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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
MONKEYS Might Be Made Useful.

Monkeys could be used in certain cases
of fire, where expert climbing might be
required; they could be used as messen-
gers to some extent, and tn do many light
chores for man. They could be taught
to destroy many vicious insects, such as
tobacco worms, cutworms, cabbage
worms and many others. They could
be taught to do many things on farm,
and l think long domestication would
develop many fields of usefulness for
them-New York Independent. 49,.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
Towns with Histories.

The towns and villages of Yamhill
county, Or, all have history more or
less interesting. Lafayette is probably
the most historic in the county. 1t was
founded by Joel Perkins about 1850, and
named after his native town, Lafayette,
Ind. Dayton, founded by General Joel
Palmer and named after his native
town, Dayton, o., was the principal
shipping point for the entire Yamhill
valley before the advent Of railroads.
McMinnville was founded by w. T.
Newby in 1854, and named after his
native town, McMinnville, Tenn
Philadelphia Ledger,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
An Antedfluvian Joke.

A hardware drummer is responsible
for the story that clerk in one of our
hardware houses was informed that the
last tailor's goose was sold and to order
dozen more. After puzzling over the
matter for some time he wrote on a
piece Of paper as follows:
10 tailor geese.
12 tailor's geese.
70 tailor gooses.
12 tailor goose.
10 tail
Then he got ratified, scratched his
head, looked in the dictionary and final
ly formulated the following:
Scents please send at once one tailor's
goose and eleven others. ."-Burling
Hawkeye.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
A Gilded Refusal.

There is a girl in town who tells this
story on herself. She is a jealous men,
Der of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. Seeing in the street
one day cab driver cruelty maltreat-
ing his horse she went up to him, and.
showing her badge, demanded his num-
Der.
Lord, miss" said the man in a con-
descending voice and colnmiserating
smile, "ef wuz ter tell yer it would go
out of that pretty head afore yer got to
the next corner"
Then he drove on, leaving the girl torn
between conflicting emotions. anger and
the desire to laugh. Washington Post.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
SOME BRIEF ITEMS

Z cure You prUnlp,.y. n your
child has the GROUP or WHOOPiNG
COUGH, use it quickly and relief is sure.
If you fear CONSUMPTION, don't wait
until your case is hopeless, but take this Cure
at once and receive immediate help. Price,
soc. and SI.oo. Ask your druggist for
SHILOH'S CURE. Ifyour lungs are sore
or back lame, use SEIILORS POROUS
PLASTERS. Price, 25c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

TINE wears slippers of list, and his
tread is noiseless. The days come softly
dawning one after another, creeping in
at the windows, their fresh morning air
SO grateful to the lips as they pant for
it, their music so sweet to the ears that
listen to it. until, before we know it, a
whole life of days has possession of the
citadel, and Time has taken us for his
own.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
A Stroke of Ecnnomy.

The height of economy was that re-
Gently practiced by woman who will
move to the suburbs, and who effected
the sale of her address die which she has
used for her stationary to the incoming
tenant of the house she will leave.-New
York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
Scars Are Deemed Marks of Beauty.

In New Holland the women cut them
selves with shells. and. keeping the
wounds open a long time. form deep
scars in the flesh. which they deem
highly ornamental. Another singular
mutilation is made among them, when
in infancy they take off the little finger
Of the left hand at the second joint
Yankee Blade.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
Simple Rules of Life.

There was once a wise old man named
Charles Darwin who said: "If you are
warm. take something off. If you are
cold, put more on. If you are hungry,
eat. If you are thirsty, drink. Always
consult your inclinations." This, it
seems, in all things might be brief but
comprehensive rule of life.-New York
Evening Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

FROM self respect thousand other
things are derived-such as the care of a
mans person, of his language, of his
manners; watchfulneSs over his body
and over his soul; dominion over his in
stincts and his passions; the effort to be
sufficient; the pride which will ac-
cept no favor; carefulness not to expose
himself to any humiliation or mortifica-
tion and to maintain himself independ-
ent of any human caprice; the constant
protection of his honor and of his own
good fame.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

In the city of Belfast women have
been allowed to vote since the city char
ter was amended few years ago. The
right was obtained through the efforts
of a woman, Isabella Todd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

There is nothing in this world so dis
gusting as gossip, particularly when two
people are gossiping together in rail-
way car and you are sitting half in and
half out of earshot, so that you can catch
only every other word. rd.@Somerville Jour
nal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
A Question and an Answer.

A correspondent in an Alabama town
sends poem" on che margin of which
he asks the following question:
"Do you Think will Evor maik q
Ritur?''
You may. But you are liable to have
a bad spell of it.-Atlanta Constitution.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs
Probate JHdge-James +. Tallman
Clerk OF Courts-Henry NJ. Davies
Standardization NJ Scott.
AuditOr-Joseph A. Henderson
Treasurer-Frank b. Archer
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse w. Hollingworth.
Recorder-John NJ. Beckett
Surveyor-Chalkley Dawson.
COrOner-A- M. F. Boyd.
COmmssi0ners-Miles r. Hart John c. Israel
W. s. Mechem.
lnfirlnary Directors-William Lodge, president;
John A: Clark, clerk; b. M. LOper, auditor.
Superintendent 1nfrmary John SidebottOm,
East Richland.
Superintendent Children's Home-Peter Gifin,
Barnesve.
School Examiners-James Duncan, Bridgeport;
3. Q. Murphy, Belmont. I. p Harris SOmerton-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

"Tm so hungry" hoarsely whispered
large, well dressed man in my ear.
No, it wasn't the plea of a street beg
gar, but was the sad wall of rich and
popular club man, at that moment bust
ly engaged in holding down one of the
blue plush sofas at the Fifth avenue,
w y " Y
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
(!HURCH DIRECTORY.
New Series, Vol. 80, No 20
PERSONAL MENTION
Pertinent Points About People Who @
and GO.

W ooO, ON TIdukIIn COIIe
spent Sunday at home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
Depth of the Mediterranean.

The Austrian government has made a
number of soundings in the Mediter-
ranean, and the greatest depth reached
was 2,406 fathoms. which is deeper than
any sounding yet recorded for that body
Of water.-New York journal
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

Pliny the elder mentions a breed o,
horses from land far to the north of
Lydia, which was distinguished on &C
count of a woolly name which extended
from between the ears to the root vf the
fail
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
A sn0c,ent Recommendation.

Little Dick-Aren't you goin to call
ON that new neighbor across the street,
Mamma (hesitatinglyHI don't know
anything about her yet.
Little Dick-Oh, she's all right. She's
the mother of that new boy play with.
Good News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
Not Prepared.

"Poor Browney fell off the yacht and
was drowned"
Couldn't he swim?''
''Of course he could, but he didn't have
his swimming clothes on."-Harper's
Bazaar.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

Will Frazier was playfully flourishing a
large cheese-knife at Stilwelrs store Mon
day evening. He accidentally brought
it down with much force on Or. Talbott's
arm at the wrist, chopping through the
coat and cuff, and cutting one of the ten
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
What He Didn't Eat.

A Yankee on paying his bill at Lon
don restaurant was told that the sum
put down didn't include the waiter.
WAL" he roared, II didn't eat any
waiter. did lY'-London Tit-Bits.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

THE secret of success in life is to keep
busy-to be persevering, patient, and
untiring in the pursuit or calling that is
being followed. The busy ones may now
and then make mistakes, but it is better
to risk these than to be idle and inactive.
Keep doing, whether it be at work or
recreation. Motion is life, and the busi-
est are the happiest. Cheerful active
labor is blessing. A philosopher says,
"The freely shines only when on the
wing; so it is with the mind. When
once we rest, we darken."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

Raise an invalid's head by putting
your hand under the upper pillow, and,
with as much firmness as possible, lift
ing it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

1t is not merely common saying that
yawning is catching" but the highest
scientific authorities say that it is IN
questionably true.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

A TRUE lady not only is always at
ease, no matter with whom she is
conversing, but she contrives also to
make her companions as much at ease
as herself.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

How shall we learn to know ourselves?
BY reflection? Never; but only through
action. Strive to do thy duty; then
shalt thou know what is in thee.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

"That's an angel of housed" said she.
mot quite" he replied. ut only has
one wing. .'-Harper's Bazaar.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

MEN often attempt, by the light of
reason, to discover the mysteries of eter-
nifty. They might as well hold up a
candle to see the stars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

ADVERSELY, like winter weather, is of
use to kill those vermin which the sum-
mer of prosperity is apt to produce and
nourish.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

Books Versus Light and Air.
Better live in a house without win
lows than in house without books
Rams Horn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
CHOICE EXCERPTS.

LIFE in the spring g-time is life in all
its forms-life with sweet breath in it,
life with song in it, life with light
in it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12
Letter From a Land of Fruit and
Flowers.

W asry Irwin, Of W.
every Wednesday night, on or before full moon
D. b. MEYER, Secy. Ed. BAILEY w M
ST CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER. No. n. RounI
Arch Mds0i's.-Stated eonyocations hrst FRIDAY Of
each month, 0A
j. B. MEYER, Rec Ed BAIIEy Hi
BELMONT COUNCIL, No 81, r. SM
Meets second Tuesday of each month
j. b. MEYER, Sec'y. j. b. RYAN, Tim.
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 49, K. T-Stated
conclaves, first Tuesday of each month.
j. Is. MEYER Sec'y j. b. RYAN, &c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

HE who is determined to make for
himself name in the world, or even to
raise himself to a resr ectable position in
life, and gain the esteem of his neigh
bors, must go to work with his whole
heat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

More than 100000, 900 Chinese, it is
said, are engaged either directly or in
directly in the tea industry.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

A bright scholar in Vermont school
stated in a composition that doughnuts
were first made in Greece.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

MEN have different spheres. 1t is for
some to evolve great moral truths, as
the heavens evolve stars, to guide the
sailor on the sea and the traveller on the
desert; and it is for some, like the sailor
and the traveller. simply to be guided.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-12

WHEN persons gravely affirm that
they have made up their minds to fore
go this or that improper enjoyment. it
often seems a pity that they cannot
make up their bodies as well. Falstaff
would have been as abstemious at the
banquet as hermit, and as firm in the
battle as a hero, if he could have but
gained over the consent of his stomach
in the one case and of his legs in the
other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

some serious cause for The change from former
years. IL may be that the public b be-
coming more exacting IN is demands, for not
only l. the Graveseud course less att-sc-
ton and embellishments. but It has been les
fortunate In securing the entries 10 ice events of
the highest Glass OF horses. and the pubic,
being keen discriminators. are not satisfied
with ANYTHING less than thev have been aocus-
places. No music. no flowers, less comfortable
seats and poor horseflesh NAV have had large
bearing upon the case and added 10 this gloomy
weather aud the waning season probably about
supplies the cause Of the lack o. public interest
Freddie Gebhard has decided 70 retire
from the turf Several Of his horses were sold
at suction on Saturday last and the balance,
Win the exception Of Experiment. viii be sold
during the Morris Park meeting The ally En-
pertinent Mr.. Gerhard will send 60 his Califor-
MA ranch 20 be used a. a brood mare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
The league clubs rank ~ follows,
Good Playing by Amateurs.

The Y. NJ. C. A. boys considerably surprised
the Dstroits yesterday afternoon at National
Park. when they succeeded in playing the west
ern visitors to tie, seven runs being made by
each side in ten innings, when darkness came.
The small attendance showed that the public
had been having a surfeit Of amateur base ball.
though under another name Thursdays al
legged professional game had sapped all the
local base ball enthusiasm. Holbrook was
in the box for the local team and o Hagan re-
ceived him. Excellent fielding kept the
visitors score down. Gold. the visitors
pitcher. was very effective, striking out ten
men. Score:
Y. NJ. @. A.. o 8 90 101 o.
Detroit. o o o. o OF
Earned runs-Y. NJ. c. A., 2; Detroit, g. Two
base hits-Colliiower, Marker and Chope
Three-base hit-Collifower. Double play-Hol-
brook, Sprigman and Barrows. First base on balls
By Hoibrook, 5: by Codd, 8. Sacrifice hits
Codd, Gallagher. Crowley and Ducharm. Hit
by pitcher-O' Hagan. First base on errors
Y. NJ. c. A., 2; Detroit, l. Left on bases-Y.
NJ. CA, A; Detroit. IL. Struck out-By Hol-
brook, 4: by Codd, 10. Passed balls-O' Hagau,
1; Walsh. 2 Wild pitch-Holbrook. Stolen
bases-O' Hagan, Collifower, Barrows, Codd.
Miller, Marker and Quincy. Time of game-l
hour and So minutes. Umpires-Messrs Wright
and Grogan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
THE PAPER AGE.
We Are in 1t, and the Coming Man Will Be
Very Much In 1t.

We Are in 1t, and the Coming Man will Be
Very Much In 1t.
From the PAPER Record.
The world has seen its iron age and its brazen
age, but this is the age Of paper We are max
ing SO many things of paper that it will soon be
true that without paper there is nothing made
We live in paper houses, wear paper clothing
and sit on psper cushions in paper cars rolling
on paper wheels. If we lived in Bergen we
could go on Sunday to a paper church. We do
paper business over paper counters, buying
paper goods, paying for them with paper money
and deal in paper stocks on paper margins We
row races in paper boats for paper prizes. We
60 to paper theaters where paper actors play to
paper audiences.
As the age develops the coming man will be-
come more deeply enmeshed in the paper net
He will awake in the morning and creep from
under the paper clothing OF his paper bed and
put on his paper dressing gown and his paper
slippers. He will walk over paper carpets, down
paper stairs and, seating himself in a paper
chair, Will read the paper news in the morning
paper. paper bell will call him to his break
fast, cooked In paper oven, served on paper
dishes, laid on a paper cloth on q paper table.
He will wipe his lips with a paper napkin, and,
having put on his paper shoes, paper hat and
paper coat, and then taking his payer stick Che
has the choice of two descriptions already, he
will walk on paper pavement or ride in paper
| carriage to his paper Office. He will organize
paper enterprises and make paper profits. He
will sail the ocean on paper steamships and ma V
igate the air in paper balloons. He will smo Ike
paper cigar or paper tobacco In a paper pipe.
lighted with paper match. He will write With
a paper pencil. white paper sticks with paper
knife, go fishing with a paper fishing rod and .
pepper hook and put his catch in u paper basket.
He will go shooting with paper gun. loaded
with paper cartridges, and will defend his coun-
try in paper forts with paper cannon and paper
bombs.
Having lived his paper life and achieved a
paper fame and paper wealth he will retire to
paper leisure and die in paper peace. There
will be paper funeral, at which the mourners,
dressed in paper Grape, will wipe their ewes in
paper handkerchief, and the preacher will
preach in paper pulpit. He will lie in paper
coffin: elsewhere in this paper 1t will be seen
that he has chance of doing 30 already il he
is paper-we mean panper. He will be wrapped
| In paper shroud, his name will be engraved
on paper plate and paper hearse adorned
with paper plumes will carry him to a paper
lined grave, over which will be raised paper
monument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
Of events for the coming season which promises
to surpsss all former efforts in that direction.
The program is as follows:

Of events Tor the coming season which promises
to surpass all former efforts in that direction.
The program is as follows:
October q. club guest, opening reception;
October 10. club, duplicate whist; October %,
ladies, drive whist; November ~, club, "A
Night OFF" November 10, club, billiard toufna-
ment; December ., ladies, german; December
IL, club guest, to be announced; December 20,
ladies, musical and literary; January 8. club,
whist competition; January IS, ladies, german;
January "a, ladies, drive whist; January 81,
club. banquet; February z, ladies' souvenir tea;
February IS, club. pool tournament; February
20, club guest Wsshington's birthday; Febru-
airy "a, ladies, german; March 16, ladies, Camera
Club evening; March IS, club, bill lard and pool
tournament; March "a, ladies', german.
FAILED TO GET HERE.
Last Sunday three members of the Centaur
Club Of Baltimore started for this city via Ash
ton, and when Ashton was reached oue-of the
pneumatics was punotured and the wheelmen
had to be driven eleven miles in a wagon to
Laurel, where, after enjoying dinner, he took
a train for home. At Laurel he met some
Washington riders of the wheel but they we're
on cushion-tired wheels, and were able to con-
tinue their journey without the aid of o country
wagon.
CARROLL INSTITUTE CLUB.
The Carroll Institute Cyclers have adopted
uniform consisting of gray cap, blue coat, gray
trousers and black stockings. Last Sunday
runs were made to Soldiers Home and the
university in the morning and Cabin John in
the afternoon.
f. Ambrose Armstrong and Harry King rode
TO Baltimore in Eve hours, starting at / AM
sunday. The Chesapeakes of the monumental
city cordially entertained them and after a run
OF twenty-eight miles the boys came home by
rail.
Wednesday evening the beautiful night was
put to good use by a run to Chain bridge-a
grand run on such a night.
huns are posted for October to Marlboro
at IN, returning at $50 pm; 16, Rock
Creek Park, 1880 am, returning at u m, and
boon's Hill at $50 pm, returning at 5 pm. !;
80, Iakoma, 1880 am, returning IL M, and
Chain Bridge, 2:30 pm, returning at p. IN.
Huns each Wednesday, 7:36 pm.
or 30th
All runs are timed, so that the institute may
be reached at the time given returning time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

excellent city FOR athletic sIo rts u all kinds
but since a few enthusiasts introduced the game
Of foot ball here three years ago BY arranging
. match between Lehigh and the Columbia Ath-
letic Club the interest has steadily increased.
Teams have sprung mp in all parts Of the city
and every afternoon the open fields are occupied
by those DESTROYS OF bscomir : a ''Beecher." a
"Bull. [" Lamar" or n ''Ilefcidnger"
This season particularly the outlook for ex-
hibition- between local elcvens and the best
teams in the country l. excellent. Games have
been arranged and practice for them IL going
on every afternoon
TIE coLrNB1ss PLANS.
The Columbia Athletic Club. which has held
the District championship since the game was
yell started here. Is making every effort to pu,
. team in the field which will bold its position
another year. sam hing. the manager. is a
hustler and he will allow nothing TO escape
which might in any way add 20 the strength OF
hir eleven In securing for practice and games
the National Base Ball Park an excellent move
was made. II can be most easily reached and
~ tskes little time 60 get there. The dressing
Sooms are az the disposal % the PLAYERS and
hu- the necessity Of dFessiny at the club house
and driving to the grounds Is obviaSed. The
ground,. though a little hard. are smooth and
IN good condition. and b. placing the goal
pc~ts Across the field az excellent opportunity
vii be Afforded every spectator to witness each
play.
The PROSPECTS, Of the team. though good. are
no, Sh0t the should be with the ma ~ rial there
ts In ihe club 60 select FROM PLAYERS show
Imposition 20 skirk practice and rely on their
former reputation TO secure positions when
gsme- are PLAYED Capt. Wells Is always on
hand. bus he hnds that men Tor the line must
be secursd, anil h. invites competition for these
place.
THE TRAN.
OF last years men Welsh. Weaver, Church
end Nells are the only ones who practice faith
fhily. Behind the line the team has been
strengthened by Catlin Of the Naval Academy.
who-e work on that team was Of q superior
ehsrsctcr: Holly. von-known Cornell half
back, and Moore. substitute quarter at the
same Institution. shields, the tennis PLAYER
VII make good fGIl-back when he learns to