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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST.

Who would not haste to do some mighty thing
Ii safe occasion gave il Ia his hand
Knowing that al lis close his name would ring
Coupled with praises through a grateful landf
Who would not hear with JOY some great com
mand,
Bidding him dare TO earn a glorious name?
The task is easy that secures Us tame.
But. ahl how seldom comes the trumpet cali
That stirs the pulse and fills the veins with
fame.
When victory asks fierce effort. once for ALI
And smiling fortune points n way 10 lame
Along some path of hunur free Ir''m bIaIne.
To one. the call To do great deeds speaks loud.
To one. amid a vast unh"n' a 'rowd.
Far otherwise the common tpI of man.
Our hourly toll but seeks the means TO live;
Our dull monotuaous Labor knows no plan
Save that which stern Necessity ,iOih give
Our earnings fill an ever leaking sieve.
Our task fulfilled, another still surcetds.
And brief neglect brings overgrowIh of weeds
What wonder, then. If suffering men repIne
And hopelessness gives way TO mad despair
Some murmur at. yea, curse, the srheme divine
That placed them where the saws of fretIing
care
Across their brows deepening channei wear
For them no springtime speaks of hope re-
newed.
But changeless wintry skies above them brood.
Oh. fools and blindl This world is not the goal
But shapes Us for larger world unknown.
The vilest slave that keeps patient soul
Shall yet rank higher than the sensuai drone
Who seeks to please his worthless sell alone.
IL humblest toll he hardest. vet he sure
He most shall merit who can most endure
Walter w. Skeat in London Academy
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
Women Piano Tuners,

There is no such thing as "women's
work" nowadays. Women write our
letters, run engines, herd cattle, pilot
vessels, conduct law cases, are physi,
clans, work at the blacksmith's forge
and do almost everything that men do.
A new field for their activity is piano
tuning, and some women have already
pre-empted positions in the business.
And there is no reason why women
should not succeed as well. or perhaps
even better. than men in this. They
have delicate, sensitive ears which are
easily trained to detect the slightest
variation in note of music. The pro.
fession is not one which requires any
great muscular strength. and is clean
and nice.
True, it brings the tuner into contact
with every sort of people. But what
self respecting American girl-and she
must not only be self respecting but
self reliant to undertake. to make heI
own hving-will suffer from this? Given
the proper preliminary training, a
natural aptitude for the business, and
the American woman can make place
for herself in piano tuning as she has in
every other industry she has attempted
A new conservatory of music in Phil.
adelphia will have a special department
for female students in piano tuning
regulating, etc., and it is certain that
the department will always be well
filed with pupils. Success to the woman
piano tuner-and let the men look tc
their laurels.-Music and Drama.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
THE GARTERPHONE.

San Francisco Examiner.
An ingenious little instrument called
the garterphone has recently been in
vented which, attached to my lady's gar
ter, registers the distance she walks
each day. The physical culture craze
has putan end to the reign of the Ian
guild belle.
Women go in for all sorts of outdoor
sports, and just now walking is the fad
The heroine of the hour is the woman
who has walked the greatest number of
miles day.
Hitherto it has been impossible to de-
termine to nicely the distance cover
ed in a given time, as when a day is
spent in the deviating peregrination of
shopping tour. Now the young lady
proudly exhibits her garterphone to ad-
miring friends, and it is not unusual for
the little machine to register five or six
miles, and even ten miles, occasionally
The young woman who was too lazy
to walk, and yet did not wish to be en-
tirely out of the race, sat in the ham,
mock all day enjoying a novel, while
she swung her pretty foot back and
forth, thereby attaining the same result
on her garterphone as her more ener-
getic sister.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
TIE LEGION OF HONOR.

Youths Companion.
The cross of the Legion of Honor has
been conferred upon forty-four women
in most cases for heroic services as
nurses, but occasionally for acts of pa
triotism and daring.
One of the youngest women who have
ever received the cross is Juliette Dodu,
a creole. In 1870 Nine. Dodu was tel
egraph operator at Pithiviers, and Juli-
ette was her assistant. In November
of that year the Prussian officers, who
were established at Orleans, sent tele-
gram to Prince Frederic Charles at Pith-
iviers, describing the exact situation of
part of the French army which was
marching on Glen, and also the maneu-
vers necessary to surround them.
The Prussians, ON taking possession
of the Office, had confined Mile. Dodu to
her room. Through this room, howev-
er, the telegraph wires passed, and Juli-
cite read the Prussian dispatch. She
realized that to tamper with the wires
was an act for which she might be shot
but she did not hesitate.
She sent dispatch to the subprefect
who sent it to the French commander
The Prussian movement was anticipat
ed, and the French troops were saved
When the Prussians discovered what
Juliette had done, she was condemned
to be shot as spy, but Frederic Charles
pardoned her, and commended hel
bravery.
She received the military medal, and
in 1878 the French government gave
her the cross. She is now an inspector
of primary schools in Paris.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
BRIEF AND STRIKING STORIES.
Some are Funny and Some are Not.
A RAILWAY ADVENTURE.

A RAILWAY ADVENTURE.
Manchester Examiner.
A lady who has been travelling abroad
relates an adventure which befell her in
Italy in railway train, an adventure
that is not without its amusing side.
Her husband put her in a compartment
alone, and went 10 attend to the bag
gage. After he had gone villainous-
looking fellow got in, and presently the
train started off, the husband not ap-
pearing. The lady was naturally good
deal disturbed, and the way in which
the stranger looked at her did not tend
to diminish her agitation. Suddenly,
still with his eyes fixed upon her, the
man took from his pocket large clasp
knife and opened it. Then he rose. and
deliberately cut from the window blinds
their cords, and began to knot them to-
gether.
The lady was terrified almost to death.
She expected to be strangled on the spot,
and began appealing to the man to
spare her. He only laughed brutally,
answering her in Italian, of which she
did not understand word. Then he
pulled off his coat and waiscoat, and just
as the terrified woman was prepared to
fling herself out of the compartment OF
the swiftly moving train, he knotted the
cords so as to piece out a broken sus-
pender, put on his coat and waistcoat,
and sat quietly down in corner, where
he went quickly to sleep. The husband
who had by mistake got into wrong
compartment just as the train was start
ing, and who joined his wife at the next
station, found her on the verge of hys-
terics from the effects of the fright she
had undergone.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
A Delightful Place for a Woman.

What delightful day one could spend
rummaging in the great cabinets at
Windsor castle, where are stored away
all the gowns that Queen Victoria ever
wore For the queens robes are never
sold or given away. despite the energetic
attempts which have been made from
time to time to induce the attendants to
part with some of these thousands of
gowns, which their wearer has probably
forgotten that she ever possessed. The
coronation robes, bridal gowns. resplend
ent garments of stately fete and royal
ceremonial. worn in the old days before
the magnifcence of queenliness was for
gotten in the sorrow of widowhood
What will become of these relics when
the long reign is ended and the enor-
mons cabinets are made ready for the
new queens arrival?-London Letter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
Sacred Cats In Egypt.

Herodotus says that when cat died a
natural death in an Egyptian house the
occupants of the dwelling went into
mourning and shaved off their eyebrows.
When a fire occurred they were more
anxious to save the cats than to extin-
guish the confagration. Nevertheless,
in some parts of the same country cats
were regarded as unclean animals-for
a creature which was considered sacred
in one town was often viewed with hor-
ror as impure in a neighboring city.
That was the case with the crocodile in
Egypt, which in some parts was ruth
lessly hunted and destroyed, while in
others it was made pet of, laden with
gold ornaments and waited upon by
priests. Washington Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10

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which annually sweeps to an untimely grave thous-
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diseases of the head, throat, nose, skin, affec-
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terrible disorders arising from the solitary vice of
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TO MIDDtE-A6E0 MEN.-There many from
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executions of the bladder, often accompanied by a
sight burning smarting sensation weak ening the
system In manner the patient cannot account for.
On examination of the urinary deposits, a ropy
sediment will be found, the color will be thin
milkish hue. There arc many men who die Of this
difficulty, ignorant of the cause, which is second
stage of seminal weakness. We will guarantee a
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restoration of the genito-urinary organs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
Returned the PAPERS.

A well known gentleman in this city
moved into house that had been pre-
Eiously occupied by another gentleman
who was subscriber to one of the even
ing papers. The carrier of course con-
tinued leaving the paper for a space of
a year, never having been notified of the
change. The collector recently went
around to collect for the paper. the bill
being made out in the name of the gen.
tleman who had subscribed. When the
collector presented the bill the gentle
man of the house said:
"Why, my dear sir. that man has not
lived here for over a year. You are at
the wrong house."
"Well, has not the carrier been leav-
ing you copy Of the paper all the
timer
Eyes, sir. But did not subscribe,
and l told the boy to quit leaving it.
But he never did so.
"You have received the paper every
day, haven't your
''Yes, sir"
"Then you ought to pay for it."
"Well, excuse me moment, and the
gentleman went into the house. Re-
turning in a moment he iugged out a
stack of newspapers half as tall as him
self. Here are your papers. sir: have
no use for them"
He had read them and carefully filed
them away until the bill should be pre-
sented.
The collector sent transfer wagon to
haul away years accumulation of
papers, the pay for which he failed to
get, because one man returned them and
the man never received them-Chatta-
nooga Times,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
Not tho Worst Girl in the World.

Professor Chapman, of Bowdoin COL
lege, told the following story at an
alumni dinner: 81 feel like the little
daughter of friend of mine in Port
land. She had just mastered the art of
expressing herself in intelligent SEN
tences. One day she had done some
thing for which her mamma had to re-
prove her. The lady gave her daughter
sound lecture and then told her to go
up stairs, alone, in her room, and ask
God to forgive her for her error.
lin few minutes she was surprised
to see the baby come down stairs again,
appear in the sitting room and stand
back with great deal of seriousness.
"Well, did You go up and do what
told your asked the fond mother.
YES replied the guilty one, and
God said, ''Great Scottl Elsie Murray,
I've known great many worser girls
than you. "'"-Boston Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
CROP PROSPECTS FOR 1892.

Cleveland Leader.
1t is little soon to indulge in predic-
tlons as to the yield of agricultural prod
ucts during the present year. There
are, at least, no unfavorable indications,
and that, in itself, is an important con-
sideration. There is no apparent reason
why the farmers in the United States
should not have as prosperous year as
was the last. That is to say, the yield
of cereals may be as large, on the aver
age, as it was last year. The next ques-
tion is: Will the demand be equally
good? This does not admit of an easy
answer, since a number of conditions
are involved.
Should the yield in England, Germany,
and France be up to the average it
would not materially lessen the demand
upon the United States, since it is al
most certain that the yield in Russia and
India will be much less than last year.
1t is not little remarkable that the
districts stricken by famine are the
most productive portions of Russia, and
it is expected that the crops there will
be an almost total failure this year. The
great lack is Sc d. The demands for
consumption have been so imperative
that nothing will be left for sowing.
Even if seed were abundant it could not
be fully used owing to the want of stock
and implements. The famished peas
ants had to dispose of everything to keep
off starvation, and they are in no con-
dition to raise enough for present nee
essiries much less to produce surplus.
The main drawbacks in India is the
droughts which have prevailed in many
of the grain-growing sections. The
doubts are expressed as to the ability OF
the country to supply the home de-
mand. Unless there lis very decided
change in the situation of affairs in the
chief granaries of Europe, the foreign
demand for American cereals will be
quite as good next fall and winter as il
has been during the past six months
Should the yield equal to that of 1891
our farmers can depend on getting re
munerative prices for all they can spare
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
By Telegraph.

Said Western Union telegraph op-
orator the other day: You wouldn't t
think that spoony lovers would resort to
such public means of correspondence as
the telegraph for the transmission of
tl,eir sweet little messages Of love and
devotion, would you? But they do. just
the same.
''Often a certain young man of whom
| know, if he does not regularly receive
letter from the future source of his
joy and happiness, rushes here with a
crestfallen countenance and files mes
sage like this:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10

Perhaps you don't believe that such
a message as this was ever sent, but
would show some of them to you if it
wasn't against the rules. We fellows
Oh the wire enjoyed quite an amusing
incident not long ago, in which Sophia
revealed Johns brilliant scheme of pop
ping the question by wire. We sur
missed that this brace of lovers had been
conducting correspondence for some
time, which the artful John eliminated
with the following dispatch that was
evidently intended draw forth an
answer to an entirely different question:
'SoPHA-Did you receive my last
letter? JOHN
Sophia, in her ecstatic delight, evi-
IDENTIFY understood the query in a differ
ent sense from that which the ordinary
reader of the epistle would, and pro-
ceeding to the telegraph Office. left the
following:
"'JoHN-Yes, How about next Christ
mas? SOPHIA"
Chicago Tribune.
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London Streets in the Time of George IL


There were certain dangers and in
conveniences walking along the streets
in London in the Seventeenth century
The finest dress might be ruined by the
carelessness of dustman or chimney
sweep; the custom of exposing meat on
open bulkheads led to many an irrepar-
able stain of grease. Bullies pushed the
peaceful passenger into the gutter-it
was great time for street swa9ser;
BARRIERS blew the -four into wigs at open
doorways, causing violent wrath among
those outside: mad bulls careered up
and down the streets; men quarreled,
made ring and fought it out before
the traffic could go on; pickpockets were
both numerous and dexterous; footpads
abounded in the open squares of Lin
coins Inn, Bloom Jury, and Portman;
highwaymen swarined on all the roads;
men servants were insolent and rascally;
the noise in the leading streets was deaf
ening; in a rhower the way became i'm
passable from the rain spouts in the
roofs, which discharged their contents
upon the streets below.-Walter Besant
in Harper's.
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Enticine I.nbntern 10 Death.

In the neighborhood OF the i,ermudas
the sea is extremely transparent so that
the fishermen can readily see the horns
of Holsters protru,ling from their hiding
places IN the rocks at considerable
depths. To entice the crustaceans from
these crannies they tie lot of snails IN
ball and dangle them IN front of the
cautious lobster. When he grabs the
ball they haul him up Interview in
Washington Star.
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PERFECT PROPORTIONS.

New York Home Journal.
The height of person with perfect
figure" should be exactly equal to the
distance between the tips of the middle
fingers of either hand, when the aims
are fully extended.
Ten times the length of the hand, or
seven and half times the length of the
foot, or five times the diameter of the
chest, ,fro none armpit to the other, should
also give the the height of the whole
body.
The distance from the junction of the
thighs to the ground, should be exactly
the same as from that point to the
crown of the head. The knee should
be exactly midway between the first
named point and the ground at the
heel.
The distance from the elbow to the
tip of the middle finger should be the
same as from the elbow to the middle
of the breast.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
Cleaning Buildings by Sand Blast,

The exterior of buildings ia now
cleaned by the sand blast. The front is
covered with staging, and the blast is
applied by system of pipes and nozzles
carried by the workmen. The stream
of fine sand issuing from nozzle re-
moves a layer of 1854 inch thick from
the surface of the stone, and square
foot of surface can be cleaned in ten
minutes. The sand can be employed
over again.-London Tit-Bits.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-03-10
Human Magnetism.

The human frape is an excellent
magnet. A man will carry watch for
years and feel proud of his accuracy;
then he will fall sick, the watch will lie
on the mantle or on the dresser, and will
develop great inaccuracy and irregular
ity. No explanation is forthcoming
except the one that the absence of mag
netism upsets the time announcer, and
the best proof of this is that when the
man gets round again and carries his
watch it soon gets all right.
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DISEASES nE WOMEN

DISEASES OF W0MEN.-we have a special de-
partment, thoroughly organized, and devoted
olusively to the treatment Of diseases Of women.
Every case consulting our specialists, whether by
letter or in person, is given the most careful and
considerate attention Important cases land we get
few which have not bafled the skill of all the
home physicians) have the benefit of full council
of skilled specialists. In treatment of diseases
peculiar to females, our success has been marked.
over two thirds of patients being ladies, old,
young married, single, rich and poor. Our method
Is entirely free from Objectionable features OF the
general practitioner, namely, Local treatment
We seldom find 1t necessary. We prepare reme-
dies, constitutional and local, as the demands
and instruct ladies' how to treat themselves.
MARRlAGE--Marned persons, or young men con-
tempatIng marriage, aware of physical weakness,
loss of provocative powers impotency, or any other
disqualification, speedily restored.
PRIVATE DISEkSES,-Blood Poison. Venereal
Taint Gleet Structure, Seminal Emissions. Loss Of
Sexual Power. Weakness of Sexual Organs, Want
of Desire in Male or Female, whether from impru-
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GOOD ROADS,

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
There is general awakening all over
the country, both East and West, on the
subject of better county roads, but
until the farmers reach the conclusion
that they cannot reap the immense ad-
vantages which would accure to them
from good solid roads running through
every township unless they are willing
to pay for them in the shape of taxation,
there will be little substantial progress
made. There was time when the
farmers of Pennsylvania protested in the
most emphatic manner that they could
not by any possibility bear the burdens
imposed by the public school law, and
yet they were deceiying themselves. To-
day there are thousands of farmers op-
posed to road Improvements because
they are fearful that they cannot stand
the expense. They must cast their
fears to the winds if they wish to get
the best possible results from their
farms. Good roads will enhance the
value OF every acre of farm lands in the
agricultural counties inst as surely as
paved streets and sewers increase the
value of suburban lots. Good roads
however, like streets and sewers, cannot
be had for song. They cost money
but when completed the cost is at once
added to the value of the land benefited
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Piles! Pilesl Pilesl

Aliens Discovery for Piles will cure
blind, bleeding and itching piles when all
other treatments have failed; it stops the
itching at once, eases the soreness, acts
as pOultice and absorbts he tumOrs; il
is new discovery that cure piles; pre-
pared only for piles and itching of the
private parts and nothing else; ask to-day
for Aliens Discovery. Sold by all drug
gists; price soc. 2-25-4t
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OF Interest to Mothers and Children

Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's
Home in New York, has for years treat,
ed children successfully with remedy
now prepared and placed in the drug
stores, called Mother Gray's Sweet Worm
Powders They are sold by all druggists
at 25c package; they remove all worms
are harmless as milk; pleasant to take
and never fail; valuable for feverishness
constipation and headache, even if nc
worms are present; at druggists. 225-4t