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Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
SATURDAY, MAY ~. 1873.

Sioux CoURTsHIP.-The Sioux are,
perhaps, mentally, morally and physi-
cally the best body of Indians on the
plains. As wives, their women are faith
full, and if young woman becomes lewd,
they pass her on the prairie. That is to
say, they take her out of the village, stake
her down on the ground, where she is left
for three nights, subject to outrage by
the roughs of the tribe, who can kill her
if they wish. She is, after this, made to
carry wood, water, and do hard labor in
the tribe, and is forever disgraced. Po-
lygamy is practiced in this tribe, but not
extensively. A man may have as many
wives as he can keep, but must buy them.
The universal price Of vile is pony,
for white man an American horse. A
squaw once bought becomes tho immedi-
ate property Of the purchaser, but he
must catch her. Men have bought wives
and never been ablo to catch them. Most
Of them, however, are quite willing to be
caught.
An Indian, several years ago, took
fancy to an officers horse and tried in
every way to purchase him, but the officer
would not part with the animal. Finally
the Indian offered him his sister, beau
tiful girl, in exchange for the horse.
Fearing he would steal or MAIN tho ami
nal, and not wishing to offend him, the
officer gave the Indian the horse, but de-
clned to receive the girl in return. The
young lady, however, was informed she
was sold, and so the matter stood.
After waiting q long time for her hus-
band to come and claim her, she one day,
as he rode by the camp, put herself in his
way, when seeing he took no notice oi
her, she naively asked: Why don't
you catch me ?" The officer who had
never seen her before, inquired what she
meant, when she roundly told him she
was his wife, and not at all pleased that
he had not come for her. He never
claimed her, but she was regarded by her
tribe as the white mans squaw, and at
last accounts was still single and waiting
for her husband.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
RICH SCENE IN A SNORING CAR

An amusing incident occurred recently
in the smoking car of railroad train be-
tween Shelby and Cleveland. A woman
with poodle dog entered!the car just pri-
or to the departure of the train from the
first point, and after depositing her dog on
one seat, turned over the back of another
one, so that each seat faced the other one.
Together she and her canine companion
thus monopolized two entire seats.
Appearances seemed to indicate that
the ear was one exclusively for the con-
venience of those addicted to the use Of
the "weed," and of this fact she was
soon apprised by the conductor, who ad-
vised her to take another car, informing
her at the same time that the accommo-
dations in the way of seats in the other
coaches were superior to those whore she
was then. However, she insisted on re-
naming, urging that her presence would
deter the occupants of the car from smok-
ing, and she would consequently expert
ence no discomfort from tobacco fumss.-
Long before the train reached this city
however, a gentleman sitting directly in
front of her produced his case, and TAX
ing therefrom cigar, began putting away
at it in manner that seemed particular
ly calculated to aggravate the strong
minded woman Immediately back of him.
In an instant, by stratagetic movement,
she wrested the obnoxious cigar from his
mouth and threw it out of the window,
exclaiming, If there is anything | do
hate il is tohacoo-smokc." The passen-
gers who had witnessed the affair were
convulsed with laughter, but the offend
ing smoker suppressed whatever emotions
may have been struggling for expression
in words or action and maintained thro'-
out the same imperturbable gravity that
had characterized him from the first.--
Calmly rising from his seat, he opened
the window nearest him, fastened it up,
and reaching over The seat back of him,
took that woman's poodle dog and threw
him out of the window and rs far beyond
MS possible, at the same time saying, " If
there's anything l do hate it's a poodle
dog"
The scene which follows beggars des-
cription. The car resounded with peal
after peal Of laughter, and as the extreme
ludicrousness of the affair became appar
ent to the principal actors in it, they too,
joined with the rest. Despite the recent
incident to the loss of her poodle dog, the
woman could not repross her inclination
to laugh at the unexpected finale of the
affair.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

THE Norway Maelstroom Of the old
school books-as most people know al
ready is q myth. At certain stages OF
the tide there is something like whirl-
pool, and in bad weather the place is r
dangerous one, even for large vessels,
but If these are wrecked it is by being
dashed against the rocks, or by founder
ing-not by being drawn into vortex
in 1850, an official report was made on
the subject by Mr.. Hagerup, Minister OF
the Norwegian Marine, who says that
more violent currents of the kind are TO
be found on the coast Of Norway, but
the worst Of them is not as bad as the
Maelstroom of the old stories.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
THE TWO NEISERs.

A miser living in Kufa had heard that
in Bsssora also there dwelt miser more
miserly than himself, of whom he might
learn much. He forthwith journeyed
thither and presented himself as hum
Bile commencer in the art of avarice, anx-
ious to learn, and under him to become a
student.
Welcome |" said the miser of Basso-
ra, "we will go straight to the market to
make some purchases"
They went to the Baker,
Hast thou good bread P'
GOOD, indeed, my masters and fresh
and soft as butter"
Mark this, friend" said the man of
Bassora to the one Of Kula " butter is
compared with bread as being the better
of the two, as we can only consume n
small quantity of that it will also be the
cheaper and we shall therefore act more
wisely, and more savingly, too, in being
satisfied with butter"
They went to the butter merchant, and
asked if he had good butter.
Good, indeed, and havory and fresh
as tho finest olive OIL" was the butter
merchants reply.
q" Mark this, also," said tho host to his
guest " oil is compared with the very
best butter, and, by much ought to be
preferred to tho latter"
They next went 10 the oil-vender.
" Have you good oil ?"
The very best quality white and
Transparent as water" was the reply.
Mark that, too," said the miser o!
Bassora 20 the one of Kufa, "by this
rule water is the very best. Now, at
homo have pailfuI, and most hospita-
bly, Herewith will entertain you"
And indeed, on their return. nothing
but water did he place before his guest
because they had learned that water was
better than oil, oil better than butter, but
tor better than bread.
"God be praised" said tho mser OF
Kufa, have not journoyed this long
distance in vain"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

USEFUL RULEs.-1he following rules
are given for liquid measurements
Sixteen large tablespooniuls are half n
pint.
Eight large tablespoonfuls are one gill.
-Four large tabespoonfuls are half Il
gill.
Two gills are half pint.
Two pints are one quart.
-Four quarts are one gallon.
A common sized tumbler holds half n
pint.
A common sized wine glass is half n
gill.
A tea-cup is one gill.
A large wine glass is two ounces.
A tablespoonful is half an ounce.
Forty drops are equal to ono teaspoon
ful.
-Four toaspoonfuls are equal to one tn
bespoonlul.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

INTERPRETATION OF A WILL. - A
very rich merchant, who had an only son
made his will, by which he left all his
property, amounting TO three hundred
thousand francs, 30 some monks, who
were to give his son such sum as they
wished. After the death Of the merchant,
the monks took possession of all the mon
cy, without offering anything to the son.
The son, being displeasod at this, brought
the monks before the vieeroy. Tho vice
roy, having read the will, asked them
what sum Of money they intended TO
give the son. They answered
"Six thousand francs"
"And what, then, do you wish to do
with the rest ?"
:" We wish to keep that" they said,
" because it is ours by right"
"But you do not understand the will
properly" said the viceroy, "for it says
you are to give the sum yoW wish to have.
The six thousand francs are therefore
yours, and the rest belongs to the son."
With this decision the monks had to be
satisfied. Thus, in trying TO get all, they
lost nearly all. There was no release
from the vceroy's decision. Crying was
of no use; they had to submit.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

LUTHER ON ASTRONOMY. Martin Luz
ther thus notices the new discoveries OF
his day am now advised that "A new
astrologer has risen who Presumed to
prove that the earth moveth and goeth
about-not the armament the sun moon,
not the stars-like us when one sitteth in
a coach or n ship that is moved, thinketh
that he sitteth still and resteth but that
the earth aud trees do move and run
themselves. Thus it goeth, wo give up
ourselves TO our own foolish ancies and
conceits. This fool (Copernicus) will
turn the whole art Of astronomy upside
down, but the Scripture showeth and
teaches another lesson, when Joshua COM
manded the sun to stand still, and not
the earth"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

THE onfhnt terrible of Il Washington
family, whose sister Eliza 10 a shining
belle in society, WIS allowed n seat neal
one of the distinguished guests at a din
ner party given by his father the Other
day, and in the midst of the merriment
he startled tho company by propoundng
the conundrum, " Why is father like the
devil 2" A painful pause ensued, and rs
no one vcntured to answer he shouted
out, " Because he's tho father Of 'Lize.'
PIobably no boy in the country was ever
put to bed quicker than he on that occa.
sion.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

How TO PREVENT HENS FROM EATING
THEIR EGGs.-The Co;ntIV GeRHcmdI,
suggests way to prevent hens from eat
ing their eggs. 1t is to I'll an egg with n
solution of pepper, and put the egg back
in the nest. A Danbury man has tried
this and says it works like a charm. lie
put a pretty good dose OF pepper in the
egg, and placed it in the nest of the Grim
inal. Pretty soon the hen came around
and took hold. 1t was q brindle animal,
with long legs and somewhat conceited.
1t dipped in its bill and inhaled the deli
cacy. Then it came out doors. ltddn't
gallop out, we don't mean, but it came
out-came ont to look at the scenery, and
see if it was going to rain. Its mouth
was wide open, and the feathers on the
top of its head stood straight up. Then
it commenced to go around the yard like
a circus horse. Once in while il would
stop and push out one leg in a tone of
astonishmcnt, and then holler "fre" and
start on again. The other hens came out
to look on. Soon the hens from the
neighbors came over the fence, and took
up a pos siLion Of observation. 1t was
quite evident the performance was some
thing new and unique to them. There is
a good deal Of human nature in hens.
When they saw this hon dance around
and have all the fun to itself, and heard
it shout "ire" and couldn't see the con-
Aagration themselves, they filed up with
wrath, and Of one accord sprang upon it,,
and before the Danbury man could inter
fere, the brindle hen with The long legs
was among the things that were. He
says the recipe is elcctual. Donbu3y
NeiOS.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

They have a practical Darwinian in
the vicinity OF the club" who promises
to turn the scientific teachings of the
great naturalist to practical account.
Here are some Of his suggestions as pub
lished in the Boston C0urier: We arc
engaged now in developing a scheme for
growing kid gloves upon the original an
imal. Our old friend Darwin, teaches us
you can do almost anything with breeds
by judicious Selection :" and we are con-
vinced that with little care, it will be
possible to produce beast whose skin,
when stripped off, will mako seamless
kin glove. Our first experiments are
with lizards. A lizard has four legs and
tail. Now we believe that eventually
the off fore leg can be developed into
thumb, while the other three legs and
tail can be arranged rs fingers. We are
crossing lizards with short tails with those
OF long legs; and are now looking around
for variety of lizard with a button or
two on his neck, for the purpose of breed
ing il with the others, whose eyes will
answer for button holes. Tho ultimate
result promises to be startling. 1t will
break up the glove trade, and drive Jou-
vim to suicide. Thus il is that human
ingenuity advances civilization.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

A LAWRENCE man allows his wife 81
a week for pin money, with the under
standing that she shall forfeit ten cents
for each absent button, and the SAME
amount for each cup fpoor coffee. Thii
arrangement has been going on for two
years, and the day has not yet come when
he could claim ten cents.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

MANY persons besides schoolboys and
college students use the phrase " He Is a
brick" without the least idea it is sup
posed to be Of classic origin. 1t is said
that King Agesilsus, being asked by an
ambassador from Epirus why he had no
walls for Sparta, replied, ave have"
Pointing 10 his marGhalled army, he said,
"Thers are the walls Of Sparta every
man you see is brick"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
LINES OF TRAVEL AND EMPRESS

Canon City, Junction City and Wea-
veryiIIe Express and Passenger Line
j. r. DRI YER, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning
returns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
HAY Fork and WeaverVilIe Pass
enger and Express Line, j. S. H0YT,
Proprietor. Weekly. Leaves Hay Fork on
Monday morning of each week; leaves Wea-
yer Tuesday morning of each week.
u. y. Mail and Express Line, from
WeaVerviIIe TO Arcata, JOHN CLIFF
FORD, Proprietor Leaves Weaver every
Thursday morning. Leaves Arcata, every
Aonday morning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

DocToRs in Tennessee are said to have
rather hard time. If patient lives he
seldom pays, and if he dies, the rest Of
the family want TO shoot the Doctor
That is good place for doctors--to cmi-
grate from.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECT0RY:
COURT TERMS |:

District COurt-Second Monday in April,
August and December.
County COurt-First Monday in Janu-
ary, March, May, July, September and No
vembcr.
Probate COurt-(Same as County Court,
Board Of SupervisOrs-First Monday
February, May, August and N0vemhar.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

North Star EOsSs, J.'O. 81, r. g. q. ~.
Holds its regular meetings at OpD FELLOWS
HALL, Weaverville, every Thursday evening,
ct o'clock Members Of the Order from
j. KACllNSk4, n. q.
W. II. RACHELDER, X. S. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

A MAN has died in Petersburg of cold
contracted while serving as juror, and
now all the ladies Of that clean little place
are trying to persuade their husbands u
cot as jurors.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

CHICAGO has a petriled child. 1t was
petrifed with astonishment TO see its fa-
ther and mother pass one day without
quarreling or threatening a divorce.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

A CINCINNATI pedagoguenamed Rapp
recently raped pupil on the skull with
a quarto grammar, as the only way Of
getting a pint o grammar into the
youths head; and the experiment was so
successful that the subject thereof went
into decline and parsed away.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

A GERMAN friend whose wife takes in
washing for their sustenance, claims that
he earns his living by the sweat Of his
rToW.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

Stella aRneasapn,ent, No. IL, \. o. %. n.
Meets on tho event. IS of the irst and Third
Tuesdays of each month, at ORD FELLOWS
HALL, Weayerville, at 5 O'clock. Patriarchs
from abroad arc invited TO visit US;
j. BEN N EFT, C. p.
w. Ii. BACHELOR, Scribe. janl
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

A UTICA boy who attempted TO ampu-
tate cats tail, has nov to do all his see
ing with one eye.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24

TrfTffS Ch~Pser, no. ~, ~. sE' Ss',
Meets on tho Second and Fourth Tuesdays
of each month, at Masonic HALL, Weaver
Vile, ut O'Clock, T. N.
W. j. TINNIN, II. p.
M. f. GRIFFIN, Secretary. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
SOCIETY NOTICES.

Trtasfg lodge, No. ~, -. q II. ~,
Hold their regular communications st MA
SONIC HALL, Weaverville, on the last Saturday
of each month. Hour of meeting, Z O'Clock,
NJ. w. j. TlNNlN, W. NJ
M. Il. GRIFFIN Secretary. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
1teekly Trinity gonrnaL.
OUR AGENTS :

TKOS. BOYCE, Room No. 80, New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city.
NEW YORK :-Hudson & Menet, Il Park
Row Geo. p Rowell & Co., 40 Park Row S
NJ. Pettingil e Co., 81 Park Row.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-24
CHICO MARBLE WORKS.

S0EkN FL. LEE, Proprietor,
CHICO, BUTTE COUNTY, CAL.
Monuments, Tablets, Tombs, HeadStonos,
ctc.. furnished upon short notice, and at prices
within the reach of all All work warr2 nted
10 give satisfaction or no sale.
JOHN H. LEE.
Chico, June 1, 1872. t.
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Fly Sting.

John Zeidler proprietor of Germania
Hall, while out riding the other day was
stung upon the third finger of the
right hand by fly. He paid little or nc
attention to it at the time, but it soon
began to swell, and became discolored
and grew very painful. and finally the
whole arm became affected. The finger
was lanced. and discharged quantities OF
pus, but the arm got no better. The
physicians were in quandary over it, and
could do little for SO unusual case,
except applying alleviating remedies
The swelling then attacked his breast.
then his right leg, and yesterday he was
suffering greatly from pain in the whole
right side of his body, though the arm
somewhat better. This singular case can
only be accounted for upon the supposi
tion that the stinging of this fly must
have come in contack with some poisonous
substance, just previous to its attack upon
Mr.. Zeidler's finger, for no ordinary iy
sting could produce such an effect. We
have heard of one case this season.
however, in which woman lost her life
IN one week from being poisoned by
ay.-T Times.
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At the Institute Of Science bo,d ,,.,

At the Institute of Science, held last
Saturday in Media, there was an interest.
ing discussion of the question. "If a
child, possessed of all the senses, should
be reared to manhood without ever hear
ing human voice, except his own, would
he speak, aud, if SO, what language p
The conclusion arrived at was, that if left
to itself the child would never learn to
speak. Two children kept together would
create simple language of their own.
but the words and combinations of sounds
would be entirely new. An anecdote was
related of a German child thus situated
who spoke language which MANY
lingusits decided to be Hebrew.
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Jury List.

Commencing Aust 4th 1873.
ChestnnttiLCharles S. Hinton. Joseph
Heller, Martin Kispaugh
Cootbaugh-Daniel McCarty.
East StrOudsbug-George Stauffer.
Etdred- ed-Samuel Metzgar, =. Drurnhellel
Hdn,ttton-He Custard, Jacob Heiney
Garret b. Fuller, John T. Bender.
,JaohsOn-John Hufsmith.
Middle Smthfeld- Terpening.
Martin Overfield, Barney Decker
Raradtse-Geo. Wagner Jacob Hilgert.
I6c9no--Jacob Smith, Peter III. Metzgar.
P9h-Harrison Labach, John Smale,
Stephen Hawk, John Swartz.
Ross-Timothy Marsh.
r, SmahteId-Abraham f. Horner, George
Smith
,Stroud-Enoch Flagler, Simon Barry.
Stroudsb1g-Edward L. Wolf. John G.
Keller George w. Drake, Lewis Keiuest
Alexander Raubenold.
I!oty.anna-Jackson Stein, John Roth.
Tarah7.anaoch- Frederick Keenhold.
THOS. NJ. McILHANEY, Pr'oty.
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A New York gentleman owns pair OF
thorough bred Scotch deer hounds, male
and female. Their sinewy limbs, deep
chests, slim muzzle,, intelligent faces, and
kindly dispositions make them ornamental
additions 10 a gentleman's country seat.
and assert their claim to lineal descent
from the the stag hound that lives in poe
try as the companion Of Sir Walter Scott.
Being dogs OF good education, as well as
blue blood, they seldom leave their mas
ter's residence, and treat less favored
quadrupeds with lofty contempt About
a week ago the male, who is called Wal
ter, followed the farm cart to neighbor' S
house. a very large and ferocious mas
tiff possessed prior dog privileges there
instead of receiving his visitor with be
coming hospitality, he assaulted him
savagely, and in few minutes injured
him so badly that be was carried home
in the cart. The mastiif's teeth had in.
fcted a bad wound in Walters chest, al
most pcrforating it from side to side
During the tedious hours of GONZALES
cence his mate was constantly with him
After five days he considered himself
we'll Then the pair went from the house
and going straight to where the mastif
lived, without warning or giving him any
other living show, they set upon him.
The fight was short, sharp and decisive
Before their victims owner could render
assistance they had torn the mastiff limb
from limb. After seeing that their work
had been we'll done, they turned aud jog
ged home.
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The college regatta on the Connecticut
river, near Springfield, last Thursday
was an occasion of great interest. Eleven
different colleges and universities were
represented by trained crews of students,
who had spent several weeks in pre-
paratory training The great race was
witnessed by many thousands of spectators.
1t was won 10y Yale, with Amherst,
Wesleyan aud Harvard close behind
Yale alsu won the Freshman race, which
was of less importance. There was also
foot race, which was vas won by a
student of McGiH College, Cauade. These
public games of strength and skill are
rapidly gaining position in America,
aud on the whole they are to be com
mended
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Brigham Young'S Seventeenth Wife De
SertS Him.

SALT LAKE, July l6.-grcat sensation
was created here to day by an announce
ment by the Journal that Ann Eliza
Webb Young, seventeenth wife of Brig
ham Young, had forever left him. carry
ing off furniture and personal effects :
Brigham will endeavor to replevin the
goods. Mrs. Young is at the Walker.
House, and through leading lawyer will
institute suit for divorce aud alimony
for large sum. Great revelations are
expected concerning the inner domestic
life of the Prophet. Mrs. Young is en-
joying the sympathy of Gentle ladies.
aud polygamous Mormons are good deal
disturbed. The Baldwin Exploring Ex
pedition left yesterday to be absent south
of the Territory and Arizona till Decem
Der.
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RATTTEsNAKE BITE. We give the follow
ing remedy, which has been thoroughly tes-
ted, and in no instance has any fatal results
followed where it has been applied. 1t is
the treatment of an old and experienced
physician. and from those who have been
nigh unto death from the effects of snake
bites, we learn what is of incalculable value
to all, especially physicians
Pulyerized carbonate of amonia (harts-
horn and sweet oil Scarify the bite and
cup, after which apply poultice of green
boneset, (eupatorium pertoyiatuna). Permit
the sufferer to drink no water, but when the
great thirst demands fluids, let sweet milk
be used In preference to any thing else. We
are assured, and from the experience of
others, we know, that this treatment will
cause immediate relief in the most aggrava-
ted cases and effect permanent cure.