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Venom of the Cobra.

A vivid notion of the intensity of Co
bras venom is given by the experience
of DR.. Francis T. Buckland. He put a
rat into cage with a snake of that spe-
cies, and it was killed after plucky
fight. Upon examining the skin of the
dead rat Immediately afterward he
found two very minute punctures, like
small needle holes, where the fangs of the
cobra had entered The flesh seemed al
ready to have actually mortified in the
neighborhood of the wound. Anxious
to find out if the skin was affected, DR..
Buckland scraped away the hair from
it with his finger nail.
Then he threw the rat away and start
ed homeward. He had not walked 100
yards before. all of sudden, he felt as
if somebody had come behind him and
struck him a severe blow on the head
and neck. At the same time he expert
enced a most acute pain and sense of op-
preston about the chest. He knew in
stantly that he was poisoned, and SO
lost no time in seeking an apothecary
shop, where he was dosed with brandy
and ammonia. He came very near
dying. Undoubtedly a small quantity
of venom had made its way into his sys-
tenn through a little cut beneath his
nail, where it had been separated slight
ly from the flesh in the process of clean
ing the nail with a penknife little time
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
when Hot springs Were First Discovered.


America had been discovered and the
colonies were feeling their way toward
the Pacific ocean. In the vanguard was
the famous expedition of Lewis and
Clarke, which went overland to the
mouth of the River Columbia. John
Golfer was a hunter in this expedition,
and by some chance he went across the
mountains on the old trail of the Nez
Perces Indians which leads across the
divide from the Missouri waters to those
of the Columbia.
When he came back from the Nez
Perces trail he told most wonderful tales
of what he had seen at the head of the
Missouri. There were cataracts of scald-
ing water which shot straight up into
the air: there were blue ponds hot enough
to boil fish: there were springs that came
up snorting and steaming, and which
would turn trees into stone; the woods
were full of holes from which issued
streams of sulphur; there were canyons
of untold depth with walls of ashes full
of holes which let out steam like a loco
motive. and there were springs which
looked peaceful enough, but which at
times would burst like bomb.
Every one laughed at Golfer and his
yarns, and this place was Familiarity
known as Golfers He'll" But for once
John Golfer told the truth, and the
truth could not easily be exaggerated.
But no one believed him. When others
who afterward followed him over the
Nez Perces trail told the same stories,
people said they had been up to Col
ter's HELP and had learned to ie.-Da-
vid Starr Jordan in Popular Science
Monthly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
Danrcr In peeaved T.eth.

II the teeth are allowed to decay until
the attention required will permit of no
further delay. and it is then desired to
preserve them for further usefulness.
much that could have been avoided by
early care must now be submi tied TO-
the time occupied in the dental chair is
greatly heightened, more of the natural
tooth is sacrificed ito be replaced by arti.
fetal materially and increased pain and
discomfort nsually attend the operation.
while not the least weighty among other
considerations is the additional expense
incurred. -
Neglected teeth are not only unsightly
and offensive to others. but frequently
occasion painful nerve complications.
distressing neuraigias, secondarily injure
the eyesight. induce deafness, while
cases of resulting insanity are well
authenticated Then the effiuvia arising
from decaying teeth is not only unen-
durable, but the air taken into the deli
cate lung structure lover 10000 respira-
tions each twenty-four hours) is affected
by it. and in time surely has dele
terious effect on the health. B c. Corn
well, D. u. s.. in Philadelphia Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
Ancient Greek Coins.

To the Lydians the innovation Of
coming gold and silver is attributed, and
the year o62 B. e. is fixed as the era of
the invention. Some 800 years after
this, it may be noted, Cresus was king
of Lydia. The coins Of that period were
not very elegant. Among the Greeks
banking was carried on to considerable
extent. Homer speaks of brass money
among them in 1854 B. c., but it was
weights, not coins. But the art of coin
ing was soon acquired by the Greeks.
The earliest coins they made were some
what crude.
The original method of making coin
was by placing given weight of metal,
after it had been softened, over a die
upon which national symbol or emblem
was engraved, and then pounding it
with hammer on the die until good
impression was obtained: They were
rude and battered and showed a die i'm
preston on one side only, the other bear
ing the rough marks of the hammer
The earliest Greek coins were of silver,
whereas those of Lydia were of gold OF
electron-gold and silver. They were
Of sacred character, and the old in
scriptions were succeeded by representa-
tons Of the deities. Brooklyn Eagle.
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Newspaper. of the World.

The number of newspapers published
in all countries is estimated at Al 900, of
which number about 24,OOO appear in
Europe. Germany leads the European
list with 5000, then comes France with
100, England with 1000, Austria Hun
gary with $500, Italy with l,4O0, Spain
with $50. Russia with 800, Switzerland
with 450. Belgium and Holland with
300 each, and the rest are published in
Portugal, the Scandinavian and the Bal
kan countries.
The United States has $4,000 newspa-
pers. Canada has 700 and Australia also
has 700 The people of the United States
therefore read and support about as
many newspapers as England. France,
Germany and Russia combined. Paper.
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A RACE FOR LIFE.
A gun is heard at the dead of night.

A gun is heard at the dead of night,
~Lifeboat ready"
And every man to the signal true
Fights for the place in the eager crew:
Now. lads steadyr'
First a glance at the shuddering foam
Now look at the loving home,
Then together, with bated breath.
They lasnched their boat in the gulf of death
Over the breakers wild,
Little they reck of weather,
But tear their way
Thro' binding spray.
Hear the skipper cheer and say.
up with her. lads, and lift her
All togetherr'
They see the ship in a sudden dash,
Sinking ever:
And grip their oars with deeper breath.
Now IT'S come to a fight with death :
Now or never!
Fifty strokes and they're at her side, :.
II they i've in the boiling tide. ssy
II they last thro' the awful strife; So,
All, my lads. it's race for life. :.-e,-.'
Over the breakers wild. -
Little they reck of weather,
But tear their way ecSs
Thro' binding spray. S
Hear the skipper cheer and say, SA-r
up with her, lads, and lift her ,.AT;-
All together!" =, s
And loving hearts are on the shore, :
Hoping, fearing. + -
Till over the sea there comes a cheer,
Then the click of the oars you hear tSs.-.ss
Homeward steering. e.
Ne'er thought Of the danger past, -
Now the lads are on land at last; Ea
What's storm to the gallant crew l:7
Who race for life, and who win it too1
Over the breakers wild, ~;
Little they reck the weather,
But tear their way
Thro' binding spray.
Hear the skipper cheer and say,
up with her, lads, and lift her
All togetheri''
j. L. Malloy in Tablet.
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Arguments for and Against Suffrage.


Once year in Massachusetts, women
have the opportunity TO take part in a
very limited way in the ordering of pub
lie affairs BY voting, if they choose to do
80. for members of the school committee
in their respective towns or cities. Once
year. with equal regularity. the lesis-
lature is asked to extend this privilege
by giving women the right either to vote
for all elective local or municipal officers
or to take part in general elections with
the same powers as men.
The extent to which the women avail
themselves of the limited privilege which
they now have is often made the basis of
argument for or against an extension Of
the suffrage; while. on the other hand.
the advocates of full suffrage for women
claim it as right founded on the broad
est principles of natural justice and not
to be impaired by any considerations of
our artificial society.-Boston Common
wealth
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. r. Alex
Inder, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
morning AID evening; Sabbath school 9 80 a. m
young peoples society of Christian endeavor, Sun
day evenings; general prayer meeting, "Wednesday
evening. Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev
Ezra Hingeley, pastor. Sabbath preaching, Il
/. m.; p. m; young peoples meeting, Monday
evenings; general prayer meeting, Wednesday eve
nlngs; Sabbath school 2:30 pm. Strangers cor
iially invited to all services.
UNITED DPRESBYTERIAN N CHURCH-Rev
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a. IN.
public worship, II a. m; weekly prayer meeting
Friday p, m; monthly prayer meeting, last Satur
day Of each month"; p. m; woman's missionary
5,ciety, last Saturday of each month, p. m. ; dis
trict prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, y. III.
young wOmens prayer meeting, second Saturday
zach month at the parsonage, p. m.
AFRICAN M e. CHURCH-Rev Albert March
pastor. Sunday service, 10 80 a. m; p m; Sab
oath school, 2:30 p. m; weekly prayer meeting
Thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
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How Some Coin. We're named.

The origin of the names of coins in
present use is curious. In many cases
they imply standard of weight that
lost its significance long ago This is
the case with the English standard, the
pound. The word shilling is of German
derivation, like penny, which comes
from the German pfennig. The word
crown comes from the image placed
on the coin. The name franc was given
by King John, who first coined these
pieces in 1850. They bore the motto
lie Roi Frank" King of the Franks)
and were of two kinds, one representing
the king on horseback, the other on foot
Chicago Tribune
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Flat Car Wbeels-

There's fat wheel on this truck
undt< this end of the car" said an Erie
Official who sat in the back seat of the
rear car of passenger train. That
must be taken out. 1t might wreck the
train
What's flat wheel" asked the scribe.
listen, said the railroad man. You
hear that rapid pat-pat-pat of the wheel:
That's caused by the fiat wheel. On a
spot on the surface of the wheel fat
place is worn 1t may be done. and is
generally. by setting up brake SO tight
that the wheel slips on the rail. Let it
slip but the least, yet small place no
larger than a silver dollar will be worn
on the wheel The next time the brake
is set up hard the wheel stops with that
same place on the rail. and it is worn
larger. By the time II is a couple of inches
in diameter it begins to pound every
time the wheel turns Instead of rum
ningAa true circle as it revolves, the flat
wheel strikes fiat on the rail when the
fat spot is reached. The consequence is
that when the fiat spot has grown to be
three or four inches across it is a very
dangerous thing. Every stroke against
the rail by the fiat side of the wheel is
liable to break the wheel and ditch the
train.
Around the shops and at nearly every
cripple track in the railroad world these
fat wheels may be seen. As soon as one
is discovered the pair of wheels affected
is taken out and sent to the junk track
to be cast into new machinery. The fiat
spots are plainly perceptible. but they
would hardly be Judged by the unini-
tiated to be Of sufficient importance to
be one of the most dangerous elements
of railroading. yet such is the case
Bradford Era.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
HASN'T Been shaved since Appom..,.,

Hasn't Been Shaved Since Appomattex.
"Have shave, sirF said the new
barber.
WHAT"
"Have shave. sir?" he repeated.
mo. sir; haven't shaved since 1890"
The men in the chairs snickered and
moved their heads to get glance of the
old gentleman as he clinched onto the
bootblack's perch. The o. g. was not d
bit reluctant to talk.
mo, sir; haven't shaved since 1850"
he went on. ''Swore wouldn't if Lee
was whipped
The old gentleman was the pioneer
physician, Dr.. l. NJ. Ridge, and he de-
clared he would wear his long beard to
the grave.-Kansss City Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
The One-hoss Shay.

The peculiar feature of the zone boss
shay" was, that it was "built in such a
wonderful way" that it had no weakest
part" The weakest part" of woman
is invariably her back, and ''female
weaknesses" are only too common.
With the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. this may be avoided, and
women may be comparatively as strong
as their brothers. PrOlapsus, inflamma-
ton, liberation. periodical pains, ucor-
rhea, dragging down sensations, debility,
nervousness, sleeplessness, despoudency,
are only few of the symptoms of
weakness of the female organs which
the "Favorite Prescription" is warran ted
to remove.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
Little Maneaters.

There are other fishes which will at
tack man besides sharks. the worst OF
which are not more ferocious than a
small South American fish found in the
waters of the Orinoco river. 1t is lit
tie creature, only six or eight inches in
length. but in schools it will attack hu-
man beings and eat them mp alive if it
gets chance. When You go fishing in
that river these fierce pigmies will take
bites out Of the fish you catch as you are
hauling them in and you will do well
not to fall ont Of the boat if you wish to
escape being mutilated. Washington
Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
The Rosemary at a Wedding.

In the island of Crete, it is said, a
bride dressed for the wedding still calls,
last of all. for a sprig of rosemary to
bring her luck. And now we come to
find rosemary in close association with
both marriage and death, just as the hy-
acinth was, and perhaps still is, among
the Greeks. 1t is interesting to trace
the connection by which the same plant
came to have two such different uses.-
All the Year Round.
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How a Morocco Town received II,

How u Morocco Town Received Its Name.
One of the best known towns in Mo-
rocco derives its name from curious
circumstance. The place is Tetuan,
which has about 1000 inhabitants, and
is noted for its manufacture of large
variety of Moroccan wares. Centuries
ago the inhabitants were in deadly fear
Of the wild Berber tribes, who inhabited
the Er Riff mountains. They kept a
watchman upon a lofty minaret, and
whenever he saw indications of ap-
preaching danger he cried at the top of
his voice, to arouse all the inhabitants,
''Tet-Taguenl Tet-Taguenr Open your
eyes! Open your eyesD In course of
time the settlement was renamed, and
it derived its new appellation from this
warning cry.-Goldthwaite's Geographi-
cal Magazine
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
GRAINS OF GOLD.

To stand still is to shun some duty.
The wrath of brothers is the wrath Of
devils.
The man who is insensible to shame
is undone.
We each have a door of our own to
sweep clean.
Wealth is not his who gets it, but his
who enjoys it.
The bad thing about little sin is that
it won't stay little.
By the streets of By-snd by one ar
rives at the house of Never.
Services and kindnesses neglected
make friendship suspected.
The first test of love is its willingness
to suffer without complaint.
Every duty we omit obscures some
truth we should have known.
Christ proved centuries ago that the
sympathetic touch is healing.
Yesterday suggests, tomorrow prom
ises, but to-day accomplishes.
Educate men without religion, and
you make them but clever devils.
Ii the earth were covered with flowers
all the year round, the bees would be-
come lazy.
You are not on your way to heaven,
unless you are looking that way and liy-
ing that way.
Some peoples lives are like warm wa
ter on a hot day. Nice to look at, but
one taste is enough.
The recording angel never strikes
balance on his books by what is said of
a man on his grayestone.
No matter what its professions may be.
the love that halts and turns back when
it sees danger coming is sham.
The man who begins by walking arm
in-arm with the devil will soon have to
carry the old fellow on his back.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

Slate land was once SO little valued
that the tract upon which the famous
Chapman quarry in Pennsylvania is sit
uated was sold for pint of liquor. Its
subsequent owners have taken millions
of dollars from it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
Low Insurance In Sweden.

In the Swedish cities fire insurance is
a bagatelle. In Stockholm Mr.. Thomas
paid premium Of one-twentieth Of I
per cent. Think of that. American in
surers! Stockholm has an excellent fire
and system of water works,
but 80 have most American cities. The
difference lies in the methods Of build
ing, and herein consists a first class OBJ
feet lesson. New York Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
Two of q Kind.

A sturdy eight-year-old with the craft
of Talleyrand, informed his mother
upon his return from school that will
Brown and another fellow got licking
at school today" And Tommy's mamma
might never have been the wiser had not
Tommy's sister burst into the room soon
after and announced, "Oh, mamma,
Tommy and Will Brown got whipped at
school todav. Chicago News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

An alloy which adheres firmly to glass
and can therefore be used for joining mp
glass tubing is said to be made by add
ing 5 per cent. of copper to 95 per cent.
Of tin. The tin is first melted and the
copper added subsequently.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

Even in Japan the desire for higher
education is evidenced by the number of
Japanese students in our colleges and
their alumne. Only in Germany. Aus
tria, Hungary and Turkey are the wom-
en- excluded from university study.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
A Child That Acted Like a Wolf.

A child caught in VOLTS den would
only eat raw flesh, on which he put his
hands as dog puts its fore feet. He
drank by suction and habitually ran on
all fours, from which his knees and
knuckles were quite hard. Though re-
claimed by his mother he was quite un-
tamable, and at last lived in the village
streets like pariah dog, going every
night into the jungle.-London Specta-
for
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

In colder water the blue shark is king.
1t is not nearly so big as its white cousin,
seldom measuring more than fifteen feet
in length, but in point of wickedness it
is hard to beat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
Good Effects Of Turp.n,ine.

As an inhalation turpentine has proved
of great service in bronchitis, pneu-
monia, pleurisy and other throat and
lung affections. If you have a cough
sprinkle little on handkerchief and
hold it to your mouth and nose for a
few minutes, breathing the vapor, and
note the relief-New York Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

ALEXANDER S, army knew no defeat.
The same is true of DR.. Fenner's Golden
Relief; it is warranted to relieve tooth
ache, headache, neuralgia, or any other
pain in 2 to 8minutes; also bruises, burns,
wounds, wire-cuts, swellings, bites, sum-
mer complaints, collie, (also in hOrses),
diarrhea, dysentery and fux
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
How to Tell GaIIants Apart.

According to an epilogue writer of the
Seventeenth century, it was then easy to
distinguish the country from the town
gallant in a theater, the latter being
known by putting his periwig in order
with comb, while his provincial broth
er was content to attain the same object
with four fingers and thumb.-Cham-
bers' journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

In one of the six existing manuscripts
of the ancient Saxon chronicles occurs
the following: "Bedwig was the son OF
Shem, who was the son of Noah, and he
Bedwig, was the only one born in the
Ark +"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

For headaches, biliousness, constipa-
ton, dizziness, sleeplessness. the blues,
scrOfula, the blood and all skin eruptions
DR.. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and
Nerve Tonic never fails; warranted to sat
isfy or money refunded; could this be af-
forded if the Remedy wasn't certain:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
The Old Mans Opinion

Mr.. Scrimpps-I asked your daughter
q very important question last night and
she referred me to you.
Old Gentleman-Humphl What did
you ask her?
II asked her if she'd marry me-"
"Well, she won't"
"Eh? Has she said so?'
"No, but from what | know of the
girl l don't believe she would have
bothered herself about me if she had
really wanted you New York Weekly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

Chemical attraction-a force tending
to unite everything that ought to be sep
arated and separate everything that
ought to be united.-Kate Fields Wash
lngton.
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MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. IS, F. & f. M.-Meets
svery Wednesday night, ON or before full moon.
j. B. MEYER, See'y. +. d. BAILEY, W. vi.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II, ROyol
Arch Mds0Bs.-Stated eonYOcations first Friday Cf
Zach month.
j. b. MEYER, Rec. F. d. BAILEY, III. Fl.
BELMONT COUNCIL, No 81, r. d. s. NJ
deetS second Tuesday of each MONTH
j. b. MEYER, Secy. j. b. RYAN, T l. NJ
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 20, K. T-Stated
:Onclaves, first Tuesday of each month.
j. B. MEYER Secv j.. RYAN. &. c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

In Case the House Should BE Fire.
A wet silk handkerchief, tied without
folding over the face. is complete securi-
ty against suffocation from smoke; it
permits free breathing and at the same
time excludes the smoke from the lungs.
New York journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

AT the next Presidential election it is
estimated that more than 100000
men will have the right to vote.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

The Persians have different name
for every day in the month.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

A Missouri man has carried the same
knife for SO years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18
DELMONT COUNTY DIRECTORY

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs.
Probate Judge-JameS f. Tallman.
Clerk Of COurts-Henry NJ Davies.
Sheriff-MadisOn NJ. Scott
Auditor-J0Seph A. Henderson.
Treasurer-Frank B. Archer.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse w. Hollingworth
Recorder-John Nj. Beckett.
Surveyor-Chalkley Dawson.
COrOner-A. NJ. +. Boyd.
COmmissioners-Mile r. Hart, John C. Israel,
W. s. Mechem.
Infrmary Directors-William Lodge, president:
John A. Clark, clerk; B. M. LOper, auditor.
Superintendent 1nfrmary John SidebOttom,
East Rchland.
Superintendent ChildreD's Home-Peter Gifin,
GAINESVILLE.
School Examiners-James Duncan, Bridgeport
). G. Murphy, Belmont I. p. Harris S0mertOn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-18

Mosr men spend too much time in
signing for the earth, and too little in
cultivating the little patch that legiti-
mately belongs to them.