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Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18
Weekly Griuity yournal,
The Cane.Bottomed Chair


In tattered old slippers that toast at the bars
And ragged old jacket perumed with cigars,
Away from the world and its tolls and its cares,
I've snug little kingdom up four pair of stairs.
To mount to this realm is a toll. to be sure
sut the M Te there is bright and the air rather pure
ana the View behold on a sunshiuy day
Is grand, through the chimney-pots over the way
This snug little chamber is crammed in all its nooks:
With worthless old nicknacks and silly old books;
And foolish old odds and foolish old ends,
Cracked bargains from brokers, cheap keepsakes from
friends.
Old armor prints pictures, pipes chins (al cracked)
Old rickety tables, and chairs broken backed;
A two-penny treasury, wondrous to see;
What matter 'tis pleasant to you, friend, and me.
No better dvan need the Sultan require,
Than the cracking old sofa, that basks by the fire.
And It's wonderful, surely, what music you get
From the rickety, ramshackle, wheezy spinot.
That playing rug came from Turcoman's camp;
BY Tiber once twinkled that brazen old lamp;
4 Mameluke fierce yon dagger has drawn;
Tis murderous knife to toast mullins upon.
Long, long through the hours and the night and the
Here talk Of old books and old friends and old
As we sit in fog made of rich 1atakic,
This chamber is pleasant to You, friend, and
But of all the cheap teasures that garnsh my nest
There's one that love and cherish the best
For the finest of coaches that's padded with hair,
never would change thee, my canebottomed chair.
Tis bandylegged, high shouldercd, eaten seat
With cracking old back, and twisted old feet;
But since the fair morning when Fanny sat there,
blessed thee and loved tbee old canebottomed chair
If chairs have but feeling in holding such charms,
thrill must have passed through your withering old
arms;
looked and longed, wished in despair;
wished myself turned to a cane-bottomed chair.
1t was but moment she sat In this place;
She'd scarf on her neck, and smile her facel
smile on her face and rose in her hair
And she sat there and bloomed In my cane bottomed
chair.
And SO haze valued my chair since,
Like be shrine of saint, the throne of prince;
Saint Fanny, my patroDess sweet, declare,
The queen Of my heart, and my cane bottomed chair.
When the candles burn low, and the company's gone,
In the silence of night as sit here alone
l sit here alone, but yet a pair
Ay Fanny see FL my cane-Uottomed chair
She comes from the past and revsits my room;
She looks she then did, all beauty and bloom;
So smiling and tender, so fresh and SO fair;
And youder she sits i'll my canc-bottomed chair
-Thacleray.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18
German Ladies.
I have noticed that in German families, family

have noticed that in German families, family
government is very strict compared with the
theory and practice in America on this subject,
may say extremely rigid. The rules and regu-
lations are but few, but they are enforced on all
occasions and under all circumstances. Un-
questioned submission to paternal authority lies
at the foundation of this government. Children
are taught to entertain the highest respect for
superiors and for age. 1t is beautiful to see the
respectful manner with which they deport them
selves in the presence of their superors and older
persons. They also invariably polite to
strangers. few weeks ago friend and myself
made an excursion on foot into the country, and
surprised at the genuine politeness of the
poor peasant and their children every peasant
and child we met saluteG us in the kindest man
ner possible and readily and pleasantly answered
all other questions. Children are early taught
to be industrious and sef-reliant. They are not
allowed to call servants to do for them things
which they can easily do for themselves. Every
boy is trained for some business or profession,
and the girls are trained to make good house
keepers and good wives. In the best families,
servants very seldom wait on the table-not
when guests are invited. took tea, not long
since, at the house of baroness, with a large
party, and not a servant was to be seen. The
baroness made tea after we were seated at the
table with convenient ard elegant apparatus
prepared for the purpose, and two beautiful
passed around the table and served the guests.
On certain occasion, called on wealthy
family, and was received by the lady of the
house, who told me that her two daughters were
in the kitchen cooking. They were to be mar
red soon, and professional cook had been
employed to come three times week, and give
them lessons in the art of cooking, and to initi-
ate them fully into its mysteries. In five
minutes one of the young ladies came into the
parlor to see me, neatly dressed, and she con-
versed with me in beautiful English thorough
acquantahce with domestic economy is con-
sidered indispensable qualification to young
lady for the married life. In addition to all this
mothers teach their daughters that one of the
chief duties after marriage is to strive to keep
their husbands comfortable and happy. When a
German husband comes to his house, at the
close of the day of toll and anxiety, his wife
ceves him with a smile, arranges his chair,
brings him his sturdy gown and slippers, places
before him refreshments, gives him cigar, and
while he eats and smokes, converses with him in
the most entertaining manner about the events
of the day. What will your lady friends say
about this picture of domestic life in Germany.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18

JEsKs defines the waltz as "hugging set to
mnsic." The definition Is now if the Idea is
not
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18

MRS. JoNEs.-Near the southern border OF Sui
livan county, Indiana, singular trial iu .
church took place short time ago, which runs
as follows: minister had been absent for a
few days spiritual tour, and on returning
home late at night, found the family ell in bed
and sound asleep. He ate bite and went to
bed, but to his surprise found, on waking up in
the morning, that strange woman was snoozing
away at his side. I'VE shall call the household
Jones.) Mrs. Jones, not expecting Mr.. Jones,
passed the night at a neighbours, and the house
girl, not thinking any harm, got into Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones' bed. The story leaked out, and Mr..
Jones was arraigned before the church to ac-
count for his sins. His only plea was that hs
thought it was Mrs. Jones who was in bed. but
when the girl was asked for an explanation on
her part (she being member also), replied, in.
nocently, that she thought she was Mrs. Jones.
The trial was postponed for further evidence.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18

this subject says:
The mining counties do not ask the State to
assume their entire liabilities. What they desire
is that reliet should be afforded them sufficient
to prevent them becoming totally bankrupt.
Even if the State is not legally responsible,
justice to the counties and their creditors, and a
proper regard for the interests OF the community
in general, both promp the extension of aid.
Let the State guarantee the payment of the bonds
issued by q number of the counties to build
roads across the mountains, and nothing further
will he required. Those thoroughfares are of
practical benefit to the entire State-in fact
public necessities. Why should the counties in
which they terminate be forced to pay the entire
costs of their construction? Give the people of
the mining counties " a chance" They pay An
enormous rate of taxation, upon more than the
real valuation of their prosperity, without a
murmur. They are willing, anxious to pay every
farthing they owe, and are striving gallantly to
accomplish that purpose but when, despite ell
their sacrifices they preceive that bankruptcy
is inevitable, they are reluctantly compelled to
apply for relief. Will it be afforded?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18

Cay OF THE REFoRMER.-People eat pork.
1t hurts 'em They drink whisky. 1t hurts
'em. The philanthropist's voice goes up to Q
shrill key: &c and d-n 'em they won't stopr'
Marriage; there's marriage, too. Ill-as-
sorted unions marriage for money, for lust, for
anything but well-reguated love, for fitness Of
temperament, for a proper re gard for the physi-
cal and mental welfare of the coming man and
woman; and I've lifted my voice agin this sin
for thirty years, and d-n 'em they won't stopr
Dress, too Womens dress /! look at it get
into it ! Get out of it Hoops, trailing, skirts,
mud, dust, dirt, firt Bonnets clam-shells
feathers, ribbons, gauze, glitter, fummery No
shade from sun, no protection from rain Moth
ing practical ! I've howled agin that, too, an
they won't stop D-n EN-
"New truths, too Supernaturalism and sci
ence coming in contact The world as old agin
at first reported Moses proved literary
swnder in open court The dead alive and I
telling you all this year after year, and not
one in a hundred to believe me, d-n 'em.
I'm mad want to go away. l want to go
among people who will listen to what I've got
to tell EN-"
In the past, there have been many genera
tons, more perhaps than we ever dreamed of.
There have been many cycles when no history
was written, when not so mrch as a letter was
carved. Perhaps. in that rude, remote period,
some quicker intellect may have conceived the
visible representation of an idea, by a mark or
some combination of marks; vague sense of
the great Importance o f the discovery may have
come over him. he may have committed it TO
his fellow their less active minds could not
take in the idea or its application. They were
Indifferent, and the first writer may also have
been very wrotb at this Indifference.
Yet the hint was no. lost. 1t found soil in a
few minds, took root, and as the generation
marched on, the sign merged into the letter, the
letter into the word the word into the sentence,
the sentence into history.
The sangune reformist must have PATIENCE
San Francisco Figaro
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18

NEW ORLEANS wife, "having her sus-
picions," recently inspected a bouquet which
her husband intended for favorite danseuse.
and discovered little note, expressing admira-
ton, etc. She substituted an invitation to dine
at her house. The Young woman came, but the
husband was more surprised than pleased
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-12-18

Spoiled IT.-A Detroit girl has been fined
twenty-five dollars for screaming "mrrder'
when fellow hugged her. The lover paid the
fne. and thus spoiled the effects Of the example.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07

F When LoeUE was nominated
for Probate Judge did he promise to
vote and support the entire Democratic
ticket, headed by George H. Pendleton?
If this promise was made, will he full
fill it. taking in view his promise to
abide the decision of the Republican
convention and the support of its NOM
inee whoever he might be?
A great many of the "Old Guard
are becoming anxious in regard to this
matter, as the second Tuesday of Oc
tober draws near. We trust the "Old
Guard" will satisfy themselves fully
on this point.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
DEMOCRATIC PRIMER,

(As REVISED BY THE DIsPATCH.)
amendments ---unconstitutional bones
of contention.
Baber. Ali. Llewellyn--a Welsh Prince,
unconnected with the "forty thieves. y
Cary-a noted democratic leader in
1869.
Dispatch-a classic sheet, that never
tries to fool the people.
Equality democratic principle, to
tax equally the laborer's pay and the
bankers income.
Fossil-an Ohio democrat. Rose
Grams.
Gallipolis--s wide awake city on the
Ohio, noted for its levee, its gas
works, and important railroad con-
nsctions.
Hayes--our next Governor, sure.
Iron-a useful foreign product, to be
admitted duty free, not found in
Ohio.
JounNAL-apa paper dedicated to "Truth
and Justice" Only So year, in
advance.
Ku Klu1 Klan--a secret democratic be-
nevolent institution.
Log( fallen timber = especially
"butternut."
Morehead--a straight democratic phi
lanthropist, friend to him of the
"Horny Hand" and to him of the
"iSore- head"
Negro e g's)--a species of African
mammalia, the product of "national
selection" man and brother { in
horn.
Ohio-a democratic State, that gave
100000 minority for Vallandigham.
Pendleton-a Cincinnati millionaire; not
the hero of Gentleman George" or,
life Oh the Road.
Quadroon--a species of bleached hu-
manity, not found prior to the war.
Repudiation-democratic honesty.
Slavery-a dead issue, out of use.
Truth-lies, that Pendleton did not
"read in the Commercial he held in
his hand" at Clifton.
Ube Dam-lately depot for army
supplies; noaO a popular democratic
exclamation.
Vance, clear blank Bulletin of DO
litical events.
Welsh--a Senatorial candidate, hard to
beat. His honesty and qualifications
undoubted.
x $-a Pendletonian Greenback, (new
issue, redeemable in greenbacks.
Yacht--an elegant vessel. chartered by
LOgue d Pendleton for Salt River, to
sail with Dispatch.
Lwei-lager-two measures of LIQUID
amber, a medicine of determination.
Well, SO be it. Zwei-lager +! Did we
near neighbor's answering call Of
lwei-lager?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
NEWS ITEMS.

Isaac v. Fowler, whose defalcation and
disappearance many years ago when Post
master of New York is well remembered
died Wednesday in Chicago.
s. o. Pollard has obtained Judgment. in
the Massachusetts, Supreme Court, in the SUE
of seventeen Thousand dollars, against the
town of Woburn for injuries sustained by
him through defective condition Of the high
way.
Ten men were injursd-several Of them Sc.
riouslY-at st. Louis, on Thursday. by the
giving way of a temporary trestle of the
Mississippi River bridge, over which they
were rolling heavy timber.
Frederick f. Low, of California, has been
appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to China.
The wheat crop of Montana for the present
year is estimated at 900 bushels.
1t is stated that one dealer cleared $2,00O,-
900 in the recent gold gambling operations
in Wall street.
tion of the Cuban Republic is absolutely and
unequivocally anti-slayery.
A terrible calamity occurred on the grounds
of the Indiana State Fair, at Indianapolis. on
Friday, by the explosion of boiler connected
with temporary saw mill. Not less than nine
teen persons were killed, and nearly hun
dred more wounded. many of them dangerous
ly.
Senator Wilson eontemplates introducing
q bill at the next session of Congress to stop
the operations of gold gamblers in Wall street.
He designs to make it a penalty to sell or
purchase gold, unless the full amount of coin
sold is actually delivered.
Amos Kendall has been ill for several
weeks at Washington. DR.. Dexter, his ply
sician says he can not recover.
Coroner Clawson, of Plttsburg, held an in.
quest, on Saturday, on the body of miser
named Auerbach, forty-five years old, who
died from exposure. He lived in cellar
One thousand dollars in gold and greenbacks
were found in his apartment.
A severe shock of earthquake was felt at
Fillmore, Utah. on Friday.
Ex-President Pierce is lying dangerously ill
with dropsy, at his home in Concord, New
Hampshire.
The rain storm, which began on Saturday
night and ended on Monday forenoon, was
the heaviest ever known on the Atlantic slope.
Eight inches of rain is said to have fallen at
one point in Connecticut. The rivers have
risen to greater height than they have at
tained at any time since 1885, The damage
to railroads, telegraphs, canals, mills and
other property is immense, and there has also
been some loss of life.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
NOaice!
ROBERT BURNELL, PLASrIFr,
AGAINST
JOHN GILLESPIE AND HENRY GlBBON,
DEFENDANTS.


AGAINST
JOHN GILLESPIE AND HENRY G1BBONi
DEFENDANTS.
VOHN GILLESPIE, of--,t the State
u of Missouri, will tale notice that Rob
ert Burnell, of the county Of Aelgs, IN the
State Of Ohio, did, on the 9th day OF Sep
tember A. d. 1869, file his petition in the
Court Of Common Ples,, within aud for the
county of Gallia, in st;d State Of Ohio, against
the said John GiIlispie snd Henry Gibbon,
Attendants: setting forth that the said John
Gilispie gave a mortgage to his co-defendant,
Henry Gi5bon, on the following lands and
tenements. to-wit:
Situate in said county of G.llia, and State
of Ohio. and bounded and described as fol-
lows: The northwest quarter Of TIE south
east quarter of section eighteen, town six,
range sixteen; containing forty acres, more
or less.
Also, fifteen acres off the east side of the
northwest quarter Of the south west quarter of
section eighteen, town six, range sixteen, to
secure the payment Of four hundred dollars
and the interest thereon, fro n the fifth day Of
November, A. D. l665-according to certain
notes referred to in said mortyag and thst
since the giving of said notes and mortgage
the said defendant, Henry Gibbon, sold and
transferred said notes and mortgage to the
said plaintiff who asks in said petition that
the defendant, John Gillispie, may pay said
sum of money, now claimed to be due,
amounting to four hundred dollars and the
interest thereon from the etb day of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1865; or, that said premises may
be sold to pay the same; and the sid John
GIllispie is notified that he is required to ap-
pear and answer said petition on or before the
hird Saturday after the fourth day Of No
yember next.
Dated this 3Oth day of September, 1863.
Sept 80, '69.-6y,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
Scenic Contrasts.
SCENE FTRsT

The valley of the Shenandoah, in the
autumn of 1864. Gallant Troops,
Ohio's Veterans. lying upon their arms.
in anxious expectancy. The bugles
ring out the Charge" 'Up men,
scatter them like chaff." shouts their
brave leader. Through the waving
grain-across the fields ripe for har-
vest-press the serried lines of glitter
ing steel-into the cedar woods they
dash. A sudden pause--a fearful
swamp before them, beyond the death
vomiting batteries of treason. They
waver-they hesitate, for the first
time. Look! See yonder man, with
kindling eye-a born leader--he
rushes forward-seizes the starry flag
--dashes into the mud, struggles
through the morass, he heads the
Brigade, shouting "CoME, COMRADES!
Forward" Confidence is re-establish-
ed; through the sinking soil-through
the whistling bullets. they reach the
solid earth, the batteries are ours.
The day is won. That man was
HAYES, Ohio's noble son.
SCENE SECOND.
The city of Chicago--the autumn of
1864. A convention is sitting. 1t is
a peace party. The old flag is dis
placed-the "white flag" of truce is
raised. "Peace on any terms"i is the
leading cry. A candidate for Vice
President of the United States, is, NOM
mated. A man unwilling TO give
tone man or one dollar" for the sup
port of the matchless soldiers of Ohio
who prays that traitors "may be able
to hold out FOREVER" His name was
PENDLEToN. The enemy of freedom,
the friend of traitors.
Soldiers! Citizens! Choose ye be-
tween them. They are before you to-
day, claiming your support. Will you
rally to the ranks of HAYES, who car
ried the flag thro' danger and death, or
will you vote for P PENDLEroN, who denied
you the necessary support in your
direst need. Choose We. eff the
Lord be God, follow him, but if Baal,
then follow him."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07

E There is not robber, pirate o,
murderer in all the South, from JEFF.
Davis to Semmes and Quantrell, who
would not vote for Hoffman and the
whole Democratic ticket, if they had
access to your ballot-box.
For Hoffman read Pendleton.
The words of Gen. Cary in October,
1857, at Troy, N. Y.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
SCRAPS.
The Democratic Party:-

Is fettered to the past:
Is stagnation:
Is fossilized:
Is anti-national:
The Democratic Party
Is INST willing to pay the interest on
the public debt without dishonest
promises:
Is not willing to pay any part of the
principal of the public debt, without
reputation of the balance.
Is not willing that working men"
shall be free from direct taxation:
Is not willing that the tools of the
mechanic, and the farmer, shall be ex-
empt:
The Democratic Party
Favors the doctrine that "CAPIrAL
should OWN LABOR"
Fayors taxing the mechanics daily
pay:
Favors taxing the farmers imple-
ments:
Fayors taxing the artisans tools:
Favors taxing the widows bounty:
Favors taxing the soldier'sspension:
Favors taxing the poor man. to help
the rich man pay his tax on Incomes:
Fayors oppression:
Favors slavery; and is doomed to
defeat and death:
PENDLEroN aOas representative dem
ocrat:
Pendleton is Representative demo-
crat: 4
He is unchanged. Democracy is un-
changed:
He voted for secession:
He voted for . division of the ma
tional domain:
He voted to give to Rebellion the
Land purchased by the national mil
lions:
He voted to give rebels the national
forts and armaments:
He voted against defending our ma
tional integrity and Union:
He voted for the right Of secession:
He voted "not man or a. dollar"
to raise up the "starry flag trampled
in the dust by traitors:
He voted for s'no-coercion:"
He voted against paying our SOL
diers:
He voted against the issue of Green
backs for that purpose:
He voted to pay in Gold. because he
knew the Gold was not in the Treasu-
ry to do it--meaning thereby no pay
ment:
His voice was raised for Vallandig-
ham:
He protested against appropriations
to pay, feed and clothe our armies:
His record is an ardent support and
damnable endorsement of open treason,
and armed hostility against the U. S.
Government.
Pendleton vas the champion of ma
tional dishonor, and degrading slavery;
and, is an enemy to the cause of ma
tional progress and civilization.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
Probate Notice.!
Settlement of Accounts.


THE following accounts have been filed in
i the Probate Court of Gallla County,
Ohio, for settlement, and the same will be for
hearing on the 23d day of October, A. D.
1869:
First account of Thomas Wetherholt. Guar
dian of the minor heirs of Sylvester Clsrk de-
ceased First and fRal account Of William
J. Davis, one Of the Executors Of William j.
Jones, deceased First and final accouat of
Stephen g. Keller. Guardian OF the minor
heirs of Iraac Compston. deceased. FIRST
and final account Of A. j. Powell, Admins
traitor of the Estate of Deanths Donnally,
deceased. First and final account Of John T
Halliday, Executor OF the Estate of Alexan-
der Halliday, deceased. First account of
Matthew Lasley, Guardian Of Zylpha A. Cor
don, minor child Of Samuel Gordon, de-
ceased.
ALEXANDER LOGUE, -
Probate Judge.
Sept. 30, ls6s.-3v.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-10-07
R In 1861, while Mr.. Buchanan


was yet President, the controlling ele.
ment of the Democratic party COM
menced civil war; tried to break up
the Union;
Fired upon our flag;
Planted cannon at the mouth of the
rivers; and seized our forts and arsenals
in the Southern States.
What said Mr.. PendIeton to all thise
Let the seeding States depart in
peace. He would signalize "their de-
Parture with tokens of love-
Yet, GATES d Co.. lend their
aid and influence to elect this man Gov
ernor of Ohio. Shamel