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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Popularity of Flowers.

Saturday Evening Post.
Flowers exhibit many powers and
properties which the science of man has
never been able to explain. Some viii
instantly close upon the slightest touch.
Some flutter, as is if in alarm, upon sud
den exposure to intense light. Some
seem possessed of limited power of loco
motion.
A certain species Of wild oats, when
placed upon table, will spontaneously
move; pea blossoms always turn their
backs upon the wind; the heliotrope al
ways faces the sun, the tulip opens its
petals when the weather is fine, but
closes them during rain and darkness;
the pond-lily closes its pure white leaves
at night, as it lies on its watery bed, but
unfolds them again In the morning.
On the other hand some flowers open
only at night. That splendid flower, the
night blooming cereus, is this kind; it
opens but once, and that in the night,
for few hours only, then willis and dies,
without ever admitting the light Of day
into its bosom.
Some open and shut at certain hours,
and that 80 regularly as to indicate the
time of day, like the sindrimal of Hin
dostan, which opens at four in the even
ing and closes at four in the morning.
DIR. Good describes a water plant,
which at certain season detaches itself
from its stem, and like gallant suitor,
sails complacently over the waters In
pursuit of mate. till he finds her.
Other flowers are, as the nepenthes,
that will adroitly catch flies and devour
them. Others again possess a most ex-
traordinary luminous property; the mas
turtium, if plucked during sunshine,and
carried into dark room, will there show
itself by its own light.
A plant that abounds in the jungles
of Madura illumines the ground to dis
tance all around; and many species of
lichens creeping along the roofs of
caverns, lend to them an air of enchant-
ment by the soft and clear light they
diffuse.
Who can explain to US these phenom-
ma of flowers? Who but must see the
hand and counsel of infinite wisdom are
concerned in the production Of these
vegetable wonders, compared with which
mans work sinks into insigniticance.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
The Sweat of His Brow.

a Sebec young man has demonstrated
what pluck and persistent work can do.
On one of the streets of that village
stands good sized dwelling house. with
L, shed and stable. The house is two
stories, and the set of buildings is really
nice In design and finish-one of the
best in that place. This fact is remark
able, because it is all the work of a boy
(now twenty years old), who has had no
means to start with. He has performed
nearly all the labor with his own hands
in spare time. When his money for
material ran short, he would work out
and earn more, thus not running in debt
for anything. He is unmarried, but the
little wife, when he gets her. will have
a home that ought to be famous as
monument of her young husbands fore
thought, thrift and industry. Bangor
Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Too Powerful.

College Professor-We are to have a
new telescope next year.
Student--rd rather have fieldglass
Telescopes show only one boat at time
Good News.
In Greece the priests sell sick charms,
consisting of pieces of paper, on which is
written the name Of the disease from
which the person is suffering, and these
are nailed to the door Of the chamber.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
True Appreciation. A

81 did not hear of your bereavement,
old fellow, until yesterday" observed a
man in the elevated train to another
passenger; "let me offer you my condo
lences. feel terribly sorry for you. 1t
must be an awful affiiction to lose ones
wife"
YES" replied the other, lit is GER
tainly very hard on me. Until she died
l did not know for twenty years what it
was to put set of studs in my shirt
New York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

Two young women stood by the cash.
ier's window the other day. One was an
ambitious writer of verse whose effusions
had Deen persistently rejected by stony
editors, and the other was teacher out
of position and sorely in debt. They
were engaged, just then, in commiserat-
ing each other, when suddenly little
brown dwarf with hump and mourn
fully patient face pushed her way up to
the paying place. my dear girl, now's
your everlasting chance" whispered the
poetess excitedly. Get right up be-
hind her, where she can't see you, and
touch her hump. Then I'll follow suit.
It's bound to bring us good luck; better
than rabbits foot; never knew it t.
fail"
What nonsense! l won't be such
goosew demurred the teacher girl .'But
go ahead yourself" and she stood aside
for the other to get into secure posi-
ton; the whole charm depending of
course upon doing it unknown to the
humpbacked one.
1t is only necessary to add that the ex-
pertinent was entirely successful, and
that the poetess went straight home and
wrote Lowing and Losing" which she
sold today for-but that is another story,
can't tell it.-New York Recorder
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
To Dissolve Bones.

Although bones can be redr / to
plant food by an easy and simp proc
ess, and when done make one of the
most valuable of all fertilizers vet Of
all matter on the farm none 3 more
neglected. Bones whole are Ot avail
able food for plants; ther ore the
farmer takes no interest in hem as q
means of plant food snd tn y are suf-
fered to lie about the farm III noticed.
have practiced dissolving bo' ! in ash e
for many years, collect al, .he bone .
large and small, all beef and hog bones
at killing time.
When winter comes and I am burn.
ing good wood put in box or barrel
a layer Of ashes some two or three inches
deep, then layer Of bones you can
break them with an ak if you wish-l
never do), and then another Of ashes
and then Of bones until the vessel is
nearly full, then fill with ashes. now
keep this wet with water, being careful
not to put enough to leak through.
use soapsuds as much as | can. as it is
better. am careful not to let this mass
freeze, :s the process will stop while
frozen. l also save through the winter
hopper Of strong ashes in the same
way it is done for making soap.
When spring comes, if the bones are
not dissolved sufficiently, put the bones
and ashes in large kettle and then
pour ON lys leach from this hopper Of
ashes and boil them until they are eaten
up. When done mix it with dry earth
to make it better to handle. Put away
in barrels until wanted. ! have thus
made fertilizer that gave better results
than commercial fertilizers for which
paid three dollars per hundred pounds.
To dissolve bones in sulphuric acid is
much the speediest process, but with
this great care and caution must be OBJ
served, as the acid is very corrosive
Cor Husbandman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Patience is the ballast OF the soul.
To morrow is the FOOLS seed-time.
1t is hard to kill sin that pays well.
Contentment is brother to happiness.
He who is penitent is almost innocent.
Each heart knoweth its own bitterness.
1t is no sin to be tempted, but to be
overcome.
Glory and curiosity are the scourges
of our souls.
Stop hunting for faults and look for
good in Others.
Many very good looking people are
deformed inside.
No man is compelled to do evii; his
consent only makes it his.
More good advie5 would be taken If
it were given in good way.
He who wishes to secure the good Of
others has already secured his own.
Many people are gloomy because they
believe all their joys are behind them.
Speaking i'll of other people is only
roundabout way of Dragging on our
selves.
Find a man who doubts and you find
one who is weak. Without faith there
is no strength.
We are apt to fall into relapses;where-
fore we had better overcome our sorrow
than delude it.
Self-sacrifice becomes impossible where
love is not; heroism without enthusiasm
is unbelievable.
The best intentions in the world, with
out effort, will produce nothing, and
will themselves die away.
How soon the millenlum would come
if the good things people intend to do
to morrow were only done to-day!
In the loss of an object we do not pro-
portion our grief to its real value, but
to the value our fancies set upon it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Common Pleas Judge John B. Driggs.
Probate Judge-James 4. Tallman
Clerk of Courts-Henry M. Davies
Sherif-MadiSon NJ. Scott
Auditor-Joseph A. Henderson.
Treasurer-Frank b. Archer.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse W. HollingWerth
Recorder-John NJ Beckett.
Surveyor -Chalkley Dawson.
COrOner-A. NJ F. Boyd
CommissiOners-Mile r. Hart, John c. Israel,
W. S. Mechem. -
Infrmary Directors-William Lodge, president;
John A. Clark, clerk; b. NJ. Loper, auditor
Superintendent Infrmary John Sidsbotten,
East Richland -
Superintendent Children's Home-Pstsr aisan,
Barnesville. q
School lExaminers-James Duncan, Bridgeport;
s. C. Murphy. Belmont. 7. p. Harris SomertOn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. IS, f. "A. M.-Neeas
every Wednesday night on or before full moon.
J. B. MEYER, Secy. F. d. BAIIFY " n
ST. CLAlRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. NJ Royat
Arch Mdsons.-Stated eonvocations hrst FridzJ Z
each month.
j. b. MEYER, Rec Ed. BAILEY n
q BELMONT COUNCIL M "A N
Meets second Tuesday of each month
j. B. MEYER, Sec'y. j. b RYAN TIN
HOPE COMMANDER, No. So K T-sested
conclaves, first Tuesday OF each month.
j. B. MEYER Secv j. B. RYAN. C.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
A Rare Old Globe.

One of the most significant curios in
New York is copper globe in the Lenox
library. 1t is only Az inches in di-
ameter, but it is believed to be the
earliest globe to lay down the new dis
coveries by Columbus. 1t dates back
to the first decade of the Sixteenth CEN
tury. The little it shows of this hemi-
sphere is mostly wrong, and the few
names would be recognized only by ex-
perts in matters geographical, but the
globe is rightly esteemed one of the
chief treasures of rare collection. New
York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

The old man had gene over to neigh
bor's to find his wandering hens, and h.
was in such bad humor that his Ian.
guage was, to say the least, not polite.
Don't swear so," pleaded the neigh
Dor, pious person. Don't you know
curses, like chickens, come home to
roost?'
well" exclaimed the old man at the
end of another string of emphasis, ''if
they are like my chickens they won't,
and he used more language.-Detroit
Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
The Difference.

When man leaves our side and goes
to the other side he is a traitor, and we
always felt that there was subtle
something wrong about him. But when
man leaves the other side and comes
over to us, then he is man of great moral
courage, and we always felt that he had
sterling stuff in him-London Tit-Bits.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Doing" Europe.

Tourists do say funny things yet" +"
said young woman just home from
Europe, Though | feared l shouldn't
hear any of them. Two women were
standing before tapestry in church,
and as l approached one of them said to
the other? Got your notebook, Hannah?
Put down consulting her cataloguel
tapestry of st. Agnes;" then, studying
the picture before her, she summed it
up: Girl on bench, sheep in the fore
ground and the two moved ON without
a second look. New York Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

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. l1-3 1t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

The hill near Jerusalem where the
crucifixion of Jesus occurred is formed
of limestone. The shores of the Dead
Sea are lined with pumieestone showered
out of some volcano that destroyed
Sodom and Gomorrah, which cities
finally sank beneath the waters Of the
Dead sea.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Eating Rats.

We have tasted the rats that have run
riot in isolated wheat ricks, and we can
conscientiously aver that they are both
both sweet and succulent. Their flesh
is white as that of a sweetbread, and
has unquestionably more favor. We
understand that field mice are still more
delicate, and considering the simple and
wholesome habits of their virtuous lives,
we can well believe it. The English
man in Paris speaks of salmi served
soon after the beginning of the seige of
the commune, and the very memory of
it seems to have made his mouth water.
Yet the town mice scarcely gave the ex-
pertinent fair trial, for they had been
shared on the bastions between the outer
boulevards and the fortifcations.-Lon-
don Saturday Review.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Do YOU Know I?

That more ills result from an
Unhealthy Liver than any
other cause-Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Headache, Biliousness,
and Malaria usually attend it.
DR.. Sanford's Liver Invigorator
is a 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.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
She ii ad Forgotten.

A woman nonplussed the information
bureau man at the railroad station in
Portland. Or, some time ago by telling
him she had forgotten her destination.
He called off the names of long list of
stations, but she was unable to recognize
the name of her place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

"a CHEMICAL success and medical
triumph" so speaks an eminent physi-
clan in reference to Ayers Cherry Pee
)ral; and the eulogy was none too
> ong. No other medicine is so safe
efficacious in all diseases of the
til oat and lungs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

No DEATH has occurred in the family
of Rev. Samuel Wakefield, of Latrobe,
Pa, in 81 years. He is in his gath year;
his wife is few years his junior; they
were married in 1921, and have ten
children
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

A LOCOMOTIVE engine, for exhibition
at the Worlds Fair, that will fit into a
nutsh Ii, has been made at Cihemntz,
Germany.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

New YORK has the greatest number
of newspapers, namely, 1858; Nevada
the least, namely, 25.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

ST. CHARLES, Mo-, has been under
the dominion of three flags; namely,
Spain, France and the United States.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Stran.cth and Health.

If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If "la
grippe" has left yo u weak an weary, use
Electric Bitters. This remedy acts di-
rectly on liver, stomach and kidneys.
gently aiding those OF gans to perform
their functions If yC'u are afflicted
with sick headache, you W i'll find speedy
and permanent relief by taxing Electric
Bitters. One trial will COZ 1ylnce you
that this is the remedy you nee,d Large
bottles only SOC at Pattersons'. b
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Many Persons are broken

Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Browns Iron Bitters Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile,
and cures malaria Get the genuine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

ALL the good things of this world are
of no further good to us than as they
are of use; and whatever we may heap
up to give others, We enjoy only as much
oc aan lca
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

He who trusts the security of chance
takes more pains to effect the safety
which results from labor. To find what
you seek in the road of life, the best pro-
verb of all is that which says, Leave no
stone unturned."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

WHEN the school-h house of the Gsllaher
district, in Mason Valley, Nevada, was
opened after the summer vacation IT
was found that bees were in possession
of the desks. and it is claimed that about
800 pounds of honey were taken from
them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Coughing leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsom will stop the cough at
once. Ask your friends about it. 60 ly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

Most people call fretting a minor
fault-a foible not vice. But there is
no vice, except it be drunkenness, which
Can SO utterly destroy the peace and hap
piness of home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

1899. BELMONT COUNTY. 1885,
Teachers examinations will be held as follows:
Belmont-Friday, Sept. 2; Saturday, Nov. 10,
JAN "A, Feb. Is, April 8, May Is, June TO-
st. Clairsville-May "a, and at close of Institute
In August.
Barnesville-March II and June ~
Bellaire-Sept. II and Feb. l.
Bridgeport-DecemberI TO-
Somerton-March 25.
Hendrysburg-April q.
Flushing-October l6.
Bethesda-In July
Pupils examinations first Saturday In April and
in May.
Tests for professional certificate will be given at
any time, when called for by a number. desiring
them. Any necessary branch; also primary, win
the clerk.
Examinations begin at O'Clock A. NJ.
JAS. DUNCAN, Pres,
7. p. HARRIS,
). G. MURPHY, Clerk,
91-ly Board of School Examiners.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

CONSOLE yourself, dear man and broth
er; whatever you may be sure of, be sure
at least of this, that you are dreadfully
like other people. Human nature has
much greater genius for sameness
than for originality.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

0II ESMEN WANTED. Salary and expenses
oAtRAh Dfown tisos. Comply, Rochester. n. Y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

A TRUE and successful life is one the
touch of which upon others is quicken
ing, wholesome, purifying, and beneti-
cent.
MANY a small man never ceases talk
ing about small sacrifices he makes; but
he is a great man who can sacrifice ev-
erything and say nothing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
KendaII's SPAWN Cure.

LITTLE ROCK Ark, Aug. %. 80
On B. J. KENDALL Co.:
Ceuts-It Is with the greatest Satisfaction tnatl
INFORM Won that have cured the following diseases
sweeney, shoulder joint IaTneness, stine
Jofut Lameuess, Sh0e-BOif, Isameness IN
fore Root 1 am working on Hip-J 0fnt
Gameuess and will cure that all with kendaiIs
Spavin Cure. II is the best Iiniment TOT man or
beast have ever used. Irecommendi it 70 all morse
owners Horses that have worked on are vailaDiet
bat without your Liniment would be voorhees,
have friends who used it for spralns ano
Bruises and cured them. They say u is the pest
Sheg ever used Yours'truly. z. q. g. WELLS.
PsSce 81 per bottle, or sfS bottles Ior
1B, Al druggtsfs haze 1t or can gef-t
Tov vos, or ft tciLt be sent to any dd-
dress on receipt of price By the proPrae-
DR.. 3. ]. KENDALL CO.,
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

No peace was ever won from fate by
subterfuge- or argument; no peace is ev-
er in store for any of us but that which
we shall win by victory over sin or shame
victory over the sin which oppresses
as well as over that which corrupts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

SOME people think that justice applies
exclusively or almost exclusively to mon
ey transactions and dealings in business.
But that is very restricted and imper-
feet view of what constitutes justice. 1t
lies quite as much in the habit and man
ner and speech as in the making and full
tillment of contracts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

CHARITY is first mortgage on every
human beings possessions. Opportuni-
ties are very sensitive things; if you
slight them on their first visit, you sell
dom see them again. The more virtu-
GUS man is, the more virtue does he
see in others. He who loves to read
and knows how to reflect has laid by a
perpetual feast for his old age.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10

IF gratitude, when extended toward
another, naturally produces very pleas
ing sensation in the mind of grateful
man, it exalts the soul into rapture when
it is employed on this great object of
gratitude to the beneficent Being who
has given us everything we already pos
sess, and from whom we expect every
thing we yet hope for.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-01-29
"MIZPAH"

Has become word dear to the hearts
of mothers. The "Mizpah" Valve
Nipple is made OF pure gum, will not
collapse and prevents much collie be-
cause they admit air into the bottle as
the milk is drawn out, thus prevent
ing vacuum being formed. Give the
baby chance to express his opinion.
You'll very soon find out whether the
Mizpah" is II success or not.
We have All assortment OF Davidson
aud Goodyear Nipples, also Rubber
Rattles and Toething Rings, and Muir
scry requisites in general.
Every household should have Hot
Water Bag. We have some new ones
and if used with ordinary care will
last for years. Invalid Cushions can
be used rs "life preservers" on land
as well as sea. Ours are for home
service, and are the best in every way.
Rubber tubing from the diameter OF
l-inch to the size of garden hose,
which we sell by the foot or yard.
We've lots of other rubber goods,
and our Drug Store, you know, is the
best place to buy them.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-01-29
THERE Is NONE BETTER,

Or. II. /. st, John of Rowland,
Putnam county, Missouri, takes es-
pecial pleasure in recommending
Chamherlain's Cough Remedy, be,
cause he knows 1t to be reliable. He
has used it in his practice for several
years, and says there is none better.
1t is especially valuable for colds and
as a preventive and cure for Group.
This most excellent medicine is foI
sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith
& Co., agents.