The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-02
Q3ve0in9 STATE gol'rna'.
THURspAY EvEG, MARCH. 2, 1871,
~I.IIave NO chance"


Don't say that, young man. You have
five chances on each hand. Then you have
thirty-six, at least, in your head. Every
faculty you have will vote you into Office,
if YOU only enfranchise it, aud form a con-
federation between the freemen in your
brain and the freemen at the ends of your
arms.
Chances, plenty of them fall under our
ewes. If we have only eyes to see them and
hands to pick them up.
The falling of an apple was the oppor-
tunity for Newton to solve the secret OF
the skies.
A floating sea-weed, drifting by the
vessel when the crew were utterlng mutln-
Gus threats, was the chance seized by
Columbus to pacify an incipient rebellion,
and to inspire his men with the promise of
new continent and a new world of euter-
prise,
The picking up of pin in street of
Paris by poor boy, as he was going from
a great bank, saddened at the denial OF his
application for place, was the founding
OF the success and the prosperity of one OF
the great bankers Of the queen city OF the
world. That simple act, illustrative OF the
economical spirit, was observed from the
window; the lad was recalled at the same
moment. Industry, patience, and honesty
did the rest.
A chance remark from peasant girl,
in an obscure country district, falling upon
the wear of the young observing thinker,
DR. Jeuncr, gave vaccination to the world
and saves hundreds of lives annually.
A pewter plato founded the Peel family
Robert, in the poor country about Black
burn, seeing large family growing up
about him. felt that some source of income
must be added to the meagre products Of
his little farm. He quietly conducted ex-
periments in calico printing in his owr
home. One day, thoughtfully handling 8
pewter plate, from which, one of the chill
dren had Just dined, he sketched upon it,
smooth surface the outlines of parsley
leaf and filling this with coloring matter
he was delighted to find that the impres
sion could be accurately conveyed to tn
surface of cotton cloth. Here was thu
first suggestion toward calico printing from
metal rollers The ''parsley leaf on thu
pewter plate opened up world of indus
try to Lancashire, and Sir Robert Pee
to this day is called, in the neighborhoo'
of Blackburn, parsley Peel"
Richard Arkwright, the thirteenth child
in a howell, with no knowledge of let
ters--an underground barber, with vixel
for wife, who mashed up his models ant
threw them out-gave his successful spin
ming model to the world, and put sceptr
in England's right hand such as the Queer
never welded.
A jumping tea kettle lid is said to hav
put the steam into that boys head VIII
gave us the great giant of modern industry
A kite and key in Franklin's bands
were the grandparents of our telegraphs
and all the blessings of modern invention
applying electricity.
Don't say you have no chance, youn
man You have the same chance, and bet
ter, than the worlds greatest and best me
have enjoyed. "Men uniformly overfat
riches and underrate their own strength
the former will do far less than we sur
pose, and the latter far more"
"The longer live" says one of earth
noble sons, ''the more am certain that th
great difference between men, between th
feeble and the powerful, the great and tt
insignificant, is energy-invincible deter
mination-a purpose once 6xcd, and thel
death or victoryl" That quality will q
anything that can be done in the world
and no talents, no circumstances, no OF
portuuities, will be worth much without