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Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

ABOUT year ago street railway company in
a Connecticut town obtained permission from
the Legislature to increase the fare from six to
seven cents. A regular patron of the road, in
dgnant at what he deemed extortion, vowed that
he would walk from his house to his place Of
business-about one me-and back, and de-
posit the fare he would have paid in n little box
at home. Accordingly be has since put seven
cents in the box before starting out, and seven
cents more on returning. His year was up the
other day, and he opened the box lie found
in it $l09 20, which he deposited in a savings
bank, and began on second year in like man
ner. Besides, and here is the true moral of this
true tale, he finds his health aud digestion so
much improved by his exercise, that he says
seven cents is cheap enough for the privilege of
walking mile.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

AMERICAN LIFE PoLIcIEs.-In order that our
readers may have some idea of the magnitude of
Life Insurance in the United States, we gather
the following as an approximate statement of the
business of all American Life Companies on the
first of July, 1871. The number of policies in
force, 838, 233 amount insured, So ,4I4, ,459 400
gross assets, $326, ,59l ,O73 gross liabilities, in
Guiding capital stock, $226, OF ,94l capital
stock, 50, 645 ,468; divisible surplus 500 9lG 4G8
During the year 1870, seventy-fve Life Compa-
uies paid for death losses, matured endowments
and dividends to stockholders, the sum of $37,-
73l ,09O. Any one who will examine these figures
can form some idea of the powerful interest felt
by the American people in Life Insurance, and
surely the last named item of disbursements
shows the magnitude of the blessings it is yearly
comforting.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

LITTLE Wilmington lad, eleven years DID,
who was warm sympathizer with the French
cause in the recent war, wrote to the Emperor
Napoleon some time ago, expressing deep sym
pathy for him in his heavy misfortunes. A few
days ago, to the astonsbment of everyone, an
autograph letter was received from the Emperor
in reply. 1t thanked him for the kind and gen.
erous sympathy that had been bestowed, and
hoped that the lot in life of his little friend would
fall in more quiet scenes and more peaceful times
than had fallen to the share of the Emperor of
the French.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

CHIcAGos ACCOUNT OF SrocK--lt is not so
bad after all. The Chicago Tribune takes the
first opportunity after the smoke has cleared
away to sum up briefly the totals of the losses
BY these it will be seen that while the conAagra-
tion was II bitterly devastating one in some sec
tions of the city, something more than embers
is left. Its account of stock is made up as fol-
lows
" Our columns have been so extensively occu-
pied during the past week with reports of the
enormous losses of life and property in the late
fire, that there is some danger that the damage
sustained will be overestimatcd True, we have
seen $500 acres in the most central portion of
the city swept bare, 20 600 buildings destroyed,
and 100, 600 persons rendered homeless, the total
pecuniary loss being not less than $500 900 900 ;
but we have still great deal. left We may
roughly estimate the situation as follows
Above $4,000 persons have left the city, popu-
lation remaining, $50, 900.
Five grain elevators were burned, with ,G00,-
600 bushels Of grain, leaving us with eleven
grain warehouses intact containing 5000, 900
bushels.
One half of our stock of pork products were
burned up, with the same proportion Of -four.
OF lumber so 600 600 feet were burned the
stock remaining is 240 600, 600 feet
OF COAL 80, 600 tons were burned up we have
81 900 tons on hand.
Our stock of leather was decreased one-quar-
ter, the value of that burned up being $95, 900.
The greater portion of the stocks of groceries,
dry goods and boots and shoes were burned up,
with more than one-half of the ready made
clothing but the quantities destroyed were
scarcely equal to more than n weeks supply,
and now being rapidly replaced.
Not more than ten per cent. of the currency
was destroyed by the fire we have 10000
houses standing, and our real estate could not
burn up"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

THE Baggage-Man of westward bound ex-
press train at Poughkeepsie recently, observed
for Chicago. A detective was called and the
trunk broken open, brt instead of finding a
CHASTITY corpse, they found about five pounds of
Limberger cheese
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18
YE GAMBOLIER.
By JOHN HAY.

With Kings and Queens, as well as Knaves,
We Gamholier doth Deal;
He lives on Stakes, but doth not
Aught for ye public veal.
Full oft We merrie Gambolier
In ye gay attire is SEEM
Ye sportve cuss doth love to play
Aud gnmbol on ye Green.
He thin doth Cut, he loves ye Chips,
When he to balls doth go,
Ye Double-shunle is for him,
Ye eak-down for his toe.
No winds appal ye Gambolier,
For winds he doth not reck;
For he is ever ON ye Seize,
And traveleth on ye Deck.
Ye Gamboler doth ever speak
Like Hamlet, by ye Card
A soldier he who serveth not,
Save on ye Piquot guard.
Ever ye swifter passeth he,
Yet more he lags behind,
And eke more sharply doth he See
When he is Going Blind
When Death DOH Call, and rakes his Pile,
No panic doth he feel:
He shuiles off his mortal coil,
And cutteth for ye Deil.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

The editor Of the New York Commercial says he
read it as forty-seven times in forty eight hours
that +" Chicago will arise like phoenix from the
ashes" If any writer the phrase again,
the editor hopes " the fre-proof bird will drop
a few hot cinders the head of the man who
does it,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

PASS IN YoUR CHEcKs.-The rumor reaches us
of an amusing incident that happened in an up
town church last Sunday. 1t appears that the
house was crowded to an unusual extent that
day. and one of the deacons was noticeahy hap
py over the thought that the collection would be
very large. The thought worried him very
much, and faint visions Of hcaped plate en-
crossed his mind to such an extent that he heard
but little of the sermon, and moved his ponder
Gus form about in the seat with nervons anxiety
for the time of the collection to approach. At
last the warning came-the organ pealed forth
its rich notes, and the building trembled with
the sound, Every deacon to his feet
promptly with brightly shining silver plates,
and among them was the obese chlrch Off
cial before alluded to- He thought to effect
decoy, and with great difficulty ran his hand
down into his breeches pocket, abstractng there
from what he thought was silver half dollar,
which he placed in the plate and commenced
his rounds of collecting. He noticed that every
one he passed the plate to laughed, and he was
at loss to know what it meant. Finally, an
old brother in the corner, noticed the cause CT
merrlment, ana bringing thelr heaus very close
together, he whispered to the deacon "Brother
-, think you have made mistake as the
decoy you put into the plate The deacon
glanced at the plate, turned red and pale altern-
ately, for he saw there large white faro check,
which his embarrassment magnifed into the size
of a saucer 1t is needless TO say that the OBJ
noxous thing was put out Sf sight in hurry,
and the prevailing opinion is, that Brother -
had been caressing the tiger the Saturday night
previous.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

WHILE a coored gentleman was swinging him
self from hook in an ice-house in Louisville,
the hook came out and the darkey landed in the
cellar, striking his head on chunk of ice,
breaking it in pieces. His employer hurried
down, expecting to find Sambo dead, but there
he sat, looking up at the place he fell from.
On seeing the gentleman the darkey exclaimed
" Fo' de Lord, boss, lse sorry broke dat ice,
is sartn."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18
NUMBER 46.
HISTORICAL,
Spanish Cruelty TO the Arizona Indians In
the Time of Cortcz,

a correspondent of the Missouri Republican re-
ates the story of remarkable tradition among
the Indians of Arizona. 1t is a description of
Spanish cruelty exercised on the remote fore
fathers of these southern tribes and dates back
to the conquest of Mexico by Cortez or a subse-
quent visit to that country by Spanish adven-
turers. This tradition of cruelty on the part of
the white strangers has been handed down from
generation to generation among these savages,
and is one of the greatest causes of Indian hos
tilities to white settlers of the present day. The
Indian vow of revenge on the whites for this un-
heard of cruelty was handed down with the ira
dtion, and still animates the breasts of Indian
warriors. An old Indian brave relates the story
thus:
Many Winters ago the young men of the tribe
who had been to the southwark, brought back
strange tales from the tribes who lived upon the
shores of the great salt water. Large vessels,
with white and widespread skies above them,
had appeared, aud they were filled with white
men who wore long knives and shining breast
plates dug in the ground and washed the earth
in search of yellow Jumps. AS the months wore
on stories came of great cruelties practiced by
these men upon all those who offended them,
and naught would satisfy them but gold. Soon
n message came that the strangers would visit
the trioe for the purpose of bestowing upon them
valuable presents, in return for the privilege of
passing through their country The place of
meeting was in the head of Il narrow valley
where the rocks formed natural amphitheater
and on the day set the tribe, to man, proceeded
to the place, with their woman and their young
The strangers had already arrived and vast
piles of promised gifts lay covered with canvas.
The Indians were instructed so gather at par
ticuar point, while the wonderful strangers
with banners streaming, trumpets braying, and
armor flashing back sunlight, formed scene
not to be forgotten by the simple red man.
The medicine men of the whites, in long, flowing
robes, with crosses and other embems, per-
formed some strange and mysterious rites. In
an instant all was changed At given signal
II dead silence prevailed. The canvas was
snatched from its place revealing iron tubes on
wheels, Again the trumpets sounded, and thun-
der and lightning and sulphurous flames filled
the valley. The dead and dying filled the air
with shrieks and cries which no cannon or mus
ket or trumpet could drown Then came n
charge of horscmen with their swords cleavng
through the eagles feathers and painted scalp
locks, the pikcmen following and completing the
work of butchery. But few of this tribe escaped,
and they, fleeing to the mountains, nourshed
the memory Of this wrong. AS the tribe increased
slowly with the years, the story was told to the
children and deep in their hearts of hearts was
planted desire for vengeance, and in their weak
way, at every season. time and place, they have
visited the punishment upon their traditionary
enemies.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

REVENGE IS SwEET.-A gay matron residing
in Indiana, recently captured and married her
daughters intended, whereat the young lady
waxed wroth, and by the way of complete re-
under the bridal couch
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

The GREAT MAGNET.-A great eectro-magnet
has lately been made at Ansona, Connecticut,
and is now in the Stevens Institute of Technolo-
gy. 1t weighs about | 600 pounds and has Il
lifting force estimated at between thirty and
fifty tons. About 400 pounds of copper wire,
one-ffth of an inch thick is wound on eight spools,
each nine and a half inches high by eleven and
one-half inches external diameter. The cores
are hollow, and six inches in length. The mag
net is about five times as powerful as that used
by Faraday in his famous researches.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

MAMMA in the rural districts lately gave her
fve-year-old hopeful an outfit of fishing tackle
She soon heard a shout from Harry, and running
out found one of her best hens fast winding up
the line in her crop, whittier the hook had al
ready preceded it. Harry, observing the troubled
look of his mother, quietly remarked " Don't
worry mother guess she'll stop when she
gets to the pole"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

Col ScoTT is President of five railroads, in
Gliding the Union Pacific, Vice President OF
twelve, including the Pennsylvania Central, Di-
rector of thirty-three, and general consolidator
of the balance. He keeps four secretaries busy
looking after his gold, silver coal, iron, lead.
slate, steel, and wild land interests devotes his
leisure moments to steel rail and locomotive
manufactures, steamship lines, bridge building
and engineering.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

AN Indiana man has succeed in playing a
thorough confidence game on the potato bugs.
lie planted a grain of corn In each potato hill,
and as the corn came up first, the bugs thought
IL was corn field and started for other quarters.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

DON'T DELAY.-Get your smoked glass ready
for the next eclipse, which is to be total shroud-
ing of the sun, and will be visible throughout
the United States. 1t is to take place in the
month of June, 1854.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

THE AMBITIOUS FATHER.-A gentleman in Iowa
who recently became the father Of fine boy,
child ever born, thought he saw chance to
gain reputation for liberality without the ex.
.penditure of any money SO he offered a pre-
MUM of 500 for the prettiest baby that should
be exhibited at the approaching fair not doubt
ing that the judges must award the prize to his
own. There were nine entries, comprising seven
white and two negroes, and-and one Of the ne
gro babies gained the premium
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

New JERSEY boat builders merely lay the
panks on the tmbers and get inside the mos
quitoes run their sharp bills through, and the
men inside riyet them no bolts are needed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

In TRusr.-A certain rabbi had two sons whom
he and his wife tenderly loved. Duty required
the rabbi to take journey to II distant country
During his absence his two promising boys sick
cned and died. The grief-strcken mother laid
them out on their bed, drew the curtain, and
waited anxiousy for the return Of her husband.
He came. 1t was night.
How are my boys2' was his first question.
" Let me see them
Stay awhile, said the wife " am in great
trouble, and want your advice. Some years
ago friend lent me some jewels, took great
care of them, and at last began to prize them as
my own. Since your departure my friend has
called for them. Shall give them upY'
wife a strange request is this Give them
up, and that nstantly-this very night Show
me the jewels"
She took the rabbi to the bed, drew aside the
curtain, and said
4" Husband, there are the jewels -
The rabbi bowed his head aud wept
The DlFFERENcE.-One young lady rises earl ly
rolls up her sleeves goes into the kitchen to get
breakfast or insists upon doing so, afterward
with cheerful and sunny smiles, puts the house
in order without the assistance Of " mother.
She will make good wife and render home a
paradise. Young man, "get her." Another
young lady is paror beauty, pallid from com
pany, dissipation and want of exercises reads
novels and almost dies of laziness while the
poor old mother does her washing. She is a
useless piece of property, and an annoyance to
the husband she may chance to "rope in" and
will go whining to her grave. Young man,
. let her alone ~
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

HoT mush taken internally is strengthener ;
but little child at Whitfield, Georgia, lately
tried a surface application and is now a little
cheTub.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

AN old lady at Windsor; England, was saved
from burning to death by her, pet parrot, who
seeing her in flames, called on to her sleeping
son, "Harry, y mp"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

WHAT is the 1 difference bets Zen the entrance
to a barn and L fer in a pr hing office? One
is a barn door an he other a darn bore
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

Ir is oftentimes difficult to borrow money
but, as a general thing, it is easier to borrow
than to pay. He was clever chap who made
the following rejoinder
" Hawkins, if you will pay down the princi-
pal of what you owe me, will throw off the in
terest or, if you will pay up the interest, the
principal can remain"
"To tell the plain truth, Dobbins, it is against
my principle to pay the interest," and against my
interest to pay the principal"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

AN object of interest-your deposits in saw
ings bank.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

IS one of the old Dutch churches in a rural
village on the Hudson a good old man was act
ing in the capacity of master of ceremonies at
the funeral of highly respected citizen. AS is
customary on such occasions, he invited the as
sembled mouruers to view the corpse ftheir de-
parted friend, and in the following language ::
GAN can now have the pleasure of looking at
the last remains Of The Oldest man now living in
the town of s.. Pass up the broad aisle and
down the rght-hand alley"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

A little boy, when as ked by lady if he studied
hard at school, said, " do not hurt myself at
itW "Ah,' said the lady, you must study hard
or you never be President of the United States"
No ma am" cried the boy, " but l don't ex-
nect To be I'm q Democrat =
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-18

coMicAL passage appears in letter from the
Rev. j. ?. Newman to the Nethodtst describing
the voyage of the United States steamer Con-
gress to and from Greenland. Dr. Newman
says "On our homeward voyage two seamen
were reported fighting, and they were sentenced
to hug each other for two hours, with a sentry
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-04
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
The Operations for the Year 1875

The first annual report of the Citizens
Association for the Improvement of the
Streets and Roads of Philadelphia has just
been published in pamphlet form. The
Board of Directors, in their report to the
association, say:-They owe public acknow-
Iedement to the High Constables of the city
for efficient services within the scope of their
authority, and they regret they cannot in like
manner accord praise to some others of the
public officials for equal readiness to subserve
the public interests.
The board does not hesitate to declare that
a vest number of complaints affecting the
lives, health, comfort, convenience, and
business of our people can be promptly reme-
died, if those upon whom the duty rests,
under the law, will take the same pains to
apply the cure as they do to shrk the respon-
sibility or to excuse the offenders. 1t is to
be remarked, however, that Notwithstanding
the obstacles thus pointed out, this associa-
ton has, by steady and persistent efforts, by
the power of the name of the association, and
by the cordial support of almost the entire
press of the city, and the moral support of the
people, forced at the hands of some of these
very reluctant officials the abatement of very
many public highway grievances. 1t is not
necessary for the Board of Directors to advise
the members of the Citizens Association of
the shameful and disgraceful state of the
streets Of Philadelphia, either in respect to
their repair, or filthy condition; such as would
be tolerated by no other city than the very
patient, long-suffering and highway-taxed
city of Philadelphia The Board of Health,
as at present organized, has proven to be a
failure, and we do Enot hesitate to say that
in our Judgment it is incompetent tc
perform the duties imposed upon it. 1t has
failed entirely in the work assigned to it OF
having the streets kept clean. This is NJ
reflection upon the character of its member
as individuals, for in the first place tn,
board did not ask to have that branch of mu
nicipsl business committed to them, and IL
the second place, they are unpaid agents, VIII
have each their own affairs to attend to, an'
can scarcely be expected to give gratuitousl
their time and labor to matter which re
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-04
Foreign AHaIra.

--Garibaldi has asked that his command be
included in the armistice.
The revictualing of Paris progresses as
rapidly as circumstances permit.
The English Admiralty have ordered the
construction of ten gun-boats.
The peace negotiations cause great con-
sternation among the Imperialists.
The Germans have agreed to ignore the
holding of elections for the Assembly in Alsace.
The provisioning of Paris is delayed
through the Effectiveness of the railways.
The French Army of the East has vir-
tually ceased to exist as an organized body.
-Favre refuses to attend the London Con-
ference, nor will he authorize any one to act
in his place.
The Prussians have made another call
for troops, and at short notice 800, 900
additional men will be ready to march into
France.
The town of Neuenberg, on the Baden
side of the Rhine, is overcrowded with
French fugitive soldiers, many of whom are
sick and wounded.
Dispatches from many parts of France
concur in expressing the determination of
the people to continue the war unless the
terms proposed by Germany are greatly
ameliorated
The French generals commanding in the
north and centre of France have protested
against the Prussian demands relative to the
line of demarcation between the French and
German armies.
AT the meeting of the London Conference
yesterday Russia fully gained her object, all
her pretensions being acknowledged, she
yielding nothing, and Turkey obtained no new
guarantee.
AT public meeting in Bordeaux Com
mittee of Public Safety was nominated for the
future government of France. 1t includes the
names of MN. Gambetta, Louis Blanc, Roche
fort, and Dupontal.
Twelve opposition journals have protes
ted against the decree issued by the Bordeaux
Government on Tuesday, providing for the
disqualification from the privilege Of election
to the Assembly of members of families
reigning over France since 1889, and othe
Imperialists.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-04

"A vein of copper has been found in Lycom-
ing county, Pa, which will probably be worked.
The fashionable wedding tour is now to
Florida.
Country couples take their bridal tours in
Detroit street cars.
Several Chicago clergymen have organized
a raid on dancing as "carnal JOY"
Detroit poulterers stuff their chickens with
old junk to make them weigh heavy
They have 'mush-and-milk suppers" at To-
ledo for the benefit of Sunday-schools.
Chinese swindlers are splitting half dollars,
making a reduction of one-third in weight.
in 1880 the United States had forty-one
miles of railroad. In 1871 there are $1,000
miles.
-"What is home without mother?" as the
young girl said when she sent her mother out to
-'Darling, it's bed time All the little chick
ems have gone to bed" Eyes, mamma, and SO
has the old hem"
If brooks are, as poets call them, the most
Joyous things In nature what are they always
murmuring about?
"A bachelor editor, who had a pretty sister,
recently wrote TO another bachelor, equally for
tunate, "Please exchange"
"A lady's dressmaker Mortified her the other
day by telling her she would "cut her body OUT
in the course of the afternoon.
The planters around Montgomery, Ala, are
taking in their cotton rather rapidly The
staple sells readily at market prices.
"A young lady died at boarding-school
! lately Of home sickness An exchange asks why
they did not try homeopathic treatment.
The postage of envelopes spoiled in direct
ing will be refunded in stamps by the postmaster
at the place where the spelling took place.
| "A little boy, returning from -scbool,
said to his mother, This cat-e-chlsm Is too hard
| Amt there any kittY-chism for little boys Z! J
| TO annihilate a swell salesman In first
class furniture house, ask him 'Js this the ane
tion storeS'