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The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
Honor to Mechanics,


The following extract from an Address
by John Williams, delivered before the Mid
dletown (N. W Lyceum, we take from the
Wig Press
"How dignifed and how useful is the call
ing of mechanic BY the general consent
of society, superiority is accorded to that
class of the community who pursue what
are termed the learned professions" This
feeling | conceive, proceeds partly from the
traditional contempt in which manual labor
was regarded by our ancestors, and partly
from the fact that those attached to " the
professions" are generally better educated
men. Now, whilst should be very far in
deed from depreciating the merits, or under
valuing the services Of that class amongst
us, who devote their care to the alienation
of the sufferingS caused by the disease and
whilst | am ready to admit the benefits which
sometimes flow to society from the laborS of
those who have made the law the object Of
their study, do not hesitate to avow the
sentiment that the manufacturer who en-
ploys his capital and his skill in organizing
and directing to profitable result the indus
try of community or the mechanic, whose
skilled and patient labor fabricates articles
calculated to promote the comfort and con
venience of his fellow men, is entitled to at
least an equal social consideration with the
doctor or the lawyer. Nay, i'll one sense he
is entitled to be held in higher estimate
The members of the faculty and the bar are
ranked by political economists, amongst the
non-productive members of society. The
benefit they confer is at best but negative !;
they construct nothing they produce no.
thing Not so the artizan every article of
every kind that ministers to our necessities,
our convenience or our comfort, is the pro
duct of his ingenuity or industry to him
are we indebted for every thing we have,
/ from the needle with which our little daugh-
ters learn their first lessons in the house
wife's art, to the stately steamship that
ploughs the ocean wave-the proudest tro
ply of the victory of science over the eIc-
ments of nature from the smallest utcnsll
necdfu for our domestic comfort, to that
archless bridge which hangs suspended over
the torrent of Niagara for every comfort
and convenience of our social liic-all the
| facilities for intercourse and commerce, and
dissemination of knowledge the printing
press, the railroad, the elcctrict telegraph
all that raises us above the condition of bar
bcrism, and introduces us to the dignity and
cnoyments of civilization, we are indebted
to the science, the skill, and the labor of the
mechanic He is eminently the producer ;
from the rude materials which nature fur
niShes he fashions the ten thousand articles
of utility and beauty, which our increasing
wants demand Shall not then the occspa-
tion of the mechanic be held dignificd and
honorable Z"
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
LOW-Necked Dresses.

The low-Geckcd dresses of the ladies arc
made the theme of small Jokes by certain
" lewd fellows of the baSer sort, ," who might
be in better business. In our opinion, it is
with the ladies matter of taste, which they
might be allowed to indulge at discretion !;
the wits who would rdicule them are the
men who had better look at home, and as
they live in glass houses, abstain from throw
ing stones. If they don't like to see the la
dies, let them look the other way There
was great party i'll the Fifth Avenue just
before last Lent, and the ladies, in the mat
ter of dress, were extremely iOlotyminded
so low were some of them disposed to go,
that Jones said to Snooks,
" Did you ever see the like ?"
"No," says Snooks, 1 never did at
least, not since | was Wedncd"
That was outrageous but presently the
rascIos met the belle of the evening, splen-
did creature and Jones exclaimed,
What a ,gulayy of beauty !"
"Well, / declare" says Snooks, "you
have the advantage of me | thought ag0k
aty included constellation Of beauties ~
$50 it does" said jones' and don't you
see the mtlky ,oay"
On they passed, and soon encountered II
woman, with such frank deyel-
opmeuts as to leave no room for doubt as to
the quantity Of her charms.
"Thcrc," says Jones, "i is the finest wo-
man in the house"
" Fact says Snooks, she outsttips all
the rest. y Udrpcr'S MagaztHc
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
The Grave of my Mother.

This spot is hallowed ground, Mother,
This city of the dead,
And by the dreamless sleepers here,
I'd lay my wearied head;
Tho cold the sod upon me prest,
Mine aching spirit here would rest.
They say it matters not, Mother,
Where in deaths embrace we sleep,
Whether upon the tropic' S sands,
Or in the ocean deep;
But, to my heart, this spot is blcst,
And by thine ashes mine would rest
In the grave there's endless peace Mother,
In its shades there's peace for me
Fain would thy wandering, wayward boy,
Share its deep calm with thee;
AS when cradlcd on thy breast
Would lay me by thy side to rest.
Then I'd bid farewell to life, Mother,
Bid its heartless pleasures fly;
In deaths deep sleep, and by thy side,
Gladly thy boy would lie;
And as yon sun sets iu the west,
MY sun should set in endless rest.
Golden Era
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

Is Boston, last fall, man detected an
unlawful intimacy between his wife and a
man, and entered a complaint against them,
upon which they were held to bail, which
they readily found. The injured husband was
also bound over, as principal witness, and not
being able to get bail was lodged in Jail to
await the trial The case came up the other
day, when it was found that the husband could
not be witness against his wife-and all
parties were dismissed Thereupon the in
jured husband" more in sorrow than in
anger" addressed the Court as follows
Your Honor is this what they call JUS
tice Here, six months ago, complained
against this man for criminal intercourse
with my wife thereupon | was locked up
out of the way, and he has lived with her
ever since. Now you say can't testify and
there's no case against him Why couldn't
you tell me so last fall, without keeping me
in Jail all winter, and leaving the parties to
go on half a year longer, making bad mat
ter worse, without me to trouble 'em. Darn
such justice !"
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

FoUR FAMOUS PEopE.-The London cor
respondent Of the transcript says;---" Jenny
Lind is the same sweet singer and the. same
fascinating woman as of DID, if she does call
that nicc.looking little man with the nous
tache (who played the piano SO we'll last
Wednesday evening" by the endearng name
of husband 1t was my good fortune,
being sac0anH, to get a good look at Her
Majesty, in buckingham Palace, a few days
ago. No one would suppose that such
parsonage, short and rath-
er thck-set, with such a goodnatured face,
could be the queen of these high-spirited
or that they would have such an
ardent affection and reverence for her per-
son as they profess The Prince of Wales
is puny little fellow. 1t is hardly expect
ed that he will live to be king, Indeed, the
old lady who shows the crown Jewels at the
tower is instructed to say, in the course of
her speech That small crown is for the
Prince of Wales, # he ever becomes man.
The Princess Royal is buxom, dashng
young lady, and she is quite likely to become
queen somewhere else, if the proposed mar
riagc is not thwarted-so they say .'-7IIOme
JOHraaL.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

BLASTING UroN A LARGE sCAlE.-Probably
the greatest rock blast ever known was the
one which took place at the Rounddown
Cliff in Dover, England, a few years since
Eighteen thousand five hundred tons of
powder were used The account published
in the papers of the day says that, on the
signal being given, the miners communicated
the electric spark to the gunpowder by their
connecting wires; the earth trembed to half
a mile distant Il sttled report, not loud but
deep, was heard, and the base Of the cliff,
extending on either hand to upwards of five
hundred feet, was shot as from cannon
from under the superintendent mass Of
chalk seaward, and in a few seconds, not
less, it is said, than a million tons being dis
lodged by the fearful shock, settled itscli
gently down into the sea below, frothlng
and boiling as it displaced the liquid clement,
till it occupied the eXpanse of many acres,
and extended outward on its ocean bed to
distance of perhaps of two or three thous-
and feet. Tremendous cheers followed the
blast, and a royal salute was ired.-Scien-
tlfc american.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
My Mountain Home.

Wild was the glen, on mountains wild,
Bedecked with towering pines,
Where first | cOurted fortunes smiles
In Caliiorna's mines.
There, all the long, warm summer day,
Fair boughs of evergreen,
To hide the suns fierce burning light,
Were natures woven screen.
From out the mountain side, rill
OF water sparkling bright,
Came ripping Ger the moss grown rocks,
A stream of liquid light
And there, close by, cabin rude.
With walls of log and stone,
stood meath grove of waving frs
lhls was my mountain home.
.-~lleIa, in the hours of evening, when
The toilsOme day was DER.
We'd sit beneath the shades that grew
Around our cabin door,
And talk of happy days 60 ne by,
And others yet to come,
When we had babe last farewell
To our lone mountain home.
In other lands are valleys fair
| hope to see again,
But none more wildly beautiful
Than this lone mountain glen!
Fair spot though I may wander far,
In other lands may dwell
Yet my rude old California home
/ shall remember well
Golden Era.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
WEAVERVIILE TRINITY COUNTY, CAL. SATURDAY MORNING,
The Pet Lion.

The Westminster Rerletc, in recent arti-
Gle on GerardS (thc celebrated lion hunter
of Algiers) account of his adventures, re-
lates the following anecdote of the pet lion,
Hubert, which Gerard caught when a cub,
and raised until he was big enough to be dan
gerouS, when he was sent to the Jardin des
PlantcS at Paris.
Hubert was sent to Paris, and placed in
the Jardin deS PlantcS, where sometime af-
tcrward Gerard went to see him.
He was lying half asleep, gazing with in
difference on all the visitors, when suddenly
he raised his head, his eyes dilated, nerv-
Gus twitching of the muscles of his face and
agitation of his tail, showed that the sight
of the well known uniform had reused him.
He had recognized the uniform, but had not
yet identified his old master His eyes
vaguely intcrrrogatcd his vaguely remember
ed form Gerard thrust his hand into the
cage. 1t was touching moment when fol-
lowed without taking his eyes from Gerard,
he applied his nose to the outstretched hand,
and began to breathe deeply with every
breath his eyes became more allcctionate !;
and when Gerard said to him, Well, HUI
bert, my old soldier" he made n terrible
bound against the bars of his prison, which
tremblcd beneath his weight My friends,
alarmed, sprung back and called on me to
do the same. Noble beast thou art terri
ble even in thy love He stood pressed a
gainst the bars, striving to break through
the obstacles which separated US
lie was magnificent as he stood there
roaring with joy and rage. His rough tongue
licked with Joy the hand which | abandoned
to him, while with his enormous paws he en-
dcavored to draw me gently to him. No
sooner did any one approach the cage than
he flew out in frightful expressions of anger
which changed into camneSs and caresscs on
their retreating. 1t is impossible for me tC
describe how painful our parting was that
day Twenty times | was forced to return
to re-asSurc him that he would see me again,
and each time that moved out of sight, he
made the place trembe with his bounds and
cries Poor Hubert this visit and the long
/ tetc-a-tclcs of subsequent visits, made captiv-
| ity little less painful to him, but the effect
seemed to be injurious on the whole. He
dropped, and the keeper attributed it to
these visits, which perhaps made him lam
/ gush for the camp, and his old days of lib
/ crty lie died, leaving Gerard firmly re-
solved to kill as many lions as he could, but
to capture no more death in the forest, by
u rifle, being infinitely preferable to pull
monary disease bred in prison.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

DREAMS AND REsr-Some denzen Of the
city, weary and worn," thus pleads for
dreams and rest:
Why not dream2 There is work enough
that must be done. There is care enough in
every life. There are suiferingS which no
dream can cause us to forget But why
this never relaxing tension of mindf Why
this ceaseless endeavoring To Do? Surely
there is time to rest. A time to crush be-
meath our feet the Serpents of discontent-
to shake from our souls plumage the dust OF
its daily work, the tears of its daily sorrow,
and soaring to purer atmosphere, to
brighter realm-entertain in our breasts the
angels whom the ignorant have named
Dreams !
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

A PERMANENT IIoME.-To have home
which man has himself reared or pur-
chased-a home which he has improved or
beautifcd-a home, indeed, which, with
honest pride and natural love, he calls his
owns an additional security for any mans
virtue. Such home he leaves with regret ;
to it he gladly returns There he finds in
noccnt and satisfying pleasures. There his
wife and little ones arc happy and safe; and
there all his best affections take root and
grow To such q pair as time advances,
this abode of their early and middle life,
whence they have, perhaps, all departed, be-
comes constantly more dear; for it is now a
scene of precious memorlcs-the undisturbed
shelter of their declining years. And say
what lapse of time, what travelled dis
tance, what varied experience of prosperity,
or sorrow, can ever ell'ace the good impress
sion made by such home on the tender
heart Of childhood? TO the tempted youth,
to the wandcrer from virtue, to the sad vic
tim of misfortune, such a remembrance has
often proved a strengthening monitor, or a
healing balm. Nor can this kindly influence
wholly fail, so long as the dear objects of
that familiar scene retain place in memory,
connected, as they inseparably are, with
thoughts Of a fathers counsels, q mothers
tenderness, sisters purity, and u brothers
love.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

IT is said that Governor Bell, who re-
Gently quoted Shakspeare's Winter of our
discomfort" as coming from the Bible, is no
relative Of "The church-going Bell" spoken
of by Cowper in one of his poems.
PRENTICE, of the Louisville JoHrHal says,
in reference to some remark made about
him The assertion is an unqualified lie,
though made by a thoroughly qualified liar. "
ANNE Of Bohemia, consort of Richard II.
first introduced the fashion Of riding side
ways-bcforc, which ladies rode astrodc
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

the Ashland Kentuckian of the I'd ult.
'neditor tells the following story which is
grey to the credit of " Honest Boniface." ."
, ~ were grieving over the loss of a 81
oil os for money is very precious to the eye
ol ioverty stricken printer-when we re-
Ie' C letter from q high gentleman" OF
"Faon, with whom we formed a pleasant
ac4ntance during our recent trip to Green.
npsir who informs us that we paid the
S4 Tim in mistake for a 81 bill. AT the
reee Of this glad tidings of great joy, y
y, we UNFAIRLY shouted, to the great aston
,sh@ !, of the quiet typos, " an honest man
- Il.nhlest work Of God !"
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

Az ORATOR, perspiring freely, in a husky
voice, said" In short, ladies and gentle
men, | can only say that | wish had a win
dow to my bosom, that you might see the
emotions of my heart" The newspapers
printed the speech, leaving the II" out of
" window" He was taken somewhat aback
when he read it.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

ONLY hear Billy, the junior of the North
Californian
"Why is Mr.. Hopkins, at last accounts,
like the youngest child of the San Francis
co Postmaster 2"
"r--~rge he's g HHh IEMfU"
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
A Shrewd Editor.

At Welsh celebration in New York,
DIR. Jones told the following anccdotc:
"rhe speaker said that editors were like
other shrewd men, who had to live with
their eyes and ears open. lie related u
story of an editor who started a paper in
the West The town was infested with
gamblers, whose presence was source of
annoyance to the citizens, who told the edi-
tor tEat if he did not come out against them
they would not patrOnize his paper lie
replied he would give them 'smasher' next
day. Sure enough his next issue contained
the promised smasher; and on the follow
ing morning the redoubtable editor, with
scissors in hand, was seated in his sanctnm
cutting out news, when III walked
large man, with a club in his hand, and de-
manded to know if the editor was in. NO,
sir, was the reply, 'he has stepped out; take
a scat and read the papcrs, he will return
in minute Down sat the indignant man
of cards, crossed his legs, with his club be-
tween them, and commenced reading pa
per. In the meantime the editor quietly
yamosed down stairs, and at the landing be-
low he met another excited man with cud-
gel in his hand who asked if the editor was
in Yes. SIR was the prompt response;
you will find him seated up stairs reading a
The latter, on entering the
room, with furious oath commenced "a yio-
lent assault upon the former, which was re-
sisted with equal ferocity. The fight con
tinued until they had both rolled to the foot
Of the stairs and pounded each other to their
hearts content"
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

GRN. La VEGA, of Mexico, has beer sent
prisoner to the castle of Prr"4 ror nuhlisb-
ing his opinions on roducino the officers of
--@ va iN""N''o '''N ~
ueba to the rank Of common soldiers
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS - Hisi0ri-
cus-I. No Israel Putnam did not discov-
er America it was gentleman named Co
lumbus. Ii. Don Quixotte never was King
of Spain. III. Henry the Eighth spelt his
name with an "h," and not "Enry," as you
have heard it,
ZOolQg,st-The white of an egg is sup
posed to form the feathers of the bird-the
yolk forming the flesh. Eggs are not to be
classified with shell fish
Jones, Jr. says that his neighbor has a
very nervous, eccentric dog that displays a
fondness for midnight vocal exercise, and de-
sires to know a remedy. For quietng the
nerves of a dog, we know nothing equal to
strychnine.-N. Y. Pick.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

EcLpsEs.-A Kentucky paper says there
will be five cclipses this year--two of the
sun, two of the moon and one of Frank Pierce
Besides the above, there will be an eclipse
of crime and rascaity in San Francisco
The dark clouds which now threaten will
be dispeled by the sunshine of integrity -
About the time this eclipse takes place the
reign of evil will be over, for the rogues will
have passed into another degree of latitude
I0lCn Talk
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

THE music of the rain-drops have called from
le heart of JEANNE music as sweet as itself:
Drops.
BY JEANNE.
Patter, patteT, fell the rain-props
On the brown and mossy caves,
Mingling with the music-rustle
OF the trembling leaves.
Pattcr, patter, mid the petals
OF the lovely opening flowers,
Smilingly their soft leaves parting
How they love the showers!
Patter, patter, on the pavement,
And against the window-pane,
How love the merry tinklc
OF the spring-time rain.
Patter, patter to the measure
OF my hearts own music throbs,
Knocking at the door of memory
With its griehcss sobs.
Patter, pattcr, on the bosom
OF the pure and limpid stream,
Soon amid the crystal waters
Twill with sunlight gleam.
Yes, | love to list the footsteps
OF the tiny, tinkling rain
Der my heart sweep music-gushes-
I'm u child again.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

"THERE's not in this wide world valley
so sweet" as the juvenile loafer whispered
to himself when he had crcpt into the half
empty moiosscs hogshcad
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

SiRAu, DEAR" said waggish husband
Nbis wife. "if | were in your place, |
sId'nt keep that babe SO full of butter as
" do" E,
Butter, my dear I never give it any
Ner."
No, but you poured about a quart OF
nj down il this afternoon, and then trot-
let on your knee for nearly two hours
II doesn't contain quantity of butter, it
kufor want Of churning.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26
Uproar in the Royal Nursery.

Windsor Castle was thrown into bit o.
flutter last week on receipt of the follow
ing telegraphic dispatches from the Tuiller
Es
"The Emperor has forbidden the wet
nurse to kiss the baby |"
Scarcely had the emotion of the castle
subsided, when a second despatch was flash
ed on lightning wings as follows
1.-The Emperor has forbidden the nurse to
say catchycatchy to the Imperial infant"
A third despatch followed with all pos
sble rapidity:
"The Emperor has forbidden the nurse
to tickle the child of France on pain of in
slant dismissal"
A fourth reads thus
"The Emperor has forbidden the nurse,
at any period, to ride a oocIhorse to the I'M
perial Prince under pain of banishment to
Cayenne"
A fifth despatch
"The Archbishop of Paris has been sent
for to administer the oath to the wet nurse !;
who VOWS she will not kiss the book not to
kiss the baby"
A sixth despatch
"The woman remains obdurate A de-
tachment of Chasseurs is drawn up in the
courtyard but they fail to shake her"
A seventh despatch
"Iis imperial Highness is crying for the
)reast His nurse weeps, but is infexible
"IIis Imperial Highness clencheS his fists,
nd his face grows as blue as the violets of
"a belle France.
"The Emperor commands the nurse to
I'VE the breast to the Imperial infant.
"The nurse refuses, and folding her arms,
trows up her situation unless allowed to
sute his Imperial Highness, who grows
ller and bluer.
"The father falters the Empress meItS
Te baby is given to the nurse, and one kiss
diem is gracously permitted. ."-P~nch
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

PoINrED.-A few days since, says an East
ern paper, female witness in case tried
in the Supreme Court at Lowell, was asked
by lawyer how long she had lived with
her husband, from whom, it seems, she had
been separated "That's my business, not
yours, sir" was the pert reply. The coun-
sci on both sides took fire. A brief passage
at arms ensued, when the Court was appeal
ed to that it would compel the witness to
answer. Judge Metcalfe's reply was very
brief, very quiet and very pertinent "The
woman's right-its none of your business !"
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-26

WHY is the Marsellaise Hymn likely to
fall into dsuse ? Because France is about
to adopt a new national her.
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