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Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12


FRANK BLAIR ON GRANT.-Recent-
ly, Frank Blair made a speech in Leav-
enworth, Kansas. The Leavenworth
Times says
Frank P. Blair, after his speech in
this city, in the presence of number
of gentlemen, and in reply to a remark
that "Grant was fool,' said
"Sir, you are mistaken. Grant is no
fool. know him we'll. l knew him
before he went into the army, and when
he used to haul wood into St. Louis.
met him often in the service. 1 know
the man. He is, by -, the greatest
man of the age. Sherman, Sheridan
and Thomas are all good men, but Grant
is worth more than all of them.
Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bona
parte were both great men but, sir, I
tell you that Grant is a greater man
than Cromwell aud Bonaparte put to-
gether. He is not talker, but he is
one of the d-est thinkers in the world.
He is ambitious, but he don't show
it; and I tell you that if he is elected
President he will set up monarchy
and establish himself Emperor.
l tell you that the people are mistak-
en- when they suppose Grant to be fool
They have good reason to fear his great
ness.
"Yes, but don't you think that be
will be controlled by such men as Wash
burne, Wilson and Sumner p
"Controlled Controlled! Why,
by G., he would sweep them away
like straw.
"But General, don't you think that
circumstances have done great deal
for Grant?"
"Why, h-ll, the fellow has made
the circumstances. tell you that it is
no luck.
The man that can spring right up
from poverty and obscurity, and do what
he has done, is no mere creature of cir
cumstances. Circumstances don't run
so much in one wav.
81 am a Democrat, but if General
Grant is such great man as you say
be is, am Grant man from this time
out"
"Well, if you want despotism, vote
for him; but if you want republican
form of government, you will have to
vote against him. 1 know that he is q
great man, and by G., in saying SO |
simply tell the truth"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

ABOUT HoRsEs.-From a "Compo
sition on horses" in the Rochester
Union we take the following: "Horses,
as general thing, get too much lick
ing and too little feed If a man loses
his hat while driving his horse, he licks
the horse to pay for it. If be runs into
another wagon through his own care
lessness, he licks the horse to make it
all right. If his horse slips or STUN
bles he gets licked for tiff he does
anything he gets licked, and if he does
MT do anything be gets the same. A
great many horses know ga darned
sight more than their driv ers, and if
they could change places with them,
society at large would be the gamers,
and so would the horses in some re.
spects. Auctioneers are sometimes
cruel to horses, and knock them down
in the public streets with their mallets.
Probably the best friend of the horse
in America is Mr.. Bergh, of New York.
He is no e-bergh, but hearted
man, who has entitled himself to the
lasting gratitude of the entire animal
kingdom; and there isn't sensible
horse in the country who would not
share his best blanket and his last meal
with Mr.. Bergh.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

The LAW OF TRUE MARRIAGE
Wherever mau pays reverence to wo'
man, wherever any man feels the infu.
ence of any woman purifying, chasten.
ing, abashing, strengthening him against
temptation, shielding him from evil
ministering to his self-respect, medicin.
ing his WEAKNESS, peopling his solitude,
winning him from sordid prizes, enliv.
cning bis monotoDous days with mirth
or fancy or wit, flashing heaven upon
his earth, and mellowing it all for spir.
itual fertility-there is the element Of
marriage. Wherever woman pays rev.
erence to man; wherever any woman
rejoices in the strength of any man,
feels it Gods agent, upholding hel
weakness, confirming her purpose, and
crowning her power; wherever he re.
veals himself to her, just, benignant
not unruf1ed, perhaps, but not over
come by the worlds turbulence, and
responding to all her gentleness; his
feet on the earth, his head among the
stars; helping her to hold her soul
steadfast in right, to stand firm against
the encroachments of frivolity, vanity
Impotence, fatigue, ard discouragement
helping to preserve her good nature, te
develop her energy, to consolidate bel
thought, to utilize her benevolence, te
exhalt and illumine her life-there is
the essence of marriage. Its love is
founded on respect and increases self.
respect at the very moment of merging
self in another. Its love is mutual
equally giving and receiving at every
instant of its action. There is neither
dependence nor independence, but in
terdependence. Years cannot weaken
its bonds; distance cannot sunder them
1t is love which vanquishes the grave
and transfgures death itself into life
Gail Hamilton.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12
LET ME RESI-.

am weary; let me rest
Underneath the nodding clover,
With the grass upon my breast,
And the daises bending over.
Oh! the thought is very SWEET
REST and PEACE, secure from sorrow,
And the tramp of busy feet;
REST that wakes to no tomorrow
am weary; let me sleep,
With my hands upon my bosom;
But, l pray you, let me keep
In their clasp some little blossom.
have loved EARTH flowers we'll
Sweet the friendship they have given
Is the rose and asphodel
Half as fair that blooms in heaven
am weary and would rest
AS child, with sorrow grieving,
Finds upon its mothers breast
Peace, in her great love believing.
So, to the green breast of earth,
Turn I, weary, tired, and lonely,
For the rest that shall find
On her gentle bosom only.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12
A MoNsTER.-The largest of the

A MoNsTER.-The largest of thu
western Norwegian Isles, Sartor, which
is three Norwegian miles in length, hal
mysterious inhabitant, of whom strange
things are told by trustworthy people
There is on the isle large lake call
ed the Kurele; it lies out Of the way,
with two farmsteads, far apart from
each other, on its margin. The people
tell of the great depth Of that water, as
of several Norwegian lakes, that it is in
some places fathomless; but another
thing they tell of it is far more remark
able. For during long series of years,
after various and uncertain intervals,
there has been observed monster,
which raises its arched back above the
dark lonely lake, and remains there ly-
ing like an islet. Its upward move.
ment sends circle of powerful waves
toward the shore, but then it becomes
quiet, and one sees only a kind of trem.
bling round its sides, like as when the
soft Jelly like fish basks on the surface
of the water.
People have often tried to watch for
the arrival of the monster, and have
waited many days on the coast F.; but
this strange being keeps no computa.
tion of time, and it may delay its COM
ing for years. Once two men were pull
ing a little boat across the water-then
suddenly the smooth islet lay there
the rowers had their backs toward it,
and almost touched the animal with
their oars. One may imagine their
horror when they perceived it. They
pulled back again with all their might,
and saw from the shore the immense
mass dive down into the depth.
We never hear of any attempt to
describe other parts of the monster, but
just that arched back which always ap.
pears. They never heighten the won
der of this apparition with any fancy
colors, but all the witnesses tell the
same story And this, at all events, is
favorable feature in the tradition
when compared with others about sim
liar beings. What are we to believe ?
The tale is stranger then that told Of
the sea-serpent and the Kraken; for
those have the wide ocean for their play
ground, whereas the leviathan of the
Sartor Isle is confined within a prison,
where the rocks stand around as sen.
tinels.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12
General Grant and the Jews.

The rebel Democracy, whose leaders
were the most violent Know Nothings
few years since, denouncing all classes
of foreigners, of all religions and all
languages, and more especially that Of
| the Catholics and the Jews, are now
endeavoring to seek favor in the eyes
of those whom they SO recently had ne
more civil way of designating than that
of the thieving Jew, the filthy Dutch,
the ignorant Catholic Irish, and such
like, to them, classical terms. The fact
is, that the Democratic rebel guerrilla
party care not fig how they procure
votes. The most desirable way for them
appears to be by deception and fraud
and in this way they are now endeavor-
ing to deceive the Jews by misrepre-
sentiug the course Of General Grant to-
ward that class of our citizens. The
facts of the case are simply these-that
portions of the Jews, who desired to
trade with the rebels, asked for and OBJ
tanned leave of General Grant to pass
through the lines to trade with the en-
emy in articles not contraband of war.
1t was subsequently yascertained by Grant
that they not only smuggled things
through the lines which were strictly
forbidden, but that they conveyed in
teliigence of our plans of operation, and
in fact all the news which the rebels
desired. No one of the large number
coul1 be pointed out as the aggressor,
consequently, the order was made that
they be not allowed.to continue in their
illegal proceedings according to all the
rules of war. Had General Grant not
done as he did he might have been
court-martialed and dismissed the ser.
vice, if not shot, for knowingly aiding
ard abetting the enemy, by express
permission given to those Jews to trade
who proved unworthy the trust reposed
in them. He might have court-m mar
tailed them, and on conviction shot
them; but he showed them leniency,
and only ordered them to the rear. 1t
is perfectly natural that those Jews who
were actually engaged in illegal traffic
should feel aggrieved at Grant order,
as by it they lost "good thing" but
the portion of the Jews who were not
engaged in the traffic feel as though
Grant did exactly right in issuing the
order; and when the Democracy think
that, by their low appeals to the preju.
dice of this class of citizens, they will
secure their votes, we can assure them
that they are much mistaken. The in
telligent Jews know far better than the
unintelligent Democracy how to vote
and who to vote for. We are asked,
why did he not extend the order to 9th.
ers than the Jews? We answer, that
they we're the only ones that asked per.
mission to pass; all others, especially
the adventurous Yankee, took the
chances of running the lines and trading
with the rebels, running all the risk Of
being caught and hanged as SPIES
This fully accounts for the promulga
tion of the order; and we know mum.
bers of Jews engaged in business in oul
city who fully justify the order of Grant
and who will attest on the Sd day Of
November next their love and admira.
tion of the man who saved to us free
and republican form of government
Sacramento Record.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

How TO SLEEP IN CHuRcH.-As-
suming that it is duty, let us consider
the manner of performing it. Like all
other Christian practices, there ought
to be uniformity in the manner.
1st-It is an improper manner Of
performing this duty to nod, and for
the plain reason that the worshiper at
tracts attention. We are everywhere
taught to avoid ostentatious display in
our worship. The Pharisees were con-
demned for praying at corners of the
street that they might be seen of men,
On the same principle, the nodding
worshiper is condemned, for he is
making too public display of his de-
votions.
2d-Nor is it proper to snore in the
performance of this duty-partly for
the foregoing reasons but mainly be-
cause it is a direct infraction of the
golden rule. Suppose, for instance,
that your next door neighbor is asleep !;
by your snoring he will be disturbed,
probably awakened. This is not doing
unto others as you would they should
do un.o you.
3d-It is wrong toinjure ones health
while offering worship; and all physi-
clans admit that to sleep with the head
thrown back and the mouth wide open
is liable to produce sore throat and
hoarseness. Besides flies sometimes get
into the mouth on such occasions and
by their injurious explorations tickle
the delicate membranes and cause hor-
rible sternutations and coughing, which
is very injurious to the health.
4th-To sleep with the head resting
on the arms of the worshiper, and the
face buried up in the cuffs Of the coat,
is the most improper way of Offering
sleep worship. First, because it is
injurious to health, and, mainly, be-
cause it is a direct violation of the
Scriptures which command us to let our
light so shine that men may profit by
our example. In this case it is impos-
sible to know whether the Christian
worshiper is asleep or awake. 1t IS
positive case of lukewarmness; neither
the one thing nor the other.-Adudnce.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

ADAM AND EvE.-When Adam was
turned out of Eden. to earn his bread
by the sweat of his brow, we presume
Ewes heaviest punishment was going
to housekeeping. After being accus-
toned to such delicious fruit when they
listed, and never thinking of breakfast,
dinner or supper, what an awful thing
it must have been to have Adam come
home at noon, in state of starvation,
to know whether the dinner was ready,
and to find fault with the cooking! Ii
the dumplings were not done, how Eve
must have lamented over that one apple
feloniously plucked from the forbidden
tree and how often Mr. Adam must
have banged the door (wait a minute
he had no doors to bang), kicked the
tent over, probably, in his wrath over
underdone mutton We ourselves be.
lieve Eve kept "a girl" This woeful
punishment must have come upon US
by way of our erring ancestors. When
we are learned enough we mean to ex.
pound the offend discussed riddle OF
"Who was Gains wife ?" by proving tc
our readers that his mother kept "help,'
and that Cain courted her. Of course
Eve had "girl," and being green and
just come over, doubtless she mistook
pomegranates for potatoes, and oranges
for apples boiled the melons and roast
ed the chickens in their feathers and
Mr.. Adam said "It's all your fault,
Madam !" to Eve-and Eve wept
Then there must have been other tears
shed when the fg-leaf garments came
to pieces, and buttons-also came in
with the fall-were absent therefrom
Ewes disobedience brought house-keep-
ing upon the world, and all its woe! We
are sure of that.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

AN exchange says: General Grant
and the Democracy have done a great
deal of business together within the past
few years. General Grant has done the
tanning, and the Democratic party have
furnished the hides. They handed him
in two recently-those of Horatio Sey-
mour and Frank Blair. They will be
done early in November"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

The following is good instance Of
the value of "cheek !" A soldier be-
ing on picket reserve, went to farm
house, as he said to borrow frying
pan, but for what his comrades could
not imagine, as they had nothing to fry
Preferring his request to the good Old
dame, who answered his knock at the
door, the pan was duly transferred to
him. He took it, looked in it, turned
it over and leaked at the bottom, and
then turned it over again and looked
into it very hard, as if not certain twas
clean. "Well sir" said the lady, can
I do anything more for youS 'Could
you lend me piece OF
meat to fry in it, ma'amY and he laugh
ed in spite of himself. He got it.
Srpscp7pr for the CHRONICLE.
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out to settle permanently in the COM
munity. But his experiences in the
backwoods were not agreeable and he
returned to his native New York, con-
sidering its dangers and temptations
preferable to the pine forests of the
South.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12
STORY OF A LIFE.

Born of night dressed in white
Christened early. Slight and fair
Smooth brown hair, light and curly.
Grew apace-form and face
Full of beauty. Grateful child,
Sweet and mild, loving duty.
Sweet sixteen dressed IN white
Bright and blushing Hopes and fears
Idle tears free out-gushing.
Wedding night! dressed in white
Summers twenty! charming bride
Far and wide, friends and plenty.
Hearts of joy frst-born boy
Halls the dawning! Mother sleeps
Angel keeps watch till morning.
Stately dame! spotless name
Best of mothers children rare,
Brave and fair; like no others.
Three-sco and All my pen
Sadly fingers. Wrinkles. deep
Icy creep deaths cold fingers.
Burial night all dressed in white.
Sweet peace be given. Blest is she.
Spirit free-gone to Heaven
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12

Man was never intended to be idle.
Inactivity illustrates the very design of
his creation, whereas an active life is
the best guardian of virtue, and the
greatest preservation Of health.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-09-12
Hotel d'Europe.
CORNER OF MAIN AND LAFAYETTE STREETS
MOKELUMNE HILL.

M0KELUMNE HILL.
THE undersigned would respectfully an
i nounce to the public, that he has COM
pleted his Hotel-having added stone front
and fitted it up in the most approved style.
The rooms are spacious and airy and have
been fitted up with NEW FURNITURE
One of the largest and finest
Fl A IL 8
in the State, for the accommodation of dan
cling parties, is attached to the house.
The Hotel will be kept on the European plan.
Travellers and others will find it first class
House.
The BAR will be constantly supplied with
the best of Liquors and Cigars.
Guests will always be furnished with the
best the market affords, and no pains will be
spared to make their sojourn at the HOTEL
d. EUROPE pleasant and agreeable.
Charges moderate to suit the timss.
GEORGE LEGER.
Mok. Hill, January rs, ls64-jys'e7:tf.
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A PUZZLE FOR GEoLoGlsr

A PUZZLE FOR GEoLoGlS1S.---
a very interesting, aud. in one rs.
pcct, u profoundly importa { dis.
coNcry has lately been made at An
telopc, Il station 80 miles west OF
Omaha. In digging well for the
railroad company, there was reach.
cd, at the depth Of Sj.tB cight feet, u
layer of human Observation-Disclosures
human, from the fact that there was
skull and jaw, as well us other
bones from the cXtrcmiteS and the
trunk. The cXcavators assert that
IN the recess OF digging they have
found layers of bones in which the
remains Of elephants and teprs.
were uncarthcd, it eng known to
everybody that these animals are
extinct species on this continent
L. remains for the savans 10 deter.
mil whether these human bones
were covered so deeply by II eala.
clasm or were dcposed there in pre-
historic times to confirm or curIce,
current scientific opinion both rs t.
the origin of the human race aut
the date of its existence upon this
planet.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-07-10

ANOTHER ENOCH ARDEN CASE.
Some years ago Il man named Paris
Shirley married Il young woman in
Bloomington, Indiana, Ivy whom he
had three children. Leaving his
family he set ont overland for Cali.
iOInia, shortly before the war broke
out. and when short distance from
Salt Lake CITY Inc wa5 captured by
the 1iathead Indians, and remained
in captivity ever since. During all
this time his friends heard not Il
word from him, and he was supposed
TO be dead. Meantime, his wife
sought and obtained u divorce, and
was married about year ago, and
removed with her husband to Hi
NOiS-and now comes the SorrOWtul
part Of the story. GA Tuesday of
last week Shirley returned to his
fathers in bright anticipation Of i
happy meeting with his beloved
wife and children, and when told
that his wife was married he wcpt
Ike Il child. He has written hi,
late wife letter. alleging that he
has the oldest claim, but the counts
can afford no relief. So closely did
the cred skins" keep Mr.. :. confined
that he never heard Il word ot the
rebellion until he made his escape 4
short time ago. He bears upon hi,
person unmistak0blc evidences o
hard treatment, but he considers
this a small matter hen comparcC
to the loss Of the mother OF his chill
uren.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-07-10

THE DARIEN SHIP CANAL-IM- |
PoETANT REPORT OF AN ENGLISH
ENGINEER.-The following will be |
read with great interest;
Dr. Cullen has made II n special |
study, and orr information is drawn !
from bis long and minute report
In brief, the line lie proposes is from |
Caledonia IIarbor, upon the Allan
tic side, to the Gulf of San Miguel !
moon the Pacific. The whole isthmus |
is covered with a dense primeva.
forest, broken only 10y the courses
of the rivers; and DR.. Cullen asserts
that his route. when thoroughly
surveged, will require less excava-
ton and fewer locks than any other
proposed line. with the added ad-
YantagcS of shortneSS, low elevation
and heaithiness. The Cullen line
crosses Il plain from Caledonia Har
Dor to a valley between the Agla
and SaSsardi Mountains; through
the valley to the head of the Sucubti
river: down the Sucubti to its con-
tluence with the Chuquanaqua
thence through the forest to the
Savanna river: down the Savanna
and Tuyra to the san Miguel. The
length Of this line is tiltycight
English miles; canal proper, TWEEN
~ seven miles: canaliZed river.
twenty miles; navigation Of the
Savanna and Iuyra, nineteen mics.
Allowing for luckage. this distance
could be trayerscd in twenty four
hours. The lowest summit level
upon this line is only four niles
from the Atlantic side. and is only
about two hundred feet high.
The work to be done besides the
erection Of light houses. some deep.
ening Of channel and blasting. would
be to cut a canal twenty seven miles
loug and t. canaIile the river y
French Commission Of Engineers
estimated the expense at about So,
100000. The whole labor might be
done 10y fifteen thousand men in
four years; and allowing $500 tul
the wages and food OF each, the
cost OF the labor would be about
32i,O0O,00O The saving of time
and money by the canal. according
to Dr.. Cullen, may he Illustrated by
tie case OF a ship with q crew OF
thirty men from New York to Cali
ioruia. BY the way Of Cape Horn
the total expense may be estimated
at $500, by the Canal at $500
difference in favor OF the Canal. lus
days and $92Gi, Ii the cargo wcr,
of the value Of 100000 the saving
in interest and insurance would /,
S40i2, making the total gain $l3,
3O3.
We do not follow DR.. Cullen int,
further estimates of profits. TIA,
advantages Of the undertaking uec(
no demonstration. DR.. Cullen be
lieves that a society OF some hun
dredS of scientific and practical CT
gineers will, before long. satIoiac
torily answer these questions:
l." Shall narrow strip of hand
not forty miles across, he Above
any longer to remain barrier o
the highway OF nations ;
Shall the engineering genius 0
the most civilized nation. even wit
the aids that chemistry places 1T it
service, in guncotton and mir,
glycerine, confess itself bathrd T.
the notion OF cutting a canal forty
nine miles long
W regard the above as the hes
statement OF the matter which ha
l2ttcIly been made.
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