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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
81 DON'T like the breath of that stove p'

81 DON'T like the breath of that stoyep
exclaimed little Ethel one day when tn G
gas was escaping from the sitting room
stove. Coal-gas is like the perfumes of
India" compared with the breath of q
person afflicted with eatarrh, but among
many other symptoms the sense of smell
is often deadened, so the sufferer is un-
conscious of the offensiveness o. his
presence. Why any one will endure
such painful. dangerous and offensive
disease. when DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
only so cents-will cure the
most stubborn case, is one of the many
mysteries. The proprietors are so con-
tident of the success of this Catarrh
Remedy, that they offer to forfeit $500
for any case of catarrh they can not
cure. 1t would be suicide for their
remedy. for them to axe this offer,
unless they understood its exact powers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
An E.-oueen,s Good Fortune.

The ex-queen of Naples, who has suf-
fered all the pangs of genteel poverty
during the past twenty years or more.
has now been placed in comparatively
affiuent position. Her mother, the late
Duchess of Ludovica, of Bavaria, who
died some weeks ago. left a fortune
yielding an income of about 800, 900 a
year. According to the will of the
duchess the property was to be shared
equally between three of the daughters
of the duchess, namely. the empress of
Austria, the ex-queen of Naples and the
Duchess of Alencon.
The empress. q xever, is so wealthy
in her own right-she has an income of
$200, 900 year of her own. besides the
right of drawing upon her husbands
practically inexhaustible purse-that she
has abandoned her share of the bequest
to the ex-queen of Naples, who will
therefore now come in for about $60, 900
to $40, 900 year. The ex-queen figures
as the heroine in Daudet's Kings in
Exile. San Francisco Argonaut.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Civilization and Motherhood.

Nature il = ded woman to be beauti-
full, healthy and happy. But her null
tiplied miseries have prevented her from
properly performing her maternal mis-
sion, impaired her physical functions
and poisoned the sources of new life.
The mothers of one generation mold
the men and women of the next. A sick
mother cannot produce healthy descend
ants. She is simply transmitter of
sickness to posterity. And the majority
of mankind are born sick. So the chief
causes of sickness are continued, and
the tide of human infirmity flows for
ever onward.
In civilized life not one woman in five
hundred is fitted for the Office of mother
hood on account of complaints common
to the sex. This may seem a startling
statement, but it is amply attested by
those peculiarly qualified by extensive
professional experience to give an opin-
ion.
And still, despite these facts. there
are fore CLEANS of a more glorious future
than ever imagined by lnan.-Hall's
Journal of Health.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
A New York Word.

l find it work of ever increasing
difficulty to understand the dialect OF
New York. Yet it is one of the most
interesting things in New York. and
devote much time and patience to en-.
larging my vocabulary. On the ele.
waited road the other night | heard a
couple of young men throwing out the
patois in solid chunks and hunks.
Don't yez be jollyin' me. See" said
one. 'Yez can't give me the gee.
Seer
am sure | don't know how to spell
'.gee," but the g seems to be pronounced
hard-as hard as the young man whom
| heard. | suppose the sense of to gee
or to ''jolly" is that otherwise expressed
by the pleasing verbs to kid" to ''stuff, ="
to ''give a breeze" but from what store
house of philology have to Jolly" and
to give "gee" been drawn? Is "gee"
an extension of the truncated initial of
that sweet. thrilling word CUFF? Is
Jolly" merely variation of the French
adjective joli? And does jolly mean to
say a pretty, fine or false thing to-
New York Truth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRh SBITERLAN CHURCH-Rey r Afax
andei, snr, pastor, Public worship every sabbati
morning asd evening; Sabbath school 0 80 a. m
young peoples society of Christian endeayor Sun
DAY evenings; general prayer meeting. Wednes,,,v
evening. strangers welcome to all services
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev
,1na "a nDis'es' pastor. sabbath preaching, II
I. m; p. m; yolng peoples meeting, Monday
evenings; general prayer meeting, W Wednesday eve
N. N .hEs' odooath school 2:3O PIN. Strangers cor
daily invited to all services WI
CNITED PRESBYTERIAN " CHURcH- Pow
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a m
puoiic worship. ii a. m; weekly PRAYER meetino'
tflday p. m; monthly prayer meeting last Safur'
aay OF each month, p. m; woman's missionary
,eiety, last saturday Of each month, p m dis
trict l prayer meetings, 1rst Tuesdays Wednesdays
'ung womens prayer meeting, second Saturday
eaeh month at the parsonage, p. m
AFRICAN M.E.CHURCH-Rev. VI Albert March
p'tssof. sunday service, 0:30 a. m; D. m; Sab
. ttn school, 2:50 p. m; weekly prayer meeting
hursday evenings. Strangers welcome.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
The Bridegroom's Resolve.

They sat ON the rain sodden bench in
the Smithsonian grounds, evidently a
newly married couple. The weather
was cold, but their love was warm, and
the palpitation of their hearts kept time
with their chattering teeth. Her eyes
were blue as was her nose. One manly
arm encircled her slender waist, while
the other upheld an umbrella. The rain
drops gently trickling down their spines
did not serve to cool their ardor in the
least, and every shiver seemed to cement
them more closely together.
''It's awfully nice out here in the
park, she murmured. II think Wash
ington is lovely city for a wedding
tour, don't you, dearY'
''Yes, darling" he replied in an alb
stracted manner. 81 shall always come
here in the future"
And then great, solid chunk of cool
ness seemed suddenly to come between
them. Washington Post.
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DRiFTWOOD.

A driftwoo9 fire when day is done,
If you have dreamed your dreams by one,
You know the sweetest thing there is
In fancy's maze of mysteries
Pray light it in the twilight dim.
Just as the sun throws back of him
Soft shadows DER the snowy fleece
Which wraps the buried earth in peace.
The mingling lights, within, without,
With playful beams will put to rout
The ghosts of memory. sad and chill.
And with bright forms your vision fill.
While dallying tongues of gold and blue.
OF scarlet. green and violet hue,
All blending into rainbow flame.
Fill you with wonder whence they came.
And oh! if ever in the night
Your eye hath watched the strange, weird
light
That follows in a vessels wake,
Winding along like starry snake
A hint of beauty. ocean deep,
That to the surface fain would creep
'Tis easy now for you to dream
The driftwood's iridescent gleam
Was caught and prisoned in each sheath
While plowing through it, far beneath:
A phantom presencei held there still,
To dance and glimmer at its will
At length a stronger flame subdues
In one rich glow the varying hues.
While at its base tah, legend old
Yet newD we find-the liar of gold"
Margaret May in Cape Cod Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
A Terrible Discovery.

At the loot of the summer palace,
during the Chinese war, an enterprising
officer secured good many little
memorials OF the ''Son of the Moon and
First Cousin of the Stars" but what al
ways filled hiur with regret was the in
formation he afterward received from
a native offit ial: "You barbariaI,s took a
good many things away, but you left
the lions upon the entrance gates, which
surprised us very much" Nv. didn't
think so much of them as you 10, from
an artistic point of view," replied the
officer indifferently, land it was no
time to cucumber ourselves VITA brass
things" my good sir, they We're solid
gold" The officer took to his bed, and
had serious illness from mere remorse
for his want of sagacity.-San Francisco
Arpopaut
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
EngIiskmen Arc Slow.

Trains are not so punctual as in the
United States. The enormous traffic has
something to do with this, but am told
that the fault is somewhat due to faulty
organization; that in fact the engine de-
partment is too entirely distinct from
the conductors department. There is
not on the engineer any great response
bility for being on time, but there is on
him an immense care that his engine
shall show economical use of coal, waste,
oil, etc. By such return is he judged,
and he is busy running an economical
engine while the passengers chafe and
the conductor is placidly sitting in the
''guardsvan, for he has no responsible
ity either for time. If a station master
sends the train off five minutes late, it
is nobody's business to make it up, and
it is not made up.-London Cor. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Mushrooms Arc FiIline.

One virtue of the mushroom that
oftentimes is not realized by its cham
pions even is its nutritive qualities, for
it is often considered fit only for sauce
or side dish. Recently ate dinner
with friend who is a bon vivant and
gifted with an abnormally large appe-
tite. To my surprise he ordered moth
ing but mushrooms, bread and butter,
and, of course, drinkables. We had
mushrooms raw, stewed, fried and
broiled on toast. 1t was my first ex-
peIience. but | found them excellent.
1 certainly thought they would not
"stay by me-" but to my surprise for
many hours afterward | had as COM
plete sense of fullness as rare roast
beef or juicy steak ever impaired. New
York Telegram.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21

WE never seem more radiant with va
rious excellencies of character than
when, as a matter of fact, they are all
assumed; just as set of false teeth is
apt to be thousand times handsomer
than the natural one it was made to re-
place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
GRAINS OF GOLD.
A noble deed is a step toward HEAVIER

A noble deed is step toward heaven
We oftener suspect man of vice than
of virtue.
Afford others the same indulgence you
would wish to receive.
1t is far less dangerous to slip with the
foot than with the tongue.
The fortune which nobody sees, makes
a man happy and unenvied.
A change of fortune hurts wise man
no more than change in the moon.
Prayer will make us leave off SHINING,
or SHINING will make us leave of praying.
The recreant who exhibits his timidity
in the time of danger is afterward bold
est in word and tongue.
What's brave, what's noble, let's do
it after the high Roman fashion, and
make death proud to take us.
Fools and sensible men are equally
innocnous. 1t is in the half fool and the
half wise that the danger lies.
You may judge pretty well as to a
woman's secret faults, by observing
what she condemns most in others.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
capable of doing. while others judge US
by what we have already done.
Beneyolence often hides his light un-
der bushel so well that the poor man
does not know where to find him.
He that studies books alone, viii know
how things ought to be; and he who
studies men will know how things are.
A cheerful heart is the richest Of all
human treasures; for even gold shines
more brightly in the smiles of the sun.
When man is fortunate in business
he attributes the fact to his ability. If
he is unfortunate he bewails his bad luck.
1t is most notifying reflection for
any man to consider what he has done,
compared with what he might have done.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
The Light from Cuban Firet,ies.

The secret of the light the Cuban fire
fly gives is as yet undiscovered. Ap-
parently it is connected in some way
with the mysterious phenomena of life,
and chemists and physicists have sought
in vain to explain its origin. On each
side of the animals thorax is luminous
membranous spot, and these flash at in
tervals, SO that the Cubans put dozen
of the insects in a cage together, and so
obtain continuous illumination, bright
enough to read by. This light is accom-
panied by no perceptible heat, and is
seemingly produced with almost no ex-
penditure of energy. How great an i'm
provement it represents upon all known
artificial lights can be imagined when it
is stated that the loss from other lights is
more than SO per Washington
Star
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Alaric's Grave.

It is said that when Alaric, the con.
queror of Rome. died, that ''a river was
turned aside to make place in its bed
for his grave, and when he was buried
the water was again let into its former
channel, and the prisoners who had
helped to bury him were killed so that
no one might find out where the con-
queror of Rome was buried. Yankee
R1ade
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
THE WRONG vALIsE.
A Young Bridegroom's Awful Mistake
Few Hours Before the Wedding


1t was under circumstances of peculiar
difficulty that Alfred c. became a
benedict the other day AS the bride
elect lived out of town. in one of the
neighboring suburbs. he had arranged TO
20 to the house of friend not far away
early in the forenoon. There he was to
dress for the ceremony, which was to
take place. English fashion. at the little
village church before II o'clock. Send
ing most of his luggage on ahead, he
put his wedding toggery in hand
valise lone of those fat soleleather af-
fairs), and boarded the train at the time
appointed.
Although naturally very exact and
methodical person, he was. not unreason-
ably, rather nervous on this occasion,
and having left his seat to speak to a
friend in the forward part of the car Just
before reaching the station, he hurried
back as the brakeman called out the
name of his place of destination, and
seizing what he supposed was his bag as
it lay in an otherwise empty seat, he was
off and away almost before the train had
come to standstill Arriving at his
friends house, he found that there was
an hour ahead of him before it was time
to dress, so he consigned his bag to the
servant and followed his host into his
den" to calm his mind with good ci-
gar before the momentous event.
But he had hardly made himself COM
Portable before the butler entered with
countenance that bespoke an extraordi-
nary effort to maintain his gravity.
BEG pardon, sir, but there must be some
mistake; will you please to see what har-
ticles found in your bag, sir?" Quite
bewildered, c., together with his
friend, followed the man upstairs and
found neatly ranged ON the bed what was
evidently the contents of a drummers
bag of samples cotton union gar
ment," child's size; four different styles
of t-aces, patent seam corset, eight
samples of collar buttons, half a dozen
ties of faring colors stamped correct
STYLE" and other goods of the same kind.
Of course the explanation was obvious;
he had taken the wrong bag, and his own
wedding suit was en- route for Boston,
without either bride or bridegroom, ON
a wedding tour of its own. Fortunately
his friend was a man of about the same
size, and by borrowing an outfit he was
enabled to reach the church in time and
no one was any the wiser. The story
leaked out. however. and on his return
from the honeymoon trip he had lively
half hour at his club.-New York Trib-
une
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21

As game fishes, sharks do not, think,
stand high; the most common of them,
the dusky shark, when hooked, circles
round on the surface and usually bites
off the lines and escapes. If SO hooked
that the line cannot be cut, the struggle
is furious but short, the shark giving up
in much less time than game fish of
half his size, such as the channel bass,
salt water trout or snapper would do
Forest and Stream.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Impure Ice and Typhoid Fever.

Some years ago DR.. Charles Smart, of
the United States army, traced the cause
of mountain fever to. the melting snow
of the Rocky mountain streams, and in
ferred that the germs of this typho-ma-
larial fever were brought down from
the atmosphere by snow, remained fro
zen during winter, and then passed into
the streams in an active condition when
the snow melted in May, June and July,
1t is frequently the case that impure ice
is the agent of transmitting typhoid and
other fevers.-Engineering Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. Is, F. d. A. M.-Meets
every Wednesday night, on OF before full moon
j. b. MEYER, Secy. Ed BAILEY. NJ
ST Ola AiRS VILE CHAPTER, No II. Rouol
Arch Hds0iIs.-Stated conyOcations iirst Friday NJ
each month. 1"' VI
j. B. MEYER, Rec FDR RArFy mn
BELMONT COUNCIL, No 81 r. & = NJ
Meets second Tuesday of each month,
j. b. MEYER, Sec'y J.B. RYAN TIM
HOPE COMMANDER, No. 26, X. T-Stated
cOnclaves, first Tuesday of each month
j. b. MEYER Secy j. B. RYAN. E. c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Making an Aurora Roreali..

In 1882 two astronomers, M. De La
Rine and NJ. Lenstrom, made expert
ments in the mountains of Finland
which clearly prove the aurora borealis
to be of electrical origin. NJ. De La
Rine says: 1--WE surrounded q noun
tain peak with a coil of copper wire,
pointed at intervals with tin nibs. We
next charged the wire with strong
current Of electricity, and every night
during our stay produced beautiful
display Of the aurora, one of the main
characteristics of this display being a
yellowish white light on the tin points
of the wire, which the spectroscope
analysis proved to be the greenish yel-
low rays known in nothing else except
the aurora borealis. The main part of
the auroral display was usually about
$50 yards above the copper coil. ."-Phils
delphia Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
The Loss In Artificial Lights.

1t is stated that in candle light, lamp
light or gaslight the waste is more than
80 per cent. In other words, if they
could be so obtained as not to throw
anything away, they would give nearly
100 times the illumination which they
do afford. Even the electric light is
mostly Washington Star.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
A Novel Electric LIGHT.

Anovel application of the electric light
may be witnessed in the vehicles of the
London General Omnibus company. The
inspectors have been provided with an
electrical apparatus, which, from case
about the size of hunting watch fast
ened to the waistcoat, throws steady,
mild and effective light on the dirtiest
and most tattered tickets.-New York
Post
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
A Change of Base.

Featherstone- What are you doing for
living now. uncle.
Uncle Ebony-rs gone into de dry
goods business, sab.
Featherstone-What are You, floor
walker?
Uncle Ebony with great dignity)-No,
sab. rs a floor rcleaner.-Cloak Review.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
FAREWELL.

Farewell, Lifei my senses swim,
And the world Is growing dim;
Thronging shadows cloud the light,
Like the advent Of the night
Colder, colder, colder still,
Upward steals a vapor chill:
Strong the earthly odor grows
! smell the mold above the rose!
Welcome. Life. The spirit srrivesi
Strength returns and hope revives;
Cloudy fears and shapes forlorn
Fly like shadows of the morn;
Ger the earth there comes bloom.
Sunny light for sullen gloom.
Warm perfume for vapor cold
smell the rose above the mold.
Hood
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
rhs Mhitensh of th. Great I.ke.

The whitefish is, in the opinion of
most gourmets, the most delicious fish
known to Americans. The lake trout
are mere food. am told that they are
rather related to the char than to the
salmon. They are peculiar to our in
land waters. They average five to ten
pounds in weight, and yet grow to
weigh 100 pounds; but whatever their
weight be, it is mere pressure of hard,
dry flesh, calculated only to appease
hunger. er.-Julian Ralph in Harper's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Giving Him the Grin.

Little Girl-Professor Greatmind, that
big doctor over the way, says he's tryin
to give the grip to his dog. Wot's that
for?
Little Boy-I don't quite know, but
that dog of his isn't good for anything
Maybe he's tryin to make him cross
Good News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21

A curious and profitable business has
grown up in the Maine woods about the
sawmills, in the utilizing of the i'm
mense quantities of sawdust by compress
sion. Thousands of tons of sawdust are
pressed into compact blocks and bales.
and in this form is finding a ready mark
st for kindling and fuel in the eastern
cities.-Interview in New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
The Best Present for a Baby.

The best and most sensible present q
man can make a baby is handbook,
and the larger the account opened the
better. For the bank account will be
better for the baby in the end, and il
can never throw the father down stairs,
split the drums of his ears, or perform
any other act to disturb your peace OF
mind and make you wish that you had
never been born. r. K. Munkittrick in
Once a Week.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21

J. M. Crandall, of Pilot Kno b, Ind, is
responsible for the statement that Alex
ander Richie, of that place, owns
lamb with one perfect head and neck
and two perfect bodies, and two sets OF
limbs complete. The bodies join neal
the shoulders.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
Ways of Preparing Asparagus.

A friend, who is noted for her excel
lent serving of asparagus, gives the fol
lowing suggestions for its preparation:
1.-The bunch should be plunged into boil
ing water which is well salted, set down
ON the root end with the tips well out
of the water, as the steam cooks them
quite sufficiently. Almost any aspara-
gus will be well cooked after twenty
five minutes boiling. 1t can then be
taken into collander and drained, the
strings carefully cut and the vegetable
arranged on toast to serve. There are
several sauces used with it-either plain
butter, pepper and salt, OF yet sauce
Hollandaise being quite popular, or
drawn butter may be poured over it.
Sometimes, when the tips of aspara-
gus are served with toast as an especial
ly dainty dish, the stalks are well boiled
and strained for soup. Asparagus soup
may be made with either stock or water.
If stock is used the whiteis preferable,
and cream is frequently added to make
the soup still richer. 1t is a delicious
soup. Asparagus can be steamed to
warm it over, and can be cut in small
bits and stirred into an omelette, if any
happens to be left over from dinner. y
Good Housekeeping.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21

The real gentleman does not live by
rule of etiquette. He makes etiquette.
The keynote to his personal success is
strength-an unconscious cons liberation
for others, born of power mental or
physical. He has strong instinct
against giving offense, because it wounds.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21
The Thunder Stone.

The opal was looked upon as thun-
der stone, and although many women
are now given to strong supersti-
tious prejudice against wearing one, it
was in bygone days held in the highest
estimation, for it was supposed to com
bine the virtues of several other gems
Queries Magazine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-21

In 1852 a cow was tried for murder al
Poitonf, France, and five years later
pig, which had killed a child in the
streets of Menlan, was thrown into
prison, tried and finally strangled in the
market place.