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Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

BEREAvED.- Fold up the richly en-
broidered robe, lay by the tiny shoe and
white -plumcd cap, Tor the poisoned death
dart has forever stiled the pulse of the
little wenrer. The death lids curtain the
sea-blue eyes; the dimpled hands are
folded rigid,y over the pure white breast;
the plattling voice is hushcd, and the
pattering feet are cold and silent forever.
The broken toy is neglected, and the ra-
diant smile that seems like the Summer
rainbow about our home, has frozen upon
the pnlhd lips. The rosewood crib is
tenantless now, but in the narrow little
coffin we find its occupant; and there too,
is the hcart-smitten Rachel, bending in
stony woe above the babe whose spirit
smiles in glory. The nesting has flown
from her bosom, and long will it be ere
the windows of her darkened heart are
opened for the song Of birds, the breath
of dewy blossoms, or the sparkling sun
shine to enter. Time will move on, and
other immortals may futter their stain
less wings about the parent nest, but no
after joys can dim the memory of the
sainted first born. Life seems now but
broad Sahara, with no cleaning green
oasis-bubbling springs and shady palms
to lure the weary pilgrim over its aid
waste. The tender nurselng, the cher
ished idol, has gone, bearing her tiny life
scroll folded, and without blemish or
stain, no earth stain marring the sacred
scIint
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
A Fact, and why IL Is So.

A favorite argument with those gen.
tlemen who would discriminate against
female school teachers in favor of the op-
posite sex is, that while male teachers are
scarce, and good ones difficult to OBJ
tain, the supply OF first-class female teach
ers largely exceeds the demand. We
concede the fact, but hold the attempt to
use it as an agument that lady teachers
should receive less wages for like services
than men, as unmanly and unjust. We
might mention several reasons why there
are proportionately more and immesure-
ably better qualified female than male
school teachers, but the chief one is that
while with man of energy, education
and ability school teaching is but II pre-
genial to his tastes, and more profitable
rs business, it is with a woman the
Ultima thule of secular occupation. The
rules of IL society permit her to go no fur
ther.
A young man adopts the profession of
school teaching, as sailor ships for an
other cruise, because necessity compels
him to do something, and he applies HIM
self to the business with which he is most
familiar. But if there is anything in him,
if he is not the passive, lackadasical,
negative gentlemen we too frequently see
in the school teacher, who has no higher
ambition than to teach school, he will
not long wear the badge of the pedagogue.
He will devote his leisure hours to the
study of n profession or business, and
some fine morning the pupils will be sor-
ry to learn that their kind hearted, earn
est, energetic and universally esteemed
teacher has turned lawyer or doctor or
cashier or book-keeper, or adopted some
one of the thousand other occupations
within the reach of II man Of brains and
ambition. 1t is different with the intelli-
gent, educated woman. She adopts school
teaching us the best thing within her
reach and no matter what her ability
and qualifications for other more congo
nial and better paying occupations, they
are beyond her attainment. They are
not open to her as they are to the man.
We are accustomed to laugh at a lady
lawyer, sneer at Il female doctor, and it is
within the memory of very young people
that women have been admitted To even
the most unimportant clerical positions.
A little thought will explain why there
are more female than male teachers
why our schools contain many cultivated,
intelligent, active. efficient lady teachers,
and too many smaIl-brained, narrow
minded, ilibcral, cold natured and re-
pusive. maEnercd male teachers. These
remarks are not intended ~ be sweeping.
There are many cultivated, intelligent
gentlemen, engaged in the Public School
Department, and there are not few in
competent lady teachers who owe their
position to iavoritism rather thnn ability
and qualification. But they are excep-
tions to an almost general rule.-jSdn
Francisco Chronicle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

"She Works FOR A LIVING" Conn
mend us to the girl of whom it is sneer-
ingly said, "she works fer living" In
her we are always sure to find elements
of true woman-a real lady. True, we
are not prepared to see mincing step, a
naughty lip, fashionable dress, or hear
splendid string of nonsense about balls
and young men, or the new and next
party. No, no, but we are prepared to
hear the sound words Of good sense, Ian
guage becoming a woman; II neat dress,
a mild brow, and witness movements
that would not disgrace an angel.
You who are looking for wives and
companions, turn from the fashionable,
naughty girls, and select one of those
who work for a living, and never-our
word for twill you repent your choice.
You want a substantial friend, and not a
help eat-a counselor, and not a simple
ton. You may not be able to carry a
piano in your house. but you can buy a
sewing machine or a set of knitting nee
dies. II you cannot purchase every new
novel; you may be able to take some val
liable paper. Ifyou cannot buy n ticket
for the ball, you can visit some afflicted
neighbor.
Be careful then, when you look for
companions and when you choose. We
know many foolish man who, instead
OF selecting an industrious and prudent
woman tor a wife, took one from the
fashionnle stock, and is now amenting
his folly in dust and ashes. He ran into
the fire with his eyes wide open. and
who but himself is to blame for it
The time was when the ladies went a
visiting and took their work with them.
This is why we had such excellent moth
ers. How singular would a gay woman
look in a fashionable circle darning her
fathers stockings would not her com
panions laugh NJ her? And yet such a
woman would be prize to somebody
Blessed is the man who chooses for his
wife one of the despised girls "who work
| for living"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26


A TOUCHING APPEAL.-Says the San
Jose Mercury: Postmaster Billings OF
Santa Cara has received the following
letter. 1t tells its own sad story. If the
father referred to can resist such an ap.
peal, he must be something less thar
human. We publish the letter entire:
MAsILLoN, ONO, June I'd, 1873.
To the Postmaster Of Santa Clara -
Will you be so kind MS to inquire if there
is such man as George Ray in yourcity
or where he is if he has left Santa Clara
He is about 81 years old, dark eyes and
hair, not very tall, is carpenter by
trade. He is my dear father, and we
have not heard word from him tol
more than two years. Ma is left with
five children, and AN the oldest, and
am II years old. Sometimes Ma thinks
he is dead; but dreamed the other night
that he came home to us, and it has made
me think so much about him that | can
not help writing TO you, for l cannot give
up all hopes. Oh dear Mr.. Postmaster
will you do this favor for poor homeless
girl and you shall have many warm
thanks. Ii you can see him, or hea'
where he is, will you be 50 good us to send
him this letter?
NY DEAR, DEAR PA How can tell
you how sud my heart is while | try tc
write to you, not knowing whether you
ARE dead or alive. Do you love US any
more? If you are sick and discouraged
we will try and help you to come home
and then we will work and take care ol
you. Oh. how bard it is to live us we de-
now. The children are all separated.
Willie is at the State Reform School in
Lancaster in thi, State, and Ma does not
have to pay his bonld; man in Berlin
has adopted frankie MS his daughter and
n rich In mer in the country has Libbie
as his child, and Henry is mt Fredcrcks
burg. ! am working for wages in n small
family in Mas>illon. Ma hns learned
the dress makers trade, and sews 10y day
in this city and helps me all she can.
She has been working in Fulton for the
last two weeks, and will be there some
time. 1t is hard to have no home, nu
Pa to love Us, and oh, do take pity on us,
and come back ! We will receive you
with open arms. And how hnppy we
will be- 10 have you wi1h us, rs you have
been once. Oh Pa, do write and tell US
if you love us still.
Your SOrrowful Daughter,
EMMA A. RAY,
Massilon, Stark Co., Ohio.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

FALLING IN LovE.-One of the most
mysterious and unaccountsble things in
the world is how people fall in love. We
do not mean the gradual and equable
descent by which two long. time acquaint-
ances, steadily becoming more and more
attractive to each other, ultimately grow
to be inseparable. We refer to the sud-
den plunge-the falling off precipice,
MS it were-by which people sometimes
becomes instantaneously absorbed in each
other, and mutually encircled and over
borne by an all engrossing, reciprocal
affection. Love at FIRST sight 1t is COM
monty called.
A man may have been great deal In
society; he may have travelled over the
world he may have seen hundreds of
beautiful girls but no one has ever made
any serious impression upon him. All at
once he meets II glance, he perceives q
female form, he encounters woman's
face, the like of which he instantaneously
feels he has never behed before. He is
fascinated, enthrallod, bound hand and
foot for evermorc.
Why it is he cannot tell--he cannot
imagine. The mystery is unfathomable.
There may be disparity in years, in
what is called social position, in fortune,
and indeed in almost every particular.
For that he cares not or II he cares, his
regrets are imperative upon his feelings,
and vain. He only knows that he has
met an object which, in spite of himself
it may be, he must love and adore.
And women fall in love in the same
inexplicable manner, being wholly unable
to explain even to themselves the reason
OF it-perhaps more frequently than men.
What does it mean There must bs
some magnetic or spiritual influence
which is unknown to any system Of phi.
losophy ever yet discovered.
So il has been from the beginning Of
the world so ii probably will continue
to be to the end of time.
But there is one thing about falling in
love it is not SO chilling or unpleasant
as falling through the ice.-New York
Ledger.
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MINIATURE WOMEN.

We do not know when our feeling:
have been so touched with pity as at a
spectacle witnessed Sunday or two ago.
1t was day to tempt even an atheist to
some recognition of Supreme Being
The religiously inclined could not resist
its calm, bright invitation to go up to the
house Of God, and give thanks TO him
for the beauty of earth and heaven. 1t
CHANGED that the Sunday school was in
session as he ertered the nave of an
open church, and while waiting through
its closing exercises, there was an oppor-
tunity for the inviting study of young
children's faces. Looking about among
the rows of sparkling eyes and mobile
features, the vision was suddenly arrest
ed by the ornate toilettes of n couple of
sisters for although strangers, the per-
feet uniformity of their dress indicated
the two to be such. Crimped, and curl
ed, and braided, the hair of the misses
was a marvel of intricate arrangement,
which set one wondering hopelessly how
much patient, irksome labor before the
mirror had been spent in its adjustment.
Mounted above it, and tipped low down
over the forehead was miracle of the
milliner's art of ribbons, and flowers, and
velvets. Their white muslin dresses were
ehborately decorated, and tied with rain
bow hued sashes at the waist, and enliv-
ened with laces, chains and brooches at
the throat. The faces set in the midst
and overshadowed by all this lavish
adornment were small, pale and thin,
and had II suspicious suggestion of pow
der and the putf-box in their alabaster
whiteness. Delicate, dwaried and pre-
cocous, these miniature women looked
no more use in the world than Il couple of
forced fragile flowers. 1t was impossible
to guess their ages from any hint in their
attire or expression. They might be ten
or twelve and they might be eighteen
or twenty. Only one thing about them
that was positive they were fashiona-
bic.
The freshness, simplicity and frankness
Of young girlhood was entirely obIitera-
ted. When they arose at the dismissal OF
school and passed down the aisle, their
bent figures, bumped backs and mincing
steps declared the finishing absurdty of
tight shoes and high heels, while their
conscious mir and artificial manner com
pleted the painful picture. They were
girls of the period.
And multitudes of such are growing up
all over our land, with the expectation in
due time Of fulfilling the destiny OF wo-
manhood and becoming wives and moth
ers. The men who are to marry such
had better think twice and then decline.
chicago Post.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

A BEAUTIFUL AND EFFECTIVE ALE
GoRY.-Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky,
was at one time defending man who
had been indicted for capital offence.
After an elaborate and powerful defence,
he closed his effort with the following
striking and beautiful allegory:
When God in his eternal council con-
ceived the thought of mans creation, he
called the three ministers who constantly
wait upon the throne-Justice, Truth and
Mercy-and he thus addressed them
Shall we make man p Then Justice
said, oh, cd, make him not. for he
will trample upon the laws Truth made
answer also, Oh, God, make him not,
for he will pollute thy sanctuaries.' But
Mercy, dropping upon her knees and
looking up through her tears, exclaimed,
'Oh God, make him; will watch over
him with my care through all the dark
paths which he may have to tread.
| Then God made man and said to him,
'Oh man, thou art the child OF Mercy; go
and deal with thy brothere."
The jury, when he had finished, was
drowned in tears, and against evidence,
brought in II verdict of not guilty.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

ORIGIN OF PENNY PosTAoE.-An En-
glish lecturer recently told his audience
that Mr.. Rowland Hill saw poor wo-
man whose husband was away, look ear
nestly ut the outside Of a letter from him
and then decline to take it, as the postage
was too great. He expressed his sympa-
thy, but when the postman was gone she
explained to him that the letter was all
outside her husband and she had agreed
on signs and tokens and variations Of tho
address, so she could thus learn without
fee that he was we'll or i'll, was coming
home soon, or wished her to come to him,
or would send her money next week, and
so on. The future reiormer thought it
pity the poor should be driven to such
shifts and accordingly preached penny
postage. This the lecturer asserted, was
the origin Of cheap postage.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

HERE is curious story Of the old slav-
cry times, which we clip from western
Carolina paper. In the gold mining re-
gions Of Burke county lived an industri-
Gus, well-to- do free colored woman, BY
the name of Nancy Boyce. She was en-
gagged to marry Jack, n slave, and in or
der to have everything pleasant, she put
her hand in her pocket and bought him
of his master. But she was shrewd
enough to take bill of sale of him, for
tunately, as it happened, for Jack turned
out utterly worthless and II perfect sot.
But little need was there for Nancy to go
to the courts for relief by divorce. She
knew better way than that. She owned
her man. and she simply sold him to a
slave dealer, who carried him off to the
iar Southwest, so that the sharp Nancy
was never bothered by him again. Hus-
bands have been badly sold before, tho
not in this particular way.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

For GIRLs.-Si-, do girls know any
thing about housekeeping in these days
Of worldly pIeasurcY I'm afraid not.
All they seem fit for is to be dressed like
dolls, and walk about the streets until q
late hour. II you ask one if she knows
how TO bake, wash, or make pudding,
etc., perhaps she will tell you that heI
mother does all the work she wouldn't
do any, she will be lady. But what
sort of one ? il they are asked 10 dust Il
room, they have 10 get Il pair Of old
gloves for fear of soiing their hands
What foolish pride--as if their hand:
wouldn't wash All l can say is that
pity the mothers Of such girls, for what
help are they7 Now ] hope some ol
you who read this will begin TO help youl
mothers, and you will see the advantage
OF being able 10 keep house at some future
time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

Nor Used TO ELEvAToRs.-A few
evenings since, an odd looking character
entered one of the leading hotels of this
city, and after scrawing the name-John
Higgins, Sucker Flat-upon the register
cast down n $50 piece on the counter and
asked for a "good room" The clerk
docketed him 49S, somewhere in the Mt
tic, and John Higgins, Of Sucker Flat,
was shown into the elevator. For some
reason or another, the boy was not at his
post, and Higgins, supposing it to be the
room in which he was TO spend the night,
Immediately began to undress. In few
moments the elevator boy returned, and
found Higgins minus everything but his
undershirt and drawers. The gentleman
from Sucker Flat was considerably sur
prised II: what he deemed the unceremon-
ious entrance of the boy, and demanded
why he had dared come into n gentle
mans room without knocking. The boy
took in the situation ut n glance, and see
ing party of ladies coming up, appar-
emily with the intention Of ascending in
the elevator, concluded that Higgins
must be got out Of the way as soon as
possible, and giving the rope tug, sent
the apparatus skyward. The moment
that the thing began its ascent, Higgins
began to bound about the confined apart
ment like Gagged lunatc, and for while
it was hard to tell which was most thor
oughIy frightened, Higgins or the boy
At ast they reached the Top floor and
came to dead halt. Here the Sucker
Flat man burst open the door, and rush
ed out Of the elevator, airily clad in the
simple costume of red undershirt and
white drawers. He was closely followed
by the boy, who was evidently anxious
to get the guest into room 498 as soon as
the circumstances would permit. As
luck would have it, however, Il number
of cham mbermaids were just passing the
spot, and, as Higgins broke loose in their
midst, they filled the upper corridors with
unearthly cries, and fed in different di-
rcctons. At last, by the assistance OF
several walters, Higgins was caught and
taken TO his room where his wearing MP.
parel was afterwards brought to him.
He now uses the stairs when he wants tc
go up or down. San Francisco ChroR
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
Coming Home.

oh brothers and sisters growing old,
Do you all remember yet
That home in the shade of the rustling trees
Where once our household met?
Do you know how we used to come from schoo
Through the Summers pleasant heat,
With the yellow fenne's golden dust
On our tired little feet?
And how sometimes in an idle mood
We loitered by the way;
And stopped in the woods to gather flowers,
And in the fields to play;
Till warned by the deep'ning shadows fall,
That told OF tbs coming night,
We climbed to the top Of the last long hill,
And saw oar homes in sight?
And brothers and sisters, older now
! han she whose life is Ger,
Do you think of tho mothers loving face
That looked from the open door?
Alas ! for the changing things of time;
That home in the ddst is low,
And that loving smile was hid from us
In the darkness long ago!
And we have come to life's last hill,
rom which our weary eyes
Can almost look on the home that shines
Eternal i'll the skies.
So, brothers and sisters, as we go,
Still let us move as one,
Always together keeping step,
ill the march OF life is done.
For that mother who waited for us here,
" earring smile so sweet,
Now waits on the hills OF PARADISE,
for her children's coming feet
Alice CiJ.y.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
SATURDAY. JULY &c. 1873.

PLAIN FEATURES. - Plainness of lea-
lures is not at all incompatible with beau
ty. There is a great difference between
persons being plain and being ugly
A person may be very plain, and yet at
tractive and interesting in countenance
and manner, and surely no one could call
such II person ugly. There are no rules
to be depended on for the settlement Of
beauty, and still less can ugliness be de-
fined otherwise than by itself. If we
were asked to define what constitutes an
ugly woman, we could not reply.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
NUMBER 30.
HE LETTER n.

Ny letter Is finished but how shall Il end.
Shall sign " lust Bertha M'Caul ?"
1ts SO aWHwara to write to a gentleman friend
And TO Charley it's hardest of all,
Shall | say, Yours respcctfullye" Horrible
No;
That would be quite insulting, I'm SURE.
Or "Copddislly s1dsn yy0urs'" Or Your friend So
These phrases cannot endure.
Well, Sincerely your friend?" No, that Is
not q ite true:
Or" Yours to command ?" That's too meek;
Yours as ever?" Oh, shocking That would
never do,
We were strangers till Michaelmas week.
l have it ! I've written quite fast (we'll sup
Yours in haste" All, that hardly sounds
He might take II in literal earnest; Tho knows.
Which would put me in such u poor light.
Dear me How perplcxing! There is an ex-
preston
That might tell-what he never must know
And yet, though 1t almost would be a confess
sion,
He never would fancy it so,
IT'S too common to use it. I've written it often,
But ne'er telt its meaning before;
He'll never suspect (Ah, | see his eye soften
While scanning my note DER and o'er)
So I'll say it. Why not? What harm can II doe
lis written. And now for the sending
Yours trdly"--l foel rs il, somehow, he
knew
Though it's really commonplace ending.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
Tile BEST HAVE THEIR EAILINHs.

THE BEST HAVE THEIR FAILINGs.-
a painter was once engaged upon like
ness of Alexander the Great. In one oi
his great battles Alexander had received
an ugly scar on the side of his face. The
artist was desirous of giving correct
likeness of the monarch, and ut the same
time. desirous of hiding the scar. 1t was
a difficult task To accomplish. AT length
he hit upon a happy expedient. lie
painted him in reflective attitude, his
hand placed against his head, while his
finger covered the scar. The best men
are not without their failings-their scars
but do not dwoll upon them. In speak
ing of them to others, adopt the painters
expedient, and let the finger of love be
placed on the scar.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

To PRINTERs.-A good washing COM
pound for cleaning type, ETC., may bs
made as follows: Take sal soda one
pound, unslacked lime one-half pound,
and one gallon of water boil half An
hour, stirring frequently, then let It stand
till well settled, and when perfectly clear
pour off into another vessel. When pre-
pairing for use take one part Of this liquid
and add two of water. We have tried
several kinds Of washing fluid, but find
this the cheapest as we'll as the best Of
any. The necessary articles can be pur-
chased anywhere for twenty-five cents,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
LINES OF TRAVEL AND EXPRESS

Canon city, Junction city and Wea-
verviile Express aH 4 Passenger Line
J. X. DRIVER, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Th lrsday and saturday morning
returns on Monday, w Wednesday and Friday.
Hay Fork and WeayerviiIe Pass
enger aad Express Liae, j. S. HOYT,
Proprietor. Weekly. Leaves Hay Fork on
Monday morning OF each week leaves Wea-
yer Tuesday morning of each week.
u. n. Mail and Express Line, from
WeavervIIle to Areata. JOHN CLIF-
FORD, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver every
Thursday morning. Leaves Arcata, every
Monday morning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26

A WASP built Its nest few weeks ago,
in the Ascension Church, ut Baltimore,
Extensively near the choir. The sexton
being appealed to, he said, "I'll fix the
raseals," and proceeded to burn them
out. The next day, while gazing at the
ruins of the church, the sexton was heard
TO remark, 4" knew l could fix the ras-
Gals, but I'm sorry the church went with
them"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-26
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.
Board Of SupervisOrs--First Monday
February, May, August and November.