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From the Southern Presbyterian
Catechising
AN uyrHoUGHT OF DANGER.

as the State-the whole South-gettlng
awake to the Importance of education.
We are told there are more schools and
more pupils in them, and they are study
ing better, doing less evil, are more moral
and religious in tone, than ever In this
country before, knowing they must de-
pend Oh their own individual exertlons
for a living. And though iniquity
abounds and the love of many wakes
cold in many places, yet in many parts
God is pouring out his Spirit, and hun
dreds and thousands are being brought
into the fold, and brighter days, we hope,
are yet in store for the Church, and with
it the country.
With these facts we see that Concord
Presbytery, N. c., and perhaps others,
are awake to having the officers of the
Church TO DO their duty and to bring up
the members to theirs. One of these
duties is catechising the old and young of
their focks. Some twenty. five or thirty
years ago, it was quite common in parts
of our Zion, but for some bad reason or
rather no reason, it was discontinued.
Well does the writer remember these
catechisingS, where old and young, church
members and all, were examined, and
thus it was known to minister and all,
who were learning and who were not
On this point the faithful minister feels
much solcitude. He does not know
whether his people are learning or not /;
and if they do not learn and advance,
they sOiU go back. Bible knowledge is
essential to Bible living; growthin the
knowledge of Christ is essential to a
growth in grace. Leaving first princ-
pies, let us go onward to higher attain
ments; for the exhortation is to a
higher knowledge" not only as a means
of preventing apostacy, but "as means
of more grace" The minister is teach
err of divine things, which must be known
to be believed, in order to holy living and
salvation in the end. How do you sup
pose teacher i'll day school or in the
family would feel, if week after week,
Sabbath after Sabbath, for years, he was
engaged in teaching those under him, and
yet never asked them any questions, and
had no examination to see and know
whether they were learning or not? Just
thus it is with the minister, only more so,
for spiritual and eternal interests hang on
his teaching.
Now, it is not only a duty to 60 on
learning, but there is an unth9ught Of
danger, in neglecting so to do. So the
Apostle seems to say in Hebrews vi.
His exhortation is, "Let us go on for if
we do not, we must apostatize and then
perish. For "it seems that there are
! othsx- xasxS-a-caI ail...--4.-+--~-s...>--.
eternal, memorable condemnation, this
side of death, besides that of SHINING
against the Holy Ghost" Sampson IN
locO.) For the Apostle in urging them
onward, gives as warning the example
of the apostate who began to learn, but
not pressing on, tailed to come to ali ex-
perimental knowledge of the truth as it
is in Jesus and in enforcing it says,
sit is impossible, if they fall away, to
renew them again to repentance.
B. j. S.
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JOHN ASHER.

y :. DOMAIN. JOHN Ashhh'
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &c.
tSTE take pleasure in calling the attention OF
w Merchants, Manufacturers, farmers, house
keepers, mechanics, &C., to our stock OF Hard
ware, Cutlery, Tools, Fairbank Standard Scales,
Betting. Rope, Boiling Cloth, &C., comprising
one Of the largest and most complete stocksto be
found in the Southern States, and which we are
prepared to dispose of at the lowest renumera'
ting price. W; 5. DOMAIN CO.,
Iron Front Building, Governor street,
se 2s-2m Richmond, Va.
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How Gold Pens Are Made.

Gold pens are tipped with iridium,
making what are commonly known as
diamond points The iridium for this
purpose is found in small grains in pla-
tinum, slightly alleged with this latter
metal. In this form it is exceedingly
hard, and well adaptei to the purpose of
the gold pen maker. The gold for pens
is allowed with silver to about sixteen
carats fneness, rolled into thin strips,
from which the blanks are struck. The
under side of the point is notched by a
small circular saw, to receive the iridium
point, which is selected with the aid of a
microscope. A fux of borax and blow
pipe secure it to it's place. The point IS
then ground on copper wheel with EN-
cry. The pen blank is next rolled to
the requisite thinness by means of rollers
especially adapted to the purpose, and
tempered by blows from hammer. 1t
is then trimmed around the edges,
stamped, and formed in powerful press.
The slit is next cut through the solid
iridium point by means of thin copper
wheel, fed with fine emery, and saw
extends the aperture along the pen itself.
The inside edges of the slit are smoothed
and polished by the same means of rap
idly-running wheels and emery, and burn
ishiDg and hammering, to produce the
proper degree of elasticity, finish the
work.-Scientifc american.
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and may be easily made perverse alike.
Be assured, reader, that if you make 1t
an infexible rule never to scold above a
whisper, you will never outrage your
child's feelings, nor fracture its skull by
a blow dealt in ungovernable fury.
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AN EDITOR IN INDIANA announces that
it always gives him pleasure to publish
marriage notices, but suggests that they
should be sent for insertion as soon as
practicable after the ceremony, as di-
vorces had been granted in some cases
before the marriages were announced,
and the notices were somewhat spoiled.
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Heaven.


A living divine says: "When l was a
BOY, thought of heaven as a great, shin
ing city, with vast walls, and domes, and
spires, and with nobody in it except white
tenuOus angels, who were strangers to
me. By and by my little brother died /;
and l thought of great city, with walls,
and dOmes, and spires, and flock of cold,
unknown angels, and one little fellow that
l was acquainted with. He was the only
one l knew in that time. Then another
brother died, and there were two that l
knew. Then my acquaintance began to
lie, and the flock continually grew. But
ir was not till l had sent one of my little
children to his Grand parent-God-t that
began to think | had got little in my
self. A second went, a third went, a
fourth went; and by that time had so
many acquaintance in heaven, that l did
not see any more walls, and domes, and
spires. I began to think of the residents
lfthe celestial city. And now there have
20 many of my acquaintance gone there,
that it sometimes seems TO me that |
know more iii heaven than do on earth. "
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Heedlessness.

Alas I have walked through life
Too needless where l trOd;
Nav. helping to trample my fellow-worm,
And fill the burial sod;
Forgetting that even the sparrow falls
Not unmarked of God.
The wounds | might have healed
The human sorrow and smart
And yet 1t never-waS IN my soul
To play so i'll part;
But eel rs drought By lo0i,t Of thought
is lCeU as lcaRt Of heart Hood.
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ALABAsTER PILLARs.-In the Cattle
dral of St. Mark, in Venice-a marvel
lous building, lustrous with an Oriental
splendor far beyond description-there
are pillars said to have been brought
from Solonon's Temple; these are of al
abaster, substance firm and durable as
granite, and yet transparent, so that the
light glows through them. Behold an
emblem of what all true pillars of the
church should be-frm in their faith and
transparent in their character; men of
simple mould, ignorant of tortuous and
deceptive ways, aud yet men of strong
will, not readily to be led aside, or bent
from their uprightnessl A few such al
abaster men we know; may the great
Master Builder place more of them in
his temple!-Note Book Of my Travels,
V O. II. Spurqeon.
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SOME one says the best way for a
man 10 train up child in the way il
should 60, Is to travel that way occa-
siOnally himself.
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THE HEATHEN.

Can | little child,
Do any thing for those
Who are by sin de6led,
To tighten their sad woes?
| cannot see a reason why
l may not, if really try.
First. then, would implOre
The LO,d TO change their heart;
Then from my little store
l freely would impart,
That some kind teacher may be given,
To point out ChriSt-the way to heaven.
How would such joyful news
Their Utmost soul, delight
And can We then refuse
To give our feeble mite
That every heather child may know
What blessings Jesus can beStow.
Dear children, may we all love Jesus
more than all beside, do all we can to
serve him whilst we live, and when We die
60, as Ada did, to JOIN in song and service
the great company Of the redeemed
ADA'S PASTOR.
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WHEN ISRAEL could not 90 forward
hut were smitten by the men of All,
Joshua and the elders Of the people pros
rated themselves before the Lord. In
his they did we'll, but this was not sufi-
cient. Get thee up, said the Lord to
nis servants, Wherefore Hest thou thus
upon thy face? Israel hath sinned.-
Up, sancufy the people, and search for
the aeersed thing. "-And. Fuller.
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A Book that has had such a past as
the Bible, will have also a future.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04
Weavervjlle, Saturday, April 4, 1868.

MINERsvILLE AND VIcISIrY.-' Homo" sends
us the following items-the first from that sec
ton for months -" We are thawed out again,
and the miners at it vigorously. Gardiner
Ellis Struck it richer than in their claim
on Sroufe creek last week, taking out $40 in one
day. short distance below them two English
boys have found the lead in what has hitherto
been considered worthless ground, and after two
or three months of luckless work were rewarded
with S6s in single day. Diener Marley are
putting in four-foot fume at the mouth OF Dig
ger creek, intending to work the whole creek,
and no one doubts that they will be well re-
warded.for their trouble and expense Van Ma
tire L Texas have sold their East Fork claim to
a Portuguese company for 81 900 cash. The
new owners are busiy engaged in groundlslpic-
ing now The Buckeye boys are hard atit, but
have not commenced cleaning up yet. 6oy-
ernor' Wallace showed me an eight-dollar pros
pect to-day, which he found in ground that had
been covered with taiings for years. lie thinks
he has found what he has been hunting so long,
and on the whole considers Buckeye better
place than Idaho or Montana
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04

THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN Hon. Chan
cellor Harrison, of Napa, and Hon. Charles West
moreland, of Humboldt, seem to be the prOmn-
ent candidates for the position. The press of the
northern portion of the district has declared al
most unanimously for the latter gentleman,
while several of the coast country papers favor
Harrison. Either is well qualified to do the
northern district justice in the halls of Congress,
but just at this time we believe Westmoreland
to be the most available man. At present the
district is shamefully misrepresented at Wash
ington. Honest Democrats concede this, and
that the feeling is very general throughout the
district is evidenced by the fact that Johnson S
name is not mentioned by his own party in con-
nection with the approaching election. From
all quarters comes the earnest, united declara-
ton from Union men that the errors of the past
must be retrieved. To this end let all true men
work. The nominee of the Union party if truly
a representative man, will be the next Congress
man from the northern district Mark it
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04

Our Fur Traders and Trappers in fitting out here, find
medicines of their most profitable articles of
traffic Slave Lake and the wild regions
Indians know their and have abiding faith in
them They say: "Ayer-great medcine-cure sick mar"
remedies for the diseases from which they suffer- will
often bring their stock of skins quicker than
wampum tobacco. Savages not fools if they
frcnII
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Births:

In Weavervlle, March 9th, the wife of Hen
~ Martin, of a DAUGHTER.
In Weavervile, March 3Oth, the wife of VIM.
l. Hupp, of DAUGHTER.
Near Weaverville, March 3ist, the wife of J.
D. Mathews, of DAUGHTER.
At lower Browns creek, March 18th, the wife
of John Searls, of twin DAUGHTERS.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04

payment of the States portion of the salaries of
the County Auditors in the counties of Yuba,
Suffer, Trinity, Tulare and Alameda, has be-
come a law. THIS act refunds to Trinity county
the States portion of the Auditors salary for
the years 1862, '63, ga, IS, '66, and '67,
amounting to the sum of $1,000 "a. Twenty
FIVE per cent. of this amount goes to the Audit
ors serving during those years, the balance
nearly 81 ,6OO-into the County General Fund
1t may be considered sixteen hundred dollars
found to the county. In consideration of the
fact that the School Fund was whitfield down to
twenty cents at the last annual apportionment,
we suggest that the Board of Supervisors set
apart enough from this amount to make up the
discrepancy so occasioned.
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FERRY NOTICE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN undersigned will apply to the Hon. Board of
Supervisors of Trinity county, at the May term,
for renewal of license to keep Toll Ferry across
Trinity River at Manzanita Flat, the coming year.
THOMAS PRICE.
Manzxnita Flat, April l, 1868. la:tsb.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04

CONSISTENTLY Sacramento Reporter laughs
at Union men because they feel good over the
3,00o-majority success ia New Hampshire, but
in another column exults over the recent charter
elections in New York State, where occasionally
they elected Supervisor, or had few votes more
than at the last election Very consistent.
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TREASURER'S NOTICE.
REDEMPTION FUND.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE UN-
IN designed, according to law, that sealed pro-
posals for the surrender of County Warrants will
be received at his Office in Weaverville, up to the
last day of the May term of the Board of Super
visors. PETER PAULSEN, Co. Treasurer
Weaverville, April 4, 1868. 13:tsb.
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OK the 23d of February Governor Geary, of
Pennsylvania, telegraphed to Senator Cameron
at Washington &c The spirit of 1861 seems
again to pervade the Keystone State. Troops
are rapidly rendering their services to susta in
the laws. Let Congress stand firm
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r I. WooDwoRrH Register in Bankruptcy will be in
at following places and dates purpse
receiyine petitions in voluntary Bankruptcy:
RED BLUFF the Office of p B. Nagle the 10th and
18th Of April
coI.IJsA at the Colusa House, the 14th Of April
OROyILLE the Office Of s. Rosenbaum, on the 18th Of
April.
bee, on the 18th of April.
ROWLAND L. wOODWORTH
papers in the above and adjoining please COW
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04

PROGRESS OF lMPEAcHMENT.-At half past -
O'Clock, the 23d ult., the U. S. Senate re-
solved itself into Court of Impeachment. After
some remarks by Stanberry, his Accidency s
counsel, in which be expressed regret that
longer time had not been granted, he submitted
every allegation. The Presidents counsel asked
for thirty days to prepare for trial, which the
Senate refused by strict party vote of IL to Al
Mr.. Boutwell, presented the replication of the
House to Johnson's answer, simply denying each
and every ayerment in the several answers, and
announcing the readiness of that body to prove
the same. Two hours spent in consulta-
ton, when the Senate announced that it had
agreed to commence with the trial Monday,
March 3oth Butler, on behalf of the managers,
notified witnesses to appear on that date.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1868-04-04

TIE REVENUE LAw.-We desire to call the at
tention of property owners throughout the coun-
ty to the fact that the District Assessors are
about to enter upon the discharge of their duties
and also to the requirements of the amended rev.
enue law. Every person is required to return all
property belonging to him, or in his possession'
charge or control, and to make affidavit that such
return includes all property, whether real, per-
sonal or mixed. The Assessor is required by the
amended Revenue Law to return the value OF all
property, follows
ALI household kitchen furniture law, medical and
miscellaneous libraries.
2-Au stocks of goods hand, all goods wares ana mer
chandise and chattes of every description. -,
3A hand deposit in bank or banks OF Win
individuals and all gold dust. -
All money at interest loaned whether 1t De secureo ny
pledge, mortgage otherwise
5 solvent debts exceeding what may be due from each
person. corporation association or firm
6-iorses mules and calves beef CATTLE sneep
hogs goats jacks and jennes wagons bugges anu otne
vehicles.
ALI machines and machinery, all works and implements
not fixed to the soil.
sA other property real estate not otherwise taxed
or included in this statement.
Also ne number Of acres Of land ocned or e'rdted e r
q ne thereof, and the colue Of improvements.
The intent of the law is in accordance with
t1Adecision of the Supreme Court, that auprop-
Ely ahst be Jared. The following suggestions by
correspondent of the Santa Rosa Democrat set
forth the spirit and intent of the law Suppose
a party to be in possession of 100 acres of Gov
eminent land, worth with United States patent
for the same say 81 800, with Improvements up
on the land worth $500, making total value of
81 900. The Government price for this land is
$500. The expense of securing the patent should
not exceed $lOO, making the whole expense of
the title not $500. Deduct this
$500 from $4,000, and it leaves $1,7OO as the
proper assessment of the property, while it has
been customary to assess it at only $500, or the
simple value of the improvements. The duty of
Assessors in such cases is not q matter of doubt,
it having been established by repeated decisions
of our Courts. The requirements of the new
Revenue Law are plain enough