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Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
A Terrible Duel.

In the reign of James l., when duel
ing rose to fearful height, the follow
ing conflict occurred between the Duke
of B. and Lord B., concerning a beau
tiful Countess of E. The duke chal.
lenged the lord, and contrary to usage,
gave him the choice of weapons, the
challenger's privilege. They met the
next morning. cold, rainy, miserable
morning; time, five o'clock; place, the
first tree behind the lodge in Hyde
Park. They stripped off their fine s,ar-
let coats trimmed with gold and silver
lace-the duke excessively indignant
that they should examine his vest, SO as
to be certain that there was no unlawful
protection underneath, but the lord,
more accustomed to the formalities, sub.
mitting to the search coolly enough
and then they took their pistols, before
taking their swords, according to the
fashion of the times. At the first fire
the duke missed, bnt lord B. bit his
grace near the thumb; at the second
fire the duke hit the lord. They then
drew their swords and rushed on each
other. After the first or second thrust
Lord B. entangled his foot in a tuft of
grass, and fell but supporting himself
with his sword hand he sprang back,
and thus avoided a thrust made at his
heart. The seconds then interfered,
and attempted to bring about reconcil-
iation; but the duke angrily ordered
them back, threatening to stab the first
who again interfered. After much good
play and fine parrying they came to a
"close lock which nothing but the key
of the body could open"
Thus they stood, unable to strike a
blow, each afraid to give the other the
smallest advantage, yet each struggling
to free himself from his ENHANCEMENT.
ct last, by one wrench stronger than
the Others, they tore themselves away {;
and at the same time both their swords
sprang out of their hands-Lord B. s
six or seven yards in the air. This ac-
cident, however, did not retard them
long; they seized their weapons and
fought on. The lord was then wound
ed in the sword darn but bearing back
and before the duke had quite recover
ed from his lunge, he ran him through
the body. The blow left the lord un-
guarded and, with the sword through
him, the duke cut and thrust at his an
tagonist who had only his naked hand
wherewith to guard himself After his
hand had been fearfully mangled with
putting aside his enemy's sword, the
lord was in his turn run through-one
rib below the heart. Again the seconds
interfered /; again without success, when
the lord, faint from loss of blood, fell
backward, and in falling drew his sword
out of the dukes wound.
Recovering himself little before be
was quite down, he faltered forward,
and falling with his thigh across his
sword, swapping it in the middle. The
duke then took his own sword, broke it,
and sinking on the dead body of his an
tagonist, sighed deeply, turned once,
and died ; the cold, drizzling rain fall
ing chill on the stiffening bodies and the
dank grass.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

Two sparks from London, while en-
joying themselves among the heather in
Argylshire, Scotland, came upon de-
cent looking shepherd, reading on the
top of a hill. They accosted him by re-
marking:
"You have fine view here; you will
see great way"
80, ay, a vera good way"
"Ah You will see America from
here"
'Farrar than that " said Dopald.
"Ah! How's that?"
20, just wait till the mist gangs ava
and you'll see the mune"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

A CH1LD's MEMoRY.-"Well, my
child,r said a stern father to little
daughter, after church, "what do you
remember of all the preacher said p
"Nothing. sir, was the timid reply.
Nothing p said he severely; "now
remember, the next time you tell me
something he says, or you must stay
away from church,
The next Sunday she came home, her
eyes all excitement.
IL remember something said she.
"Ah! very glad of it, replied the
father; what did be say 2"
"He said, pa, said she, delightedly,
ga collection will now be taken up !"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
A WoMAN's QUESTION.
By ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR.

Before I trust my fate to thee,
Or place my hand in thine,
Before l let thy future give
Color and form to mine,
Before peril all for thee
Question thy soul tonight for me.
l break all slighter bonds, nor feel
A shadow of regret;
Is there one link within the past
That holds thy spirit yets
Or is thy faith as clear and free
As that which can pledge to thees
Does there within thy dimmest dreams
A possible future shine,
Wherein thy life could henceforth breathe,
Untouched, unshared by mines
If SO, at any pain or cost,
y tell me before all is lost.
Look deeper still. If thou canst feel,
Within thy inmost soul,
That thou hast kept portion back,
While I have staked the whole;
Let no false pity spare the blow,
But in true mercy tell me so.
Is there within tiny heart need
That mine cannot fulflls
One chord that any other hand
Could better wake or still.
Speak now-lest at some future day
My whole life wither and decay.
Lives there within thy nature hid
The demon spirit Change.
Shedding passing glory still
On all things new and stranger
1t may not be thy fault alone
But shield my heart against thine own.
Couldst thou withdraw thy hand one day
Ard answer to my claim,
That Fate, and that days mistake,
Not thou-had been to blame?
Some soothe their conscience thus but thou
0 surely thou wilt warn me now.
Nay, answer not-I dare not hear.
The words would come too late;
Yet would spare thee all remorse,
So comfort thee, my Fate
Whatever on my heart may fall
Remember would risk it all.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
THEY WON'T TROUBLE You LONG.

THEY WON'T TROUBLE You LONG.
Children grow up-nothiug on earth
grows so fast as children. 1t was but
yesterday, and that lad was playing with
tops, buoyant boy. He is a man,
and gone now! There is no more child
hood for him or us. life has claimed
him. When a beginning is made, it is
like raveling stocking. stitch by stitch
| it gives way, till all are gone. The
house has not child in it. There is
no noise in the hall-boys rushing in
pell-mell. 1t is very orderly now. There
are no more skates or sleds, bats, balls
or strings left scattered about. Things
are neat enough now.
There is no delay of breakfast for
sleepy folks there is no longer any task
before you lie down, of looking after
anybody and tuckiug up the bed clothes.
There are no disputes to settle, nobody
to get off to school, no complaints; no
opportunities for impossible things, 10
rips mend, no fingers to tie up, no faces
to wash, or collars to be arranged
There was never such peace in the house
1t would sound like music to have some
feet catter down the trout stairs. Oh,
for some children's noise
What used to all US that we were
hushing their loud laugh, checking
their noisy frolic, and reproving their
slamming and banging the doors. We
only wish that our neighbur would lend
US an urchin or two to make noise in
these premises. A home without chill
dren 1t is like lantern without can
dies /; garden and no flowers a vine
and no grapes; brook and no gurg-
ling and rushing in its channel. We
want to be tired, to be vexed, to be run
over, to hear child life at work in all its
varieties
| During the secular days this is enough
marked. But it is the christian family
day. The intervals of public worship
are long spaces of poace. The family
seem made up on that day. The chill
dren are at home. You can lay your
hands upon their heads. They seem
to re -ognize the greater or lesser love
to God and to friends. The house is
peaceful but not still. There is low
and melodious trill of children it in
There is a silence that aches in the ear.
There is too much.. room at the table, too
much at the hearth. The bed rooms
are world too orderly. There is too
much leisure and too little care.
Alas! what mean these things? Is
somebody grown old +? Are these signs
and tokens? Is life waning?
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

AGA1N.-A young gentleman of the
city, describing affairs in the country,
writes that "the cows often act very
badly about being milked sometimes,
when you are almost through, they will
kick the milk all over, and you have to
go to work and milk them right over
d0din ~
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

THE OTHER "S1cK MAN" IF we
are.to believe the Paris letter-writers,
Napoleon III. is in a bad way. He is
represented as being Inflicted with the
infammatory rheumatism, diabetes dys-
pepsia, Bright's disease. Smiths dis
ease, sciatic gout, aurora borealis, inte-
gral calculus, and several other things
he was almost poisoned at Vichy; but
he somehow manages to survive all, ev-
en- Bismarck's dose of Prussic acid.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

RAILWAY OFFIclAL-"You'd better
not smoke, SIR" Traveller -"That's
what my friends say" Railway Of6c
ial-"But you mustn't smoke, sir
Traveler-"So my doctor tells me-
Railway Official Gndignantly)-"Bu
you sha'n't smoke, sir" Traveller
"Ah! just what my wife says" T
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

HER GUEss.-As the steeple of a
church in jackson was being painted
recently, the attention of a little girl
was attracted by the staging put up
about it. She appeared unable to COM
prehend it; but finally, after a mo-
ment's reflection she said "She guessed
it was the crinoline!" !"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

THE STRONGER Some paper having
made the statement that butter should
not be kept in room with kerosene oil
as the kerosene would spoil the butter
giving it peculiar favor-the Elmi-
ra Advertiser remarks that some of the
butter nowadays is enough to spoil
kerosene
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

AN exchange, presided over, we pre-
sumo, by a crusty old bachelor, says :
"Never look at the girls they can't
bear it; they regard it as an insult -
They wear their feathers, furbelows and
frills merely to crafty their mammas,
that's all I"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

WHo?-The hotel-keepers at Niaga-
ra are said to be troubled at the thought
of the injury likely to be done them by
the fashions. VINO will go to Niagara
at great expense when thousands Of
waterfalls are to be seen at homo for
nothing?
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

A PRETTY -"Draw up
the curtain, mother,' said little girl
from her trundle bed, :sfor 1 want the
eyes of Heaven to keep watching me at
night. If | wake up l love to look at
them; if l don't wake up they still look
down on me-"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

THERE is an ice manufacturing COM
pany at Shreveport, La, working on
the ammoniac vapor principle, which
has declared dividends for three months
of eighteen per cent. The company
manufactures eight thousand pouudshof
ice per day.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

WHICH?-We note a paragraph 60
ing the rounds about 'san ovarian tu-
NOR. weighing seventy five pounds, Ia
ken from lady in Danbury, Connecti-
cut, recently" We should be pleased
to see the surgeon, to know whether he
thinks he took the tumor from the wo-
man, or the woman from the tumor.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

A MAN with eleven daughters was
lately complaining that he found it bard
to live. "You must husband your time"
said his friend, ''and then You will do
we'll enough" 81 could do much bet.
ter" was the reply, "if could husband
my daughters
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
EARTH IS BEAUTIFUL.

EARTH IS BEAUTIFUL
When the morning star is setting,
And the East is flushed with light,
When the rising sun announces
The departure of the night,
Earth is beautiful!
When the sunset fires are cleaning
O'er the tops of distant hills,
And the yellow rays are streaming
On the merry mountain rills,
Earth is beautiful.
When the dusky twilight deepens,
And the shadows longer grow,
Or the moonlight pale and fitting,
Bathes in silver all below,
Earth is beautiful.
In the windy, wild March weather,
When the SHOWS are all departing,
When the birds begin to twitter
And the crocuses are starting,
Earth is beautiful.
In the broad and sunny meadows,
When the Summer sun is high,
When the tree tops all are quiveriEg,
And beneath the cattle lie,
Earth is beautiful.
In the the misty Indian Summer,
When the harvest days are DER,
When the leaves are red and yellow,
And the how'rets are no more,
Earth is beautiful.
When the cold and frosty weather
Of the Winter time is here,
And the pure and drifting snowwreat
Are decking Autumn's bier,
Earth is beautiful.
In the Spring time or the Winter.
In the Summer or the Fall,
By the seaside. in the meadow,
Or within the forest tall,
Earth is beautiful
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

Can't TELL.-A lady, who painted
her face, asked Parsons how he thought
she looked. ssI can't tell, madam" he
replied, "except you first 1ncouer your
face"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

WHAT He BRoKE.-" Witness, you
have said that while walking with an
umbrella over your head, you fell into
this reservoir and were badly injured.
Did you break any bones, sir, at that
time?" 81 did, SIR" What bones?'
i" Whalcbones, SIR"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

WHICH LICKED.-''Pa," said little
Charming to his paternal ancestor, hold
ing up Suuday-School picture book,
"what is that?" "That, my son,
gravely replied the father, sis Jecob
wrestling with the angel.' ''And which
licked, pa?" innocertly continued the
young hopeful.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

A WASHINGTON correspondent says
that when the President, in one of his
recent speeches, propounded a conun-
drum, Who made me your PRESIDENT?
a wicked strict constructionist in the
crowd responded-"Booth.''
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

MAJOR N. upon being asked if he
was seriously hurt on the bursting of a
boiler on steamboat, replied that he
was not, as he had been blown up SO
many times by his wife, that mere
steamboat explosion had no effect on
him whatever.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

LORD NoRBuRY's joke on the attor-
neys is savage. A shilling subscription
having been set on foot to bury one who
had died poor, he exclaimed, "Only a
shilling to bury an attorney! Here's
a guinea go and bury twenty of
them !"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

A WOMAN, Too.-Squabbles, an old
bachelor, shows his stockings, which he
has Just darned, to a maiden lady, who
contemptuously remarks, "Pretty good
for man darner." Whereupon Squab-
bles rejoius: 'Good enough for a wom-
an, darn her."
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

Nor AFRAID.-In a town not far
from Boston, clergyman was visiting
a district school where little boy was
put forward by the teacher to "speak a
piece" because be was bold. When he
was done the clergyman praised him by
saying, "Wby, my little lad, you are
not afraid, are you 2" "No, sir, l amt t
afraid of nothin' I amt afraid of
| skunks p
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

HoLLow.-A ''green 'un," who had
never before seen steamboat, fell tbro'
the hatchway down into the hold Of one
and being unhurt, loudly expressed his
surprise: Well, if the darned thing
amt holler.''
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

The son of Henry c. Gun, of Massa.
chusetts, ran off short time since with
his fathers second wife. The young
s.son of gun" has not been heard from
since.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

CoAxED HIM.-A boy caught a
hungry dog the other day. tied him by
his tail, and coaxed him out of his skin
with piece of liver The dog was as
we'll as could be expected under the
circumstances.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

EsPEcIALLY.-A writer, dwelling
upon the importance of small things,
says, ''that he always takes notes even
of straw. especially if there happens
to be sherry cobbler at one end of it. "
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

Nor NECESSARILY 1t does not fol-
low that two persons are fit to marry
because both are good. Milk is good
and mustard is good, but they are NOT
good for each other.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

CoNyRADIcroRY.-Few of our ladies
have travelled much, yet all Of them have
taken tea in china.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
Boot & Shoe Makers.

NOTICE.-Havingd disposed of our Facto-
ry. we are now prepared to give our whole
attention to our LEATHER and FINDING
business. On hand, direct from France,
CALF & KIP, also DOMESTIC LEATHER.
BOOT LEGS, &c. Address,
Helm d BRAY,
4l6 Battery Street, San Francisco
o6:Smjs.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

No CHANcE.-The latest case of con-
science is the man who cheated at cards
because he disapproved of games of
chance. He made certainty Of it.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

WHICH Is Ir?-Some say European
affairs are in knot; others that they
are not.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

The LArEsT.-The latest style of
bonnet that has yet turned up turns
down.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

THE only military command under
stood by landlords ~
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
JOB PRINTING
All kinds of JOB WORK executed wit
.eatness and dispatch. and on moderate teri
9 From and after this date all Sber

~- From and after this date all Sheriffs
Constables' and other legal sales. advertised,
in the CHRONICLE, must be paid for on the
day OF sale, punctually. We hold none but
the officers responsible for their payment.
nB- Transient advertisements must be paid
sn advance. Job-work paid on delivery, in
pariably.
g- All regular advertisers will be requi-
red to settle on the first of every month. Our
city advertisers will be required to pay up
every three months.
ne Advertisements will becontinued until
ordered out and collection enforced. All ad-
vertisements should have marked upon them
the number of insertions required.
va There will be no deviation from the
above established terms and rules of business
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20
UNION
Insurance Company

DIRECTORS
J. Mora Moss, Benjamin Brewster,
James Otis, James d. Hlggln,
VIM E. Barron, Thomas d. Selby,
J. A. Donohoe, Nlcnolas Lunning,
lanes C. Conroy. John Parrot,
PETER n. Burnett, j. Underhill,
Moses Hellor, N. u. SWeeny,
L. Maynard, Moses Ellis,
Jacob Scholle, james Pheian;
CHARLES L. Low, Gus. Touchard,
Id. Christiansen. Michael Castle,
Joserh Seller. Nicholas Lance.
IL. ii. Allen, N. G.. Kittle,
Alfred Borel. VIM. C. Talbot,
lC. T. Emmett, Patrick McAron,
J. Y. Hallock, George c. johnson,
Caleb T. FAY. &C. Kittle.
CALEB T. FAY, Pres't.
CHAs. C. HAVEN, Sec'y,
Tx. WILSON. Ag't Mok. Hill. [dc2h
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

REASONS.
1sf.--Its simplicity and great
range of work.
2nd,-The reversible feed motion
3d.--The perfect finish and snb-
stantial manner in which the
machine is made. -.....
4th.-Thc rapidity of its wOkingr
and the quality Of work done.
6th.-The self-adjusting tension.
The Florence" was awarded the First
and Highest Premium at the Stat" Fair of
California, the on'y Fair on the Pacific Coast
at which any two double thread Sewing Ma
chimes were exhibited in competition in 1865.
The Florence received the only premium
awarded. by the Mechanics Institute of San
Francisco, in 1864 and 1865, to any Sewing
Machine, Sewing Machine Co., or Agent. The
claim of competitor to a medal is without
any foundation whatever.
Wherever the FLORENCE has been brought
in competition with-other Sewing Machfues.
it has always been declared the best. 1t is
the most simple. the most substantial, the
most efficient, and its use is easily learned.
Every Machine sold is guaranteed in the full
sense of the word.
SEND FOR CIRCULARS AND SAMPLES
OF WORK.
SAMUEL HILL, General Agent.
Ill Montgomery St., San Francisco.
C, SCHLU Nd,
Agent. m ok. AiI
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-20

TOB PRINTING EXECUTED WITH
eD ueatness and dispatch at this Office.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-15
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Friday June l5 1896


There YVES more activity in the Stock Market
this morning, and prices were rather Hrmer.
Government bonds continue in demand. 5-2Os
sold at 1929; 1l0t was bid for 6s of 1881; 1921
for 1905; and SO for l0-4Os.
In City loans there is more doing. The new
issue sold largely at from 96f@97, an advance
of ].
Railroad shares are duh. Philadelphia and
Ere sold at 3l4@3l3, the latter rate an advance
Of on the closing price last evening; Pennsyl-
yana Railroad at 54B, no change; Minehill at
SIG, slight advance; and Reading at 81 sI-IOO,
a slight advance; l29I was bid for Camden and
Ambov; 3s for Little Schuylkill; 55 for Norris
town; 3s4 for North Penn; 62s for Lehigh Val
ley; 2s for Elmira common; A for preferred do;
264 for Catawissa preferred; and 43 for Northern
Central.
City Passenger Railroad shares are in better
demand. Hestonville sold at l84, no cha lge;
Spruce and Pine at 3sl, an advance of !; and
Thirteenth and Fifteenth at 22q, an advance OF
l. 50 was bid for Second and Third; II for West
Philadelphia 27 for Girard College; and 49, for
Union.
Bank shares are firmly held at full prices.
Farmers and Mechanics sold at 1881. lao was
bid for First National; 222 for North America;
141 for Philadelphia; So for Commercial 80 for
Northern Liberties; SO3 for Mechanics; 522 for
Girard; 80 for Western; 65 for City; 40 for Con-
solidation; and 6S for Corn Exchange.
Canal shares are In fair demand at an advance.
Schuylkill Navigation common sold at 26S@2T9,
an advance of I; preferred ditto at S4GDS4l, an
advance of 4; and susquehanna Canal at Is, no
change 66b was bid for Lehigh Navigation;
100 for =. ris Canal preierred; and 691 for
WyOmi hey Canal,
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Tho Canadian Government AgRin
FrIghten d and Troops Ordered 90 kse'
M ain ON the Niagara Frontier.

OTTAWA, G. W, june H.-It is reported to the
Government that the Fenians are about TO make
another raid in the vicinity of Fort Erie. There
is some uneasness felt here. Facts are un-
doubtedly known which the authorities do not
desire to divulge for the present. A despatch
has been received announcing the capture of
fourteen Fenians In Hamilton. They had des
patches which will throw considerable light on
the Fenian plans and movements. The military
authorities forbid the transmission of any des-
patches Giving movements Of troops or vessels
of war TO the press. There is something import
ant on the carpet.
Browns explanation OF his cause of retirement
from the Ministry is looked for with much in
terest 1t is expected tomorrow.
Large numbers of Fenians are reported assem-
bling along the south western frontier.
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PHILADELPHIA Trade Report.

FRIDAY, June 15.-Cloverseed is scarce, and COM
ma los $717 80 " "a lbs. Timothy is scarce. We
quote at $5a56O The last sales of Flaxseed were
at So 80.
There is a firm feeling in the Flour market, and
rather doing. About 1900 bbs taken in lot
by the home consumers at s69S 75 y Dbl for super
fine 5000 for extras, S11911 rs for Northwestern
extra family, S1l 50a13 so for Pennsylvania and
Western family, and $l4917 for fancy brands,
according to quality. Rye Flour commands $3.50 %
bbl. Corn Meal is dull, and nominally held at "a %.
Pennsylvania Wheat continues in good demand
al tul prices but there is scarcely any here. Saes
OF 1000 bush Milwaukee Club at S242; 800 bush.
do. at s245; 1000 BUSH old do. at S2'8S; and 46O0
bush. Milwaukee lamber on private terms White
ranges from SO 20 to 1896. Rye commands 81 20dQ
122 v bush. for Pennsylyania; Corn is in fair de-
s1oat-closinR at the latter rate; 1000 bush mixed
Western sold at 94c; and 1000 bush yellow in
at CSC Oats in moderate request, with sales of
Pennsylvania at 7Sl475c. and Delaware at 76c In
Bar ey and Malt no change.
Whisky is quiet with small sales of Pennsylvania
at SO 24a2 26, and Ohio at % 2Sg229,