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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11
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DEAD.
On the fourth OF the present month
Captain Charles II. Weber died ct his
residence in Stockton. California. Of
pneumonia. In the s~ixty.ssvsnih year OF
bis ago. He VA . native Of Hamburg.
md smieratsd to the United States in
1885. Thus far his history reads the
name - thousands upon Thousands Of
Others Who have left Europe 70 make
hair homes In America, but his destiny
vas 10 become . prominent figure In the
ldvsnesnsnt Of American empire west
ward. and In 1sll. In company With
other ad~vsnturous and sntsrprisins
pioneers Of civilization he crossed the
unsxplorsd interior Of the vast continent
and wintsrsd d Suffers Fort. joining
The advance guard Of the California
Pssiao Coast Pioneers who. under the
standard raised BY Captain suttsr. we're
saoonseiously forming the nucleus. the
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11
The self. conscious editor Of the San
Francisco Daily Report plaintively and
Relatively soliloquizes a. tolloNs:

When . man really feels that hs must
have . drink. distance 10 no obstacle to
him. Love and whisky are the ruling
powers Of the age. and humanity will sui.
Ter more for one or the other than for all
other tastes or sentiments combined.
When INDUCED In moderation, both have
their good results, but WOO and ruin 10
the inheritance of him who loves or
drinks too much.
Poor fellow; poor fellow! And yet
this open confession shows that he has
Q good soul, after al.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11
eoRM.

In Gold Hill. Nay 10, 70 The wife Of
David Esith, q daughter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11
MARRIED.

In Carson. Nay .. James v.ir TO Mary
Y. Lowrie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11

TIE GREAT CAST:
Jack Ruttlsdes NJ. J. b, POLK
re 5inieeiss. before whom the eloriss Of
Cssar, Alexander. Napoleon and Won Moltts
pale In whom the vicss and virtues Az half
and hall, and who thinks the end jussidss the
means.
Arthur Ruttlsdgs. ......Nr. PRANK =. AIKEN
With al the virtues and none Of the vicss- who
loves only his ION.
Major Abijsh Howard. ...x NJ. HARhH LINDEN
win al lie vicss and none Of The virtuss-who
loves only himself.
Rev. John x! ~. ss:;s::: ;, !; 4. e. CANDY
ospsieano Peppes... :....hr. HARRY BELL
save his own.
Of he O'Fisms Of Huiiinsir, " Who bate the
dsvil for giving satisfaction"
s ss1{i: na.oSNn.%II'''oa.hi:. KATIE i;s eiisssT
The prise for which jack enters his strsteglo
oampaign-who triss . little strategy Of her
Major Howsrd's batter hsif BY far. and who
knows his falings By experiences.
Anminta.......... Mis- ADDlK CUMMINGS
Who has . fondnsss for the ssrgesnt.
Act i-Stratsgy. Act s-wr. Act s-viotory.
Act t-Peaee.
Mr.. Haysriy having purchased this success.
fully established piece, has placed IL In the
hands OF the best actors available, In the full
confidence that Il will b . strong attraction
everywhere By reason Of its funny dialogue.
original characters, surprising situations, ANUS
ing dtnousmsnts. Those who ooms Y. laugh,
remain 70 roar.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-11

cisco Daily Report says:
Captain Weber was one Of the most gen.
srous men that ever lived. yet be vas not
reckless or an ostentatieus givsr. He
gave because he thought his gift would do
oood. He gave away whole ranches some
times. He gave Stockton all its public
squares. all its school lots, all it, church
lots. its engins-house lots-mors lots than
we can think Of. His reward was the
basest ingrautude. An example Of the In.
gratitude be recsived, We NAV menton
that at the time Of his death, suit for dam.
ages wss pending against him because
water from some land belonging to him
had "a down upon some land which be
had given away. Dones sued the donor.
individual thanklessness, and municipal
tngrautude soursd Captain Weber toward
the last and made him rather misanthropic
than othsrwise. and No wonder.
And that familiar old pioneer news
paper. the Alto California. appropriately
gives the following brief tributary skstsh
Of Captain Weber in its issue Of the 9Th
instant:
Captain Charles II. Weber died Il Stock.
ton on Wednesday. In the sixty-sevsnth
year Of his age. He was . Bavarian By
birth. and emigrated TO the United States
In 1885. In lS4l he crossed the plains TO
California in company with John Bid
vsll. Henry Huber. Josiah Bslden. Chas.
Hopper and = number Of others. Captain
Weber spent the Winter Of 1841-A2 at
euttsr's Fort. In partnership with Gull.
lsrmo Gulnac. hs did . large commercial
business, They ran . iour mill. . soap
factory. . shos shop. etc. In lsAS Gov
srnor Hichsltorsna granted 70 0ulnao
eleven square leagues Of lad. 70 b loear
ted In he vicinity of 1fsuch Camp. san
Joaquin county. 0ulnac transfsrrsd the
grant 70 Weber, vhs sabssqusatly devoted
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

ing satisfied with the prospects before them
Another quarter passed by and the expen'
ditures came little inside of the fourth oi
the salary. This was hopeful, but not dol
lar could be paid towards the piano. The
fond wife was really disturbed at this state Of
things.
Richard laughed at her as before, and said
he had procured an extension on the time for
paying for the piano.
"But how can you ever pay for it, while
we are going on this wayf We are saving
nothing towards it," she said gloomily.
swell my dear, if we don't happen to
have the money, why, I can borrow it."
"But you will still owe it,
"Shall l, indeed ?" laughed he.
81 wish we had not bought the piano"
II don't Isabel. l am sure the enjoyment
we have derived from it has more than paid
for it"
"If we had already paid for it, perhaps it
would. l feel very bad about it. If we
once get in debt, it is a hard matter to get
free from debt"
MY salary will be raised again, next year,
and we can easily pay it off then"
All that he could say, however, failed to
satisfy his anxious wife, and for several days,
in spite of all Richard could say she was sad
and gloomy. The husband began to realize
his folly, and wished the piano had never
been bought. But as time passed on she be-
came cheerful again, and every thing went
on as before.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

A New THEORY ABOUT FooD.-A Ger.
man physician has started new theory with
regard to food. He maintains that both the
vegetarians and the meat eaters are on the
wrong track. Vegetables are not more
wholesome than meat nor meat than vegeta"
bles, and nothing is gained by consuming q,
ompound of both. Whatever nutritive quail"
tiles they may possess, he says, are destroyed
in great measure, and often by the process
of cooking. All food should be eaten raw
If this practice were adopted there would be
little or no illness among human beings,
They would live their apportioned time and
simply fade away, like animals in a wild
state, from old age. Let those affected with
gout, rheumatism, and indigestion, try for
time the effect of simple, uncooked diet,
such as oysters and fruit for instance, and
they will find all medicine unnecessary and
such a rapid improvement of their health
that they will forswear all cooked articles of
food at once and forever. Intemperance
would also, it is urged, no longer be the curse
of civilized communities. The yearning for,
drink is caused by the unnatural abstraction
from what are termed "solids" of the aqueous
element they contain uncooked beet, for
example, containing from 70 to 80 per cent,
and some vegetablesseven larger proportion
of water. There would be less thirst, and
consequently less desire to drink if our food
were consumed in its natural state without
first being subjected to the action Of fire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

JUDGE HoPPER.-There used to be ia
Queen Anne's county, Maryland, in the
days Of Judge Hopper Of cherished memory,
an old offender, whose name is forgotten,
but who, for the purpose of this story, shall
be called Killdee This person was, court
after court, brought before Judge Hopper,
char led with fighting somebody or breaking
the peace in some way. The Judge fneti
him until he got tired, and finally told Kildes
that il he was ever brought before him again
he would send him to JAIL Kildee assured
the judge that he would be peaceable in the
future But when the next term came Kildee
was there charged with assault and battery.
Judge Hopper, vexed and indignant, remind.
ed Kildee of his charge only six months be.
fore, and asked him what palliation he could
show for breaking promise made in open
court. eyes, Judge" said Kildee, II re-
member it all, and expect to 60 to Jail.
You must keep your word. I didn't intend
to 90 back on you, Judge; but the way Of it
was this: This man, whom whipped, heard
me promise you that I wouldn't fight any
more and so, one day he met me, and
abused me- and cussed me, and called me ev.
erything he could lay his tongue to. l stood
it all, Judge, fopI remembered what yot!
told me and what I told you, and said to
him he wouldn't abuse me in that way if /
hadn't promised Judge Hopper not to 6ghE
any more. He then commenced to cuss and
abuse you, Judge, and I couldn't stand that
lit on him and licked him quicker than
lightning. I am willing to 20 to jail, Judge !;
but if 1 have to spend half of my time there,
no man shall cuss Judge Hopper when I'm
around, and go off with it." Kildee's sentence
was very short one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

you if you have but dollar in the world,
and you have'got to spend it, spend it like a
king spend it as though you thought it we're a
dry leaf, and you we're the owner of unbounded
forests. That's the way to spend it. had
rather be beggar and spend my last dollar
like king, than be king and spend my
money like beggar. If it's got to 60, let it
go. Get the best you can for yourself. When
you used to 60 courting how nice you looked
All, your eye was bright, your step was lig ght,
and you just put on the best you could. Do
you know that it is insuferable egotism in
you to suppose that woman is going to love
always, looking as bad as you can. Think of
itw Any woman on eArth will be true to
you forever when you do your level best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07
CHAPTER II.

The piano, it cannot be denied, was q
great luxury in the house of Richard Lane.
1t beguiled their evening hours and added
much to their happiness, for while the wife
was a mistress of the musical art, the hus-
band was passionately fond Of the divine
harmony. She sang and played, and Richard
was prouder than ever Of the fair being who
had cast her lot with his.
IF the instrument should suddenly be de-
stroyed, should think that have not paid
too dearly for the joy We have purchased,
said Richard, as he kissed his wife one even
ing at the close of their musical entertain
ment
"Perhaps not, if it were not for the awful
idea of being in debt" replied Isabel. 81
sometimes think that it is not paid for, while
l am playing, and alway drop note wher
l do"
"Do not be alarmed, my dear; it shall bt
paid for in good time"
The first quarter of the year passed away
and never were three months more heavily
ladened with bliss but to Isabel, who KEEP
the household accounts, they brought ar
hour of reflection. Instead of being dimin
ished, their expense had increased. New
luxuries had crept into the house. New
wants had been discovered and supplied
When she had footed up the amount of fig
ures, she found the amount exceeded th'
fourth of her husbands salary.
She was alarmed, and when Richard came
home that night, she called his attention tt
the appalling fact But he only laughed a
her. They had paid the wood and coal bill
on the first of January, and this had beer
included in the last quarters payments.
II fear, my dear, that we shall not be abl'
to make the ends meet" said she gloomily.
Certainly we shall. l wish that bugbea
did not frighten you so.
II can't hell it,
"Yes you can. Come, my dear, play tina
new waltz for me, and you will forget al
about it."
81 am afraid we are running behind hand
Richard. We must reduce our expenses.
am afraid we are living too high"
Nonsense Play me the waltz, Isabel"
She complied, though she was far from be
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NEWSPAPER MoRTALITY.-There is a reg

NEWSPAPER RMORTALITY.-Iherel Is reg
ular mortality prevailing among newspapers.
Almost every mail brings news of the death
of some one. The cholera is not more fatal
in a community than "hard times" among
printers. An exchange says, that so far
as it has noticed, not one newspaper in ten
survives the second year. Perhaps this
mortality is overstated, though we would
not like to dispute the assertion. More
money has been lost in printing Offices than
in any other business requiring the same
labor and outlay Of capital. The reason is
obvious to those who are familiar with the
manner in which newspapers are started,
though others may look in wonder that 10
many live hardly long enough to proclaim,
THAR birth.
Some little town wants to be blown into
notoriety; subscription Of few hundred
dollars is made up, and somebody is delu1ed
by fair promises to start newspaper. Prob
ably one.half the subscription is never paid ;
the fair promises are remembered only to be
broken. Necessity or pride keeps the pub.
Usher at work until his money Gf he had
any, is exhausted, and his credit is utterly
gone. 1ueu COuce Luo uotuloI 1Sou1t 1h0
paper stops, with debts owed and owing,
enough, it may be, to balance, but neither
paid, and general growl comes up against
the swindling printer.
Another frequent cause of the establish.
ment of new paper, is that some clique OF
politicians or local interest becomes dissasis-
fed with the one already established. An
independent" paper is wanted, which means
that the editors shall say and do just what
the disaffectants shall dictate. The same
process as is witnessed in the ambitious little
town is adopted, and the result is the same.
Printing, as business, is like any other
business. There must be demand as we'll
as Il supply. A newspaper must be selfsls'
tanning gratuities destroy its independence;
or as the organ Of clique it forfeits its
claims to the public con6dence.-New's Let
ter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

WEBsTERs CAsE.--"I will repeat en- anec.
dote which I feel sure that Webster gave at
dinner, though as have made no note of it,
it is just possible that he told it in my pres
ence at some later date. The conversation
was running upon the Importance Of doing
small things thoroughly and with the full
measure of ones ability.
This Webster illustrated by an account
ofsome petty insurance case that was brought
to him when young lawyer in Portsmouth.
Only small amount was involved and
twenty.dollar fee was all that was promised.
He saw that, to do his clients full justice,
a journey to Boston, 10 consult the law libra.
ry, would be desirable. He would be out Of
pocket BY such an expedition, and for his
time be would receive no adequate compensa.
tion.' After little hesitation, he determined
to do his very best, cost what it might Ele
accordingly went to Boston, looked up the au-
thorities, and gained the case. Years after this,
Webster, then famous, was passing through
New York. An important insurance Gaze
was to be tried the day after his arrival, ard
one of counsel had been suddenly taken i'll.
Money was no object, and Webster was beg
ged to name his terms and conduct the case.
II told them," said Mr.. Webster, shat it
was preposterous to expect me to prepare a
legal argument at few hourss notice. They
insisted, however, that should look at the
papers and this, after some demur, I coll
sented to do. Well, it was my old twenty
dollar case over again, and, as l never fogot
anything, I had all authorities at my fingers
ends. The court knew that I had no time
to prepare, and were astonished at the range
of my requirements. So, you see, wss
handsomely paid both in fame and money
for that journey to Boston; and the moral is
that good work is rewarded in the end
though, to be sure. ones own selfapproval
should be enough" "-Quincys anecdotes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

Piles of the original vibrations Of the insti L.
ments. By employing two or more lnstru-
ments, however, the deficiencies are supplied;
and few years since Mr.. Eulenstein used,
in London, sixteen instrumements of different
sizes, and was thus enabled to modulate into
every key, and to produce effects not only
original but musical and agreeable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

John Jasper to baptize him at once. The el.
ders told him Jasper was sick. Then" shout.
ed Garland, Il know John Jasper is the living
God, and if you will let him lay his hands on
somebody and let them baptize me l can be
saved Jasper is about sixty Eve years of age.
The street near bis house has been thronged
all day by anxious inquirers.
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with the dreamy consciousness that his eyes
were about to be closed on it forever. Yet
he neither feared his fate, nor wished to
avert it. A sleepy sensation, which soothed
and grati6ed him, made luxurious bed Of a
Watery grave.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-07-07

INGERsoLL ON STrNGY MEN, despise a
stingy man. don't see how it's possible for
a man to die worth FIVE million dollars or ten
million dollars in city full of want, when
he meets almost every day the withered hands
of beggary and the white lips Of famine. How
a man can withstand all that and hold in
his hands twenty million dollars or thirty
million dollars is past comprehension. | do
not see how he can do it. should not think
that he could do it any more than he could
keep q pile of lumber when hundreds of
thousands were drowning in the sea- Do
you know that 1 have known men who
would trust their wives with their hearts and
homes, and not their pocket'book NOT with
dollar. When l see man of that kind l
always think he knows what's most valuable.
Think of making your wife a beggar. Think
of her asking you every day for dollar or
two, or to humbly beg for City cents. "What
did you do with that two dollars l gave you ?"
Think of her being afraid of you. What
kind of children do you expect to have with
a beggar and coward for mother? tell
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REMARKABLE REMEDIES.

Sir Walter Scott's piper. John Bruce, spent
a whole Sunday selecting twelve stones from
twelve south.running streams, with the pur-
pose that his sick master sleep on them and
become whole Scott was not the man to
hurt the honest fellows feelings by ridiculing
the notion of such remedy proving ofavail /;
so be caused Bruce to be told that the receipt
was infallible; but that it was absolutely ne
cessary to success that the stones should be
wrapped in the petticost Of widow who had
never wished to marry again; upon learning
which the Highlander renounced all hope Of
completing the charm. Lady Duff Gordon
once gave an old Egyptian woman powder
wrapped in a fragment Of the Saturday Re-
view. She came again to assure her bene-
factress the charm was wonderfully powerful
one; for although she had not been able to
wash off all the fine writing from the paper,
even that little had done her great deal Of
good. She would have made an excellent
subject for Llama doctor, who, if he does
not happen to have any medicine handy,
writes the name of the medicine he would
administer on scrap of paper, moistens it
with his mouth, rolls it up in the form OF a
pill, which the patient tosses down his throat
In default of paper, the name of the drug is
chalked on board, and washed off again
with water, which serves as healing draught
These easy going practitioners might probably
cite plenty of instances of the efficacy Of
their method. DR.. John Brown, of Edin-
burgh, once gave laborer prescription,
saying: take that and come back in a fort
light, when you will be WE'LL" Obedient to
the injunction, the patient presented himself
at the fortnight's end, with clean tongue
and happy face. Proud Of the ful6lment of
his promise, DR.. Brown said: LET me see
what gave you" "Oh," answered the man.
II took it, Doctor" "Yes, know you did !;
but where is the prescription ?" 81 swallowed
it," was the reply. The patient made pill
of the paper, and faith in bis physicians skill
bad done the rest. Faith is rare wonder
WORKER. Strong in the belief that every
Frank is doctor, an old Arab who had
been partially blind from birth, pestered an
English traveller into giving him seidlitz.
powder and some pomatum. Next day the
chief declared that he could see better than
he had done for twenty years. Chambers
Journal