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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24
MARK TWAIN ON NOBILITY,

The following letter was recently I'd
dressed by Mark Twain to the London
To- Morning Post, and that paper publishes
il as "curious specimen of transatlantic
pufery:"
SIR Now that my lecturing engage
ment is drawing to its close, / find that
there is one attraction which l forgot to
provide, and that is the attendance Of
some great member Of the Government
to give distinction to my entertainments.
Strictly speaking, did not really forget
this or underrate its Importance, but the
truth was was afraid of it. l was afraid
of it for the reason that those great per-
sonages have so many calls upon their
time that they cannot well spare the time
to sit out an entertainment, and l knew
that if one Of them were to leave his box
while was lecturing it would seriously
embarrass me. l find, however, that
many people think ought not to allow
this lack to exist any longer therefore, l
feel compelled to reveal thing which
had intended to keep a secret. early
applied to party at the East End who is
in the same line Of business as Madame
Tussaud, and he agreed to lend me a
couple of Kings and some nobility, and
he said they would sit out my lecture,
and not only sit it out but they wouldn't
even leave the place when it was done,
but would just stay where they were,
perfectly infatuated, and wait for more.
So l made bargain with him at once,
and was going to ask the newspapers to
mention, in tho usual column, that on
such and such an evening His Majesty
King Henry VIII would honor my en-
tertainment with his presence, and that
on such and such an evening His Majesty
William, the Conquerer, would be pres
ent, and that on the succeeding evening
Moses and Aaron would be there and so
on. I felt encouraged now, an attendance
like that would make my entertainment
all that could be desired, and besides, l
would not be embarrassed by their going
away before my lecture was over. But
now misfortune came. In attempting to
move Henry VIII to my lecture-hall, the
porter fell down stairs and utterly smash
ell him all TO pieces /; in the course of
moving William, the Conquerer, some
thing let go, and all the saw-dust burst
out Of him, and he collapsed and wther-
ed away to nothing before my eyes. Then
we collared some Dukes, but they were
so seedy and decayed that nobody would
ever have believed in their rank and so
l gave them up with almost broken
heart. In my troubles had nothing in
the world to depend on now but just
Moses and Aaron, and l confess to you
that it was all could do to keep the tears
back, when | came to examine those two
images and found that man, in his unap-
proachable ignorance, had been exhibit
ing in Whitechapel for Moses and Aaron
what any educated person could see at q
glance, by the ligature, were only the
Siamese Twins.
You see now, sir, that | have done all
that a man could do to supply com
plained-of lack, and if l have failed l
think ought to be ptied, not blamed.
wish l could get King somewhere,
just only for little while, and l would
take good care of him, and send him
home, and pay the cab myself.
MARK TWAIN.
LONDON. December 10th.
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AT a recent tea party in the Highlands,
young man who had been relating his
more than wonderful exploits in various
parts Of the globe, was not little set
back by the remark of an old traveller :
" Yonng man, are you not ashamed to
talk so when there are older liars at the
table?n
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THE Democrat gets off tho following :
" We observe that our Albany ladies are
doing up their hair in a stack about ten
inches higher than their heads. A lady
of the forrest, in humble imitation of
them, has tied pole up her back so it
will reach yard or two above her head,
and has twined cows tail up the pole.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

A QUARRELsoME couple were discuss
ing the subject of epitaphs and tomb
stones, and the husband said, "My dear,
what kind Of a stone do you suppose they
will give me when l de?" Birthstone,
my love !" was the afectionate reply.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

A FELLOW who had been hooked by
an unruly COW, limped in his gait. A
lady remarked that the man appeared 20
10 intoxicated. eyes," replied her beau,
" the poor fellow has taken couple of
hOrnS."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

A CoLoRED preacher in translatng to
his hearers the sentence, "The harvest is
over, the season is ended and thy soul is
not saved" put it: "De corn has been
cribbed, dere amt any more work, and
de debbil is still foollin' dis community" :"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

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
Board of SupervisOrs-First Monday
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

IT has always been held that only
bodies of salt water have tides, but obser-
vations Of the last few years prove incon-
testably that there is q very slight tide
in large bodies Of fresh water such as
Lake Superior.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

A BARRIsTER blind in one eye, plead
ing with his spec;acles on, said, "Gen-
tlemen, in my argument shall use moth
ing but what is necessary" "Then, "
replied wag, "take out one of the glass
es OF your spectacles."
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MINES AND MINING
IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

OWING TO THE DELAYS that have
" attended the printing and distribution
Of the Reports Of the Commissioners on
Mining SATISFIES, these carefully pre-
pared and otherwise useful publications,
have failed to keep the world duly posted
in regard to the condition and progress of
mining affairs on the, Pacific Coast, the
information conveyed through this me-
the time it reaches the eye of the general
intelligence on mining topics, and bring
ing the history of this great industry down
to the most recent date, the undersigned
will, on or about the first of February
next, issue large octave volume, de-
voted to q consideration of mining mat
ters, as they exist at the present time, in
the States of California and Nevada. In
the fulillment of this purpose the author
will at once visit every important district
and locality in these States that has not
already been lately examined or heard
from through reliable channels, to the
end that the information embodied in this
volume may be recent and authentic.
The great aim will be to fill the book with
live practical matter; wherefore, only
such properties as have been brought to
productive condition, or as have, through
developments made, established for them
selves a good degree of actual or pros
pective merit will receive attention nor
will any notice be bestowed on processes
or appliances other than such as have met
with approval after extended working
tests.
This work will be printed on the best
quality Of paper, and be elegantly and
substantially bound, the design being to
mpart to it such mechanical excellence
as will reflect credit upon the book max
ing art in California.
HENRY DEGROOT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 1873.
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THE dying words off Delaware woman
were " Henry, if you should marry
again, remember that it only takes a cup
ful of sugar to sweeten a quart of goose
berries"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

A WORTHY Kentucky farmer being
asked if daughter recently married was
still living with him, "No, sir when
one of my girls swarms, she must hunt
her own hive"
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
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has not led the times, should cause its conduc-
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public gratitude. The Magazine has done
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AN Ohio politician was boasting in a
public speech that he could bring an ar
gument to pint as quick as any other
man. "You can bring quart to a pint
good deal quicker" replied bystander.
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LITERARY.
Not for sale In Book or .N1Hs stores.

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mos besides
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-24

Examine the stamp upon the cloth plate il
should read Wheeler Il Wilson Mfg Co.
A. b. Wilson, Pat"
Every Sewing Machine should be sold on its
own merits. Parties endeavOring to pulm off
other sewing machines under the great reputa-
ton of this machine will be dealt with accord
ing to Law. Buy no family sewing machine of
travelling agents, unless they can show you a
letteI signed, W. M. STODDARD, Agent for
the Pacific Coast for said machines.
n. BAH who have purchased sewing ma
chimes upon the reputation of the WHEELER il
WILSON, and have found them to be of another
kind, will please apply at my Office 427 Mont
gomery street. w. M. .SFODDARD,
Agent for the Pacific Coast,
No. Az, Montgomery St, San Francisco.
The silent adjustable Tuck marker-ono of
the most useful attachments to a Sewing Ma
chine ever invented. Applicable to tho
Wheeler & Wilson. Sold Wholesale and retail
in every town ON the Pacific Coast, at the Agen-
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CHIMES. w. Nj. STODDARD,
jan20 Agent for the Pacific Coast
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These Machines are Adapted to
Every Variety OF Sewing,

From the lightest muslins to the heaviest
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If it be inconvenient for the purchaser to
visit the salesrOom, the order may be forward
filled as if the selection had been made per-
sonaly.
Full instructions, recently compiled, and
giving full information upon every point in
detail, accompany each Machine, and enable
the most inexperienced to operate without
difficulty.
Our interest in the successful working of the
Machines is not second to that of the purchas-
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require it.
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WHEELER & WILSON.
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THE GRANDEST IN THE WORLD.
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50 The wheeler a. Wilson Sewing MA.
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These unequalled Machines do si1 the differ
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Allpersons will please examine the WHEELER
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But in the grand trial, daily use throughout
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OBSTACLES 2 MARRIAGE.

Happy Relief for Young Men from
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MEDICAL.
THE EYES THE EYES
DIR. E. HI. PARDEE,
OcuIiSt and AuriSt.

a FTER A PROTRACTED BLIND
IN ness of more than five years, DR.. Pardee
has made himself thoroughly and scientiiical-
ly acquainted with all Diseases of the Eye,
and is now practicing with a success not sur
passed in the United States.
All operations performed, such as Strabis-
mus, or crOss-eye, Cataract by linear eXtrac-
ton, Depression or Absorption, Pterygium, or
feshy membrane growing over the eye, Reduc-
tion of StaphylOma, or bulging out of the eye,
Artificial Pupil, Fistula, Lachrymalis, or clos
ing Of the tear passage, and all deformities of
the Lids, ETC..
Artificial Eyes inserted without the least
pain, and possessing all the movements and
brilliancy of the real eye. A large assortment
constantly on hand and for sale at reasonable
prices. The Doctors Eye Bath for the treat
ment and cure of all nervous diseases is used
all over this coast.
Thankful to those physicians who have sent
him cases for operation, he hopes that his uni
yersal success will warrant a continuation of
their confidence. His celebrity as an operator
is cO-eXtensive with his success, as patients
are presenting themselves, for treatment and
operations, from New York and Boston, almost
monthly. Many patients can be seen at the
Doctors office daily, in different stages of re-
cOyery.
OFFICE -737 Clay street, Opposite tho
Plaza, San Francisco.
TAKE NOTICE" n Ltar Is NOT to
be beiispsd though ne sp. KS the frmth.r
Reports are in circulation through the upper
country that have retired from business, that
] have gone to the Atlantic States, that | am
in Europe, &c., &c TO those interested | will
say that the report has been gotten in circula-
ton for the furtherance of 0Jher parties, who
are trying 70 obtain, ilcgitmately, an eye
practice. The report has been started by an
itinerant mountebank, and without the least
truth, as ! am at my Office daily, and attending
to about sixty daily patients
Il. III. PARDEE, OcuIist,
737 Clay Street,
my2j-ly. SAN FRANCISCO.
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PREMIUM FOR 1874.

Every subscriber to THE ALDINE who
pays in advance for the year 1874, will receive
painted in oil for the p publishers Of THE AL
DINE, by Thomas Moran, whose great Colo
RADIO, picture was purchased by Congress for
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One is view in the White Mountains, New
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himself.
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TERMS.
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THE cheese is mitier than the pen.
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TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY:

Judge 9Th Judicial Dist, A. NJ. RosBoRoUGH.
County EDWARD P. LovEJoY.
Sheriff FLOWERS.
Clerk G. TRoTTER.
District Attorney RIeHARD CLIFFORD.
Treasurer. L. MCCAUsLAND.
Assessor ACOB PAULsEN.
Supt Pub. Schools b. LovETT.
Coroner and Pub. Ad......."'W. II. BACHELDER.
Surveyor S. LowDEN.
District No. l...FoRDYcE BATES.
Supervisors. " " 2.-.-JoFN SHERIDEN
" " 3"."WM GUTHRIE.
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FLORENCE,

T,Or those who prefer a Ma
Il chine feeding the wOrk away from
the operator, we now have one OF
that description, quiet, easy-running
and having all the other peculiar exc
ceIlencies Of the other style.
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FLORENCE.

Opecial attention is called
~ TO the great improvements made.
recently I'm this excellent Machine,t
md TO the new and elegant styles OF
Cases added TO our list.
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Monuments, Tablets, Tombs, Head-Stones,
etc. furnished upon short notice. and ri prices
within the reach Of all. All work warranted
to give satisfaction or no sale.
JOHN ii. LEE.
Chico, juno /, 1872 tC
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CHICO MARBLE WORKS.

JOHN III. LEE, Proprietor,
CHICO, BUTTE COUNTY, CAL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18

With a loss of l6 men, an English
army about $500 strong, routed 4, 600
Ashantees, captured and burned their
capital, and held possession OF the
country until abject terms Of surrender
we're completed, The "oolored troops
fought nobly," but they we're no match
for European valor and superiority IN
anv way, save numbers. England
applauds the negro business in America,
mt she makes short work with the blacks
who tamper with her policy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18
REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

WE TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING
w our friends and the public that we have
opened at the well-known stand No. go Main
room and increased facilities we shall be bet
ter able TO supply our customers. We come
60 stay, and having had an experience OF
many years IN catering to the public taste,
think we can please Thankful tor the sup
port of our many patrons at our Poplar street
house (which for their benefit will be con-
tinued), We respectfully solicit a share Of the
trade, pledging prompt attention and goods OF
unsurpassed quality and cheapness. give US
\ trial. Very respectfully,
WM. DEAN & CO.,
95-7 2i0 Main street, cor. Jefferson.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18

A cat which stuck its head too far
into a tin can in New Jersey town one
night last week, was the innocent cause
of a lively excitement. The family sup
posed q burglar must be in the kitchen,
and while the ladies very properly
tainted, the gentlemen armed them
selves and began firing wildly out
of the windows, to let the supposed
marauders know there we're fire arms in
the house. The police and members OF
the fire department were anything but
complimentary in their remarks as they
journeyed homeward.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining IN the POstonice Mt Mem.
phis, Saturday, april Is, 1874.
Published in tie daily newspaper having the
IARG EST CIRCULATION IN the circuit
ofthe Memphis POstobice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18
FOREIGN LIST.

The treaty between Queen Victoria
and the Emperor of Russia, in regard to
the marriage Of the Duke of Edinburgh
and the Grand Duchess Marie Alexan-
drowna, is published. Il provides that,
If there should be child .borr of the
marriage. it shall be brought up as a
Protestant, but that the Grand Duchess
shall be at liberty to worship according
to the rites of the Orthodox Greek
Church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-18

Macoupin county, Illinois, has made
m its mind to repudiate its bonds at all
hazards. A local journal thus gives ex-
pression to the sentiment of the county:
! The bondholders make a very great
mistake in believing that judgments will
bring money. They may get all the
judgments they desire, but old Macou-
pin will continue 10 beat them on the
execution"