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Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14
Keep Out of Debt.

Horace Greely. in his "Recollections
of Busy Life" now being published
in the New York Ledger, says in q
late number:
"If it be suggested that my whole
Indebtedness was at no time more than
$4,000 to $4,000, l have only to say
that even 81 900 of debt is ruin to him
who keenly feels his obligation to fulfill
every engagement, yet is utterl y with
out the means of so doing, and who
finds himself dragged each week little
deeper into hopeless insolvency. To
be hungry, ragged and penniless is not
pleasant; but this is nothing to the
horror of bankruptcy. All the wealth
of the Rothschild's would be poor
recompense for FIVE years struggle
with the consciousness that you had
taken the money or property of trusting
friends, promising to return or repay
for it when required, and had betrayed
their confidence through insolvency. l
dwell on this point, for l would deter
others from entering that place of tor
ment. Half the young men in the
country, with many old enough to know
better, would ego into business''-that
is into debt-to-morrow if they could.
Most poor men are SO ignorant as to
envy the merchant or manufacturer
whose life is an incessant struggle with
pecuniary difficulties, who is driven to
constant shining" and who from
month to month, barely evades that in
solvency which sooner or later over
takes most men in business, so that it
has been computed that but one in
twenty of them achieve a pecuniary
success. For my own part-and l
speak from sad experienced would
rather be convict in State Prison, OF
a slave in rice swamp, than to pass
through life under the harrow of debt
Let no young man misjudge himself un-
fortunate. or truly poor so long as he
has the full use of his limbs and faculties,
and is substantially free from debt.
Hunger, cold, rags, hard work, con-
tempt, suspicion, unjust reproach, are
disagreeable; but debt is infinitely
worse than them all And, if it had
pleased God to spare either or all of my
sons to be the support and solace of my
declining years, the lesson which |
should have most earnestly sought to
impress upon them is, "Never run into
debt! Avoid pecuniary obligation as
you would pestilence and famine. II
you have but fifty cents, and can get
no more for week, buy a peck of corn,
parch it and live Oh it, rather than owe
any man dollar!" Of course know
that some men must do business that
involves risks, and must often give
notes and other obligations, and 1 dc
not consider him really in debt who can
lay his hands directly on the means of
paying, at some little sacrifice, all be
owes | speak of real debt-that which
involves risk or sacrifice on the one side,
obligation and dependence on the other
and [ say from all such let every
youth humb!y pray God to preserve
him evermore.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14
MARCH.

Skies dull and low'ring,
Bleak winds loud roaring,
Damp in the air and frost in the earth;
Mist on the river,
Fogs drenching ever
Show Natures pangs in giving Spring birth
No signs of roses;
Plenty red noses
Shine through the fog in March's dull day
Clouds of dust wheeling
Eyes and mouth sealing,
Hats through the slush are blown away.
Eolus, unheeding
Modesty's pleading,
Raises her skirts. to Beauty's distress
Shows, o most shocking.
Holes in her stocking.
Various things, also, hid by her dress.
All men look bilious,
Cross, supercillious;
Doctors and sections jolllly meet;
Consumptives all gasping,
Asthmatics coughs rasping,
Cofins and hearses crowd on the street.
Children a-brawling,
Husbands loud calling,
Women all striving to shave out their say,
Grumbling and growing,
Scolding and scowling,
Shiv'ring they wear out the long dismal day
o March. squalling baby,
Your clustering may be
Promise of many good thing in store;
Haste, April posies,
Zephyrs, primroses,
Green earth below US, blue skies hanging o 'eI
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

PoLITENEss.-It is impossible to be
polite without being discreet. Discre-
tion renders a man master of himself, of
his words, of his actions, of his looks,
and of the emotions of his countenance;
so that nothing can escape him to break
through decorum, or to give offence. A
discreet man distinguishes perfectly the
rank, character, and genius of others,
and the bent of their inclinations and
Interest; and hhs thereby discovers in
what particular he may safely rely on
their confidence, and upon what occa-
sion it is prudent to be mysterious. He
is particularly careful never to enter
into their secrets or meddle in their
concerns without being solicited so to
do, which is an excellent precaution to
live peaceably, and to avoid those in
conveniences 10 which indiscreet per-
sons subject themselves, by intruding
into the concerns of others.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

~ From and after this date all Sherif's
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.
@- Transient advertisements must be paid
in advance Job-work paid on delivery, IN
uaridbiy.
@- All regular advertisers will be requl-
red to settle on the first of every month. Our
city advertisers will be required to pay up
every three months. 80,
@- Advertisements Will becontinued until
ordered out and collection enforced. All ad-
yertisements should have marked upon them
the number of insertions required.
Vs. There will be no deviation from the
above established terms and rules Of business
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14


1s::EH isnow open for the recep- IN
@lHA tion of visitors. E=zzA
The Table.
is loaded with the best viands the market and
country affords. and all cooked in the most
approved style.
The Rooms.
are LARGE AND AIRY and eminently suited
for families, and the beds are the latest style
of SPRING MATTRESSES, WITH CLEAN
SHEETS and sufficiency of covering.
The proprietor is determined to conduct the
f" Monitor " in such manner that the most
fastidiou can frame no objections to it in any
of its appointments. He therefore solicits
of the public liberal share of patronage.
The tariff of prices is suited to the times.
Don't forget the sign" The Monitor"
Mok. Hill, Dec. 9th, l865.-i9'67:tf.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

ROUGH CoURTsHIp.-A Chatfeld,
Minnesota, paper says: A fast young
lady of this town and her feller took it
into their heads lately, to have quiet
chat in one of Reinores hacks that stood
at the Medary House barn. The arrang-
ment was overheard, however, and about
the time the loving couple had seated
themselves, the hack went flying down
Main street to the postofice, manned
by about as many men and boys as are
usually to ''run with the machine"
Upon arriving at the postofice door, the
hack was stopped, and the usual cry of
Email !" made by the driver. The
Deputy Postmaster, hearing the same
was promptly on the spot to receive
Uncle Sans treasure, when, instead of
mailbag, female landed in his arms,
and before he could cry "stop her," she
was off down the street like shot cat
The boys say it was the richest little
joke that ever took place in Chatfeld.
What the young lady thinks, deponent
saith not.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

EFFECT OF ABSENCE OF SOUND
DR.. FL. Rails Smith, of Louisville, Ky,
by certain Investigations, claims to have
established the truth of the theory that
animals living permanently in the Mann
moth Cave of Kentucky, are not only
without trace Of the optic nerve, but
are also destitute of the sense of hear
ing. At one time he penetrated about
four miles into the interior of the cave,
and some 400 feet below the surface of
the earth, the solitude and total absence
of sound produced very distressing
and almost insupportable effect upon
him, resulting in very perceptable,
although temporary, detection of hear
ing and alteration of mind. This ex-
plains the fact why persons lost in the
cave for one, two, or three days have
always been found, when rescued, in a
state of temporary insanity. The mind
and special sense, deprived of their nat
ural pabulum and stimulus, gradually
become weakened, paralyzed, atrophied,
and finally as far as external manifesto
tions are concerned, nearly if not quite
extinct. This fact may afford some
clue to the cause of eretinism, species
of idiocy in the Alpine valleys.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14
RedingtOn & Co.'s
ESs ENE OF JAMAICA GINGER

This valuable preparation containing in a
highly concentrated form all the properties
of the Jamaica Ginger has become one of the
most popular domestic remedies for all dis
eases of the stomach and digestive organs.
As tonic it will be found invaluable to
all persons recovering from debility whether
produced by fever or otherwise, for whilst
it imparts to the system all the glow ard
vigor that can be produced by wine or BRAN
dy, it is entirely free from the reactionary eff
fects that follow the use of spirits of any kind.
1t is also an excellent remedy for females
who suffer from difficult menstruation. giving
almost immediate relief to the spasms that so
frequently accompany that period.
1t gives immediate relief to Nausea, caused
by riding in a railroad car. or by sea-sickness
or other causes.
1t is also valuable as an external applica-
ton for Gout, Rheumatism. Neuralgia, etc.
REDiNGTON CO.,
Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

The following, given on the author
lty OF druggist, is worth knowing: A
poison of any conceivable degree Of po-
tency, which has been swallowed, inten-
tionally or by accident, may be rendered
instantly harmless by swallowing two
gills of sweet oil. An individual with
a very strong constitution should take
twice the quantity. This oil will neu-
tralize every form of vegetable and min
eral poison with which physicians are
acquainted.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast.
jan2S'67;ly:is.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14
CHRONICLE PUBL ISHING ASSOCIATION.
JOB PRINTING
~s- From and after this date all Sheriff

All kinds of JOB WORK executed with
ieatness and dispatch. and on moderate term
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

WEBSTER MATCHED BY A WOMAN.
In the somewhat famous case of Mrs.
Bogden's will, which was tried in the
Supreme Court good many years ago,
Mr.. Webster appeared as counsellor for
the appellant. Mrs. G., wife of Rev.
W. Grenough, late of West Newton, a
tall, straight, queenly-looking woman,
of great self-possession and decision of
character, was called to the stand as a
witness on the opposite side from Mr.
Webster. Webster, at a glance, had
the sagacity TO forsee that her testimo-
ny, il it contained anything of import
ance, would have great weight with the
court and jury. He therefore resolved,
if possible, to break her up. And when
she answered to the first question put
to her, 81 believe" Webster roared out,
"We don't want to know what you be-
lieve, we want to hear what you know. "
Mrs. Grenough replied, "that is just
what | was about to say, sir" and went
oD with her testimony
Aud Notwithstanding his repeated
efforts to disconcert her, she pursued
the even tenor of her way, until Web
ster, becoming fearful of the result,
rose, apparently in great agitation, and
drawing out his large snuff box, thrust
his fingers and thumb to the very bot
tom, and carrying the deep pinch to
both nostrils, drew it up with great
gusto; and then extracting from his
pocket very large handkerchief, which
flowed to his feet as he brought it to
the front, he blew his nose with a re-
port that rang distinct and loud through
the crowded hall.
Webster-Mrs. Grenough, was Mrs.
Bodgen a neat woman?
Mrs. G.-I cannot give you a very
full information as to that, sir; she had
one very dirty trick.
We55ster.-What was that, ma'am?
Mrs. G.-She took snuff.
The roar of the court bouse was such,
that the future sdefender of the consti-
tuition" subsided, and neither rose nor
spoke again until after Mrs. G.. had va
Gated her chair for another witness
having ample time to reflect upon the
inglorious history of man who had a
stone thrown on his head by a woman.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-14

WE should not measure men by
Sundays, without looking to what they
do all the week after
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-09

her cold cheek fondly. ~ declare, Mr.. Mar
tin, you've put her all in tremble. It's
been SO unexpected like o dear ! dear mel
when / think of the misery of this very hour,
and how it's all cleared away, and that /
shall see my poor patient husband properly
tended and brought back to life, as it WERE
I declare Ii seems too much, too much" and
the excited woman literally lifted up her
voice and wept for joy.
Lucy stood looking at her in kind of
stupor. Without word of acquiescence in
her destiny, she was giving over to a man
whose dissolute life had been the talk of the
parish for years, in whose house even now a
wretched creature from whom she would
recoiled with ioathing held her away. No,
no: any fate but this Rouslng herself, she
turned to the well satisfied Martin, but be-
tween him and her aching eyes floated vi
sion of her dying father. She put up her
hands as il to drive it away, but they were
caught in the hot clasp of her unwelcome
lover, and he saw not the inward struggle /;
but drawing her to his embrace, he pressed
his lips to her brow. 1t was the first link in
the chain, and desperately freeing herself, she
rushed up stairs and crept into the closet
where she slept. To kneel, to wiring her
hands, to form resolves that nothing should
induce her to accept him, and then, as she
remembered all he promised, to bury her
head in her hands, and ardently wish that it
was to her death was coming instead of to
her father
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-09

Lucy despatched messengers for medical
man, and Mrs. Bennett; and, during the
dreary interval ere help could arrive, tried
what simple remedies were at hand But
the dose was potent, and, Martin never raj
lied. A few hours of suffering, which it
was torture to witness, and the strong man
slept to wake no more; leaving Lucy
stunned by this awful event-a widow
within twenty-four hours of her bridal.
Shrieking and struggling frantically, the
miserable cause of his death was carried
away to Jail, where, in the delirium of brain
fever, she attempted her own unhappy and
guilty life, and died ere she could be brought
to trial.
Mrs. Bennett, with thoughtful kindness,
completed the arrangement for the removal
of the Pearsons to the cottage her brother
intended them to occupy; and there Lucy
Joined them, as soon as her husband of a
day had been inferred. John Pearson, to
his own astonishment, began to recover; to
the tender assiduities of his daughter he al
ways believed that he owed not only his
life, but the courage which enabled him to
live down the one slur on an otherwise spot
less fame. Another Martin--a cousin twice
removed was now the owner of the Holt,
an intelligent, well-principled man, in whose
hands the interests of the young widow
were safe. Halsum, and especially the
neighborhood of the Holt, were so distaste-
ful to Lucy, that as soon as she saw her
father well enough to enter upon his duties
as balilff, and carry out Mr.. Martins pro-
jected improvements, she babe it farewell.
Amidst fresh scenes she recovered her old
elasticity of spirit, and was once more the
bright cheerful Lucy of earlier days. John
ME, carefully trained by Mr.. Halliday, is
now master ofthe Halsum school, while Mr.
Halliday, having qualified himself for the
situation, is the head of the grammar school
in the town.
Behind the school-house, venerable
building, founded in the reign of Edward
VI, stands the masters house, quaint
dwelling, with odd little windows, and
heavy doors embedded in the ivy that in
sinuates Itself everywhere. The light
tbs dwelling, and the paragon of women in
the eyes of the boys, as well as their peda-
gogue, is certain Lucy, from whose fair
brow the shadow Of the past has been erased
by the calm and thankful joy of the present.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-09
III


The six weeks had passed away, and John
Pearson was free But he lost within the
prison walls the little mental and bodily
strength he had when he entered them /;
returning to Patchct Mead with signs of ap-
preaching dissolution in his face. Lucy's
five pounds was fast melting away; and the
courage with which she had SO bravely sus-
tanned the sinking spirits of those who clung
to her, began to fail when she looked at her
father. Perhaps those six weeks spent in
the cottage at Patchet Mead had been
Taught with as much misery to her, as Pear
sons lonely ones in the infirmary of the Jail.
While her relatives, during the last few
months, by slow degrees were sinking in
the social scale, and becoming accustomed
to the loss of the comforts that had once
surrounded them, Lucy, seated in the luxu-
rious carriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer, OF
staying at the best hotels of the cities they
visited, had shared in the luxuries which a
we'll filled purse commands everywhere.
She could not reconcile herself to the un-
avoidable dirt and discomfort of the wretch
ed howell; to the unwholesome and narrow
sleeping-room, where the window would
not open to the muddy water, and the
coarse and scanty food. Yet all this she
had to endure; besides listening to the hour
ly murmuring and fretting Of her mother,
and trying to keep the children in order.
They were not wholly without friends in
this season of calamity. Many visited the
cottage to express their indignation al
Farmer Lawson's harshness, others to con
| dole with the wife while they condemned
the husband. The clergyman came fre
quentIy; kindly nan, whose life was
ceaseless struggle with the wealthy farmers
his Pensioners, who regularly attended th,
vestries to oppose his schemes for the bene
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-09

Paris has 14S,0 900 shade trees. When
in full foliage they cover nearly seven and q
half per cent. of the entire area of the city.
Cincinnati increased its canal shipments
one hundred per cent. this year, and Cleye-
land added forty per cent. TO its own ship
ments of last year. The amount of bust
ness on the Ohio canals has decreased this
year on the whole.
"Papa," said bright-eyed little girl one
day, Il believe mamma loves you better'n
she does me" Papa had his doubts upon
the subject, but concluded 1t was not best 10
deny the charge. She meditated thoughtful
ly about 1t for some time, evidently con-
STRUNG her fathers silence as unfavorable to
her side of the question. "Well," said she
At last, dispose its all right you're the big
geat, and 1t takes more to love you"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-26
philadelphia Trade Report.

SATURDAY, Dec. 26.-There is no spirit In the
Flour market, and no demand except from the
caution Sales OF 500 bal refs at S5@550 for super
fne; S6@660 for extras; S7'25@8l2H for North
MIA and Ohio do. do; and SllAl3 for fancy
brands according to quality. RVe Flour COM
mands T6O@S per bbl. Nothing doing in Corn
Meal
The Wheat market is extremely quiet, and IL
is difncult to give reliable quotations.. Sales of
red at 81 90@2f5 and amber at S2l002I2. RYE
IL steady at 81 go p bush for Pennsylvania. Corn
Is dull at former rates. Sales OF 1000 bushels
new yellow at 68@09Oc. according to dryness; old
do At Sl'l2@ll5 and 800 bushels new white at
S7@S8c. Oats are in steady in Iuiry, with sales
OF Western at 75@177c.
Nothing doing In Barley or Malt.
Bark-In the absence OF sales we quote No.
QueTcitron at S42 per ton.
Seeds-Prime Cloverseed commands S8@S 25 p
"a lbs. Timothy is nominal. Flaxseed is taken
by the crushers at S2'6092 81 y bush.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-26
SECOND EDITION
Speaker Colfax at Springfield,
Massachusetts His Re-
ception There.

SPRNGFIELD, Dec. 26.-Mr. Colfax and wife
have been Christmas guests OF Mr.. Bowles, et
the Republican, and had a reception this eve
ming at the Springfield Club Rooms. Mr.. Col
fax was rendered serenade by the Armory
band, and in the response said:-'1 am very glad
field, as / have within the few minutes have
spent in this club room. thank the Club
who have SO honored me, the people whose
hands have clasped, and the armorers who
have rendered me the further compliment of q
serenade. Coming here to visit an old friend,
Mr., Bowles. with whom have twice made a
long trip across the continent, and again nearly
as far, experiencing with him varieties OF
frontier lie, l came here to have quiet time,
as see it is this evening. 1t is the misfortune
of public men that they belong to the public
whenever they can be caught, and they cannot
attend q New England dinner or make a Christ
mas visit without at the same time making
speech.
at is good fortune as we'll to meet here the
beauty aud grace OF Springfield, and the sturdy
sons OF toll. All the emotional part of my
nature is with the ladies, naturally so, but
under my present circumstances all the patriotic
part goes with the armOrers, who in our civil
strife equipped q reeIment in a day. / am glad
again to visit New England, but unfortunately
| was not born in New England, nor does my
ancestry come from thence; yet have met so
many and so great kindnesses IN her borders,
that feel that can call myself New Eng
lander, first by birth and then by election.
Upon this occasion 1t is not fitting that should
speak on any question which has divided us;
but on this Christmas Day, which commemo.
rates such blessed event and which is filed
with happy associations and general Joy, may
say that we are all happy in our nation, in it's
recognition in the world, and in our President.
Yes every loyal heart is happy, General Grant
is happy, am happy"