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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-01
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

(Omu tlC0.)
l. What are drill exercises? When
and how do you make use of them?
2. What is power of the mind?
3. What is memoryf Show its double
nature.
4. What are leading questions? What
is good question? What is good
answer?
5. What is attention? What is its
Importance in school work? How OBJ
tanned?
6. What is the Workman Law? The
Boxwen Law? The Beebe Law?
z. How do you teach child to read?
How long after he enters school should
it be until he is expected to read?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-01
No Money Required Responsible Parties Commence Treatment
DOCTORS FRANCE & OTTMAN.

DOCTORS FRANCE e OTTMAN,
Columbus Ohio by request friends and
St Cla1rSV1lle Ohio, Wednesday, June 21, '9S
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A NJ o P.N
Drs Frances
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-01

The following questions were given by
the Township Superintendent to the dis
trict schools at the close of spring term:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-01
GEOGRAPHY.
JAMES DUNCAN.
Omit fln0

|
l. Define area, continent, isthmus,
coast, plateau, and profile.
2. Draw map of the United States.
3. Name the States which border on
the Great Lakes and locate the capital
of each.
4. Give the principal mountain ranges
of Asia and tell the trend of each.
5. Name and tell the termini of four
great railroads in the United States.
6. Where are the Bahama Islands?
Name their productions.
z. Name and define the kinds of gov
eminent in the world and give country
that is governed by each kind.
ARITHMETIC.
(Onlit tluo)
l. How much land can be bought for
S2474.50 at $I25 square footP
2. Brown offered his farm for 25 per
cent. more than it cost him, but after
ward threw off 10 per cent of his asking
price. What did it cost him, if he
received s3,97S?
3. .0042x1001x(2-g+. +.OO04=?
4. (67-12+21 5-6)+Q343-76s)= :?
5. Mr.. Jones owned 2-5 of farm, and
sold 2-7 of his interest at costfor $4,000.
What is the whole farm worth, and what
is the value of Mr.. Jones's present in
terest?
6. What per cent. of an avoirdupois
pound is "a troy pound?
z. Define minuend, fraction, division,
L. G. NJ, G. G. D., ratio, proportion.
LAS, 400 GALLONS of blood are filtered
by the kidneys every year. How can they
stand this prodigiOus strain? Thousands
die yearly from some form of kidney
disease. Is there any warning given?
Yes; that stitch in the back, that pain in
the side and hundreds of other symptoms
cry out against neglect. The kidney
poison coursing through the veins, robs
the system of vigor and strength. Take
warning then and before it is too late
use Swamp Root" a positive guaranteed
remedy for kidney disease. Sold by
Druggists. 2
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
Brazilian Rat Killers.

A "globe trotter" recently returned home from an extended tour through foreign countries says: ''In all my trav- els there was nothing that interested me more than a peculiar custom prev alent in Brazil. In that tropical coun- try rats are very troublesome, and to rid their houses of the pests the inhab- itants resort to a peculiar method. The giboia, small species of boa, is reared expressly for the purpose, and the ser pents, many of them fifteen feet in length and about five inches thick, are sold in the markets of the principal towns. The snake is harmless and slow of movement during the day, but at night, when the household is deep in slJimber, the eXterminator gets in his work. His method of killing a rat is to catch it by the nape of the neck and crush the cervical vertebra. The ser pent, like dog in this country, soon becomes accustomed to its masters house, and if carried away to a distance will find its way back"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
Thus Far-No Farther.

In China, it appears, the distinction between physicians and. surgeons is more sharply defined than with us, and every man is expected to stick to his own branch of the profession. A rich merchant was struck by an arrow, which remained for some time fixed in the wound. The principal surgeon of the place was sent for, and after insist ing in pocketing his fee in advance cut off the arrow, leaving the point buried in the patients body. On being asked to extract it he said medical etiquette would not allow him to treSpass on a brother practitioners province. The arrow being inside the body the ease was clearly one for a physician.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
FIREFLIES FROM CUBA.
Experimenting with the Light They Give,
 the Cheapest in the World.

Experimenting with the Light They Give,
 the Cheapest in the World.
 Secretary Langley, of the Smithson- ian institution, has been experimenting for some time past with firehies from Cuba. He says that the light they give is the cheapest" in the world produced, that is to say, with the least heat and the smallest expenditure of energy; and he believes that successful imita- tion of it would prove a most profitable substitute for gas and electricity. The insects are beetles two inches long and belong to the family of 'snapping bugs so called because when one of them is laid on it's back it snaps itself into the air with clicking sound.
 The secret of the light this frefly gives is as yet undiscovered, says the Was 'ngton Star. Apparently it is con- necte> in some way with the mysterious pheno ,ena of life, and chemists and physic. tS have sought in vain to ex- plain its origin. On each side of the animals thorax is a luminous mem branous spot, and these flash at inter- vaIs, so that the Cubans put dozen of the insects in cage together, and so obtain continuous illumination bright enough to read by. This light is ac- compapied by no preceptible heat, and is seemingly produced with almost no expenditure of energy. How great an improvement it represents upon all known artificial lights can be imagined when it is stated that in candlelight, lamplight, or gaslight the waste is more than ninety-nine per cent. In other words, if they could be so obtained as not to throw anything away, they would give nearly one hundred times the illumination which they do afford.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
Rashness of 2 Lion Tamer.

Lion tanners are said to have great fascination for their work. A French man named Bidel, who was nearly killed by lion four years ago, de- clared that he would perform no more, but the recent arrival at Neuilly of a lion of extraordinary size and ferocity proved too much for his resolution. A large and fashionable audience as sembled to see him beard this brute in his den. He not only entered the cage, but threw away his whip and fork, threatening the lion with his bare hands. He succeeded in effecting his retreat in safety, amid the applause of the multitude, and is now described as q hero instead of colossal fool
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
JOHN HOWARD PAYNE's CRUEL.

The Author of "HOme. Sweet Home''
 Wanted It Above All Things.
 John Howard Payne, the author of Sweet Home," was when a young man deeply in love with Mary Harden, a southern girl of grace and beauty. The New England Magazine recalls the fol- lowing incident concerning the two, which serves to show that even poets may sometimes present themselves in prosaic phases.
 One morning, while Payne was stay ing in the town where the young lady lived, he entered her house with pale and dismal face.
 Miss Nary" he asked, pathetically, do you know what gruel is?"
 'Indeed do," she answered. ''Why, what is the matter?"
 ''Oh! those horrid biscuits at the tav- ern seem to be made of saleratus, lard and half-baked flour! Could you have dish of gruel prepared for me?"
 Certainly" she answered, and hast ened from parlOr to kitchen to lay the case before Aunt NIinda.
 "Oh, Miss Nary" exclaimed that ebony priestess of pots and pans, ''yer know yer ma not gwine ter like that I never lnnowed gruel carried inter her parlor to company. Yer got no pride, chile. Go in ther house an give ther gentleman fruit cake and pineapple cheese"
 ''But, Aunt Minda, Mir. Payne has dyspepsia and wants only gruel."
 So the gruel was prepared and Rob Roy, the house boy, was summoned 70 serve it. He, however, proved to be as greatly frustrated as Aunt Minda by such compromise of family dignity. He would have presented syllabub and cake proudly, but gruel would smirch the family escutcheon forever Still, his wounded feelings were modified when he saw the steaming beverage quaffed like nectar.
 Rob-" said Mir. Payne, lis there any more grucl where this came from?''
 Bless you, sir" replied Rob, there's bushels.''
 ''Then bring me another bowls
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
FISH CHARMED BY A SNAKE.
Fascination of Denizens Of Pool for a
 Water Reptile.


 Water Reptile.
 Approaching a pool as large as big dining-roOm, we found millions in it, 5 and the fright that our moving bodies gave them sent them scurrying in every direction with such energy that the mere contact of one with another killed them by dozens. Then we laid our selves quietly down upon the ground by the pool, one on each side, and re- mained motionless for few minutes, and we were rewarded by sight en- tirely new to us.
 The water was perfectly clear and not above two feet deep, the day calm and bright and the proceedings below the surface easily observed. n the deepest part of the pool school of lit tie fish was swimming around and around in ring of about two feet in diameter, the school being about six inches wide and apparently two or three layers deep.
 Around and around they went, at the least motion on our part breaking ranks, to resume their circus at once when we were quiet again. We were interested, of course, and puzzled, and we tried for half an hour or more to learn the cause of such unusual move ments.
 Our talk, for we did talk. did not dis turb them, from which we inferred that they could not hear us; our slight est movement did, from which we in- they could see us.
 Carefully crawling little nearer, we discovered the center of the moving cir cle was a large watersnalze, coiled, quiet and watchful. Ornithologists have told us, in unreliable school books, that snakes can, and often do, charm birds, and some have, in their more elaborate works, tried to substantiate that theory. I never believed it, says writer in the American Angler. and I certainly never heard of snakes charm ing fish, but what were these shad do ing? Were they charmed?
 If they were afraid of his snakeship why didn't they swim away, as they did when we stirred? Why, when our dis turbance ceased, did they consistently return and take up their ceaseless round in so dangerous neighborhood? These are conundrums that I can't answer.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
"A. DREADFUL PRISON.
No One Who Enters Ever Returns to tn
 World Again.

No One Who Enters Ever Returns to tn
 World Again.
 Some fifty miles from St. Petersburg upon the lake of Ladoga, there is a small granite island entirely occupied by fortress. It is Schlusselburg, the dreadful prison of state, worse than the French bastile, worse than the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, with its Trou ubetzoi and Aleneevsky Ravelins and its underground cells. The most resolute of the revolutionists, men and women, who have taken part in actual conspiracies, whom it is not considered safe to keep in the fortress of Peter and Paul, are sent there, says Free Russia. The absence of any inhabitants except those employed in service renders it possible to isolate the prisoners to a de- gree unattainable anywhere else. No one is allowed to land upon the island. Sentinels have orders to shoot anyone who approaches. If the near relatives of prisoner inquire concerning him a the police department in St. Petersburg they are sometimes told ''alive" ol dead" Sometimes no answer is given.
 The soldiers and guards are them ssl%<s prisoners who mingle only with eA<> O<her, and are carefully watched ca Izc rare occasions when they are al- lowed to make a visit to the mainland. It was possible to establish secret com munication with even the most jealous ly guarded prisoners in the St. Peters. burg fortress. But sthe fortress O. Schlusselburg remained dumb like the grave it is, though some of the best known men of the revolutionary party. in whom the greatest interest was fel' among the whole body of revolutiOnists. were kept there. We rarely could ever tell whether they were alive or dead A few months ago, however, our friend in Russia received some news from thi place of endless misery. It is very brie only such as can be conveyed upon bit of paper smuggled with the greates danger through some friendly hand. I merely tells which of the prisoners ar, dead and which are still alive, but even this summary is eloquent enough. We learn from 1t that out of the fifty two prisoners sent there in the course of the last eight years twenty, or about forty per cent, are already dead. Sev- eral of those who survive should be added to the list of the dead. They are insane, and have lost what is as pre- cious if not more precious to man than life
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
Perfumes of Plants.

X German botanist, Mir. Regel, has made public the result of his researche; as to the cause of the perfumes O plants. and the factors which diminisl or increase them. Light and hea naturally play very important role Darkness prevented the development ot perfume in flowers of which the buds were only slightly advanced, and when submitted to its influence, and even the plants whose flowers cxhaled perfume only at night, lost their odor if com pclled 10 live in continued darkness.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
WHALING oFE NORWAY.
Bombs That Are Attached to the liar
 poOns, and How They Work.

Bombs That Are Attached to the liar
 poOns, and How They Work.
 Whales off Norway are harpooned with an instrument of peculiar con- struction, says the New Castle (Eng.) Chronicle. It consists of a shank, into which two barbs fold; these spring out and sit fast in the animals flesh when a strain comes on the line attached to the harpoon. The harpoon is fired from cannon mounted on a swivel carried in the bow of the steamer. The head of the harpoon carries an eXplo- sive shell, which is fired by the break ing of glass tube filled with sulphuric acid, and the tube is broken the mo- ment the animal strains the line at tached to the harpoon in it's dash to es- cape after being struck.
 The line attached consists of a length of chain next the harpoon, and then a stout cable, and the two are connected by an accumulator spring which takes and breaks the first strain of the ani- malls dash. Usually the explosion of the shell fails to strike vital spot, and in that case the whale is apt to show fight.
 The steamers employed are vessels built of iron, about sixty to one hun dred tons register, with engines of twenty-five to fifty horse power, nom- inal. Such vessel, with sails backed and engines working full speed astern, and with a long length of cable drag ging through the water, presents very powerful obstruction, but yet monster whales often prove powerful enough to move the steamer with considerable
The St. Johns herald., 1893-06-15
Maine Indian Baskets.

'No chemist ever produced brighter colors than are secured by our Maine Indian basket makers" says The Lew. iston Journal. For the greater part of the material, ash logs arc taken, though maple is cut for rims and han dies. Tn the salt mashes sweet grass is found which, when dry, gives out fra grant odor. Alder is steeped for pale red: white birch bark for bright red: cedar boughs for green; sumac for vel low; black comes from white maple bark. A slight solution of maple, how ever, shows purple instead of black Lazy Indians buy logwood for black, redwood for red and fustic for yellow. A family of four basket makers in Old town cleared orc thousand dollars last year in addition to the household ex- penses. In the same house where the baskets were made is four hundred dollar piano, a Brussels carpet, lace curtains, plush furniture. picture of a priest and one of the Virgin Mary, a Catholic epitome, a set of Cooper's nov els, stuffed owl and a peacock, also stuffed. Two canary birds sang in a cage hanging in the room and on a mat a tired foX-hound snored."m
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
Only Looks Like n Man.

A fellow who looks like man, dresses
like a man, and talks sometimes like n
man, but lacks the first principles Of n
man, has been In town on some business
for short time. n this would.be-lollipop
masher persists In stopping ladies ON
the street after night he will run
against some persons fiat some evening
with such force that the small quantity
Of brains In his big pate will rattle
around 80 lively that ho will think n
heavy thunder storm Is raging above
him. This may teach him lesson,
especially u the job is success and his
proboscls Is spread around sufficiently To
mar what he, no doubt, thinks IL a pretty
face, but he IL ns conccited In entertain
ing that thought as he is cheeky In
stopping ladies on the streets. II IL
evident that the fellow was brought up
In the "slums" Of some city whore re-
spcctabllity Is II stranger and stopping
females il one Of the pastlmcs Of the In
hnbitants of such "slums." This con
duct will not be tolerated long in civ
ilized community.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

An Elk county boy has had the pluck
to make the trip to the Worlds Fair on
a bycicle. Carl Oberg, OF Wilcox,
started Tuesday morning, July IL, for
Chicago on his wheel and reached his
destination in n days. The distance as
recorded by the cyclometer on his wheel
was 800 miles. He road thirty pound
safety wheel with pneumatic tire. He
was compelled to ride fifteen miles Of
the distance over railroad ties on account
OF bad roads. .-Ridgway Advocate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
Sandy Valley.

Mrs. Lizzie Peterman has been visit
ing friends at Mahafley during the past
two weeks.
VIM. Peterman has returned from the
Pittsburg hospital where he has been
for short time.
Dora Beebe, Of this place spent Sat
urday and Sunday OF the past week with
Rev. Geo. Ballentine and family, Of
Richardsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scribner and
family, OF Brookville, spent Sunday
with the parents Of Mrs. Scribner, Mr..
and Mrs. J. 7. Coax, OF Valley Home.
Mrs. Jno. Bartle and daughters, Edith
and Grace, also Mrs. Aileen Newell, all
Of Reynoldsville, spent Thursday last
with l.. M. Beebe and family, of this
place.
Laura, the six-year-old daughter Of
James Satzgiver, while attempting
to climb from wagon fell and the
wheel run over her left hand, smashing
the thumb and tearing off the thumb
nail.
The Rev. II. M. Ryland will lecture
at the Sandy Valley church Friday,
August 4th. His subject will be, SLOW
to Make the Christian EndeavOr Sue
cess" All are cordially invited to
attend. Doors open at 7.30 p. M. Lee
ture free.
II the rain still continues to retain its
habitation in the heavens, Sandy Val
ley will soon be able to boast Of some
very good roads. We are sure that
this fact will gladden. the hearts OF
many of our young people, as they are
very fond of buggyriding.
Thursday last was rather a big day In
Sandy Valley, owing to the fact that
quite large number OF people from
Reynoldsville supposed to comprise the
Y. P. S. c. E. of that place. picnicked
here. We hope they all enjoyed them
selves as well as possible, owing to the
magnitude of our busy, bustling city.
Last Friday Mrs. w. X. Garvin, OF
this place, left here for Dubois, intend.
ing to return the next afternoon. On
her return what was her surprise tC
find her home taken possession Of by
a large crowd Of ladies and gentlemen
who quietly informed her that they had
met there to celebrate the 35th anniver
sary OF her birthday. When they left
a beautiful picture and easel, also 6
handsome spring rocking chair re-
manned as gentle reminder that they
had been there. These were the gifts
Of her many friends OF this place ani
vicinity. Besides this were many Other
gifts too numerous to mention. In the
evening the young people met thers
and had real jolly time. They left
after wishing Mrs. Garvin many happ,
! returns Of the day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

Christopher Columbus was the son OF
weaver, and also weaver himself.
Claude Lorraine was bred a pastry-cook.
Cervante was common soldier. Homer
was the son OF a farmer. Demosthenes
was the son Of cutler. Oliver Crom-
we'll was the son Of brewer. Howard
was an apprentice to a grocer. Franklin
was journeyman printer and son OF a
tallow-chandler and soap boiler Daniel
Defoe was hosier and son OF butcher.
Cardinal Wolsey was the son of a
butcher. Lucien was the son of a
maker Of statuary. Virgil was the son
of porter. Horace was the son OF a
shopkeeper. Shakespeare was the son
Of wool-stapler. Milton was the son
Of money-scrivener. Pope was the
son OF merchant. Robert Burns was
the son Of plowman in Ayrshire.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

Many of the misfortunes which men
suffer are due to ignorance, and many
to carelessness. Diligence in acquir-
ing information and careful atten-
tion to the business in hand would
save many from bitter disappointments
and regrets. The time to exercise care
and good judgment is before an act has
been undertaken and while it is being
performed. Six million letters reached
the Dead-Letter Office in Washington
last year. These contained money
amounting to s2s, 642, and drafts, checks
and notes amounting to Sl,47l,S71. A
large proportion OF these letters were
misdirected or only partially addressed,
and many Of them were not addressed
at all. OF these six million mistakes
doubtless nearly all were due to careless
ness or excuseless ignorance. The ad-
dress on multitudes of letters cannot be
disciphered. For this blunder there is
seldom the shadow of an excuse. II
illegible writing were confined to those
who have never enjoyed educational ad-
vantages, the case would not be SO bad.
But many fine scholars offend grievous-
ly in this particular. This is only a
single illustration Of the carelessness
which characterizes men and women in
other and more important affairs
Much delicate and important work il
being put through without much atten'
tion. Among mechanics, clerks, mer-
chants, lawyers, physicians, teachers
and ministers may be found many who
owe their failures to this cause.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

The following article, which was
published in the STAR one year ago last
week and clipped by the Courier, is just
as applicable for the two towns as It was
the first time published:
"a howl has gone up from the Dubois
Courier because the towns water works
are not success. During wet weather
they have no trouble, but In the dry
season their supply is limited. Reyn-
oldsville people have reason to rejoice
because we are blessed with good
water supply"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
interviewing School Directors.
Lock IInyen Exnrrsa.


Prof. w. J. Weaver, Of I,eynoldsville,
former teacher In the schools of this
county IL In the city to-day interviewing
the school directors with the view Of
introducing his text book record into
the Lock Havon schools. Prof Wcav-
er's Record" is copyrighted, and is a
very complet work. 10 has been intro
duced In Carbon, Butler, Elk, Arm
strong, Jefferson, Indiana, Dauphin,
Lehigh and Lycoming counties. The
record book is sold In single copies At
sl.50, and each book will last for ten
years. Tho same book can be used by
the secretary In keeping accounts with
teachers and pupils.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02
Ladies slippers 25c. at Robinson's
The Preachers are Away.
Illrookyillc Dcmocrat.l

lIirookville Democrat.l
This week most Of the ilocks Of Brook
Vile are without shepherds. How much
they will suffer In consequence we
know not. We guess the lambs will
get along all right II the old sheep will
just keep within proper range. DIR.
Conway, Of the Presbyterian church is
visiting his old home In Scotland; Rov,
j. j. Kerr, the Lutheran minister, IL at
Chautauqua; Rev. j. w. Blaisdcll, the
Methodist preacher IL visiting his aged
parents in New Hampshire; and Rev.
J. r. Adams, United Presbyterian pas
tor, with his family is spending n few
weeks with relatives in Venango and
Butler counties.