Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-07-17

THE PUYsIoGNoMY OF CRowD.-It is instruc-
tive to sit quietly and unobserved in a crowd and
watch the expression Of different faces during the
performance which has called them together. The
theatre is the best place for such observations,
for the passionate language, change OF scene,
entrance, exit and personal appearance OF the
players keep up an interest in the mind Of the
spectator and depict its lights and shadows on
his face An exctable and sympathetic person is
deeply affected by tragedy, shedding tears over
the m sfortunes Of some heroine; the man in the
next seat sits unmoved and half asleep, waiting
for the comic actor to come on; the comic man
appears and then the sympathetic person is dis
gusted and betrays it on his face, but the man in
The next seat holds his sides and lets all the rest
of himself loose n roar. Child squalls in the
dress circle just alb ut the time 'Madelaine' is
deposting hers in the /, rrdlng hospital and then
for few moments there is pretty uniform facial
expression in the neighborhood of the disturb
ance. The same phenomenon occurs in the seats
close by the boy who is mnnehing peanuts when
'Rchelieu is about to launch the curse of Rome
intense and undisgused annoyance. A number
rise near the foot lights and tramp out of the |
house: everybody looks at them with an express
sion Indicating that the same conclusion has been
arrived at by all--they are going out to drink
Beautiful young actress comes on-very general |
interest manifested by the male spectators: young
ladies and mammas with daughters are Indifferent
and sleepy Husband or attendant assures them
that the actress is not at all handsome and young
ladies and mammas conclude that, after all, he is
man Of taste Handsome actor appears in the
character Of a foreign general or count; young
ladies interested and excited; mammas cross and
husbands and beaux sleepy-look at their watches
and wish the play over Four or five fast men
applaud furiousy at the wrong time and every
body frowns with apprehension that a bad perfor
nance is to be repeated, and so goes the panto-
mime in the pit and boxes till the curtain falls.
ScOTT VALLEY.-For a distance of twelve or
fourteen miles, from the river to Etna mills, |
there is an unbroken succession OF farms lying |
along the base Of the mountain, which we think |
can hardly be surpassed in beauty of location and
richness OF production in any country. They are |
generally under good state of cultivation and |
well stocked with herds of American cattle.
This valley is fully competent to the produc-
tion of -four vegetables, butter and beef sufficient
to supply the entire county and leave a large |
surplus for expectation. Already very large
quantities of flour transported to adjoining
counties. But its resources are not only agricu |
tural; it contains several of the finest grist and
saw mills in the country; it asounds in extensive
and rich gold mines and a number. of quartz
mills are now in successful operation, within its
limits.
Two of the most important establishments fall |
ling under our observation, are the Etna Touring |
mills, and the dairy of D. II. Lowry. The former,
under the management of Mr Jenner, is grinding
about four thousand pounds of wheat day. They |
are endeayoring to dispose of the stock on hand,
with the view of making some repairs and placing
the mill in the best possible condition for grind
ing the new crop, which will soon begin to come
in They supply large region of country with
superior article of flour Ten thousand pounds
were packed at the mills for Orleans Bar, the day
we were there. The latter is one of the best ar
ranged establishments imaginable. stream of
ice-cold mountain water is conducted through the
milk house, serving the double purpose of cool
ing the milk and keeping the air fresh and pure
and atfording ample water power to do all the
ehurning. At this dairy, aside from the manufac-
ture of cheese, fifty pounds of the finest quality
OF butter are produced daily. Our observation
extended only to small portion of the valley
Yrekd Union.