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The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-12
LIFE INSURANCE.
A Life Insurance Policy Paid when Two
Annual Premiums were Overdue and
Unpaid at the Time Of the
Death Of the Insured.
The following statement shows the benefit Of holding
policy in the
NEW ENGLAND
The following statement shows the benefit Of holding
apolicy in the
NEW ENGLAND
Mutual Life Insurance Company
OF BOSTON

CHEKoKEE FLAT, Butte County. Cal,
January 80, lS73.
Mr. Wallace Everscn. General Agent NEW ENGLAND
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Of Bos-
ton, and ID. Hecht, Special Agent Oroville-
Gentlemen: / thankfully acknowledge the receipt
this day of IS 000 less the unpaid premiums
due the being Of the terminated poll
cy the life of my late husband, In your tompany
The premium paid this policy was paid March
5th 1870 and INV husband died September 30th 1872.
Consequently. the premiums due March 5th ISL and
March 5th lS7l unpaid at the time OF his DEATH
This claim paid me under the Massachusetts Nom
forfeiture Law, which bless many widows and or
phans under like circumstances, when the policies are
held by this Company. MARY HOWARD
CHEROKEE FLAT Butte County CALI
January 80, 1873 I
To Mr.. Wallace Everson. General Agent NEW ENG
LAND MUTUAL LIFE Insurance COMPANY
of Boston. and ID. Hecht, Special Agent, Oroville
We, the undersigned, friends Of the late W. L. How
ard Of Cherokee Flat California, take pleasure in
know the circumstances connected with
the surance of Howard, and know that the
premium paid on his policy was paid March 9Th 1870.
Mr.. Howar died September 3oth, 1872: consequently,
The PAYMENTS DUE MARCH 9Th, 1871, AND
MARCH 5th 1871 unpaid the time of his death.
This claim Five Thou and Dollars paid this day
by your Company, and the only deductions made from
the Policy for the Premiums overdue and the in
terest thereon up the death OF the insured.
The equity of the MASSACHUSETTS, NON-FOR-
FIXTURE LAW. UNDER WHICH THIS CLAIM
WAS PAID must commend the Company you repre-
sent to all persons who wish TO make sure provision
for the widow ana orphans they may leave behind.
Had this policy been In Company not governed by
this law il would not have been worth one cent.
J. P. KNOWLES, X MOORE,
A. WOLF, II. A MOORE
The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-12

Our country, it is said, has had but
one black-eyed President. That wss
General Harrison.
The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-12

Learn to say "no7 with propriety;
there is no necessity for swapping it
out dog fashion, but say it firmly and
especially.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
Don't Want any of 1t i'm Theirs.

III. V. Red6eld. the spicy correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
recently met a Canadian somewhere
out west, who rather set him aback.
In reply to a question, what he thought
of the project of annexing Canada to
the United States, replied very quietly
and emphatically, that he didn't want
any of it in his. Redfeld then asked
if that was the general feeling?
Yes, you can't find one Canadian in
twenty who would consent to annexa-
ton. If ever we join the United
States it will be at the point of the
bayonet Right now we are freer than
you are, and have less taxes to pay.
You can get pint of good liquor in
Canada for what a drink costs here.
Every thing we buy is cheaper there.
Clothing, even, is thirty per cent.
cheaper Why? Because you are
taxed to death in your rotten republic,
and don't know it. Your congress
men and officials at Washington steal
more than it takes to run our whole
government in Canada. Do you sup
pose that outside people, knowing
these things as well as we do, want to
pin our destiny to such a government? i?
The theory of yours is good enough,
| know, but corruption and imbecility
have crowded it, until what you call
the best government the world ever
saw has become the worst.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

USE OF A REcEIPT-In a city not q
thousand miles from this locality, there
lives lawyer, crafty, subtitle, and cute
as fox. An Indian of the Choctaw
tribe, Kiser, by name, owed him some
money. The lawyer had waited long
for the tin. His patience at last gave
out and he threatened the Indian with
lawsuits, processes and executions.
The poor ChOctaw got scared and final
ly brought the money to his creditor.
He waited for the lawyer to give him
a receipt.
= What are you waiting for?' said
the lawyer
3" Beceipt, said the Indian.
"A receipt" said the lawyer, "a re-
eeiptl what do you know about n re-
ceipt? Can yOu understand the nature
of a receipt? Tell me the nature of
one and will give it to you.
The Indian looked at him a moment
and then said:
S'pose maybe me die me go TO he
ben; me find the gate locked; me see
the 'postle Peter he say, Kiser, what
you want? me say, want to get in; he
say, you good man? me say, yes; he
say, you pay A. that money? What
me do? hab no receipt hab to hunt
all over hell to find you.
He got his receipt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
THE CROPS.

The Jonesboro (Tenn.) Flag, of a
recent date, says:
We have travelled recently, through
several of the upper East Tennessee
counties, and were pleased to find the
growing wheat looking finely. For the
time of year it is presenting quite a
promising aspect, and if there is no
blight between now and harvest East
Tennessee will raise enough of wheat
to bread almost the entire Southern
country. e.tfa Fre.f- -FEf
Our farmers are busily engaged in
planting corn and putting in their oat
crop. From the way they are turning
up the soil large crops will be cultiva-
ted this season. We trust their labors
will be richly rewarded by splendid
harvests.
The Gallatin Examiner says the
prospects for good wheat crop con-
tinue fair
The wheat crop of Robertson coun-
ty has improved very much, to the de-
light of farmers and consumers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
Government of South Carolina.

There are only two white men in the
State administration Of South Carolina;
all the others are negroes These white
men. so-called, are the Governor, +.
j. Moses, jr., and Sam. ID. Melton, the
Attorney General. They are both
scalawags of the most outrageous and
despicable character, and have done
more to disgrace their State. to impov-
erish and degrade it than all the ne
groes and carpet -baggers could do.
The wretch, Melton, is particularly de-
graded and contemplate. During the
war, instead of manfully and honestly
shouldering a musket in defense of his
native State, he became a eonscript
official, in which position he took ev-
cry advantage of his opportunities to
blaekmail decent and wealthy citizens,
thereby becoming wealthy upon the
misfortunes of his former friends and
neighbors. This species of raseality
well prepared him for scalawagat the
end of the war, and he joined hands
with the carpet-baggers and negroes to
plunder and pluck the State. Ii was
easy for him to get into bar-room fights
and brawls, in one of which young
man was killed; it was easy for him to
receive the votes of the negroes for
Attorney General; and a month ago it
was easy for him to attend the inaugu-
ration ball at Washington with a ne
gress, and to parade the hall with a
wench on each arm, to the disgust of
even his Republican associates. And
yet Sam. Melton is about as they aver
age-Pomeroy's Democrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
A New Method Of Printing Pictures.

The printing of pictures by a new
method, known as the Heliotype pro-
cess, is attracting much attention just
now. The following will give an idea
how it is done: A sheet of gelatine
treated with bichromate of potash,
which renders it sensitive to light, is
printed under an ordinary Photographic
negative When the picture appears
sufficiently plain, the gelatine is taken
and made to adhere by atmospheric
pressure to plate. The plate, with
the gelatine attached, is placed on an
ordinary platen printing press, and ink
ed with ordinary lithographie ink. As
in lithography, it is necessary to damp
en- the plate with water after every i'm
preston; 1900 impressions have been
taken without injuring the plate, and
if injured, is replaced at cost of
few cents. The process is in fact what
has long been sOught-phOtographing.
1t can be applied to the production of
fac siinailes of every variety of pictures
and engravings, iare prints, portraits,
trade circulars, and can be used In
pottery and its kindred arts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
De Lord Hab Lock De Door.

William Cullen Bryant is down in
Florida. He tells of colored preacher
who was discoursing to his people
about the food and Noah's ark. We
quote from his account of the food as
follows:
And den de rain come down, but
Noah he set comfortable and dry in de
ark and read his bible. And de rain
come down in big spots, and come up
to de do steps of de houses and gin to
cOber de fo', and den de sinner be
scared and knock at de do OBJ de ark
berry hard And de big lion hear de
racket and roar, and de dog bark, and
de OK below, but Noah keep on readin
de bible. And de sinner say, Noah,
Noah, let us come in. And Noah say,
L berry sorry, but | can't let you in for
de Lord hab lock de do and trow away
de key
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

her tiny boots to the tips of her little
blue gloves.
Mrs. Kate was sharp enough very
speedily to see how the land lay; but
she never gave one sigh that she cared
a straw for him, and Frank tormented
himself daily with hopes and fears,
after the usual fashion of lovers.
The holiday visit was to close with a
grand party onNew Years Night and
all the young people in the neighbor-
hood were invited in to assist in the
merry making.
Late in the evening, silent figure
sat by the library fire, having stolen
away from the revelers below stairs to
indulge In moments quiet reverie
Presently the door was softly opened,
and the faint light glittered on Kate
Cameron's blue robes, as she came for
ward and addressed the figure in the
chair sse Ftae
/" Why, Tom, old fellow, what is the
matter? Have You got fit of the
blues ~
A deep sigh was her only answer.
: Why, dear, dear, its worse than |
thought" laughed Kate Have you
been quarrelling with Minnie Brown?
Tell me all about it ?"
And with cousinly freedom, she laid
her hand on his head.
The little hand was quickly imprison-
ed and carried to the lips of the silent
figure: and then Kate stopped, and
locked into the face, not of her Cousin
Tom, but Frank Worthington.
She gave vent to low exclamation.
and would have fed instantly, but
Frank took good care to hold fast to his
little, white prisoner and detain her.
8 1t isn't Tom, but don't CO." he
pleaded. Stay with me, Mrs. Cam
eron-dear Kate Tom don't love you
half so well as L do"
" How do you know?" whispered
Kate, shyly.
" Because Tom only loves you as a
cousin, and I-oh Kate, L love you
better than my life I"
But you have known me such a
little while
" Yes-and might never have known
you at all if Tom, the blessed old
boy, hadn't deceived me, and made me
believe it was an old lady who was to
come down with us"
" | know-Tom told me all about il"
laughed Kate.
Did he?" But you will forgive me,
Katy, darling, because l love you so,
and learn to love me little, won t
you?" pleaded Frank, boldly throwing
one arm around her, and drawing her
down by his side.
" I'm afraid | have learned that al
ready" whispered she, frankly.
And then-but then neither you nor
[, reader dear, have any business listen
ing to lOve-secrets in the fire lighted
library, so | won't tell you what then.
But will tell that, when next New
Years's came, Frank and the bewitch-
ing widow were visiting at Toms
again; but she was a widow no longer,
and they called her Mrs. Worthing-
ton
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
New Church, or Church Of the New
Jerusalem.
A Summary Statement Of seme their
Leading Doctrines.

I-God is One in Essence and in
Person, in whom there is a distinct
and essential Trinity, called in the
Word the Father. Son. and Holy Spir-
it, and the Lord Jesus Christ is this
God, and the true object of worship.
HIN order to be saved, man must
believe on the Lord, and strive to obey
his commandments, looking to Him
alone for strength and assistance, and
acknowledging that all life and saliva
ton are from Him.
Il1.-The Sacred Scriptures, or the
Divine Word, is not only the Reyela-
ton of the Lords will and the history
of his dealings with men, but also con-
tains the infinite treasures of his wisdom
expressed In symbolieal or cOrrespon-
Dental language, and therefore in ad-
dition to the sense of the letter, there
is in the Word an inner spiritual sense,
which can be interpreted only by the
law of correspondence between things
natural and things spiritual.
N.-Now is the time of the Second
Coming Of the Lord, foretOld in Matt
xiv, and the blishment of the
New Church signifed by the New
Jerusalem in Revelation XXI, and this
Second Coming is not visible appear
ance on earth, but a new disclosure of
Divine Truth and the FORMULATION of
true Christian Doctrine, effected by
means of the Lords servant, Emanuel
Swedenborg, who was specially in
structed in this Doctrine, and COM
missioned to publish it to the world.
V.-Man's life in the material body
is but the preparation for eternal life,
and when the body dies man immedi-
ately rises into the spiritual world, and,
after preparation in an intermediate
state, dwells for ever in Heaven or
He'll, according to the character ae-
quired during his earthly life.
VI-The Spiritual World, the eter-
nal home of men after death, is not re-
mote from the world, but is in direct
conjunction with it, and we are, though
uneonsciously, always in immediate
communion with angels and spirits.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

A VERMONT farmer sent to an Or
phan asylum for boy that was smart,
active, brave, tractable, prompt, indus
trious. clean, pious, intelligent, good
looking. reserved and modest. The
Superintendent replied that their boys
were all human, though they were or
phans, and referred him to the New
Jerusalem if he wanted to get his or
der filed, The farmer, IN return,
wanted to know where the New Jeru-
salem was situated, as he he'd never
herd tell of the blasted place before"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
A Disguised Nigger.

A short time since a colored man en-
tered the office of the clerk of the
county court, and advancing to a table
where the deputy clerk was busily en-
gagged he produced marriage license
which he paid the legal feea few days
before.
Boss, said he, poking the license
under the nose of the absorbed deputy.
What is it?' was the impatient re-
spOnse.
- Boss continued the darky, ''de
lady declines dis document, and | foteh
it to get my money back.
1t was little consoling to the dark
ey to be told some went further and
Jared worse, but when assured his
money could not be returned, he turn
ed Indignantly on his double -sOled
pumps and muttered as he made his
exit " Everybody's gone back on de
document.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

The new school-law in Tennessee
provides for two directors for each
school district, who may have clerk
and treasurer elected by themselves.
Schools for white persons and negroes
are to be kept separate, but the appor
tionment of the sehool-fund is to be so
Made that the blacks shall enjoy pro
rata share. Written contracts, at fixed
rates per month, are to be made with all
teachers. Teachers may suspend pu-
pils for sufficient cause. The school
age is from six to eighteen years.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

A London paper says the accommo-
dations for first, second, and third
class passengers between two points in
England is two-horse wagon, and the
following curious distinction is made
between the passengers First-elass
passengers are allowed to retain their
seats throughout the journey; second
class have to get out and walk up the
hills, which are both numerous and
steep, after the fashion of Welsh hills;
third class have not only to get out at
the steep places, but have to assist in
pushing the vehicle up them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

The Washington Chronicle, of the
10th ult., says: The weeping willows
at Arlington have grown from slips
cut from Pope's celebrated willow at
Twickenham, and brought to this
country at the beginning of the revo-
lutionary war by British officer He
gave them to John Park Curtis. the
father of George Washington Park
Curtis, who afterwards transplanted
them to Arlington. He was very
proud of them, and used to send slips
Of them to noted literary persons"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

Thirty years ago, says an exchange
paper, "a young man entered the city
Of New York, in an almost penniless
condition, and without a single ac-
quaintance in the great wilderness of
houses. To-day, his name is known
wherever humanity breathes. 1t is
spoken in every hamlet, it is heard in
every city, and is as familiar to the
workers in the mines as to his brother
in the mills, and wherever language is
known and ideas expressed, the name
of this penniless, unknown and I'M
couth lad of thirty years ago, is uttered.
1t was John Smith"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

A CORRESPONDENT, writing from
the scene of the Atlantic disaster,
says:
In one case a woman was seen lying
on the sesweed-eovered rock with her
face upward to the blue sky and grasp
ing in a mothers dead grasp, a club
by-faeed infant, whose lips were still
fastened to the fountain whence it had
been drawing its supply of nourish-
ment. Some sudden wave had proba-
bly, swept the two into eternity, while
the mother, careful of her child, was
in the act of quieting it "
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

At the installation of the Prince Of
Wales as grand master of the united
orders of the grand eonclave of Ma
sonic Rights Templars of England
and ireland, his royal highness an
nounced that the queen was already a
patroness of the craft of mansonry,
and would be patroness likewise Of
their united order.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

Eggs are useful for many purposes
besides food and for Matching. If you
get fish bone in your throat, swallow
an egg and it will besure toearry down
the bone easily. There is another fact
touching eggs that is worth mention.
When, by accident, corrosive sublimate
is swallowed, the white of an egg will
neutralize the poison, and change the
effect to that Of dose of calornel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

A seeptic who was trying to confuse
a Christian cOlOred man By the contra
dictory passages in the Bible, asked
how it could be that We were in the
Spirit. and the Spirit in US, received
the reply, "Oh dar's no puzzle bout
dat it's like dat poker; | put it in dc
FIRE till it gets -hOt-now de pOker's
in the fire, and de fires in de poker"
A profound theologian could not have
made better reply.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

RECENTLY ina church in New York,
the parson having several persons to
marry, said, after entering the build
ing: All those who want to be mar
ried will please rise, "whereupon every
single lady present instantly rose from
her seat
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

The Georgia MinstreIs, a company
of very respectable and well-bred col
ored men, after being well received at
the hotels throughout the-reeent slave
State of Kentucky, were rather aston
ished to find on arriving at Decatur,
Illinois, that no hotel would allow
them Accommodations.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

A Rochester woman; married to her
second husband, recently said to him:
"Oh, how happy poor Charles wosld
be if he we're still alive to see himself
replaced by a man as agreeable as you
are"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

WEALTHY Americans with hand
some daughters whom they are about
to take to Europe, should know that a
French law provides that sOns-in-law
may claim support from their fathers
in-law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

Congressman Wells, of st. Louis,
promises to introduce bill on the first
day of the December session to repeal
the salary grab bill and re-establish
lhe old rate of 5000 per annum.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
Sixth Division Of the chancery Court.

The Chancery Court for this, the Sixth
Division, Hon. c. q. SMITH, presiding, is
held at the following times and places:
HARTsvILLE, Trousdale county, lst Mon
days of February and August.
GAINESVILLE, Montgomery county, 4th
Mondays of April and lst Mondays of No.
yember -.
GALLATIN, Simmer county, LIST Monday of
June and 4th Monday of December.
Of April and End Monday of October.
1SPRfScFIELD, Robertson county, 4th
Monday March and 3rd Monday in Septem-
ber.
DOVER. Stewart county, End Monday in
February and 4th Monday in October.
ASHLAND CITY, Cheatham county, 3rd
Monday in January and 2nd Mondsy in
August
day in February and 9Th Monday in ugusf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

Some young ladies must be given to
dreamy speculations, they build such
castles 10 the (h)air.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
Tenth Judicial Circuit.

The Circuit Court of this, the 10th Judi
cial Circuit, Hon. ]. E. RICE presiding, are
held at the following times and places:
CLARKsvILLE, Montgomery county, on
Ist Mondays in January, May and Septem-
ber. @. ID. Bailey, clerk.
SPRINGFIELD, Robertson county, the ISL
Mondays in February, June and October
John Y. Hutchings, clerk.
ASHLAND CITY. Cheatham county, the
3rd Mondays in February, June and Octo-
Der. W. B. Nichols, clerk.
CHARLOTTE, Dickson county, the 3rd
Mondays in March. July and November
J. A. Dodson, clerk.
WAyERLY, Humphreys county, the 4th
Monday in March, July and November.
H. NJ. Little, clerk.
DOVER, Stewart county, 2nd Mondays In
April, August and December. W. J. Hag-
Ter, clerk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

JUST RECEIyED.-A car load of
Jackson Wagons. SilO cash will buy
one. COMPLETE.
BROCKMAN & BRINGHURST.
ap. 5-3m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03
WANTED.

Country Produce 81 all kinds, Poultry,
Eggs Butter, etc, for which We will eX-
SETTLE & SON.
Jan. ., '72-tE. t.sI
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-03

FROM the Rich mond Guide.
Mr.. D writes as follows about
the railroad between Richmond and
Petersburg