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"I Have no Chance"

Don't say that, young man. You
have five chances on each hand. Then
you have at least thirty-six at least in
your head. Every faculty you have
will vote you into Office, if you only en-
franchise it and form confederation
between the freemen in your brain and
the freemen at the ends of your arms.
Chances, plenty of them, fall under
our eyes, if we have only eyes to see
them and hands to pick them up.
The falling of an apple WIS the op-
portunity for Newtori to solve the mys-
terry of the skies.
A floating sea-weed, drifting by the
vessel when the crew were uttering
mutinous threats, was the chance seized
by Columbus to pacify an incipient re-
bellion and to inspire his men with the
promise of new continent and new
world ofenterprise.
The picking up of a pin in street Of
Paris by poor boy, as he was going
from great bank, saddeued at the
denial of - application for a place,
was the founding of the success and
prosperity of one of the greatest bank
ers of the queen city of the world. That
simple act, Illustrative of economical
spirit asserting itself over present grief,
was observed from the window; the
lal was recalled, and the refusal re-
called at the same moment. Industry,
patience and honesty did the rest.
A jumping tea-kettle lid is said to
have PUT the steam into that boys
head who gave US the great gian. OF
modern industry.
A kite and key, in Franklin's
hands, were the grandparents Of our
telegraph and all the blessings OF mod
ern Invention applying electricity.
A swinging greasy lamp, just filled
with oil by verger in the cathedral
of Pisa, caught the eye of Galilec at
eighteen years of age, taught him the
secret of the pendulum, made many .
discovery in astronomy and navigx-
ton possible, and gave rs the whole
modern system Of the accurate meas
lurement of time, .srsT
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MASONIC DIRECTORY, 1874.

,roaoe No. I6. F. & A. N: meets & ey
s sW@Snesday night on or preeednlRg Sne NJ lui
moon. 60
o,-s--,,,. chanter. No. II Royal ATct
,s,s 1osots every Friday night on or are
the fuii moon. a. o.
T. H. RERRALL, Secy. 80, 49,
Belmont Council, No. 81 RoyaI sSte ,Sa second
5nesdav night Of evsry month; "
1oeso'As eH. r BUMGARENR, I. l. u. M
IF d, BAILY, Rec. ,ro,,,,
-. Co,,mandery No. 26 of Knights Ieinp
HOPE So ~, the second Monday night OF every
month. r ~ Ia narlI72I
las. B. RYAN. Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02

In some parts of Illinois the Changers
are binding themselves not 10 pay
hired hands more than fifteen dollars
per month, and still they are organized
to put down the tyranny of mon0polies.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02

A German colony in Iowa county,
Iowa, one OF the most prosperous col
onies In the West, is about to have the
validity OF title to their lands put to
the test, the tarritory being claimed by
q returned Californian under an old
deed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02

The internal revenue receipts up to
the Goth inst. were only 5000, ,761 q,
thus indicating u considerable falling
off for the current month.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02
Who Printed the First Bible?

In the year 1920 there was living in
the city of Haarlem an old gentleman,
who kept the keys of the cathedral,
and who used, after dinner, to walk in
the famous wood that up to this time
is growing just without the city walls.
One day, while walking there, he
found very smooth bit of beech bark,
on which-as he was handy man
with his knife-he cut several letters
so plainly and neatly that after his re-
turn home hestamped them upon pa
per, and gave the paper to his boy as a
copy After this, seeing that the
thing had been neatly done, the old
gentleman-whose name was Law
renee Coster-fell to thinking of what
mic hit be done with such letters cot in
wood. By blackening them with ink,
he made black sta;:,ps upon paper; and
by dint of much thinking and much
working, he came, in time, to the
stamping of whole broadsides OF letters
which was really printing.
But before he succeeded in doing this
well, he found it necessary to try many
experiments, and to take into his en-
ploy several apprentices. He did his
work very secretly, and enjoined upon
his apprentices to say nothing of the
trials he was making. But a dishonest
one among them, after a time, ran OIL
from Holland into Germany, carrying
with him great many of the old gen
tleman's wooden blocks and entire pa
ges of book which he Was about to
print.
The Dutch writers credit this story,
and hint that the runaway apprentice
was John Faust, or John Gutenberg;
but the Germans justly say there is no
proof of this. 1t is certain, however,
that there was Lawrence (CustoS, OF
the cathedraD who busted himself with
stamping letters and engraving. His
statue is on the market-place in Haar-
lem, and his rough-looking books are,
some of them, now in the State House
of HARLEM. They are dingy, and
printed with bad ink and seem to have
been struck from large engraved blocks,
and not from moveable types. They
are without date, but antiquarlans as
sign them to period somewhat earll-
er than any book of Faust, or OF Guten-
berg, who are commonly called the
discOverers of printing.
John Gutenberg, at the time when
this old Dutchman was experimenting
with his blocks in Holland, Was also
working in his way, very secretly, in
house that was standing not many
years ago in the ancient city of stras-
burg. He had two working partners,
who were bound by oath not to reveal
the secret of the arts he was engaged
upon. But one of these partners died;
and, upon this, his heirs claimed right
to know the secrets of Gutenberg.
Gutenberg refused, and there was tri-
al of the case, some account OF which
was discovered more than three hun
~-Ad yeass afterward in old tower OF
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Sensible. The merchants Of Louis
vile have pctitioned the Common
Council to repeal the ordinance requir-
ing commercial travellers 10 take cut
license.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02

Late in the day-but better late than
never-the New York Police Commis-
sioners have instructed their men nos
to use the club except in self-deSense.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02

srThe blood cure" is talked Of as II it
were something new. IT'S the Oldest
branch of the medical art, and WA
first successfully practiced by Dr.. Cain
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a CARD,

,aR L T. STONEBRAKER, is ready at ms
MI saloon under the st. Clair House. 70 aS.eno
. oil work in The way of Shaving, Hail -)ress-
re O. mating CurIs switches. q wigs, give give
him a 81.
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v,IRST ATIONAL BANK OFST. CLAlhS-
X WILLIE. CAPITAL 100000. n,.
sTBank open from A. N until 3 Z: n. iya5 Hisi
count days tuesdays, at 10 aim Money recelveo
N danosit. Corrections made and yroceeds re-
mitted promptly. Exchange bonght aha o,st so,1,
Direcfors-John Lochary David Brown' Joseph
D. D. T. COWEN. President
II r WELpAY Cashier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-04-02

An ordinary iron, rail, where i'm
mense freight traffic is done, will last
four months; Bessemer steel rail sew
en- years, or twenty-one times as long;
hence, in this respect, must be twenty
one times cheaper. Also, it takes two
tons of coal to make u ton of iron rails,
while the Bessemer process requires
only one and one-quarter tons, or, in
other words, is three-fourths cheaper in
this respect. One and one-fourth tons
of coal, then, will keep N ton of Bes-
seTner rails in service seven years,
while for the same length CT time, with
iron rails, to keep the tracks in order,
changes would have to be made ia
every four months, or twenty-one
times, and for every ton of iron put
down two tons Of coal must be used,
or forty-two tens of coal. 1t is no won
der, then, that most of our readers are
adopting, or have adopted, the steel
rails, and that the works at Troy, N.
Y, and the Cambria company, where
the Bessemer rails are made, should
turn out their immense piles of rails
each year.
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ERNST STRENG,
0rnam en- tai 0onfectioner,
IOnposite the office Of Judge Cowen.

ST. CLAIRSVlLLE,
Respectfully announces TO the citizens of at.
CIairsville and vicinity, that he IL prepared 10
furnish the FRESH EST CONFECTIONERY les.
consisting in part OF the CHOICEST CAKES In
ORNAMENTS. B BASKETS, PYRAs
MlDS. CANDIES. WINE JELLIES, CHAR
L0TTE DE Russo. ICE CREAM. &c.
FRESH WHEAT and RYE BREAD kept
on hand. WEDDINGS, PRIVATE
&c, at home and abroad, supplied
at short notice, feb2674-ly
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asusiaess Cards.

7 f. YOUNG,
j. A1TORNEf Il at Ia w,
BELLAIRE, OHIO.
,eice-Nain Street, in BUIEs Building, oppo-
site National Hotel Jaho1
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:Belmuot Chrouifse.

ST. GAINESVILLE OHIO.
THURSDAY MORNING. April 2, 1874.
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his mothers family lie 4.
manly frame and indomitable
His ancestors lived to great age, and
had all the distinguishing virtues Of
the pioneer families of Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island. @
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Profit $3.50
This is 100 per cent of the cost. Ii II
be adulterated by the addition of one
sixth, the return will be SIC, so, and the
profit Sc, or 133 per cent. The profits
of the poor quality may be estimated
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12
BANKRUPT NOTICES.


r N THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
l. TED STATES for the Eastern District Of
Virginia.
In the matter of r. J. Nuckols, bankrupt
jim bankruptcy.
At Richmond, this 18th oay of December, 1878
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that q petition
has been, to wit: on the 18th day of December
a. d, 1878, filed In said District Court, by r. J..
Nuckols. Of Hanover county, Virginia, in said
district, who has been heretofore duly declared
bankrupt under the act of Congress entitled
Gan Act to establish q uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States" approved
March I'd, 1857, for a discharge and certificate
thereof from all his debts and other claims
provable under said act, and that the 10th day
Of February, a. d., 1874, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
before w. w. Forbes, one of the registers of
said court in bankruptcy, at his office in Rich
mond in said district, is the time and place
assigned for the hearing of the same, when
and where you may attend and show cause, II
any you have, why the prayer of the said petit.
tion should not be granted
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings Of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. w. W. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy
ia 9-F2w for the Sd Cone'l Dist. of Va.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12
BY Grubbs & Williams Auctioneers.
a. ASSIGNEE'S SALE r.
2u OF
. 270 ACRES OF LAND IN POWHATAN
COUNTY,
GNEE,s SALE

In compliance with an order of the District
court of the United States, for the Eastern dis
trlct of Virginia, dated August 9th, 1873, Ia
the matter of James Denoon, bankrupt, will
offer for sale at public auction, on THURSDAY,
JANUARY Is, 1874, at o'clock p. m , in front
OF the United States courthouse, in the city o
Richmond. VALUABLE LANDS, as follows:
No. 1.--l7o ACRES OF LAND known as "spring
HILL" lying in the county of Powhatan,
adjoining the lands of Phillip Cooke and
others, with dwelling and out houses there
on.
No. 2--lO0 ACRES OF LAND known as emit
Pleasure adjoining tract No. l. There Is
a dwelling house and out-buildings thereon.
To be sold clear Of all liens and membranes
except the wlfe's contingent right of dover.
TERMS :-One-third cash !; balance on a credit
of dix and twelve months, the purchaser to give
notes with interest added at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, for the deferred payments.
and the title to be retained until said notes are
paid. VIM. II. ALLDERDICE,
de 29-2aw3w Assignee.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12
CoIlamer,s Little Mistake.

Old Mr.. Colamer, one Of the members
of our church, is extremely deaf. Last
Sunday the Clergyman, during the sermon,
had occasion to introduce quotation, and
as twas quite long, he brought the volume
with him, and when the time came no
picked up the book and began to read from
it. We always sing the Old Hundred doxo-
logy after sermon at our church, and Mr..
Co'lamer, seeing the pastor with the book,
thought the time had come; so while the
minister was reading he opened his hymn
hook at the place. just as the clergyman laid
to Mr.. Collamer began to yawn,
and Mr.. Collamer, thinking he
was about to sing, Immediately broke
out into Old Hundred at the top of his
voice. As the clergyman was Just begin
ming ''secondly," and as there was of course
perfect silence in the church, the effect of
Mr.. Collamer's vociferatiop was very start
ling. But the good old man didn't notice
that anything was the matter, so he kept
on and sang the entire verse through.
When he concluded he saw that everybody
else seemed to be quiet, excepting few
who were laughing, SO he leaned over and
said out loud to the man who yawned.
What's the matter with this con-
gregation,. anyhow? Why don't they
go home?" The man turned scarlet,
then the perspiration broke out all over
him, for he felt that the eyes of the con.
gregation were upon him, and he would
have to yell to make Mr.. Collamer hear.
So he touched his lips with his finger as a
sign for the old man to keep quiet. But
Mr.. Collamer misunderstood the motion.
"Goin' to sing another hymn, hey? All
right;n and he began to tumble his hymn
book again. Then the sexton sailed up
the aisle. and explained matters out loud
to Mr.. Collamer, and that gentleman SUBJ
sided while the minister proceeded with
his discourse. The elders have written Mr..
Collamer note requesting him in the fu-
tore not to join in the sacred harmony.
The fact is too appalling upon the ribald
boys in the gallery. Adeler.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
l. ted States for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Henry w. Dabney. bankrupt
lin bankruptcy.
At Richmond, this 9th day of November, 1878.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petltien
has been, to-wit: on the 9th day of Nov, a. d
1875 filed in said District Court, by Henry w.
Dabney. of Richmond city, Virginia, In said
district, who has been heretofore duly de-
clared bankrupt under the act of Congress entitl-
ed"An Act to establish uniform system of bank
ruptcY throughout the United States" approved
March I'd, 1867. for discharge and certificate
thereof from all his debts and other claims
proyable under said act, and that the 10th
day of February, a. d., 1874, at 10 o'clock
a. m, before W. w. Forbes, one OF
the registers of said court in bankruptcy,
at his office in Richmond, in said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of the
same, when and where you may attend and show
cause, If any you have. why the prayer of the
said petition should not Do granted.
You are also hereby notified, tibet the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said
bankrupt vii be held at the same time and
place. w. w. FORBES,
Register in bankruptcy for
ia o-F2w the Sd Congl Dist. of Va.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES for the Eastern District
of Virginia.
In the matter of w, M. jackson, bankrupt--in
bankruptcy.
At Richmond on the 9Th day of Dec, 1873.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby that petition has
been, to wit: on the sth day Of December, 1873,
filed in said District court by W. M. jackson
of Richmond city. in said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under act of Congress entitled can act to estab.
lish uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States" approved March I'd, 1867,
for discharge and certificate thereof, from all
his debts and other claims provable under said
act, and that the 10th day Of Feb'ry, a. d.
1874, Mt 10 o'clock q. m, before W. w. Forbes.
one of the registers of said court in bankruptcy,
at his Office in Richmond, In said
district, is the time and place assigned for the
hearing of the same when and where you may
attend and show cause, If any you have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not be
granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the sale
bankrupt will Re held at the same time ant
place. w. W. FORBES.
Register in Bankruptcy for the
10 9-F2w 3rd Cong'l Dist. of Va.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
j TED STATES, for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
In the matter of II. 0. Moss, bankrupt-in
bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the LIST day of December,
a. d., 1873.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition has
been, to-wit: on the LIST day of December a. d.
1878 filed in said District court by Henry o. Moss,
ofGreensvlle co'ty in said district, who has been
heretofore duly declared bankrupt under the act
of Congress entitled can act to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy Throughout the
United States" approved March I'd, 1857, for a
discharge and certificate thereof, from all Is
debts and other claims provable. under said t.
and that the 10th day of February a. d. 1874 0
O'Clock a. M, before W. w. Forbes, one q
registers of said court in bankruptcy, at 8
office In Richmond, in said district, is the time
and place assigned for the hearing Of the same,
when and where you may attend and show
cause, if any you have, why the prayer of tho
said petition should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and place.
W. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for
ia 9-F2w the Sd Cong'l Dist. of Va.
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Tn THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
i TED STATES for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
In the matter of W. @. johnson, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy
Al Richmond, Va, this 9th day October, 1878.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to-wit on the 9th day of October, @.
d. 1873, filed in said District Court by W. @ John.
son, of King William county, in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress entitled Gan act to es.
tablish uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867. for discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provable un.
der said act, and that the 10th day of February
a. d., 1874, at 10 o'clock a. m, before W. w.
Forbes, one of the registers of said court
in bankruptcy, at his office in Richmond
in said district. is the time and place
assigned for the hearing OF the same, when and
where you may attend and show cause, If any
you have, why the prayer of the said petition
should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings Of the creditors of the sale
bankrupts will be held at the same time ant
place. W. w FORBES
Register In Bankruptcy for
ia 9-F2w the Sd Cong'l Dist. of Va.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12

TO5
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE.-Tha, ON the
i 18th day Of November, q. d., 1873, a warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out Of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia, against the estate of F. M.
Wright Co.,of Dinwiddle county and State OF
Va, who have been adjudged bankrupts on their
creditors petition: That the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belonging
to said bankrupts to them or for their use and the
transfer of any property by them, are forbidden
by law; That a meeting Of the creditors Of
said bankrupts, to prove their debts and choose
one or more assgnees of their estate, will be held
at court of bankruptcy. to be holden at Rich
mond, Va, before w. w. Forbes, esq.,, register
on the slst day of December, a. d. 1873, at
O'Clock a. m. DAVID B. PARKER,
de 13-W2w IS. Marshal.
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207
l. 10th day of December. a. d., 1878, a warrant
in bankruptcy was issued ont of the District
court of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia, against the estate of E. g. James
& Co., of Dinwiddie county and State Of Va, who
have been adjudged bankrupts upon the petition
of their creditors, and the payment of any debts,
and the delivery ofany property belonging to said
banrupts, to them or for their use and the trans.
fer of any property by them, nre forbidden by
law. meeting OF the creditors of said
banlrupts, prove their debts and choose one or
more assignees of their estate, will be held at a
court of bankruptcy, to be holden at Rich.
mond, Va, before W. W. Forbes esq, register, on
the 9Th day of January, a. d., 1874, at 10
o'clock a. m. DAVID B. PARKER.
de l6-T2w u S. Marshal,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
i TED STATES for the Eastern District of vir-
ginia. e
In the matter of Norvell Cobb, bankrupt. d,
bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 9th day of November,
1873.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice, hereby that petition
has been, to wit: on the 9th day of November,
1873 filed In said District Court by Norvel
Cobb, of Richmond city, In said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt under
actof Congress entitled San act to establish o
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States" approved March Cd, 1867, for
discharge and certificate thereof, from all his
debts and other claims provable under said act,
and that the 10th day Of February, a. d., 1874,
at 10 o'clock a. M, before W. w. Forbes, one
of the registers of said court in bankruptcy, at
his office in Richmond In said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of the
same; when and where you may attend and
show cause IL any you have, why the prayer
of the said petition should not begranted.
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said bank
rupt will be held at the same time and place.
W. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
ia s--F2w srd Cong'l Dist Of Va.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-12
BY Grubbs & Williams, Auctioneers.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE

In obedience to an order of the United
States District court for the eastern district of
Virginia, dated June 10, 1873, in the matter of
Jas. S. Mckinney, bankrupt, will offer at public
auction, on THURSDAY. JANUARY 10TH. 1874.
at o'clock p. m, in front of the United States
courthouse in the city of Richmond, THE LIFE
INTEREST of the bankrupt in the following
tracts of land
No. 1.-Containing 43 ACRES, lying in the
county of Caroline, one mile from the town
Of Port Royal, with small dwelling and out.
houses thereon.
No.2.-Containing 2s2 ACRES in same county,
about five miles from Port Royal. The bank
rupt resides thereon. There is q dwelling
and out-buildings thereon. *
TERMS-One-third cash ; balance on a credit
of six and twelve months, purchaser to give
notes with interest at six per cent. added for
the deferred payments, title to be retained
until said notes are paid.
WIN. III. ALLDERDICE,
de 29--2aw3w Assignee