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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19
Weaverville, February 10, 1876.

Cox AND BLAIXE.-In the recent de-
ba.e on the amnesty bill in the House Of
Representatives many sharp passages oc-
CURED, Of which the following between
Blaine and Cox are specimens. During
the delivery Of Coxs speech, in reference
to some strong protestation by Blaine, lie
said
"And if you appeal here to your 6 d,
] appeal to my colleague and to my God
and to the Record"
Blaine.-I observe that the gentleman
following the example Of Dogberry, put.
his colleague first. [Laughter.l
Cox.-I will give you enough Of the
dog pefore j get through. [Rcrewed
laughter.l
After this bout Blaine continued to in
terrupt Cox and pelt him with cue tion-,
ill at last the latter undertool, to eAtin-
guish the Republican leader by joke,
with what result the read 7 may see:
Cox.-Now want to give the gcnte-
man little more Of this. If he would
not undertake to interrupt me quite so
much, he would feel great deal bett r.
lie is like the little b y down in Men.
phis, who undertook to take twist with
mules ;ail his father said to him after
ward: You don't look quite SO pretil
n you did, my boy, but you have lcamyC
something" [Great laughtcr.l
Blaine.-Docs the gentlemen from
New York Mr.. Cox represent the mule
in this illustration? [Konewed laughter
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19
FIRST CLASS IN GEOGRAPHY.

Stratford is an ancient village, situa-
ted on the shore Of Long Island Sound,
about three miles east Of Bridgeport. 1t
ha. local reputation for its superabun-
dance Of unprotected females, both in the
May and Autumn Of life, its salt hay,
and vast swarms Of mosquitoes, which fly
on tirelcss wings during the Summer
so!stiue. lta.so gained considerable no.
toriety abou twenty years ago for those
mysterious manifestations known as
Stratfold rappiag. The antique houses,
ard the broad grassy streets, well hedgcd
with ancient elm and buttonbaIl, give the
town a very patriaIchal aspect, while the
bel! in the sombra church steeple is the
ONE which peaed forth at the victory Of
Bunker Hill.
Theod settlers have long viewed with
a jealous eye the iuroads Of strangers /;
bn notwithstanding their caution, they
are beginning to succomb to the tide Of
emigration, as already several families Of
the great unwashed have settled in that
numerous contributions to the roll of the
public schools are having their effect
az january 7.h your spondent
ha+ 'na rsra fortune to attend an cxami.
nation neid Uy the Examining Board in
tbr Laldy Lame school house. The bull
dn d.gniled by the name was n low
b lis affair, reminding one Of Roger Shcr-
man e.phng shop, with Il large yard
fot oIt door work, and small retreat
Tor rainy weather and little jobs. This
was The institution which the old settlers
proudy called their school. The educa-
tionaI corp. consisted Of two teachers.
On entering found the teachers busily
eng aged in explaining to dul-eycd boy
the queer operation OF taking four from
ten and Isnving six.
The examination was iGaugurated by
the ca for the first class in geography.
At this signal there was general rush
for the font, and after tumbing over
three oI four benches and getting mixed
up with their occupants, they at last
emerged in crooked row, ready for
work,
The tnmiaar, Mr.. W, then com
menccd f0eneler, what is geogra-
ply
a book from which the teacher axes
questions, nnd Keeps feler alter school
an hour"
"Whot causes day and night?"
"Thc daily Internal evolution Of the
aXlc-trce."
How many revolutions has the
earth ?"
"Two- Mciicaa and French Lut
the Merican i, tac biggest, cause it
made Fourth Of July, tire-crackers,
black eyes, aud week out Of school,"
George Washington, can you tell me
where the Ioninn Island are ?"
"Donno sab never seed the Onion
Islands"
"They're in your book"
"In my book ?"
ayes, and belong to Great b itain."
q" B'long to Great Britain ! then they're
not in my book, for there's muffin IN my
10 * sab, but what b'longs to me-"
"Moses, what term is used to express
anything without end ?"
"Thud term, sir.'-CdU
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

New YEAR REsoluT1oN.-C Chapter
1t was Hew Years morning. lie
had beeu thnaing deeply for day OF
two, and there was a Spartan look on his
face as he sae down to breakfast. lie
was unusually quiet, though be said he
never felt better i0 hi- life.
Chapter II.-R.-Gg from the table he
drew forth his tobacco box and said to
hi wife:
Hannah, I'm going to quit the weed"
"No."
Yes, am I've been n slave to the
disau. ting habit for forty years, but now
au done WITH it! Gene here Han
nah -
She followed him to the door, and he
iluns the boN far out into the back yard.
Chapter lI.-Four days have passed.
Dried pumpkins, cloves, spices, gum and
dried beef had been chewed in place OF
thu accustomed quid The family cat
had been i.kad out do)rs; every ped
dlern town came to the door.
But ynu viii tick to your resolution,
won you ~ asked the wife.
viii OF die :" he replied.
Chapter last. Twas dark. Man
surlo4 around the house--on his knees
ON She -ra paved around fingers
c.a.aa.i an otject-lid flew opon-mov-
ed his s4t hand to his mouth" Yum,
y m Bat what fool / was ="
Mona Don't chew.-DctroU Iree
Press.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

Is addition TO the large building de.
signed for specially classified articles al
the Centennial Exhibition, numerous 9TH
er buildings have been, and will be, erect.
cd for many classes of objects not pro
yided for in the main buildings. Ac.
cording to the present indications, there
will be not far from $50 of these outside
buildings.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

" WILL your Honor please charge the
jury" asked an Arkansas lawyer at the
conclusion of horse-thief trial. 81
will" replied his Honor, 1.-THE Court
charges each juryman one dollar for
drinks, and six dollars extra for the one
who used the Courts hat for spttoon
during the first day of the session."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

THE Japanese Government has promul-
gated a copyright law by which the name
and address ofthe author must be attached
TO every newspaper article and book. The
author Of book is obliged to go through
amost tedious process to obtain permission
to publish it, and must send three printed
copies and the retail price Of six to the
Home Office. Thatputs an end to anony-
nous writings in Japan.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

A scHooL-Dor, being rcquo ted to
W le a Composition on the subject Of
Pins" produced the following:
Pins are very useful. They have
saved the lives of many men, women and
chiidren-in tact, whole families" How
50? asked the puzz'ed t,ache". And
the boy. y.leplied, "Why, by not swallow
ing them,' This ma ches the story of
the other boy, who defined salt as "the
stuff that hlakes Irish potatoes taste bad
Sicn youdon't put On any"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

TIE Rocl port Democrat GALS upon
&le Democracy to hunt up new man for
the 7 ,esidency-" some modest unassum
ing man. like Polk Or Pierce "By
all means" it says, let US have the old
familiar cry. Of who is james X. Polk
typiheld by ih9 name Of some other good
Democrat, enlightened statesman, and
Christian gentleman,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

The boys OF Wlnncmuccn, Nevada,
had some fun with a Snowman. They
formed lire rom the ticket office ex-
tending around near corner. Each
asked tho price OF admission, and, when
being told that it was fifty cents, shook
lis head said it was too dear, retired,
and fell in at the rear Of tie line. This
wa kept up until the Snowman, astound-
cd by the unnnimity and the seemingly
great number, reduced the charge, and
then cye'y boy cleared out.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

a CASE of chronic laziness is reported
Mt Washington. A young man appoint
ed to clerkship in the Treasury Depart
ment was conducted to his desk and in.
formed what his duties were. Tho CHIEF
OF the Department discovered him a short
time after comfortably reposing in his
seat, with his feet charocteristically rest
ing on The desk. "lIello," said the
chief; don't you expect to do any
worb ?" " Work be hanged !" exclaim-
ed the a.fJu,shed youth ; IL had to work
hard enough to get here"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

A YOUNG woman in Chicago put her
false teeth in glass ofwater at night, and
in the morning found them imbedded in a
chunk ofsolid ice, She was late at break
fast the process of thawing out the teeth
with a bonfire of matches having been
slow
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

SERMON BY A CLowN.-The following
was preached by clown, in circus that
was exhibiting in one Of our country
towns in this State. There is a good deal
of bitter truth in it,
MY friends. we have taken in about
six hundle ed dollars here to-day, more
ventLre to say, than any minister Of the
gospel in this town will receive for II
whole yeal service. A large portion Of
this audience is composed Of members Of
the church. And yet when your preacher
asks you for money to aid in supfo. ting
til Gospel, you say you are too poor to
give anything. Yet you come here to
hear me tlk nonsense. | am a fool be-
cause | am paid for it make my living
by 1t. You profess to be wise, and yet
you support me in my folly. But Ter
haps you say you did not come to see the
circns, but the animals why did you o
look at them and 90 away Why did you
stay to hear my nonsense ? Now is this
not pretty place for CI ristian to e
in Do you not feel ashamed o. your
selves ou ought to blush to be caught
in such place as this."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD is not n teacher
of penlnanship. Recently he signed a
legal document, and sent it to printer in
Albany. The proof was sent to him to
be read, and David Dudley Field in
manuscript appeared in type as Tried and
duly filed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

TIE question, Where do the pins go?'
seems to be in fair way to be answered.
At least, we know that talented stock
broker who sat down on one yesterday
seemed TO have no difficulty in deciding
where it had gone, but put his hand on
the place and spoke about it.-.4Ha
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

y BLACKSMITH, who fanc'cd him.el,
sick, would often tease neishLo ing
physician to give Lin relief The ply
Sici"n knew that he was perfectly well,
tut being unwilling to offend him, told
him he must be careful Of his dict, and
not eat anything heavy or windy. The
b l'k mith went off satisfied bat on re-
volving in his own mind what kind Of
TODD was heavy or windy, returned to tie
doctor, who, having lost temper with Lis
patient, said, Don't you know what
Il ings are heavy and windy ?" "No,"
said the blacksmith. Why, then, III
tell you," says the d. ctori "your anvil
is heavy, and bellows are windy; don't
cat eitaer Of these, and you will do we'll"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

JUpGE DAVIS, of Illinois, is Presi-
dental candidate, and there is no doubt
about Judge Davis ability to fill the
Presidential chair. lie weighs $50 pounds,
aud a good deal of it extends sideways.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

y MAN with Il sad, depressed oot and
black alpaca coat, and car y.ng al um-
brella thai looked rs if it was subject t.
ti.s, epp;d in'o a lawyers Office one d,y
last week, and inquired: Do you attend
to all kind OF law business?" He was told
by the lawyer he did, Make affidavit.
and minister GA 'hs ?" " Certainly"
" Well" said he opening bis wall and
taking out two dollar bill and laying il
down on the table, - want you to admin.
lister oaths to that amount about this
weather we are having aid at'ead to il
J ~ as qui1k IS you can" And ick lg
up his umbrella, he left the office before
the lawyer could explain that such bus
ness was II little out Of hi, uli.diltion.-
j. son .IiaHScrpt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19
TRANSCDNTINENTAL TICKETS
Via the Pioneer Route.
CHICAGO AND NORTH -wEsrrpx
Il Al l. w A Y,
THIS ISTHEBES ROUTREASy

Its track is of STEEL RAILS, and on !, H..
been made the FASTEST time that has or'1 ""'
been made in this country BY this ronya ,tp
passengers for points east of Chicago bVte boro
choice Of the following lines from Chicago:
BY THE pITTSBURG, FORT WAYNE
CHICAGO AND PENNSYLVANIA I-'-'D
RAILWAYS.
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with p,n
man Palace Cans through to Pliladol,L
and New York on each train. ''H
| THROUGH TRAIN, with Pullman pal,,.
Cars to Baltimore and Washington. ''"'0
BY THE LAKE SHORE AND MIcuIG,y
SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND CONVIHN
TiONS (NEW YORK CENTRAL AZ
ERIE RAILROADS): ''D
9 THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with polooo
Drawing hOOm and Silver Palace Sloer;no
Cars through to Now York.
BY THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. GRAyn
TRUNK, GkEAT W ESrEkN AND ERn
AND NEW YORK CENTRAL Rail.
. THROUGH TRAINS, with Pullman Pal.
- ace Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars tbr.,
to New ! Orh, to Niagara Falls, Buffalo. E"T.
ester or New York City.
BY BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
> THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with pnu.
- man Palace Cars for Newark, Xunr>yiIo
y hoeiins, W ashington and Baltimore wiIbogt
change.
This is the SHORTEST, BEST and ool,
line running Pullman celebrated PALICI
Sleep M CARS AND COACHES, c0nne..
ing with Union Pacific Railroad at OMAHA
and from the W EST, via Grand Junciion
Marshall, Cedar hapids, Clinton, Steriins
and Dixon, for CHICAGO AND IliE EASST
This popular route is unsurpassed for Sp.od
Comfort and Safety. The smooth, well.bsI,
lusted and perfect track OF steel rails. the cal.
eGrated Pullman Palace Sleeping Cans tbo
perfect Telegraph System of moving train.
the regularity with which they run, the adm /.
rable arrangement for running through rar.
to Chicago from all points West, secure f.,
passengers all the comforts in modern Railxny
Travelling. NO change OF Cars, and ma tnif.
GUS delays at Ferries.
Passengers will find Tickets via this ayorit
route at the General Ticket Oilice Of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad, Sacramento.
Tickets for sale in all the Ticket Offices Of
the Central Pacific kairoad.
W. II. STENNETT, Gen. Pas. Agent
MARTlN llUGlliTf, Gen. sap
II. +. SVANN GOD, General Agency. l9t
Montgomery street, San Francisco. au;lO.ly
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

The California d partment at the Cen.
te'niaI wi.I no be complete without two
dozen assorted hoodlums in the bic beet
lQw.-N. Y. HTald.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

WEDDINGs.-Sugar wedding Marry
ing IA candid man.
Silver wedding Marrying an old gray
beard
Tin wedding The man that pans out
well.
Wooden wedding Marrying perfect
stick
Crystal wedding Marrying one addict
ed to the glass.
Golden wedding-When the groom is a
minor ana the bride is little vain.
Diamond wedding When the wash
ings' are Hrge.-Troy Budgct.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19

CHINESE CONFERENCE.-THE Etiquette
requires, in Chinese conversation, that
each should compliment the other, ana
everybody belonging to him, to thes low
est possible point. 1t is affirmed that
the following is not an eXaggeration.
" What is your honorable name ?"
" My most insignificant appellution is
Chang"
" Where is your magnificent palace ?'
" Ny contemplate hut is at Luehan. ="
" How many are your illustlious chill
dren %
Ny vile, worthless brats are five"
How is the health of your distinguish
e0 spouse ?"
My mean, good for nothing old wo-
man is we'll"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19
THE EYES ! THE Eyes !
DIR. E. IL. PARDEE,
OcUii,st and AEll'ist.

& E'FEE a PHNT3iCFED BLIND.
1 "A ness Of more than five years, Dr. Palleo
has made himself thoroughly and sci.n,iiral-
~ acquainted with all Diseases Of the Eve,
and IS now practicing with success not sur.
passed IN the United States.
All operations performed, such rs Strabs-
mus, OF cross We, Cataract by linear extrac-
non, Depression or A Abortion, l'tllygidm, or
ntShy membrane growing over the eye, kuduc-
tiOn of StaphylOma, or bulging ont Of the cyc
Artificial Pupil, istula Lachrymalis or clos
llS OF lhe tear passage, and all dolornltci Of
the Lids, otc.
Artificial Eyes insertoa without the least
pam and possessing all tho movements and
brllllnncy Of the real eye. large assortment
constantly ON hand and for sale at reasonable
prices. The Doctors Eye Bath for the treat
mcnt and cure of all nervous diseases is uSc.
all over this coast
lhaniIul to those physicians who have sent
hlm eases for operation, he hopes that his uni-
Vorsal success will warrant n continuation Of
Their confidence. His celebrity as an operator
Is c0-oNtcnSiye with E,S SuccesS, as patients
are presenting themselves, for treatment and
operations, from Now York and Boston, almost
monthly. Many patients can be seen at tho
Doctors Office daily, in different stages Ol re-
cOveTy.
OFFICE -737 clay street, Opposite tho
Plaza, San Francisco.
TAKE NOTICE" Il Lfar IL sOi to
be ce!fersd though he sp. ais ihs truth
Reports are in circulation through the upper
country that hayo retired from business, that
| M gone to the Atlantic States that an
III Europe. AG., Nc. To those interested VIII
say that the report has been gotten in clrcula-
ton tor the f.Tthcrance of other parties who
are trying to obtain, illegitimatcly, an eye
practice. The report has been started by an
ltlntrant mountebank, and without the ea't
truthi as am at my office daily, and attending
to about sixty daily patients
Il. AZ. ESARDEz,, Ocuiist,
737 Clay Street,
my25-ly. SAN FRANCISCO.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19
c. Z n L E n NAL
1776 y 1876
PROCLAMATION
CHICAGO G NORTHWESTERN
RAILWAY.
yEyEIE POPULAR ROUTE oVru
LAND. -'-
MISCELLANEOUS.

Passengers for Chicago, Niagara Falls pi..
burgh, Philadelphia, Montreal, Quebec Hdas Ht,s-
York, Boston, or any point East, should 'ILv% LgH
tbair "Hy
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
SAVED FROM STARVATION.

Mary Rourk, girl OF seventeen, was brought TO
Bellevue Hospital from the Eighteenth precinct early
yesterday morning in sick and faintng condition. II
was soon ascerained by the physician In attendance
that the poor girl had disease but was actually dy
ing rom starvation. Day after day she had walked
the streets searching for employment at night she
slept IN The station houses. Though on the brink y
starvation 1here "a no doubt Of her recovery.
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
THE CHRISTIAN UNION.

Henry Ward Beecher, George 8. Merriam, Irving NJ
Avery and other trustees Of the Christian Union Pub
fishing Company have called special meeting OF the
stockholders to bc held Thursday, February TO- at
No 27 Park place. for the purpose Of coming under he
privileges OF the act TO provide for the organization
and regulation OF certain business corporations ap-
proved June a. 1875 and for the consideration OF such
other business as may ba lawfully brought before me
mectinGn
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

not, however, so certain. Have we not heard Somes
thing about bird in the hand being more Valabf
than several birds in the bushes 81
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
Brutal Rage and Turkish. FanaiiciSm Against
the Cause Of. Christianity.
How the. Porte Conducts It's
Military Operations.
Women and Children Suffer from
the CrueltieS.
A Call for Union Under the Sym
Dol of the Cross.

We have received from Trustworthy source,
clergyman of he Greek Church. the following details
OF the war operations which being by tho
Turks with such terrible effect against the Christian
population in Herzegovina II is tale of horror.
Men, women and children not to have been
empt from the cruel and brutal rage OF Turkish
fanaticsm, and 1t is claimed that all Christians,
whether Catholic or Protestant called upon by
common interest and common humanity to utter
protest that shall be effective IN putting end to such
a mode of warfare The matter is taken from reports
given by the delegate Croatia and Dalmata OF the
International Committee for the Wounded and Refu-
gees of Herzegovina and Bosnia TO His Eminence Lord
Michael Archbishop of Belgrade, Metropolitan of Ser
via President OF the Committee
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-01
MEAN WEAT THEY SAY,
THE OLDEST HOUSE IN MEMPHIS
And one of the Nest Reliable I'm This
or ANY Other Country-Orgtu,
Brothers, Corner of Front
and Monroe.

Among the oldest and most substan-
tial firms doing business in the Mlss1s'
sippi valley, is that Of Ofgil, Brothers
& Co., the well.known hardware JOB.
bsrs and dealers in iron, agricultural Inn
Elements and machines Orgill, Brothers
&Co. have been doing business in Men,
phis for thirty years, and are as 1rmly
established as q mountain ITSELF During
thislong career Of thirty years they have
earned reputation fer honesty, enter
prise and liberality second to that OF no
Arm in the Union. In fact, the firm OF
Orgill, Brothers & Co. is both an honor
to Memphis and credit to the enter
prise and excellent business talent en-
gagged in her trade. The firm of Orgill,
Brothers Il Co, composed OF Messrs.
Edmund Orgtll, Guernsey L. Dsnnisop,
John T. Wiilins and Alex. s. M'Nesr,
is tiuy one OF the monumental trade
marks of Memphis. Their bu ,iness has
kept growth with the city OF Memphis,
and to-day they do trade of which any
eastern or northern firm weuld be
proud, extending as it DOES through ell
the surrounding country, and embrac
ing countless patrons in half d, zen
States. In addition to the large stock of
hardware, which they receive regularly
and direct from the manufacturers, they
deal extensively in machinery, agricut-
tural implements, rope, betting, etc.
They are manufacturers agents for the
above line of goods, and also for Fair
banks scales, portable and stationary
steam engines. Gullett's gins, grist-
mills, Schofe Ids cotton-press9 cider
mills, sorghum-mills and evaporators.
By means Of this ageLc y Orgill, Brothers
& Co. are enabled TO sell all or any Of
these goods at manufacturers prices.
They, ierefore, cffsr rare and exclusive
Inducements, and, as they deal only in
reliable goode, their patrons will find
this house to be the best ss we'll as
| the most reliable. There certainly is
| no better or more substantial firm in
any city, and it Is source of pleasure
to know that this fact is appreciated
and valued by the public Of Memphis
! and the adjoining country.