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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

A DIAMOND SToRY.-There is little
diamond story circulating in Washington
thar NAV necessitate the summoning of
Mrs. George II. Pendloton as witness
in the Kentucky Central Railroad claim
case. The story is briefly this : When
Pendeton was in Europe, just after the
allowance of this claim, be bought in
Paris set of diamonds and presented
them to Mrs. Bowers, now Mrs. Belknap.
Bv some means Mrs. Marsh became
possessed of the bill of sale for these dia-
monds, and like very clever woman
she sent it to Mrs. Pendleton. This lady
naturally thought the diamonds were for
her, and that George was waiting Tor
convenient opportunity to present them.
But time wore on aud George did not say
"Diamonds, my dear" Mrs. Z. gently
interrogated him on the subject. Pen
dleton answered that he was under great
obligations to Mrs. Bowers. She had
aided him in his business, and ho had to
make her present for doing so. lie
did not like to give lady money, as
that might be misunderstood. So he
oave the diamond set as token OF his
high appreciation of the value Of the
services rendered to him. Mrs. Pendle-
ton was entirely satisfied with the ex-
panation, which "carried truth on its
face" Unless this story is manuiactur-
ed out of whole cloth it sets the genial
Mrs. Mash in the light Of marplot and
busvbody. Truthful George shines by
his own light in it.-Grdphic.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

AN ENTERPRIsING WOMAN.--Thore
is an enterprsing woman living in tho
vicinity Of Camp IIallock. She Is the
keeper of n boarding house. She has hit
on II cute device to get her goods shipped
from Elko free Of freight. She has Il
bright Intelligent Indian who heep "sabo,'
all the same as white man. AS Indians
go where and when they please on tho
cars free Of charge, whenever this good
landady wants bill Of grub, she gives
Captain Jacinto an order and starts him
to Elko. uo would muster his boys and
squaws, and jump aboard the train, and
return laden with goods, wares and mer-
chandise for the boarding house. The
thing Of having the platforms of the cars
so frequently occupied by Shoshones and
chemuck got little monotonous, so
few days ago some of the Wells, Fargo
boys got the ady's order book from tho
Captain, tore out the order, and substitu-
tod one therefor. On the return trip tho
Indians were laden with such goods as
the following Four hand hay rakes,
one shovel plough, one keg Of whisky,
three picks, four shovels, two crow bars,
one gross playing cards, one keg nails,
hand saw and n jack screw.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

GEORGE WAsnIEGTON.-Geo. Wash
instance of man who minded his own
business. Suppose that an intelligent
person living in ono of the centers of Eu-
ropean civilization had been asked about
the year 1770, what man then over thirty
seven years of age was most likely to be
the typical great and good man Of the
modern world ! Would he have singled
out tho Virginia militia officer, ut the
time busying himself with the care OF his
plantation on the Potomac, and whatever
social duties and delights, or whatever
polite politics were convenient and ap-
propriate ? The strong point about
Washington was, that the duty or the
pleasure, the ceremony or solf-sacrifce
that lay in his way, he enjoyed or per
formed without Sinking, and to the very
best Of his ability. He did not, rs youth
lie awake of nights wondering "what he
would be when Ire grew up to be n man. !"
When he became man he showed nei-
ther Imagination nor genius, but he had
one Of the traits Of genius, namely, con-
centration. Ho put his mind upon his
present occupation, without looking back
or looking ahead. He engineered, fought
the Indians, rode horseback, wrote let
ters, went fox hunting, attended church,
proposed TO yonng women, conducted
campaigns, and governed the United
States-each at proper time, and each
with sincerity Of purpose and assiduity.
We do not hear of his swearing often !;
but when he did, it was thoroughly and
effectively done. If be seems not TO have
been as successful in the matter Of matri-
monial proposals as in other occupations,
we must remember that the centennially
revived old wives tales Of early and in
discreet refusals Of Washington by the
said old wives themselves, must be taken
with few grains of deferential allowance.
-,Sc,ttner Tor APJ1t.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

The DEACON AND OLD SAYINGs.-I
like Deacon Green. lie goes straight TO
the heart OF things, and is not led off by
moonshine. The other day when very
positive and loud-voiced lady was talking
with the little school-mistress and himself
about certain troublesome child, the
loud-voiood lady exclaimed
"Pooh good influence isn't what she
needs. A bird that can sing and won't
sing, must bo made to sing, that's my
doctrine"
With these words the lady glared at
the schoolmistress, who made no reply,
and then with an mir Of conscious victory,
she turned to the deacon, repeating:
Yes, sir. that's my doctrine"
"a capital doctrino," said the deacon,
with bow, "but there's a flaw in your
illustration, ma'am."
"But !" almost screamed tie lady.
"Thoro's no but about it. | tell you
there's no other way. A bird that can
sing and won't sing, must be mnde to
sing. You'l admit that, | hope2 1t is
true as Solomon"
Granted" said the deacon, with a
voice us soft as the swish Of a water lily,
"most certainly, bird that can sing and
won't sing, must be made to sing but
how are you going to do it 2"
"The fact is, my dear madam" con
tinued the deacon, "some Of these old
sayings sound very well, but there's moth
ing ia them. I'd like TO see the person
who can take bird that won't sing and
make him sing. Now, your bird that
can sing and will sing is easily dea !. with.
You can at least quiet him. But for my
part, I'd rather undertake the manage
ment of all the brass bands IN the country
than TO force music out OF tho tiniest ca
nary when he chose to be silent"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

Economy IN FLAG RAIsING.-Tho re-
sources Of nomenclature have been cx-
haustcd in finding names for the places
occupied by ex Confederates about the
House this Winter. The matter has its
pathetic side, and | have no heart to en-
ter the rich field of sarcasm and inyective
which might be worked so productivity.
II is curious to find an Confederate,
who fought all through the war against
the flag, now intrusted with the duty OF
raising the same old flag over the Capitol
each day; perhaps he silences his scruples
by rejecting that he only draws big
salary for filing the office, and pays Il
negro ten cents day for doing the work.
Still it must gravel him somewhat that
he now earns his bread by taking care OF
the flag he fought against Wash. Cor'
ohio State journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
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ADyEaFzsEgs' DIRECTORY.

DALCH, J. r.. Dealer in Clothing, Etc, I'm
der odd Fellows Hall, Weayeryillo.
BEACON LODGE, NO. 300, |. o. G, T., meets
overy Sunday evening.
CHALLENGE SALOON Main Street. Wca-
veVillo.
COMET LODGE, No. 81, I. o. 0. f., Trinity
Center, meets every saturday evening.
DOUGLAS CITY MEAT MARKET, Wal
lace N Mabie, Propretor'.
EARL, A. h, Justice OF the Peace and Notary
Public, Douglas City.
EMPIRE HOTEL, Main Street Weayerville,
William Condor, Proprietor.
GERMAN HOSPITAL SOCIETY, moets first
sunday in March, June, sept. and Dec.
GRIFFIN, NJ. f., Main Street, Weayervillo,
California.
HANSEN, D., Dealer in Tobacco, Cigars, etc.
Main Street, Weayerville
HOOKER, HENRY Dealer in Provisions etc.
Main Street, WeaYeryillo.
IRWIN. JOHN G., Attorney and Counselor
AZ Law, Weavcryiile, California.
JONES. T. r., County Judge, Office in Court
House, NeayerYille.
KARSKY & ABRAHMS, Dealers in Clothing
and Dry Goods, WcoycrSille.
KUPER, KARSKY & CO., Dealers in General
Merchandise, Junction City.
KAESKY & CO., Dealers in General Nor
LANG, NJ, Dcalor in Groceries, Liquors, etc,
Main Street, Woayeryillo.
LORD, DIR. JOHN, Physician and Surgeon,
Weaverville.
LOVEJOY, +. P, Attorney at Law, Office
Court House Bulding, WeaVervllle.
LOWDEN, W. s., us. Deputy Surveyor, Of
flee, Mill Street, Weayoryille.
MARSMALL& MASON, Dealers in General
Merchandise, Douglas City.
MARTIN, JOHN, Dealer in Flour and Grain,
Main Street, Weaverille.
MoCAUSLAND, Il. T., Repairer of Watches
and Clocks, Weayeryille.
MONTAGUE, DIR. j. c., County Physician,
Oilice, Court Street, Weayervlile.
NEW YORK HOTEL, Main Street, Weaver
yillo, Morris q kule, Propriotors.
NORTH FORK BREW ERY, North Fork, Cal
Meckel Bros, PrOprietors.
NORTH STAR LODGE, No. 6l,, |. o. o. F.
meets every Thursday evening.
PINCUS, l., Dealer in Dry Goods and Cloth
ing, Main Street, W eaveryille.
READING HOTEL, b. Conroy, PROPRIETOR
Reading, California.
RUMFELT & LORING, Dealers in General
Merchandise Trinity Center.
SCHALL, LOUIS, Boot and Shoe Store, Main
Street, Weayeryille.
SHERMAN & HYDE, Music Dealers, San
Francisco.
STELLA ENCAMPMENT, No. 70, l. 0. 0. f.,
meets First and Third Tuesdays.
TAMMANY SALOON, Main street, Weaver
Vile, Alex. N. Love, Proprietor.
MERMAN BROS, Cabinet Makers and
Dealers in Furniture, Weayervillo.
FREMONT HOTEL, Red Bluff, California,
VIM. p. Mayhem, Proprietor.
TRINITY CHAPTER, No. 10, r. A. NJ, meets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
TRINITY LODGE, No. Y, +. & A. NJ, meets
on last Saturday Of each month
UNION HOTEL, Court Street, Weaveryille,
Nollmers n Pausen, Proprietors.
UNION SHAVING SALOON, Main Street
Weayeryille, George Andrds, Proprietor
WATSON & BROWN, General Merchandise
Lewiston, Trinity County.
WEAVERVILLE DRUG and BOOK STORE,
j. Barnickel, Proprietor.
WILLIAMS, G. d., Attorney at Law, Office,
Main Street, Weaveryille.
WOLF, JOHN, Boot Maker Junction City,
Trinity County.
YOUNG, FRANK w. Notary Public and In
surance Agent, WeayeWille.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
Weaverville, April Is, 1875.

BELKNAP'S lMPEACnMENT.-A Wash
ington dispatch of April 9th says the
Seageant- at. Arms of the Senate proceed
ed this evening to the house Of Belknap
to serve on him the process issued by or
der Of the Senate as the Court of I'm
peachment Belhnap was up stairs when
the Sergeant-at-Arms announced him
self, but he did not keep that functionary
waiting very long. He camo into the
drawing room with a brisk step and n
smile on his face. Extending his hand
he said How do you dc, Mr.. French
| suppose know the object of your visit.
Well, | am very glad to see you; take
a seat" French, before accepting this
offer of hospitality, reached down to his
overcoat pocket and produced formi-
able-looking document with which he
was intrusted. He then read tho docu-
ment, Belknap standing by and listening
attentively. When the reading was con-
cluded Belknap said will respond
at the time designated" He again in
vited French to be seated He was dis
posed to be very communicative, and ex
hibited very striking evidence of rapid
rccupeWtion from the depression attend
ing the first shocl, or his downfall. He
conversed freely on the subject of the
accusation against hun, and whatever
his inner thoughts may have been, out
wardly he evinced Il determination to
brave the matter through, if possible.
He remarked that now he was on the de-
tensive he was target for all manner of
attacks, but he had no fears Of his ulti-
mate vndcation. So far only one side
OF this matter had been given, but soon
the other side would be heard. He init
mated the probability of his appearance
in person before the Senate, but this will
not be determined definitely until after Il
fnll conference with his counsel.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
THE CRUELTY OF LUXURY.

One of the most marked features of an
age of luxury, and one of the strangest at
first sight, is the tendency to cruel and
degrading forms of amusement. The
recreations of the Roman nobility and
populace in the palmy days of the empire
were only less terrible than battles. Rt-
mem ct c(rceRSeS meant fearful amount
OF needless agony both to brutes and to
men. The Greeks seem to have clung
throughout their history TO nobler con-
ception of the recreations of great peo-
| pie. In their games humanity was not
outraged, tho sands of the arena were not
red with blood. And they retained their
humanity even in the hour of national
weakness and degradation. When an
Emperor of Rene offered to exhibit glad
iatorial games with them, the Athenians
nobly replied that they must throw down
their altar to Pity first. But the altar to
Plty was never erected in Rome there
was sterner and more cruolstrain in the
Roman blood, and their games at last be-
came SO horribly ferocious and destructive
that Christianity succeeded in making
even Romans ashamed of them; and
when TelemaChus offered himself as n
sacrifice in the arena, the Institution,
which was doomed already by the public
opinion which Christianity had gradually
developed, was formally branded and
banished from the world.
But all ages of luxury easily run into
cruelty. 1t seems strange that the
softness of luxury and the ferocity of
cruelty should be found so constantly in
close alliance. But tho truth is that lux
ury lowers tho tone of the moral man
hood and the appetite for simple, manly
pleasures. To healthy frame the sensa-
ton of life is enjoyment; the play of the
muscles and limbs in breasting mount
ain or stemming stream, or battling
against natural danger and difficulty,
yields the keenest pleasure. To frame
pampered by luxurious living and jaded
by excitement, II strong stimulus must
be applied to stir it TO activity natural
pleasures are exhausted, and natural APP
petites are palled. The mind Graves its
drains of stmulant as we'll as the body,
and all kinds Of unnatural excitement
present irresistible temptation to those
who have fallen into an unnatural habit
Of life. And just as one ho is sure to
breed larger lie to cover it, SO one slim
ulant is sure to generate the craving for II
stronger stimulant, to counteract tho las
situde which it leaves rs its legacy; and
so addiction to stimulants grows, and at
last becomes master in the house of life.
A luxurious age has already departed
from the healthy conditions of living; it
is sure to crave some strong form OF eY-
cltement in its amusement the craving
grows by what it feeds upon and 50 the
recreations Of such an age or people be-
come continually more coarse and de-
grading until, if there is no restraining,
renewing force at work, they drag the
life of the people down to the pit.-En-
giiSh IidepeRdeHt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
TALES FROM BOLOGNA.

Bologna is full of beautiful stories.
There is that of King Hensius, or Enzic. |
remember reading in an old annual,
many years ago, this story, told by Mrs.
Norton. | think the very gilt edges OF
the precious volume rustled in my mem-
ory as l entered grand room in the
Palazzo del Podesta, and was told that
hero poor King Enzio was captive for
twenty-five years.
Enzio was the natural son of the EN-
peror Frederic IL. Ho led u Ghibol-
line army against Bologna, was taken
prisoner in l249, and kept in confinement
for the rest of his lite but love laughed
Mt locksmiths in his, rs in many cases.
The priest who came to confess tho roy
nj prisoner was accompanied by beau
tilul boy, who brought wine and fruit,
and who begged to be allowed to remain
as his page. King Enzio had fever
and in one of his delirious moments he
imagined that the pago took off his cap
and allowed to flow down somo long
Sp'dc' H"ii' VI uupS, iuattui VI htlllk
dolirious, he was gaining his senses
Certainly tho page was wonderful
nurse. King Enzio was sorry to recover,
but finally he was we'll enough to sit up
at the window aud look out at the glor-
ious view of the Aponninos. Tho poor
fellow realized that no was prisoner,
and wopt bitterly. He heard sobbing
behind him it was the page, sadly smy-
pathetic. "See, boy, this great, beouti-
ful world which | can enjoy no longer.
Life, love and liberty-all, all are takon
from mo-" Then tho beautiful Lucia
Vendagli, alias the page, let down all
her back hair, and throwing horselt ON
his bosom, asked if love would console
him. No one knows what King Enzio
replied, but tho good priest coming in
opportunely, married them on the spot.
For the long years of his Imprisonment
this noble creature lived and wrought
for tho King Enzio. She balllcd magis-
trates and jOilers, and carried to him
whatever of comfort and solpco his life
thereafter knew.
He left some beautiful verses in her
honor, and tho noble family OF the Ben
tlvolio are proud to claim descent from
Lucia Vendagali. May they not owe
their name, which, being translated,
meaneth, al wish thee WE'LL" TO the
whispered adieu of their royal ancestor,
as Lucia cropt away from many an intor-
view frought with danger?
Another and sadder story is that of
Properzia dc Ro:si, called the Sappho OF
Bologna. This woman was poet, II
sculp tor, painter, musician and en-
graver. Bologna is full of her works
now, bearing the marks of genius, every
man who did not care for her, and diod
of n broken heart. The great Pope Clo-
mont VII expressed wish to take her
to Rome with him, so much did he adj
mire her works in the church Of San
Potronio. "The church holds only her
dead body" said a monk to His lloli-
ness. She had died that day.
The imposing Basilica OF San Petronio
contains some angels painted by this
gifted and extraordinary woman. Her
bust scuptured by herself, is over ono Of
tho doors. Her story adds another to the
many bearing this legend "a woman
Of genius is seldom happy woman.
Happy they who have no history, -
The GdtdCY.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
CONFEDERATE MAKE.SnIFT.

Every household became nest of do
mestic manufactures, every farm had its
cotton patch and its sorghum field. Spin
ming wheels and looms, which in former
days had been used in clothing the slaves
on large plantations, but which, during
the era of cheap dry goods, were compar-
atively idle, were again set going. La
dies whose white hands were all unused
to such labor, learned to card, to spin
and weave. Knitting became as fash
ionable in Southern parlors as it is in
German homes. Homespun dresses were
worn by the first ladies in the land, and
she who was cleverest to contrve and
dettest to execute had highest praise
from her associates. Foreign dyes We're
well nigh unattainable, and woods at
home were ransacked for the means OF
coloring the homemade flax, wool and
cotton. Black walnut bark furnished a
rich brown, varying in intensity with the
strength of the dye; swamp maple, a
clear purple; pokoberres, solierino,
bright but not durable wild indigo gave
n tolerable blue, and elderbernes an un-
satisfactory black. Indeed no expert
ment with bark, root, leaf or berry ever
resulted in any substitute for logwood ;
and rs black was the dye most needed
for Southern garments in those dark
days, the blockade runners learned to
make it part Of their cargo.
AT one time in some sections of the
South there was fearful desttution of
salt. Spectators held it at enormous
prices. Even the rich were forced to use
ii sparingly. The poor seemed likely to
suffer from lack Of it, and live stock in
many cases were denied it altogother.-
Barrels and boxes which had been used
for packing salt fish or pork were soaked
in water alterward, which was boiled
down and evaporated for the sake Of the
salt thus extracted. The earthen floors
of smoke houses, into which the precious
mineral had been trodden year after year,
were dug up, and the earth given to
cattle, or treated with water in the same
manner as the salt-seasoned boards. The
Government at Richmond came to the
rescue, and selling the salt works through
out the country, issued regular rations to
each family Mt nominal prices till the
close Of the war. BY this high handed
measure the people were saved from II
salt famine.
Coffee was luxury seldom enjoyed,
and for which rye or wheat roasted and
ground, was the usual miserable substi-
tute. Some quicl,witted person conceived
the idea of using sweet potato chips in
stead. These made more palatable
drink, but were after all only hollow
mockery. Dry raspberry leaves were
used for tea, and some people fell back
upon sassafras, the North Carolina bev-
erage, grimly assuring those who scorned
it that it was good for the blood and
would save doctors bills. Not few
eschewed all these transparent deceptions
If that may be called deception which
deceived nobody--and when unable to
afford milk, drank cold water with
patient heroism.- -Hd1per'S Mdgaziae.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

A FoRT MADISON man went into his
COW stable tho other day, and, by mistake
mixed her up nice mash in a box full
of saw dust instead of bran. The COW,
merely supposing the hard times had
come and they were all going to econo-
mize, meekly ate her supper, and that
man never discovered his mistake until
the next morning, when he MIXED that
COW, and she let down hafa-gallon OF
turpentine, a quart Of shoe-peg' and a
bundle Of laths.- Burlington Hdpkeye.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

A WRITER in an agricultural paper
claims that there is death in the dish.
cloth. Perhaps they don't know how to
cook em at his house. We never ate a
dishcloth, but we should think that if
they were soaked twenty four hours be-
fore boiling, and carefully scraped and
drawn with butter before placing on the
table, they would be every bit as healthy
and palatable as :ripe. - Norristo'o'i
HernIH
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

THE most desolate wretch on earth
eherishes in his breast the memory OF
some real love, or dreams Of some imag
mary passion, which he worships as his
idol, and to which he turns in time OF
sorrow with thoughts Of tenderness
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY ;
COURT TERMS +:

District Court-Second Monday in April
August and December
County COurt-First Monday in anu
ary, March, May, July, September and NO
vember.
Probate Court-(Same as County Court)
+ Hoard of SuperVisOrs-First Monday
f0oruary, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15

JERRY BLACK chews up paper .ot TO-
bacco every six hours, and eXpeclorates
coplously. A Harrisburg lawyer once
said to him, Take my advice, Judg',
and Keep away from Africa. II Stanley
ever met you there in the dark he might
take you for one Of the sources OF the
Nile. -Br0OkLyH AI0uS.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
DIR. J. T. GRADY,

DENTAL AND MEDICAL GRADUATE,
fF11 Has returned 10 Weaveryillo and re-
0Gnf] suInod tbs practice OF DENTISTRY.
Special attention paid to the treatment of
Sensitive Teeth.
OEFaCE:-In the Theator Building up
stairs. 3j-tf.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
VIII. S. L0WDEN,
q. y. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

OFFICE mill Street, Weavorville, Cal.
Civil Engineering promptly attended to-
Special attention paid to the survey of Miner
al and Agricultural land locations. jan22.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
Weckly Trinity 9ournal,
OUR AGENTS !:

THOS. BOYCE, Room no. 80. New
Merchants Exchange Building, san Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city
GEO. e. ROWELL a. CO.. 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
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REFERENCES Prof l. T. Dana, Portland,
Me-; Prof W. W. Greene, Long island Medi-
cal College, Brooklyn, N. v. Prof e. II. Brack-
EFT, Princeton, n. j.
OFFgGE amu EEesiaence-Cour Street,
above Union Hotel, Weayerville AMI.