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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12

| COLD FEET. The connection between
the head and feet is well known. A
hot head is ordinarily relieved by hot
foot bath. So cold feet tend to congest
the brain and other internal organs.
We have known persons so accustom-
ed to cold feet as to make no effort to
warm them. In such cases there is Ell
ther an imperfect digestion, or a feeble
action of the heart, or low physical
state generally.
The whole system of such persons
needs to be invigorated by careful exer-
else in the open air, by generous diet,
by thorough friction of the skin, and
perhaps by brief use of medicine help
ing the stomach and quickening the
liver.
Sometimes cold feet come from over
action of the brain. In such case the
person must use his brain less and his
legs more, not by ''spirts' but habitual-
ly. He should take at least two solid
hours from his study, his sanctum, his
Office, or his counting house, and put
them into such exercise as will send the
blood at each hearth beat warm and
strong to the tips of his toes; and that,
too, without auy violent exertion.
Sometimes cold feet are caused by
tight-lacing or ight-fitting shoes. But
it is as much suicidal act to hasten
death by COMPRISING the lungs or feet
as by COMPRISING the neck With rope.
The God of physiology is the final judge.
Sometimes cold feet are caused by
thin shoes owners of which must
be left to die as the fool dieth. Some
times they come from carelessness in
the matter of overshOes, and wet feet
a carelessness for which, in the case of
children, mothers are largely responsible.
1t is the duty of the latter to train their
girls to right habits based on right ideas,
inculcated from early childhood.
If the rising generation will keep their
feet warm there will be marked di-
minution in the general death rate
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
PHYSIOLOGY

(Omit tlpO.)
JAMES DUNCAN.
1. What is digestion? Where is it per-
formed?
2. What becomes of the digested food?
8. Name the parts of the alimentary
canal
4. Name the special senses. Name the
parts of the eye.
5. Describe bone, muscle, and skin.
6. Tell through what the blood passes
in circulating.
2. Locate, describe and give the func-
ton of the liver.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
Pupils Questions.

The following questions were given at
the pupils examination held in ST. Clairs-
vile on Saturday, April eth:
HIGH SCHOOL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
GRAMMAR.

T. P. HARRIS.
l. How are sentences classified accord
ing to use? According to structure:
Illustrate each
2. Write sentences illustrating ten rules
for the use of capitals
3. How is the gender of nouns distin-
guished? Give three examples of each.
4. Write both the possessive singular
and the possessive plural of the following
Father, beauty, hero, knife, it, who
woman, miss.
5. Classify the pronouns and define
each. Decline L, thou, and who.
6. State the case of each noun in the
following sentences, and give the reason:
David slew Goliah, the great giant.
Have you read Esop's Fables?
Longfellow was poet.
Plato, thou reasonest well.
He went with the man.
2. Re-write the following sentences, ex-
panding the words in italics into equiva-
lent phrases, or clauses, and state whether
the phrases or clauses are substantive,
adjective, or adverbial:
~. Here the soldier fell.
(2). shall &c, tdinly attend.
81. saw a aCOlt1aded man.
AZ. Why are you sorry?
(5). Goodness is happiness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
ART IN AMERICA.

Cleveland Leader.
The April Scribrer's contains an ar
ticle by the talented artist, William A.
Coffin, entitled "a Word About Paint
ing" which takes very hopeful and,
we think. just view of the future of art
in the United States. One passage in
Mr.. Coffin's paper is well worth quoting.
He speaks of the individuality of Amer
ican painters as follows:
"At the Chicago exhibition no intelli-
gent observer could fail to be struck by
the individuality of the work of Ameri-
can painters. There was certain
amount that was conventional and a
good deal that was not technically very
strong, but in every gallery there was
evidence that in choice of subject, and
the way taken to present the artists
thoughts or impressions, our painters
are personal"
After speaking of other recent exhi.
bitions of American paintings, Mr.
Coffin adds that, considering the Chi
cago exhibition, and these exhibitions
for the past four or five years together,
there can be no room for doubt that
American painting is quite equal to that
of any other country in variety of motive
and individual force" That, we are
confident, is the simple truth. There is
abundant reason to believe that the
same originality, independence, keen
mental powers, and acute sensibilities
which have characterized the American
people in all other fields will make the
future of American art brilliant and
powerful.
The painters of this country ought to
manifest greater spirituality and a
higher plane of thought than the French
artists of the day, and a nicer perception
of the delicate effects of nature than the
English, the Germans, or any nationality
less nervous and emotional. The tenn
perament of the American people is ad-
mirably adapted to the best and highest
achievements in the great and beautiful
field of art
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-12
ARITHMETIC.


1. At 6215 cents per cord for cutting
wood, how many months (26b days. will
it take a chopper to earn $500, if he cut
"a cords per day?
2. What is the sum of 10 yards feet,
801a feet, 1905 inches, 4 35 yards. 25 2-5
feet, Az yds, .25 feet, and 225 feet in rods?
g. l sold horse for $50 and lost % per
cent. For what should 1 have sold him
to gain 25 per cent?
4 Find the compound interest of $500
at 6 per cent. for 1 year, 8 months, 10
days, payable semi-annually.
8. What will it cost to plaster room Is
feet long, 12 feet wide, and feet inches
high, including ceiling, at 80 cents per
square yard?
6. A can NOV SO of field in days; B
can NOW 2-3 of it in 4 days. How long
will it take both to NOW the field?
z. How many bricks, Sx4x2 inches,
placed on edge, will it require to pave
street 60 feet wide and 800 yards long.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
BRIGHT BITS.

There are men who count on getting to
heaven because they sometimes give away an
old Coat.-Ram's Horn. ...-
Nature has wisely arranged matters so
that man can neither pat his own back or
kick hims2lt-Texas Siftings
Skipper-Is that.a private yacht?
Helmsmanr--Wait minute, sir, till find
out; If she is, she Il soon be in collision with
something.-1rut III.
She (doubtfully)-H you really told me
Of all the sins you ever committed:
He (stoutly) all.
you. Farewell for - for ever.-New York
Weekly.
Reverend Doogood-My friend, is the spirit
ual we fare of the poor fellows under your
charge properly attended to:
Penitentlary Warden-Well, there are sew.
eral Sunday school superintendents among
the prISOnerS.-I'uck, .,tf mis-
Papa-How is it, Alice, that you never get
a prize at school:
Mamma And that your friend Louisa
Alice (innocentiyj- Louisa Sharp has such
clever parentS-Iit-BltS.
A recent issue of a Minnesota paper says
that a farmer of that place raised 1909 bush
els of popcorn thus year and stored it in a
barn. lhe barn caught fire, the corn began
to pop and filed ten acre field. An old mare
IN nelghborlng pasture with detective eye
sight saw the corn, thought it was snow, and
lay down and treze to death.
Some people cultivate their friends until
they harrow them all up.
1t is astonishing to see just how little prog
resS fast man makes.
Some people are afraid of their own shad-
ows. but they can't get away from them
No matter how popular one may be he can
not live on thanky work Characterization
News.
Oh. he was the trJest friend had
And l was the truest to him. { ween;
So ] crept behind the faithful lad,
Deeply absorbed in the new magazine.
Dear toy. thought, how his true heart pines
For my friendly voice, as he sits alone;
l leaned to greet him-reading my lines
And bless me! the wretch was reading his
oWn.-Louisyille Courier journal.
Jifnson-Is Mr.. Noodles in
Boy-Not yet but expect him every min,
ute.
It's 10 clock isn't it,
Most. The clock viii strike in half min
ate If not sooner. There she goes
All right. l promised to be here at 10
O'Clock ana pay him some money. Tell him
I called and he wasn't in" (kushes off,
New York Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
PERSONAL.

Madame Duse, the great French ira
ged-eane, was recently presented to Queen
Victoria.
Prof. Morton. French scientist. says that
man Is the only creature endowed with the
power to scratch his own back.
Miss Marie Meredith. daughter OF George
Meredith, the poet, Is to he married soon to
Mr.. Henry Sturgis, Of Givon's Grove, Leather
head. England.
Levi p. Clinton, student at Bates College.
is ful-bloodedz negro and a descendant of
royalty IN Africa, his greatgrandfather hay
ing been a king.
whenever Queen Victoria goes abroad she
commands that the leavings from her tables
shan be carefully gathered together and given
10 the Little sisters OF the Poor
Mrs. Francis Hodgson Burnett IS deeply
interested and an active worker in a London
charity that furnishes comfort and amuse-
ment for little children who are incura5le In
yalids.
Mr. William H. King Of Mt Hope avenue,
Rochester, n. Y, is said to have the only
double pansies in the Uni ed States. He has
forty plants valued at 500 which ne caretuily
guards.
The condition Of Gov Altgeld is again said
to be serious. A telegram from Springfield,
ILL.,, says he is afflicted with disease OF the
spine, and il is not expected that he will live
his term out.
Policeman Steele, Of Manchester, N H,
weighs $50 pounds. During recent fire he
carried down five flights of stairs sick man
who tipped the scales at 300 He was loudly
cheered by the crowd.
Dove, the Mannheim tailor, whose bullet
proof fabric is likely TO make many others as
well as himself wealthy. was so poor when he
had his discovery completed that he had 10
borrow a revolver to test the cloth
The acting pail rearers at the funeral Of
Surveyor of the Port Of Baltimore, c. Ridgely
Goodwin, who died last saturday, were eel
ored servants who had been employed IN the
family for years or whom he had met at the
clutS Of which he was member. these
were chosen by Mr. Goodwin some time be-
fore his death.
Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris' eldest son is
now u years of age. He will complete his
education at Oxford which school he is at
present attending, although his mother IS
dUoGt 10 rent house in Washington, which
she expects to make her home. toung Sar-
tOr1s VIII come to this country to celebrate
his majority, ana will then he. ONE an Ameri-
can citizen. His mother wish Is for him to
udy law after commencing his course at
Oxford.
AT the recent wedding Of the Princess Vic
toria Melita the custom Of carrying piece of
myrtle from bush in the Osborne gardens
placed in her Bouquet on her wedding DAY
was not forgotten. Near the flag tower al
Osborne and bordering on the carriage en-
trance to the palace is a charming garden,
which contains large myrtle tree grown
from a SpTig taken out of the wedding bouquet
of the princess royal in 1888. and each royal
bride has since carried piece Of this myrtle
IN her wedding bouquet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
A Story of Frank Hatton.

Having been brought up in the Methodist
church, Hattou found himself as first assist
ant postmaster general, subjected To many
religious pull from persons Introducing
themselves 60 his notice as memDe S. OF the
same communion, says Kate Fields Wash
lngton. One Of these persons was minister,
who had not held a settled charge for several
years, but had combined itiuerant preaching
with the duties OF an inspector under the
pOstofice department.. When Hatton came
Ill, several subordinate functionarieS were
marked for removal among others this one.
other secured lettersfrom prominent church
dlgnitaries asking for his retention. He ap-
Piled first to Postmaster General Howe, who
turned him over to his first assistant. I
believe have written you asking for your
resignation said Batton, quietly. in re-
Spouse to the visitors Introductory remarks.
You have. sir; and am here TO ask If you
cannot Withdraw your request on the strength
Of all these credentials"
No. sir; 1 cannot I have made up my
mind and Won will have togo
The applicant assumed the most solemn air
and tone.
Brother Hattou" said he, you are a
Method st, are you not:''
I certainly am"
And am a preacher in the Methodist
church. If you deprive me of this Office the
church all over the country will regard it as a
studied insult and deliberate blow at Meth
odism."
All, my friend there you do our church a
gross In ustice,' answered Hatton. coolly.
Since ] have reen raised to one of the most
prominent positions in this department I
take it that the Methodists are satisfied.
They certainly would not ask for eyeryt ling;
and as / can serve the church le-ter as first
assistant postmaster. general than YOU can
serve it as an inspector you will have to get
out: for l shan / Good morning, Brother
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
A Baselesa Rumor Kefuted.

T DR.. L. j. Kailmerten, a retired physl-
clan of Mansfield, O., and editor of the
Courier of that city, saw little Ruth
Cleveland during a recent visit TO Wash
ington. During his active practice he
made specially Of children and their
: diseases, hence, when he saw the child,
although his visit was not professional
one, his doctors instinct led him TO
make a mental inventory Of her physical
and mental attainments. OF what he
found. he says: Il noticed the child
closely, questioned her, and studied her
mental processes carefully, and have no
hesitation in saying that she is physically
sound and strong, and as bright mentally
as any child Of her age that ever saw.
She has learned German from her COVER
ness, and knows the names, and can call
them in English and German, of all the
common objects about her.
This is positive, and it may be termed
a disinterested, professional refutation of
the rumor, widely published a short
while ago to the effect that little Ruths
mind was defective, if, indeed, she was
not deaf and dumb. So far from there
being a basis of truth for the rumors, it
appears from DR.. Kallmerten's statement
that she is exceptionally bright. It will
be borne in mind that she is only about
3 years old. To speak even a few words
in two languages II that age is an accom-
plishment.
The foundation upon which was based
the cruel story, which has exercised
mothers throughout the land and aroused
their sincerest sympathy for Mrs. Cleve-
land, seems to have been the fact that
the Cleveland children are, and always
have been, in a degree isolated from the
semi-public life of the white house. That,
however, is only natural, and what any
prudent mother would do under similar
circumstances. Selling upon that fact,
which has been noted and talked of for
over a year, the sensation builders con
structed plausible reason for it that
would best suit their purposes. The rea-
son given might be true, or it might not;
and the sensationalists took the chances,
without regard to the pain it would in
tict upon the persons most interested.
The story it may be remarked, was sent
out by Il reputable news agency The
great pity is that such reputable agencies
consider it necessary to vie with con
Germs of less character in disseminating
baseless but sensational stories.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
Lodge Invites Trouble.

/ Those young fellows, like Lodge and
/ Hill, who have lately broken into the
| United States Senate. are likely at any
moment 70 find themselves in a peck of
trouble Ever since the grave and rev.
erend signiors of the old school graciously
permitted them to take seats in the most
dignifed and august deliberative body in
the world, the young fellows have been
fixing bent pins about on the most com
Portable resting places, iinging pebbles
at the household gods of the
formerly happy family, and otherwise
conducting themselves in a manner to
shock senatorial courtesy" A speck of
resentment has more than once been OBJ
served in the actions of the old fellows
against the young fellows, and on the other
hand the young fellows, jealous Of the
prestige of the old fellows, have APP
parently entered into a tacit conspiracy
to get themselves doomed at the expense
Of senatorial courtesy" and the gentle
men who lay so much store by that potent
shadow.
One of the latest attacks upon the old
fellows by the young fellows was made
by Senator Lodge a few days ago, when
he proposed that the committee on or
ganization, conduct and expenditures
should be given something to do.
This is one of the Senate's
standing committees is, tech
nically speaking for it really
doesn't have to stand. There is no reason
for it to stand, or walk, or even to sit,
for it never had anything to do. If it ever
did anything nobody about Washington
remembers it. Nevertheless, the commit
tee is supplied with an elegant room, in
which easy chairs and lounges are
the most conspicuous furnishings. The
place has been used as a kind Of club on a
small scale for the members and their
friends and is a delightful loafng place
for politicians and story-tellers. Usage
has sanct ored the keeping up of this com
mittee and its room, hence to attack the
committee. the privileges of whose room
were especially enjoyed by the old fell
lows, is an attack upon the dearest tradi-
tlons OF the Senate
Now, it is not to be supposed that the
old fellows are not going to hit back,
and hence the remark that the young
fellows are liable at any time to find
themselves in a peck of trouble
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
She wished She wore a Cow.

Sitting at the next table to me the other
night at a hotel was handsome woman
and little s-year-old girl, says the
New York Mail and Express. The youngster
was one of those "angel-faced" children
which artists delight to depict on Easter
cards. Her conversation. however. was d.
tinctiy American, and she kept up contin-
uous chatter of question and comment, much
to the evident appreciation of her lond pa
rent. The little girl had done some noble ex-
ecutiOn on most Of the bill of fare and
finally when it came to the sweets, tired ma
ture was beginning to reOel. and the little
girl after looking longiugly at the big menu,
sighed
What is the matter, Heleng' asked her
mother.
oh Mamma" she sighed again. as she
kept on scanning the list Of dainties, Il wish
l was COW"
Why, Helen, what makes you wish
that?'
Cause COW has four tummies, mamma 80
was the ingenious answer.
Where did you earn that, child" inquired
the mother in q somewhat scandalized voice.
In my ply sognCmy class" was the
prompt reply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28

The people of Congressman Turner's
district, it seems, would be willing to
have him leave their especial service in
the House to serve the whole state in the
Senate but they are not willing that he
should give up the one place before being
certain of the other. 1t seems that per
sons outside of the Eleventh district, as
a matter of fact, have nothing to do with
Mr.. Turner's candidacy for the House.
The only question they have to consider
is, would he make the best senator? If
they should come to an Affirmative con-
clusior, then the Eleventh district would
select another man for the House; if the
conclusion should be in the negative, then
the Eleventh would keep Mr. Turner
where he is. 1t is not fair to Mr. Turner
or his constituency to insist that he turn
loose the substance to grab at what may
prove to be a shadow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
Greeting a New nrinistnr.

A Methodist congregation who regretted the
departure OF u minister whose time had ex-
pred. piled the pastor with questions about
the man appointed to succeed him, says Har-
rison's Magazine. The pastor gravely an
swered them:
He is a good man and an able preacher.
but-there, don't suppose I ought to say
anything, and | think, on reflection, that
won't"
Ofcourse. this in1amed everybody's curios-
ity. and they insisted on his explaining
After dlsclaiming any intention TO preiu-
dice the new man, he Informed them that the
coming minister parted his hair in the mid
die. 4 he congregation we're indignant. but
decided to suspend final Judgment until they
had seen the new man. 1he next Sunday.
when he walked composealy up the aisle.
every eye was upon him, and as he faced the
peoele there was a broad smile on every face
in the chapel. He was bald!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
He Had q New soheme.

man came down Franklin street last
evening carrying sachel. young fellow
who stood on the corner of Niagara street.
stepped forward ana said; Say, boss, have
you got any old clothes to selly''
No" replied the man.
Want your sache1 carried"
No"
I'm shine your shoes for . cents"
Don't want a shine"
Want to buy paper?"
No
The young man looked with well simulated
surprise at the man carrying the saehel and
said: wen, can clean carpets or pack fur
niture
Haven't got any carpets to clean or furni
tuTe to pack.
Want your lawn moved"
Now see here.% said the man who was
carrying the sacheI turning fercely on the
young man who had stood on the corner,
what in Ulazes are you following me along
like this for: Quit it or III call police
man.
Well" replied the young man Il was only
trying to impress on you the fact that am
willing to work before l asked you for few
cents to get a nights lodging"
He got a quarter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28
Love Timed by Seconds.

On a Brush street car the other evening,
says the Letroit Free Press, was young col
cred man and his girl, and they not only had
each other S hand as they rode, but the young
man slipped his arm about her waist, and
dldn seem to care copper for the wtnks and
smiles OF the other passengers. After a time
white man Got5 up and passed out on the
platform and beckoned the Young man to come
out. The latter hesitated to leave good
thing, even for minute, but finally did so,
and was asked.
Young man, do you love that girl:"
Yes, sab. 1 does - he promptly replied.
And she loves yous"
she do. sab 49,
How long have-you known herin
Bout an hour"
Isn't that falling in love pretty rapidly"
Yes, sab, but oats de way does. Doan
take me ober ten minutes to fall in love wild
anybody. We hain't like white folks bout
dat"
flow long does 1t take you to fall out
again"
he young man Looked into the car and saw
that another colored man who had been
standing by the froat door had taken his seat
Not only that, but he was holding the girls
hand in his. and their heads were Jumping
together in the most a1ectionate manner.
He took this in at a glance.
How long, sab? How long? Why Jest
bout ten seconds, sab, an de ten seconds
hev expired"
And ne dropped off the car and went of in
the darkness whistllng a tune without d
QuaVer OF sadness in it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-28

An old-fashioned, woolly story of the
wild west comes il press dispatch from
Oklahoma City, o. T. 1t is to the effect
that the sheriff at Tecumseh has dis
covered a band of horse thieves thirty
strong; that he has arrested seventeen of
them that the grand jury has indicted
all those arrested, and the other thirteen
besides; that the sherif's posse is after
the bakers dozen at liberty: that the
horse thieves and the officers are all
armed with Winchesters and that a bat
tie royal will take place when the two
parties come in sight of each other. 1t
has been long time since the Oklahoma
correspondent has had such a "meaty''
basis for sensationalism, and it may be
depended upon that when he gets the
constables and the thieves in the proper
positions he will make them fire shots
that will be heard round the world