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Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-06

Az INTERESTING REMlNIsCEECE.-
Anthracite coal was discovered in Penn
sylvania shortly after the settlement OF
the Wyoming Valley, but its first practi-
cal use was by Obadiah Gose in bis black
smith shop in the year l7GS. In 1901
Philip Gintor discovered anthracite on
the Lehgh. In 1902 Robert Morris, Of
Philadelphia, formed company, and
purchased 5000 acres Of the property on
which Gintcr found the coal. The coal
company was called the "Lchigh Coal
Mine" This company opened tho mine
and found the vein fifty feet thick, and OF
the very best quality of coal. Tho COM
pany mnde every effort TO secure de-
mand for the coal, but without success,
and having become thoroughly disgusted
with their speculation, leased tho G,00o
acres of this mammoth coal field to
Messrs. White 81 Hazard, Of Philadel-
phia, for twenty years Mt mn annual rental
of one ear of corn. Messrs. White ~
Hazard tried to use the coal in the blast
furnace in 1896, but failed tho furnace
chilled. In 1881 Nelson conceived the
idea Of the hot blast for saving fuel, and
in 1888 David Thomas adopted the hot
blast ard anthracite together. White IL
Hazard had previous to this formed a
company and bought the property. liz
1889 David Thomas made the use OF an
thracite for making pig metal Il success,
by which the twenty ears Of corn were
transferred into 100000, 900. And this. is
Tie carly history Of the great Lehigh coal
mines Of the present day.
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attseklv Vrinity 5ournal.
OUR AGENTS :
Weaverville, March 6, 1875.

A SINGULAR Observation-Disclosures
any day man may be seen peering from
the windows aft the cabin of the James
slip ferry boats. His dreamy, listlcss
countenance, wearing n half eXpectant,
hall credulous expression, gives him the
appearance Of demented person, but
when engaged in conversation his speech
is earnest and his face animated. He
seems to have no other business except
to ride on the ferry boats and indulge in
| the qualification of a most extraordinary
passion. He calls himself tho Ferry boat
Fiend, and the account he gives of his
misiortunes would seem to suggest the
name he has adopted. His name is
Brown, aad he says that in 1854 he came
from England with his wife and three
children. He rented q small house at
Hunters Point. The second month
brought disaster to his household. His
wife, while on her way to New York,
was accidentally pushed from the ferry
boat and was drowned. In less than a
year afterward one Of his children was
drowned in a similar way, and another
was so badly crushed between the bridge
and boat that it died. To complete hi,
misfortune, his last child, little girl
was careessly permitted by nurse tC
run near the edge of the boat, and il
front OF the chain. An unusually violen
crash of the vessel against the spiles top
Piled the child into the water, and it alst
was drowned. Thus every member o
the unfortunate mans family pcrished il
consequence of some ferry boat accident
The grief of the father was so great tha
it affected his mind. Every day he take
his place on one of the ferry boats, ant
eagerly watches, hoping to see some on
drowned. His belief is that there mus
be certain number of people perish il
that way before he can go home, as h
calls it, to see his wife and children il
Heaven. A few days since, while a gen
tleman was demonstrating with a drive
for beating his horses, on one Of the boat
the man exclaimed. "Let him lasl
'em let him lash 'em Maybe Goo
means that they shall get wild and pusl
some one into the river. r."-NeW Yoyl
| STn1.
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"Now them" said a physician cheerily
to patient, "you have got along far
enough to indulge in little animal food,
and" No you don't, DOCTOR" inter
ruptcd the patient 4" I've suffered enough
under your cruel and slops, and I'd
starve sooner than begin on hay and
oats y
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TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY;
COURT TERMS :

pistriet COurt-Second Monday in April
Angust and December.
Vo"nty Court-First Monday in Janu.
.ry, March, May, July, September and No.
probate COurt-(Same as County Court.
Board Of SuperVisOrs-First Monda,
'spruary, Nay, August and November.
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Sisifa EncamPmenf, No. IL, \. o. o. ~.
Meets on the evenings Of the First and Third
Tuesdays of each month, at 0Dp FELLOWS
HALL, Weayerville, at O'Clock. Patriarchs
from abroad are invited to visit us
+. W. YOUNG, G. p.
w. II. BACIIELDER, Scribe. janl
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THE famous Mary Ann Boxer, the
rich mans daughter, who years ago mar
ried her coachman, John Dean, is one Of
the lady examiners at the New York
Custom House.
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BEACON Lodge, No. 800, 4. o. g.. IT,,
Meets every Sunday evening, at o'clock, at
Coon TEMPLAR HALL, Weavervile. Mem
bers Of other Lodges are cordially invited to
meet with US.
CHAS. THOMAS, w. CT.
G. p. BASSHAM. w. 5. janl0.
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Trinity County German Hospital So
ciety, holds its REGULAR Quarterly Meetings at
the HOSPITAL BUmDISG, Weayervile, on the
first Sunday Of March, June, September and
December CIIAS HARTMAN
JanL Secretary.
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Interesting Statistics,

The report of Grand Master BettOn. made last
week, in AtchisOn, reviews mt some length the
growth of the Order of Odd Fellows in Kansas, and
cOngratulates its members on its healthy cDndi-
tiOn at this time
The Grand Lodge was organized on the 2d Of
June, 1858, and was then composed of five lodges.
John Collins, of WyandOtte, the first Grand Mas
ter of the State, is present at the sessions of he
Grand Lodge this year. DIR. c. ~ Logan, a char
ter member of Friendship Lodge, No. ), of Atehi-
son, represented that Lodge at the first meet
ing of the Grand Lodge and was elected the sec
ond Grand Master in October, 1853. He was sub
sequently Grand Sire of the Order in the United
States, and now represents this country as Minis
ler PlenipOtentiary to Chill. The Garnd Masters
succeeding DIR. Logan, were as follows: VIM. 4.
Shannon, of Leayenworth, in 1850; Jas. b. Davis,
in 1861 A. N Blackledge, of Lawrence, in 1862;
John Martin, of Topeka, in 1853; Fred. Speck, of
Wyandotte, in 1864; +. Z. Baker, of Topeka, in
1865; Levi Empie, of Burlingame, in 1866; Hen
ry o. Sholes, of Lawrence, in 1857; III. ID. Me-
Carty, of LeayenwOTth, in 1868; III. j. CaHia, of
in 1870; Sol. Miller, of White Cloud in 1871; Geo.
W. Martin, of Junction City, in l572; r. \.
Randlett, of Topeka, in 1873; and Frank III. Bet
ton, of Wyandotte County, in 1874.
The largest Lodge in the State is Friendship
Lodge, No. >, of AtchisOn, which has l32 mem-
bers; the next largest, Leavenworth, No. 2, bay-
lug rs; the next largest, Ft. Scott, No. - hdv
ing ia; the next, Lawrence, No. 4, having lOj;
and the next, Mechanics, of LeavenwOrth, hav-
ing 104. These five Lodges are all in the State
that have over one hundred members. The
smallest Lodge is Humbolt No 30, of Hnmbolt,
which has only IL members Schiller Lodge, No
80, of Atchison, has SO members, and Pardee
Lodge, No. l6, of Atchison County, has IL MEM
bers.
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succeeded er kin his head toone side and the
descended upon his left shoulder. Before Montgomery
had time to make second attack Carmean srasPed him
around the waist and for few minutes there was quits
q lively wrestling match The Sheriff, being the most
active succeeded throwing his antagonist whereuPon
the latter realizing his poweress position begged to be
let up and that he would behave himself Now that his
prisoner weapOnless the officer allowed him to arise
but hardly had they gone ten steps when the desperate
man. with the ferocy of tiger rasped the Sheriff by
the throat and clled him in instant; but not having
enough weight, he unable to keep him down The
scufHe exciting. Montgomery acted very much
like tiger for with his hands he pulled at Carmean's
whiskers and hair and endeav0red to prostrate him
again but was not successful second time he grasped
Carmeans throat with his right hand and the Sheriff
Just then caught Monsomerys left forenser between
his teeth and bit with the vim of bGldo at the
time yelling loudly he could His cries attracted
the attention of a colored yards distant, who
Immediately came to the rescue. Montgomery said:
SHERIFF give up; Tin conquered. But you gen
tleman, and fair player for if You wasn't you would
have shot me with of them revolvers- You almost
bit my finger off," And without any trouble he
walked back to his dismal cell
Monday the court filed with a large crowd
eager to learn the fate Of the notorious criminal In sol
emn and eloquent language Judge Bassett pronounced
the sentence Of Montgomerya term in the State pen
tentiary for nineteen years Poor fellow Who could
no; pity sIch a man He will have more oPPortuni
ties break Jail or knock down the Sheriff for yester
and nine weary long years. CARLOS NOGGS.
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Candidate for Clerk.

The only objection urged against Mr.. Form
crook, the Republican candidate for County
Clerk, is the fact that he is not well known
throughout the County, while Mr. Rappslye has
held the Office so long that everybody knows him,
and he cannot be beaten. We never have. and
shall not now say a word against Mr. Rappelye,
as man or a citizen. The charge is too true,
that Mr.. Forncrook has not held office ever since
the recollection of the present generation. If
the County Clerkship is to be life Office make
it so by law. Mr.. Rappelye was elected Clerk
twelve years ago. and has regularly been a can
ddate for Office every two years since that time
Once he was defeated SO that he has held Office
ten years out of twelve. During the past four
months, he has repeatedly said that he had held
the Office so long that he could not ask for it
again, and should not be q candidate for re-elec-
tion. In view of this declaration, Mr.. Forn-
crooks friends brought him forward, and anoth-
er gentleman also prepared to make the race.
Suddenly Mr.. Rappelye announced himself as a
candidate for election, when the other gentle
man, taken by surprise, at once dropped the mat
ter. Mr.. Forncrook's friends kept on. They
were assured by prominent men in the "Peo-
pies" movement, that if he would keep out of
nate him. The proposition was not accepted,
aud they have taken Mr.. Rappelye-solely for
the purpose of beating the Republican nominee.
While Mr.. Forncook, having done something
else besides running for office, may be a stranger
to many of the voters of the County, it is well
known to all who do know him, that he has as
much ability and three times much capacity
for the Office as the present incumbent. He can
get through with more work in given time,
and do it better, than almost any other man in
Doniphan County. For instance, last year, Mr..
Rappelye was allowed S1013.65 for making up
the tax books. OF this amount s465 was for
clerk hire Here is n sum almost as great as that
paid all the Township Trustees, for making the
assessment If Forncrook were Clerk, he would
do every bit of this work himself-no extras for
paid help While he does his work very rapidly,
he at the same time does it neatly and correctly.
In every requisite for the Office, Mr.. Forncrook
is equal to his opponent to say the least, and his
claims are decidedly stronger. He deserves to
be elected.
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WHO PAY TAXEs.-Mr. Larzelere in his STEW
brief remarks to the - Peoples" Convention, had
good deal to say about Leland's, Kirwin's, and
HERS taxes. We do not propose to hunt up and
publish the amount of taxes paid by every man
who differs with us in politics.; but We have TAX
en- the trouble to compare the taxes of the differ
ent candidates for Commissioners. We find that
the three Peoples" candidates have to pay 1903,
while Cy. Leland alone pays over 5000, or more
than double the combined taxes of the other
three. Larzelere pays about as much in ten
years, as Leland does in one. He has farm
which he values at s. OOO and it is assessed $1,000
Yet he talks about men shirking their taxes! He
wants to pay OH only one-ffth the value of his
farm, but wants Leland to pay on the full value
of Major Chew's pork!
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REMINIsCESCE.-Away back in 1867, a.
Larzelere was the bitter enemy of Ben. Harding,
and declared it to be his especial business to pre-
vent Harding from being elected to any office.
In 1857, the Free State party nominated Harding
for the Legislature, when Larzelere let off some
thing like the following: II told Harding l
wOuld not fight him this once, and would let
him be elected this -Iinfe7; slt after that, the
fight goes on, and he cannot have anything more"
Harding was elected, (becanse Larzelere let him
be,) and was several times elected to Office after
wards while Larzelere has been defeated nearly
every time he has run. We wonder if Harding
is supporting Larzelere now, because the latter
let him be elected in 1857
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CAPTAIN RoBr. FLIckINGER.-Wc are very
glad TO know that the Republicans of Doniphan
County have nominated Capt. Robert Fliekiager
for County Treasurer. Capt. Flickiuger is
Of the best men in that County. He is capable,
honest and energetic, and will make an excel
ldnt County officer. He has splendid record
as a soldier, having served in the Eighth Kan
sas for over three years, and participated in the
battle of Chicamauga, the seige of Chattanooga,
the storming of Mission Ridge, the campaign
against Atlanta, and the battle of Nashville, in
all of which he proved himself brave soldier
and a gallant and capable officer The old
Eighth had in its ranks no better soldier than
bob" Flickinger. He was always reliable, al
ways at his post, and always ready for any duty
assigned him. He never grumbled at any hard-
ship, and never hesitated in the face of any
danger. Whatever he had to do was done intel
ligently, faithfully and eOurageously. II he
makes as good a County officer as he did u sol
dier, Doniphan County will have a Treasurer of
whom the people will be justly proud.-.Iiciisoa
Champion.
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THROW PuYsIC TO THE DOGS; s'IL
NONE OF IT.o

We do not in the least feel like blaming Mae
beth for this expression of disgust; indeed, Wa
are rather inclined to syTpathiZe with him.
Even nowadays most of the cathartics offered 10
the public are great, repuisive-looking pills, ths
very appearance of Nhiehi sufficient to "turn
ones stomach" Had Macbeth ever taken DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets he wuuld not
have uttered those words of contempt. Ii is re-
ally encouraging, when one is i'll, to find that a
little, sugar coated Pellet, no larger thau grain
of mustard, will as promptly produce the desired
effect as dose of great, nauseating pills. These
little Pellets, unlike other cathartics, are really
natures physic. They do not dehiitate, but
tone and inyisorate the system. No family
should be without DIR. Pierce's Pleasant PurEatiya
Pellets.
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SEVERANCE, Oct q 1875.
EDITOR CHIEF 1T may be important for those ta1pay
who just being called upon to vote for peo
pes" tickets know something Of the way these peo
pies" officers have conducted the affairs Of County
for the past years When they came into Office two
years ago. County worth hundred cents
the dollar they be sold for eghtve
to the dollar and If the Of naneeerng is
pursued in another six months County warrants wi not
be worth fifty the dollar am credbly informed
that the Beard of Commissioners appropriated to Of
their number seventy five dollars for hunting his
cattle and q citizen fifty dollars for hunting his
horsesboth instances being without warrant Of law
further informed that ibis same Board Of Commis
soners have in the last voted about 81 OO in
addition the fees allowed 10 the peoples Probate
Judge trumped up extra work. in his Office. It will
be remembered that tl,ns Probate Judge beat very
good citizen Of our town last year about 700 votes and it
was on account of his known character for political hon
esty" and public virtue" also informed that the
tax levy for the present year for County expenses alone
amounted to thirty tOusdnd dollars and the sPpropria
Is it necessary ask the question where the peoples
money this County goes tot In addition to this the
will 90 the trouble of looking up the app
prations for Township expenditures under this peoples
administration and then look at the condition of the
roads and bridges of the County they will get eye
opener sufficient warrant change in County adsnis
traon and be Of placing their interests the
hands Of such well-known fnancers as j. K Kirwia
Leland Jr and John d. Hier, who the worthy nomi
nees Of the Republican party of this County Let honest
taxpayers settle this question the day election
REPUBLICAN,.
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n Go to the election, next Tuesday.

Il The Reporter ridicules the smallness of
the vote cast for delegates to the Republican
Convention, at the Wathena precinct, and
charges, usual, that Selover ran it. All we
have to say is, if the opponents of the selover
ring, who claim to be such good Republicans,
have the immense vote they claim to have, they
have shown an extreme degree of childishness
in staying away from the election, and then
raising the whine that Selover and few of his
gang ran the election. Sore-head is the only
term that will fit this case
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~ Vote for Charles N. Devine, for Sheriff.

Uoh, Yes! The Reporter has something to
say about NJ. C. Reville, the champion base ball
pitcher, the sporting character, being the Repub-
lican candidate for Representative in the Troy
District. But the Reporters party in the Wathe-
na District have done the thing up much bet
ter-they have nominated the champion pigeon
shooter for their Representative. But, as one of
their leading men said, they "must do something
to catch the Dutch vote ~
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"0h, walk into my parlOr,
Said the snidar 10 the AZ

MAD The people of Washington, Burr Oak,
and Marion Townships, according to that staunch
Republican organ, the wathena Reporter, were
terribly mad because they did not get any of the
nominations for important County offices, and
because the Convention tried to pacify them
with the Insignificant Office of Register of Deeds.
But the peoples" Convention did it up better
They slaughtered the candidate of that District
for Register of Deeds, and then eased them up
with the candidate for Coroner.
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d. w. MoRsE.-We last week neglected to take
the announcement of d. W. Morse, as a candi-
date for County Treasurer, out of our paper,
which has led some to think that he intends be-
ing an independent candidate. Such is not the
case. He submitted his name to the Republican
Convention, and abides by the decision. He is
heartily in favor of the whole Republican ticket,
and advises all his friends to work and vote
for it..
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n We have heard so much about the dissat
isfaction of Republicans in Wolf River Town
ship, and how Charley Devine was not going to
get any votes at all at home. We have seen
any number of Republicans from Wolf River,
and they all agree that the Republicans of the
Township were never more united. Morse,
whose defeat for Treasurer, it is said, caused
much dissatisfaction, is himself ardently in ia
vor of the whole ticket, and Wolf River will
give il a large majority.
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lE- Tom. Henshall, of Pumpkin Creek, says he
is bound to have a regular, square old Democrat
ie fight, next year. He thinks this thing of the
Deomcrats calling themselves a Peoples" party,
for the purpose of electing Republicans to Office
who cannot get nominations in their own County,
is getting a little thin.
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IRREPREssIBLE. Our friend Rippey is ire
prcssible. He is ever on the move, and never
lets up. They had tight race for the nomina-
ton for Representative, but Rippey was one too
many for his opponents. He has large interests
at stake in the County, and is heavy tax-pay-
er. He will make strong race, and it will take
hard work to beat him. And if he is beaten this
time, he will come mp again, as lively as ever.
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70 Republican Ring-masters, two or three
men controlling the nominations" are the cries
of the other crowd, through their organ. Now,
tell ms about the ring g-masters of the Peoples
Convention fixing up a ticket by which three
men cast thirty-five votes, and slaughtered Ha-
zen, after persuading him to keep out of the Re-
publican Convention. o. S. Ball, IA votes; b.
O'Dr scoll Is votes; Thos. Henshall 6 votes.
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n Larzelere, in his Convention speech, told
the story about the bulls tail in the gate post,
and of the fellow who wanted to know how the
bull got through that gate-post. Perhaps the
bull saw sowething good on the other side of
the gate post, and was like Larzelere after an
Office. He would go through solid gate post,
if there was little Office lying around loose on
the other side
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" If elected, S. r. Shepherd will make an
honest, efficient and obliging officer He has
been Notary in Kansas for fifteen years, five
years of the time at Topeka. He was selected
and commissioned by the Supreme Court to take
the testimony in the famous railroad bond case,
there being over four hundred witnesses, and
occupying seven weeks time. The subpoena
which he issued in that case, was perhaps the
largest one ever served in the west. S. r. is a
fast scribe, speedy in business, quick to see a
point, and well posted generally. We have
known him for fifteen years, and believe the
people of this township will find it to their in
terest to elect him as one of their Justices
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u That honest Peoples" party, that never
deccives anybody, persuaded Albert Hazen not
to submit his name to the Republican COnven-
tion, as they had fixed up job to slaughter him,
but to come into their Convention, where he
would be all right. He went in, and had the fun
of hearing o. S. Ball cast 26 votes, Barney ODris-
coll Is votes and Tom Henshall votes, against
him. But he prevented the Republican Conven-
tion from slaughtering him.
"0h, walk into my parlor,
S.sl III. n,
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II While the Reporter was telling about Mr..
Forncrook, the Postmaster at White Cloud, being
nominated for one Office, and Mr.. Campbell, the
Postmaster at Severance, for another, it neglec-
ted to mention that W. t. Stewart, Postmaster
at Watheua, u is very much opposed to them,
and is snorting around like a "henqstr
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= The Wathena Rcnorter has been in thG

TS The Wathena Reporter has been in the
habit of calling the Chief Democratic paper be-
cause it is opposed 10 third term for Grant, and
in favor Of greenback currency. The editor of
the Reporter was present and smiling on the mass
of Democracy, with slight sprinkling of Re-
publicans, on Monday, styled Peoples" Con-
vention. No doubt he felt like good old Re
publican, while his political hopes were centred
in that crowd.
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q If kirwin is so unfit for the Office of Coun-
ty Commissioner, all we have to say is, that the
first man who suggested his nomination, and
spoke of him as good man for the Office, was
W. d. Rippey, the Peoples candidate for Rep
resentative in the same District.