paint off wood, or
even metal, Is to mix lime and salsoda
pretty thickly in water and then apply
freely with brush. After short time
the paint can be scraped off without diff
Guilty. ANY amateur can use this recipe;
only little care is advisable, as the
mixture will remove skin from the
hands or face even more rapidly than it
will remove paint from wood or metal.
--St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Serpents together constitute one order
of the class of reptiles, the other still
existing members of that class consti-
tuting three other plainly distinct or
ders, namely, crocodiles, lizards, tor
tOiSeS,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
FADED PICTURES.

Only two patient eyes TO stare
: Out OF the canvas; all the rest,
The warm green gown, the small hand:
pressed
Light In the lap, the heapy hair,
That must have made the sweet, low brow
So earnest, centuries ago,
When some one saw il change and glow
AL faded. Just the eyes burn now.
daresay people pass and pass
Before the blistered little frame,
And dingy work, without a name,
Shut in behind its bit of glass;
But I-well, l left Raphael
Just to come drink these eyes of hers,
To think away the stains and blurs,
And make all whole again and we'll
Only for tears the head will bow,
Because there on my hearts last wall,
Not one tint left to tell it oil,
A picture keeps its eyes somehow.
William Vaughan Moody in Scribner's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Signs of Grief In Madras

In Madras, after the death of a father
the sons of the deceased must be shaved
from head to foot as sign of theil
grief, no part of their body escaping the
cleansing blade. l have been somewhat
amused to see sorrow stricken son fol
lowed patiently about by the barber til
he has been sufficiently calmed to sub
nit to the operation. No sooner is the
pyre fired and the body hidden from
sight by liberal plastering of mud, il
which it burns, than the bereaved seeks
out a pleasant, shady spot, and the tedi
GUS shaving commences. First, the head
is cleaned, then the face, nor is the task
over till the last hair is gone.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
LIVING ON AIR.
The Rem arksble Survival OF Three En-
tombed Miners In Bohemia

The hem arkeble Survival OF Three En-
tombed Miners In Bohemia
The teaching Of experience as illus
trated by several tnstNces Of prolonged
abstinence, though 1t may afford some
idea of human endurance In this partic-
ular under special conditions, has yet
provided no certain criterion of the vi
;al resistance possessed by the average
man when suddenly deprived Of every
form of sustenance. The measure OF
this force may nevertheless be gauged
with approximate correctness from the
history of recurrent instances Of pro
longed and accidental privation. As an
example, the following is remarkable
even In this category:
1t Is the narrative Of three Bohemian
miners, who, after being entombed by q
fall of sand In the pit where they were
working, were finally rescued alive,
though Of course in an utterly PROSTATE
condition, seventeen days later. During
the period Of their live burial air was
pumped down to them by bore holes
On this they may be said to have lived,
without food and without water. The
total want Of the latter Is what makes
their survival 30 remarkable. But for
this essential the longer fasts Of profes-
sionl fasting men would have been
quite impossible.
We can have no difficulty in under
standing generally why this holds true
II we bear In mind the fact that not
o-.fr 1ooa ~r,%or <rxcfitrfa bx for fbe
greater constituent of every tissue, but
that without its due proportion the cir
culation and nutrition of the blood and
that needful If costly chemical change
upon which all tissue repair depends
would be alike impossible.
In endeavoring to trace the rationale
of life persisting, as in the case Of the
buried miners, In spite Of the absence of
every natural condition, we must notice
one or two significant points. In the
first place, their condition was that OF
rest, their functional metabolism being
proportionally less active, their waste of
tissue diminished and their output of
carbonio acid not 80 likely to overcharge
the surrounding atmosphere. Further,
we may take it for granted that robust
physique had no small share in the con-
servation Of vital energy.
Much depends In such cases on the
amount of nitrogenous matter stored up.
for the most part In the muscular tissue,
and available for destructive changes.
We may safely assume that the amount
of reserve nitrogen In the case Of these
men was not meager. 1t is mainly. no
doubt, to this circumstance that we
must attribute not only the fact of their
existence, but the still more remarkable
prospect of their convalescence and ulti-
mate recovery.-London Lancet
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
DOE, LIGHTNING Sour the ,filkY

It Is well known fact that milk is
especially apt to sour during the preva-
lence Of a thunderstorm, and from this
it has been surmised that the electric
discharge held some mysterious sway
over the tactical fluid. An Italian ex-
perimenter, one Professor G. Tolomei,
has been making trials Of various sorts,
the object being to throw some light on
electric influence over milk molecules.
In his first experience he passed an cleo
tric discharge from Holtz machine be-
tween two balls of platinum hanging
two inches apart in bottle containing
quart of fresh milk; secondly, by send
ing a current between two strips of
platinum at the bottom of Y tube
filed with the same fluid; thirdly, by
subjecting milk in test tube to the ac-
ton Of strong battery current through
a silk covered copper wire wound spi-
rally around the tube.
In each one of these experiments,
which were as thorough as any lover of
science could wish, it was proved that
acidulation Of the milk was delayed in
stead of hastened, as had been expected.
Three equal portions of milk from the
same milking thus treated began to
grow acid on the seventh, the ninth and
the sixth days, respectively, while other
portions of it which had not been treated
with electricity was rankly acid on the
evening of the third day. Having thus
disproved the popular theory of lightning
being the direct cause of the acidifica-
ton of milk. Professor Tolomei tried
ozone and found therein the mystic
agent of milk souring. III his second
trial of ozone he brought the surface of
quantity of milk close to the two balls
of the machine used, and the fluid al
most instantly became acid in conse-
quence.
Here at last mystery that has puz-
zled professors and peasants alike has
been made plain.-St. Louis Republic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Better Than Writing.

The other day a young lady visiting
friends in Sewickley decided to prolong
her stay-a usual decision with those
visiting Sewickley. She wished to no
tify her father of her plans. She neither
wrote nor telegraphed, but simply went
to the Sewickley telephone station and
talked to her father. who was at his
Office in town in the eastern end of the
state, over 200 miles away. The miracle
Of the talking wire is one which seems
more miraculous as the long distance
telephone II aches points hitherto at
tanned only by the telegraph or the
slower process of the mails.-Pittsburg
Bulletin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DIR. Kings New Discovery fol
consumption, coughs, and colds, upor
this condition. If you are afflicted with
a cough, cold or any lung, throat ol
chest trouble, and will use this remedy
as directed, giving it a fair trial, and
experience no benefit, you may return
the bottle and have your money re.
funded; we could not make this offel
did we not know that DR.. Kings New
Discovery could be relied on; it never
disappOints; trial bottle free at Patter-
sons Drug Store; Large size SOC. and
$l00. 2
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Not Looking for a Job.

A young woman, whose distinguished
carriage was hidden beneath her mack
intosh, and whose well kept locks were
crowned with soft felt cap, came In to
engage cook. An elderly woman with
a lorgnette had come for the same pur-
pose. The latter became little impa-
tient over the delay to which she was
subjected and began a little investigs-
ton on her own account. She advanced
to the lady in the macintosh, whose
head happened to be turled away, and
inquired tersely:
"Can you cookY'
The young woman turned her aston
ished gaze upon her Of the lorgnette.
Then she said politely:
"I can cook. But l am not looking
for a situation. New York World.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
One Dav,a Exnerience.

One instance In which a lady has
changed her name three times in one
day is on record. Mr.. Croft, son Of Sir
A. d. Croft, was married at Weigh Hill,
Hants, to the eldest daughter of Mr..
Marsh, at one time M. P. for Salisbury.
The same day the old baronet died sud-
denly and his son succeeded him. Thus
the lady was In the morning Miss Marsh,
In the afternoon Mrs. Croft and at night
Lady Croft.-London Tit-Bits.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Honor Today.

Write it on your heart that every day
is the best day in the year. No man has
learned anything rightly until he knows
that every day is doomsdsy. Today Is a
king in disguise. Today always looks
mean to the thoughtless in the face Of a
uniform experience that all good and
great and happy actions are made up
precisely of these blank todays. Let lis
not be 80 deceived; let US unmask the
king as he passes.-Emerson.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
wbv M,erschaum "Colors. :.

Meerschaum would not color at all
but for the fact that it Is boiled In wax.
If used in Its natural state it would
quickly become soiled, the material be-
ing so porous that 1t absorbs the slight
est moisture from the hand or anything
it comes In contact with But the wax
fills up the pores and gives the meer-
schaum sort of enamel. A pipe that
has been spoiled by overheating, so that
it will not color, can be reboiled in wax
and restored to some extent. This kind
of work Is done In the trade by experts,
for 1t requires great skill.-Interview in
Washington Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
MASONIC Directory.

BELMONT LODGE, No. IS, f. "a M.-Meets
j. B. MEYER, Secy. f. d BAIIFY w M
ST CLAIRSYILLE CHAPTER, No ~. Rou0I
Arch Mdsoits.-Stated convocations iirst FRIDAY of
each month. J VI
j. b. MEYER, Rec Ed. RAIIFy ~ I'll
BELMONT COUNCIL. No a a o NJ
meets second tuesday of each month";
j. b. MEYER, Secy. j. r RYAN TIN
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 2s, K. T.-Stated
conclaves, first Tuesday of each month 0'-A'o"
j. Is. MEYER SecY j. r. RYAN r ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
"wild Beast" Stories in the Country.

Country people are as eager to accept
any rumor of strange and dangerous
creature in the woods as they are to be-
lieve in a ghost story. They want 1t to
be tl,ie; it gives them something to
think about and talk about. 1t is to
their minds like strong drink to their
palates. 1t gives a new interest to the
woods, as the ghost story gives new
interest to the old house.-John Bur
roughs In Century.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01

All intelligent persons are familiar
with the fact that the body is in a per
petual state of assimilation and elimina-
tion-nutrition and waste. The two
processes balance each other in a
healthy and normal physical condition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01

MANY people, not aware of the dangers
of constipation, neglect the proper rem
edy till the habit becomes chronic, OF
Inflammation or stoppage results. A
dose or two Ct Ayers Pills in the begin
ming would have prevented all this.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs.
Probate Judge-James +. Tallman
Clerk OF COurtS-Henry NJ. Davies
Standardization Nj. Scott
AuditOr-JOSeph A. Henderson
TreaSurer-Frank b. Archer
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse W. Hollineworth
RecOrder-JOhn NJ. Beckett
Suryeyor-Chalkley Dawson
COrOner-A. NJ. +. Boyd.
CommlsSiOners-MeSR X. Hart, John e. Israel
W. 5. Mechem. ~ " A''"si'
lnfrmary DirectOrs-William Lodge. president.
Jom A: CLARK, clerk; b. NJ. LOper auditor
superintendent lnirmary john Sidebottom.
East Rlchland
Superintendent ChildreD's Home-Peter Gifin.
BarneSville. '
school EXamlners-James Duncan, Bridgeport:
). Z. Murphy Belmont I. p. Harris Somerton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
The Reason for 1t.

"H cigarettes cause insanity, why
don't more young men go crazyr asks a
correspondent. That is an easy one.
Brains are a prime requisite to an at
tack Of insanity. That's why more
cigarette smokers don't go to asylums. =
Pomona Progress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01
Gentiiity on Forty Pounds a Year

Many country curates Of the English
Established church are paid only forty
pounds year. The American Office
BOYS get better wages than that, yet the
poor curates have to support families
and keep up some show of gentility on
their wretched pittances.- -ChuTchman-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-01

Bathe in plenty of sunshine as well as
In plenty of water, and don't forget TO
dry rub morning and night. 1t will add
years to your life and vigc-.