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Cure for Cancer.

Mr.. Thomas Anderson gives the following
receipt for cancer, which he says, has been Of
great service in several dangerous cases: "Boil
fine Turkey figs in new milk, which they will
thickeni when they are tender split and apply
them as warm as they can be borne to the part
affected, whether broken or not; the part must
be washed every time the poultice is changed
with some of the milk; use 4 fresh poultice
night and morning, and at least once during the
day, and drink quarter of a pint of milk the
figs are boiled in twice in the twenty -four hours.
If the stomach will bearit this must be perse-
Vered in for three or four months at least. A
man aged I03 years was cured about six years
before his death, with only six pounds Of hgs.
The cancer which began at the corner of his
mouth, had eaten through his jaw, cheek, and
half way down his throat; yet he was so per-
fectly cured as never to show any tendency to
return. The first application gives a great
deal of pain, but afterwards each dressing gives
relief. A woman cured BY this remedy had been
afflicted ten years; her breasts bled excessively;
ten pounds cured er''-L0ndon Paper
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-03

Lettuce, for second crop Of Salad, Shonld
b sown about the end of the month.-Gsr6.
saes's MoHfhls fsr Aprl.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-03

"Pete"
"Marm."
"Whers 10 your fatherf"
"Don't know, mann. 'Spect he's gone up
inter the huckleberry paster, after the sheep;
coz I seed the Wilder Higgins goin' that way
with her basket, about fifteen minutes ago"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-03
The Dollar Dealer,
For 1860.
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What did the blind woOd-avyer take to re.
store his sighti He took bis horse. and saw.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-03

The ftssjury ever ewp.nslIsd uas in Eng.
land, In 100. t
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-03

Psas should be sovn every two week. .. OBJ
tain . sucssssieu.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

~ me thus ,,.... ......u teuur VOICE cry
ING out: can old man once rude boy
stealing apples and he ordered him to come
down"
Looking round saw Mr.. Irving coming tow
ards me to whom | replied But the young
saucebox told him plainly that he would not"
Mr. Irving rejoined Then the old man pei
ted him with grass
replied "At which the sauceboX laughed :
whereupon the old man began to pelt him, say
ing, will see what virtue there is in stones"
All! you've read it, you've read it, said
Mr. Irving, clapping his hands in great glee, and
fairly running, in dog trot, to my side"
al hope my guests will excuse me-" he said,
"but could not refrain from coming to you"
"Yet they were ccnversing on very grave and
interesting topics" said /, d" and | wonder you
could break away so easily to detect young
saucebox stealing your apples"
"Well, must tell you how it happened" he
replied. "To be sure the topics are grave and
patriotic and all that, yet when saw you eating
my apples from this grand old tree, and trying
TO knock some down with the rotten apples
spread about here, it brought to my mind cir
cumsance which happened to me on this very
spot some fifteen years ago. had lately come
from Spain, and was building yonder nondescript
cottage, half Moorish and half Englsh-an OHa-
podrida sort of thing-about which | was eX-
cessvely interested, considering my work as pa
triotc and as grave matter as the conversat on
down there. | was watching the workmcn, di-
rectng this one and that one, lest the ideas of
my fancy might not be realized, when, in turn
ing, my eye caught this apple tree, loaded with
the fruit, just as your eye did. 1t was day like
this, one of our October days-our Highland
October days-such as one lights on nowhere
else in the world. And this apple tree bore that
year as it does not bear every year, yet just like
this. Well. | left my workmen and my talk, just
as you did, and then tried to knock some down.
Now, while | was enjoying these fine apples it
was for the first time" "J just as am now"
interposed. "Yes yes" he continued. " A lit
tie urchin-such as infest houses in buildng-a
ragged little urchin, out at the knees out at the
elbows (and out somewhere else,) came up to me
aud said, soto Voce, Mister, do you love apples y
" Aye, that do" said l. Well, come with me,
and III show you where are some better than
them are" "Ah," said |, "where are they 7"
" Just over the hill, there" said he. " Well,
show me, said /. " Come along, said the little
thief "Jm don't let the old man see u.s. g So 'cem
oiM him and stole my oOa apples. You see how it
happened that | could not stay with the politl-
clans" and as he said this his whole frame shook
with fun and his face threw off the wrinkles of
seventy years. Geoilrey Crayon stood before me.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
SPICINGs FROM PRENTICE

DflClNdS FNOM NENIlCE'-
Mr.. BUCHANAN may talk as he W i'll about man
ifest destiny, but we never knew any man or
thing whose destiny was more manifest than his.
The franking privilege originated in England
in the year 1860 Under ii members of Parlia-
ment used to frank entire bucks and packs of
hounds. - Ladiaaa journal.
If somebody would frank our old Buck and his
packs of dogs out Of the country we should
think the franking privilege put to most excel
lent use.
. The papers say that old Nicholas Longworth,
the worthy old philanthropist Of Cincinnati, has
100000 bottles of wine in his cellar II the
good old Nick will furnish us with our wine in
this world, we will pray that the bad old Nick
may not have the privilege of furnishing him
with his drink in the next.
WHAT did the Creator give lords of creation a
beard for? Certainly not to support the BARRIERS
The Supreme Being knew better how to make a
man than barber did !--Jane SUisshetm
And so you think, Jane, that He made us men
Just right. You wouldn't have us altered for the
world--would you?
MISS CATHARINE BEECHER, a woman of great
ability, sister of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
and several other distinguished Beechers. has
published a theological work, nquring how sin
came into the world. There are matters of more
practical Importance than that inquiry. If there
is pig in your garden, you had better busy
yourself in driving it out than in speculatng as
to how 1t got in.
One day last Fall farmer in Illinois cradled
three acres of wheat and that night his wife,
not to be outdone by him, Graded three babies.
An Arkansas paper says " if Cash Clay were
to undertake to speak in this State he would
very soon have to make himself scarce" We
guess that il wouldn't be the first instance of
Cash made scarce in that State.
IN hard times, men can't afford to get married.
The more pressure they feel, the less the women
feel,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
WEAvERvILLE, April 10, 1860.
ItV'PNNVTuI1v'
ANGUS MCNEILL.

THE Mobile Tribune amusingly checks off the
incidents of Tennyson's poem for which he was
paid ten pounds line. For instance, the open
ing costs $3.50; a passage in which wife asks
her husband to forgive man, costs $3.50 the
husband rates his reply at $500, and the upshot
of the whole matter is, that the good woman
sings the baby to sleep, at cost of eight hun
dred dollars to the publishers Of .NacmiIlan's 8
Mgazine; the husband concludes to forgive his
friend, now that he is dead and then-all hands
go TO sleep! The entire poem, of three hundred
and thirteen lines, cost about $751; 900.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
The Angel Of the laeart.

There IL a moral in the annexed little sketch
from lady writer, which will touch many hearts,
and impress all. The incident came under the
personal observation Of the writer ami we con
slider it charming bit of mosaic, in the hard,
repulsive surface OF life. But read it
"Come to me, darling; papa's cross tonight !"
said young mother, as she extended her arms
affrctionatey to little girl Of three years, who
had left her toys and playthings, to climb upou
her fathers knee.
The child hazarded a puzzled look at that
dark, stern countenance, and without a glance
of reinsurance, stole softly to his side. Not u
word was spoken, and the gloomy man sat sad
and sullen, his mind wholly absorbed with the
busy worlds excitements. Although husband
and father, he was evidently In no humor to
participate in the pleasures of u home circle"
The child not at all discouraged by the forbid
ding look OF her parent, crept gently dpon his
knee, and placing one tiny arm about his neck,
the other glded a1ectlonately over the opposite
cheek while her innocent lips pressed gently the
troubled brow. In Il suddued breath she whs-
pered, Nellie loves papa so much ~ and sue
drew her little soft hand cares1lngly down either
side OF that care-worn face, until they met be-
meath the heavily bearded chin.
Observe the effect twas electrical the stern
features relaxed the sullen gloom disappeared,
and the whole countenance assumed lively, an
imated expression.
The scene was most touching Words fail TO
express the exquisite beauty of such picture.
AS the transformed parent drew the little girl TO
his bosom and pressed kiss upon that innocent,
upturned face, the finer feelings of f;s manly
nature were in his voice as he said, "No. my
child, papa could never DO cross with such low
ing daughter to calm the heart the world has
tortured into despair The moral is too papa.
BILE to be misunderstood.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

WHIsKERs.--The editress of the Lancaster lit
erary Gazette says she "would as soon nestle her
nose in a rats nest of swingle tow, as allow a
man with whskers to kiss her"
ave don't believe word of it. The objec-
tons which some ladies pretend to have to whiSk-
ers, all arise from envy. They don't have any.
They would if they could, but the fact is the
continual motion of their lower jaw is fatal to
their growth. The ladies-(God bless them y
adopt our fashions as far as they can. Look at
the depredations they have committed upon our
wardrobes the last few years. They have appro-
priated our shirt hosoms, gold studs and all
They have encircled their soft bewitching necks
in our standing collars and cravats-driving us
men to fatties and turndowns Their innocent
little hearts have been palpitated in the inside
of our wastcoats, instead of humping against
the outside, as naturally intended. They have
thrust their pretty feet and ankles through our
unmentionables-unw nwhisperables -un thnkabout-
ables-in short, as Macawber would say, breech-
es And they are skipping along the streets in
our high heeled boots Do you hear gentlemen?
we say boots !"- Minister'S.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

A PAIR OF PROMISE BREACHES Natick,
Mass, correspondent of Boston paper, mentions
two suits for breach of promise which are pend
ing in the Court there. He says:
One of the plaintiffs is the eldest daughter of
a Methodist clergyman, and sues a wealthy grain
and flour dealer, of Boston, for SO 900 damages.
The prosecutor in the other case is a citizen of
the Granite State and brings his action against
a lady, now the wife of prominent citizen of
Natick. He assesses his damages at $4,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

AN GABLE" EDToR.-Every jndicious and
observant man will concur in the following
views, presented by the editor of one Of the best
conducted journals of the Old Dominion, the
Alexandria Gazette:
Many people estimate the ability Of u news
paper, and the industry and talents of its editor
by the quantity of editorial matter which it con
tans. 1t is comparatively an easy task for a
frolhy writer to pour ont daily, columns OF words
-tOOrGs, upon any and all subjects. His ideaE
may flow in "one weak, wasby, everlasting
flood" and his command of language may ~
bic him to string them together like bunchefof
onions, and yet his paper may be meagre Nd
poor concern Bat what Is the labor and tOllNf
such man who displays his loaded matterS
ever so largely, to that imposed on the Judic ious,
wel-informed editor, who exercises his vacation
with an hourly consciousness Of its responsible
ties and duties, and devotes himself to the con
duct of his paper with the same care and assdui-
ty that sensible lawyer bestows upon suit,
or humane physician upon patient, without
regard to show or display! Indeed, the mere
a0riting part Of editing paper, is but small
portion OF the work. The industry is not even
shown there. The care, the time employed in
selecting is far more important and the fact of a
good editor is better shown by his selections
than anything else and that we all know is
half the battle. But, as we have said, an editor
ought to be estimated, and his labors understood
and appreciated, by the general conduct of his
paper-its toae-its temper-its uniform, con
sistent cOurse-its principles-its aims-its man
liness-its dignty--ts propriety. To preserve
these as they should be preserved, is enough to
occupy fully the time and attention of any man
II to this be added the general supervision of
the newspaper establishment, which most editors
have to encounter, the wonder is how can they
find time or room TO Urite at all.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

EDITOR WANTED-ENvIABIE PosrrIoN.-Such
of our Bohemians want regular employment
have fine chance opened. They have made a
vacancy at Vcksburg recently, by killing an ed
itor-the fifth who has been dismissed from his
situation in that summary manner. The qualif-
cations for the post are few and simple. The
applicant should be learned on the subject of the
knife. understand the use Of the pistol and
be member, in good standing, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, SOuth.-.N Y Courier.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
NUMBER a..
SWEET MOTHER.

The beautiful poem below was written by Mrs.
udsou (Fanny Forrester) at Maulmain the mis-
onary station in India at which she had been
# by her dying husband, when he embarked on
nearly hopeless voyage for his health. At the
,te of the poem he had been four months dead,
though it was ten days before the sad news was
to her
The wild southwest monsoon has risen
With broad gray wings of gloom,
While here, from out my dreary prison
look as from tomb--alasl
My heart another tomb.
Upon the low matched roof, the rain
With ceaseless patter falls;
My choicest treasures bear its stains
Mould gathers on the walls would heaven
'Twerc only on the walls
Sweet mother, am here alone.
In sorrow and in pain
The sunshine from my heart has flown
IT feels the driving rain-Ah me-
The chill, and mould aud rain.
Four laggard months have wheel'd the round,
Since love upon it smiled,
And every thing of earth has frowned
On thy poor stricken child, sweet friend,
Thy weary, suffering child
I'd watched my loved one night and day,
Scarce breathing when he slept
And when my hopes were swept away,
I'd in his bosom wept-Oh God J.!
How had prayed and wept!
And when they bore him to the ship
| saw the white sails spread,
l kissed his speechless, qnivering lip,
And left him on his bed-Alas
1t seemed u coffin bed
When from my gentle sisters tomb,
Long since, in tears, came,
Thou saidst, How desolate each room ?"
Well, mine were just the same that day..
The very, very same.
Then, mother, little Charley came,
Our beautiful, fair boy,
With my own fathers cherished name
But oh he brought no joy-my child
Brought mourning, and no JOY.
His little grave cannot see,
Though weary months have sped
Since plying lips bent over me,
And whispered, &" He is dead '--Mother !
'Ts dreadful to be dead
do not mean for one like me
So weary, worn and weak
Deaths shadowy paleness seems to he
Fen now upon my chcek-his seal,
Ga form, and brow, and cheek
But for n bright-wnged bird like him,
To hush his joyous song,
And prsoncd in coffin dim,
Join Deaths pale, phantom throng my boy
To join that grizzly throng
Oh, mother, | can scarcely bear
TO think Of this to day
1t was SO exquisltcly fair,
That little form Of clay--my heart
Sill liDYers by his clay,
And when for one loved far far more,
Come thckly gathering tears,
My star Of faith Is cloudnd 0er,
sink beneath my fears, sweet friend,
My heavy weight OF fears.
Oh. but to feel thy fond arms twne
Around me once again.
1t almost seems those lips of thine
Might kiss away the pain-might soothe
This dull, cold, heavy pain.
But, gentle mother through lfes storms,
may not lean on thee,
For helpless, covering little forms
Cling trustngly to me-.poor babes
To have no guido but me.
With weary foot, and broken wing,
With bleeding heart and sore,
Thy dove looks backward sOrrowing,
But seeks the ark no more--thy breast
Seeks never never more.
Sweet mother, for thy wanderer pray,
That loftier faith be given;
Her broken reeds all swept away,
That she may lean on lleaven--her heart
Grow strong in Christ and Heaven,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

THE editor of the Boston Liberator calls upon
the ladies OF the North to make use of nothing
that is produced by slave labor. Mrs DR.. Lydia
Sayer Hasbrouck remarks in the Middletown IN.
NJ Si6yt that he needn't expect them not to
use cotton. They will not expel so old a friend
from their bos0nls."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

PENIrENTIARY vs. HELL.-A lawyer and a
doctor disputed about bill fellow owed each
OF them. lie was only able to pay one of them,
and left 1t to them to settle which ought to
have it.
"Why, | ought to have the money, of course,
saved the fellow from going to the penten-
tiary!" said the lawyer
"Well," said the doctor II saved the fellow
from going to hell!"
1t is needless to add who got the money.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

MENDoCINo WAR REPoRT,--We are indebted
to Senator w. B. Dickinson for a copy of the re-
ports of the Special Joint Committee on the
Mendocino war. 1t comprises seventy-6ve pages
Of heavy, uninteresting matter, which we shall
not have time to read this year.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

HUMBOLDT FIsHERIEs.-They have a funny
way of catching fish down on Eel river. The
fisherman lies down on the bank, with his head
over the stream, holding a worm in his mouth
The fish, attracted by the spiral workings of the
worm to escape, jumps at it. At this moment
the dexterity of the fisherman is evnced. lie
suddenly opens his mouth, and catches the fish
hetween his teeth One old man has worn all
his teeth off catching fish. Fact!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

OLD JoKE-'Tis very ancient saying, time
till now has proved it true Do unto all your
neghbors, as you would have them do to you"
But another saying now prevails, of an entirely
different hue 4" BE sure aud do your ncighbors
or they'll certainly do YOU"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
WEAVERVILLE. CALIFORNIA
G9e Grjmitp yonrnal,
WEAV CAL,
Xyeaverviile Post Office.

The mail for the Atlantic States and Europe
by the steamer of May 9Th, will close at this of
fee on Friday evening, April 9TH, at O.
clock. p. m. JAS. OCONNOR. I. NJ.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

"WHAT makes all these apotbecary shops have
stone floors ?" said Billy to Sam, as they stood
at the counter. Don't you know, Billy? It's
that if feIler drops his bottle, he'll be sure
To break it,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
The Trensurer's Books.

The following note from Mr.. Mcneil was re-
ceived just az we were going to press last week
We made the statement referred to on the au-
thority of person in whom we placed conf
dence, but who seems to have been ignorant of
the facts concerning the examination of the late
Treasurers books. The note from Mr. McNeill
explains itself:
WEAvERvnLE, April 10, 1860.
Ed JOURNAL Il notice an article in your issue
of April 7th, stating that after " thorough ex-
animation of the late Treasurer's accounts they
have been found more than correct" and " show
a small balance in favor of the Treasurer" In
this connexion would state that the books have
as yet, but been compared wih the Anaitor's dc-
counts, with which they do not agree in every
particular. No specific or detailed report how
ever has yet been made by competent authority,
and probably will not until the next meeting of
the Board of Supervisors as it will require some
time to institute a thorough examination of tie
order, time and interest of scrip redemption.
Respectfully,
Angus MCNEIII
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

WAS the idea of useless labor ever better ex
pressed than in Cowper's lines
-" Dropping buckets into empty wells,
And growing old in drawing nothing up.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

WHEN may man be said to be literally i'm
mersed in business When he's giving a SWIM
ming lesson.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

SCRIPTURE For ToPERs.-The wages of gin is
death.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21

d" How long did Adam remain in Paradise
before he sinned ?" asked an unamiable spouse
of her husband. Till be got wife ~ was the
calm reply.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-21
Hams, Bacon and Lard

L>OR SALE.-At the TRINITY MARKET. a
l. choice lot of Hams. Bacon and Lard, just cur
ed The meat is of the best quality. and is offer
ed at the above stand at lower rates than ever
before sold here. Gentleman give us a call.
X. Il. PLOWMAN x co.
Weavervile, Feb. 7, 1860. 4ld.