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St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
REFORMATION OF WILLIAM
MIR +

The distinguished VIM Writ, within
six or eight mouths, after his first mar
riage, became addicted 10 intemperance
the effect Of which operated strongly on
the mind and health of his wife, aud M :
few months more she was numbered with
! the dead Her dea.h led hf.n to -eavg the
Tire country wb5F's, ~ rcyiaei, and he moy-
ed to Richmond where he soon -r-vr@to
Distinction But his habits hung abou h,rn
and occasionally be was found with io'ly
and frolicsome spirits in bacchana!an re,
vclry. His true friends expostulated with
him TO convince him Of the injury he WIS
doing himself But he persisted His
practice began to fall off, and many looked
on him as ~ the sure roa.l to ruin He
waa advised to get married, with view
Of correcting his habits This he consented
to 30 if the-rght person offered. He ac-
cordincly paid his addresses toaMiss Cam
blc-Afcr some months attention lie ask
q hor hand in marriage, she replied
"Nr Wit, I have been we'll aware oi
your intentions for some time back. and
sho"l.l nave given YOU to understand that
your visits and attentions were not accep-
table, had not recirrocatetl The aif.etio2
"hich you evinred for me But | cannot
yield ny assent until YOU make \ plelg:
never to taste, touch, o. hanll. any int6z
icatin. drinks This reply 70 Writ was
rs une xpecteJ as it Was uoye' His reply
was that he considered the. proposition as
q bar to all further consideration Of the
subject, and he LIFT her Her course to-
wards him was the same as ever his, re-
sentiment and neglect IN the course Of a
few weeks he went again IN solicited her
hand. But her reply was, her mind was
made up, He became indignant, and re-
garded the terms she proposed as insulting
to his honor; aud vowed It sh2ull be the
last meeting thoy should ever have. He
| took to drinkin. worse anl worse, and
seemed to ru4 headlong to ruin. Ono
day while lying in the outskirts Of thc
q y, near little grocery, or gros shop
4 al drank, a young lady, whom it is not
necessary to name, was passing that way
to h>r home, not far Of, anl b held him
with hi- face turned up . lie rays Of the
sc0r>hing suo. She took h4r han X .rcli,f f
VIII. Der own name marked upon it, and
glace3 i, over his face. Alter be ha1 re-
manned ii that way some hours, he Was
awakened, AID his thirst being SO great.
went inoth l;ttie grocery aud grog shop to
get drink. when hc discovered the hand
k"rohjcf, al which be looked, and the nauic
was Oh i. After pauSing few minutes.
he exclaimed -''Great God who left this
with me? Who placed this on my face ::
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
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St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

smart ramark attributed to Count
bismarck is said to have greatly irritated
the French Emperor The result, of the
late war were being talked about before
ihr Prime Minister. Prussia, some ono
remarked, has had the line eff the Main;
!t2ly has lad Vcncfia: Russia has the Fast
At her disposal; but France 2 France"
the Prime Minister Of King William re-
piled We'll she has hcr-EShib,ion" -
Erchu"gr,
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

:
foT i. in city where Il cannot well be j;
Willie many college graduate fanlishes
because nobody wants the only work he
knows how to do Let Lothing prevent
YOUR acquiring skill il some branch of
productive Industry.
III Rcsu,re not to b a ro1er.-A rol
ling stone gathers iss'..faSs," but is con-
stantly thumped aud kEfocked, ani ofte1.
shivercl to pieces. If yq4 are honest anc'
Industrious, you must be constantly iha.i-
ing reputation, which, if YOU remain IL
one place, helps you along the rod to for
tune. Even a hoI, carrier or streetsweep-
er who has. proved that hi. promise to az
pear on 8 given day and hour and 20 T.
work may Be trusted, has q property in
the confidence thus created. If you eau
not find your work where you now are,
migrate but Do it at once for al. v hen
you have stuck your stake, stand by it.,
" Conp,fhend that Mere is woIk a.
y,,o,t ereryw4ere for him ~h9 can do It
M Italian na,n-d Bianconi settled in Ire
Land some sky years 40, and got very
rich there by gradually establishing lines
of passenger couycyances all ever that IS
land Almost any man would have said
that he who went to ireland to make his
fortune must be mad. he who knows
how, and WI! work, can get rich growing
potatoes in NV England. though he basut t
! fve-ctut stamp to begin with, There is
work that viii pay for a million more POO
pie on the SOIL It Connectlcutalone There
are millions CT unproducfive acres within Il
days ride OF y. 1ork City that might be
uouGht and rendered largely tFuitfui 1T q
clear profit OF SlpV or more per acre. y
nau III Ni!es, Michigan, deehned to 90
Goll-huniing IN -thc RorhE Mountains be
cause there was more gold ~ Mics than
he e9&li get hold ot i ne reason was
good orc, and 1t applies almoSt ,e7Hfyw hre.
# You can tnd'nothlng to 90 where You
are V IS ge''E".ly because y0U ean uo A'tH-
Tag.
Y. Re7'i<o fhit h rho cams q StIP'4ce
PR da5 m"e ft'n he sPe"'S "4es' get 'tr1'
;ch'{' he r'to Sp~nfs S't PraHr "'2rf M"n
he s"ras m"~t bcc90s" Poor-Ihls Is hack
neyud truth (; but We shall never he done
nee&elts rcpculun. Hundreds q thoas-
ands ale not only poor but "retthed to
day, sinply because they tan to coMPrt-
hcui or wi! not he'd 1t. we A;ler,ca'.a
are not only an oxteavagant bat an ostcn-
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

lazy Folks TtkH THE Nosr PANE. =
The Bntft,o tomncrciF, is responsible foI
a telegraph yarn that is rather toagh. but
we are told that i. occurred IN Buffalo, and
that ono of the actors in the scene is dea / .
Two operators in au Office chcwod tobacco
Onc had charge Of the eastern, the other
of the western wires. Their desks were
thirty feet apart. One summer m"rniDg z
west -auted a chew, but was too lazy TO
travel across the room to east. So he sent
message over the western wire, address
cd to bis Office companion requesting him
to scni "a ciIe1 of tobacco" quick x
The message went 10 Cleveland Plt,SburG,
Philadc pAia, New Yerk aud Alban Y. and
presently came back II east, who received it
anu walked across the room to rest, " ho still
SATIN his char yawii.ug ami longing for the
weed. TIE message Travelled owe. eleven
ku.drcl mics.
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
TIE talent ~ Every man

TuE TALENT ~ SucoEss.-Fvcry man
must IA icntly abide his time. lie must
wait Not in listless idleas>s; not in use
less pasiime ;tnot in qacrulous detection;
bu, IN COT slant, steady, cheerful endeavor
always willing. fuliling anu accomplishing
lis task, ',ha: when the OCCASION eo.u,, he
may be ,.uaI 10 the ocas;on." Tie
taleat ot success is nothing more than doing
what you yan 10 wei, without thought
offamc If II canes at all, 1t VI! come be
cause it is sought after, Il is asery indis-
erect uIl,l l..uti1sone ambition wlicn cares
a. much uboui faale, a,out what The world
says Il IA, as 10 be alwayt looking IN tho
face q others fnr approrsi, 10 to slways
:. .ious alou. the ef ct .. what We 10 or
SAY. 10 1e a1aays shouting to hear the
orao,s Of our v ices = L-onsEllsn.
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
~ \ t!ANelnr stopped q. npblic house

q y I. V.'Sc''r-s'oTPc7 i. FCCIIc mousse
N Nc'mont for the purpose of getting
dinner, Knocked. but received no answer.
Going. III he found ! tittlc White beaded
mau II the embrace Of bis wife who had
his head under hrr arm, willie With the other
She was etyins her iit;Ic lord pounding
" Ishing to pat and end to tho fight, our
traveller kuooAed on the table, and cried
o4t III loud voice, "llalioa, here, who
keeps this house, The husband, through
lnue,. out Of breath, answered ''stran-
ger, that's what we are trying to de-
eide"
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

Here IS story about ,le NORTH German
elections A coacainan Of Stett;n was
s5ke1 by his vile which IF tic can3i12tv.
Ne had voted for Il don't kuo1,' was
the reply, "ss the. voting was secres.2--
On heng pressed to explain what he meant
by seoret voting. &c added that each votcr
had got his voting paper IL se,,cd envci-
ope, which hc had pat in,o t.e vo:ipg ura
us.ho7t .22,e.11.ng i. >ca'e-t'
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
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4 fellow vent to the parish priest and
told him, with loLg face, that ho hsd
seen ghost.
'>When ana whero?' said the pastor.
'Last nightrcrlied the man; Il wcs pa.,
lnc by the church, and up against the wall
lid behold tire spectre =,
Ia what shape did he appear 2" asked
the priest
In The shape Of Il great ass"
''Ho home and hold your tongue about
it : rcjoinel tha pastor you are very
ilmll m..n. and have been frightened ~
Spur own shadow"
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
TIL. MIND N RUNS

unn ''','I -" ,tet,,l,,,,n
I,.Iow i or me. Bul I've wandered far
rhropsh wood. and wrldS, Md strangely on
my he'a ha..
Hs ;,l''''S
Re not offended with me"
-zS>s
I'll 4otafion we have found IN an Old
tragedy oi JoaunA Baiiiio, ".ef@ Hn -ih-
sane Bertha auswers tue question: " hal
is thy nanlr, sweet LADY fe" PasSa2ts
are more affecting than thus III another
tragedy. ao Insane person ~ repTrseHte !
watchin. upon the .r@sh"rc, III every storm,
to recover !ro' thc rA4'nE "'Its ,"e 'os'
object Of his affections, wnite his h"rp IS
heard amid the shlng OF the piilo"s ana
the roaring tempest
After a! that h7s oeeh S"'o "l''! " ''''.', =
on the subject, how little ~ yet known Oh
the prluclpc Of mind most ol II : con-
lecture, and all "" can DO IS 10 s'u"y ~
capacities anl mo1cs OF "ct"H' l&"ecd'
there ace many things in the str1ctuF"
both of bod, and Of mimi whieh human
faculties cannot reach difficulties which
the ublcst philosopher cannot solve
Who can explain the mysteries ct the nlnd
in ruins The mental faculties may ht
n total wreck aud YET the most SEH',di
practitioner cannot be ahIe 10 deIcc, lIe
slightest arrangement OF structnre' ana
from this we confidently lnter their lmma-
tcri7lity.
Spurzhrim describes very relharkan'e
rheno,ncncn--a man insane on one SD" :
and he observed his Insanity "lth 'he o'h-
er Sou;h"y says Of ''llherf, the an'hof
Of tho "IIurricane Il know h'", and
Took back With n:clanchoiy pleasure to tue
hours which | have passed III his soc'e,y
when his mind was III ruins filS mad
ness Hns Of the most lnHompr'Hcnslhie
kind, AS max be seen IN thr notes to t1e
Hurricane ; bat :he poem contains pas
~a.cs Of exquisite beauty" :" This case ev-
identity proves that genius and nr:.'nrss
can Exist in he SAM person, SIDE ny sde.
l'rom IL. register Of one French Inn2|lc
asylum it appcarcd la. It's patients con
sisted almost cut;rciY Of priests, artists,
painters, sculptors, poets and mu>lcIals
there WAS not a sinst, instance of the maj
ady il uatnrAlisI' ph,slll2ns, scom"tTi-
clans, or chcnsi-ts.
lnsahity is BY no means always a state
Of unhappnes. or pain on the eo''r4Fy'
it ls sometimes one OF. positive pleasure
and Whist mercy this must be to the AT
fict"d. In asyIums the patients often
during tnc'r rar"syHm'. 1PprAr TO soar Tar
above the ordinary intellect distinguishing
ticm TAn u.inl, too, ut such tlncS be
comes far superior to What 1t was duT!nE
the intervals of sanity. Nnc" such re-
,anrkat.r instance IN lhe late Key. l)r Il
-- He was y u ana "'A' ~, =
In times OF mental a@1r't'"A he "'uh de-
liver lis most a"lc and e!"4u'nf "lseonrSeS
from the pulpit; ana 10 one, except an
intimate acIuainlAncr, could discover any
thing unbalanced IN his intellectual pow
,rS We once heard him thus commence
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

TT \ pretty girl says II our Ma
Arr though it wrong for Adam TO live sin-
gle when thsre w;.s not woman on Garth,
how or'n'laaly guilty are old bachelors,
With the world fu,l cf pretty gisl. :"
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

~ rh. following qaess'on - now be-
fere the sand Lake Debating SocieIy:
which do women lors the best to &c
tusssd in polka, or s4uoc.cd 10 4
IL. h."
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
LEONARD TOWN MD THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH q, 1867

be in the end, if not earher, like Swift
dying at top confess Go not con-
template this with So much horror as be
apparently did some years before 1t hap
pcucd' What an unfortunate man Lord
Byron was with all his great powers >
This misfortune seems to have been that
hc associated with scarcely one mind mot
inferior to his own.
One writer distinguished in the French
hospitals three kiuds- ca insane persons
] 'fThc men had hccomesso from pride the
girls through love, and the women
through jcalou.y' In men, doran4e-
mehts OF the understanding are more
frequent, in women those Of the imae-
nation The ravlhg mad are more fre-
qucutly cured than the melancholy mad
aud the raving madness is said to be most
prevalent in men.
Female madness has been most eyqu-
sitely per,oniied by Shakespeare Cow
per, and Bloomfield, and tho first has
shown himself ! master in this awful Ge :
partment Of Injured intellect, Lear ez-
claims
"Oh II n.y. not be mad--not nad-sweet r
ven.
And in kim John
"Ntv narle is Constance; | was Je!irev's WIFI.
Young Arthur is mv son. ma he is lost.
am n.,. mad ,ci5t 10 Hcarsn iirere
! am not ,usd. too we'll, too well f-el.
The dueren; plaques ot eac3 cu!am.'y."
There a.e two remarkable things with
the insane those they Formerly hated thy
now admire, and those they once loved,
they not only hate, but even drspise Most
Insane persons fear themselves more than
they do other persons, and they prefer also
to be with those before whom they stand
most il awe They seldom hurt 9ne an
other
What a mercy i souud wellbalauccd
nin.i; aud with this tue best inhcrltaurcs
Il Taan can possess are heartfelt serenity
ana >e,lute religion. fortitulc We know
10 more beautiful object that cau engage
the ius 4i,alion than i m2u living ecrcncly
in the nj! If worldly privations and ,u-
nlults. as ii y. considered limssli liyin,
for eturuity anI lie blltcr Nte.
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
sT 4 \ nnsucccs IN lover WAS asked

how he lost lis sWeet.lecrt.~
"Ahs, sail he, battered lrer until
she gqt too proud to speak to ns."
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21

@W-H. Dins. said doctor q po-
lite man whose .gle be had ben atnrld :
in.. how ID 5pSs VIE.
shs,. IS ! thspk
St. Mary's gazette., 1867-03-21
And in kim John :

'sNv netns is Constance | was Je!frev's wifi
Young Arthur IS NV son. md he is lost.
Am n,, mad ] ,ci5t 10 Hcarsn irere :
AN not rasd. too w5lt too well f~el.
The different plaques OF cacI Cu!an.ty.'
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-07-27
e E e y VI &. IT. s M

Throughout this Coast great deal ofSuf-
fering is experienced from rheumatism.
Weeks and even months of protlacte;l and
aggravated misery is endured by the victims
of medical ineiiiciency and ignorance. which
could be cured just speedily as was Mr..
Sparrow whose testimony is given below.
and is only the echo of hundreds of other
cases. DR.. Bourne cures without medicines
which accounts for his extraordinary success.
No. 10, Masonic Temple. Post street entrance:
san FR,NCISco. September L. 1861.
DE-. BOURNE Last Winter was nearly
dead, by an attack OF infanmatorv rheuma-
tism. | suffered the most eXcruciatino pains.
for about five weeks. without any hope Off re-
lief when a friend hearing OF my illness, call
ed to see me. and assured me that if would
stop g 'drugging and dosing" and 90 to you.
that you would have me walking about in
three days. Sure enough. although | was
utterly helpless, and conveyed to your house
in a carriage. and carried into it by three
stout men, and by them lifted into the bath.
yet on coming out of it, | largely assisted
myself. doing much towards dressing. and.
without assistance. walked from the bath to
the carriage. On the fourth DAY dischare-
ed my carriage. and walked. with a friends
aid. the entire distance to your house, (nearly
amile) and home again, and so on until cur
ed. | felt myselfa we'll man. And now am
happy to do you this little service. of pub
licly certifying to the simple truth. leaving
it to do its work among my friends aud ac.
quaintances as may chance to see this.
Your friend.
JOSEPH SPARROW
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-07-27

DR.. JULIEN PERRAULT Doctor of Medicine
of the Faculty of Paris. Gradr ate Of the
University Queens College. and Physician of
the ST, John Baptiste Society of San Fran
cisco.
Dr.. PERRAULT has pleasure to inform pa
tienfs. and others seeking confidential medi-
cal advice that he can he consulted daily at
his office Armory Hall Building. Northeast
corner Montgomery and Sacramento streets.
San Francisco Rooms No. g. TO- Il. first
floor. up stairs. entrance on either MOntgom-
cry or Sacramento streets.
DR.: PERRAULTs studies have been almost
exclusively devoted to the cure of the vari-
Gus forms of Nervous and Physical Deb lity.
the results Of injurious habits acquired in
youth, which usually Terminate in impotence
and sterility, and permanently induce all the
concomitants of old age. Where secret in
trinity exists involving the happiness of a
life and that ofothers. reason and moraltv
dictate the necessity of its removal, for it i
fact that premature decline Of the vigor c
manhood, matrimonial unhappiness. compul
sorry single life. etc, have their sources in
causes. the germ Of which is planted in early
life. and the bitter fruit tasted long afterward
patients lahoring under this complaint, will
complain of one or more of the following
symptoms: Nocturnal Emissions. Pains in
the Back and Head. Weakness of Memory and
Sight, Discharge from the Urehra on going
to stool or making water. the Intellectual
faculties are Weakened. Loss of Memory en-
sues. Ideas are cloudcd, and there is a disin-
ciinati0n to attend to business. or even to
reading. writing Or the society of friends
etc. The patient will probably complain of
Dizziness. Vertigo. and that Sight and Hear
ing are Weakened and sleep disturbed bv
dreams melancholy. sighng, palplations
faintings. coughs and slow fever; while some
have external rheumatic pain. and numbness
OF the body. Some of the most common symp-
toms are plmples in the face and aching in
different parts Of the body. Patients suffering
from this deasese, should apply Immediately
to DIR. PERRAuLT, either i'll person or by let
ter. as he will guarantee cure of Seminal
Emissions and Impotence in six to eight
weeks.
Patients suffering from veneral diseases in
any stage. Gonorrhea elect. Structures Buho
Ulcers. Cutaneous Eruptons. etc. will he
treated successfully. All Syphalitc and
Mercurial Faint entirely removed from the
system.
DR. PERRAuLT's diplomas are in his Office,
where patients can see for themselves that
they are under the care of regularly cdIi-
Gated practitioner. The best reicI cnccs given
if required.
Patients suffering under chronic diseases
can call and examine for themselves. We
invite investigation claim not to know eve
rythin@. nor to cure everybody. but we dc
claim that in all cases taken under treatment
we fulfill our promises. We particularly re-
quest those who have tried this boaStcd doc
tor, and that advertised physician. till worn
ont and discouraged, to call upon us.
Low charges and quick cures.
Ladies suffering from any complaint Incl
dental TO their sex, can consult tn" doctor
with the assurance OF relief
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-07-27
N EVER KNOWN TO FAIL
DR.. LIE aAU'S
GOLDEN B-ALSA M
-AND-
SPANISH ANTkEsOTEc.

DIR. lie RICTAU's GOLDEN RALSAM 80. /
Cures Chancres. First and Second Stages ::
Sores on The Legs or Body; Sore Ears,
Eyes. Nose. &C.
DIR. LIE RICHAU'S GOLDEN BALSAM no ?
Cures Tertiary. Mercurial or Syphilitc rheu-
matism. Pains in the Bones and eradicatcs
all disease from the system.
DIR. LIE KICHAU's SPANISH ANTIDOTE
For the cure of Gonorrbna Gleet. Irritation
Gravel. and all Urinary or Genital disar-
rangemenis.
DIR. lie RICHAC'S SPANISH INJECTION
wash and injection for severe cases of Gcn-
orrhua. lntiammatory Gleet Structures and
all diseases of the Kidney and Bladder.
DIR lie RICHAU'S GOLDEN OINTMENT
For the efectual healing of Syphlitic Sores.
and Eruptions
DIR. LIE RICHAU's GOLDEN PILLS
For Seminal Weakness, Night Emissions, In
potency. and all diseases arising from mas
turbatlon and excessive abuse.
Sent ererytchere Jy Express, caretttlly Jacked
None genuine without the signature of C.
FRENCH RICHARDS, Chemist, on every
ottle.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-07-27
Medical Advice to Females.

When a female is in trouble or afflicted with dis
and requires medical surgical assistance.
the first inquiry should be, where is there phys-
clan who is fully competent to administer relief
whose knowledge ofthe female system is perfect,
who thoroughly understands the application of med
icine to disease, whose scientific attainments in
gerry have made him pre- eminent nhis profession,
and whose respectable standing in society recon-
Unless these and many more questions can be sat
isfactory answered, the afflicted should pause be
fore consulting any one. The Doctor has been a
DISEASES for twenty years, and is fully qualified
to administer in all cases, both medically and sur
gically, in IA thorough manner years of study
and practice-both in hospitals and famies-can
make. Therefor families rely upon him upon
a father ALL IN AFFLICTION, NJ MATTER
WHAT IT'S NATURE, WILL FIND IN HIM
ONE WHO CAN FEEL AND SYMPATHIZE
WITH AND BEFRIEND THEM IN TROUBLE
ONE IN WHOSE SECRECY THE UTMOST
CONFIDENCE CAN BE PLACED.