Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-05-04
PENCIL POINTERS.

PENCIL POINTERS.
In their childish lack of comprehen
sion children sometimes make amusing
mistakes, and yet in their perversion of
the idea they intend to convey say some
thing almost as true, even if little OBJ
scured by the language which expresses
it. In a Sunday school not far away
there is class of little girls. Recently
the lesson contained this prover6, "a
double minded man is unstable in all his
ways" The teacher, wishing to impress
the idea of the text on the class, ask
ed all to commit it to memory. When
she called for the text before the class
was dismissed one wee tot, more eager
than the rest raised her hand first, and
was asked to repeat it. Her success in
getting ahead probably excited her lit
tie, and this was her version: "a double
minded man is under the stable always"
Worlds Fair, President Cleveland re-
ferred to the "stupendous results OF
American enterprise and activity" but
he said not word about the policy that
has stimulated this enterprise and activ-
ity, and made such show possible. He
said nothing about it being his avowed
intention to break down this policy, with
out any idea of what will take its place.
In view of the wonders of the Exposition
with its evidences of American skill and
ingenuity, Grover in his secret heart,
must have thought that protection was
not such bad thing after all.
Persons contemplating marriage and
eager to have the latest correct form of
wording the invitations will take due no
tice that it is now just the thing to say
marriage of Miss Jones with Mr..
Smith" We do not know that it makes
any real difference whether they are
married to or with, or that marriage will
be any happier one way or the other, but
at late swell New Y ork wedding the
invitations read with" and of course it
is correct and must be initiated.
The Welsh tin makers, so report says,
at Irondale will not allow American born
apprentices to be employed in the works.
If this be true, the sooner American born
apprentice drive the Welsh tin makers
who hold such ideas back to Wales the
better However, the whole story may
be untrue, and even if true, such ideas
are not held by the Welsh generally, the
great majority of whom are excellent
citizens, and thoroughly imbued with
American ideas.
In view of the fact that Ross j. Alex
ander has given up hope of becoming an
assistant P. NJ General, and is willing to
take consulship, or probably anything
else, it seems that that delegation which
went over to see Grover had just enough
influence to secure an appointment to
look upon the 81 Am" and there its in
fiuence stopped. Cal Brice was along,
too, but it appears that the man Brice
wants to see appointed is sure to be left
out
The need of good men on the Repub-
lican county ticket this year is apparent
to all. 1t will not do to make any expe-
riment with men of doubtful strength.
There is no reason why we cannot carry
the county by a majority greater than
last fall, but it cannot be done by placing
weak men on the ticket. There is no
doubt that the Democracy will make the
effort of their lives, and we must meet
them with like determination.
COUNCILMAN GEORGE LINN displayed
the narrowness and "lopsidedness" of the
cavity in his head when he voted against
the pro position in Council to divide the
publication of the ordinances equally
between the two papers. The PROPOSE
ton was eminently fair and just to both
papers, but to alone cast his vote in op-
position doubtless gave his puny person
age vast pleasure.
The Ohio Wesleyan University at Del
eware is getting deal of advertising out
of the hazing perpetrated on several stu
dents at that institution, but is of kind
that will cause parents to think twice
before they decide to send their children
to an institution where such barbarous
acts receive anything but the severest
punishment.
Charles NJ. Hogg, of Cadiz, will be
candidate for Senator Mr.. Hogg is a
first-class business man, and no doubt
would ably represent this district. By
the way, it will take something of man
to represent it as ably as it has been.
In the light of latter day financiering
debts can be paid by the issuance of
bonds. The redemption of the bonds is
another matter That comes later, and
may fall on the shoulders of some one |
else.
There are three million bachelors in
the United States according to the last
census. Three million women are prob |
ably happier too, than they would be |
were there no bachelors.
April, true to her traditions, deluged us
with her showers to the delay of the |
farmer in his work, and the general dis
comfiture of every one.
May day brought fewer strikes than
than usual, and this is more hopeful
sign of amicable relations between capi
tai and labor.