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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

THE small boy has been making the
lives of pedestrians miserable during the
past week by coasting on the sidewalks.
A new wrinkle with the irrepressible
and ever progressive boy is to go flying
down the icy stones on skates. He goes
like the wind, too.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

AT special election held at Caldwell,
Tuesday. it was decided to bond the town
in the sum of S25, 900 for electric lights
and other improvements. There were
only three votes against the measure.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

For Sale-New House, and lot contain
ing four acres. Good stable. Located
south side of town. Z. FAwCETT.
PIG At St.Clairsville, 0.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

What is the matter with the town
clock? 1t is a very striking fact
that its iron tongue has been during
large part of the winter as dumb as an
oyster. Why not have the clock so fixed
that it will strike?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

THERE is much talk of Touring mill
at Belmont, and it is probable that the
citizens of that pushing town will estao-
lish the institution.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

Fresh Cow for SALE Is A. No. l.
PIG 2t ROBT. HAMMOND.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

REVIVAL services are still in progress
at the Methodist church and will be held
on each night this week but Friday and
nights.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

THE court at Cambridge has made the
injunction against levying the rolling mill
tax perpetual and the people who raised
the row are III the hole.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

WE will sell remainder of Gents Wool
en- Underwear and Over Shirts at cost.
BAILY 4 Son, Bridgeport Ohio. 2-2-tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

THE mercury reached six to eight below
zero in this place Monday morning.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

. DO NOT wear impermeable and tight
fitting hats that construct the blood-ves-
sells of the scalp. Use Halls Hair Re-
newer occasionally, and you will not be
bald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

GEO. G. SEDGwICK, of Martins Ferry,
gives the best and most liberal Farm
Insurance Policy in the county. 1t is to
your interest to write him. 2-18-1y
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

If you are in need of Arctic's orRubber
Boots, call at BAILY & Son, Bridgeport
Ohio. 2-2tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

MARCH 4th, afternoon and evening
will sell Toys and Notions at auction
2232 ct w. W. MCMoNlES.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

Come and See-A new thing in IaqquH
Boots; % different kinds of Rubber Foot
wear, at F. TROLL & Sons. 10-6-tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

MURDAUGH'sm mill has not been running
for the past few days, and has been
equipped with new machinery. The mill
started again Wednesday
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23
NOT EXACTLY NEWS.
A Few General Remarks and Familiar
Reflections.

A Few General Remarks and FamlI1ar
Reflections.
The worst bore with which grocery
man has to do is the man who comes in
hungry. He picks out a cracker and eats
it. He clips off bit of cheese to go with
the cracker. He gives the dried beef
clipper turn for a shaving or so of meat.
He will eat anything that is loose. He
Is familiar with the sugar bins. He new
er neglects to sample the apples, or other
fruit. He can even relish salt mackerel
or cod; if nothing else is at hand will eat
cranberries, dried corn or hominy. If he
is constant loafer ne will get several
weeks board out of the store in year.
After making his little lunch, he usually
feels so at peace with himself that he is
willing to buy for cent cigar which
the grocer sells regularly at a higher
price.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

A. C. DARRAH purchased fine family
driving horse at the Ross sale, near
Shepherdstown, Tuesday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

THE story that the B.. z. Il c. railroad
has been purchased bv the Columbus,
Shawnee and Hooking, has been author
itively denied.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

AT classical Bellaire there is terry
boat named Charon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

WE are having many excellent enter
tainments this winter, and each one
wonId yield twice the enjoyment if we
had good hall.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

FRANK BEARD, the Chalk-talker, at
Court House Hall Friday evening.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23
PERSONAL MENTION.
Pertinent Points About People Who Com,
and Co

Pertinent Points About People Who Come
and Go.
Miss Adda Brown and sister, of Cole
rain, attended the Farmers Institute on
Thursday, and made this office a pleasant
call.
Miss Effie Waller, of Colerain, was
the guest over Sunday of Miss Correll
Zimmerman.
Vim. GeIler, of Wheeling, spent Sun
day with his aged mother in this place.
Jos. H. Close, of Baltimore was in
town over Thursday of last week.
Miss Laura Pratt has been for the
past few days visiting relatives at Flush
ing.
Misses Kate Ralston and Jennie
Dixon, of Martins Ferry, were guests of
Miss Bert Robinson last week.
Mrs. Samuel Boroff and Miss Gertie
Darrah spent Wednesday with friends at
Louisville.
-Ex- Recorder Beckett went South
last week to look after property held by
him.
Judge l. H. CASTOR went to Cincin-
natl Monday to attend a Masonic meet
ing. He was accompanied by w. G.
lBurgundthal, James 7. Kelley, o. p.
Mason and Chas. F. Strahl, of Bellaire.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23
Meatine of TaxpaYers.

A meeting of the taxpayers of the
county is called for Thursday, March 2,
at the Courthouse Hall, in this place, to
discuss the question of taxation and
methods for paying the county debt.
Every taxpayer should attend.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

THE price at Wheeling for choice hogs
remains at $40 to $50.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23
INTERESTING SHORT BITS.
Newsy Items Gathered from Town
and Country.
Pithy Paragraphs Written or Pasted - a
Melange Dished Up for All
Readers.

THE grounding is most outrageous
prevaricator.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

Insure your farm and town property
in Fhe Old Reliable Phoenix.
A. P. BLAIR, Agent,
1922 3m st. Clairsville, o.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

WIN. A. MCMECHAN st. Clairsville, Ohio
THE present Ohio House of Represen-
tatives is composed of 3S farmers, 25
attorneys, merchants. physicians,
editors, aud one each of large number
of other kinds of business.
THE Flushing Advertiser says: Master
Eddie Walker, son of Lewis Walker,
East of town, found a hens egg which
measures 115inches in circumference the
long way and 27s at the center.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23
National Bank Stocks for Sale, Money
to loan. Mortgages bought and sold.

Also, a fine residence for sale.
WIN. A. MCMECHAN st. Clairsville, Ohit
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23
RATES OF ADVERTISING

One square one insertion. 90
Each subsequent insertion. .....-.-....-. 50
Professional card and paper per year. 90
Local advertising 10 cts. per line for first inser
tion, and cts for each additional Insertion.
application.
w-Ar kinds of Job Printing done at reasons-
BILE rates. Estimates furnished.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
Facts About Pianos.

Where do the old pianos go when
they die? New York is the great
piano producing capital of the world.
It's great piano firms are numbered
by dozens They practically control
all the concert business. They have
sprinkled the middle portion of the
town with great warehouses.
Five million pianos in the country,
an expert tells me. Ten million peo-
pie who can ''play a little" A few
hundred who play great deal.
Did you know that fats have revo-
lutionized the "style" in pianos?
Thirty years ago folks who couldn't
afford a grand piano bought what
they called square" one. Upright
pianos were distinctly old-fashioned.
Now square pianos are out and the
upright in again, keeping company
with. the folding-bed i'm the charac-
teristic homes Of the metropolis,
where, as ST Clair McKelway says,
dogs wag their tails up and down in
stead of sideways, as in other cities.
And the old pianos are in board
lighthouses and all sorts of queer
places. You can get one for S15-at
auction. I've seen lem in queer
places-the cabin Of a canal-boat, a
shanty in ShantYtown, negro cabin
On Crow HilL-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
Some Scientific Blunders.

The romances Of Jules Verne are
crammed with the most delicious
scientific absurdities, which are in
PRODUCED with show of pOnderous
learning and pretense of mathemat-
ical exactness that render them all
the more enjoyable AS, however,
these are not meant to be anything
but absurdities, it would be hardly
fair to class them with the mistakes
unconsciously made, the result either
Of ignorance or careleSsness Quite
different, however, is the droIl error
made by the great romancer in
''Round the World in Eighty Days, "
when he describes his hero as reach
ing his club just when the clocks
were striking $50. This must have
been an instance Of momentarY OBJ
liviousness, for clocks do not as rule
strike at this number of moments be-
fore the hour Such a mistake in a
scientific romance = calculated to de-
strOy all faith in TIE accuracy of hu-
man nature. This, however, is but a
triie when compared with the blum
derS sometimes made by writer's who
lay no claim to scientific attainments.
Dickens famous case of spontaneous
combustion, described in BLEAK
House," is an instance in point. 1t
is absolutely certain that no case of
spontaneous combustion ever did or
ever could take place, and, though
Dickens made heroic effort to show
that such thing was possible, he
was finally forced to admit his error,
and, it is said. thought of revising his
novel, even after it had appeared in
print, and bringing about the catas-
trophe by some other means. George
Eliot, in the "Mill on the Floss" has
introduced an equal absurdity in
causing the trail boat of the heroine
to be overwhelmed by mass of float
ing debris that was moving faster
than the frail craft. When both
were propelled by the same current,
such thing was physical impossi-
bility. The mistake in this case
arose from a confusion of ideas The
lightness of the boat might, in the
mind of one conyersant with the
facts In the case, lead to the con-
clusion that it would move more
slowly on the surface Of the water
than the heavier mass of floating logs
and drift. But this conclusion, while
accurate if applied to objects falling
through the air, is entirely erroneous
when applied to them when moving
through water, and so, for anything
that science offers to the contrary,
the boat would never have been sunk
at all.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
Grog in Foreign Navies.

OF all the war ships, representing
eight different nations, which have
been lying in the Hudson. the Amer
leans are the only ones on board of
which liquor is not served out to the
crews British sailors, as has been
noted, have the regular daily allow
ance Of grog. So do the Germans and
the russians On the French and
Italian vessels it is said that cask
of wine always stands where thirsty
seaman may drink whenever he
pleases. 1t is the belief of foreign
officers that liquor helps their sailors
to endure fatigue and cold. On the
other hand. a writer who has Just
returned from a long voyage with the
Arctic whalers says that lone of the
curses of life at sea has been the use
of grog. Formerly liquor was thought
to be ne essary for men in the arctic,
but experience has proved it to be
harmful instead Of beneficial, and
only in cases of great distress is it
now used. Strong coffee has taken
its place, and in every whaler during
times of great exposure or unusual
fatigue strong. hot coffee is always at
hand, grog er."-Boston Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
Ancient and Modern Cities.

The greatest cities of ancient times
were Babylon and Rome. The former
Is said to have had an area of from
100 to 200 square miles; it's houses
were three or four stories high, but
palaces and gardens occupied much
of the vast area, so that the popula-
tion was not what these figures
would seem to indicate. In fact, it
is said by one historian that Zine
tenths of this area was taken up with
gardens and orchards. The total pop
ulation Of the city under Nebuchad-
nezzar and his son Evil-Merodach is
estimated at upwards of 1000, 900.
Rome reached it's greatest size dur
ing the fourth century of our era, and
it's population was then about $780,
900. The census taken CA. D. 48),
A. y. G. S01, gave the city a popula-
tion of 6,944. 900; but this is not
credited now. London is probably
larger than any city of ancient times
ever was, and it is the largest city of
the modern world. There are sew
eral ways of considering the popula-
tion Of London, but taking the area
under the protection OF the city and
metropolitan police, the population in
1891 reached the enormous total of
5, $50, 332-a larger number than is
contained in any State in our Union
except New York.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
A Miraculous Escape.

During one of the great eruptions
Of Etna tremendous stream of lava
burst from the side Of the mountain,
and descended toward the town of
Catania, threatening it with destruc-
tion.
The terror-stricken inhabitants be-
sought their patroness. ST Agatha,
to avert the impending catastrophe,
but for while prayers seemed all in
vain. Closer and closer crept the
dreaded lava stream, before whose
powerful thrust even the town wall
must give way, when 10, a miracle!
A few inches from the wall the
stream was arrested in Its progress,
and began to pile itself up in heap
Higher and higher it grew, fed by
fresh lava from behind, until before
it had quite cooled and hardened it
had actually ovetopped the wall.
Saint Agatha, as might be ex-
pected, obtained the credit of this
miracle, as it was thought to be; but
science very soon after robbed her Of
it. Lava, it has been discovered is
full Of gas, which gushes out In little
jets, and so strong are these jets that
the lava actually blew itself back
from the wall, and as the wall was
luckily strong enough not to be blown
down, the lava kept.on blowing itself
back till 1t had time to cooI.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
Russians as Silk Producers.

Paternalism. as applied to the silk
industry, and particularly to sericul
ture in Russia, cannot be described
as pronounced success The Gov
eminent has spent more money for
the furtherance Of the silk industry
in the Caucasus than for any other
industrial purpose, yet despite the
fact that the country has whole
forests of mulberry trees eminently
suited for feeding silk worms, and de-
spite the decidedly favorable climatic
conditions, the estimated production
of silk in Transcaucasia to-day is but
SO, 900 pools, against 80, 600 pools in
1856, the value being but 5000, 900
roubles, and leaving more than double
the value still to be imported, It is
alleged that considerable improve
ment has been made in Keeling, spin
ming, and twisting-new foreign ma
chinery being everywhere at work
yet, in face Of protective duties and
exceedingly low wages, the imports
are increasing, while the exports are
decreasing.
II Rusaia cannot withstand Japan
csc rates of wages with the aid of
the measure Of protection her silk
men enjoy, how would American silk
manufacturers fare if any tariff
policy left them at the mercy of un-
restrained japanese competition -
Dry Goods Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
The Tramp Got Photographed.

He was poor and shabby, with all
the earmarks of a veritable tramp,
when he applied at photograph gal
Iery to get his picture taken.
The proprietor looked him over and
pointed to sign On the wall. 1t
read:
"Cash in advance.
Cali right pard; here's five dol
lar William" and he pulled out the
money much to the surprise Of the
photographer
"Per'aps you think I'm Jimcomb
Riley or some other swell in disguise
but Pm not in it with any of those
feIlers."
"Out of a job?" asked the photog-
rapher.
yep! And out of everything
else."
"Going to sell your Photographic"
"NeveI struck me to- Who'd want
my picture? Nobody but fool folks
who let Teller be prodigal son all
his life; an never killed any fatted
calf for him. They sent a V tor it
for the family album. Think I'll be
an ornament"
'Going to keep your hat on?"
s'Yep. And my hand in my pocket,
to look natural. And the kind Of
expression that a Teller wears when
he knocks at somebody's back door
and asks for bread and gets a stone.
Is it time, pard, to smile and look
pleasant"
The picture was taken, and it was
a success But none of them have
yet reached the family album. The
original sold enough copies to buy
himself suit of clothes, and the
next time he poses will represent a
turning tide in his fortune. The
photographer had unconsciously held
out straw to drowning man. De
trOit Free Press,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
Life, or Luxuries?

In sketch of an author who had
abandoned the study for the market
place. which appeared somewhere re-
Gently. the writer Of it asked the
man OF letters how he could resist
the call to the literary life, to which
he replied that there was a stronger
call: that he was making future
for his children 81 must have
money" he continued. land l get it,
but not by literature
Life is, certainly. series OF choices
If man regards it az more valuable
to his children to leave them bank
stocks and rent rolls than to leave
them the inheritance of great name,
it is natural that he devote himself
to those. II Matthew Arnold had
deliberately weighed in the balance
the results of a life of devotion to
scholarly purposes and critical litera-
ture, and the results of a life devoted
to trade, and had chosen the market
In preference to poetry and criticism.
the world would have been the poorer
for the choice. The deeper truth,
however. underlying all this trend Of
reflection is that when man can Sc
riously consider material accumula-
ton against Art he is not the artist.
Art chooses her votaries, rather than
waits to be chosen by them. The
true poet does not, because be cam
not, pause to decide whether he will
write his poem, for If it be given him
to do he has no choice. The chrism
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
A Poetic VIII.

An authenticated copy of the will
Of Arson p. K. Stafford was fled in
the Probate Court.
Stafford died in Hillshorough County.
Florida, in December, 1891, leaving
property in that State and in Cali
fornia valued at $4,000 The will
was probated there, and is brought
here to secure the administration OF
the property here.
One-third OF Safford's estate goes
to his widow, one-third to his sister,
s., 900 to his adopted son and the re-
mainder TO his daughters.
There is nothing remarkable about
the will except its quaint conclusion.
Here the testator says: 'This life ia
only the beginning of another. You
will miss me, but shall be with you
and meet and welcome you on the
other shore; but you have your work
to do here.
500 it brayeIy and do not mourn
for me, for / shall not be dead. I
shall only bid you good evening in
order to be able to say good morning
to you when we meet on the other
share. San Francisco Call.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
MUST GO DOWN WITH HIS SHIP.
British Naval Captains Bound by an Iron
Though UnwrItten Law.

British Naval Captains Bound by an FRO.
Though Unwritten Law.
The action of Vice Admiral Tryor
in refusing to leave the bridge of the
Victoria while there was chance il
being compared by military men OF
this city with the action of Brig. Gen.
George A. Custer at the Big Horn
massacre. According to now gen
orally accepted facts, an opportunity
was offered Custer by a Government
Indian scout to cut his way out.
Custer refused the proffered Brule
blanket and headdresS and remained
to die with his men. Instances are
many in the British navy of captains
or war ships preferring to go down
with their ships in preference to out
living them. 1t is an old practice in
the British navy, and one which, ac-
cording to the New York Times,
practically amounts to rule, that
the Captain who loses a war ship
never obtains second one. The be.
lief among many American officers is
that Tryon was fully imbued with the
seaman's idea Of the duty of a COM
mander, and, knowing that hundreds
of men were imprisoned below decks,
calmly decided to so down with the
ship so long as man aboard had to die
as the result of carrying out orders
given him during the maneuvering.
At the United States Naval Academy
4 monument in the center of the
grounds stands to-day with the name
''Herndon" on'its face. Herndon was
an American naval officer who be-
fore the civil war, was engaged while
on furlough in the command of a
nail steamer plying between New
York and the West Indies The ship
was lost in the Gulf Stream of the
Florida coast. She carried a large
number of passengers at the time.
The majority of the passengers Hern-
don saw placed in the boats. The
last boat waited for Herndon to Jump
in. Instead of availing himself of
the opportunity, Herndon ordered
the boat to cast off. The ship went
down with Herndon in mis- naval uni
form standing alone and in full view
on the bridge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23
A Scene from Real Life.

A small child was walking on
Morgan street recently. She carried
pitcher of milk and she wore a hat
with trimming of daisies.
A puff of wind lifted Der hat from
her head and rolled it into the street
in the path of huge team drawing
a coal wagon.
The child looked apprehensively at
the horses as tie hat lightly bowled
directly under their hoofS. At that
moment the grimy teamster pulled
up the animals and the hat nestled
down between their fore feet
The child started forward. and
then. afraid of the horses, retreated.
So the teamster carefully backed,
the horses lifting their hoofs, each as
big as the ha.s until they were clear
Of it.
Then the child ran out and got her
hat, and the team slowly jolted down
the street Buffalo Courier.