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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-11-21

The Republicans of Colorado have
nominated Hon. Jerome B. Chafee Tor
United States Senator.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-11-21

AN OLD TORTURE REyWED.-A cor
respondent of the London Times, who
has been travelling in Bosnia, saw at
several of the military stations occu-
pied by the Turks, sharp pointed
stakes about twenty feet high. On
inquiry what they were intended for,
he was told that they were used for
impaling the Christian insurgents of
Bosnia. He describes the process
thus: DO your readers understand
what impaling means? The victims
hands and feet being fastened, he is
raised aloft and dropl ed in a sitting
posture upon the pointed stake, which
is thus driven into his body. There
he is left TO writhe in agony till death
puts an end to his anguish, which
happens, on the average, at the end of
about two days. If his powers of en-
durance are good, he may liuger for
three days" A more horrible punish
ment never was invented by the cruel
~ of men. The writer says he saw
with his own eyes body thus inn
paled. There is no other process by
which, the agony of sufferer can be
prolonged to the same extent, not
even by qualification. The writer
says he feels more sympathy for the
impaled Christians of Bosnia than he
does for the insufferable prigs at home
who have been exhorting with damna-
bic iteration "to keep our minds in a
state of philosophical repose."-!S' F.
Bulletin.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

Has HAD ENoUGH.-Representative
Rollins. of North Carolina, has had e.
nough fighting. He tavors the Centennial
appropriation and administers quite a
rebule to the blow hard Democrats who
never did any fighting, but stayed at
home and fomented mischief In his
speech on this subject, he says:
When the war first broke out, North
Carolina farmer had six sons grown up
to manhood, who at the first tap of the
drum wen; to the field to fight in the
cause Of the South. They fought from
Bull Run to AppamuttoX; but not all of
them. One of them was sleeping at An
tietam, one at Charlottesville, one at
Chickahominy and another at kentucky;
but two of them were at AppamattoX.
They had seen the flag go down which
they had followed with unlaltering de
votion. One of these survivors was he
who addressed the Committee, and who
now said that he had seen enough OF war,
and wanted peace. He wanted recon
cliation and brotherhood all over the
country. That was why he proposed to
vote for the bill, for he thought the ten
dency OF the celebration was to promote
peace.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

SUNSET AND SUNRIsE.-The sun sets
on some retired meadow, where no house
is visible, with all the glory and splendor
that it lavishes on the cities, and, per
chance, as it has never set before, where
there is but solitary marsh hawk to
have its wings gided by 1t, or only a
musquash looks out from his cabin, and
there is only some little black veinpd
brook just beginning to meander, wind
ing slowly around decaying stump, in
the middle of the marsh. We walked in
SO pure and bright u light gliding the
withered leaves, so soft and serenely
bright, | thought had never bathed in
such "A golden food, without a ripple or IL
murmur in it. The west side of every
wood and rising ground cleaned like the
boundary Of Elysum, and the sun on our
backs cleaned like gentle herdsman
driving us home at evening.
SO we saunter toward the Holy Land,
till one day the sun shall shine more
brightly than ever he has done, and per
chance shine into our minds and hearts,
and light up our whole lives with great
awakening light as warm and serene and
golden as Oh bank side in Summer.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
Advertising Rates !
ADVERTISERS DIRECTORY.

BALCH. J. r.. Dealer in Clothing, Etc, Tn
der odd Follows Hall, WeaVeryille.
BEACON LODGE, NO. 800, l. o. q, f., meets
every Sunday evening.
CHALLENGE SALOON Main Street. Wea-
VeVillo.
COMET LODGE, No. 81, !. o. O. f., Trinity
Center, meets every saturday evening.
DOUGLAS CITY MEAT MARKET, Wal
lace Mabie, Proprietors.
EARL, A. Il, Justice of the Peace and Notary
Public, Douglas City.
EMPIRE HOTEL, Main Street, Weayerviile,
William Condor, Proprietor
GERMAN HOSPITAL SOCIETY, meets lst
Sunday in March, June, sept. and Dec.
GRIFFIN, NJ. f., Main Street, Weayerville,
California.
HANSEN, D., Dealer in Tobacco, Cigars, etc.
Main Street, Weaveryilla.
HOOKER, HENRY Dealer in Provisions, etc.
Main Street, Weaveryllle.
IRWIN, JOHN e., Attorney and Counselor
At Law, Weayeryille, California.
JONES, T. f., County Judge, Office in Court
House. W eayoNille.
KARSKY & ABRAHMS, Deulars in Clothing
aud Dry Goods, Weayorville.
KUPER, KARSKY & CO., Dealers in General
Merchandise, junction City.
kARSkY X CO., Dealers in General Nor
chandse, Indian Crock Trinity County.
LANG, NJ, Dealer in Groeeli1s, Liquors, etc,
hlain street, WeaycUiiio.
LORD, DIR. JOIN, Physician and Surgeon,
Weaycryillo.
LONE EJOI, Il. p, Attorney at Law, Office
Court House Building, " Weayoryille.
LOWDEN, VS., us Deputy Surveyor, Of
fee, Mill Street, Wcayerville.
MARSHALL Z MASON, Dealers in General
Merchandise, Douglas City.
MARTIN, JOHN, Dealer in Flour and Grain,
Main Street, WeWeryille.
M,CAUSLAND, Il. T., Ropairer of Watches
and Clocks, Weavervile.
MONTAGUE, DIR. J. c., County Physician,
Office, Court street, Weayeryile.
NEW YORK HOTEL, Main Street, Weaver
lille, Morris n Rule, Proprietors
NORTH FORK BREW WERY, North Fork Cal.
Meckel Bros, propriotors.
NORTH STAR LODGE, No. 81, |. O. @. f.,
meets every Thursday evening.
flNtOS, l., Dealer in Dry Goods and Cloth
Ing Main Street, Meayoryille.
READING HOTEL, b. Conroy, Proprietor,
heading, California.
RUMFELT 4 LORING, Dealers in General
Merchandise, Trinity Center.
hCllALII, LOUIS, Boot and Shoe store, Main
Street, " eayerville.
SHERMAN y HYDE, Music Dealers, San
francisco.
STELLA ENCAMPMENT, No. u, |. o. 0. r.,
meets First and Third Tuesdays.
TAMMANY SALOON, Main street, Weaver
villo, Alex. N. Love, Proprietor.
ZIMMERMAN BROS, Cabinet Max ers and
Dealers in Furniture, WeaYerville.
FREMONT HOTEL, Red Bluff, California,
VIM. p. Mayhem, Proprietor
TRINITY CHAPTER, No. 10, R. A. NJ, meets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
TRINITY LODGE, No. 27, f. & A, NJ, meets
on last Saturday of each month.
UNION HOTEL, Court Street, Weaveryille,
Nollmefs n Paulsen, PrOprietors.
UNION SHAVING SALOON, Main Street,
Neavervile, c. Hartman, Proprietor
WATSON & BROWN, General Merchandis e
Lewiston, Trinity County.
NEANERVILLE DRUG and BOOK STORE,
j. Barnickel, Proprietor.
WILLIAMS, c. r., Attorney at Law, Office,
Main Street, Woayeryille.
N0LF,. JOHN, Boot Maker, Junction City,
Trinity County,
YOUNG, FRANK W. Notary Public and In
surnnce Agent, WeayeWille
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

SHE MEANT BUsIN Ess. They have
some queer girls over there in Colorado.
One OF them who resides in the Cache
la Poudre valley had been receiving the
attention of young man for about a
year, but becoming impatient at his fail
ure to bring matters to crisis, she re-
solved to ascertain his intentions. When
he next called she took him gently by
the ear, led him to a seat, and sald
"Nobby, you've bin fooIin' round
this claim fur mighty near a year, aud
hev never yit shot off your mouth on the
marryin' biz. I've cottoned to yer on
the square clean through, an hev stood
off every other galoot thet has tried to
chip in; an now | want yer to come down
to business or leave the rancho. Ell yer
on the marry an want pard thctil
stick rite to ye till you pass in your checks
an the good Lord calls ye over the
range, jist squeal an we'll hitch; but #
that amt yer game, draw out an give
some other feler show fur his pile.
Now sing yer song or skip out"
lie sang.-Ldramie Sun.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
NUMBER 6.

softly as a bird alights, on a spot where
caro- and human pity awaited it.
The sun had not yet risen, but tie NOM
ing twilight had como when the little
girl, looking over the edge OF the car, saw
the dear old earth coming near" rising
toward them," she said. But when the
ear stopped, to her great disappointment
it was not on the ground, but caught fast
in the top-most branch Of tree. Yet
she saw they were near house whence
help might soon come, SO she awakened
her brother and told him the good news,
aud together they watched and wait, d
tor dehvemnce, huggiug each other for
JOY and warmth, for they were extremely
cold.
Farmer Buxton, who lived in lonely
house on the edge OF his own private
pralric, was II famous sleeper ia general,
but ON this particular morning he awoko
before the dawn, and although he turned
aud turned again, he could sleep no moro.
So at last he awoAe his wife and said =
" It's no use; I'll just get up aud dress
and have u look at the comet"
The next she heard was frightened
summons to the door, 1t seems that no
sooner did he step from his house than his
eyes toll ON the strange shape hanging in
"A large pear tree about twcuty yards dis
distant. lie could see in it no likeness to
anything earthly and he half faneied it
might be the comet, which, having put
out It's lights, had come down there to
perch. In his fright and perplexity no
did what every wiso man would do in
like extremity. Reinforced by her, ho
drow near the tree, cautiously reconnoit-
orirg. Surely pear tree never bore such
fruit, suddenly there descended from
the thing plaintivc, trembling litt,o
voice
Please take US down; We are vory
cold"
Thea second little voice "And hun
cry too please take us down"
" Who are you? And whore are you
from ?"
The first little voice said "We arc
Mrs llmpwood's little boy and girl aud
we are lost in "A balloon, Please take US
down"
Dimly comprchcndng the situation,
the larmor, getting hold of a dangling
ropo, succeeded in pulling down the bal
loom lie first lifted out little John y,
who ran rapidly few yards toward tho
house, then turned round and stood for u
few moments curiou.ly surveying the bal
loon. The faithful little sister was 50
chilled and exhausted that shc had to be
carried into the house, where trembling
and sobbiug she told her wonderful story.
Before sunrise mounted messenger was
Dispatched to the Ilnrpwood homo with
the glad tidiugs Of great joy. lie reached
it in the afternoon, and n few hours later
the children themselves arrived ia state,
with banners, and conveyed in Il covered
hay wagon and four. Joy bells were rung
in the neghborng town, and in the farm
cr's brown house the happiest family on
tho continent thanked God that night.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

a CITY UNDER THE SEA.-In the lat
ter end Of the last century old Port Roy
al disappeared beneath the waves in an
earthquake, leaving no other memorial
behind than those few patches of reefs.-
In calm and clear evenings, when there
Is not ripple on the CLASSY surface of the
sea, you may look down into fifteen faith
oms of water and see submerged houses,
towers and churches with sharks swim
ming quietly in and out Of the open win
dows Of their bellries. The work Of cen
tulies WAS destroyed in single moment
by enc single convulsive throb Of the
thin film on which man has lived and
speculaled for ages past, An American
diving company, stimulated in their en-
terprise by the tales Of untold wealth
buried beneath the sea by this sudden
shock, rescued no treasures but the big
bell suspended still in the bell tower,
and donated the same to the Island, where
it may be seen, with many puzzing in
scriptions upon it, which nobody has, as
yet been able to decipher.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

GIVE ME AN EASY SuAyE.'-A man
who had been nearly talked to death by
loquacous BARRIERS went iAto Willard 5
Hotel barber shop the other day, which
he had never patronized before, and han
ded one OF the artists "A card bearing the
words, Give mo an easy shave?'
The barber notioned him to chair
and tLen turning around winked at his
fellow laborers and said; "Ilere's II
deafand dumb 'un, boys. Want an easy
shave"
"Well, if you cash him he can't talk
back" replied one who was lolling back
in his chair waiting for "next."
"No, you bet he can't" returned The
first. "An easy shave be bowcd! Why;
he's got brstlos on him like a ToAas boar
and his skin looks tougher than II ca
nal mules"
The boys laughed, and the operator,
who, in the meantime, had lathered the
mans face, INDUCED in further comments
as he urged the razor over the iacinl ter
ltory before him. "What n nose that
is" said he? "If he should sneezs where
would / be? Well, his cheek is harder
than a razorhone."
"Do you want us to help hold his nose
acl( while you go over his lips, Johnny!"
asked another Of the idle razor wielders.
Don't know but | will want little
help"
"Be careful, and don't drop your ra-
zor down his ear, or you'll lose it, )" ad-
moni-hed another.
"What dirty head he's got" OBJ
served johnny, as he ran his fingers
through the mans hair. 81 say, some
Of you fellows, write a card and ask him
if he don't want a shampoo"
The card was written and presented to
the man, who shook his head, and the
job being finished he arose from the chair
ITS all right, boys" said be, as he
laid down fifteen cents. 81 didn't mind
your talk any. | could stand it first
rate so long as you didn't say anything
ebout baseball, third term or the whisky
ring frauds"
lie disappeared, and those BARRIERS sat
down aud thought about him. WASH
tng'on Chronicle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
Pnrs1nrNr srrAnNs of Amherst G.

President STEARNs of Amherst Col
lege, in a recent lecture before his class,
deprecated the present system of educa-
ton as injurious to the memory. lie
said the IIndus transmitted without
error the three books of the Vedas one
of which consists of 1,0l0 hymns, thro'
the centuries till Solomon's time, about
LOCO before Christ, by memory alone,
acquiring them from oral instruciion-a
thing which has no parallel at the pres
ent day. The multiplicity Of subjects
now presented to the scholar, he thought,
rendered the acquisition Of retentlye
memory next to impossible.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
Weaverville, February 5, 1876.

YANKEE DooDLE.-Atter the Minis
ters Plenipotentiary of Great Britain
and the United States had nearly con
cluded their pacific labors at Ghent, the
burghers of that quaint old Dutch city
determined to give an entertainment in
their honor, and desired to have the ma
tional airs of the two treaty making pow
ers performed as Il part ofthe programme.
So the musical director was directed to
call upon the American Ministers and
obtain the music OF the national air of
the United States. A consultation ensu-
ed, at which Bayard aud Gallatin favored
Hail Columbia" while Clay, Russell
and Adams were decidedly in favor of
yankee Doodle" The musical direc-
tor asked it any of the gentlemen had
the music, and, receiving negative
reply, suggested that perhaps one Of them
could sing or whistle the air. Il can't"
said Mr.. Clay, Il never whistled or
sung tune in my life. Perhaps Mr.
Bayard cam" "Neither can :" replied
Mr.. Bayard, perhaps Mr.. Russell cam"
Mr.. Russell, Mr. Gallatin and Mr.. Adams
in turn confessed their lack of musical
ability. IL have It'll" exclaimed Mr.
Clay, and ringing the bell summoned
his colored body servant. "John," said
Mr.. Clay, whistle Yankee Doodle for
this gentleman" John did so, the chief
musician noted down the air and at the
Ghent Burghers' Band played the ma
tonal air OF the United States, with va
riatons.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
THE PHILOSOPHERS SCALES.
BY JANE TAYLOR.

A monk, when his rights sacerdotal wcro DER,
In the depths of his cell, with his stono-coyerod
floor,
Resigning to thought his chimcrical brain,
Once formed the contrivanco we now shall
explain;
But whether by magic's or alchemy's powers
We know not indeed, It's no busiuoss of ours
Perhaps it is only by patience and care,
At last he brought his invention to bear.
In youth twas projected, but years stole away,
And ere twas complete he was wrinklod and
gray;
But success is sure, unless energy fails,
And at length he produced the " Philosophers
Scales"
"What are they ?" you ask. You shall pres
entity soc;
These scales were not mado to weigh sugar
and tea;
Oh no; for such properties wondrous had they,
That qualities feelings and thots they could
weigh;
Together with articles small or immense,
From mountains or planets t. atoms of sense.
Naught was thcrc so bulky but thore it would
lay,
And naught so ethereal but there it would
stay.
The first thing he weighed was tho head of
Noltairo,
Which retained all tho wit that had ever boon
there
As n weight he throw in the torn scrap of Il
loaf
Containing tho prayer of penitent thief;
When the skull rose alott with SO sudden a
spell,
That it bounced like ball ON the roof of the
cell.
One time he put in Alexander the Great,
With the garment that Dorcas had mada, for
weight;
And though clad in armor from sandals to
crown,
Tho hero rose up and the garments went down
A long row of aims houses, amply endowed
BY II well-estoemed phnrsoo, busy and proud,
Next loaded one scalc, whilo tho othor was
pressed
By those mites the poor widow dropped into
tho Ghost;
Up flew tho endowment not weighing an
ounce
And down, down the rarthing-worh came with
bounce
BY further experiments no matter how
lie found that ton chariots weighed less than
ore plow
sword with gilt trappings rose up in tho
scale,
Though balanced by only a tenponny mil
shi I'D and II helmet, Il buckler and spear,
Weighed less than the widows uncrystaizcd
tear.
A lord and lady went up at full sail,
When boe ohancod to light ON tho opposite
scale
Ton lawyers, ten doctors, two courters, one
earl,
Ten counsolors' wigs, full of powder and curl,
All hoaped in one balance, and swinging from
thence,
Weighed less than few grains Of candor and
sense;
frst-water diamond, with brillants bogirt,
Than ono good potato just washed from the
dirt;
Yet not mountains of silver and gold coul
suffice
Ono pearl to outweigh twas tho "pear of
great price"
Last Of all, tho great world was bowled in at
the grato,
With the soul OF begsar to soryo Us II weight
Whom the former sprang up with a strong
rebuff,
That made vast rent and escaped at the roof
W hen balanced in air, it ascendod on high,
And sailed up aloft, balloon ia the sky
Wills tho scale with a soul int 50 nightly
fell,
That ii jorhod tho philosopher out of his cell
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

TuE D1wNwABp COURSE. --" How
much bcllor it would have been to have
shaken hands aud allowed that it was all
It mistake !" said Detroit judge.
'"Thon the lion and the lamb would have
lain down together md white-robei
pence would have famed you with her
wings and elevated you with her SMILES
Of npprobation. But no. you went to
cawing and biting, aud rolling in the
mud and here you are. lrs five dol
lars apiece"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

ScGNEat n Brook'yn wedding break
fast. Company all seated about the TIA
plo. a pause in the general convcrsa-
tion, Happy husband, to bis wilo's seven
year old sister at tho othor end Of tho
room: "Woll, Julie, you have new
brother now" julie; "Yos, but mo.
thor soid to pnpa the other day that sho
was afraid you would never amount to
much, but that it seemed to be Snrah's
last chance" Intouse silence for mo
mont followed by ppid play otkniyes
and forks.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

ANornER WAY TO 30 Ir.-The Gold
Hin Ncws says: "1he tables are being
turned. Adela Blake, Of New York City,
has commenced suit against Jane Van
Wml,lo to recover $4,000 damages for
scduciug Mr.. Blake, husband of the
plaintiff Thi. is IL step in the right di-
rection. Men have been tempted from
the path Of virtue for years by women,
aad we think it is time they should be
puui,hed
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

A GOOSE that secs another drink will
do the same, through she is not thirsty.
The custom OF drinking for company,
when drinking is dispensable and pre-
judicial, seems to be a case Of the same
kind, aud to put man, feathers only
excepted, upon footing with goose.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

TIE Herdld Of Heath says flesh meat
tends to make men bold, enterprising
and courageous, while vegetables render
men peaceful, benevolent and yirtuous.
Wen take a little Of both please.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

lie sat in railroad ear. His head
wac thickly covered with mass Of red
hair. Behind him in u seat sat mrn
with hardly any hair on h's head. lie
said to him: IL guess you wasn't arou d
when they dealt out hair "Oh, yes
wa.," replied the bald head, "Dut 'hey
offered me lot Of ied hair, and lo'a
them To throw il into the a.h bin."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

TnE Woman Suflragists OF Now lia-
ven are discussing tho question, "Are
the women Of the country more respon-
sibe than the men for tho extravaganza
Of the times?" But to thoughtful
mind it would seem that rs long rs men
d ln't wear eighteen yards Of cloth in their
pautal,o there's not much need Of con-
sideling the matter serousIy.-NorWtc
Ip,Iyg{yu
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

TnE latest fraud is II man who make
regular business Of deserlIng his WHO
and children among strangers. lhe lat
ter usually give them money ana heeuou
articles. after receiving which the family
ioins the husband aud they repeat the
pome in some other place.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY;
COURT TERMS:

district Court Second Monday in April,
august and December
'O"n'y Court First Monday in anu
paJ' poi March, May, July, September and No
Probate GOurt-tsame as County Court)
"oard of SuperVisOrs- First Monday
'ofuary, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
Wecklg Trinity journal,
OUR AGENTS .

TEEoS. Royce, Room No. 80. New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city
GEO. Il. ROWELL a. CO.. 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
DR.. J. T. GRADY,

DENTAL AND MEDICAL GRADUATE,
e,sss.-4 Has returned TO Weayervillo and re-
FfHfITS suned the practice OF DE%TISfhG.
Special attention paid to The treatment ol
Sensitive Teeth.
0EFICE:-At the Unicn Hotel, for the
present. 5b-tt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05
WM. S. L0WDEN,
L. s. EeEPUTY SURVEYOR.

0FEECE mill Street, Weaverville, Cal
Civil Engineering promptly attend d to-
Special attention paid to the survey Of Minor
al and Agricultural land locations. jan22
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

OFFICE, AZ his Residence, corner
Court and Center Streets, Weavervile l.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

UAVIN PURCHASED THE
II Store lately kept by A. H. COR
BUS, we will keep constantly on hand
Groceries, Liquors, Provisions, Etc,
and would ask a continuance of the pat
ronago heretofore extended to Mr.. Cor
bus. aug2-tf
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