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1.-The other Sunday a lady who teach
es class IN. the Sabbath school OF q
Pittsfield church, missed her bible,
which she had laid down FOR q moment.
She looked about the pew, on the floor
rack and else where, but didn't find
the book till the teacher of another
class told her Il was on her hustle, where
@ mischievous member Of her class had
lodged II, just for fun.
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lli While the project Of 8 national edu-
cation sill awaits support by enactment
in the United States Congress, the Ger
imam empire has taken similar meas
ure in hand, and the upper house Of the
diet has PASSED a bill providing for gov
,ernment supervision of the schools
throughout the empire. This action OF
the Prussian government, or the Ger
man empire, has, however, no more
proper influence ON the management
Of our internal affairs in the matter oi
education than that OF England in the
consolidation OF the postal and tele-
graphic conveniences OF the kingdom
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Established in 1873
MlsCELLANEoUs.
PHYS1mANx

nR A. n. HFwEfsoN, has returned to 81.
D CiairsviIle, an again tenders his services
Once three doors West Of the Post once.
Jabz5tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-04

A man in New jersey has invented
= stove which will consume its own
smoke. Now, il he will devise meth
cd whereby tobacco smokers can con-
sumo their own smoke, he will be en-
titled to the thanks of all the ladies In
the land.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-04

A friend of ours. eourted a lady for
twenty eight years, and then married
her. She turned out to be perfect vir-
ago, but died In few days after the
wedding, Now" said our friend, i'm
q self congratulating tone, .ssee what I
have escaped by q long courtship.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

MYsTERIoUsLY FoREwARNED. - A
weekly newspaper in Alabama, tells the
following: Mr.. Beatte, now an engineer
on the Montgomery Branch Railroad,
says that as he was once driving the en-
gine Of the Cincinnati express train No. .
up the mountains, it seemed to him as he
rounded the rocks just before entering
the great cut at Otisvile, that some one
said to him as plain as words could speak
it, "Shut Off" He looked around to see
if his fireman had spoken to him, but as
that individual was leaning with his head
out of the cab, it was evident that he had
not. Mr.. Beattle prepared to dismiss it,
when a second time and as plainly and
distinctly as before, he heard the warning
voice, "Shut off," Without further de-
lay he az once pushed the throttle-valve
clear in and shut the steam entirely Off.
OF course, US the train was going up a
grade it at once slackened speed, not a
moment too soon, for around the rocks
was the rear end of freight train slowly
toiling up the grade. As it was, the two
trains struck each other, but so slightly
as to cause no damage, and but little
delay. The same thing induced another
engineer, known as "Old Buttermilk, J"
to stop No. in Breveport, just in time
to avoid running into wreck one dark
night, year or two ago.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
AMERICAN WONDERS.

The greatest cataract in the world is
the Falls Of Niagara, where the water
from the great upper lakes forms u river
of quarters of mile in width, and
then, being suddenly contracted, plunges
over the rocks in two columns, to the
depth of one hundred and seventy feet
each.
The greatest cave in the world is the
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, where any
one can make voyage ON the waters OF
II subterranean river, and catch fish with
out eyes.
The greatest river in the world is the
Mississippi, four thousand one hundred
miles long.
The largest valley in the world is the
Valley of the Mississippi. 1t contains
five hundred thousand square miles, and
is one of the most fertile and profitable
regions of the globe.
The largest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, which is truly an inland sea,
being four hundred and thirty miles long
and one thousand feet deep.
The longest railroad in the world is the
Pacific Railroad, over three thousand
miles in length.
The greatest mass Of solid iron in the
world is the great Iron Mountain in Mis-
souri,. 1t is three hundred and fifty feet
high, and two miles in circuit.
The largest deposits of anthracite coal
in the world are in Pennsylvania, the
mines Of which supply the market with
millions of tons annually, and appear to
be inexhaustible.
The greatest natural bridge in the
world is the Natural Bridge over Cedar
Creek, in Virginia. 1t extends across
chasm eighty feet in width and two humid
red and fifty feet in depth, at tho bottom
of which the creek flows.
The widest chasm in the world is the
Yosemite Valley, seven miles long and
half mile wide, the sides rising almost
perpendicularly two thousand feet, down
which river plunges, twelve hundred
feet to leap.
The most curious monuments in the
world, bearing the most antique records
of the most ancient civilization, are found
in the primeval soil OF Central America.
The best constitution in the world is
the Constitution of the United States.
1t is the charter of the dispensation of
Freedom and Unity.
The biggest fools in the world are the
American Shoddys who turn their backs
upon their own great country, to parade
ignorance among the castles Of Europe
and the hills of Palestine.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

A JURY OF llls PEERs.--There dwelt
some years ago in Bourbon county, Ken
tucky, drunken, worthless, one-eycd
fellow named c., whose chief occupa-
tions were getting tipsy and fighting.
There had just boon elected new prose
cutting attorney, who was entitled to n
part of the fines which might DO imposed
ON the malelactors of Bourbon, and ho
determined to squelch old c.. IIo
did not wait long for an opportunity to
have him arrested. b, the cOnsta-
bic said, Us it was an important case, he
wanted about three days to got an appro-
pirate jury to try it. On the third day
the new attorney was informed that things
were ready at the courthouse. There
was the judge, and behind him the eon-
stable. On one sdo sat old one-eyed
c.; ON the other tho twelve jurymen,
Jess like him." on the benches forming
triangle, each with n plug OF tobacco
and jack-kntc, the gift Of the consta-
bic, whiting away, and, according to or
der, splitting to the centre. The aston
shed prosecutor looked at the jury, and
exclaimed;
Where did the constable get this ju-
ry ?"
The constable quietly replied: ~
thought the prisoner was entitled to DO
tried by u jury Of his peers, and I've
been out three days hunting 'em up.
I've got twelve here, but if you don't
like 'em, I've twelve more outside wait
ing"
The prosecutor looked out and saw,
seated on the fence, twelve more dittos,
similarly equipped aud employed. He
turned to the court in undisguised wrath,
and said
"I'll dismiss this case -
The constable wrote his return on the
warrant thus Dismissed by the coun-
ty attorney on sight of the jury" and so
it stands recorded to this day. The pris-
oner was discharged, and left the court
house rejoicing at having been deprived
Of his constitutional right Of being tried
by the previously mentioned Citizens
HWpey''s 1fagagtae.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

reduced rate of interest ardS literally OF
has oeon making. How any man con-
nected with respectable profession can
be induced to so directly falsify the record
of well known transaction, it is difficult
to imagine, but there are some ancient
dead-beats in every profession who have
attained fame for talent and made money
enough to prop their falsehood against u
nation full of evidence, who think it n
proof of pluck and Of constancy to stand
stoutly toa lie, like the worthy gentleman
who accidentally spoke of horse sixteen
feet high.
MISCELLANEoUS.
Secretary Boutwell, yesterday closed the
purchase of Bigelow Block, in Chicago,
on which to erect Custom House, Post
Office, Court House, and Sub-Trcasury
Building. The price is 81, 100000.
Vice President Colfax declines to be
considered candidate for the Presidency
in opposition to General Grant, and posi-
lively forbid any such use OF his name in
the Convention of his own State--Indiana.
The Attorney General has decided to
allow the Hornet to sail from Baltimore
to New York under bond that she will
go nowhere else. Cuban complications
are to be avoided in future. M.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
NUMBER 10.
LEGENDS OF TIE YELLOwSTONE.

Even in the middle of summer the
snow is so deep in those mountains that
successive government exploring parties
We're batlled in their attempts to enter
them, and all private expeditions have
been driven off by the Indians. Its said
that the Crows fear, as the wales are so
green, that if the white man once knows
of their beauty, their hunting grounds
will be ruined. These wales are the re-
sorts Of numberlcss herds of buffalo and
wild grme, and here the trappers tell us
Is the " mother region "of the gold, where
the Indians told Father de Smet it was
found on the surface. Here are burning
plains, so testilies Bridger, at the head of
the Yellowstone, and large lakes, and boil
ing springs like the geysers of Iceland.
Here he saw his Two Ocean river, which
after flowing some distance, separates
into two large streams-one flowing to
the Atlantic, the other to the Pacific In
one Of these wales is a large tract Of sago
brush, every leaf and branch perfect, and
here and there rabbits, sage hens, and
even Indians, all turned to solid stone.
iii fares it with whosoover penetrates these
mysteries, for the genius of the place at
once adds him to the group Of statuary.
More wonderful still-and our trappcr
told it with great awe-these bushes bear
rare frtit-thousands of sapphires, dia-
monds and emeralds, large rs wanuts.
u tell you, sir" said one veracious
narrator, to Captain Reynolds, "it is true,
for | gathered quart myself, and sent
them down the country" A party Of
whites were once hoty pusued by Indians,
and could only travel by night, when
they were aided by the brilliant light
shot from huge diamond in neighbor-
ing mountain by which they travelled for
three consecutive nights. There once an
old trapper was lost ON his road from
Fort Laramie to Taos, and wandered on
for many days and in drinking from IA
stream, found pieces of yellow metal as
largo rs hazel nuts, which he carried to
Taos and found to be gold. He spent
many years seeking the place again, but
in vain. These and many other legends
and traditions Of these regions, the trap
per gave as truths familiar in the mount
aims as household words, which it would
be impious to doubt. t.--LippNcoH for
Februd3y.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

BAD SpELLs.-The st. Louis Dispatch
gives the following different ways in
which the word vaccinate " was spelled
by as many different parents in that city,
in recent notes to school teachers, and
there were sixty schools still to hear
from: Vacenate, vexnade, vacinate, wax
mate, vaxanate, vexinated, vexenated,
vaxnate, waxnaded, vaccennate, waxnat-
ed, waxnite, faxeneted, vaxenated, vaxe-
naded, vasennate, vexnate, vacinatad,
vaxnaden, waxenaded, vaccenated, wax
cine-ate-ing, vaxcineating, waxnated,
waxineinghen, waxenated, wascinatia,
vexnated, wacsionated, wakenated, wax
cinated waxneighen.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

BE CoURTEoUs.-Dr. Humphrey was
once seated in stage-coach, when gem
tleman and lady, on their bridal tour,
wished to be accommodated with seats
inside. There being but one vacant seat,
the newly married pair were subjected to
separation, unless some passenger relin-
quished his place. This, no one appeared
disposed to do, when the doctor mounted
outside, insisting npon the gentleman
occupying his seat with his bride. Sub
sequently the doctor was collecting funds
for the college over which he was presi-
dent and was presented with handsome
donation from the stranger he had met in
the stage-coach, with the remark that he
knew nothing of DR.. Humphrey, or Am
herst College, save that its president was
gentleman.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
SATURDAY, MARCH ., 1872.

WE should dearly love to abide at Los
Angeles if we were Chinaman or q
gentleman. Some months ago about a
score of the former class were hoisted
starward for bit of sport by the citizens,
who then went into gentle raptures about
the wierd effect of the moonlight upon
the pendant bodies. Now they have
taken one of the latter miscreants, and in
the dead waste and middle of the night,
shaved his head, beard and eyebrows,
pounded him half dead, anointed his
body with clinging tar and rubbed him
with the bowels of a pillow. The gentle
mans otfense was marrying without the
solemn formalities Of the religion of Jesus
Christ. That is why if we were gentle
man, we should aspire to conduct exis-
tence at Los Angeles. o blessed privi-
lege, to walk the sacred streets of the
City of the Angels, clad simply and
naturally in the down of duck and pitch
of pine is. +. Neaos Letter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

AN eminent Judge used to say that, in
his opinion, the very best thing ever said
by a witness to counsel, was the reply
given to Missing, the barrister, at the
time leader of his circuit. He was de-
Tending prisoner charged with stealing
donkey. The prosecutor had left the
animal tied up to gate, and when he
returned it was gone. Missing was very
severe in his examination of the witness.
" Do you mean to say, witness, the don
key was stolen from the gate ?" 81
mean to say, sir" giving the judge and
then the jury sly look, at the same time
pointing to the counsel, "the ass was
Missing"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

DR.. JENNER.-It is singular at the
very time when it is proposed to erect a
monument to the above named physician,
for his discovery of the vaccination, the
scourge of smallpox which his discovery
was supposed to be able to abate, is
raging with unparalleled rate throughout
Great Britain and the United states.
Not long ago there broke out in England
a violent opposition to the compulsory
process of vaccination, and it looked as if
the fame of Jenner was permanently
under cloud. Perhaps this movement
has been set on foot to counteract the
effects of that assault, but if so, its plan
ners have chosen most unfortunate time
for it. If DR.. Jenner himself be allowed
word in the case, he would no doubt call
for the organized suppression Of the pres
ent contagion, before hearing word on
the subject of monument.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

THE practical joke just played off in
New York has given rise to much scan
dal in that city. Some mischievous
young men had inserted in the sandwich
es prepared at the luncheon table on a
well-known civic reception of his Impe-
rial Highness Prince Alexis, thin layers
of soap to replace the ham which had
been previously abstraeted. The exquis-
ite enjoyment Of the perpetrators of the
joke may be imagined when the sand
wiches were bitten, and the portion tasted
forcibly swallowed for manners sake by
the unfortunate victims.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

A BosToN minister says he once preach
ed on "The Recognition of Friends in
the Future" and was told after service
by hearer that it would be more to the
point to preach about the recognition of
friends here, as he had been in the church
twenty years and didn't know any of its
mem bers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

AT a wedding in Rochester, recently,
a nice lowered cake was most horribly
mutilated by an old gentleman who mis-
took it for dish Of mashed potatoes, and
thrust spoon into it with the remark,
" will next carve the potatoes.n
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

Trtaffy County German Hospital So
ciety, holds its Regular Quarterly Meetings at
the HosPITAL BUILDING, Weaverville, on the
first Sunday of March, June, September and
December. CIiAS. HARTMAN,
janl, Secretary,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

stella Eneampmsnf, NO. IL, H. %. %. r.
Meets on the evenings of the First and Third
Tuesdays of each month, at ODD FELLOWS
HALL, Weaverville, at 7 o'clock. Patriarchs
from abroad are invited to visit us.
f. w. YOUNG, G. p.
W. II. BACHELDER, Scribe. jan1.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

The Washington star recently an
nouneed that all the little girls in Phila-
dephia were having their dolls yaccinat-
ed
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
BOUTW ELL BELIED.

The new rebel manager Of the Wash
ington Patriot is nothing if not rabidly
disloyal. Monday he had bitter attack
on Secretary Boutwell, in which he de-
nounces him for being satisfied with full
party vote sustaining his action in the
Syndicate matter. To suppose that any
Democrat would fail to vote under all
circumstances against Boutwell,, the stur-
diest pillar Of the Administration pile,
would be presuming too much on the
honesty Of party men who are hungering
and thirsting after office as never men
did before. This absurdty not being
sufficiently appreciable point for the choer
of the Patriot Heaven save the
mark !-he is constrained to copy from
another paper that the law under which
Secretary Boutwell, funded the loan at
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY:
COURT TERMS :

District Court-Second Monday in April,
August and December.
County COurt-First Monday In Janu-
ary, March, May, July, September and No
vember.
Probate COurt-(Same as County Court. J
Board of SupervisOrs--Fi Monday
In February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

"This world is all feoting show"
said Sheriff to culprit on the gallows.
Yes" was the prompt reply, "but il
YOU have no objection, I'd rather see the
show little longer"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

North Star lodge, NO. 81, H. o. o. r.
Holds its regular meetings at ODD FELLOWS
HALL, Weaverville, every Thursday evening,
at O'Clock. Members of the Order from
abroad are cordially invited to attend.
G. w. CRAIG, n. q.
w. ii. ACHELDER, X. s. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

A MAN Zone of the new appointoes)
called on q lawyer to be qualified for
some petty office. The lawyer said to
him. " Hold up your hand iii swear
you, but all creation couldn't qualify
Won ~ .e-~l
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

A LITTLE four year old boy being ask.
ed by his mother il he would not like to
have wings and be an angel, replied
" No, ma, I'd rather be a hawk and live
on chicken.n
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

Comet Lodge, No. 81, j. o. %. r.,
Holds its regular meetings, at ODD Fellows
of each week. A. M. CARTER, N. G.
y. HUBBELL, II. S. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

Bsaeow Lodge, No. 900, \. o. u. n.
Meets at GooD TEMPLARs' HALL, Weaverville,
every Sunday evening at o'clock.
T. 7. ASHBR00K, w. G. r.
W. S. CONWAY, w. s. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

ALTHOUGH the world is chuck full of
liars, there are but few men who don't
prefer to listen to the truth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

Trfntfy Chapter, No. 10, II. II. M,
Meets on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays
of each month"; at Masonic HALL, Weaver
vile, at O'Clock, P. NJ.
W. j. TINNIN, II. P.
M. Il. GRIFFIN, Secretary. janL.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
SOCIETY NOTICES.

Trfnffy Lodge, No. "a, r. n II. M,
Hold their regular communications at MA
SONIC HALL, Weaverville, on the last Saturday
of each month. Hour of meeting, O'Clock,
p. NJ. o. G. CHRISTIANSEN, w. NJ.
Nj. +. GRIFFIN Secretary. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

WHY is an old pocket handkerchief
like an old ship? Because 1t has expert
enced many a hard blow.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

ASSAULT with intent to become in
sane," is the way they put deadly attacks
now,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

A MIsER's first rule in arithmetic is
addition, but his heirs generally begin
with division.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09

THE raw material for hydrophobia in
Ohio consists Of 1873, ,42l dogs.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
TRINITY JOURNAL
OUR AGENTS

SAN FRANCISCO ii. P. Fisher, % and
81 New Merchants Exchanges Bean & Co.
No. 40 Montgomery Street; Thomas Boyce,
80 Merchants Exchange.
NEW YORK :-IIudson & Monet, Al Park
Row Geo p. Rowell & Co., 40 Park Row S.
M. Pettingill 4 Co., 81 Park Row.
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-08-31

gars and . bottle or two in the corner; in
the tariff room there viii he specimens Nv
ores and Goals. and in the free trade room
there will be the cards nv oil
the importin houses. I shall re-
serve all the callers and after ascertainin
who they are, shcl take EN- to the appro-
PIRATE room, and going out thro the hall
shel conduct the great and good Hooris in
to EN-, he kin talk to EN- in q satisfyin
manner. Ez We may hev, ez in this case,
more than one party, I hev he'd the walls,
lined, 90 that what is sed in one room
can't be heard in another. From this time
out it viii be easy sailin. Sich is the power
nv mind over matter.
DsrcoLEuM v. NAsBr,
(Which xus,P Postmaster, and which hopes
to be agin.)
The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-08-31

Wendell Phillips letter on Hor-
AGO Greeley contains the following
satine on the Farmer Philosopher :
eve abolitionists know him on
" too we'll in the weary years of our
struggle. He had enough Of clear
moral vision to see the justice Of our
cause. But he never had courage
enough to confess his faith. II events
had ever given him the courage, he
never would have had principle
enough to risk anything for an idea.
A trimmer by nature AMI purpose,
he has abused even an American
politicians privilege Of trading
principles for success. But for
lack Of ability he would have been
the chief time server of his age. I
never knew till now any Of his
eulogists SO needless and undis-
eliminating as even to claim that
he was a sincere man. As for his
honesty-for twenty years it has
been 8 by-word with ,1s, that it
would be safe to leave your. open
purse in the same room with him !;
but as for any other honesty no
one was ever witlesa enough to con-
nect the idea with his name