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They Remembered Him

A circumstance happened in connec-
tion with the failure in business of a
well known inhabitant of Yorkshire
which caused much amusement. The
bankrupt was asked the momentous
question, What are you prepared to
offer?" and in reply stated that he had
no assets whatever.
What is there now, Joe?" asked a
jolly looking creditor.
Nothing, replied the bankrupt
We'll, you can sing. Come. sing us
a song"
Joe fumbled with his hat and said he
hardly liked to sing.
Come, strike up," exclaimed the
creditor; let's have something for our
brass. Thus urged. Joe cleared his
throat and began the ballad And
You'll Remember Me" AS the plain,
tive melody fell on the ears of the cred
itors some of them began to feel indig-
nant, but the humor of the situation at
length burst upon them, and the final
line was greeted with roars of laughter.
London Judy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-19
This Dog Knew Too Much.

Jack, an Irish setter whose home is
in Maryland, has the regular duty of
bringing the mail from the letter box at
the gate, the house standing we'll back
from the road. His family were an
ticipating a two weeks visit to New
York and proposed sending Jack to the
country during their absence. Jack s
wishes in the matter were not consulted,
and he was not invited to take part in
the discussion, but that he listened was
proved by his actions. 1t was decided
to start on Tuesday evening, provided
letter We're received by the mornings
mail. 1t did not come, however, nor in
the afternoon, when Jack brought up
whole batch, and to his satisfaction no
ono left home. Several days. passed.
Then telegram came inquiring what
was the matter. An exchange of letters
disclosed the fact that the promised let
ter was written and should have been
received when expected. A search, into
which Jack was impressed, much against
his will. discovered the missing letter
hidden in hencoop, and it bore unmis-
taxable evidence that Jack had placed
it there.
Now, it is not to be supposed that
Jack could read or distinguish hand
writing, SO his keen nose must have rec
ognized the writer, who was a frequent
visitor, of whom he was very fond, but
only from listening to the talk could he
have connected that person with the
plans for departure. This is the only
instance of Jacks ever betraying trust,
but the sagacity evinced was so great
that confidence in him was increased in
stead of lessened by it.-Demorest's
Magazine.
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are
BEST.

The SUCCESSFUL FARMER The best
farmers are those who are able to dis
cfiminate and to determine which is the
best paying crop for their farms and to
grow it, instead of following the beaten
track of years of practice simply because
it has been their habit. They are find
ing out what is the best paying crop on
their farms, all things considered, and
they are pushing these branches for all
they are worth! Ill success lies along
any other path. and the sooner the thou
sands of farmers who are struggling
along in old (and pretty muddy ruts
recognize this fact the sooner will they
be emancipated from their present un-
comfortable positions. Is your farm
producing what it is best fitted to pro-
duce, soil, climate and markets being
considered?-Colman's Rural World.
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In Every Line.

The poet Bryant, while editor of the
New York Post, insisted that young
poets should be alphabetically noticed
in the book columns of the paper. Once
a subeditor handed him thin volume
of poems saying that they were worth
less. Mr.. Bryant looked through the
book and then said, ''You might say
that it is prettily bound and clearly
printed"
The editor of whom this story is told
also had soft side for young men who
would write poetry.
"Give me your candid judgment of
these lines, said the Young man of lit
erary aspirations. "Do they convey the
idea of poetry at allf''
''Yes, sir" replied the editor, look
ing them over, they do. There is some
thing in every line that conveys the
idea. Every line, continued the kind
hearted man, letting him down as gen.
tly as he could, begins with capital
letter. - Youths Companion.
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As VIEWED BY AN ENGINEER.
Inpre.sIons Of a Piano Solo From q Rail-
ruad Mans Standpoint.

impressions OF '''o . ->~iA-
road Mans Standpoint.
81 was lettering around the streets
one night. " said Jim Nelson. cne OF the
old locomotive engineers running into
New Orleans, to a reporter. LAS had
nothing to do / dropped into concert
and heard sleek looking Frenchman
play piano in a way that made me feel
all over in spots. As soon as he sat
down on the stool knew by the way he
handled himself that he understood the
machine he was running. He tapped
the keys wa. up one end, just as if they
were gauges, and he wanted TO see if he
had water enough. Then he looked mp
as if he wanted to know how much
steam he was carrying. and the next
moment he pulled open the throttle and
sailed on to the main line as if he was
half an hour late. You could hear her
thunder over cRlverts and bridges and
getting faster and faster until the fell
low rocked about in his seat like a era
die. Somehow | thought it was old SO
pulling a passenger train and getting
out of the way of special The fel-
low worked the keys on the middle di-
vision like lightning, and then he flew
along the north end of the line until the
drivers went around like buzzsaw,
and | got excited.
About the time was fixing to tell
him to cut her off little he kicked the
hampers under the machine wide open,
pulled the throttle way back in the tend
er, and how he did run! l couldn't
stand it any longer and yelled to him
that he was pounding on the left side,
and if he wasn't careful he'd drop his
ash pan. But be didn't hear. No one
heard me. Everything was flying and
whizzing. Telegraph poles on the side
OF the track looked like row Of corn
stalks, the trees appeared to be mud
bank. and all the time the exhaust of
the old machine sounded like the hum
of bumblebee.
Il tried to yell out, but my tongue
wouldn't move. He went around curves
like bullet. slipped an eccentric, blew
out his soft plug, went down grades so
feet to the mile and not controlling
break get. She went by the meeting
point at a mile minute and calling
for more steam. My hair stood up
straight, because knew the game was
up. Sure enough, dead ahead of US was
the headlight of special. In daze l
heard the crash as they struck, and
saw cars shivered into atoms, people
smashed and mangled and bleeding and |
gasping for water. | heard another |
crash as the French professor struck the
deep keys away down on the lower end
of the southern division, and then !
came to my senses. There he was at
dead standstill, with the door of the fire.
box of the machine open, wiping the
off his face and bowling to
the people before him. If / live to be
LOCO years old, I'll never forget the
ride that Frenchman gave me on pi-
ano. New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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The Re.istIe.. Power Of Knowi.dx..

I knew one colored minister in the
Bahamas who had quite a reputation
for learning, because in his sermons he
used alternately the phrases ''ipse dixit'
and lex nihilo nihil fit. ="
l noticed that whenever any of his
congregation showed signs of losing in
terest in his discourse or an inclination
to slumber he would throw out at them
long. hooked forefinger and exclaim
How do ] know this, do you ask? Be-
cause 'ipse dixit!' II that would not
bring them to their senses, he would let
bis chest swell, stretch both arms to
their full length and cry, lex nihilo
nihil fit!" Then eyes would bulge as if
about to start from their sockets, mouths
open indefinitely, and the congregation
would stare and wonder how lone small
head could carry all he knew" Cicero
with his elegant Latin never made so
profound an impression.-Rev. Bernard
j. Reilly in Donahoe's Magazine.
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Specimen Cases.

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheuma-
tism. his stomach was disorded, his
liver was affected to an alarming degree,
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg. ILL.,, his
running sore on his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and
well.-John Speaker, Catawba, o., had
live large fever sores on his leg, doctors
said he was incurable. One bottle
Electric BitteIs and one box Bucklen's s
Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold
by Patterson & Sons. 3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-19
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Earnestness commands the respect of
mankind.
Beware of the man who defends any
kind of evil.
Fortune does not change men, it un-
masks them.
Some men have the key of knowledge,
and never use it.
All human power is a compound of
time and patience
The days are too short for the man
who loves his work.
Always speak the truth, but speak it
in pleasing manner.
The greatest learning is to be seen in
the greatest plainness.
Honor to those whose words or deeds
thus help us in our daily needs.
Truth is a picture-the manner is the
frame that displays it to advantage.
Men may be just as willing to hate
you for your virtues as for your faults.
The power of good spirits is matter
of high moment to the sick and weakly.
The essence of knowledge is, having
it, to apply it; not having it, to confess
your ignorance.
Meet the first beginnings; look to the
budding mischief before it has time to
ripen to maturity.
Every real and searching effort at
self-improvement is of itself a lesson of
profound humility.
The talent of success is nothing more
than doing what you can do well with
out thought of fame.
Mankind in the gross is gaping mon
ster, that loves to be deceived, and has
seldom been disappointed.
There isa great deal of genuine selfish
ness walking up and down in the world
that is wearing religions cloak.
The first main thing man has to do
in this world is to turn his possibilities
into powers, or to get the use of himself. |
A worldly life has as much restriction,
in different ways, as good life, without
the final remunerations good life has.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-04-19
THE MAN IN A HURRY.

How He May Make Himself Decidedly
| Unpleasant Person.
A stout and determined looking man
with white chin whiskers, gray hair
brushed severely back from his forehead
and gold spectacles ON his prominent
nose entered a restaurant in Foul teenth
street at the rush" hour and strobe
rapidly to one of the tables at which
there was vacant seat. He hung a
stout cane ON the hatrack far up on the
| wall near the end of the table and was
divesting himself of his overcoat when
he happened to notice that the waiter
was about leaving the table with orders
for the other men.
Hold on minute, young feller. and
take my order, too. he shouted. Bring
nae some hash, with poached eggs on it,
and couple of sinkers and some coffee
in hurry
Then he finished taking off his over
coat and tried to hang it on what he
probably thought was peg of the hat
rack, but he hit ON the end of his cane
instead, and the coat Topped down on
the floor, while the cane, after knock
ing several hats off the rack, fell on the
head of man near the wall and then
bounded on the table with force enough
to break several dishes and scatter coffee
and gravy about promiscuously. The
men at the table picked up their hats
and began to say unpleasant things, but
they were quickly awed to silence by
the stout man, who declared with fog
horn voice:
Its an internal outrage for man to
keep such rack as that in his place. If
l was running this house, I'd see that
there'd be decent arrangements for folks
who patronized it."
Then he slammed his cane back on
the rack, hing his overcoat on a peg
and sat down to glare at the waiter, who
cleared away the broken dishes and
wiped up the spilled coffee and gravy
with fresh napkins. Two minutes after
the waiter had left the table the stout
man began to grnmble
guess, he said, THAT he has gone
down town to buy the meat to make
thns hoon VIII. Iuusl nave De6D
born late In the day. said | was in a
hurry, and now suppose he will take all
day. If don't get what ordered right
away, I'm going to leave"
Then the waiter came with the hash.
sinkeIs and coffee, and the stout man
made them disappear in a way that
showed he was hustler. When his
jaws had ceased to work, he yelled for
his check and made grab at his over
coat and cane. There was another show
er of hats from the rack. but the man
in hurry did not stop to pick them up.
He evidently was too angry to say more.
The other men did not try to detain him,
but one of them said:
That man must have been born be-
fore daylight.
There were some expressions of assent |
to the remark, and then another man
it off with the declaration,
And he is trying the best he knows
how to make other men wish be never |
mad been born at all. - New York
Tribune.
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Temporary Change Of I.odxInr..

Iempurary ChNhgo % f-ouKihgs.
At Monte Carlo a gambler had won
the maximum at rouge ct noir three
times In succession.
There's fellow running off with
splendid haul Of bank notes," said a
spectator.
"Oh, carelessly lnterjected the crou-
pier, that makes no difference to the
bank. 1t is merely bit of our money
sleeping out for the night!''-Paris Petit
Nicois.
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A Fish with a Rubber Corset.

Forest and Stream speaks of curious
find in the Cape Ann fish market at
Gloucester, Mass. 1t was nothing less
than mackerel with a rubber band
around the body. The band had been
put on the fish when quite small and
staid there in spite of the rapid growth
of the wearer. The fish 8 body under the
band did not grow, which caused de-
preston in the full grown body of about
inches in depth. The depression was
covered with healthy skin in no way
unlike that on the rest of the body. The
fish measured in length IA inches, di-
ameter of body each side of the depres-
sion. ~ inches; diameter of depres.
sion, inches The fish was undoubted
ly in healthy condition. and the band
was sound and could be stretched like
any other band.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. r. Alex
ander, pastor. Public worship every Sabbath
morning aud evening; Sabbath school 300 a. m ;
young peoples society Of Christian Endeayor Sun.
day evenings; general prayer meeting, "Wednesday v
evening. Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rev.
Harvey Webb pastor, sabbath preaching, 10 40
4. M; p. m; young peoples meeting, Monday
evenings general prayer meeting Wednesday eye-
1,ngsi ssbbath school $50 am. Strangers cor
iially Invited 70 all services.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAYC CHURCH-Rev
Ihniras Balph, pastor. sabbath school, 10 a. N. !;
public worship, II a, m; weekly prayer meeting
friday p. M; monthly prayer rieeting last Satuf
day OF each month, p. nj. woman's missionary
society, last saturday OF each month, p, m dis
grict prayer meetings, FIRST Tuesdays, Wednesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays each month, D. N.
young women's prayer meeting, second Saturday
ZACH month at the parsonage, p. m.
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The Power of Song,

The power of song is illustrated in a
custom on the railroads of northern
Florida. Whenever train crosses the
Swanee river the conductor announces
the fact in each car. If any passenger
has never heard Way Down Upon the
Swanee River" this particularization
of the stream mi ust seem peculiar, and
the Suwanee is like q dozen other rivers
in the same region, and these are passed
without comment from the conductor.
Philadelphia Press.
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The Voice, of Nations.

The Tartars are supposed to have, as
, nation, the most powerful voices In
he world The Germans possess the
lowest voices of any civilized people.
The voices Of both japanese and Chinese
are of very low order and feeble COM
pass and are probably weaker than any
other nation. Taken as whole, Emo-
peans have stronger, clearer and better
voices than the inhabitants of the other
con tinents. London Tit-Bits
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A Duke RebuEel-

When commanding the Galatea some
years ago, the Duke Of Edinburgh called
Ill plain clothes on an admiral, who re-
buked him with the stiff greeting, 81
should have been very happy to receive
your royal highness on any other occa-
sion, but unhappily at this moment !
am expecting visit from the captain of
the Gaiatea- The duke went back to
his ship and put ON his uniform. San
Francisco Arsonaut
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Rare Pelt Ia the Blue Fox.

In Siberia the skin of the blue fox, or
isatis, is highly priced, ard the first
prize for the horse races of the Anadyr
is fine pelt. According to M. Langka-
vel, the blue fox still inhabits the Lap
land part of Scandinavia, the islands of
the White sea, parts of northern Russia,
the coasts of Siberia, the new Siberian
islands and in America the Aleutian is
lands, Alton, Oonalaska-the Fox Is
lands-Alaska, the Commander islands,
the Mackenzie river district, Labrador
and Newfoundland. The blue fox is a
variety OF the white fox, SO rare that OF
ioo white fox skins only four or five
VIII nave the BLUSH or cloudy tinge.-
London Globe.
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belmont COUNTY DIRECTORY,

Common Pleas Judge John B. briggs,
Probate Judge-James +. TalIman
Clerk OF COurts-Henry NJ Davies.
Standardization NJ. Scott.
AudtOr-JOseph A. Henderson.
Treasurer-Frank b. Archer.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Jesse ". HOllingworth,
RecOrder-D. ;. Creamer.
Surveyor-John A. Bond.
Coroner. p. Lowman.
Commissioners-W. 5. Mechem, Silas Bailey,
Miles r. Hart.
lnfirmary Directors-Willam Lodge, president;
B. NJ Loper, clerk; G. b. Wright, auditor.
Superintendent lnfrmary Alex c. Danford,
East Richland.
Superintendent Children's Home-N.. B. ste wart.
Barnesvihe.
school Examiners-yames Duncan, Bridgeport.
). c. Murphy. Belmont; 7. p. Harris, SOmertOn.
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lIASON1C DIRECTORY.

BELAONT LODGE, No. rs, T. d A. N.-sfeets
every Wednesday night ON or before full moon.
J. B. MEYER, Sec. C. w. CARROLL, W. NJ,
ST. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. H. R0rat
Arch Mdsons-Stated convOcations first Friday OF
each month.
J. B. NEVER, Rec. j. B. RYAN, II. P.
BELMONT COUNCIL, No "a, r. q 8. NJ
Ieets second day of each month";
j. B. MEYER, Rec. c. W. CARROLL. r. l. NJ.
HOPE COMMANDRf, No. 2s, K T-stated
conclaves, first Thursday of each month
j. B. MEYER, Rec. ISAAC H. GASTON, z. C.
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He STOOD IT LIKE A MAN.

he went down to the dentists to have q tooth
pulled out,
And he stood II like q man.
The dentist went to punching,
To gouging and to launching,
While the forceps kept a-crunching,
And he stood 1t like man.
He had spell Of sickness that kept him in the
house,
And he stood it like a man.
He felt all sorts of turnings
OF his Insides, likewise burnings
OF his brain and painful churnings,
And he stood it like man.
he got up in the middle OF the midnight with
his twins,
And he stood IL like man.
There was absence Of caloric,
And his words weren't metaphoric
As he gave them paregoric,
And he stood il like man.
He went to do some shopping with his wife one
busy day,
And he stood 1t like . man.
He went 10 forty places,
Sampled silks and furs and laces.
Till he laid down in the traces,
And he stood il like a man.
Detroit Free Press
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Solicitude.

What it is to be a genuine single
minded egotist is illustrated in a recent
French volume by story of Nine. du
Defiant, a celebrity of the last century
Nine. du Defiant was a great invalid
and spent most of her time in bed, but
this fact did not prevent her from re-
oeiving great deal of company.
One day when she was thus in bed
several guests arrived and were admit
ted. They all began to shiver and pull
their cloaks around them.
What" exclaimed the invalid, lis
it cold here?"
''It is simply freezing" answered a
guest.
THANK you for telling me-" said
Nine. du Defiant.
She rang bell. The guests supposed
she was sending for a maid to build
fire, but when the sci want came in Nine.
du Defiant said:
"Amelie, bring me in my down COW
erlet."
Having given this order, she began
conversation about other matters.-
Youth g COMPANION.
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Standing by tho Women.

Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch
writes to the Illinois Suffragist:
The Illinois supreme court is still stand
ing by women's right to vote at school
elections, as is evidenced by their recent
decision of Ackerman versus Haenck ct
al. 1T is claimed that 900 women were al
lowed to vote. Under the law as declared
by this court in Plummer versus Yost,
IA Illinois, 6S, the women who voted
for members Of the board of education
and president of the board were qualified
voters" My congratulations to the 600
women suffragists in Spring Valley,
where this contest arose.
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'Trains run daily. tDaily except Sunday.
ST. CLAIRSYILLE DIVISION-Leaye 81.
Clairsville at 8 GO m; 2J0pm.
PULLMAN SERVICE-Pittsburgh and Chi
eag0, trains Nos and 6. Chicago, Cleveland and
Pittsburgh, Columbus via Attiea., trains Nos ~
and 10. Chicago, Baltimore and New York trains
Nos. 3, T. 5, s. Z ard 8. Pittsburg and Cincinnafi
trains Nos lO5, log, 103 and i0I.
For further information call on B. & o. ticket
agents. or address L. 5. Allen, Asst Gen Pass
Agent, Chicago, Ill
R0BT. b. CAMPBELL, CO SCJII
Gen Sup't. Gen1 Pass Agent
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He ffrom Boston-very musical)-
Wagner's works are simply grandl
She from Chicago)-Oh, you ought
to see Pullman 'sl-National Car and
Locomotive Builder.
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Cleveland-with fast trains for East and West;
Lorain-with the "Nickel-Plate;' Elyria-with the
l. & NJ Rv; Grafton-with CCC & st 1. Ry:
Sterling with the P& o Ry; warwick-wiih
the g 9 Ry: Masllon-with W & L E R'y and
Ft W & R'y; Justus-with CC& SRy; Canal
Doyer-with s Ry; Uhrichsville-with the
Pan Handle; Bridgeporf-with c s R'y; BEL
laire-with B s R,y: Wheeling with Street R,y.
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OTHER people sometimes get tired of
the man who never gets tired of
himself.
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THE man who is not honest in his re-
ligion is not to be trusted in a horse
trade
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90 H0 CLEVELAND
M Y99o BUFFALo F

Via &C. & B. LINE"
Commencing with opening of navigatiOnn about
April 1st). Magnificent sde-wheel steamers
Estate of Ohio" and "State of New York"
DAILY TIME TABLE
SUNDAY INCLUDED.
Lv. Cleveland 6l5 p NJ. Lv. Buffalo. .Cl5 r. NJ
Ar. Buffalo - 80 A. NJ. Ar. Cleveand.7 30 A. NJ.
CENTRAL STANDARD
Take the &C. & b. Line" steamers and enjoy
refreshing nights rest when enroute TO BUFFALO,
NIAGARA FALLS, TORONTO, NEW YORK, Bos-
TON, ALBANY. lOOO ISLANDS, or any Eastern or
Canadian point.
Cheap Excursions Weekly to Niagara Falls.
Write for tourist pamphlet
II. X. ROGERS, T. F. NEWMAN
Gen1 Pass. Agent. Gent Manager
CLEVELAND, o.
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20 MT retail your troubles to your
nei. hbJr, for most likely he has more
and worse troubles than you have, but
has the good sense to keep still about
them and bear them with resignation.