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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25
The Mechanic.

Sparks ye are, artisans OF earth, from
the great anvil that, six thousand years
ago rang with the giant strokes Of Tubal
cain. Sparks that will transmit their
light through all time, and glaam heaven
ward from the shores of eternity.
The ants and bees build their little
houses themselves es-toil and labor is their
portion, and what little creature is there
in the insect world that bears "a better
name among the ease loving sons of earth
than they. t'..
Mankind is prone to praise that in 9th
ers what they do not themselves practice,
bit practicing it themselves, they praise
not others but their own humble selves,
and so it is in regard to labor, they like
to see others work and, toll for their daily
bread, but do not like TO do it them selves,
nor even have the praise Of working for
living. These are the drones-the dust
that floats upon the air of labor, and shift
ted by their own worthessncss from place
to place, until their gaudy glitter, borrow
ed from the reflection of their own wealth
becomes the means whereby they are
hurled from eXistance-- from memory it.
self r -l a.a
And the artisan, does lie live for the
present or the future. l.s. 0
Or does Death when he grasps him,
call him forever from the recollection of
the living and leave but a blank place in
the freside circle for sorrow TO occupy un
til filed by another. at l7 ~ .es a.
The answer is plain. The mechanic
leaves his imprint upon The age in which
helives, anl Time marks the history asa
guide for the future. A palace is drawn
upon paper-a pencil sketch tits passed
to the mechanic. Weeks, Months, per-
haps years roll round, and, the pencil
.
structure of the brain becomes reality
lifting its marble walls and lofty towers
totho sky, from its domes the artisan
looks down, and then passes a himsey
thought, vague, indistinct, yet massive in
its conception and what is it? g
That when those for whom it is built,
those who live, love and eat from life to
death withinits halls shall have been for
gottont, he will be remembered, for his
name is carved upon the tablet. ,sy4 l7
Yes, he will be remembered, and the
time will come when labor alone will be
the guarantee of honesty, virtue, and
greatness-labor, whether with the pen,
plough, or at the smoking forge, is all the
same. H4 t' ~. ia9Ma9vn l4 't'4
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

What mere assertions will make any
one believe that in one second of time,
in one beat of the pendulum Of clock, a
ray Of light travels over l92, 900 miles,
and would therefore perform the tour Of
the world in about the same time that ii
requires to wink with our eyelids, and in
much less time than a swift runner occu-
pies in taking single stride !? What
mortal can be made TO believe without
demonstration that the sun is almost a
million times larger than the earth? and
that, although so remote from us that a
canDon-ball shot directly towards it, and
maintaining its full speed, would be twen-
ty years in reaching it, yet it affects the
earth by its attraction in ansinapprcciablc
instant Of time? Who would not ask for
demonstration, when told that It's
wing, in its ordinary flight, beats many
hundred times in second or that there
exists animated and regularly organized
beings, many thousands of whose bodies,
laid close together, would not extend an
inch? But what are these to the astonish-
ing truths which modern optical inquiries
have disclosed, which teach us that every
point of a medium through which ray
Of light passes, is affected with success
sion of periodical movements, recurring
at equal intervals, no less than five hun
dred millions of millions oftimes in a Sec
cond That it is by such movements
communicated 10 the nerves of our eyes
that we see may, more, that it is the
frequency of their recurrence which af-
fects us with the sense Of the diversity Of
color. That for instance, in acquiring
the sensation of redness, our eyes are
affected four hundred and eighty-two
millions of millions of times; of yellow
ness, FIVE hundred and forty-two millions
Of millions Of times !; and Of violet, seven
hundred and seven millions of millions Of
times in second Do not such things
sound more like the rawlings Of madness
than the sober conclusion Of people in
their waking senses? They are never
theless, conclusions to which any one may
most certainly arrive, who will only be al
the trouble ofexamining the chain of rea-
soning by which they have been obtained
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

A Chinese woman, surprised by her
husband, had just time to hide her. gal
liant in sack, and set itup against wall.
The good man coming in, asked, 'What
is in that sack?' The woman was con-
fused, and hesitated for moment ior an
answer. The gallant, afraid she wonld
blunder, called out from the inside of the
sack, Nothing but rice.' hltssa aa
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25
MISGEL l. A N L Q U 5.
'2 by REQUEST.
A SABBATH MORNING DREAM.

BY REQUEST.
A SABBATH MORNING DREAM.
My first day Of returning health, after
many weeks OF severe illness, was bright
Sabbath in June. Twas well enough TO
sit at an open window in my easy chair,
and as our house stood in a pleasant gar
den in the suburbs OF London, the first
roses OF the year scented the soft breeze
that famed my pale check, and revived
my languid frame. =.
The pells ofour parish church were just
beginning their chimes, and the familisr
sound awakened in me an;ntense longing
to be with my family once more a wor-
shipper in the house Of God. I took up
my Bible and Prayer Book, which had
been placed ready On the chair beside me.
intending to begin to read whenthe hour
OF the II o'clock service should be an
nounced by the ceasing Of the bells: and
in the meantime, closed my eyes, and
sooihed my impatient wishes by picturing
TO myself the shady avenues Of blossoming
lines that led to our church, and the
throngs that would now be entering it for
the public worship Of the day.
All at once / seemed to be walk ng in
the beautiful church-yard, yet prevented
from gratifying my eager wish to enter
the church, by some irresistible, though
unseen hand. One by one the congrega-
ton. in their gay Sabbath dresses, passed
me by, and went in where 1 vainly strove
to, follow. The parish children in two
long and orderly trains, deGled up the
staircases into the galleries, and except a
few stragglers hurrying, as feeling them
selves late, was left alone. s Il.
Suddenly. I was conscious Of some
awful presence, and I felt myself address
ed by a voice Of most sweet solemnity in
words to this effect ~
"Mortal, who by divine mercy has
just been permitted to return from the
gates OF the grave, pause before thou en-
terest Gods holy house again; reflect how
often thou hast profaned his solemn wor-
ship by irreverence, or by inattention,
which is in his sight irreverence; con-
=. tIsIT
slider well the great privilege, the un-
speakable benefit and blessing of united
prayer, lest by again abusing it thou
tire the patience of thy long suffering
God, and tempt him forever to deprive
thee Of that which hitherto thou hast SO
little valued" TG{}H
Seeing me cast down my eyes, and
blush with conscious guilt, the gracious
being codtinued in milder tone:
Il am one of the angels commissioned
togather the prayers of the saints, and
form them into wreaths of glorious in
cense that they may rise to the throne Of
God, Enter thou. with me, and thou,
shalt, for thy warning, be able to discern
those among the devotions about to be
offered which are acceptable to Him, and
to see how few in number, how weak and
unworthy they are.
AS be ceased speaking 1 found my
self by the side Of the angel still, but
TsfHeHT 3 -lQgi nolgfrfnf - 80 I =
.ah'fo|7 s.sszrasi q
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

EgThe following ludicrous epitaph
found on a tombstone in Oxford, N. H.
may not be superlatively ludicrous. but
it certainly is 'some;'
To all my friends bid adieu.
A more sudden death I never knew:
AsI was leading the old mare to drink,
She kicked and killed me quicker'n n wink.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25
VOLUME \ il XIII
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lNYGAL.

sEH sl lrfrsf..ti3s N--riTu5lt ip f2'
ss,The little girl whew | dew love II
~ Has got 2 CRATE big iEe,
Her hair which is 50 angel like
Wos smuggled from the skixo,
Her mouth is like double peach,
Her head is like skwosh, -,
An when skweeze her alittle tite,
She sails "neow don't, oh gosh!'' j
Her fut is nuther big nor smol,
1 But jest the perfect size !;
Her nose is bout three inches long,
Hur fingers bout likewise.
Sum day I'm gwine marry her, d.
Well stand up near the altur,
I'll sa, I talk 'er for my wife,
Sho'll ga, oh golly, Walter.
An then how 'appy We will be,
Wen alters be 2gether -.r..
One umbrella we will yuse
In thunderin' stormy wether. l'
And then we'll have a-oh dear me,
I'm Trade tu tel yu wot- .a.
Well put it in kradle, fur
Tu keep its FOOTE'S" hot.
The girl luv, luys me SO hard
She like to broke hur hart -o d.
~ 7 -. l., l.J f,ut
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

R A little boy, who at night had
been repeating the Lords Prayer. was
observed to be in deep thought. After
while he asked -"Mama, is
the daily bread bnttered ?" ''' = '''"'D y, !
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

The year 1858 begins and ends on Fri
day. January, April, July, October,
December have five Fridays each.--l
April and December end on Friday, and
January and October begin on Friday
1t will be terrible unlucky year for some
folks. ,,.ui1 ..f. H .iubi '-2A
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25
EDITORS CHIP BASKET.

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DEcIDEpLY RIoH,-"The baby is sick,
my dear" said an anxious mother to her
lord. ao .f35W IH ga
"Well give II castor oil. Dennis. bring
up the castar OIL" .r,
"1ts all gone, sir mischief dhrop is
left" .'r..a q
"Gone why, you have not yet open.
ed the bottle" aa
"Sure sir you have had it every day,
and I've seen you use it, myself, upon
your salad" tf laf 3"''@
"Wby you scoundrel, you don't mean
to say that I've been eating castor oil ev-
cry day during the salad season ?" 'ii'
"sure you have sir" f' e'..'5 a5
"Did you see that the bottle was label
led castor oil ?'
"Sure, and did sir; and didn't put
it in the castor every day ?" ' '''''
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

QUITE DEc1sIvE.--"Did you ever con-
slider Mr.. Smith insane?" asked a law
yer of witness in criminal case. eyes,
sir, did" "Upon what grounds did
you base that impression ?" "Wby. I
lent him silk umbrella and five pounds
in money, and he returned both"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

Ey- The age is becoming more refined.
"Root hog or die." is now rendered as
follows Penetrate the subsoil, my por-
cein friend, or early expect an obituary
notice on your untimely demise" ma ~
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

PoETIcAL.-"Don't you remember cid
Towser, dear Kate-old Towser so shac-
81 and kind? How he used to lay day
and night by the gate, and seize inter.
lopers behind" atss -atll t.3dsaf
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

Eg- Says the lovely Clementina to tie
bewitching Fanny, "why il a new baby
like cows tail?" Fanny blushed and
answered, "Because it was never seen
before" .s.a...,,.... .-.tf4..a4
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

Ey- A modern poet thus unburdens
his mind in vein of peculiar sentiments:
The fallen leaf and Whistling Wind
Pro Duces in me sensitive Mind
Effecks eye Kant in Words Xpress ,
But NIFTY strong Ney Er The Less.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

Why is a rum.seler like butcher p
Do you give itup? 4,
Because the better his business is the
more he kills. = '''i
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25

"Squibbs" "wants to know" if doc,
tors, by looking at the, the tongue Of
wagon, can tell what ails it,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

TABERNACLE BY THE MOUNT.-No one of his
cotemporaries is capable of giving so beautiful
expression to sublime conception as can the edi-
tor of the Marysville Democrat; bis Imagination
is aspiring as smoke from an altar, rising until
lost in Heavens immensity. There is no strain
ing for altitude, in its flight; it glides upward
with the electric velocity of ehilds invocation,
and descends again, gently as a mother from Par
adise would stoop to uplift the soul of her first
born. Our friend is a Cherokee, and the sublime
and poetical legends of aboriginal tradition,
illustratcA by the sculpture and painting Of an
Almighty hand, seem to have given him redun-
dancy and grandness of metaphor becoming a
chieftain who has studied eoquence in the un-
measured temple where GoD has built the altar
and the walls.
Some Christians had eamped to worship at the
foot of the Buttes, and he says:
"The open tabernacle and the adjoining camps
are situated on the margin Of a clear stream,
grass-bordered and willow frnged. The atmos-
phere is clear and balmy, and the leafy branches
are resonant with the music of birds. Looking
down upon the scene Of worship, are the tall
peaks that sun their heads in Heaven, and the
/
broad ETHEREAL sea. Fit place for the alteration
of the GoD of Nature! Well might the lips of a
truth-inspired evangelist grow eloquent amid the
scene. Each Scared and riven rock would have
its tale to tell of the power and majesty of Con-
each rough upheaval of the earth would bear its
record of the olden timc when He, who holds
the elemental forces in his hands, did give them
scope to work his will, and bring forth peace
from war and order out of chaos; each tiny she'll
imbedded in the loosely lying stones, or imprint
of the ages gone, would whisper Of its origin and
HIM who shaped the rounded world within the
hollow of his hand. How beautiful, too, must
the night come down upon that place of worship,
song and praise As silently as the falling dews,
and soothing the light of the stars, must steal
into the soul the thoughts that tell il Of its own
eternal destiny How plainly to be read, with
upturned eyes, the glorious out spread page Of
Natures own illuminated Book, whose words are
sy ylabed in burning orbs, and charactered in
blazing suns With COPS own works to testify
of God, the preachers task would seem but
small"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

EXCITEMENT AMONG ThE PoETs.-Ncarly every
poetastcr in the Union is scratching his head
rolling up his eyes, and digging his toes into biz
oot-soles, under the wonderful stimulus of the
Atlantic cable. 1t is moderate estimate that
they will execute a string of commonplace driv.
el equal to twice the earihs circumference. Ed
ilors too, are getting cxcitodly eloquent, and are
stretching up their nccks like frightened quas.
One at the East, after eXhNustng his stock of
eXclamations declares that his pen is quite sub
dued in comparison with the huge ideas in his fe
vcr-consumcd brain another declares that the
spinal cord Of creation is stretched, and the world
is just beginning to think-and such like stuff
To be sure, that event is a grand theme for the
pen of Genius,-ror Bryant, Whittier, Everett,
Prentice but for the love of God, spare us the
rheumatic hirpling in verse, and the spasmodic
strainings in prose of the multitudnous shippers
who wriggle about every ink puddle denominated
the Press
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25
SHERIEF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION, TO ME
ID directed issued out of the District Court of
the 9th Judicial District, in and for the county of
Trinity, and State of California, upon judgment
entered and docketed therein on the 18th day of
of August, AID, 1858, against the joint property
Thomas Atkson and Peter Quinn and the sepa-
rate property of said Peter Quinn, and in favor
of J. & d. Callaghan, for The sum of eight hun.
dred and forty-three 3ll00 dollars ($843.31, }
principal, and eightyOne 40 100 dollars ($Sl.4O,)
costs OF Court amounting to 1924 7l-l00, to-
gether with interest and accruine costs, have
levied upon and seized, and will expose to public
sale at the Court House door in said county, on
Saturday, October 10th,
A. d., 1858, at the hour of o'clock P. NJ, all
the right title and interest of the said Atkson
and Quinn, or either of them, in and to
"All that certain piece or parcel of land stu
ate West side of Trinity River in Trinity county,
California, consisting of eight hundred acres, and
more particularly described in a deed made by
Sheriff Neblett to Peter Quinn, and recorded in
Book f., pages 500, $50 and 53l, of the records
of said county, together with all and singular the
tenements, heredtaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appurianng,"
to satisfy the same JOHN B. MAY, Sheriff.
By r. G.. STUART, Deputy.
Weaver, Sept 25th, 1858. 81 So
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25
WEAVE VILE:
SATURDAY GfoRNTNG, SEPT. 25, 1858.

DE:eRr OF THE MAN-SIAYER.-Geor Penn
Johnston has slain man whose place he cannot
fill he gave the challenge and insisted on the
pursuit of life until the quest assumed the malig-
nifty of murder. He has killed a man unused to
defensive weapon, and for offence given in the
hours of drink, and which chivalrous man
would have forgotten in sobrety, and he is fell
on stained with blood Had two laboring men
uuarreled and one slain the other in the heat of
passion he would expiate his offence in the cell
of the man-slayer. Let us see, now, whether
that vaunted inhexbility of law is a respecter
of persons I? 1t is time that this excusing of gov
ernment favorites from the penalty of crime were
stopped. Let us have evenhanded justice in
flexible, or else permit every man to be his own
law-maker, Judge and executive. Our laws must
protect the humble as we'll as the presumptious
ShyIock-like every felon in the State Prison may
say to the law, thus set at naught, / stand here
for justicep There are in this State numbers of
young men, educated in false chivalry, who are
ready to slay their fellows on the most trifing
provocaton, and who through the base comfy
ance of perjury, escape the haltar that would
strangle the poor man who with premeditation
slew the seducer of his wife, Let their intem-
perate blood be made to cool in the damp cells
which, they imagine, are built for the friendless
or nameless, only. 1t is SO nominated in the
bondI
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

THE OLDEST BIBLE on THE CoNTINENT.-The
Detroit Free Press says that Rev. Dr. Duffield, Of
Detroit, has Bible 928 years old. 1t was OBJ
tanned by Lewis Cass, Jr., from Greek monk
who brought it from the convent Of st. Catharine,
at the foot OF Mount Sinai. The book is made
entirely of vellum, and the printing is all done
by hand, with pen and ink. Every letter is
perfect in its shape, and cannot be distinguished
by any imperfections in form from the printed
letters of the present day. The shape of the let
ters is of course different from those now in use,
but in no other respect can they be distinguished
from printed matter. It's date is $50, A. D., $50
years before the invention oe printing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

CHIEF OF THE NEwsMEN.-We received this
week, from JERRY SULLIVAN, eighty5fre different
Atlantic journals, from all guar ters of the coun-
try They had been assorted with great care,
newsrooms. We are amazed at the prodigality
Of the renowned newsman, considering the mum
ber of other papers supplied by his liberal hand.
Whatever number OF this journal he may he
pleased to request will be- forwarded in return
for bis great attention.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

'CoRRALING' WEAVER CREEK Messrs. Howe
and Jones are causing tunnel to be cut through
the hill, back of the church, to divert the water
from the creek bed, which is now filed with tail
ings above the level of adjacent property. Mr..
Jones will con tnue the corral until ii intersects
one being put in by Mr.. Tuthil, 5000 feet fur
ther down at cost of dollar a foot Such is nee
essary or winter travel between Weaver and
Faggtown must cease, besides the overflow aud
destruction Of property.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

MILITARY ELEcTIoN.-The new military com
pany met at the Court House on Thursday eve
ming, and elected officers: Henry Hart, Captain;
Jno. B. May, lst Lieutenant; John Owens I'd
Lieutenant; W. J. Blake, Sd Lieutenant; E. B.
Blake, Orderly Sergeant; VIM. Walter, I'd Sergt.;
E. D. Campbell, Sd Sergt; John Clark, 4th Sergt.;
j. B. Gordon, lst Corporal; A. Mitchell, I'd
Corpl.; 3. W. Winston, Sd Corpl.; Homer Gray,
4th Corpl. Adjourned to meet on next Monday
evening, at u O. clock The above information
is from Mr.. Shepard, Secretary Of the meeting.
We learn from others that each officer was re-
quired to wet down his military honors.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

ATLANTIC ExCHANGEs.-Great numbers Of this
paper find their way to Atlantic printing Offices
through the agency of persons living here, and
thus we have, every mail, new acquaintances
with request to exchange But we cannot com
ply with every request in short time it would
require moderate sized edition extra, and cost
and freight of paper and ink-not to speak of
trouble of enclosing and Addressing so remote
from wholesale market, are no small items at a
years end Besides we have no use for more ex-
changes, receiving now more than hundred
from various places on the Atlantic side.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

THE fool-kller must have been sick for some
time past, or there would have been a funeral in
the vicinity of the Office of HarPer's Mago-ine,
for we cannot think of more promising candidate
for the attentions of that official than the indvd-
ual who presidcs over the Editors Drawer of
the receptacle of cabbaged literature which
fourishes under the above ttle.-Cincinnah Sun
day Dispatch.
SO we think We read great number of
Harper's ancient jokes in an old file of almanacs,
ranging from 1898 down to lS2O and nearly all
the remainder 10 country newspapers since the
last named period.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

BONNEVILLE JOURNAL AGEYcY.-We should
have said before, that WILLIAM ARMS, agent Tor
the TRINITY JOURNAL at Downieville, has pur-
chased the entire interest of G.. W. Stacey in the
newspaper, book and stationery business. He is
young gentleman of character and enterprise,
and we are glad to be informed by others that he
is prosperous in business. 1t is gratifying to be
informed that the JOURNAL is extensively read in
our old home.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25
TELEGRAPH NOTICE.
OFFICE NORTHERN CAL. TELEGRAPH Co..

OFFICE NORTHERN CAL. TELEGRAPH Co.,
Shasta, Sept. "a, 1858.
CUBSCRTBERS to the Stock of the Northern
- California Telegraph Company will take no
tee that at a meeting of the Directors held in
Shasta on Thursday, the 23d inst, it was satisfac-
torily shown that the Contractors for the eonstruc
ton of the Line, Messrs. Strong & Hubbard, had
complied with their contract; that they had
completed the Line in accordance Herewith, and
as they proposed a surrender of the same it was
ordered accepted; therefore, il is now the property
of the Company. They will also take notice,
that at said meeting of the Directors the fifth or
last instalment of twenty per cent. on their
subscriptions for Stock of said Company was
declared due, and payment of the same deman-
ded according to the articles of association of
the Company. J. E. Strong and l. NJ. Hubbard
are authorized to make collections.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
JOHN L. DENT, Secretary
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-25

IRISH FAMINE SONG.-' We left our infants
playing with their dead mothers hand-we left
our maidens maddened by the fever's scorcbing
brand: better, maiden, thou vert stranged in
thy own dark twisted tresses-better, infant, thou
vert smothered in thy mothers first caresses
Accused are we in our own land yet toll we
still and toll; but the stranger reaps our harvests
the alien owns our soil. Oh, Christ how have
we snned, that on our native plains we perish
houseless, naked, starved, with branded brow like
Gains? Dying, dying wearily, with torture
sure ard slow-Dying, as dog would die, by
the way side as we co.