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Misfsllanenus,
The First tAmerican Flag.

On the evening of the 14th inst, an
interesting meeting of the Pennsylva-
mia Historical Society was held in Phil
adelphia. Colonel J. Ross Snowden oc-
cupied the chair, and VIM, J. Candy,
ESQ.,, read an essay upon 1.-THE Ameri
can Flag" He discovered, in tracing
the history of this national emblem,
that the first instances when the
Stars and stripes were unfurled were at
the siege of Fort Schuyler, August 18th,
1776, and upon an occasion just one year
prior to that time, the brig Nancy was
chartered by the Continental Congress
to procure military stores in the West
Indies, during the latter part of 1775.
While at Porto Rico, in July of the
ensuing year, the information came that
the colonies had declared their indepen-
dence, and with this information came
the description of the flag that had been
accepted as the national banner. A
young man, Capt. Thomas Mandenville,
set towork to make one, ,and successfully
accomplished it. The flag was unfurled
and saluted with thirteen guns. When
the brig Marcy was upon her return
voyage, she was hemmed in by British
vessels off Cape May. Her officers sue
ceeded in removing all munitions to the
shore, and when the last boat put off,
young man in il, John Hancock, jump
ed into the sea, swan to the vessel, ran
up the shrouds of the mast, and secur-
ing the flag, brought it triumpantly to
shore, through q hot fire from the British
men-of-war.
The first American flag, however,
according to the design and approval of
Congress, was made by Mrs. Elizabeth
Ross. Three of her daughters still live
to confirm this fact-founding their be-
lief, not upon what they saw, for it was
made many years before they were born,
but upon what their mother had often
told them. A niece of this lady, Mrs.
Margaret Boggs, aged ninety-fve years,
now lives in Germantown, Pa, and is
conversant with the fact. The fact is
not generally known that to Philadel
phia not only belongs!the honor of fling
ing the first star-spangled banner to the
breeze, but to a Philadelphia lady be-
longs the honor of having made it.
The house in which it was made still
stands-No 239 Arch street (the old No.
being S0)-the last of an old row. 1t is
related that when Congress had decided
upon the design. Colonel George Ross
and General Washington visited Mrs.
Ross and asked her to make it. She
said, 81 don't know whether l can, but
I'll try" and directly suggested to the
gentleman that the design was wrong,
in that the stars were six-cornered and
not five-cornered as they should be. This
was corrected, she made the flag, Con-
gress accepted it, and for halfa-dozen
years this lady furnished the Govern
ment with all its national flags, having
of course, large assistance. This lady
was also the wife of Claypole, one of
the iineal descendants of Oliver CrOm-
well.
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fur tito 5tnnmg Snlks.
SUPPOSE.

Suppose my little lady,
Your doll should break her head,
Could you make it whole by crying
Till your eyes and nose are red?
And wouldn't it be pleasanter
Tot treat it as a joke;
Andfay you're glad ''Twas Dolly's,
And not your head that brolze?''
Suppose you're dressed COR walking,
And the rain comes pouring down,
VIII it clear of any sooner
Because you scold and frown?
And wouldn't it be nicer
For you to smile than pout,
And so make sunshine in the house
When there is none without?
Suppose your task, my little man,
Is very hard to get,
Will it make it any easier,
For you to sit and fret?
And wouldn't it be wiser,
Than waiting like duncc,
To go to work In earnest
And learn the thing at once?
Suppose that some boys have horse,
And some coach and pair,
Will it tire you less while walking
To say, "It isn't fair?
And wouldn't it be nooler
Tokeep your temper sweet.
And in your heart be thankful
You can walk upon your feet?
And suppose the world don't please you,
Nor the way some people do,
Do you think the whole creation
VIII be altered just for you?
And isn't it, my boy or girl,
Fhc .wiScSt, brayest plan,
Whatever comes, ordoesn't come,
To do the best you can?
IP, Cary.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-07

a dear little girl once, who was just
your age when God took her from MS
we WISH you to.be our little girl, and
shall love you very much if you are
good and obedient. Will YOU go?n
"Oh, yes ma'ma indeed I will, and I
am very glad that you want me.n
So Nettie went home with Mrs. Smith.
and when Mr.. Smith came to tea, she
uttered glad exclamation and sprang to
her feet.
"Ha, ha, my little street acquaintance,
so you have come to make me proye that
honesty is the best policy You see,
Wife, what comes of making pockets on
that raveling machine. l lost nv pocket
book, but found little girl" North
western Advocate
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Tho Free Trades Market for wheat.

The advocates for an almost eXclu-
sive English market, and at the same
time the ready sneerers at the "home
Market" get very little comfort form
the great English grain trade organ of
a late date--the Mark Lane Express
since a single positive and significant
ASSERTION in its views of the sitution, on
the 7th of last month, is as follows:
Bread goes a begging, a0hiIe many 80 a
begging for bread and while some pro.
pose emigration as the great source of
relief to the country, no holder of corn
believes that diminished consump-
ton will increase the demand"
There we have it-that is the case of
eaters sought to be relied upon by the
illusionists in regard to the exceeding
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-07
How We Spend Our Money.

There are people who think it small
matter wheather aeef costs fifteen or
thirty cents per pound. What are fif-
teen cents to lofty soul? But more
thoughtful persons find that the large
results of the life of civilized commu-
nifty are varied by the size of the frac-
tions which are iDeessantly multiplied
into each other. If one makes it a per-
sonal question, it may be laid down, as
one of more than three or four rules for
living, that one must know just how
many cents there are in dollar. Or, to
take Mr. Micawber's version: Income,
twenty pounds; expenses, nineteen
pounds and eleven pence; result, happi-
ness. EXpenss, twenty pounds and one
shilling; result, misery. Take your bills
for any year and look through them
carefully. The items below one dollar
are not only the more numerous, but
they make the largest sum. The trifles
spent for post prandial cigars and like
nameless elements of expenditure do
not get into bills at all but twenty to
forty per cent. of our earnings dribbled
out of our purse in fractional currency.
Most of us are engaged in war with
cents, and eternal vigilance is the price
ofliberty. Mankind will never be agreed
upon list of necessities. But. though
no general statement is possible, it is
easy to set down the necessities of any
people. With middle class-a class de-
termined by means only-these prime
wants are meat, bread, vegetables, fruits,
coffee, tea, sugar, and few others. To
this it must be added that house and
furniture take one-third of our incomes.
Clothing, fuel, service, and items take
another third, are kept within that
limit only by very vigilant manage
ment of the bureau of the interior. The
man who ha. spendthrift at the head
of this office may as well go under at
once. In short, not more than one-third
of our incomes can be saved for the ia
BILE; generally less is left for this pur-
pose.-[ Western Monthly.
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Belmont & Toledo Railroad

IN pursuance of resolution of a. majority of
L the Corporators of the Belmont and Toledo
Railroad Company, adopted at a meeting held
at St. Clairsville, notice is hereby given, that on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
.iS7O, AT O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
Books will be opened at the following named
places, Tor the purpose of receiving subscrip-
lions to the capital stock OF the Belmont and
Toledo Railroad Company to wit:
At the Office of Isaac Holloway, in the town
of Flushing, Belmont County
At the Business House Of Samuel Branson in
the town of Uniontown, Belmont County.
At the First National Bank in st. ClaIrsville,
Belmont County.
AT the First National Bank in Bridgeport,
Belmont County.
At the Banking House of Hoge, Sheets & Co.,
in BelIaire, Belmont County, and on
MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1870,
AT O'CLOCK a. NJ,
At the Business House of William Alexander,
in Uhricksville, TuscarawaS County.
At the Business House of George Green in
FreepOrt Harrison County.
At the Business House of Hopkins & Wherry
in Moorefield, Harrison COunty-alI in the
state of Ohio. Said books Will be kept open
from day to day, between the hours of nine o.
clock \. N. and three O'Clock P. NJ, until the
requisite amount of stock shall be subscribed.
By order of the Corporators, at st. Clairsville,
the 10Th day of January. 1870.
ISAAC HOLLOWAY, Chairman pro TEN.
Ross ]. ALEXANDER, Secretary.
Jan.27-n
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MiIIineryand Dress Making
MISS z. A. BUMGARNER,

n RESPECTFULLY announces to the pubic
II that she has purchased the establishment
of Miss Alban and Miss Mitchell, nearly oppo-
site Welday's Hall, where she proposes carrying
on the above business in its various branches.
The Ladies are respectfully invited to give her
CALL All work in her line will be neatly and
expeditiously executed.
Feb. 4, lS69-n
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GENTS wANTED--To sell Prof Trum-
n bulls Line Engraving "FAMILY RECORD"
executed with pen. 1t is high-toned moral
and religious picture, unequalled as n speci-
men of penmanshp, and sells 10 every family
that has the money to buy it. GO0OO copies have
been sold during the last two years, and any
amount of good territory is yet uncanvassed.-
Agents make fair and some very large wages
For Circular of terms, address
TRUMBULL & CRUVER,
90 Washington ST., Room 30 Chicago Ill.
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RATES OF ADVERTIsINGs

one square (Ten lines Nonpariel, or less.) ons
or three insertions, g. Each subsequent in
sertion 30 cents.
BUSINESS Cards, not exceeding seven lines, s5
per year.
NeTchants' advertising, not exceeding one
Iourtn OF column at any time $50 per year
half column, rot exceeding four changes
curing the year, sS5. A column, not over
four changes, SEQ.
epecldt Notices and Double Column Advertisements
once ana half the rates of ordinary adver-
tiSementS.
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aflmpnt e,u. gnsinfss 9irsfturg
COUNTY OFFICERS.

E,robate .Judge-A. W. ANpEkdsoNit dooy To ri9ht' Te
un-sIairs in public buildings nssce in nu6Iic
,ia-;1fW WILLIAM h. HAYS. O1nce III P"O4-N
buildings, first noor; c.--,nrYr Officein pub
CteTEy ,se ~" o5ioining the Court House,
Az Ns,sJitor[R. NJ. CLARK. once uP-S'o
,;n bniIding- entrance at LEFT door: nv, n in
i T,easslreT-JAMES IRWIN. OiIoe On A
., ,,at first door West Of the BANK: ,,h1i,
s'i itSSend,IerNWn. - II. BARNES once IN Puoihe
1SeeGr c9.,. ,;rst floor second door TO leit ON.
T1osecag AstcIz,eymJ.: W: NM shAoNoN store '
u l,Stt. ;ssioners = James Alexander, BeilairrS'
Henry eh Frasher, Hendrysburgh; "llilan y"
'1s5, 1S1l,l,er,orSJoHN KESNoN, Belaire' beinioh'
County. c,,SevT1I.- BelIaire
S,,,,,,ssioners meet at st. Clairsville on the
g. 1Tcodavs of March, June, September, ano no
pocemberand ss as Board o Of IL Iqae1aP qaeh SeaP
tLS f3,,at 10 Court meets on the nrst
of January March MIay t0ly eoGTt spd is always
NOV, IN business hours for the VI
other business.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-07

THE SUPREME BENCH.-With the,
confirmation of Judge Bradley, the
United States Supreme Bench is once
more full. We give list of the Judges
with their ages and the date of their ap-
Dointment as follows:
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Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that my wife, Mary
IN Brill having left my bed and board without
Just cause or provocation, | will not hereafter
be responsible for any debts contracted by her.
JOHN BRILL.
Belmont Co., o.. March II, 1870. marl7-3w*
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1fntistrn.
Milnneru.
DRESS MAX ING
MISS II. j. HESS.

TAKES this method of informing the Ladies
i of ST. CLAIRSVILLE, and Vicinity, that
she is engaged in the Dress Making business,
and is prepared to do all kinds of work In that
line on reasonable terms. She may be found
at the East end of Town in the House owned by
Thomas Parker. noll-Sm
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-07

whose knowledge and power are not ex-
hausted on the grand, the sublime sys-
TEN of the universe, but also employed
in giving and sustaining life to the
myriads of the microscopic insects in all
the vast universe, without diverting his
attention at any time frem either the
greatest or smallest object within the
range of our conceptions!
How appropriate, to turn our eyes
from all this vastness, and look at our
selves, inhabitants of this little ''dirty
speck, men call earth" How diminu-
tive the size of mans body compared
with these vast distances! How short
his earthly duration, when measured by
the vast ages and periods involved in
the creation of the universe! How con-
tracted the capacities of his mind,
compared with the all-embracing intel
ligence of that powerful mind who or
iginated, preserves and regulates the
boundIess creation! How proper to re-
press the swellings of pride, to thus dis
cover our own nOthingness, and how
appropriate to humble ourselves before
that Being, who gave and preserved our
existance II National.
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AS AN ADVERTISING MEn11N

THE CHRONICLE is unsurpassed in this section
OF ONO. II Is printed on new, clear type, in one
ened Counties Of the State and It's circulation
is steadily increasing
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LOOK AT THE TERMS:
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Twelve Copies for One 1900
Fifteen Copies for One 1900
An extra copy to getter up of club.
Twenty Copies for One Year 100
Twenty-Five Copies for One Year ........... D. 90
Thirty Copies for One Year 30.00
A copy of the Daily American for one year to
getter up of club.
Forty Copies for One Year. 5000
A copy of Daily American for one year to get
ter up of the club, and an extra copy of the
Weekly.
Each subscribers name will be printed ON his
paper at above rates.
Money should be sent by Draft, Postoffice Or
der, Registered Letter or Express, and when SO
sent is at our risk, Address
CHAS. G. FULTON & son,
American Office, IDS West Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
sE Samples copies sent to any address.
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CONSUMPTION OF WooD.-The present
consumption of wood in the United
States is enormous. One hundred and
fifty thousand acres of the best timber is
cut every year to supply the demand for
railway sleepers alone. For railway
buildings, repairs and cars the annual
expenditure in wood is S3S, 800, 900. In
single year the locomotives in the
United States consume $50, 600, 900 wor N
of wood. There are, in the whole coun-
try, more than 10000 artisans in wood;
and if the value of their labor is 81 900
year each; the wood industry of the
country represents an amount of nearly
$500, ,000, 600 per annum.
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SUB CRIBE F o r 1T!
1t contains, besides the news of the week, the
latest fullest and most accurate reports of rul-
lug prices of GRAIN Live Stock, Dry Goods and
Produce 4 valuable digest of Agricultural
news prepared especially for our country circu-
lation.
BEAUTIFUL STORIES,
HUMOROUS SELECTIONS,
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. &c
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REMOVED.

MISS NANCY B. FARIS, would inform her
Ikl old customers and the public generally, and
ladies particularly, that she has removed to the
room formerly occupied by Watson & Gressin-
ger, West of the st. Clair Hotel, where she viii
Keep full supply of MILLINERY, FANCY
GOODS, and TRIMMINGS, fresh from the East
each season, to which she invites the attention
of buyers. Thankful for past favors, she would
invite those wanting HATS or BONNETS
MADE or TRIMMED, to call where they may
be expeditiously and neatly supplied.
mario 1868.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-06
CUBA.
MORE SENSATIONAL TELEGRAMs FROM DE RoDAs
REPORTED CAPTURE OF A PORTION OF THE
cARGn OLE LILLE GEORGE b. UPTON.

MORE SENSATIONAL KILOGRAMS FROM DE RODAS
REPORTED CAPTURE OF A PORTION OF THE
CARGO OF THE GEORGE b. UPTON.
HAVANA, June Capt. ten. De Rodas tele-
graphs that the flibusering expedition which sailed
from NewYork the steamer George b. Upton, disem-
barked Punta Bravo, few miles east OF Nueyltas.
They attacked by Spanish force 100 strong
sisted by gnboats, and dispersed losing ten killed,
including Capt. Harrison. Two drowned and three
taken prisoners. steam launch, rubber RATS and the
entire cargo Of ammunition and medicine, which
had been landed, captured with correspond
cnce. The Spanish naval commander telegraphs that
the munitions captured consist Of two tuns of POWDER
over 100000 cartridges, and 400 rifles.
Csneros, who commanded the expedition, had sailed
on the Upton with the OF her cargo for Colombia,
for the purpose of bringing back expedition OF 40
Coombns The editor of the VOC dc cuba reports that
the six uns Of gunpOwder, 1900 rifles and the entire
material of the Upton expedition fell into the hands of
the troops and that several prisoners taken were i'm
medately executed None Of the dispatches state when
the landing was effected
GEN. JORDAN'S MISSION TO wASHISGTON-WHAr
HE ASKS FOR THE CUBANs.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Gen. Jordan, the Cuban
patriot has been calling upon Senators and Representa-
tye and presenting the OF the Cuban insurgents.
He had interview with Senator Johnson yesterday
and stated that the Cuban patriots have established
civil government, which obcyed aud respected
by the military and the only difficulty in obtaining indie
pendence Is the want OF and ammunition He said
he had here AJAX of this Government the same
privileges for the Cubans granted the spanars
and nothing He thinks they should be placed ON
an equality and what allowed 10 one should be az
lowed to the other. His Government had the right
70 alns ammunition and vessels this Govern
ment had the Spanards He cited many instances OF
Spanish cruelty and barbarty and said the spauiards
spare prisoners, but shoot hang every man they
capture and OF the objects Of his visit here have
this brutal course OF things prevented and e Spanalds
compelled to carry the according 10 the custom ~
civilized nations. Senator johnson expressed his sympa
thy for the Cuban patriots aud hoped they would hi
umph He was opposed 10 the present policy OF the Adj
minstraton In regard 70 Cuban affairs and Thought on
gress ought 20 take immediate action ~ prevent such
savage atrocities and inhuan modes of warfare as a,e
yesorted 70 by the spaniards very door He is in
favor OF according beigecnt rights To the Cubans has
hope that COngrss viii do something toward thai end
before aourning, and informed Gen. Jordan that his
statement satisfactory In reference 10 the Cuban
trtatxA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-06
ROUAlANIA.
THE MASSACRE OF THE JEWS DENIED.

THE MASSACRE OF THE JEWS DENIED.
LONDON, June g. 1870.
Dispatches from the United States announce
the receipt reports of Of Jews by Christians
in Roumania No advces have reached here the sub
ject and the Continental agencies deny that there
have been any outrages upon the Jews of Rou
mania.
last week at Botuschaly, village in Moldayia during
local election. II is described ordinary political
disturbance, which quoted without the interference
OF the troops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-06
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE FENIAN RAID-EXTORTIONATE SHIPPING
DUTIES IN CUBA.


DUTIES IN CUBA.
LONDON, June s. 1870
Gen. George Napier to-day publishes in the
newspapers "a fresh Endorsement of Canadian courage
and loyalty The London Nebs hopes that Lindsays
address the troops has been unsupported by the tee
graph. The Saturday RereU admits the i'll taste and
OF Mr. Lndsays address in reference TO the
action of President Grant.
The Shipping Gazette OF to-day has vigorous leading
article the exorons racticed upon vessels arriving
Cuban ports under the pretense Of exacng fines for
the evasion OF customs regulations. The Gazette invokes
aont protest against this outrage the part of England
and the United Stakes.
A NEW MOVEMENT TO SECURE A HOME GOVERN
MENT.
DUBLIN, Nav GA meeting, from which
great consequences may come held in the Billion
Hotel Dublin the evening OF the 10th inst, 'for the
purpose of deciding the best pan to be laid before the
Queen for promoting the future interests and welfare OF
Ireland" IL was called by circular, marked private
and Confidential" and reporters or unlimited persons
were admitted TO 1t. There present about GO per-
sons who by their differences in position, pursuits and
politics gave and representative character
to the proceedings. Among them the Lord Mayor,
Sir william Wilde the Rev. Professor Galbraith Fellow
OF Trinity College, Aldermen Gregg Manning. and
Mackey yokes Mackey, j. p, Isaac Butt Z c. J. Nolan,
the Hon Secretary and another member OF the Amnesty
Association Thus met in one mind and for one pur
pose professional and commercial men, Professionals and
Catholics Conservatives and Liberals, magistrates and
Fcnans at least Fenian sympathizers No adherent
either Cardinal Cullen Mr. Gladstone was present,
which leads To expect some good results. The chair
submitted two subjects TO the meeting for discus
son-the want OF a royal residence In Ireland, and the
evils OF Absenteeisn. Sir William Wilde, the very first
speaker declared his belief that the only Of promot
ing the welfare OF Ireland by recovering her stolen
nationality; the Absentee she wanted back before any,
her Parliament and when she had II back she would
grudge the monopoly Of royal residences 10 her sister
The speakers who followed expressed themselves de-
cidedy, and resolution, moved by Mr. Isaac Butt, de-
claring for Home Government and nothing less,
passed unanimously Those present then resolved them
selves into "a standing Committee, and pledged them
selves present secrecy of their object and Intentions
Ii was resolved condentiay address prominent Irish
men of every creed and station, preliminary opera
tOn and when the adhesion of q sufficient number, OF
obtaining which there Is fear, has been secured To
call public meeting in the Exhibition Palace, and boldly
the standard OF repeal The Irish people yet
unaware Of the quiet little meeting held in Dublin
Thursday nigt-a meeting which, II freshmen are true
TO themselves, is the beginning OF movement To undo
work OF Pitt and Casereagh and 10 restore Ireland
% her place among the nations.