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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

How MERIT WAS REWARDED. * as
sim Pasha, when Minister Of War for
Egypt, was very particular as to the
personal appearance Of his officers, and
issued stringent orders that they should
never appear unshaven in public. One
day he met in the street a lieutenant who
had "bearded" the Pasha and Disregard
ed his order.
"To what regiment do you belong ?"
demanded the indignant minister.
40 the Regiments at Abassueh," +" re-
pied the frightened lieutenant.
"Get into my carriage at once, so that |
may carry you to the encampment and
have you publicly punished" was the
stern command which followed.
The young man obeyed, and tho twain
rode along gloomily enough for some
time, when the Pasha stopped the carri-
age and entered shop Tor few moments
to make some triling purchase. Seiz-
ing the opportunity, the eulprit sprang
from the vehicle, durted into barber's
hthllt anu minus MS bchlhf itkalhpN ms
post before tho return Of his jsiler. For
the remainder of the route tho officer
buried his face in his hands, aud seemed
tho picture Of apprehension. Abassueh
was soon reached, and all the officers
we're assembled TO witness the degrada-
tion OF their eomrade, who kept we'll in
the rear Of the minister.
"Come forward you son Of u dog p'
cried the irate Pasha, when there stepped
before him an officer with face as de-
void of hair AS babys and look OF
supreme innocence.
His excellence gav0 long look Of blank
astonishment, aud then, with an oppre
ciatvo smile breaking over his war-worf
features, turned to tho assembled officers
and said
Here, gentlemen, your old minister
is Il fool, aud your young lieutenant Ia .
captain
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

They WOULD NOT LIGHT. They tell
this story Of Ralph Waldo Emerson !:
His best thoughts were apt to strike him
after he had gone to bed. Once calmly
resigned to rest, ready for dreams, spark
ling notions began to fit through his
brain. Ho knew if he did not catch them
then, they would vanish never to return ;
so up he gets, strikes II light, and makes
his nocturnal notes. One night the
philosopher had risen from his bed, and
was cropping around in the dark for a
card of misplaced matches. One of his
hands at length came in contact with his
wifo's elaborately carved tortoise she'll
comb, which he mistook for card Of
lucifer matches. One after another he
snapped away the teeth, trying to light
them on the wall, until not one was left
His loud and emphatic mutterings Of
disappointment aroused Mrs. Emerson.
What ON earth, husband, arc you
doing there in the dark ?"
"Only u thought that | had in my
mind, my love-"
But tho thought had fed, and still in
the dark he went back to bed
In the morning Mrs. e. found that her
husbands fugitive thought had been an
expensive one for hsr-hsving cost her
her best comb, but she could not find it
ia her heart to scold.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

SAGAcGTY OF RATs.-lncredible as the
story may appear Of their removing hens
eggs by one follow lying on his back and
grasping tightly his ovoid burden with
his fore paws whilst his comrades drag
him away by tho tail, we have no reason
to disbeieve, knowing as we do, that
thoy will carry eggs from the bottom TO
the top of the house, lifting them from
stair to stair, the first pushing them up
on its hind, and the second lifting them
with is fore legs. They will extract
the cotton from flask of Florence oil,
dipping in their long tails, and repeating
lhemanmuver until they have consumed
every drop. We have found humps Of
sugar in deep drawers at distance Of
thirty feot from the place whore the pet
" larceny was committed and friend
saw rat mount table on which drum
Of figs was placed, and straightway tip it
over, scattering its contents on the lioor
beneath where a score of eXpeotant breth-
rem sat watching for the windiall.- .-
quarterly ReViep.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

DIVING FOR DRINK. One Of the hot.
tost regions of tho earth is along tho
Persian Gulf whero little or no rain falls.
At BRhroin the arid shore has no # osh
water; yet II comparatively numerous
population contrivo to oXist thcrc, thanks
to copious springs which burst forth
from tho bottom OF tho sea. Tho fresh
water Is got by diving. The diver sit
ting in his boat, winds u goatskin bag
around his loft arm, tho hand grasping
IL mouth; then ho takes ia his right
hand heavy stone, to which is attached
strong line, and thus equipped 10
plungos in aud quickly reaches tho bot
tom. Instantly opening the bag over
the strong jot of fresh water ho spling,
up in tho ascending current, at the same
time closing the bag, and is hell oil
aboard. Tho stone is then hauled up,
and the diver, after taking breath, plungcs
again. The source OF those copious sub
marine springs Is thought to bo in tho
green hills OF Oman, some five or six
hundred miles distant. Scientific 1mer-
icdH.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
A FAMILY MATTER.

She was one of those inquisitive old
women who would seem always to have
an Interrogation point concealed about
them. And as is generally the case with
person who is hard of hearing, her
voice was painfully audible within the
range OF sixteenth of a mile.
Any body sick at your house ?" she
inquired of Mr.. Sampson, the young
dry goods man, whe has been married
about year, as he measured off three
yards of cheap calico, and asked her,
with subdued smile, sis that all ?"
"A-that is-my wife isn't very woll."
said Sampson, growing red clear to the
back of his ears as he noticed four ladies
in different parts Of the store, eXchang-
ing significant glances.
"Hey ?" remarked tho good lady,
with her hand at her ear, in voice which
started horse that was hitched across
the street.
| said that my wife wasn't very well, "
shouted Sampson, his face suhused with
a lively purple, and the veins in tho top
OF his head distended and as Mrs. Shep-
ard, who was buying flannel at the other
end of the store, said something in low
tone to Mary Carter, who responded,
"Te-he," Mr.. Sampson wished he was in
u balloon.
800 !" answered the Oh lady, in a
tone Of high. keyed indifference. whats
the matter with Lily now, eholry NOR
bus ?"
"She ain't very well, said Sampson I;
"shan't show you anything more 2'
Hope Lily amt goin' to be sick"
continued Mrs. Hooper; IL see you
going fe, the doctor early this mornin',
an ses to Mr., Hooper, l wonder who
. sicr to SIMPSONS
Mrs. Hcopor's voice penetrated to the
precincts OF the apothecary shop opposite,
and Chandler, the clerk, took his place
in tn, store door, and listened with n
grn, while several small boys gathered
round the door.
mo, | guess not ~ shouted Sampson,
vaguely, and wondering il the thermom-
eter wasn't up to one hundred and two
degrees in the shade.
"Ste amt got the neuralgy, he2 shef'
said Mrs. Hooper, untying the corner of
her handkerchief, whence she extracted
the price of the calico.
Harker's boy, who is fourteen years
old, and lives opposite to Sampson, suick-
cred SO long and loud as he heard this
question from his post OF observation in
the store door, that he grew hysterical,
and was led forth by tho tip Of his ear in
to the street by SIMPSONS clerk, amid
the derisive shouts of the other boys.
Guess III run in on my way home"
said the unconscious Mrs. Hooper,
" What did l understand you to say was
the matter with her? Sence got to be
deof amt so quick at hoarn' as | was,"
and the old lady leaned over the counter
with her left ear canted upward in an
interrogatory manner.
Fortunately SIMPSONS hired girl came
breathlessly into the store and told him
he was wanted at the house right off,
and, as he grabbed desperately for his
hat and fed, the domestic was immediate
ly surrounded by the female customers,
and, above the eager, halfaudibo whisp-
erings of them all, was waited the voice
of the maid servant, the burden Of whose
answer was I;
"She's a. doin' nicely. It's a boy, an
weighed eight poun's s"-C0m. Buitetn.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
Weaverville, May 81, 1875.

THE NEW ENGLAND LOG CARIN.-
Down in the gully on the Centennial
grounds, between the woman's building
and the American restaurant, is the New
England Log Cabin so called. While
to the superficial observer it conveys
something of the idea of the primitive
home of the toretathers, and will admira-
ably serve the opinion of the unsophisti-
Gated foreigners that we are only Just
now ceased to be savages, the building is
in reality about as much like the real
thing as the conventional stage Yankee
is like the veritable down-Easter in pro-
pria persona
They didn't lay no corners together
I like these" said one looker-on, "an' they
didn't spike 'em together" They Jest
dove tailed IN sold-a decent wind 'uld
blow this down. | lived in log cabin
myself twenty years ago, an | built it
myself. Look at them winders-twelve
panes of glass eight by ten--and four of
'em in front. Why, we ulster have one
winder on each side the door, and tho't
We did we'll to Git four panes seven by
nine. Then look at that door ! ,Tain't
""' 40 atch string, an our'n uster have
wooden hinges ON it,
"Yes, sir, lived in one twenty years
ago, an lived comdtabr, too. | he'd n
cellar half as big as this ere house, chock
full Of apples and vegtibrs, cabbage an
turnips an potatos an the fireplace
took half the kitchen, an up overhead
mornin's | could lay back in bed an
could tell from the smell OF the cookin'
what | was goin' to have for breskast.-
But 'twan't no joke film shat areplace-
half cord of wood day. No, sir !
This mint no New England log cabin
an don't you SEQ there amt no mud in
the cracks, an tho shingles is nailed on
we u~tcr use pins wooden pins-on' the
chmbley amt 1eht; but the rafters an
overhead part looks suthin like"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

\ JURY at Hobart Town, Australia.
being unable to agree on a criminal case,
were locked up. Wear:ed with a rruit-
less discussion of the merits Of tho case
under their consideration, some Of tho
jurors produced pipes and cigars, and
attempted to relieve tho tedmm of thoir
position by smoking. The other Jurors,
to whom tobacco was an annoyance in
stead ofa solaee, objected to this. A
nighttul row was the result. From words
the jurymon came to violence. The win
dows OF the room in which they woro
confined were smashed TO atoms, and to
the alarm OF the passors-by, n chair was
hurled out of tho window, but happily
with no one in it. This, it is alleged, was
done 10y the noc-smokers, who Justify
themselves on the ground that the nimes
OF tobacco had rendered tho atmosphere
OF tho room SO unbearablo as TO mako IA
large aud Immediate supply Of fresh air
absolutely necessary Tor existence. Tho
jury did not better their position by the
quarrel, for tho Chief Justice kept them
locked up all night and till noxt midday,
whom ho discharged them with 'suita-
bio admonition 'on tho subject of their
misbohayior.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
NUMBER %.

and toled him with about 75 pounds OF
iron, and knocked his breath SO far out
OF him that he couldn't shrek until no
had run half a mile from tho house,
And Miriam ran into the house scream
ing that Alphonso had ft. And the
palo-tacod man rose up out Of the shadow
and emptied his mouth, and as he stood
under the quiet starlight, looking at tho
gate whose powerful but delicate mech
snism repelled an ounce OF weight over
$50 pounds, a look OF netablc peace
stole over the pale face, and the smilo
that rested on the quiet features told that
the struggle ota lifetime was onded in
victory, and gate had been discovered
that could set at naught the expressions
OF thoughtless young men, BUFimgton
HUWkeVe.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

CoLLATs.-Tbe Washington cores
pondent of the Virginia Chrontcte says
that Senator Jones is preparing a bill for
the resumption Of specie payment that
the Senator believes there is gold enough
now in the country to meet the resump-
tion and illustrates his belief with q
story of man in Chicago who, sometime
ago, started out to test the matter with
reference to tho banks Of that city, lie
applied at every bank for a large loan
of gold, and was told at each counter
that he could have it. But what are
your eollaterals?" they all asked. This
leads mo says Jones in his comical way
"to the conclusion that the eauptfy Il
not suffering from scarcity OF gold, but
there is hell Of scarcity Of collateral -
This is very well adapted, but its a pow
erful old ry.-AushH Ropeitle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

A CuARACrERsrIC SCENE ON THE
MIsslssrrI.-He walked into Nieks-
burg bar-room about O'Clock in the
morning and slyly edged his way to tho
counter. His clothes were tatterod and
torn, and his head shaven and shorn, and
he looked for all tho world like II planta-
ton field hand. His face was AS black as
night, and his general appearance count
ryhed and green.
The borkeoper, dissipatod looking
fellow, with bloated face and long
nose, resolved to play a joke ON tho
"green 'uu," to pass time 50 he offered
to bot tho innocent looking darkey the
drinks that he couldn't pick up n pin
from the floor without bending his knees.
The niggor vowed that he was not given
to betting, but he would try the trick to
obligo the company, aud help while away
the tedious hours, Tho pin was stuck in
the floor, the negro bont to the task, and
the barkoeper got alongside Of him with
"A inch board to SEQ that he didn't
cheat.
Tho negro stopped until his back re-
sembed IIogarth's limo Of beauty his
pants became tighter and tighter, and his
breath shorter and shorter Tho bar
keeper with cunning leer and II signil-
icant smile, slowly lifted tho board in
the mir with both hands and whirled and
whirled it around to give greater force
to the blow. The negro stopped lower
and lower, and his pants grew tighter
and tighter, aud the board flew aster aud
faster, At last when everything was
ready for the grand coup, the barkeeper
took deadly aim, the board came down
with whir, and the negro skipped
nimbly aside, and the barkoeper Tell flat
on his nose.
They picked him up and carried him
him home, applied oysters and raw meat,
and when they told him that the green
horn was retired roustabout, and had
fired tho Lee in tho great race, he smiled
sickly smile, aud admitted that he
ought to have known better, - ytcksburS
Herdid.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

INQUIsITVE people sometimes meet
with little adventures which make them
weak. A fellow who was paying at
tention to girl in Andover, Mass,
stole up to the kitchen window where
she was at worl, the other morning, think
ing to SEQ what kind OF n house keeper
she was, He got interested as he stood
behind door all unobserved, watching
the fair one at her toll, and in the arden
cy Of his observations he obtruGed his
nose into crack in the door. She in
nocenty shut that doora little, and there
was "a smashed bugle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

Is England well known American
actress had been to a matinee porfolm-
ance at her theater, and leaving her
friends Mt tho door, hurried up the street
to get a cab for home. Three ardy-
darby - swels were standing near tho
portco Of the thcater, one OF whom ovi-
IDENTIFY thought he had struck u bright
idea. Throwing away his cigar, he stepped
forward aud asked tho actress II he
should call hanson. She assented, tho
cab was hailed, anG sho got IN. The
next query by tho young blood was {;
" Where shall we drive 10 2' The actress
simply answered "Toll tho man to
drive" " naming tho address, and then,
quick as lightning shut the door, divided
her hand into her " I lster and handed
tho swell penny, with the parting words:
"IIsre, my good man, there ID some
thing for your trouble" The cabman
roared, and the nice young man retired
to his friends, much disoomhted
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

The efforts OF the emaucipated negroes
to assert their dignity as FREQ citizens ara
often grotesque and amusing. Here is
an example from II Washington letter
\ lady, just beginning house Keeping,
engaged cook. In duo tlmo the former
dropped into the kitchen to 500 how its
new mistress was suited with tho place,
and whether she bad been able to maze
any progress with the dinner. Sho found
tho cook Mt work over u pan of flour with
u plentiful fril of dusty, black hair hang
ing loose over her shoulders. Tho lady
mildly suggested that 1t should be tied
up, at least while she was cooking. At
this, the owner OF the hair dropped tho
llour-pan, stood up in her majesty, and
thus unburdened her mind "Nobber
dul that, missus, any more. In do ole
times oolorod folks was mado TO wear
do turbans But do olo times done gouo
now aud we's all ono people," There
was u vacancy ia that Kitchen before
dinner.- ChrtSttmt UHtoH.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
REST IN THE GRAVE.

Rest in the grave ! but rest is for tho weary,
And her slight limbs wero hardly girt for
toi
Rest is for lives worn out, deserted, drcary,
Which have no brightness left for death to
spoil
We yearn for rest, when power and passion
wasted.
Have left to memory nothing but regret;
She sleeps, whnc lito's best pleasures all uu-
tasted,
Had scarce approached her rosy lips as vet.
uor childlike eyes still lacked their crowuing
sweetness,
| Her form was ripcning to moro perfect grace,
She died with the pathetic incomlletoness
OF beauty's promise ON her pallid face.
What undovelopcd gifts. what powers un-
tested
Porchancc with her have passed away from
earth
What germs of thought in that young brain
arrested,
May nNer grow and quicken and have
birth9
She knew not love who might have loved so
truly,
Though love dreams stirred her fancy faint
and aeet
llor souls ethereal wings were budding newly,
Her woman's heart had scarce begun TO beat.
We drank tho sweets of life, we drink tho
bitter,
And doath to us would almost scom boon
But why to her for whom glad lite were filter,
Should darkness como ere day had reached
its noon
No answer save tho echo of our weopng
Which from tho woodland and tho moor is
hoard,
Whore, in tho springtimo, ruthless storm
winds sweeping,
Have slain the unborn flower and now
1odgod bird,
TmD{f Bar
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

A SINGLE grain Of wheat, accidentally
dropped in garden in Hoveringhan,
England, last Spring, Produced sixty
three ears ard more than 5000 grains OF
wheat; probably tho largest Si'ld ever
known, but showing what good soil ana
good cul ltiyation can accomplish
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

"lIoLp me close, and don't take long
steps, dear, " a Toledo reporter overheard
asweet feminine voice address tall young
follow, as two forms came carefully down
the steps on their way to tho theater, aud
he wondered ii that follow would care #
tho weather never got any better.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY:
COURT TERMS ;

District Court Second Monday in April
August and December
County Court First Monday in anu
airy, March, May, July, September and No
vaInber.
Probate C0Hrt-(Same as County Court.
Hoard Of Supervisors First MondaJ
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27

Tnr paragraphist OF tho Brooklyn
Ar0as, who is married man, safely
remarks 1t isn't work that kil'
man-irs the dodgng around trying TO
got away from the woman who gives the
orders.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
JOHN LORD, N, D.,
PHYSICIAN ana STURGEON,
WEANERNILLE, CAL.
DIR. j. f. GRADY,

DENTAL AND MEDICAL GRADUATE,
EN- Has returned 10 Woayervillo and re-
9iffYfr sumed tho practice of DEN flSihl
Special attention paid to tho treatment OF
Sensitive Teeth.
OFFICG:-ln tho Theutor Building up
stairs 3l-tL
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-27
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Civil Engineering promptly attend d TO-
Special attention paid to tho survey OF Mlner-
al and Agricultural land locations. JAM
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
From Utica.

UTICA, Nov. 2, 1876.
A few of our farmers have finished husk.
Ing and others are yet to commence. We
would average corn at forty bushels per acre,
at running estimate, and although 1t is un.
unusually easy TO husk, we never heard 50
much complaint of sprsined wrists before.
We heard some talk about the fast husking
done by Mr.. G. w. Esmond's crew; ii con.
sists of nine men and five teams On Wed.
nesday last they cribked $40 bushels, which
they consider hard to beat
Last Sunday Mr.. Geo. Armstrong, an est.
mable citizen and a blacksmith by trade,
died here.
The bridge across the Illinois river at this
place is in rapid progress, and Mr.. Gilbert is
prepared to furnish all the material required to
erect the extensive improvements Utica con
templates putting up on Its completion.
Mr.. Joseph Owen will organize n singing
school in the school house of district No 8
next Saturday evening. Joes natural ability,
his long experience and the plenary develop
ment of his musical talent enables him to
conduct such an institution in manner to
meet the appreciation of all his scholars.
Mr. Mckinley, ofyour city, opened school
in district No. 1 on Monday last
We under stand Mr.. Iuott is off east giving
his hungry eyes feast on the "big elephant
at Philadelphia.
Political excitement increases as election
day approaches. Justice Weeks, of Ottawa,
addresses democratic meeting in district
No. 8. tomorrow night. PLUTO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
From MarseiIles.
MARsEILLEs, Nov. 2, 1916.

MARSEILLES, NOV. :, 1915.
The democrats of this place raised pole
here last Friday 100 feet high, and the Tilden
and Hendricks streamer floats from the top
From the start 1t was evident that the RAIDS
meant trouble. No sooner had the pole be
gun TO ascend than cries of "hurrah for jeff
Davis" began to come from all sides But
the men kept right on with their work, with
Eb. Barber at their head. Mr.. b. had plant.
ed the Republican pole here, ard did it in an
honest ungrudging way, yet those miserable
cattle had not enough decency among them
to respects the II an now. In the evening Mr.
d. w. Pinney, of Joliet, spoke at the hall for
nearly two hours. The hall was crammed
full of people who came to hear honest facts
from an honest speaker. II was the largest
audience by nearly one half that had been
gathered here this fall. AS Il speaker Mr..
PInney is acknowledged 10 be above the
average republican wind-bags that have visit
ed this place AS he did not arrive until late,
il was very evident, by the action of the boys,
that they meant mischief. The speaker came
and began, but had not proceeded far when
some one asked if he might ask a question.
He replied in the affirmative, whereupon they
arose in all quarters and kept up continual
fire of silly, nonse1sical questions during the
evening. Occasionally Il sensible ques
ton would lie got in and would be an
swered, but the great mass of the questions
were as silly and impudent as were the men
that asked them. We do not want to be per.
sonal, but we think the managers of that
meeting should have had some of those men
removed from the hall. There is Mr.. Scott,
John Mccain and Fred Cain, of course they
all had been on the road-that is, hccupy.
Then there is Mr.. Omstead, who ran up to
bet with the speaker, whilst he was yet
speaking. He should have been put ont.
Then the idea of Capt. Preston standing up
and attempting to say something. lie ought
to have been pitched through the window.
One thing the democrats can say, and that is
they have always treated the republicans and
their speakers respectfully. Many of the re.
spectacle republicans left the meeting Friday
night, and | believe but echo the senti-
ments Of nlne-tenths of the people of this
place when | say that Capt Preston end the
rest of his gang showed themselves as I'M
worthy of the respect of any white man. s