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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
RIDING PRETTY HARD.
An Old Wartime Engineer Tells About m
Eventful Railway Journey.

An Old Wartime Engineer Tells About an
Eventful Railway Journey.
Bivouacked around a campfire one
evening were a party of officers busily
engaged in roasting COOLERS in the ashes
and washing them down with the con-
tents of their canteens. Never heard
tell O the time got lost in the noun
tains with engin', did yer asked tall,
lanky, good humored comrade, who
strolled up and helped himself to hand
full Of the goobers.
Every man present expressed his bit
ter regret at never having had the op-
portunity of hearing the story.
WAL" said the tall man, seating him
self on an upturned bucket, Il mout's
well tell We, longs theirs time afore taps.
l wur runnin an engin' fur the guv'ment
doorin the war down in Ferginny. She
wur an ol hookmotion Rogers an smart
enuff to chm' tree eff she'd "a got toe
holt onto it.
Il had niger fireman as was afraid
of his shadder, witch didn't prevent him
goin to sleep at any minute, day or night.
whilst he wur standin up lookin ahead,
'parently wide awake. But l wuz goin
to tell ye about gettin lost. Ye see, twas
this way: They started us out one dark
night over branch that we didn't know,
and we had to go to it bin. The track
wur in turr'ble shape, an 'twould hev
puzzled ye to say when We wuz on the
rails an when we wuzn't. / should say
we everidged bout half and half. We
was plowin long bout SO so, when all
of a suddent saw by the headlight thet
we was a-goin into tunnil.
Il Civ Zeb kick and hollered, 'Zeb.
is ther' a tunnil on this line?
Cant tell for shuah, boss said he;
mighty cur us doin's these days. Twasn't
so 'fo' de wah.'
"'Waal, keepyereyeskinn fer snags,
/ sung out. an as I wuz sort of sleepy
myself I snoozed off an on, mostly on, /
guess, fer q spell, till finally the old gal
Civ snort an stopped dead. We both
on US walked up to wunst.
/" "'Twas so dark / couldn't see Zeb to
kick him fer goin to sleep, but l cussed
him fer lettin us hit snag. Git down
ther', ye coon, an see if we're on the
rails sez l.
He took the torch an clim'ed down
an wallered roun awhile. Fust knowed
he wus back ag'in, his face whites
sheet.
"Well, what's the matter nowT L
asked him.
"'Fo' de Lo'd, boss he sez, ives in
de tun1 yit, an dere amt a rail in sightr
"Jest ez was gittin down to 'vesti-
gate, long comes the conductor. What
in thunder do you mean says he. by
running this train six mi.es into caveY
''Shore enuff, those Johnnies had taken
up the rails and turned 'em into that
cave, and that oil hook motion kept on a
goin with us till we struck the end of it.
l member thinkin she was ridin pretty
hard. but l s'posed she he'd got off the
ties onto the roadbed, which wasn't grad
ed very well."-Kate Fields Washing
ton
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERLAN CHURCH-Rev. r. Alex
ander, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
morning and evening; sabbath school 9 90 a. m ;
young peoples society of Christian endeayor Sun
day evenings; general prayer meeting, Wednesday
evening. Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev.
Harvey Webb, pastor. Sabbath preaching 0:30
a. in; p. H.; young peoples meeting, Monday
evenings general prayer meeting, Wednesday eve
nlngs; Sabbath school $50 ain. Strangers cor
dially invited to all services.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev.
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a. m !;
public worship, II a. m; weekly prayer meeting,
Friday p, m. monthly prayer meeting, last satur
day OF each month, 2 p. m; woman's missionary
society, last Saturday OF each month, p. m. dis
Lret prayer meetings, first Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, 2 D. m.
young women's prayer meeting, second Saturday
Zach month at the parsonage, Up. In.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
when Learning Was D..pised.

Abraham Fahert, who in the seven
teenth century became a marshal of the
French army, lived il an age when learn
ing was despised and mere animal cour
age won the plaudits of court and people.
THE king has no need of philosophers
in his armies" said one who knew the
signs of the times. He wants soldiers,
stirring, active and resolute men. De-
baters are only useful in the schools"
1t was at this period that the Marquis
Of Cramail. at a critical moment, ad
dressed his rear guard. imploring them
not 10 ride away from the field, and his
eloquence was at once destroyed when
some one cried:
why listen to hirni Ee has written
q bookr'
81 mend my pen with my sword, " said
noble of the time to poet. and the re-
tort was prompt:
Then am no longer astonished that
you write so badly"
But young Fabert, who became a pri-
vate at the age of IA, was determined to
master all the branches of his profession
from the simplest to the most complex.
He fulfilled all his practical duties per
fectly, and at the same time studied with
unfailing zeal. He taught himself the
rudiments of geometry, fortifcation and
drawing. He read history, studied Ger
man, Spanish, Italian and Flemish and
was always eagerly seeking to improve
his knowledge of geography.
This" he used to say, sis as necessary
to an officer as arms are to the soldier"
The result was that when France
needed the service of a trained mind and
well disciplined will Fabert was at her
service. Moreover, he was the first mar
shall who rose from the ranks.-Youth's
Companion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
The Mardroom "Rnr."

The wardroom hoy" on board man.
of-war is often as old as many of those he
serves, but tine old fashioned title and
iodttful in wheels is shown-machines
ousghing only twenty pounds, done in
;sShite and gold and blue. Columbias
T'tors, and Ramblers are perhaps most
slroughlyrepresented. Curiosities. too.
II shown. as an old ordinary made of a
egon wheel and wheelbarrow wheel;
e high wheel that Stevens rode round
eworld; the wheel used by Zimmerman,
It was several months ago that Nc
lavish, who had never lived in the sub
urbs, moved with his family out to West
Nobtown. The other day one of the old
residents said to him:
"Well, Mr.. McTavish, how do you like
West NobtownY
McTavish sighed slightly and then
said, "The merciful man is merciful to
his suburbr'- Enquirer.
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A NannIenn of Iiteratnre

The man was as thin as a rail and had
the cadaverous look of a poet out of a
job. At least that's the way he appeared
to the editor as that gentleman raised
his eyes from his work to see what it
was shuffiing across the floor toward his
desk.
"Good morning." said the visitor.
"Good morning" responded the editor.
"You are the editor" said the visitor
inquiringly, half in doubt. Eyes, know
you are. l can always tell an editor by
his intellectual expression. 1 have here,
sir, an article for the press"
"Prose or poetry" queried the editor,
not regarding the iattery.
''Both, sir; a combination effort, /
may say"
"Ah, you must be genius?"
"Well, SIR" and the visitor plumed
himself, II am considered by my friends
q Napoleon of literature, sir"
The editor didn't like that little bit.
"Um," he said, looking him over.
"Um, didn't know you were a Napo-
leon, but l knew you were a bony part
of literature. Anybody could see that
with half an eye. Detroit Free Press
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
GRAINS OF GOLD.

The way TO get help is to be helper.
Growlers are never wanted anywhere
1t is easier to be brave than to be
patient.
1t is easier to mean right than it is to
do right.
He that is in your power is under your
protection.
We can all learn better by example
than by precept-
Don't growl at this world until you
are sure of better one.
Little duties well performed will make
great ones easy TO accomplish.
We should choose our friends for what
they are, not for what they have.
People who give in earnest soon find
out that it is blessed thing TO do.
The more a man is preached to, the
less he remembers of what is said to him.
Brave actions are the substance of life,
and good sayings the ornaments of it.
Thy friend has a friend, and thy
friends friend friend. Let thy words
be few.
Any fool can repent of a thing after it
is done, but give US the man who repents
before it is done.
Kind, courteous, and polite treatment
of all persons is one mark of true WON
an, and true man also.
Cast forth thy act, thy word into the
everything. ever working universe; it is
a seed grain that cannot die.
Finding fault with others is one way
of telling people that you are not quite
so good as you ought to be yourself.
A mans nature runs either to herbs
or weeds; therefore let him seasonably
water the one and destroy the other.
In the world there are only two ways
Of raising ones self; either by ones own
industry, or the weakness of others.
The most agreeable of all companions
is a simple, frank man, without any high
pretensiOns to an oppressive greatness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Yankee sententiousness Saving Salt.

In our opinion sententiousness is rare
" effective without considerable dash
of humor How much more telling En-
erson's sententiousness was than that of
most of his contemporaries Goethe, for
example, or Carlyle), just because Emer-
son was seldom sententious without a
smile. while Carlyle was most senten-
tious when he was least humorous. A
Yankee, indeed, seldom gives advice
without little irony pointed to himself
for giving it, but Germans and English
men are sententious In grim earnest and
are very apt to be quite as selfimportant
as they are earnest. Very few of the SO
called wise sayings of Goethe and Car
lyle are free from this fault of ponder.
osity.-London Spectator.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
The Gorernment of snain.

The government of Spain is a limited
monarchy under the constitution which
was drawn up and proclaimed in 1876
The power to make laws belongs to the
cortes, which consists of senate and a
house of deputies. the senators number
ing 800 and the deputies 431. The sena-
tors are of three classes-those holding
Office in their own right, those nomi-
mated by the crown and those elected by
the civil and ecclesiastical corporations
of state. In the election of deputies all
male Spaniards may vote under certain
restrictions, and deputies are elected in
the proportion of one deputy to every
10000 souls of the population. Both
houses of the cortes meet every year, and
the ministers are responsible thereto
New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
FIGS AND THlSTlES.

Stinginess is harder to cure than the con-
sumption.
There is no such thing as the right use Of
a wrong thing.
When you bury animosity, don't put any
flowers on its grave.
No knife can cut so deep as the one held
In the hand of friend.
A man with quick temper is as unsafe
as a ship loaded with dynamite.
Before a man can deliberately do any
thing wrong he has to convince himself
that he has II good motive.
In estimating worldly matter it is al
ways well to calculate upon the judici;.
rccompense Of its moral Cua,:ty.-Ram )
l.urn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
ECUCHTIC,IAL NC IS.

EI-A.,ini. ter l.. J. Phelps is i:gain on the
l. of Yale's lGF- lCctllI. rs.
Thirteen univ rs: lie: have bcel SUP
pressed by tie Italian gavernment
r.. Peabody death leaves Oliver Wen
dell Holmes senior pastor emeritus of Har-
ward.
In Monterey, Mexico, school has been
opened in which scholars are fed free OF
charge.
Martha Scof1eld, after % years. successful
educational work with the negroes in South
Carolina, has placed her school and it's
property in the hands of trustees that she
may have some rest.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Do YOU Know 2

That more ills result from an
Unhealthy Liver than any
other cause-Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Hea3ache, 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 CT thenl9 Take
DR.. .Sanford's Liver Invigorator.
Your Druggist will supply you.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Good For Another Term.

Lobbyist (confdentially, displaying
roll of billsSOf course money is no OBJ
iect. What we want is to have this bill
passed.
Alderman Gndignantly)-Bribe me?
No, sirl l am really in favor of the pas
sage of the bill, but-but-I'll just hang
my overcoat here in the hall before go
ing in.-Truth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
The Latest Thing In Petitions.

The latest thing in petitions to parlia-
ment is the petition of a single house
hold. A. B. of Some street, Somewhere,
entertains an objection to bill which
is before the house, and straightway he
and the members of his family draw up
protest, sign it and forward it to the
member of the division in which they re-
side for presentation to the house of COM
mons. This may be a highly proper pro-
ceeding, but If it should became popular
it will add largely to the duties Of the
honorable members.-London Tit-Bits
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

Trains run daily tDaily except Sunday.
ST. CLAIRSYILLE DIVISION-Leave st.
ClairSyille at 9:15 M 2:0Opm.
PULLMAN SERFICE-Pittsburgh and Chi
cagO, trains Nos and 6. Chicago, Cleveland and
Pittsburgh, Columbus via Attica, trains Nos. IA
and Is. Chicago, Baltimore and New York. trains
Nos. 3, 4, 5, g. ard 8. Pittsburg and Cincinnati
trains Nos. los, 1O6 l03 and 1O4
For further Information call on b. & o. ticket
agents, or address L. 5. Allen, Asst Gen. Pass.
Agent, Chicago, Ill.
ROBT. B. CAMPBELL, c. o. SCULL.
Gen Sup't Gen1 Pass Agent
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

BELMONT LODGE, No. rs, r. & A. M.-Meets
every Wednesday night, on or before full moon.
j. b. MEYER, See. G. p. BUMGARNER, W. NJ.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II, RogdI
Arch Mdsons.-Stated convocations first Friday Of
each month.
j. B. MEYER, Rec. j. B. RYAN, H. P.
BELMONT COUNCIL, No 81 r. q s. M
Meets second Tuesday of each month
j. B. MEYER, Rec. c. w. CARROLL, T. i. NJ.
HOPE COMMANDRT, No. 26, K. T.-Stated
cOnclaves, first Thursday of each month.
j. B. MEYER, Rec. w. c. Blu URGUNDTHAI.E.C.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
A DeIicate Compliment.

To be able to compliment without
seeming to fatter is rare gift, and
probably no race of men are endowed
with that gift more extensively than the
French.
An example of the Frenchman's rare
tact in matters of this sort is shown in
that sweet little story of man who had
ventured to compliment a white haired
old lady upon her beauty.
"Ah," said she, 81 fear you fatter me.
You call me pretty? Why, l am an old
woman, my hair is white. and see. here
is a wrinkle"
"a wrinkle?' he replied. 'rNever, ma
dame; that is not wrinkle. 1t is but
smile that has drifted from its moor
ings."-Harper's Young People.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Steam Vessel First Used as Transport.

Steam Vessel First Used as q Transport.
There is q curious fact that may have
been overleoked-that troops withdrawn
from Canada upon the close of the
American war of 1s12-15 for the purpose
of joining the army intended to crush
Napoleon after his return from Elba
were transported down the st. Lawrence
by Canadian steamer. This was prob
ably the first occasion on which steam
vessel was used for purposes of military
transport. News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

Mother Goose" who is probably more
familiar to children than any other per
senage in story books, was real person.
Mrs. Goose, for that was her real name,
lived with a family named Fleet who
kept little store in Pudding lane, Bos-
ton.-New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY.

| Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs.
| Probate Judge-James F. Tallman.
| Clerk of COurts-Henry NJ. Davies.
Sherif-Madison NJ. Scott.
Auditor-Joseph A Henderson.
Treasurer-Frank B. Archer.
AttOrney-JeSse w. HollingwOrth
huge pile of infiammable stuffu
roof should take fire-what a
sickenino boIoc.nst tharo r,,o,,l as Bailey,
elevators could not get the croi, presidents
for hours. Panic and fire VIC. Danford.
hundreds. The plain course Fl r stewart
who values his life is to steer cle,
feature of the Fair, until some Somerton.
are taken to insure safety. Tona cAp
~ 49, ~ w. -' u - i''
Meets Saturday evenings on or before the full
moon. Comrades requested to attend.
j. +. CHARLESW0RTH,P p. @.
W. Fl. ADAMS, AdJ't
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

There is not much similarity between
our ways of earning livelihood" said
the dentist to the paint manufacturer.
NO." admitted the manufacturer.
"there Is not. grind colors while YOU
Gull grinders. indianapolis journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

The population of the kingdom of
Spain. as reported in last census, taken
six years ago, was 17,550,000. As the
population is nearly stationary the count
te- this year would be ehout the same as
that of the year in which the census was
taken
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
A Sensible Prayer.

"And now, parson," said the editor,
"will you ask blessing before we diner
GOOD Lord" said the parson, "have
mercy upon this man and open his eyes
that he may see and understand that
greens are not greens without bacon, and
that grace without grits is deadI"-At-
lanta Constitution.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Getting Points From the Savage.

1t is said there is a tribe in Africa
where speakers in public debate are re-
quired to stand on one leg and are not
allowed to speak longer than they ccn
stand in that position. With all our
boasted civilization we discover every
now and then points in which savages
surpass us.-Exchange.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

As Japan was the first nation to have
her exhibit completed for the Worlds
fair, Major Handy says that that coun-
try is the most advanced, businesslike
and newspaper sort of nation in the
world.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
A Friendly Hint,

Postofice Clerk-See here, boyl No
living mortal can read the address on
this envelope you just handed in.
Boy-Well, if this ere postoffice de-
partment wants fine handwritin, why
don't you keep better pens at these desks,
say?-Good News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

Alabama boasts woman who was
struck by lightning seven years ago, has
never spoken since, and whose eyes grow
luridly brilliant at the approach of q
thunder storm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

Celluloid is becoming quite popular
for numerous fancy articles. 1t comes
In several shades of the delicate colors
and is an inexpensive material. The
thin transparent sheets are the prettiest.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
Daily. I Daily excent SUNDAY

Cleveland-with fast trains for East and West;
Lorain-with the "Nickel-P Plates" Elyria-wlth the
LS&MS SR'y; Grafton-witn CCC 4 81 Ry;
Sterling-with the IS R,y; Narwick-with
the c A & C Ry: Masillon-with w & L X y and
Dover-with & NJ Ry; Uhriehsville-with the
Pan Handle; Bridgeport-with C & R'y; Bel
laire-with B s R'y; Wheeling with o r Ry.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

In portions of the south the old time
negro still fingers, preserving toward the
white race the exact relations of 40 years
ago. 80 far as outward de- zee goes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

THE most momentous question a
woman is ever called upon to decide is
whether the faults of the man she loves
will drag her down, or whether she is
to be his earthly redeemer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

To be longing for this to-day and for
that thing tomorrow; to change likings
for loathings, and to stand wishing and
hankering at venture-how is it posi-
ble for any man to be at rest in this fluc-
tuant, wandering humor and opinion?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

IT is not when you feel best that you
are best, but when you suffer most and
most patiently under trials and misfor-
fortunes.
A MEAN man never knows when he is
mean; he only thinks himself cautious,
just as a near-sighted person seems to
be looking far away.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06
CLEyELAND. LoRAlN & WHEELING R. R
Time Card Of Passenger Trains.

In effect May 2sth, 1885, and until further notice
Standard Times minutes slower than
Columbus, Ohio, time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

THE difficulties and trials we encoun
ter in life, and the weaknesses found in
our character, wage against us a form of
warfare. These are enemies that must
De braved and vanquished upon their
own ground. The advantage is all our
own in seeking the conflict; it is theirs
if we decline it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

1T is trite remark and true that one
man will live like prince upon ten
dollars a week, and another like beg
gar on twenty. Management is all, and
that kind of management which will
make the poor mans home happy, and
with all its disadvantages enable it to
compare with the public house, requires
much study and forethought.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

To attain to generous courtesy,
more even than good sense and good
is nature is necessary; some self-denial
must be practiced, not with view of
obtaining services in return, as some
cynics would have us believe, but be-
cause a handsome courtesy surely is
twice blessed, breeding in return that
reciprocal kindness which we conceive
of as governing the behavior of the an
gels themselves.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-07-06

ONE cheerful face in household will
keep everything bright and warm within.
Envy, hatred, malice. selfishness, de-
ipondency, and host of evil passions,
may lurk around the door, they may
even look within, but they can never
enter and abide there; the cheerful face
will put them to shame and flight.