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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1874.

The RING FINGER.-We have already
noticed the mode Of procedure adopted
by bridegrooms in placing the ring upon
the fourth finger Of the left hand. Tho
it was reached simultaneously with the
concluding "Amen," a far weightier rea-
son prevailed with many of our fore
fathers for selecting this finger to bear
the matrimonial token. Swinburn's
"Treatise of Spousals " says: "The
finger on which the ring is to be worn is
the fourth finger of the left hand, next
to the little finger because by the re-
ceived opinion of the learned and expe-
rienced in ripping up and anatomizing
mems bodies, there is vein of blood
which passeth from the fourth finger in
to the heart, and called vena amoris,
Loves vein and SO the wearing of the
ring on that finger signifeth that the
love should not be vain or feigned, but
that as they did give hands to each 9TH
er, so likewise they should give hearts
also, whereunto that vein extended" !"
This idea seems to have arisen in Egypt
as early as the second century. Appian,
an Alexandrian historian, says that, in
the opinion Of the anatomists of Egypt,
"a certain most delicate nerve" passed
from the ring finger to the heart. But
the staunchest upholder Of this theory
was L@vinus Lemnus, celebrated sage
Of Zealand, who lived in the sixteenth
century. In his medical practice he had
often taken advantage Of this connecting
artery to restore fainting women to con-
sciousness "The small artery is stretch.
ed forth from the heart unto this finger,
the motion whereof you may perceive
evidently in all that affects the heart in
women, by the touch of your forofnger.
| used to raise such as are fallen into a
swoon by pinchng this joint, and by
rubbing the ring of gold by little saf-
from, for, by this, restoring force that
is in it passeth to the heart, and refresh
eth the fountain Of life, unto which this
finger is joined. Wherefore antiquity
thought fit to compass it with gold"
lie also states that this finger was termed
medicus," since, if any venom entered
it notice was given to the heart before it
was too late to use an antdote. The
gout, also, never afflicted this finger un-
til the attack had assumed fatal char
actcr. This he had observed in Galha
Belgca, the land par excellence of poda-
grad sufferers, no Belgian, however long
his experience Of gout may have been,
ever suffered in this finger till death was
nigh at hand.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

LIVE LIKE LovERs.-Married people
should treat each other like lovers all
their lives-!hen they would be happy.
Bickering and quareling would soon break
off love affairs consequently lovers in
dulge in such only to very limited ex-
tent. But some people-men and wo-
men both-when they have once got mar
ried think they may do just as they
please, and it will make no difference.
They make a great mistake. 1t causes
all the difference in the world. Women
should grow more devoted and men
more fond after marriage, if they have
the slightest idea of being happy as wives
and husba bands. 1t is losing sight of this
fundamental truth which leads to hund-
reds of divorces. Yet many a man will
scold his wife who would never think OF
breathing a harsh word to his sweetheart;
and many a wife will be glum and mo-
rose on her husbands return, who had
only smiles and words of cheer for him
when he was her suitor. How can such
people expect to be happy?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
AN OPEN DOOR.

For our young men, we mean. The
opportunities and invitations presented by
public affairs in this country were never
greater than to-day. A new class of in
terests and a new order of questions have
risen within quarter of century, re-
quiring new class Of men to deal with
them. The old political questions arc
mostly settled or outgrown. Very few
people feel particle of interest in the
topics that their fathers and grandiathers
were so intensely excited over and con-
tended so zealously about. Bank and
tariff, State right and slavery extension
have had their day and practically made
their exit from the stage. Each genera
ton makes its own issues as it builds its
own homes. We don't wear our grand
fathers clothes, why should we wrap
ourselves up in his opinions ? The Amer
lean has developed remarkable ability
for doing his own thinking and filing new
emergencies with happy expedients. lie
makes his own fashions, builds his own
houses, manufactures party when occa-
sion calls for it, extemporizes n railroad
or government when they are wanted,
and would excogtate a religion if he felt
the need Of one.
Within few years there has been q
growing disinclination on the part of our
young men to take an active interest in
public affairs. They have turned away
from politics with Indifference, to engage
in business, or enter the professions, or
circumnavigate the globe in quest of ad-
ventures. Nor are they to be greatly
blamed for not taking an interest in top
les that were threadbare and organizations
in which everything was cut and dried.
But the present condition Of public affairs
is very different. The new questions are
more largely social and moral than were
the old ones. They relate to the material
interests Of whole sections and classes OF
people. They take fast hold Of the moral
welfare Of communities. The railroad
fHS"e'v"j WIZ IHNStiOh VI ILOIio iIi I'iONt-
ments, the new functions of government,
the relations that should subsist between
labor and capital, the employer and en-
ployee, the prevention of crime and treat
ment Of criminals, the industrial and po-
litlcal status of woman, the proper edu-
cation of all classes for the work and
purposes Of life-these and similar prob
lens will occupy constantly increasing
place in the discussions and politics of the
next half century. And they are ques-
tions with which our young men are best
fitted TO deal. All their taste and culture
and refinement and moral perceptions arc
needed for the right solutions of the ques-
tions that are everywhere asking them
selves as never before. Here is an open
door that our young men should not hes
itate TO enter. 1t was young men who
threw down the gauntlet to England and
developed a discomfort into revolution.
1t was young men who initiated the anti
slavery crusade and formed the Repub-
lican party. The enthusiasm Of the young
is often worth more than the experience
Of the old. And never was it more need
ed in public affairs than to-day -He0rU
and Home.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

A LITERARY LAUEDREss.-A bash
ful journalistic reporter on the staff of q
well known Partisan journal is famed for
his dislike Of the traditional notebook OF
his race, and has hit upon a method OF
taking his professional notes unobserved
by those surrounding him. He wears
large VIII ito linen cuffs to his shirt, and
nonchalan:ly jots his impressions on
those with the most microscopic OF pen
ellis. At first his laundress was greatly
puzzled with the hieroglyphically IN
scribed manchettes Of her client, but al
ter while learned the meaning OF the
signs, and thus gathered the news OF the
week while pursuing her svoeatien. One
day she astonished M. X. by remarking /;
=" Your last washing was very interest
ing, only you did not give us enough po-
litical news"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

FEMALE DUPLICITY. - A Minnesota
paper gives this fresh instance Of fcmi-
nine fnesse: "a young lady Of Hutch
inson, who is fair to middling in looks,
puts on good deal Of style and would
like to be popular, and who dwells in a
house that, while it is decent and respect
able is not grand, had the luck some time
since to receive an introduction to gem
tleman from a neighboring town. 1t was
at church that she was made acquainted
with him, and he asked to see her home /;
she accepted and they started. 1t occur
red to her as they walked onward, that
after what she had said it would hardly
do to enter her humble dwelling, for the
lad might think she was not what she
seemed. A few houses distant from hers
stands fine e-looking residence, before
which she halted. He, not being ac-
quainted with Hutchinson or her, sup
posed of course that everything was all
right, and left the gate with bright Wis
ions dancing through his brain, while she
hid behind the stoop until he got out Of
sight and then went home happy"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
LINES OF TRAVEL AND EXPRESS

Canon City, Junction City and Wea-
yerviIIe Express and Passenger Line
J. r. DRIVER. Proprietor. Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning
returns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hay Fork and WeaverviIIe 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. q. Mail and Express Line, from
WeaverviIIe to Arcata, JOHN CLIFF
FORD, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver every
Thursday morning. Leaves Arcata, every
Monday morning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

A CHICAGO parson, who is also
school teacher, handed a problem to a
class in mathematics the other day. The
first bog took it, looked at it while, and
said: 81 pass" Second boy stared at
it and drawleG out: 81 can't make it,"
every we'll, boys" said the parson,
Wen proceed to cut for new DEAL"
and with this remark the leather strap
danced like lightning over the shoulders
Of those deprayed mathematicians.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
ST. n DE X.

Twas but breath
And yet woman's fair name wiltod,
And friends once warm grew cold and stiltod
And life was worse than death.
One venomed word
That struck its coward, poisoned blow
In cravened whispers, hushed and low,
And yet the wide world heard
Twas but one whispered-one--
That muttered low for very shame,
That thing the slanderer dare not namo,
And yet its work was done.
A hint so slight,
And yet so mighty in its power,
human soul in one short hour,
Lies crushed beneath its blight.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

An ATTACHMEYT.-A young bachelor
who had been appointed Sheriff was call
ed upon to serve an attachment against a
beautiful young widow. He accordingly
called upon her and said: " Madam, l
have an attachment for you" The wild
ow blushed, and said his attachment was
reciprocated. "You don't understand
me you must proceed to court" 81
know it is leap year, sir, but | prefer you
to do the courting." Mrs. p, this is
no time for trihing the Justice is wait
ing" 1.-THE Justice why | prefer a
parson."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY:
COURT TERMS +:

District COurt-Second Monday in April,
August and December
County COurt-First Monday in Janu-
airy, March, May, July, September and No
veInber.
Probate COurt-(Same as County Court }
Board of SupervisOrs-First Monday
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

A RAILROAD official Of this city was
called upon the other day by rugged
looking Irish woman, who demanded
free pass. On being asked what claim
she had for such favor, she replied that
she r. washed Mike Riley's shirts."-
Mike is a switchman on the road.-Bos-
ton AfeT Dinner.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
Weekly Trinitg 9uurnaL.
OUR AGENTS:

THOS. BOYCE, Room No. 80. New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city.
GEO. p. ROwELL "a CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25
JOHN LORD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
WEAVERNILLE, CAL.

REFERENCES Prof. |. T. Dana, Portland,
Me-; Prof w. W. Greene, Long Island Medi-
cal College, Brooklyn, n. Y. Prof c. f. Brack
cit, Princeton, N. j.
OFFECE-lheater Building, Main Street,
Weaveryille. Residcnce-C Court Street, above
Union Hotel. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-25

If you would get rich, take care Of
the pence, and look out for expense.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
From the Springfield Republican,
a Schoolmaster who Deserv-
ii5l ed What He Got.

A young student from Wesleyan Un-
iversity, teaching az East Glastonbury,
saw one of his pupils, girl about l5,
writing note during school hours few
days ago, and ordered her 70 bring 1t to
him. She declined, saying it was not
suitable for him TO see, wherrupon he
told her to leave school. She was just
starting, when lie approached her, and
saying: "You are not sixteen and III
lick you," struck her three blows OH The
arm and shoulder with knotfed stick
an inch in diameter. As she was start
ing again, he seized her by the hair and
gave her another blow upon her head.
She went home badly crippled, perhaps
for life. She was the daughter of poor
widow, and was working in factory to
pay for her education.
The citizens were very insiignant,an
about fifty of them met the teacher
in the street at night, and mobbed him,
but he escaped with few bruises. The
next day he settled with the pupil by
paying twenty dollars, and was warmed
out Of the town on pain Of tar and featb-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
ITEMS.

If the man in the Noon keeps q dog
we should say it is Il skye-terrler.
"Sam. why am de pigs de most intel
ligent folks in the world?'' "Cause de,
nose ebrything. Hfit-o
"Have you heard my last song ?" ask
ed music writer of a gruff critic. s'l
hope so," was the reply. . s
An old farmer says: "Talk abouI
drainage,the surest drain on farm is q
mortgage at high rate of interest.
"Theie e." said Jones, as he wrathful.
ly pushed away the pie which his land.
lady had just served him, s'that stuff
isn't fit for pig to eat, and ain'r goin
to eat il.
What is the difference between a Jew
and lawyer? The one gets his law
from the prophets, and the other his
profits from the law.
lt Is said that rosebud nearly one
thousand years old is growing by the
side of the Hildeshelm Cathedral, Ger
many.
Out in Kansas they are going to sub
init the question of female suffrage to a
vote Of the people.
We respectfully beg leave to remind
Col. Mcclure that the Sandwiches Is
lands have no king.
An Arkansas town wants forty smart
women. It's too much half that num-
Der could make it smarr.
They want to improve the State seat
OF government in Missouri. How would
it do to sow it with hey-seed?
A few lonely little robins are doing
the best they can to make spriny-time
1t different points in New England.
A public spirited indianapolis hen has
supplemented the Siamese twins autopsy
by laying hyphenated pair OF eggs.
Love is an egotism of two. The first
'igll Of love is the lust of wisdom.
There are over 2i 900 iuiots in this
country, who acknowledged US such.
If saloon keeper gets rich it is be-
'ause he makes many good bargaus.
A German divine is spending ten days
N this country to write a book on ir.
Questionable-When a man lnarries
poetess, does he take her for better or
or verse.
The Patrons of Husbandry in Wiscon-
in have started a newspaper entitled
he Mo,1ing Machine.
Carndinal Ansonelli is laid up with the
'out, brought on by life OF abstinence |
nd self-denial.
Why lisa person who never lays wa
.er as bad as regular gambler? Be-
ause lie is no better.
A New Hampshire town defrayed the
Expense providing a municipal hearse !
y giving fancy dress ball.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
An old Fashioned Mother and
a Reformed Boy.

Some time ago, Mrs. Buckelby, who
lives over in Berrin county, Mich, di-
rected her son SImuei, lad OF fourteen
years, to take turn at churn. Now as
Samuel had set his heart on going fish
ing at that very time, lie ''go5 his back
up" and fatty refused to agitate the
cream. The curvature was promptly ta-
ken out OF his back by slipper, and,
with tears in his eyes, he went on duty
with the dasher. In about half an hour
and during the brief absence OF hi.
mother his eyes tell on II plate of fiy
posion, and bright, thought struck
him. just before Mrs. B., came in,
Samuel lifted the fatal platter to his lips
and Is she entered he put the poison
from his lips, with the dramatic excla-
nation: There, mother 1 guess you
won't lick Inc 10 more" Now what
did this spartan dame do? Did she
shrek for Il doctor and fall into hys-
terics? Not much. She simply took
Samuel by the back of the neck, lifted
him deftly into rlie pantry, beat the
whites OF six eggs together, and told
him to engulf the same instanter, and
ne refusing, she called the hired girl,
and in twinkling sam found himself
outside alhumen. Then Mrs. Il. began
mustard emetic. Seeing
this, Sans pluck gave way, and COM
menced begging, crying, 81 was only
tryin' to skeer ye." But the stern
mother was not to be softened and SAM
ael had to swallow the mustard. He
was then forced TO take dose of pain
killer, and had his back rubbed with
''Vigo of Life" and his stomach with
the "Oil of Gladness." Then he vomi-
ted up everything but his boots and
socks. This being over, he took
seven Ayers pills, two spoonfuls of
caster oil, a teaspoonful of salts, and a
blue pill. And now if you want to be-
hold the madlest boy in Michigan, just
say ely poison" to Sam Buckelby.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
Bluffing a Peddler.

A well known tin peldler tray.
! elel around to dispense notions to
such as were willing to bargain. lie
was persevering trader, and never
would be bluffed OFF with short an
swcr. From one house in particular he
received continued rebuffs and assuran-
ces that nothing was wanted. They
never bought anything in that line.
Nevertheless, he made his calls steadily
with each regular round, till he became
Il regular pest, and in reply to the in
formation that it was useless to call
male known his purposes to do so as Of
ten as he pleased. EFS
One bitter cold day the bell rang,,nd
the good lady FASTENED to get her hands
from the dough in which they were bu-
sy, to answer the call; when she reach
ed the door, there stood the everlasting
tin peddler. a..
ANY tinware to-day, ma'am:"
slave you any tin eakes?"
"Yes, ma'am." And away he goes
to bring the samples, chuckllng ar the
idea that his zeal was so successful at
last.
''There's nothing" he muttercd, like
hanging on, anyhow
The tins were brought, and tin pans
were next inquired for. The pans were
brought and other articles enumerated
to seven different kinds, until goodly
portion of the peddler's load had been
transferred to the house.
"Is there anything else you want?"
"Oh, no, don't want any of these;
only asked if you had them."
The peddler was fairly "sold," and
for moment felt like getting angry, but
the ilea rather tickled him and he COM
,nenced returning his wares TO his cart,
without uttering word. He has never
called as the house since.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
Laplanders and Reindeer.

Many have the immpression that Lap
land is dark in winter, but that is an er-
ror. The country is illuminated by the
northern lights every night. | wanted
to see the Laps and drive Reindeer
They can go fifty miles an hour for two
hours daily. The slcdges are narrow,
have an oscillaiing motion, and one un-
accustomed to them will tumble out in
all directions. You drive with one line
only, that reaches from the animals
horns, and is tie,l around your arm.-
After you get pitched out, the reindeer
stops when he is tired of dragging you
through the snow. Sometimes they
bout lace and buck you ut,and not un-
frequently perform that task by kick
ing. was keeled ont by kick, and
snatclled along two hundred yards at
the rate of nearly mile minute
There was Laps anead and Laps behind,
in the case of accident, and they came
to the rescue pretty often. learned
the business in four days, being tumb-
led out the first day one hundred and
ten times; the second seventy ;the third
thirty; the fourth ten; next day, no
times, and | thought that was bully.
The cold was forty degrees below, yet
did not suffer from it. The climate
is dry and healthy. We drove to an ac-
quaintance who owned four thousand
reindeer. l went into the tent and
found men, women, and children, and
other animals sleeping together, and l
found so many fieas there that | took
my bag and went out to sleep in snow
bank. All the Christians read and write
school attendance being compulsory.
Their mode of iocOnlotion is funny
They wear snow-shocs ten feet long
and four feet wide, and go sliding about
in comical manner.
The natives live on reindeer mea;
and coffee. All the money gathered by
selling the smoked meat aud skins of
their animals is bartered for coffee which
they drink continually. Their hair is
flaxen, eyes blue, skin exceedingly
white, cheek bones high, and faces very
red from exposure TO the cold. They
are intelligent and honest. left bag.
OF gold, $500, in 4 house, and the wo-
man followed me thirty miles to bring
1t. l offered her $50, which she indig-
nantly refused; in fact, she would ac-
cept no present; so 1 kissed her. At
first she was astonished; kissed her
again, and she got accustomed to it. A
kiss was all could give her that cost
nothing.-From Lecture by Paul du
Chdiliu.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
Wearing New Boots.

The Danbury Ne,cs says: IL is lit
tie singular how well new pair OF
boots can be made to fit at the STORE
Yeu may not be able TO get your foot
only part way down the leg at the first
trial, but that is because your stocking
is sweaty, or you haven't started right
and the shoemaker suggests that you
start again and stand up to il, and he
throws II little powder from pepper box
to aid you. And so you stand up, and
pound down your foot, and partly trip
yourself up,and your eyes stick ont in
IN unpleasant manner, and every vein
in your body appears to be on the point
of bursting, aud all the while that deal
er stands around and eyes the operatis n
rs intently as ii the whole affair WIS
perfectly new and novel TO him. When
your foot lias fairly struck bottom, There
is Il faint impression on your mind that
you had stepped into AN open stove,but
he removes il by solemnly observing
that he never saw boot fit quite as
good as thar. You may suggest that
your toe presses TOO hard against the
front or That some of the homes in the
side are too much smashed, but lac says
this is always The way with new boot
and that the trouble will entirely disap-
pear in a few days. Then you take the
old pair under your arm and start for
home as animated as relic of 1872, all
the while feeling that the world vii
not look bright and happy to you again
until you have branded that shoemaker
You limp down town tiie next day, and
smile all the while with your mouth,
while your eyes look as if You were
walking over an oyster he'd barefoot
When no one is looking, you Kick
against post or some other obstrnc-
rion, and show folnlness for stopping
and resting against something that will
sustain your weight. When ycu get
home at night you 90 for those old
boots with AN eagerncSs that cannot he
described, and the remarks that you
make upon learning that yonr wife has
disposed of them tea widowed woman In
the suburbs, are calculated to inmesli-
ately depOpulate the earth Of women
and sboemakers generally AF.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-12
Suicide Through Religious
Frenzy.

At Crestline, Tuesday evening. Rev.
John Yenner, pastor of the winebrcna-
rian Church, or Church of God, cut his
throat from ear TO ear, and otherwise
mutilated himself, near his residence on
the outskirts of the town. lie had been
attending protracted meetings and had
just returned home in deranged state
of mind, resulting from religious excite
ment. lie sawed some wood and .hen
went to an adjoining wood and with his
pocket knife cut his throat, severing his
windpipe and cutting downward to the
breast bone. lie also cut through the
abdomen into the bowels. lie is beyond
all hope Of recovery.