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Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
Various Little Things.

THE Louisville Journal tells Of patriot wo-
man OF the American revolution, in whose house
soldier took refuge from pursuing tories find
ing nowhere else to hide, he hid under the wild
ow's wide-spreading petticoats, and was not
found. The Journal thinks that nowadays two
patriots, instead of one, might be so concealed.
THE papers say that Mr.. Forrest, the actor, has
become Christian and renowned the stage
We hope he has done both. Religion may make
him q good man, but nothing could ever have
made him good actor.-Louisuille Journal
AN Administration paper complains that the
'Lecompton mill is still agoing.' to which an
opposition replies, that the chief distress is that
the Administration is getting awfully ground in
the MILL
Mr. BUCHANAN recently gave an order to one
of his Irish footmen to wear livery. Pat replied
that he'd be id if he'd make nager of him
SELF Accordingly Pat lost his place.
AN old fellow at Wheeling fell into the river,
from which his son saved him by seizing his grey
locks. The rescued father lay on the bank, in
sensible, for a while, then rose and knocked the
boy on the head with a billet of wood for pulling
his hair.
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN is playing in st. Louis,
and is going thence to live in Italy,
AN Eastern paper says 1t seems that Con-
gress has resolved not to print any more picture
books at the expense of the government. This
resolution, if kept, will certainly save great
deal Of money, but what will the children do?
A HUNDRED thousand bales of cotton were re-
Gently exported from New Orleans in single
week.
THE St. Lous Republican pronounces the new
Kansas Constitution to be niger all over.'
knows what's what, and is desirous of further
information.'
six feet in his boots exclaimed old Mrs.
Beeswax. What will the impertinence OF this
world come to. wonder? Why, they might just as
reasonably tell me that man had six heads in
his hat
A SMALL editor says that the mission of his
paper is to exalt the character of his country,
and another reminds him that the ocean is not
raised with yeast
THE man who stoutly objected to his wife's
learning to skate, has at length come to the con-
NusiOn that he is perfectly willing to let her
Vslide. -
DEAR NIKE : IF you don't get this letter at all,
write and Its no it, and I'll raise the divil with
the POSTMASTER An mind, now, you don't pay a
cint of the postage in advance till you see the
litter safe in the Office ~
In Baltimore, man who shot another in cool
blood, was lately fined for common assault in the
criminal court while little boy, of tender age,
was by the same court sent to Jail, in default OF
the payment of a fine for peddling oranges with
out license!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

WEAvERvILLE.-Th place is the lveliest min
ing town have yet visited in the State. From
the accounts had heard of it, in Shasta l was
led to expect something out OF the usual routine
Of mining life and on arriving here. my antci-
Ipatons were more than realized Weaverville,
or as it is more generally called, Weaver, is the
county seat Of Trinity county. 1t is situated in
= perfectly shaped basin, surrounded as it is on
all sides by high hills, and majestic mountains
whose capped peaks kiss the clouds. 1t is
q thriving, busy place, and the grand trading
point of a population of at least two thousand
souls, within the town and vicinity. The princ-
pal portion of the place, comprising all the bust
ness houses, is built upon two streets-Main and
Court-the latter being continuation of the for
mer, and combined, about three quarters of a
mile in length, very closely built upon. There
are no less than twenty-one brick buildings !;
City Brewery, three stories; costing in the ag-
gregate about two hundred and thirty seven
Thousand dollars Fireman's Journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
Insolvent Notice.
stats or CaIiforia Couiy Of Trinity, SIS.
In County Court.

In The matter Of The application of ISAAC ABRAHM
TO cede his Estate, and be discharged from his
debts as an Lnsotvsnt.
DURsUANT TO AN ORDER OF THE HON.
J. r. y, MILLER, Judge of the County Court
notice is hereby given to all the cred-
tors Of the aforesaid Isaac Abrahm to be and
appear before the said Judge, at Chambers on
MONDAY, TIE 14TH DAY OF JUNE, 1857, at 10
o'clock, a. m, Of that day, thenand there to show
cause If they can, why an assignment of his estate
should not be made, and he be discharged from
his debts in the manner prescribed by law, and
that all proceedings at law against said Petitioner
be stald until this application be disposed OF.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
LIS hand and official seal, this 18th day Of
May, A. d., 1858.
JOHN w.
,-.s - -. WATSON,
Co. Clerk Of Trinity County.
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Poll Tax--R3.

A TrENTION is ALSO DIRECTED TO THE
n Revenue Act -" Each male inhabitant Of
this State over twenty -one years Of age, and un-
from poll tax, shall pay poll-tax for the use OF
the State and County, Of Three Dollars, propided
the same be paid between the first day Of
March and the first Monday i'm
August but il said pol-tax Is not paid pri-
or to the first Monday in August y shall be Four
Dollars. HENRY HART,
March |, l85S.-8tf County Assessor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

E1- Wistar's BaIsam Of Wild
Cherry.-The best remedy ever known for
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Group, Bronchitis, Infu-
enza, Bleeding of the Lungs Difficult Breathing,
Pain or Weakness of the Breast or Side, First
Stages Consumption, &c. In short, this Balsam
is peculiarly adapted to every disease of the
Lungs and Liver.
Wild Cherry has long been known to possess
important medicinal properties. This fact is fa-
miliar to every matron in our land, and Phys-
clans often prescribe 1t in different forms for a
variety of complaints Tar. also, has been equal
ly noted for its virtues and some physicians,
whose fame is familiar to the whole country, have
gone so far as to declare that even Consumption
could be cured by that alone. In other hands,
again, it was nearly valueless, owing, no doubt,
to their ignorance in preparing and administer
ing it-a difficulty entirely obviated by patient
experience and long experiment.
The extraordinary medicinal powers possessed
by these two substances are now, for the first
time, combined and embodied in DIR. Wis
tar's Balsam of Wild Cherry. BY a
nice chemical process everything deleterious or
useless is rejected, so that what remains is the
most extraordinary and truly eficacous remedy
for all kinds ofpulmonary and liver diseases ever
known to man.
aS~ b e AUTI o S.-As there are many
COUNTERFEITS, look we'll at the signature
before purchasing ; take none unless it has the
name of "Henry Wistar, NJ. d., Philadelphia" }"
and "Sanford q Park" engraved on the outside
wrapper All others are BASE INVITATIONS.
II. W. ANDERSON is the only authorized
AGENT at Weaverville for the genuine Wistar s
Balsam of Wild Cherry.
PARK Il WHITE, General Agents, 1872 Wash
ington street, San Francisco. Also, Importers
and Jobbers of all Genuine Patent Medicines.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

HONORABLE LABoRERs.-I represent State,
Pr, where labor is honorable; where the judge
nas left his bench, the lawyer and doctor their
ofices and the clergyman his pulpit, for the pur.
pose of delving in the earth; where no station is
p high, and no position so great, that its occu-
pant is not proud to boast that he has labored
Flth his hands. There is no State in the Union,
% place on earth, where labor is 30 honored and
. we'll rewarded; no time and no place since the
lmighty doomed the sons of Adam to toll,
mere the curse, if it be a curse rests so lightly
y now on the people of California Broderich.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
FRENCH AND SPANISH LESSONS.

M. Victor ResSayre
A NNOUNCES TO THE CITIZENS of Wea-
II verville that his last Term in this place has
now commenced Persons wishing instruction
in either of the languages should improve the
present opportunity.
These desirous of joining will please register
their names for the formation of new Glass.
TIME OF MEETING Pupils of first degree,
Mondays and Thursdays; second degree, Tues
days and Fridays.
Weaver, May 8, 1858. l6td
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

LoRp.EEi How NICE The Sacramento Mer-
eury has a correspondent at Washington, who
writes:
Imust tell you of the fancy ball at Mrs. Gwins'.
r. ..s and I dressed as Quakers our costumes
were perfect-and such fun l never had in the
aourse of my life The house looked superb-all
that lights, and good eatables and drinkables,
with good music could give, was there Mrs.
Cwin was the very best hostess / ever saw, she
looked the Queen whom she personated Lucy
Gwin was lovely as Greek girl; Mrs. Clay, of
Alabama, as Mrs Partington, capital! Lord and
LADY Napier as Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond, (the first
British ambassador sent to this country y Mrs.
Davis perfect as Madame de Stael. Mr.. Buchan-
an was there saluted him as friend Jeems
he enjoyed the fun as much as any one. Alto
pether the thing was delicious.
Now, aint that nice? Only think of one Of the
,mud-silp sort getting momentarily 10 place
where he may address the American President as
friend Jeemsp And how good the man did
feel. We fear that the corn-doctor to the Gwynne
family, or footman, has been fooling his time
1writin' letters to the papers,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

4 UNANIMOUS DISMISSAL OF THE DEvm.-In one
ef the Connecticut villages every soul was con.
4reted at recent revival. A number OF persons
Dave retired from the nutmeg business.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
n-..roS The late Senator Benton was born at

Pyyros.-The late Senator Benton was born at
u;Il.sorougb, North Carolinai March 14th, 1882.
.,,or hi, fathers death his mother moved to
Tennessee where her son became the friend Of
Andrew jackson. Benton was Jackson's aid-de-
camp, in the war with England, but they quar-
roled. and afterwards had fierce fight in the
.,reets of Nashville. Toward the close of the
,r.r BENTON was commissioned Colonel in the Reg
ular Army, but soon resigned, and removed to
Ct Louis, where he practiced law and edited the
Missouri Argus. When the territory became a
State. he was elected Senator and filled the office,
continuously, for nearly thirty years. At DEATH
he was seventy-six years old. jackson, Calhoun,
Clay, Webster, Wright Adams, McDufie, Benton
ali dead What other period of American
history will have such names recorded.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

THE EVIL SPIRIT OF DIsCoNTENT.-Man Is a
strangely constituted animal There ever turks
in his breast restless, unsatisied spirit, which
prompts him to seek for change. In whatever
circumstances he may be placed-no matter how
fully his actual wants may be supplied he still
imagines that he might be better off, and so is
prompted to abandon the present good for pro-
spective better Especially in California does
this state OF mind exist stimulated by the cir
cumstances which surround our people. Adven-
turers all, in search OF fortune, the acquisition of
wealth has assumed in our eyes the appearance
of being the greatest good-the only end and
aim of life. The feverish anxiety thus caused is
promotive Of discomfort and unhappiness, leading
us to overlook the little things of life, due at
tention to which, under any circumstances. will
promote true happiness. An humble home.
adorned with smiling faces, and made cheerful by
the presence Of contented minds, is the highes.
earthly good that man can attain, notwithstanding
all his ambitious strivings for distinction and
show. When will mortals learn this truth and
give heed to its wise teachings sonora Herald.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

THIRTY thousand Nsapolitans got themselves
yea after the late earthquake, expecting that
|Quld stop the ground from quaking any more.
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I. O. O. e.
STELLA ENCAMPMENT, No. ~, Il.

STELLA ENCAMPMENT, No. ~, Il. o.
o. F.-Meets on the evenings of the first and
third Saturday of each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall, Magnolia" building, Main street Patri-
archs from abroad are cordially invited to attend
OFFIcERs-A Shepard, c. p: Jereh. Bennett
II. p. f. W. Blake, S. W.. Fred Walter. I: "
V. Wilson, j. W. d. L. GORDON, Scribe.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
COUNTY ASSES SMENT S
FOR l 8 So.

THE ATTENTION of OWNERS and AGENTS
L Of Real Estate and Personal Property In the
County of Trinity, is hereby directed to the pro-
visions of the Public Revenue Act of the State
of California, requiring them to furnish state
ments of the same to the County Assessor, des-
cribng the Real Estate, the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, together with the full cash
value of all personal property, including goods
and chattles Of every description, all money loan
ed deposited or on hand, notes, bonds, mortga-
ges, gold dust, solvent debts, &c, whether owned
or held In trust for Others
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

WHAT A FACE The editor of the Mountain
psnoerat threatens to smile with friend in Sac
Amento.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

STAY AWAY FROM THAT.-The Crescent City
Herald says that R. Mcdowell, returned from
Frazer river, relates as follows:
He first found the color opposite Fort Hope.
He prospected the whole distance of one hundrej
and sixty-ive miles to his entire satisfaction, "a
found the prospects to range from five celkyto
the pan down to no color. The water was rkhg,
and will continue TO rise until the last of juno
He would advise no one to 60 there who cab
make two dollars and a half per day anywhere
else, and II they do 60, to provide themselves
amply with provisions and conveyance He saw
no one making big strikes, no one making large
or even good wages. The average made one day
with another, was about two dollars and half
to the man. Most of the men he saw who had
been to the mines, were leaving. There are more
Indians, he thinks, on Frazer river than in all
Oregon and Washington Territories, and they
have all been furnished with arms by the Hudson
Bay Company. The Company had notice up at
Fort Langley, that all miners must pay licenses
OF five dollars month. Mcdowell left Port
Townsend about the first OF May; at that time
there were one hundred men at that place entirely
destitute, and work not to be obtained, even
though they were willing to do it for their board
He anticipates not only great suffering will be
felt, but that outrages will be committed by so
large a body of men pouring into section where
there is not an adequate supply of provisions.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
TT Wistar1s RaIsaul Of Wild

And by PIERCE, CHURCH & CO., Wholesale
and Retail Agents for Weavervlle. 13 In.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-03

PURE AIR.-Whatever renders the blood i'm
pure, tends to originate consumption. What
ever makes the air impure makes the blood I'M
purer. 1t is the air We breathe which purties
tie blood. And as if the water we use to wash
our clothing is dirty, it is impossible to wash
the clothing clean, So ii the air we breathe Is
impure, it is impossible for it to abstract the i'm
purities from the blood. What then, are some
of the more prominent things which render the
air impure 1t is the nature of still water to
become impure. 1t is the nature of still air to
become impure. Running water purifes itself.
Air in motion, draughts OF air, are self-purihers.
Thus it is that the air of close room becomes
inevitably impure. Thus it is that close rooms
bring consumption to countless thousands.
Hence all rooms should be so constructed as to
have constant draught o. air passing through
them A man Of ordinary size renders hogs
head OF air unfit for breathing, and consumes its
blood purifying qualities every hour. Hence,
sleeping in close rooms, even though alone, or
sitting for a very short time in a crowded vehi-
Gle, or among large assembly, is perfectly cor
rupting to the blood. Close bedrooms make the
graves of ultitpdes.-Halps Book of Cons'Inap'
ton.
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Good old Advice.

Noah Webster, the great photographer, wrote
letter to his neighbors in relation to the hard
times, which reads as though it might have been
written this morning. 1t concludes as follows:
"Never buy any useless clothing. Keep
good suit for Sundays and other days, but let
your common wearing apparel Ae good substan
tial clothes and linen of your own manufacture
Let your wife and daughters lay aside their
plumes. Feathers and tripperies suit the Cher
okees or wench in your kitchen, but they little
become the fair daughters of America; ont of
the dry goods imported yon may save 100000
year. These savings amount IT, fl56,0OO
wear, more than enough to- pay the interest OF our
public debts. My countrymen, | am not trlting
with you, am serious; yet you feel the facts
state you know the fault is all your own. Are
you not satisfied with the food and drink which
this country affords2 the beef, the pork, the
corn, the butter, the cheese, the cider, the beer,
those luxuries which are leaped in profuslon
upon your tables2 If not, You must expect to
be poor. In vain do You vi ish for mines OF gold
and silver; mine would be the greatest curse
that could befall this country. There is gold and
silver enough in the world, and you have not
enough of it. it is because you consume all you
earn in useless food and drink. In vain do you
wish to increase the quantity of cash by paper
emissions. Should it rain millions of Joes into
chimneys, on your present system OF expenses,
you would still have no money. 1t would tedce
the country IN streams. Trihe not with serious
subjects or spend your breath in empty wishes.
Reform, economze; this is the whole of our po-
litcal duty. You may reason, speculate, com
plain, raise mobs spend life in railing at Con
gress and your rulers, but unless you import less
than you export unless you spend less than
you earn-you will eternally be poor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-03

THE FOLLY OF NATIoNs.-An eminent French
statistician states that the land and naval forces
of the European armies number $500, 900 sound,
picked men, in the prime Of their productive
strength the annual outlay required to keepup
these armies and the materiel of war, is over
40O,OOO,O 600, not including the value of land
and buildings occupied by Notifications, arsenals,
hospitals, founderies, schools, etc., moderately
estimated at $4,000, 100000, on which, at
fonr per cent. interest, the yearly expense is
more than $150,000,000. To this add the val
ue of the labor which these men would product
lively perform, which amounts to more than
$156, 6,0O0,0 900, and we have an annual war ex-
pense paid by European producers Of nearly
$500, 100000.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-03

FRETTINe ABOUT TRIFLEs.-As regards the
"career of small anxietes, one great art of man
aging, with them, is to cease thinking about
them just at that point where thought becomes
morbid. 1t will not do TO say that such ankle
ties may not demand some thought, and, occa,
sionally, much thought. But there comes a
time when thought is wasted upon these ankle
ties; when yourself, in your thoughts, going
over the same ground again and again to nopur
pose, deepening annoyance instead of enlarging
insight and providing remedy. Then the thing
would be to be able to speak to these frettiDg
little cares, like Lord Burleigh to his gown of
state, when he took it off for the night, "Lie
there, Lord Treasurer"
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sTAuNTON VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1858.

enrichment of diamonds. In little card-box
with delicate fringe left out to show the pat
tern, is the gift Of his Majesty, the King of the
Belgians 1t is Brussels lace dress made ex *
be best able to Judge of its exquisite beauty and
carefully elaborated workmanship when we state
that it is valued at no less than 5O,OO0f., or e.,
600 sterling. The Duchess of SAKE. Wsiinar,
gives magnificent bracelet of rubies, diamonds
and emeralds, and the Duke and Duchess OF
Sake Coburg gave plain gold bracelets with en-
amel miniatures of the givers of each. Conspi
cuous c among the piles ofjewelry and plate, is a
characteristic gift, a large edition of the sacred
volune-a Bible-bound in the most costly and
gorgeous style. On the fly leaf is inscribed:
"The Committee of the British and Foreign
Bible Society to her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess Royal, on occasion OF her marriage, WIN
sincere PRAYERS to Almighty God for her happi-
ness in time and eternity. SHAFTEsBURY,.
January, 1868. President.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-03

THE FEMALE M1ND.-The female heart may
be compared to garden, which, when well cul-
tivated, presents continued succession of fruits
and flowers, to regale the soul and delight the
eye; but when neglected produces crop of the
most noxious weeds-large and fiourishing, be-
cause their growth is in proportion TO the
warmth and richness of the soil from which
they spring. Let the mind of the young and
lovely female be stored with useful knowledge,
and the influence of women, though undimin
ished in power, will be like the diamond of the
DESERT sparkling and pure, whether surrounded
by the sands of desoation, forgotten and un-
known, or pouring its refreshing streams through
every avenue of social and moral habit.
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FprE DINING SAIooN.-.A New York CORES.
nondent. in his ,ottei Of ese IGrd ult., says
At Ludlow street, No. AZ, there is free Din
ing Saloon, where the hungry poor, without q
cent for payment, may eat as much as they
please of good substantial fare. Opposite the
premises, extended across the street, is huge
banner bearing this inscription :-"Johh w;
Farmers Free Dining Saloon. Plenty to eat and
nothing to pay" To say that hundreds of per-
sons are attracted daily to this spot, is to say
nothing to the purpose Plenty to eat ana notii,
ing to pay, would attract large proportion OF
the population of any great city, ana we are no.
surprised to learn that only ], ,443 persons aineu
at Mr. Farmers free. and easy quarters on Satnr-
day last, OF that the average number OF the re-
cipients of his bounty, for six weeks past, mas
been 1900. The fact is, that the place Is De-
sieged, and that Mr.. Farmer in undertaking 10
feed all the hungry people of the city, did not
very closely calculate the extent OF the hungry
population. In six weeks Mr. Farmer assures
US that he has spent $1,000. In that time he
has cooked several hundreds of hams, many
thousand pounds of corned beet, three hundred
and sixty bushels of potatoes, corresponding a,
mount of turnips and carrots, with cof1ee, anu
syrup to sweeten it, almost beyond reckoning.
Between the hours of 12 NJ. and T. III. this
Free Dining Saloon is open to all comerss, with
out challenge. To each is given large bowl OF
soup and a good slice of meat with plenty OF
vegetables. Of our own knowledge we can as,
sert that the soup, meat aud vegetables are OF
excellent quality and well cooked. For the rest
of the day, between the hours OF A. III. and IL
P. NJ, the bearer of ticket hundreds Of which
are left at the different police stations) can al
ways obtain food. The ticket reads as follows: :
John W. Farmers Free Dining Saloon, No.
AZ Ludlow street. Come and eat, ye poor and
hungry, without money and without price. =
The Irish are the most numerous applicants for
these free meals; nezt are English and Germans ;
then Americans, and lastly negroes. The ne
groes hover about the doors, and seem afraid to
enter without a special invitation. But they
are good feeders when they take their place at
the table. The saddest thing is to see women
there with troop of decent children. Over
sixty families depend every day on Mr.. Farmers
bounty.