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Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24
How to Grow Rich.

A correspondent of the New York Journal oi
Commerce asks the editor to publish the follow.
ing for the benefit of those young men, and chill.
dren of larger growth, "who drink, chew, smoke,
and otherwise squander their shngs and small
change" We think it might suggest good
idea to the temperance reformers. Ifthey would
establish a Temperance saving fund institution
the gradual accumulation Of capital would soon
operate rs a bond of union, and prevent hun
dreds from violating their plighted faith. The
article reads as follows:
lst If at the age of 81 years, man will lay
up eighteen pence per day, and keep 1t at com
hound interest every six months, he will find at
the age of sixty, or in the thirty nine years, it
amounts to sixty thousand dollars.
2d. The Island of Manhattan was originally
sold by the Indians to the Dutch for fifteen dol
lars. If the fifteen dollars had been kept at COM
pound interest until this time, it would have a
mounted to more than the whole wealth, real
and personal, at this time in New York.
Sd. One German banker sent to bank in
England, a bottle of wine four hundred and thir-
ty years old, which originally cost fifty cents
The English banker computed the compound
interest for the time, and found the bottle of
wine to cost more than the present national debt
eff Great Britain,
4tll. If note shaver start with capital of
$4,000 and get one per cent per month, 1.-THE
usual rate) in five years he has 100000; Ill ten
years $4,000; in fifteen years, $4,000; in 20
years, 100000; in 25 years, ss2o,ooo. Young
men, you often ask how Jews get so rich; an
swer by observing the ab;ve rules And re-
member it is what you save, not what you make,
that YOU have on hand.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24
TRUTH IN A WELL.

The following pleasant and spicy reading is Gu
from the Knickerbocker Magazine for Novembe
Once at midday toiled youth
In the bottom of we'll,
Delving for TO mystic truth
Down where sunlight never FELL
All he sought was the revealing
Of some stream from living fountain,
Through earlh's hidden arteries stealing
From the heart of ytnder mountain.
Which should spring, well ofjoy,
To the sacred homestead ever;
Sweet and pure without alloy,
And bounteous as the all-bounteous Glver.
Upward looked he to the light
And the span ofsky afar,
And behold, as at midnight,
Shone at noon sparkling star!
Then first learned he that the sun
And the glare and stir Of day,
Were but shrouds and darkness dun
10 the high and far away:
That the light so priced, which made
The near pal pable around us,
But the tyrant with us played,
And to dust with short chain bound us.
Only when the darkness falls,
Yelling all the objects nigh,
Look we freely Ger these walls
To the glorious spheres on high!
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24
From the Boston Olive Branch.
Speaking Ones Mind.

Many man has upset his dish by speaking
his mind too freely, and yet there are persons
who take great pride in speaking out boldly all
that they think. 81 am no hypocrite," say such
persons, 81 always speak as think" And thus
while priding themselves that they are no hypo.
critics, they plunge dagger into the hearts of
valuable friends, and make many bitter enemies.
Such persons show lack Of common sense and
fellow-teeling. Of what possible service can it be
for a man who might easily hold his tongue and
injure nobody, to set whole neighhorhood by
the ears, just for the privilege of speaking his
mind There is wisdom in the following remark
of Steele: Nothing is more silly" sayshe "than
the pleasure some people take in speaking their
minds. A man of this make will say rude
thing for the mere pleasure ofsaying it, when an
opposite behavior, full as innocent, might have
preserved his friends, or made his fortune"
"Be slow to speak, but swift to hear" is good
advice, and from the highest authority. "a fool
uttcreth all his mind," says Solomon, But If
some persons know circumstance that will bear
against the reputation Or the happiness of anoth-
er, like 10y with copper in his pocket, it burns
so that they cannot rest till they have got rid OF
it, to some other person.
You may think man fool or rascal, but
it may not be good policy to tell him so. lfnot
true, you only create a difficulty where none ex-
listed before Anc if it be true, you very likely
get yourself into u hornets nest and Just for the
privilege of speaking your own mind-a privi-
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24
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Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24

ESERGY.--Nothing can be done in this world
without energy. 1t is necessary in public, busi-
ness, and domestic life. Wherever you are, or
whatever you are doing, be energetic, if you
wish to be successful Nothing is more painful
to look upon, than man without energy; he is
swayed first this way then that; in no steady
employment, incapable Of holding office in pub
lie or of taking the stand that he should, in pri-
vate life.
1t requires great energy to pursue the course
you have marked out for yourself in face Of the
ridicule which you must inevitably meet in all
the paths of life. 1t is useless to start in any of
these paths, with hopes of success, without first
feeling the assurance of being able to withstand
the crosses and obstacles you will certainly meet,
and laying in good stock Of energy.
Olive Branch.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24

lege which nobody doubts, but in regard to the
propriety of exercising that right, every body
would doubt.
1t is always we'll to think twice before we
speak once and then the words should be cho,
sen. "Words ftlv sroken are like apples of gold
in pictures of silver" it is said And the man
named by Wisdom, was commended because lie
Sought to fnd out acceptable words" Let no
one be too fond of speaking his own mind. There
are other minds which should be consulted when
we are about to speak.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24
CROWN of the United states.

In letter to the National Intelligencer, Mr..
William Darby, who has devoted much attention
to the subject of the statistical history of the
E4.ited States, makes the following remarks on
the growth ofthe country. says: sas
These periods have been three. ~
First. Original colonization and progress to
the revolution commenced in ITS, and termina-
ted in 1888.
Second period. Accession Of Louisiana and
Florida; which, in all statistical principles, we
may regard as entertainments Of the same course
of events, and also, without any material error,
as SO nearly equal to that of 1888 as to justify
the assumption of their equality. 60
The third and most extensive accession was
thet by which the domain of,the United States
was extended to the Pacific ocean and gave to
those States the Pacific coast of North America,
from the Mexican to the Russian boundaries,
completing connected sovereignty from ocean
to ocean-a sovereignty with internal and exter-
nal advantages Of position and extent never be-
fore combined on the earth.
In comprehensive view of the subject, we
have before US a connected part of continent
spreading over temperate latitudes fromthe At
lantic to the Pacific ocean, and comprising three
millions four hundred thousand square miles of
that continent; and in its relative position the
territory of the United States embraces the mid
die or temperate ATTITUDES, occupying very near
", on North America, similar latitudes with, and
in extent not materially differing with all Europe,
and, as will be shown in these papers, with
resident population amounting in 1850, to up
wards of twenty-three millions, and increasing at
ratio of one-thrd decennialIy, or, in plainer
terms, gaining one-third in each ten years.
The law Of progressive population in the Uni
ted States of North America, which any arith-
metician can verify with the data afforded by the
several decennial enumerations from 1890 to
1850, contains, we boldly assert, one, If not the
most important fact in the history of the world.
The existing generation can, if it chooses, glance
into futurity through the glass of experience, and
prepare in advance for future consequences.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24

'Irs AN Ill WIND THAT Blows NOBODY
GooD."-The Worchester Egis states that in
sane man who escaped sufocation at the recent
fire at the Worchestcr County House, was called
upon to testify before the Coroners jury, and
give his evidence as utelligibly and correctly as
any witness He wrapped himself in a blanket
and lay down on the floor, with his face to the
vintator, and thus saved, himself He is not
now considered In ane, though he was before
thought to be one of the "incurables." But for
the calmty of this fire, which afforded this poor
wretch the means of proving the possession of
his wits, he might have fingered the remainder
Of his days prisoner in company with the out
casts of society. There is much reason to fear
that there are many persons held in confinement
as insane, who are both harmless and rational.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24

few days since, two little girls, one grind
ing an organ and the other beating tambou-
rne, were performing in front of one of the ho-
tels. After the "tune was out" the tambounne
girl stepped up to a "greeny" and held out the
tambourine for him to drop in some of his pen
nies; but he, thinking she wanted to make him
a present of it very innocently said:
81 don't care anything about it can't play"
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24

1t is said that Barnum has purchased q lot at
the corner of Broadway and Spring streets, New
York, on which to erect new museum building
The newspaper is a. book for the indolent,
sermon for the thoughtless library for the poor;
it may stimulate the most Indifferent, it may in
struct the most profound.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24

THE LAST ANEcDoTE.-"Who's that ero Mr..
Scattering, that always gets few votes at our
town metings'" enquired an old lady, few days
since, Of her spouse, as she was busily engaged in
perusing a newspaper.
DIDO not know" said he, "nor never did though
the people have been trying to elect him ever
since began to vote"
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-24
NEW CAsH.sToRE.

A FTER returning my thanks to my friends acquain'
IA ces and the public generally for their former lib.
eral patronage, offer to them variety Of
0 Groceries, Dry-GOOds, CrOckery and
Hardware,
At wholesale and retail consisting in part follows
GROCERIES.
SUGARS-M -MuscoYado, New Orleans, St. Croix Loaf
Crushed aud Powdered
;COFFEES-Java and Rio
AOLASSES-N. Orleans Muscovado and West India
SiLI-Constantly on hand
TOBACCO-Yellow Bank, Ellis and a variety of
i ~ common, at prices from IL to 75c. per pound
TEAS-Gunpowder, Green, Hyson and Black
SEGAR,S-Rio Hondo, Gold Leaf Sylvia, Palmetto,
and variety of common, prices from to $40 per NJ
CANDLESSperm Adamantine and Tallow
CHEESE-Goshen and English
BACON-Sdes, Shoulders and Hams
LARD-Constantly on hand
ELSLLSalmon, Herring and all numbers of Mackarel
FRUIESFigs, Raisins, Almonds Currantss English
Walnuts, &c.
SPICES Ailspice Nutmegs, Cloves, Cinnamon, Gin
~. ger, Mustard and Pepper
.PIEKLES-Engisl and American, variety
Observation-Disclosures, Walnut and Tomato
1PRESERYES-Citro Orange, Lemon Pine Apple
and Ginger
BRANDEERUIEI Cherries and Lines
JELLIESa and J4AS-A variety
LOBSTERS and SARDLNES- Theoretically Sealed
CANDLES-Ofall kinds
1RdCKERS-Pic Me- Soda, Butter, Wine, Water and
j Sugar -
-. CRoCKERY Assorted,
SADDLES-Riding and Wagon
:; WHIP+Carriage, Buggy, Drivers and Wagon
GARDS-Cotton and Wool
POWDER and SHOT
a new and complete stock Of DRY-GooDs, consis
In part as follows
200 pieces Prints at prices from to l5c per pard
IS do Long Cloths from to lsc.
300 do Brown Homespun from to l2c.
ESQ pair Negro Blankets from $3.50 to 81 25 erpair
100 pieces Kerseys from IL to lSc.
Oznaburgs-DeKalb always on hand
sas ALso-A VARIETY OF
Muslins, Alpaccas. Irish Linens, Tickings, Apron
Checks Shrtings Drillings Ginghams, Lnseys, Elan
nels Sacia, Serge Cashmeres, Pocket Handkerchief
Cravats Suspenders Hosiery, of all kinds Gloves OF
all kinds; Linen Shirts, Merno Shirts, Cloths Cass-
meres, Satinets, Tweeds, &c. Together with large
assortment Of
Ready-Made Clothing.
Violins Double barrel Shot Guns, from $ll to SIS,
Rifles, flint and Percussion locks 50 to Sl2
And great variety of articles, both in GROCERIES
and DRY GOODS, too tedious to mention.
eY-I will attend to the Receiving ard Forwarding
Business heretofore and am prepared make ber
al advances on Cotton shipped to Messrs Chambers,
Jeffers & Co., Charleston.
intend selling enlusi7ely for Cash, and most res
pectfuly invite any who wish Bargains, to give me
CALL and they will find the cash system decidedly pre-
ferable.
rE-Call at his Old Stand on the corner.
b. W. CHAMBERS.
Camden, Oct. 5. 80
The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-04-10
O. e. + rench, M. D.
Surgeon and Physician.

Surgeon and Physician.
GRADUATE OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAM
BRIDGE, MASS.
nR. F. believes it a duty he owes himself and the
IL community, he intends TO make s.. Paul his per-
manen residence state that he has had many years
experience in the hospitals and practice of the
ctes and also Of the diseases Of the Mississippi valley;
graduate the oldest and first University in the
try, and number of the private pupil Of
eminent surgeons and phys ians of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia. DR.. French Will give parcl-
lar ait ntion diseases Of and Children and
specifuy his services in the practice OF Surgery,
Medicine and Midwifery the citizens of st. Paul and
yscnity.
REFERENCES-Dr A. T. Crow, DR. Ray, DIR Robertson,
Kittoe Gaena; Messrs Rice, Hollingshead Beck
er, Louis Roberts, J. W. Simpson, Gen. Boal, ST. Paul.
Oct. lT-c-uf
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PAINTING.

n Z ! L
CHERMAN & MOREY, on Forth street, st. Paul. near
- middle town. in the building Of Mr.. Knox,
stairs, may found ready attend Painting in all its
departments. House painting, sigh painting, carriage
and ornamental painting all done promptly ond Mh
paints of the best quality. II we do our work in SLOW
cnly, unwurkman like MANNER do not expect get
business in the enlightened town of st. Paul.
Dec. IL. lSal. SHERMAN & MOREY.
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st. Croix Hotel.

At Steamboat Landing, Willow River, Wisconsin
THE above house, formerly kept by
Il John G. Putnam, under the name of
"Buckeye House," h; changed hands,
The St. Croix Hotel has undergone thor
oush repairs and is now kept by the sub.
scriber, who is at all times ready to ac-
commodate customers on short Dotice.
G.. BELLOWS.
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SAVING THEIR DIsrANcE.-It is said
that Messrs. Seymour s. Co., contractors
for building the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, commenced operations on the
Both ult., by breaking ground at Illinois,
town. This was the last day of grace, and
had the work not been commenced then,
the charter would have been forfeited.-
The ceremony of the breaking was mere
ly TO save the charter, as the work will
not be commenced in earnest till the OPEN
ing of spring, when pretence will give
place to reality.
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Central ssOuse, st. Paul.

(NAVE BURTON have taken this old and well know
~ house. They have fitted 1t up anew, and are nov
prepared to accommodate boarders and travellers viii
comfortable quarters. No pains will be spared to max
the Central House Of tbs best Hotels in the West.
November, 1851.
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AI.As..a!sncAN G,cWsN,

D ODNEY PARKER, late of the American House low
IL e Mass, having lease of the large hotel a: the
upper end of St. Paul, with everything in proper order
for the convenience travellers, boardes, families de-
string furnished apartments, respectfully Invites his
friends and the public give him c1 believing that
he do as much then comfort as expected
in new country, not yes supplied with regular markets
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DREADFUL TRAcEDY.-A despatch da-
ted at Three Rivers, Lower Canada, on
26th ult., says: ga dreadfultragedy was
enacted last night in the Jail there. Three
prisoners were confined in the same cell
two of them under sentence for one
week, and the other for longer term
One of the men had been employed ma
king axe handles during yesterday, and
had obtained a small axe as pattern,
which another of the prisoners concealed
under his bed. After the three men had
laid down for the night, he who had con-
cealed the axe, (without any previous
quarrel or notice of his intentions, } struck
the other two with the axe, cutting one of
then, vporr i'll the side, and wounding the
other severely in the shoulder. The for
mer died in few minutes.
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A VETERAN PRrNrER.-Mr. Ehene-


zer Merriam, of West Brookfeld, is one
of the few remaining printers of the old
en- time, now living in this section. He
commenced his apprenticeship in the Spy
office, with one of the fathers of printing
in New England, Isaiah Thomas, 1890,
with whom, and his son, who succeeded
him, he remained until 1876. He then
went to Boston, where he remained in a
printing office about six months, when,
under the patronage Of his friends, and as
sisted by Mr.. Thomas, he went to West
Brookfield, in 1893, and commenced the
publication of the "Political Repository
and Farmers Journal" the Massachusetts
Spy being the only paper then published
in the county. Mr.. Merriam published
the Repository three years, using the
press formerly owned by Benz. Franklin,
when, for want of sufficient patronage,
the paper was discontinued. Mr.. Mer-
riam then supplied his office with the ne
cessary type and materials for doing
"book work." in which business he con-
tinued till l849. Mr.. Merriam is now
76 years old, and during the more than
fifty years he has been in the printing
business, he freed sixty hands who had
commenced and served with him their
regular apprenticeship. Only about half
this number are now living, and they are
widely scattered. Two of them are in
California, and two in the Sandwich Is
lands. The others are in different States
Of the Union.
The old gentleman is still full of the
buoyancy of his youth, and although his
long years of industry have not brought
to his door a fortune in wealth, he lives
in the happy consciousness of life void
Of otfence.-W Worcester Spy.
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ST. PAUL DRUG STORE.
HICHCOX q KELLOGG,

Corner Of Third and Cedar ss, opposite Judge Lanberts
WILL keep constantly hand general supply of the
w best unauterated drugs and medicines, and articles
usually Kept for sale in drug stores. ..
PHYSICIANS prescriptions put up with the greatest care
Medcihes may be procured at all hours Of the night
without extra charge. -
ET Profits small, and terms cash.
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fINE subscriber solics the patronage Of the public
i and assures all purchasers his line. that he will
n for cash. saddles, harness OF all kinds and trunks, OF
better quality, and cheaper than any other establish
ment in Minnesota. Purchasers will do well to cali at
his shop, Third street, ST. Paul, next door east Of s.
H. SerSent's and Judge for themselves.
A. R. FRENCH.
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The fire originated in the engine house,
and was the result of accident. There
were some four or five buildings inside
the walls, all Of which were destroyed,
together with large amount of machine
ry belonging to Mr.. Patterson, the les
see.
The Penitentiary was owned by the
State, and cost, as we learn, about $780,
900. There was no insurance Mr..
Patterson's loss is not much less than
$4,000
No lives were lost. The prisoners
who were confined in the building did
not make the least attempt to escape
Louisville Democrat
PREs1DENrIAL.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the n. Y. Tribune, writes
on the llth, that "there seems to be
every probability that long before the
Philadelphia Wing Convention assemblies,
all interest in it will have entirely depart
ed, SO far as the selection of candidate
is concerned. 1t is plain enough already,
that ripened public sentiment will Only
look to that Convention to enunciate a
foregone conclusion. The aspect of af-
fairs in the North, South, East and West,
and the drift and tone of things here, all
point with unerring certainty to this re-
suit. Gen. Scott will walk over the
course
INTERPRETATION OF DREAMs.-To
dream of milestone round your neck is a
sign Of what you may expect if you get an
extravagant wife. To see apples in a
dream betokens wedding, because where
you find apples you may reasonably ex-
pect to find pairs. To dream that you are
lame is token that you will get into a
hobble. When young lady dreams of a
coffin, it betokens that she should Instant
ly discontinue lacing her stays tightly, and
always 90 warmly and thickly shod in wet
weather. If you dream of clock, it is a
token that you will gain credit-that is,
tick. To dream Of fire is sign that, if
you are wise, you will see that the lights
in your home are out before you go to bed.
To dream that your nose is red at the tip
is an intimation that you had better leave
of brandy and water. Todream of walk
ing bare-footed denotes a journey that you
will make bootless.