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Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15
A WINDY MAN.
The Longest Speech en- Record.

The longest speech on record is believ-
ee to have been that made by Mr.. De
Cosmos, in the Legislature Of British CO.
lumbia, when a measure was pending
whose passage would take from a great
many settlers their lands. De Cosmos
was in a hepeles: minority. The job had
been held back till the eve Of the close of
the session; until the legislation was taxi
en- before noon of given day the act of
confscation would fail. The day be-
fore the expiration Of the limitation
De Cosmos got the floor about 10 o'clock
in the morning, and began speech
against the bill.
It's friends cared little, for they sup
posed that by or 2 clock he would be
be through, and the bill could be put on
| its passage. One o'clock came and De
Cosmos was speaking still had not more
than entered upon his subject. Two
o'cleck--he was saying sin the second
place" Three o'clock-he produced n
fearful bundle of evidence, and insisted
on reading it.
The majority began 10 have q vague
suspicion of the tru;h-he was going to
speak till next noon, and kill the bill.
For awhile they made merry over it.
| but as it came on dusk they began to get
alarmed. They tried Interruptions, but
soon abandoned them, because each one
one afforded him chance to digress and
gain time.
They tried to shout him down, but that
gave him breathing space, and finally
they settled down to watch the combat
between strength of W i'll and weakness OF
body. They gave him no mercy. No
adjou rnment for dinner; no chance to
more than wet his lips with water; no
sitting down. Twilight darkened; the
gas was lighted, members slipped out to
dinner in relays, and returned to sleep in
squads, but De Cosmos went on. Tho
Speaker, to whom he was addressing
himself, was alternately doing, snoring,
and trying to look wide awake. Day
dawned; and the majority slipped out in
squads to wash and breakfast, and the
speaker still held on. 1t can't be said it
was very logical, eloquent, or sustained
speech. There were digressions in it,
repetitiens also. But still the speaker
kept on. At last noon came to a baffi-
ed majority, livid with rage and impo-
tence, and single man who was tri-
unphant, although his voice had sunk
to = husky whisper; his eyes were al
most shut, and were bleared and blaod-
shot; his legs tottered under him, and
his baked lips were cracked and stained
with blood. De Cosmos had spoken
twenty six hsurs, and saved the settlers
their lands!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

MOST ALWAYS THUs.-A bout mid
afternoon yesterday the cry of runaway
look out!" was started on Michigan
avenue, near Cass street, by dozen per-
sons. A young man with tho peach
blossoms of the country on his cheeks
and his pants tucked into his boot-e
had just come out of harness shop, and
seeing the runaway horse coming down
the street, he dropped the horse-collar off
his arm and made dash for the lying
animal. just how It happened no one
could say, but horse and man and sleigh
were all piled up in heap the next mo
ment, and from the mass issued such II
string of yells as it did not seem possible
one man could utter. The crowd separat-
ed one from the other after while, and
the man appeared to have been dragged
through several knot holes and then run
through thrashng machine. Some
wiped the blood off his ear, while other.
hunted up his broken suspender and
missing boot heels, and when lie got his
breath no said;
"Oh, l don't care about these few
scratches. Where are the ladies whose
lives | savedP"
There was no ono in the sleigh" an
swered one Of the crowd-"no one but a
sack of buchwheat and quarter of beef,
and they are safe"
Didn't rescue any bedy?" demanded
the young man.
No; but you are a hero just the
same"
"l'll be teetotally mashed ifI am!" he
Indignantly exclaimed. Here, some o.
you put tina: hoss- over my head
hitch swill cart to me and drive me to
death for n mule, for don't know enough
to be first Class fool. - Detroit Free
IN eSS.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

THE LAST FEATHER. While the mon
key of an organ grinder was quietly
sitting upon barrel in full costume, a
terrier dog made cash at him. The
monkey awaited the onslaughter with
such immovab!e tranquility that the dog
was nonplussed, and stopped short within
few feet to reconnoter. Both animals
stared steadily at each other, but the dog
finally recovered from his surprise and
was about to make spring. At this
junction the monkey lifted his hat by
way of salute. This mixture Of the WAYS
of monkey and man was too much for
the dog. His tail dropped and he ran
away.-MOntreGL Witness.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

DoN'T You TRY IT.-.Iers is n yarn
from ono OF the London papers. We
would not advise any of our readers to
put its accuracy to a practical test.
OF the Prince of Wales and Dir. PLAY.
fair, it is told that they were standing
near caldron containing lead, which
was boiling at white heat. "Has your
Royal Highness any faith in science?'
said the doctor. Certainly" replied
the Prince. "Will you, then, place
your hand in IL q boiling metal and la
die out portion Of it?" "Do you tell me
to do this?" asked the Prince. 81 do, ,"
replied the Doctor. The Prince then
iiadled out some Of the boiling load with
his hand, without sustaining any injury
1t is well-Snown scientific fact that the
human hand may be placed uninjured in
lead boiling at white heat, being protect
ed from any harm by the moisture of the
skin. Should the lend be at percepti-
bly, lower temperature, the effect need
not be described. After this lot no one
underratc the courage Of the Prince OF
Wales.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15
NEW STYES AND NEW IMPROVEMENTS,
Medals, First Premiums, Diplomas

Messrs. ESTEY s. co. have taken
over One Hundred and Seventy First
Premiums, Medals and Diplomas at
Fairs and Exhibitions throughout the
United States. All the Principa In
dustrial Fairs in the country have be
slowed the Highest Premiums on the
ESTEY ORGANS; but experience and
practice have convinced Messrs. Estey
y Co. that thoroughness Of work, fair
and liboral dealings, and modest, unex
aggeratcd representations, are the paths
that lead most surely and speedily to
public appreciation and satisfaction. AS
result they are making to day better
Organ, in every essential particular, and
from one third to one half more than
any other manufacturer in the world.
The best Diploma, after all, is the award
OF genuine success founded upon honesty
Of purpose, merit of achievement and an
untarnished reputation.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

DREAMS. Eminent philosophers de-
clare tEat there is no such thing as dream
less sleep. They hold that it is the body
which sleeps, the soul chat dreams that
the former needs rest, and the latter does
not ; that, whi.e physically fettered. the
soul s natural expression is in dreams -
The soul being immortal, incapable, indie
pendent Of stay or STOP must necessarily
perpetually dream. Because we do not
remember our dreams is no proof that we
do not have them. Persons on waking
may feel confident that they have not
dreamed, and yet during the day some
outward happening or passing thought
will by force of association recall the
dreams they had entirely forgotten. Its
questionable if dreams ever go entirely
out of memory. They may not be recoi-
lected for week, n month, or year, but
will at some future time, though in so
vague and uncertain a manner as to lose
their identity.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

WOULD NOT STAND IT.-A strolling
troupe, Of whom Hortense Schneider
was one, announced La Tour dc Nesle"
for their last performance. An overflow
resulted. The actors were in high spirits
and full Of fur. Mile. Schneider, dis
covering an old pair Of russell boots be-
hind the scenes, put them, by way Of a
joke, into the hands Of Buridan as he
was going on the stage. Accepting Of
the awkward handful, he placed the
boots on table, on the stage and quietly
went through his part when another
actor, of the name of Philippe d'Aulnay,
took possession, and made his exit with
one Under each arm. In the next act
Marguerite de Bourgoyne entered carry
ing the mysterious boots, md passed
them to Gaultier d'Aulnay, he turned
them over TO Orsini in short, before the
curtain fell the boots, though foreign to
the piece, had been bOrne in succession
by every parsonage. The audience
watched for their appearance, while
wondering what ii all meant, and ap-
plauded the players to their hearts con-
tent. Twelve months aftorward another
company set Up their bills in Agen, and
=" La Tour de Nesie attracted every.
body to the theater but before the first
net was over there were symptoms of
displeasure, which gradually increased
until the uproar was so great that the
curtain fell on half played piece ::
benches were torn up, lights pu. out
and only the arrival of the Mayor at the
head Of n troop Of soldiers put an end to
the tumult. Then the Mayor turned on
the poor manager, whe protested his ina
bility to understand how the riot came
about. "Tha!'s nonsense, !" returned the
Mayor. Your conduct is disgraceful.
You have mislead the people and mutt
lated a masterpiece. Where ara the
boots ?"-Chamber Journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

SCAEDAL.-A story is told Of wo-
man who freely used her tongue to the
scandal of others, and made confession
to the priest Of what she had done. He
gave her ripe thistle top. and told to go
out in various directions and scatter the
seeds, one by one. Wondering at tho
penance, she obeyed, and then returned
and told her confesser. To her amaze
ment, he bade her GO back and gather
the scattered seeds; and whom she object
ed that it would be impossible, he replied
that it would be still more impossible, to
gather up and destroy nl evil reports
which she had circulated about Others.
Any thoughtless, careless oh lid can scat
ter handful of thistle seeds before the
wind in moment, but the strongest and
the wisest man cannot gather thom again
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

The TERRoRs or BAsHFULLNEss.- IF
there is any defect more striking than
another in the American character it is
bashfulness. Young America; in parti-
cular, is painfully effected by it. An in
cident is mentioned by a correspondent,
who was desired by his aunt to go to the
noighbor Shaw's and see if he had for
sale any straw suitable for filing beds.
"Mr. Shaw" snys our informant, "was
blessed with goodly number of 81 isses
Shaw's," and | therefore felt n little
timid at encountering. them. To make
tho matter worse, arrived just ns the
family was seated for dinner. Stopping
at the door way, hat in hand, stammer-
ed out:
"Mr. Straw can you spare enough
Shaws to fill couple of beds7"
"WelI," replied the old gentleman
glancing around at his large family, and
enjoying my mistake, 81 don't know but
can, how many will you need?"
Before l could recover, those hateful
Shaw girls burst into chorus of laugh
ter, and | returned to my excellent aunt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15
Weaverville, February IS, 1879,

CHANGES OF LrFE.-Change is The
common feature Of society-of life.
Ten years convert the population Of
schools into men and women, the young
into fathers and matrons, make and mar
ry fortunes, and bury the last generation
but one.
Twenty years convert infants into
lovers, fathers and mothers, decide mems
fortunes and d istinctions, convert active
men and women into crawling drivelers,
and bury all preceding generations.
Thirty years raise an active generation
from nonenity, change fascinating beau
ties into bearable old women, convert
lovers into grandfathers, and bury the
active generation or reduce them to de-
crepitude or imbecility.
Forty years, alas ! change the face OF
all society. Infants are growing old,
the bloom Of youth and beauty has pass
ed away, two active generations have
been swept from tho stage of life, names
once cherished are forgotten, unsupported
candidates for fame have started up from
the exhaustless womb of nature.
And in fifty years-mature, ripe fifty
years-halfa ccrtury-what tremendous
changes occur How time writes her
sublime wrinkles everywhere, in rock,
river, forest and cities. hamlets, villages,
in the nature of men, and the destiLies
and aspects Of all civilized society
Let US pass on to eighty years-and
what do we desire to see to comfort us in
the world Our parents are gone our
children have passed away from us into
all parts Of the world, TO fight the grim
and desperate battle of life. Our old
friends-where are they q? We behold a
world of which we know nothing and to
which we arc unknown. We weep for
generations long gone by-fcr lovers for
parents, for children, for friends in the
grave. We see everything turned up
aide down by the fcllle hand Of fortune,
and the absolute destiny of time. In a
word, we behold the vanity OF life, and
are quite ready to lay down the poor
burden and be gone.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

How THE GIRIs WERE FOOLED
Horace Vernet was going from Versailles
to Paris by railway. In the same COM
partment with him were two ladies, who
were evidently acquainted with him.
They examined him minutely and COM
mented freely upon his martial bearing,
his hale old age, the style Of dress, etc.
They continued their annoyance until
finally the painter determined to put an
end TO tho persecution. AS the train
passed through the tunnel of St. Cloud
the travellers were wrapped in complete
darkness. VernGt raised the back of his
hand to his mouth and kissed it twice
violently. On emerging from the obscur-
ity he found that the ladies had drawn
their attention from him and were acnus-
ing each other OF having been kissed in
tho dark. Presently they arrived at
Paris; and Vernet, on leaving them,
said:
ladies, l shall be puzzled all my life
by the inquiry, which of you two ladies
was it that kissed me7"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

A WALKING SHOT Pouch Jerry
Little, the leader Of enc of the rival fac
tions in the Breathitt county Ky.) ven
delta. has evidently been shot more than
any other man In the United States. His
body is scarcely anything but scars. He
has bullet wounds in his feet, his legs,
ms arma, his face, his side, his breast,
his back. shoulders, head, and neck. l
put my hand beneath his shirt, and felt
bullets in all parts of his body. On his
lsH side theie are three that seem to be-
very close to the surface. One day he
was going home from jackson tabout two
miles distant), when he YVES ysvloid and
sho:. He was taken home, when twenty
seven buckshot were taken out of III.
clothes, and nine of thom entered bis
body and are there yet. He must bear a
charmed life, for it seems very strange
that man could 60 through what he has
and not lose it. They have hit nearly
every spo: on him except the vital parts.
AoutspiHc CoHrter Jou3naI.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

CAN a photographer legally sell to any
a copy of the photograph of private in
dividual who has had his or her portrait
taken by him for private user This i'm
portant question is to be brought up be-
fore the English courts for decision. A
lady refused her photograph to an ad-
mirer. He, not to be baked in his pas
sion, went to her photographer and
bought copy of her picture. Where
upon the lady brings suit to punish, il
possible, tho offending artist for selling
her without perm ission.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

THE Constitutions! Convention is as
fall of whims and crotchots as an old maid
with her cats. It's strength lies in the
faculty of making up its readiness to
change it. 1t tiops at every turn. Now
it aflirms principle; anon it rejects it.
1t is convention of political coquettes.
tondling every principle in turn but fool
ing ever. 1t will and it won't till pa-
uence Is fairly exhausted, and ono il
almost tempted to wish it hidden well
out OF sight in the limbo Of forgotten
things.-S. Il. Post.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

SOMETIMES the services of a Civil
Engineer are cheap at twice the money.
A Henderson county farmer worked four
days, last week, digging a ditch to drain
Il bit of low meadow OF his own into big
pond on another mans farm. And
when the ditch was opened the pond just
walked right into the meadow and locat
ed about twenty acres of swamp, right
whore the hay used TO grow, And the
farmer was just thu maddest man.
burlington Hd,Dk- Eye.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

The father of a st. Louis bride present
ed his son-in law with $4,000 head of
cattle. Papa, dear" exclaimed his
daughter when she heard of it, "that was
so Kind of you; Charloy's awful fond of
oxtail soup"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

AN Illinois man, writing to tho Clerl,
OF the supreme Court of the State for n
license to practice law, said: "If you
have two sizes, send me the largest ono."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15

A GONZALES couple have twelve child
ren, the mother having distinguished her
self by bringing forth two at birth on
six separate occas ions.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15
THE EYES THE EYES
DIR. E. III. PARDEE
OcuIiSt and Aurist,
a FTER A PROTRACTED H,y

A FTER A PROTRA('TED RIIN
IA ness of more than five years, DR.. pgrI
has made himself thoroughly and scientit,
ly acquainted with all Diseases Of the
and is now practicing with a success nVt q
passed in the United States.
All operations performed, such as Stst
mus, or cross-eyo, Cataract by linear e1r.
ton, Depression or A Absorption, Pterygin
lleshy membrane growing over the eve, Rad
tion of Staphyloma, or bulging out of tie.
Artificial Pupil, tistula, Lpchrymalis, ORD
ing of the tear p',sSage, and all deiornits
the Lids, etc.
Artificial Ely inserted without tho ID
pain, and assessing all tho movemenpy
brilliancy of the real eye. A large assortas
constantly on hand and for sale at reasOm
prices. The Doctors Eye Bath for the IN,
ment and cure of all nervous diseases ry
oil over this coast.
Thankful to those physicians who hay,g
him cases for operation, he hopes that hi'u
yersals success will Warrapt q continuatlUt
their confidence. His celebrity rs an oper.
is co-eXtensiye with his success, as pai.
are presenting themselves, for trcatmon!
operations, from New York and Boston, ala,
monthly. Many patients can be seen
Doctors ofllce daily, i'll different stagcsG
cOvery.
OrFIcE-62I Clay street, (Ovor thee
Street Savings Bank, San Francisco.
TAKE NOTICE." II Lfnr IL not
be 5sifeUsd though ne sp. ais the IrGa
Reports are in circulation through theur
country that have retired from busincs.
! have gone to the Atlantic States, thatl.
in Europe, &C., &c. TO those interested II
say that the report has been gotten in cic.
tion for the urtherance of othcr parties
are trying to obtain, illegitimately, On
practice. The report has been started bI
itinerant mountebonk, and without thels
truth, as am at my office daily, and attel-
to about sixty daily patients.
IL. IL. PARDEE, OcuIist
62l Clay Street,
my25-ly. SAN FRANCISCJ
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15
ateekty Crjnity 9olrn''l.

TRINITY COU.N'TB' H.GRR.G.N'TS
taE,n at their Market T'aiWs fn Pay
nlens for sYbserLpffOH TO the 'JoHrHaI.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
@ JUST PUBLISHED. -ss

CONTENTS
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under. Each section Of the law is INN.
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relating thereto.
2. A Digest OF all Decisions IN.
the Mining Laws now in force. 1t is bro
down to date of publication, and, contain
the latest decisions, takos the place of allp
publications.
3. New and Improved Forms,
making the various proof, from the ocatc
claim, miners lien, notice to delinmen
owners, &C., down to issuance Of patent
4. A Complete List of PatenA
Mining Claims. arranged by State T.
ritory, County ard District.
The book contains nearly 200 m,,
AZ by 6 inches, and should be the boz,
companion of every man interestG
Mines and Mining.
Copies can be ordered through thbf
fee at Publishers price-only One Dol,
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TRINITY JOURNAL,
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1879-04-16
EGYPT.

Mistokrali ogyptskemu stabujc
80 boute mad blavou. Nasledkem
spatneho hoapodateni nebyl 10
platiti droky Z dluhi svSch u
pfei nekolika mesici dohnah byl
k svoleni, aby tIzeni fnanci r.
gyptu svefcno bylo Anglitann
Wilsonoyi u ministorstvo vefeI.
n5ch prsci Francouzovi Do big.
nieres, Dohlidka tato iej vsak
bray omrxela pokousi 80 o zvr.
hnuu iich a xavcdcni cpst libo.
volne vlady. To nenf who'd An.
glicku q Francouzsku u brozi
spoletnSm xakrocenim ptinutiti
mistokrale k odstoupeni.
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IA na n, Ahy koialeidiel pa,ih
noa nAhfaJo odvedlI. sond ros
hodnul Va pfesptoh vlAdy q 40
srotsao tade pfoti sialssm sou
lem eiTiIhlm. Obnoa . k.sfS "a
fejaA leet aai G0D 900, j~a ~ sot.
W. thstka pFihIilhA se yysosdl,
pUntysdl mnosi . Ylhalkh o sst
podToIem nsbyit jmAni piiili .
aeb d. befedafeh kapss adyokA.
"a le ssypali
2 yotby odbjvsha pordtI
mihulaho ttJns ' m6ohfah s,A
lesh ssysrhieh byly sstiiaoa poa4
~ yoIby misloI. Jea ' mAIo
niateeh vetea toi ma sAkladA al
sd aran ystlinoa q padty
solbT ss prospsob sisaeY repa4
tlikks sks, eol ' misleeh kde We
den boj ~ sAklsds sAasd soatt,
10 aArud pfobIsdA nekalt sAma.
~ dsmokta,S, v ml.tetb ji6toh
pak ponss dHksssm, 10 republi.
kAna mali leptl kandidAly, v
Ohio dghYll repablikknt gitss.
stsi al vsifuh y mnohfoh mistech.
Clecihnatl dalo vAtiinu rep Go
Iumbas itt, popfya 20 mnoha Is-
tech. v CteveIa ndu xviteGili rc
pnbIikand mad apojenfmi demo.
kraty releoasniky. klefi M
nsto ma vitaEstvi potitali . nomi.
mace mexi aobc roEdsIili. Dayton,
indy vzdy dcmokraliokt dalo
fcp. vstsinp. V Toledo rsitsxiIi
rationale. V Michigan spoDiIl
80 zelonatniol tdz demokraty a
byli jako y Clevclanda poratoni.
SArod rovaauic toto spoJovhni sc
ka patrny ddkas, 10 80 spoicnfm
atrandm nojedna o mic ilnebo,
ned dFady pro vbdce. Tt1 Y II.
n5ch misleoh statoch dodslali
80 republikane psknfeh vSalodkd.
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Rssso sdk % spotlvs,i ns sop
cs, slsfA ksiigm okamiiksm
pr0psdnpaii osI0n flN oifksli
msIe. Nibiilsta, ssdor piIsnt
ma sslbkoi Ileb. snspokoIajI DO.
sud vIAds . htednii'y svou hres
nou pomssou MIsaIt ,jdes 20.
scaIsli 20 sssen vysosteh hiedai
cich obAieik, slertm pfsyi. H.
nsheilaji osrovi eblIiiu. sIe oso
by sol nsho, ssjmsna pfedsisvs
M poIIoie, IL bndou vrsidili tsk
dIouho, dokad polliieksm wa
ham nedosssne ae hIsvy. v pon
Dan sohoso ,jdno WAX utinso byI
jii dlok ns CARA. psl ran bylo
prot nsmu yys,telo, iAdnA ylsk
netrcdls. u.otnik tyl sstknuL
v kasahi Dalessna byla mrtsola
stadenla, listkem na kterom
stAlo: 20 ipfaveh 60 r'kdec cd
aooiaIl.siok6bo royolntaiho vgbo.
ru." - v Charkovs bylo "a do>
sud, dls depese berlinsse, xat.
knato 1910 uihiIi-,s.
Mstn nihIlistb necha 40 taslot.
nh omIuyi, kratfm naklkdanlm .
politickfmi proviniIci ve vsse.
nich rusk5cb. DssnS pfiklad u.
kratnos.i takov6 podhvA Kiov.
skf dopisova,cl Pelrobrsdst4ho
Journalu. Pise: "vszhova ve
vszeni kievsk6m usnesli so pied
ncdavnem podkopati 40 a uprch.
nouti. UmyuI ton proErassn byl
cd iodnoho nich. uiady no.
chaly vsak vsxny dale pracovati.
Kdyi prhkop byl hotoy vsxho.
v6 do nsho vesIi jeden IN drn.
hSm, hodlajice uprehnouti, po.
stavcna vojonska straz X v5cho
du stfilela jcdnoho po druhem
jak vylexali. Vetsina prchajicicb,
slysice stfclbu, sostali y podko.
pu, vsak sojsko poslano "a nimy
q nesl'astni pfsli mezi diva ohn1
a byli DO posledniho postfiloni.
Reditel vexeni byl "a to tadem
vyanamenan !" Kaplan & vsxeni
v Charkove uvcfcjhuje iing do
kaz krut6ho nakladanf politic
kSmi vezny. We vsEoni tom
xemfelo 500 osob 200 20 cly.
rech mesicich.