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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

A ROMANTIC WILL CAsE.-About
rich merchant of New York, was thrown
from his carriage and killed. He left
will, drawn up by himself without the
assistance of any lawyer, in which he
left the bulk Of his fortune of $250,000 to
a Miss Taylor, and to her children after
her in case she married and had offspring
If she died single, the money was to be
spent in decorating the pIatin Greenwood
where he and she were to be buried
Little or nothing was known of Lewis
history. He had no relatives in New
York, and was very incommunicative in
regard to his antecedents. The will was
thought to ba worthless, as we'll as eccen-
trio, and "A lawyer formerly employed by
Lewis, who had heard him say that he
came from near Toronto, Canada, adver-
tised for next Of kin in one of the Toronto
papers. This was read by an old man
named Findlay, living in Sincoe. who
remembered that Lewis had gone from
that vicinity to New York, where he
heard he had become rich. 1t was then
discovered that he had half brother and
sister, persons of color, living in Sincoe.
It turned out on further inquiry that
Lewis, mother was n slave near Wheel
ing, and, while such, became the mother
of two children now living in Canada.
Their father, though nominally, at best,
n freeman, was carried to Kentucky as a
fugitive, and appears never to have seen
his wife again. She then ran away to
Canada, where she married Lewis father,
II white man. Lewis always passed as a
full white man, though he is said to have
borne traces Of his African extraction.
He died bachelor, and, by the laws Of
New York, his mother could be his heir.
She being dead her children, his half
brother and sister, occupying her place,
should the slave marriage be recognized
and the will broken. The case is II ro-
mantle one, and its incidents might be
effectively worked into novel.
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LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

/. Subscribers who do not give ex-
press notice to the contrary, are consider
cd as wishing to continue their subscrip-
ton.
2. If subscribers wish their papers dis
continued, publishers may continue to
send them until all charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their papers from the office or place
to which they are sent, they are held re-
sponsible until they settle their bills and
give due notice to discontinue.
4. fsubscribers move to other places
without informing the publisher, and the
paper is sent 30 the former direction they
are held responsible. Notice should al
ways be given of the removal.
B. The courts have decided, that refus-
ing to take paper from the office, or re-
moving and leaving it uncalled fJr, is pri-
ma /qcie evidence of Intentional fraud.
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A wHITEwAsIIED ISLAND.

Savages make droll work Of adopting
civilized inventions and using them for
the first time. Their proceedings are
usually the more funny in proportion as
they are pleased at the foreign novelty.
When Rev. James Williams, the Eng
lish missionary, was laboring in Rara
tonga, one Of the South Sea Islands, he
taught the natives how to % white-w wash"
The following describes his instruction of
the art, and how the islanders took it."
Mr. Williams had observed that the
fine white mud, which came from the
decomposition of the coral which abound
ed in that locality, exactly resembled
the finest sediments of Stacked lime or
chalk. This led him to experiments.
He gathered lot Of the coral and sub
jected it to the fire. The result was a lime,
from which he gained, by a solution in
water, a most brilliant white wash.
When he had satisfied himself that the
whiteness was there, he constructed a
kiln, and called upon the islanders to
come and help him. He told them how
to build the fires, and how to subject the
coral to the heat. The result our mission
airy may describe in his own words:
After having laughed at the process
of burning, which they believe to be to
cook the coral for their food, what was
their astonishment, when, in the morning,
they found his cottage glitterng in the ris-
ing sun, white as snow; they danced,
they sung, they shouted and screamed
with joy.
"The whole island was in a commo-
ton, given up to wonder and curiosity {;
and the laughable scenes which ensued
after they got possession of the brush and
tub, battle description. The BON ton i'm
mediately voted ita cosmetic and kaydor,
and superlatively happy did many a
swarthy coquette consider herself, could
she but enhance her charms by dab of
the white brush.
"And now party spirit ran bigh, as it
will do in more civilized countries, as to
who was, or was not, best entitled to pref
erence. One party urged their superior
rank one had got the brush and was
determined at all events to keep it, and
third tried to overturn the whole, that
they might obtain some Of the sweepings.
They did not even scruple to rob each
other Of the little share that some had
been so happy as to secure.
But soon new lime was prepared,
and in a week, not a hut, domestic uten-
sill, a war-club or a garment, but what
was white as snow not an inhabitant
but had skin painted with the most
grotesque figures not pig but was sim
ilarly whtened and even mothers might
be seen in every direction, capering with
extravagant gestures, and yelling with
delight at the superior beauty at their
whitewashed infants. ~. y. Ledger.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

EYERLAsTING FIRE.-In the ncighb bor-
hod Of Baku, on the Caspian sea, there is
ii phen omenon of a very extraordinary ma
ture called the everlasting fire, to which
p sect of Indians and Persians called
Guars pay religious worship. 1t is situa-
tedabout ten miles from the city of Haiku,
in the province Of Shiryan, on a dry, rocky
piece of ground.
On it there are several ancient temples,
built Of stone, and supposed to be all dedi-
Gated to fire, there being one among them
in which fre-worship is carried on.
Near the altar there is large hollow
cane from the end of which issues blue
flame. The @orshipers affirm that this
flame has continued ever since the del
uge, and they believe that if it were sup
pressed in that place it would break out
in another.
AT short distance from this temple
there is horizontal gap, two feet from
the ground, about six feet long and three
broad, out Of which comes a constant
flame Of the color Of that in the temple.
When there is a strong wind il rises to
the height Of eight feet, but it is much
lower in calmer weather.
The earth around, for more than two
miles, has this extraordinary property,
that by taking up two or three inches of
the surface and applying lighted lamp,
the part uncovered Immediately takes
fire, even before the fame touches it.
The flames make :he soil hot, but do not
consume it, nor affect what is near with
any degree Of heat.
1t is said that eight horses were once
consumed by this fire under roof where
the surface Of the ground had been turn
ed up and by some accident had ignited.
Ifa cane or tube Of paper be set about
two inches into the ground, closed with
earth below, and the top of it touched
with live coal, fame will Immediately
issue forth without consuming the tube,
provided the edges be covered with clay.
Three or four ignited tubes will boil wa
ter in pot, and are sometimes used to
cook victuals. The flames have a suph-
urous smell but are inoAensive.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

.Noi IN Star Lodge, No. 61, \. o. o. r..
Holds its regular meetings at ODD FETLows'
HALIr Weayerville, every Thursday evening,
at Ia. o'clock. Members of the Order from
abroad are cordially invited to attend.
JOHN SOWDEN, n. G.
u w. ChAIG' Il. ). janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

TrinHy Chapter, No. 10, u. II. m,
Meets on tho Second and Fourth Tuesdays
of each month, at MASONIC HALL, Weaver,
vile, ut o'clock, p. NJ
o. c. CHRISTENSEN, II. p.
NJ. +. GRIFFIN, Secretary. janl.
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THE EYES THE Eyes !
DIR. E. II. PARDEE,
OcuIiSt and Aul.ist.
EvTER A pRnTRACrEn Dryyp.

a E'TEE A PRssTRiCrEB BLIyD.
IN ness Of more than five years Dr. lardco
has made himself thoroughly and ,cicnliiical-
ly acquainted with all Diseases Of the I've,
ana IS now practicing with Success not sur.
passed in the United States.
All operations performed such as Strabis-
mas, or croSs-eye, Cataract by linear cxnac-
tlon, Depression OF Absorption, pt-ygigm, Or
leshy membrane growing over the eye, Keduc-
ton Of Staphyl0ma, or balging out Of the eye,
Artificial Pupil, fistula, Luchryma>, or clo'-
ing OF the tear passage, and all dctOrmites VI
the Lids, etc.
Artificial Eyes inserted without the least
PAIN, and possessing all the movements and
brilliancy Of tho real eye. A large II. ostmen,
constantly on hand and for sale at reu0nabl,
prices. l he Doctors Eye Bath for the treat
ment and cure Of all nervous diseases is usei
all over this coast.
Thankful to those physicians who have sent
HIM cases for operation he hopes that bis uni
ycrsal success will warrant continuation OF
their confidence. His celebrity as an operator
Is cO-cXtcnsiYe with his success. as patients
are presenting themselves, for treatment ant
operations, from New York and Boston, alnqst
monthly. Many patients can be seen a! tho
Doctors Office daily, in different stages Of re-
COVery.
OFFICE -737 Clay street, Opposite the
Plaza, san Francisco.
TAKE NOTICE." Liar Is not 10
De JeiieUed though he sp. ais the rHih.
Reports are in circulation through the upper
country that | have retired from business that
| have gone to the Atlantic States, that am
in Europe. &t., &c. 70 those interested will
say that the report has bocn gotten in clleua'
ton for the fTthcrance Of other parties, VINO
are trying TO obtain, illogitmately az eye
practice. The report has boen started by an
truth, as am at my Office daily, and attending
to about sixty daily patients.
Il. II. A'ARDEE. 0cNiist,
737 Clay Street,
my25-ly. SAN FRANCloOo
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sfsH" EHcampmenf, No. 12, H. o. o. T..
Meets on the evenings of the First and Third
Tuesdays of each month at 0DD FELLOWS
HALL, Woayeryille, at7l2 o'clock Patriarchs
from abroad are invited to visit us.
C. W. CRAIG, Scribe. janI
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

Bs@eom lodge, No. 900, 4. o. q. r.,
Meets every Sunday evening, at O'Clock, at
Coon TEMPLAR HALL, Weaverville. Nom
bers of other Lodges are cordially invited to
meet with us.
JOHN G. IRWIN, Wet.
G. B. BASSIIAM, W. S. janlO'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

IF you arc hundred years old, you
had better speak about it at once. Pretty
soon il will be TOO late,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

Comef Lodge, No. 81, \. O. o. f.,
Holds its regular meetings, at ODD Fellows
HALL, Trinity Center, on Saturday evening
of each week. f. III. BIOSS. n q
I. d. DRAPER, h. S. iani'
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TRANSCONTENENTAI. TVCuyr.
Via the Pioneer Route.
CHICAGO AND NORTH yyrxr,,.,
IL A l. w AY.

Its track is of STEEL RAILS, and on ~,
been made the FASTEST time that 6a, Va' IL d.
been made in this country By tbi' lis ever
passengers. for points east of C6ica"o iDlto
choice Of the following lines from Chro.dn.ay nave
BY THE PITTSBUBG, FORT WAyvr ,,.,
CHICAGO AND PENNSYLV4NTTtAND
RAILWAYS.
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY v;n
man Palace Cars through to Pb;i.I qll-
and New \ ork on each train. ''"uclpha
| THROUGH TRAIN, with Pullman p.,.
Cars to Baltimore and Washington. "'Sco
BY TIE LAKE SHORE AND NTrcurc,,,
SOUTHERN RAILWAY AMI CdiHViVVAE
TlONS tNEW YORK CENTRS AZ Al i, A,[I' e.
ERIE RAILkOADS) nan AND
9 THROUGH TRAINS DAILY. with D.,
= Drawing Room and Silver Palace il,a.Iiace "Iace
Cars through to New York. -'V'Ilns
BY TIE MICHIGAN CENTRAL cp,,n
TRUNK, GREAT WESTERN IVni VIniAAD SAbAIDI,
AND NEW YORK CENTRAL PHHtEi PHHHHtE
. THROUGH TRAINS. with pulImon u,
- ace Drawing Room and Sleeping Car1 .Lal, IL,
to New ork to Niagara Falls, BuiTaj0 BoaI
ester or New York City. ''' "OcA'
BY BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAupo,n
> THROUGH TRAINS DAILY. with pnn
- man Palace Cars for Newark, Zap".riIillll' W.
Wheeling, Washington and Baltimore Ti,Inv,, III,o,
change. "''AVus
This is the SHORTEST, BEST and al.
line running Pullman celebrated ,'S pGr gIB 1HBg
SLEEPING CARS AND COACUFS .'nnCh
ing with Union Pacific Kailload af 6WiITi,
and from the WEST, via Grand ITuanA
Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Clintrn 'GGnVJnoh'
and Dixon, for CHICAGO AND IiiE EG4iISg4E
This popular route is unsurpassed far Sro,,
Comfort and Safety. The smooth. wclI.bog
lasted and perfect track of steel rail-. tba oai
cbrated Pullman falace Slecninc fsrs W,
perfect Telegraph System Of moyinc tro;rD ,u'
the regularity with which they run. t6o e%'i
rable arrangement for running through .ar,
to Chicago from all points West. scc,rs s',' 10
passengers all the comforts ia modem Eo;',a%U
IraTclins No change Of CGS, and no tsdi.
Gus delays at Ferries. ''1''
Passengers viii find Tickets via his rlvorit
route at the Genoral Ticket Office of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, Sacramohto
Tickets for sale in all the Ticket Offices of
the Central Pacific hailroad.
W. II. STEM EFT, Gen. Pas Agent
MARTIN lUGHlTr, Gen. Sap.
ii. p. STANWOOD, General Agrncy. l9l
Montgomery street, San Francisco. augiO-y
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25
TAKE NOTICE." II Liar Is not 10
be be!ieped though he 50. ais me irMih'
ROCK SOAP.

ROCK SOAP is a natural product
possessing most marvellous cleansing anu
cosmetic properties. Besides other .aP'
onaceous substances it contains AIum,ua'
which is more powerfully deterslye 'lNp
most Alkaline Soaps. Rock Soap Is m'
certained by analysis to have deleT'no .,o
properties valuable to an eminent degIs'
for the purposes for which it Is RECON-,
mended, and to contain nothing lnJur.%aII naI
for such use. After using it no one ,D' S"'
be without it. 1t is perfectly maFVelOU
in its operation.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

Trinity County German HospffaI So
ciety, holds its REGULAR Quarterly Meetings at
the HOSPITAL BunJNG, Weayerville on the
first Sunday of March, June, September and
December ClIAS HARTMAN,
lanL Secretary.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25
SOCIETY NOTICES.

Trinity Lodge, No. ~, n. n "A. .H.,
Hold their regular communications at NJ A.
SONIC HALL, Weayervlle, on tho last Saturday
of each month. Hour of meeting, O'Clock,
P. M. }: w. PlllLBROOK, W. NJ.
M. #. GRlFflN Secretary. janl.
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Rates of Advertising.
IN Lows DEN.

Poor old Lee Belk, who lost his life
here on Saturday, at the hands of tho
Beason brothers, had been in many
tight places during his eventful and
ehequered life, The younger Robin.
son, who was managing the show which
was bere on Saturday, related the par.
tlculars of frightful scrape old Lee
got into once during the term of sew.
eral years he Travelled with his fathers
show II was il. Texas lee had got
into trouble with a body Of Texas ruf.
iians who had come to the show at. wa
think, Austin. Furious With. anger
and whisky, they set upon him with
revolver and howie-knife. The case
was hopeless but in flight and success
fully eluding pursuit. Luckily he
escaped the FIRST onset and threw them
OIL the track for moment. He could
hear their howls and vengeful threats.
Time was precious, and. desperate
deed for safety had to be done quickly.
He approached the keeper of the
lions cage, and upon peril of his life.
bade him deliver him Instantly the
key. Belk unlocked the door and en-.
tered, seeking the safety Inside tho
lions den he well knew was not out
side. The ruse successfully threw
them off the scent. He rode in the
lions cage seventeen miles, and, the
noble brute--nobler than the human
brutes who pursued-treated him with
kind indifference. 1t is doubtless the
only instance on record wherein NOR,
tai sought7an obtained safety from
his infurated fellows by taking refuge
in a lions Meridian iMiss,) Msr-
curry
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II
have not, says Charles Thompson,
seen bedbug or q flea in my house
for many years. If an army of them
were to be brought in, mercury would
speedily exterminate them, bntIthink
cleanliness the best and perhaps the
only preventative. The common house
fY ! do not molest, believing that il
more than oompensates for its trouble
by cleaning the atmosphere Of afiiuvia
and the animalcul@ which always
arise from the putrefaction of decaying
substances in warm weather, A few
drops Of carbolic acid will clean house
plants from lice in a very short time.
If mosquitoes or other blood suckers
ipfest our sleeping room at night, we
uncork bottle of the oil of penny.
royal, and these insects leave in great
haste, nor will they return as long as
the air is loaded with the perfume of
that aromatic herb. If rats enter the
cellar, little powdered potash, thrown
into their holes or mixed with meal
and scattered in their rnnways never
fails to drive. them away. Cayenne
pepper will keep the buttery and store
room free from ants and cockroaches.
If a mouse makes an entrance into
any part of your dwelling, saturate q
rag in cayenne in solution and stuff It
into hole which can be repaired
With either wood or mortar. No rat
or mouse will eat that rag for the pur-
pose of opening communication with
q depot Of supplies, gsiiv q
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A NEW TRICK.

The ingenuity of parties engaged in
the practice of defrauding the Govern.
ment through the evasion of the pay
ment of the tax on whiskey seems to
be inexhaustible. The latest device
has just been exposed through the eff.
forts Of Colonel Hunt, Supervisor of
Internal Revenue for the Ohio and
Indiana district, and consists in using
barrels which are manufactured with
the two slaves opposite the bung about
twice as thick as the rest. By this
arrangement, the gauger Who, insert
ing the gauge through the bung, would
strike the thick slaves, and supposing
the others to be Of the same thickness,
would gauge less by three or four gal
Ions thar the barrel actually contain
ed. Colonel Hunt made seizure of
four hundred barrels of that descrip.
tion last week at Lafayette, Indiana,
in the establishment where they were
manufactured. The coopers protested
their innocence of any intent to de.
fraud the Government, claiming that
they were making the barrels strictly
10 accordance with their orders, and
supposed that the thick slaves were
put in simply to strengthen tho bar
rels--a view of the matter which tho
Supervisor could not be induced to &C,
cept.
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A strapping big stranger entered a
store on Woodward avenue yesterday,
and leaning too heavily on the show
case broke one Of the panes of glass.
THAT will cost you s2," said the
proprietor.
THayen't got the money" replied
the stranger. 't'4-
"Well, you can't go out of the store
until you pay Cor that glass" said the
storekeeper in determined voice.
"ITn sorry, but I'm willing to be
licked, if that will do you any good /"
replied the stranger, rapidly getting
out of two coats and a vest and show
ing arms like joints Of stove. pipe.
"Oh, / guess it was purely aceiden.
tai, " said the shop-keeper in an al,
tered voice, as he got behind the coun-
ter in hurry, "and you needn't mind
about waiting around here any longer.
Here'sa a car ticket if you are going
up the ayenue."--Ffee Press.
An indianapolis witness testified
the other day that he kept a 6re bur
ming in his stove all night to save
matches.
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|. A Virginia, New, husband went to
the depot the other day to receive his
wife, whom he had not seen for txo
years. When the train came In he
sprang forward to assist her from the
car, and had managed to say, my
dear" when she put in to the fol-
lowing effect; 'How is Mrs. Smith
Have you seen Tom2 What dread
ful journey I've had. Why don't you
take your pants out of your boots
You must positively have that hair
cut right away. You're smoking again,
l see. Have you got nice roomsf !
hope you haven't been drinking, dear,
Oh, dear me, how muddy it is"
The last Berlin Kladderadatsch de,
votes an amusing little cartoon to the
Cuban question and Don Carlos. II
represents most rascally looking
Yankee crawling up out of 4 cavern
with outstretched fingers to pluck a
jewel from the Spanish crown, while
Don Carlos, dim in the distance.
dances With excitement, and shouts
out; "Alfonsol Alfonso lcok out
There's fellow trying to steal piece
of nay crown from your
During recent examination OF q
class of youngsters in one Of the Che.
mung County IN. Y) schools, the
teacher asked "What is monarchy ?"
aud was Immediately answered by
bright little eight,year old boy !: ga
country governed by King" "Who
would rule if the King should die p
"The Queen" "And if the Queen
should die, who, then, would be
rulerr "The Jack"
The other morning when Detroit
landlady observed one Of her boarders
making extravagant use Of the milk
she said TO him; "Mr. Farwell, milk
is up To eight cents quart now.p 'I
know it," he replied as he loosened bis
grip on the pitcher, "but you are put
ting in double the quantity of water
as an offset, and chioory and beans
haven't raised a cent"
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A PARISH INcrDENr.

| In a rural Presbyterian oonpreea
tion 10 the western section of Canada
the people for various reasons, wer,
desirous of a change in the pastorate
a meeting was called to consider. how
the desired change could be affected
All were agreed that though the pastol
was a learned, laborious, amiable, and
excellent man, be was exceedingly
prosy and uninteresting as preacher
It was resolved, therefore, that dep.
utation should be sent asking him ia
resign his charge. No one was ready
to undertake the delicate task. Al
last two elders we're induced TO 90
and talk with the minister about the
matter. {. They went on their mission
with no little trepidation, but were
greatly relieved by the cordial man.
ner in which the good minister receiy-
ed them. He listened quietly to their
hesitatingly told story, and at once
acquiesced in their desire that he
would resign. Elated with their sue.
cess, they hastened to report the re-
suit to the people. All were greatly
gratlhed at the prospect of such an
amicable arrangement and feeling
some sense of gratitude to the minis.
ter for many years Of service, and espec.
tally for his ready compliance with
their wishes, they determined to pre-.
sent him with an address and a purse.
A public meeting of the congregation
was held, at which the pastor was in
vited to be present, an address was
read to him containing strong expires
sions of appreciation and gratitude
for his manifold LAHORE and Of strong
personal affection for himself, and the
purse was handed to him as token
of their continued esteem. 9i2qwhI
On rising to reply, the pastor was
deeply moved, aud spoke with a fall
tering voice. He stated that, intluen-
ced by the statement of the elders
who had called on him he had resoly-
ed ut much expense of feeling to him.
self, resign his charge. Pausing for
minute, as if overcome with emotion
NOT a few of the tender hearted
betraying their sympathy with him
be wont on to say that in view of the
afectionate and touching address he
had just received, so generous a gift,
he felt constrained, to abandon his
purpose, and would therefore remain
with them, and devote his future life
to the BEST interests Of people who
were so warmly attached to him, and
who so highly valued bis humble
services.
The reply was so obviously dictated
BY genuine simplicity that no one at
the time had the courage to riss and
explain. That minister is still pastor
of the same parish
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W. c. coauRN. ". D..

TNELT CARPETIN0s, 85 cts. per yard,
u FELT CEILING for rooms In place ol
Plaster. FFLT ROoFIN0 and SIDING
For samples, address Q. J. FAY, Camden
New Jersey.