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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1874.

THE SIAMEsE TwINs.-Anecdotes of
the Siamese Twins are now in order.
Here are two good ones Once while
travelling through the South on tour of
exhibition, they halted their carriage at
the door of an inn of small country
town, desirous of remaining with mine
host during the sojourn there. The
obliging landlord, who had heard Of the
distinguished personages, but was not
posted as to the distinctive difference be-
tween them and ordinary twins, came
bustling out and amid much bowling and
scraping regretted that in consequence OF
his house being filed with the attaches of
circus then exhibiting, he would be un-
able to give them separate rooms for their
accommodation, but he would do the
next best thing by giving them room
with tive beds in it, as they would doubt
less sleep more comfortable alone!
Another runs thus: While travelling
on the Hudson River Railroad, wag
advised them to purchase but one ticket
as that would be sufficient to satisfy the
demands of the road. The conductor
presently came along, when Chang pre-
sented his ticket which was duly punched,
taken up and a check given in lieu there
Of. Eng was touched on the shoulder
and his ticket demanded, but he signif-
cantly shook his head, saying his brother
had given for both.
"That will only answer for himself"
said the guardian of the pecuniary inter
ests of the railroad company.
"But 1 have no ticket, and will not
pay my farc," said the redoubtable Eng.
" l must put you off the train, then,"
said the conductor, and forthwith seized
the delinquent Siamese by the arm pre-
paratory to ejectment.
"Don't dare to put me off," said Chang
with impcrturbable gravity, 81 have
given my ticket, and it, you put me off l
will prosecute you.'
The good-natured conductor saw the
dilemma in which he was placed, and
Joined in the general laughter of the pas
sengers, chalked the hat of Eng and al
lowed him to pass unmolested.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

A WORM IN A TooTH.-An Irish pa
per relates that medical gentleman of
Ballymena was lately employed to ex-
tract patients tooth. 1t was a grinder
of large size, apparently sound, and so
firmly seated that it broke in the effort
for its removal. On examining that por-
ton of the tooth which came off with the
instrument, a very extraordinary worm
shaped living animal was found adhering
to the ccnter Of it.
On being carefully removed without
injury, it proved to be fve-eights Of an
inch long, lively rs an eel, of a blood-rcd
color, and about the thickness of wool
en- thread. On viewing it through mi
croscope Of limited power it appeared to
be ringed or jointed in its formation.
No legs were visible, and it moved by
erecting its body, arch-like, in the cen
ter, and projecting either end at pleas
ure-for it appeared to have head at
each extremity. One of the heads was
large, fiat, and broad in proportion to the
creatures size, with capacious mouth,
and two black eyes, set very widely apart,
and projecting from the upper part Of the
head. The other head was smaller, with
a lengthened sneut, and mouth opening
from underneath.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
LONG TOM.
BY L. II. roorE.

Passing to-day on the crowded street,
A character quaint | chanced to meet,
Dressed in an obsolete, primitive way
Erewhilo the mode, but just now not aa Jait-
BY bundle of blankets freighted down,
Ill at ease in the ways of the town,
Nacantly looking at this and that
Under the rim of his lmpsy hat;
Bont of body and shaky of limb,
Grizzled of locks and gaunt and grim,
A wistful look in his ilmy eye,
Pwposeless, hopeless, samtering by.
This singular somebody, opino,
Is an antique fossil of forty-nino;
Albeit taciturn man he seems,
His babble will flow like the mountain streams
If you simply suggest a social "smilc; -
lLetakes ''whiskystraight," remarking mean
while,
That he finds, since he had tho rheumatic"
That it don't do to take water in his.
Then follow, perforco, the trail of his talk
1t leads over somewhere, to some North Fork,
Thence up the river to So-andSo's Bar,
And he will tell you that thar was whar,
just under the grass-roots, onc-day," he found
" Pockets of nuggets, and dust by the pound.'
Events are the milestones which mark times
lapse,
Whereby he recounts his hops and mishaps.
Twas tho Summer that Texas Bill was drown'd
Or tho gulch whore the ten-pound lump was
found,
Or the day when Page & Bacon busted,
Or the time when Mciggs got up and busted;
The year of the Frazer river stampede
The dogondest humbug he ever seed.
He is only waiting to make his pile
In cool-oil parance they say strike ilo,"--
And then he'll go back to the States, you bet,
And SEQ the old gal and the chicks" and yet
He hasn't heerd for many year
From Sal and the babies, It's somewhat queer ;
But then he reckons the times is tight,
And Sal mover was much ON tho write"
Poor driveer It's years since Sal was laid
In drcamlcss sleep meath tho willows shade,
And your babies must mon and women be,
Drifting about on the open sea.
Better go down in the stormy strife
Than strand on the reefs Of useless life.
Sacramento Union.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
JOE BACXxSEY'S BURNING.

As the saloon was made Of unpainted
boards, and upholstered, the flames made
rapid progress, SO that Slipson, the pro-
prietor, had barely time to save three or
armfuls Of bottles. With these he retir-
ed to the opposite side Of the street, where
the spectators stood and he was mourn
fully contemplating the effect of calorc
upon alcohol, when he suddenly started
and exclaimed:
"Good God ! Ingin Mary's in the loft
over the saloon"
"Who's that !" asked the deacon,
who had now joined the crowd.
She's-well not exactly one Of your
kind, deac'n," replied jim. :" She came
las night with her young 'un, and want
ed to sleep thar till mornin'."
"Some poor, deprayed creature, sup
pose" sighed the deacon.
4" Well" said jim, prudently massing
on his front most Of his outlying bottles,
! reckon Ingins in general was off hunt
in when religion was given out dcac'n,
and Mary amt no better'n the rest. But
anybody's too good to be roasted-least-
ways in this world" continued Joe Slip
son, remembering the deacon's ground
work of belief, and treating it with polite
Difference.
"She don't intend TO risk it now, at
any rate,p exclaimed the Major, as q
dark figure dashed ont Of the flames, and
rolling on the ground to extinguish its
famed clothing, discovered the coppcry,
dull, heavy, impassiye features Of Indian
Mary.
Hooray !" shouted the crowd. Mary
had been very often seen at Spurtip, but
never before had Spurtip felt itself called
upon to exhibit any respect for her.
1t was very evident that Mary had
been asleep or drunk, or both, for she
stood stupidity rubbing her eyes for sever
al minutes.
Didn't you say she brought a child
with her ?" asked the Professor of jim
Slipson.
Good God, yes y said jim, seizinQ
Mary by the shoulders and shaking hel
violently, Mary, Mary ! where's the
young 'un ?"
Mary stopped rubbing her eyes, an(
stared vacantly at Jim for minute
then she uttered piercing scream, ant
attempted to enter the burning building
again. The intense heat, however, drove
her back, and she stood in front Of thu
crowd with fierce hopeless glare in he
eyes, while every few seconds she uttered
a horrible cry, half groan, half yell, tina
made even the most whisky hardened
shiver and turn pale.
"A hundred dollars for whoever'll ge
that baby" shouted the Major.
Nobody stirred. There were plenty o
impecuniops men at Spurtip, but non'
seemed inclined to earn money in exactly
! this manner.
'"Two hundred p cried the professor
Three! ~ roared the deacon. IT'S
little heathen, and it runs double risk.
"'Taint no use tryin'," remarked Sev
enteener, an ex-member of an Easter
fire department, Z No feller cud live il
that 'ere fire more'n half q minut. He'c
hev to breathe, and then 'twould be al
up with him."
"That you a yellin' over your loss
Jim," pleasantly asked Joe Backsey
edging into the crowd, and patting til
unfortunate bar-keepar on the back.
" It's Ingin Mary her baby's in th
lott. Oh, Lord, just. listen to the poo
devil % said jim, as Mary uttered anoth
or cry.
10 picked up a bucket of water an
poured it over himself and in an instan
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
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later dashed into the flames, and up tho
blazing ladder which led to the loft. Net
man spoke, it seemed that no one
breathed for a moment. Tho deacon
closed his eyes, and his lips were seen to
move rapidly; and many men, though
unused to such exercise, followed his ex-
ample. Suddenlya a mighty roar broke
forth from tho crowd as Joo Backsey,
hatless, hairless, beardless and almost
black, emerged from the blazing build
ing with dirty bundle in his arms. He
had nearly crossed the street when sud-
denly he stopped, screamed "Cateh it ="
threw the child and dropped face down
wards on the ground.
The deacon was by his side in an in
slant, shouting for water and oil, as ho
tenderly turned the insensible form over.
No CO." said Seventconer, giving
Joe's face critical glance. "He's
breathed the fire know it by his lips
an nose ho won't never breathe nothin'
else"
Joe Joe y cried the deacon while
big tears fell from his rugged face, "God
hev mercy ON your soul"
From beneath the cruelty singed oyo-
brows and lashes, Joe's good-naturod
eyes opened ; his cracked lips opened and
smiled; he tried to speak, but suddenly
gasped, shivered, and then the deacon
knew by the way Joe's head hung over
the kind old arm that supported it, that
his partner had drawn his last dividend
For some minutes the crowd stood in
respectful silence then Jim Slipson in
vited the crowd to open his few remain
ing bottles, and drink deep to Joe's good
luck in the next world. A strotchor was
then improvised, and Joe was carried to
the Office of the Quicklcdgc Company
There was no formal laying in state there
was not single flower on the cataialque /;
but men Of all degrees went to see what
remained Of the hero and many of them
when they went away showed the first in
dication of soul thnt had ever been seen
in their faces.
The three partners sat down to supper,
and gazed sadly at the vacant chair. The
Major finally broke the silence.
6 a Christian couldn't have died more
nobly," said he.
Christian ~ exclaimed the deacon,
" The pubicans and harlots shall go into
the kingdom alore you and me. We on :
ly offered our money, whilo he gave his
lifc."
"Blessed be the promises" said the
Professor. "Give and it shall be given
unto you. Joe gave his life can we be-
lieye he will get anything else in return ?"
Ef burnt otl'rins'll make an atone
ment nowadays" said the deacon, " he g
done his best +; an nobody could do
more"
Tho deacon took upon himself the
mournful duty and pleasure Of making n
headboard for his deceased partner, and
painting thereon u suitable inscription
For hours did the deacon rack his brain
for passage OF Scripture which would
be appropriate; and he finally painted
upon the headboard the verse
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his
friends.p
But while it was drying, and the dca-
con was absent for few moments, some
hetcrodox person strolled in, read the in
scription, and selling the paint brush,
wrote
e." How about fellcr that saves Ingin
babies that hain't his friends ?"
And thus the inscription reads TO this
day" QHickted0e HurtHers," IN Oh
and NeiU.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

ECcENTRICITIEs OF A MApMAN.-Mr.
-, n lawyer in Vermont, doing good
busines, at once became insane, and took
it into his head to abandon the practice
of law and engage in basket-making
He was Mt first n very awkward hand al
his new employment, but By dint of per
severance he soon became Very skillful
and could weave basket rs we'll as he
had formerly wovo an argument at the
bar. He followed this business for abou
about six months, when, taking a new
notion into his head, he abandoned il fol
that OF chair bottoming.
Tho material used in this occupation
was bark, which ho stripped from tho
trees in early summer, when it pecls
most easily. Having come homo one day
covered from head to foot with mud, he
was asked where he had been that he had
got so thoroughly bedaubcd. lie answer.
ed that he had been in neighborng
swamp after elm bark, Of which he ex-
hibited Il strip about forty feet long,
ado you remark this?" said ho tri-
umphantly.
"Yes-but how does that account for
your being SO muddy? 1t isn't usual ia
find mud on the top Of tree"
No-but you sometimes find it at the
bottom, though. III tell you how !
found it. l cut the bark near the root o
the tree and then stripped it upward, OK
pccting it would como to an end an(
break off, and run itself out after while
But il hung on like suit in ChNncery-
and stripped and stripped, until it ran
up forty feet high and as broad and
strong rs over. Thinks / to myself there
is no use in pursuing the thing any far
ther 50 III enter II a0tic prOScqt. But
not to lose tho benefit of what | have
done--that was the the point to be de-
cided, wished at least to save costs
but pshaw ! | forgot am not lawyer
now. Well rs ! was saying, looked AT
the subject to see how | could secure the
bark. 1t was too strong for me to breal,
off. AT any rate thought /, there's more
than one way to kill cat, rs II butcher
would say. II | cannot break of thi,
bark will climb up by it. No sooner
said than done. | seized hold Of the
strip ard placing my feet against The
trunk Of the tree, ran up hand over hand
BY this method Of climbing, you will
perceive, my back must have been down.
ward, and nearly in n horizontal posi-.
sition-my feet being braccd against the
tree, and my head standing from it at al
angle Of nearly ninety degrees. Having
arrived at the proper hight, | was then il
n quandary how to get my knife out o
my pocket, and how to get it open wher
it was out. If let go with one hand,
was fearful tho other would not hold me
However, said ], It's neck or nothing.
will try the experiment, so / grippcC
powerfully with my teeth, whipped Of
the bark as clean as the law would docl
an entail.
"And what do you think was the re
sult?"
"Why you came Fat on your back, o
course"
"Right, gentlemen Of the jury-a cor
rect verdict indeed. ! came down fiat il
the mud But, thanks to the yicldinl
nature of the soil, saved my bones ant
only brought away the mischief on m
coat. gained my cause, which is NOR
than can say of all my undertak
! inpeO
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
For the JoURNAf.l
FOOTE'S LONG TOM PROTESTED
By TOM rAulNGs.

Tho modern poet met an ancient miner
Met him by chance upon the crowded street
Packing his blankots-Poor old Forty-Niner
Grizzly and gaunt, and shaky on his feet.
This human wreck, dull pooplo would have
piticd
Not so the dealer in poetic fro
Who saw, in this poor waif subject fitted
To be the butt of mockery and satire.
With spaniel skill tho old mans weakness
sccnting,
He starts his babble' with social smile; !;
Learns all his story-then the lrills inventing
Exclaims Poor driveler = waiting for hi.
pile.
IL may be questioned, il lifo expended
Unearthing natures wealth by honest toll,
Be not rs useful rs another ended
Mid fumes of burnt-cork. .wit-liko 'strik
ing ile.'
Tho minor mixed no water with his whisky
o, youthful Laureate! mix less with you
rhyme,
Respect old ago, and whilc you're young b,
frisky,
For you, pcrchnnce, may bo II wreck in time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

LOST HIS BALANCE" Who is he?"
inquired some one Of policeman who
was endeavoring to raise adrunkard from
the ground. / do not know; he can
not give an account Of himself" "Of
course not ! How could you expect an
account from a man who has lost his
baIuuce.D
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

AT the funeral Of Harry Shrieyes, at
Gold Hill, on the 14th ult., his heart
broken widow, frenzied with grief, leap
cd from the carriage and attempted to
throw herselfi into the newly-made grave,
praying that she might be buried with
her idolzed husband.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

A MAN in South Haro, Vermont, who
had a gun which scattered shot badly,
saw an advertisement offering to send in
formation Of method to prevent such
scattering for fifty cents. lie forwarded
the money, and received instructions to
"put in only one shot,"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

PASTE THAT WILL KERP.-Dissolvc
an ounce Of alum in a quart Of warm wa
ter when cold add as much flour as will
make it the consistence Of cream, ther
stew into it as much powdered rosin Al
will stand on shilling and two or thre,
cloves, boil it to consistenco, stirring
all the time. 1t will keep for twelve
months, and when dry may be softencd
with Water.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

A BOY was put into a boiler in Du-
buque, Iowa, to hold hammer against
the rivets that were being driven from
the outside. When the boiler was done
the hole was found too small to let the
boy out. They took off his clothes and
creased him, but still he wouldn't go
through. Three hours cutting with a
cold chisel by six men finally released
him-nearly spelling good boiler.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

a BACHELOR says if you hand lady 4
newspaper with paragraph cut out OF
it, not a line OF it will be read, but every
bit Of interest felt in the paper by the Ia
dy will center in finding out what the
missing paragraph contained.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

"JM did you ever double the Cape OF
Good Hope?" ~ expect have."-
When?" "Last night, when | put
my arm around the cape that belonged
to the dress Of the young lady that l
have good hopes Of making Mrs. Dd-
senbury Of"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

UsEFUL.-Pencil writing may be fixed
almost as indclibly as ink by passing the
mostened tongue over it. Even breath
ing slowly over the lines after writing,
renders them much less liable to erasure
than when not subjected to that process.
A trial Of the experiment will readily sat
isfy any person Of the utility Of the idea.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

WoULDN'T BE OUTDoNE. - Not far
from Toledo, Ohio, lives gentleman
who keeps hotel, and is known for his
occasional use OF fine words. Not long
since, rs one Of the guests was leaving
he said to the noble host, raising his hat
"Au reyoir."
The noble host promptly and courte
ously responded, "Alpaca, alpaca"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

OUT West, where the wonen are run
ming for office, the newspapers whose
candidates have been elected, no longer
place defiant roosters at the head Of their
columns. A modest hen broods over the
glad tldings Of election.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

"PADDY," says a joker, "why don't
you have your ears cropped?-they are
entirely too long for a man" And
yours" replied Pat, fought to be length
ened; they are too short for an ass"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

TIE Boston Giobe talks about hand
some weather." Whereupon the Troy
wing suggests e" if that young man would
not be thinking of his girl all the time
when he is butchering adjcetves. he
would make good writer"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

ADAM had one consolation when he
fell. Fifteen or twenty acquaintance
didn't stand on the opposite corner and
laugh at his mishap.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

A MAN who had recently been elected
a major of militia, and who was not over
burdened with brains, took it into his
head, on the morning Of parade, to exer-
else little by himself. The field select
cd for this purpose was his own apart
ment. Placing himself in military
attitude, with his sword drawn, he ex-
claimed: "Attention, company! Rear
rank, three PAGES march! !" and he tum-
blod down into the cellar. His wife,
hearing the racket, came running in,
saying: "My dear, have you killed
yourself?" "Go about your business,
woman,' said the hero, twhst do you
know about WARP"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
LINES OF rnAvELA AND EXPRESS.
..semaaon city. h Junction city anawea

- Canon city, Junction CityandWea-
vcrviIIe Express and Passenger Line
j. r. DRIVER, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning
,., retprns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hay Fork and diWeayerviiIe Pass
engersand Express Line, j. S. H0YT,
Proprietor. Weekly. Leaves Hay Fork on
Monday morning Of each week leaves 'lYca-
\ yer Tuesday morning Of each week. Ill
U. =. Mail and Express Line, from
,weayeryiIIe to Arenta, JOHN CLIFF
FORD, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver every
"a Thursday morning. Leaves Arcata, every
"a Monday morning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

To FIND WATER.-Persons about to
travel over great deserts or along a sandy
seashore might take lesson from the
native African as to The best method of
obtaining drink in such places. The
operation is described by Livingstone as
follows: "The women tie a bunch Of
grass to one end of reed about twenty
feet long, and insert it in hole dug as
deep as the arm will reach, then ram
down the wet sand firmly around it. APP
plying the mouth to the free end of the
reed they form a vacuum in the grass be-
meath, in which the water collects and in
a short time rises 20 the mouth"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

QUERsTIoNABLE-wh n man mar
ries poetess, does he take her for better
or for verse.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

No MANNERS are so fine as the most
awkward manifestations OF good will to-
ward men.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04

NEVER kick man when he is down
unless you are sure he can't get up.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
Wetkly Trinitg 9unrnal.
OUR AGENTS :

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Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city.
GEO. II. ROwELL II CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
JOHN LORD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
WEAVERVILLE, CAL.

REFERENCES Prof. /. T. Dana, Portland,
Me-; Prof. W. W. Greene, Long Island Medi-
cal College, Brooklyn, N. Y. Prof. c. +. Brack-
EFT, Princeton, n. J. ..r
OFFICE-Theatcr Building, Main Street,
Weaverville. Residcnce-Cou Street, above
Union Hotel. janl.
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Ro,hschiId ana barring.

Apropos Of the late Baron Meyer de
Rothschild, recently deceased, it viii be
interesting to relate an anecdote vouched
for by Mr.. John Canaan. who was for
many years chief cashier to the firm of
Barring Brothers, in London, according
to which it was Baron Meyer who was
associated with old Anthony in engin-
eering the celebrated run upon Barring
Brothers, which earlier in the present
century menaced for a time that impor-
tant house with calamity. Jealousy
arising out Of some large European f.
nancial operation, in the concluding of
which Barring Brothers bad obtained the
preference, is supposed to have motived
the conspiracy, by which the ROthschilds
contemplated sweeping a troublesome
rival from their path. Certain it is that
after manipulating the London / nd con-
tinental money markets in such fash
ion as to afford q specious excuse for
the measure, the Rothschilds succeeded
in depositing on call on Barring Brothers
the sum of el ,00o, 900 in their own notes,
and within a moderate period Of such de-