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Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

SIZE COULDN'T Do IT.-The lady
mentioned in these dispatches of last
Sundays Commercial as having entered
into an agreement with ber husband to
hold her tongue ten minutes in each
quarter hour for one thousand, one hun
dred and thirteen consecutive quarter
hours, failed in her task. At 3 o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon she was complete
ing her nine hundred and seventeenth
quarter hour, and her hackers were feel
ing sure that she would win, neighbor
lady returning from a shopping expedi
tion passed along the street in front Of
the window wearing her new purchase,
beautiful shawl. Now the lady who was
holding her tongue should have tightencG
her grip at this supreme moment, and
concentrated her thoughts on something
else than this new article or dress belong
ing to her neighbor; but it is said that the
ruling passion is strong even in death, and
that ingrained habit is unconquerable,
and these axioms were proven in this in~
stance, for the tongue-holder, unfortun-
ately for herself, leaned over and whisper
ed in the ear of lady by stander: w hat
a horrid shawl2' She Immediately saw
her mistake, but it was too late. The
judges at once declined in favor of the
husband, the crowd filed slowly out of the
building, and the first match on record
of tongue holding against lime was over.
One lady at least in Wilmington will Mt,
tend church this summer in last years
bonnet. The husband is investing the $40
he saved in strong plug tobacco. He
says he never before enjoyed such peace
and quietudeas during the past nine days.
And now the other married men Of Will
mington are hoping that the tongue hold
ing fever may become an epidemic, and
strike the country with emphasis.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

STATEMENTS ABOUT THE WILD Pro
EoN Alta meeting Of TIE Monroe County
Sportsmen's Club, held some time since,
Mr.. Henry Knapp, an old sportsman and
pigeon trapper, made some remaaks con-
cerning the habits of the wild pigeon
(Ectopistes migratoria) which deserve no
tice. Some of the facts, if facts they be,
have not been previously published.
Mr.. KDlpp says Sihat neither young
birds nor eggs are allowed to die of hun
ger or spoil in pigeon roost if the pa
rent bird is killed. The young ones are
fed and the eggs hatched by foster pa
rents. The pigeon usually lays only one
egg at each Matching, but if food is very
abundant two eggs are sometimes laid.
The nest is exceedingly rnde, consisting
only OF few twigs placed at the crotch
of limb, and so slovenly that the eggs
may be seen from below. In n thick
roost, trees are so densely covered with
nests as to appear at distance as if in
foliage. When the young ones have been
matched the parents make immense flights
daily after food. The hens all fly after
food in the morning, leaving the cocks in
charge at home, and the latter go away in
the afternoon foraging. The quaint of
mast pigeon will carry back on such
excursions from a distance Of hundred
smiies or more is enormous.
Mr.. Knapp counted the contents of one
pigeons crop taken in fight, and found
; 2S beech nuts, IL grains of Western corn,
100 maple leaves and quantity of other
material. He has seen the crop burst
open when the bird was shot, and the
bulk Of food it contained was astonishing.
The parent bird has the power of ejectng
this from the crop to feed the young.
When food is abundant, and the young
birds have acquired sufficient strength to
care for themselves, the old ones play
them peculiar trick to start them on
the battle of life and teach hem the ne.
cessity of earning their own living. The
old ones steal away at night and do not
return. The young remain lay or two
IN ,heir nests. Expecting to be fed as usu-
e., put soon find themselves growing hun
cry, and fly out. If the parents did not
DO this the youngsters would remain in
the nest and never exert themselves.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

A POPULAR concert singer, advertised
to participate in an entertainment in n
Missouri village excused her absence on
the ground Of having severe cold in the
head, and the next day received the fol-
lowing from an admirer: This is goUse
greze; melt it and rub on the bridge of
yere noze until kured. l luv you to dis
traxshun Andrc,OS' B0xar.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

COLONEL LORE, of Alabama, ought to
adopt the japanese method of dueling, as
described in IA Scrap Of Paper; the
challenger falls on his sword, ard the
challenged party is expected to follow his
noble example. After the enforcement
Of this method Of settling the difficulty,
there is no danger Of the wrong man sur
viving. This consideration, however,
may not be attractive to Colonel Lowe
N. Y. Tribune.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

THEY were walking home from ro
hearsal. Said he Lowest thou me?'
Said She; Thou knowest l love thee =
Then they measured noses, while the
tree sighed, the lake murmured upon the
pebbled beach, and the moon shone IN
soft spleDdor. - T'ideHe.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

ONE of the women withdrew in hurry
from the New York walking match be-
cause her husband pa id attention TO the
other woman in the hall. She said she
wasn't going to make fool of herself
pounding sawdust with her heels when
she ought to be pounding him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

THE women in Kansas vote at the
school elections. AT n recent election at
Usage City one woman went up to vote,
but before she got through telling the
judges what a time her Willie had with
the scarlet fever when he was only two
years old it WAS time to close the polls,
and she had forgotten to deposit her ballot.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

NOTHING is so painful at this season of
the year, as the disheartening spectacle
ofa nine -year-old hen, looking through
the fence at man digging a garden,
while she exercises her rugged legs and
incisive claws on the plank walk, jlst
keeping in practice until the garden is
ready.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

PROF. Swing says that while no ma
chine has yet been invented for picking a
goose or shearing a sheep, the arrange
ments Tor plucking poor man are toler-
ably complete.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

WHEN Connecticut deacon gets hold
ofa contribution box he becomes gener-
Gus, and waits to pass it round. When
he has mug Of cider in his hand he is n
different man.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

A VIRGINIA City woman was so taken
with Lawrence Barrett that she made up
her mind that if it was boy, she would
name it Barrett, but it was twins, and so
her husband named them Grin and Bar
rett.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24
THE EYES THE EYES
DIR. E. III. PARDEE.
OculiSt and Aurfst.
A FTER A pROTRACTED RLINn

A FER A PROTRACTED BLIND
IA ness of more than five years, Dr. Pardse
has made himself thoroughly and scientifcal-
ly acquainted with all Diseases of the Eye
and is now practicing with success not sur
passed in the United Statos.
All operations performed, such as Strabisc
mus, or cross-eye, Cataract by linear oxtraor
ton, Depression or Absorption, Pterygium, e.
Heshy membrane growing over the eye, Rcdue,
tion of StaphylOma, or bulging out of the eys
Artificial Pupil, Fistula, Lochrymalis, or clio
ing Of tho tear p'>ssage, and all detormities Of
the Lids, etc.
Artificial Ey, inserted without the least
pain, and poss. Ssng all the movements and
brllliancy of the real eye. A largo assortment
constantly on hand and for sale at reasonable
prices The Doctors Eye Bath for the trcat-
mont and cure Of all nervous diseases is used
all over this coast
Thankful to those physicians who have sent
him cases for operation, he hopes that his uni
yersalo success will warrant o continuation Of
their confidence. lis celebrity as an operator
is co-extenSive with his success, as patients
are presenting themselves, for treatment and
operations, from New York and Boston, almost
monthly. Many patients can be seen at the
Doctors Office daily, in different stages Of re-
cOvery.
OrFGcE-G2I Clay street, (Over the Clay
Street Savings Bank), San Francisco.
TAKE NOTICE" II Lfar 10 mot
be befssUed Though he sp. axis the trsfh
Reports are in circulation through tho upper
country that have retired from business, that
| have gone to the Atlantic States, that am
in Europe, &e., &c TO those interested will
say that the report has been gotten in circua-
tion for the furtherance of other parties, who
are trying to obtain, illegitimately, an eye
practice The report has been started by an
itinerant m0untebank, and without the least
truth, as am at my Office daily, and attending
to about sixty daily patients.
Il. II. PARDEE, OcuIist,
62l Clay Street,
my25-1Y. SAN FRANCISCO.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

SWEET are tho uses Of pedestrianism--
to the shoemaker.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

A FACETIoUs correspondent calls the
frog the Dutch nightingale.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

THERE'S music in the heir moaned
the young husband as he reached for the
paregoric bottle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24
SVeekty Trinity 5ollrual.

TRINITY. COU.1TI' H.GRR.E.N'TS
sakss at fhsfr Market TInIne In Pay
nsHf for Subscription 10 the Journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-24

liza man waits too long for something
to turn up, it will be his toes.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
The Faro Box.

The old records show that Robert
Bailey, Of Virginia, long g resident Of
Washington, secured a patent for the
'aIo box. Re did it Tor the purpose of
protecting those who played rem black
legs who would not play a air game. Il
Jailed to 90 so, however, though Bailey
made a large amount Of money out OF
his patent, az he received hundred dol
lars 1, yalty for each box sold. He spent
it az easily as he made it, and he died a
poor man. A letter says:
1t seems strange that there has been no
improvement on this box. since it has
become public property under the opera
ton Of the patent law. Those who play
with the tiger will notice that the
Bailey box OF those days Is the box OF
the present, though some of cur dealers
have way Of forcing 2 two-card box on
their victims. Il makes but little di'.
ference to the player, as the dealer would
win sny way. Before FaiIey died he
put on record, in 1924, the following,
which advice, coming from him, should
be accepted by all having a weakness for
faro:
Stick to your profession, merchants;
stick to your business, mechanics; stick
70 your labor, lsborers; speed the pillow,
farmers and if every other profession
would attend to my counsel and. keep
from gaming, the vice would soon pro-
duce its own death by starvation; but
mankind, it seems, viii not agree to this
forbeaance; they will rartake Of their
own ruin from free will. We are all
prone to speculation, to which l have no
objection if upon principles OF honor and
honesty; otherwise J protest st this late
hour Of my lite, after having the rePuts-
ton ofdoing so much injury Myself.
"My own experience is, that it does
not matter how fair game is played, If
Persevered in it always produces ruin,
sgOneT or later.
81 am of the opinion that there is but
only one preventive to the mischief
resulting rom gambling; never to visit
gambling tables or gambling houses, nor
ever associate with gamblers; it does not
matter how staunch may be your pru-
dence, or how Arm may be your resolve
man is frail, you may be drawn in.
$50 sure rs you play, so sure you will
become fond OF it in consequence you
will lose your reputation, your business.
will 60 to destruction, and yourselves
lost to society. Let all things be man.
aged fair, the bank will beat you SIS car
tain as my name is Robert Bailey"
These extracts are from the life of
Bailey, written by himself in 1924 His
latter days WAS spent in Washington,
selling his book.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
The Giant Humming-Bird.

The giaHt humuius.bird Of Chill is
the largest Of its amiIy, ard bssid its
size differs from all The rest in some vsrv
noteworthy respects. Mr.. Could de
scribes it as bold and vigorous Aver.
quick in al its actions. passing from
flower 10 flower with the greatest .apid-
ity. Unlike other species of it.. family
II may b. frequently seen parcheI on
some mail tree OF shrub. ItLasa vsrv
extensive distribution over nearly all the
more southern portions Of South Amer
lea. N. Warszewic collected srecimene
in Bolivia at a height OF nearly "a GOO
feet. The nest is a somewhat large. cup
shaped structure, composed of MOSES.
lcheus and similar materials put together
with cObweb, and placed in the fork Of
& low branch OF a tree. generally one
that OveThsngs a turbulent stream.
Charles Darwin, in his narrative Journal
of the voyage of the Beagle" refers to
this species as a resident 0 Central Chill
during the breeding season, and his &C
count Of it differs in some respects from
those OF other writers, especially that
relating to the absence Of the rapid vibra-
tons OF the wings, generally supposed to
be popularity of all humming-birds,
without exception. He states that this
species, when On the wing, presents a
very singular appearance. Like Others
Of the family it moves from place to
place with rapidiLy which may be COM
pared to that Of the surplus among flies,
and the sphinx among moths; but, while
lowering over a flower, it flaps its wings
with very slow and powerful move
ment, totally different from that vibra-
tory motion common to most OF the
species, and which produces the hum
ming noise. Mr.. Darwin had never seen
any other bind the force Of whose wings
appeared Gas in butterfly 50 powerful
in proportion to the weight OF its body.
When lowering by a flower, its tail was
constantly being expanded and shut like
a fen, the body being kept in nearly
vertical position. This action sppesred
to steady and support the bird between
the slow movements of its wings.
Although it flew from flower to flower in
search of food, its stomach contained
abundant remains Of insects, which Mr..
Darwin believed to be much more the
objects of its search than honey. Its
note, like that OF nearly the whole fam,
lily, was extremely shrill
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
The Newest Fashions.
New York World.

New OK world.
The latest thing out in evening head
wear is the Alsacian bonnet, which Is
intended more especially for the opera.
This bonnet differs from the Alsacian
bow which was introduced earlier in the
season, worn instead of bonnet, in that
it has white tulle or lace strings, which
are to be tied loosely under the chin
These lace ties about the face do away
with Whist many ladies considered q
defect OF the Alsscian bow. A model. of
the new bonnet on exhibition st Union
Square house was made with Wine-cOlored
velvet, Breton lsce, q cream -colored
ostrich ponpon and yulle strings A
dress bonnet was OF garnet velvet trim
med with a brighter shade OF uncut
velvet; in 'front.' were ostrich tips show.
ing both shades. The soft crown was a
large one, ike those of most OF the
newest honne,s.
In the dress-tr,mmiug department gre
jet ornaments, heavy JET Pa-sementeries
and deep moss and grass frnges, with
Mil'n Ozl's' ''e'- q. q also 'Ne 'A''.~7u
c,@7t'' ""''- ',.7 o-'1 "sco "n '''I'as5
oi'SAS anu '.'I'.Si7 O.Ds' 'I's''.
"iaf' nave la's7 '.VT"s'' is' ''n1 Pa'-
sem-h"-'le AuiO311' Ah7 i@--ss ia7hl"h
IS to ia'-en the wrap With ordinary but
tons, SCI under a mem Out OF sight, and
to place IN straight lines outside medal
Hon s,snsa ornaments OF six aud JET,
ornans1t.a ".'h moss OF Grass fringe
Ae5iam siza@ 'incy r1a1i and Jet but
tons arc the ssF.e csa-c-e.ed buttons
are u'e1 Oh b.aet SHd co.or5a dresses.
Among tAs iancy gocas-"alch sIe TO
he sold during The mex. two "eezs-sre
novelties IN evening ANS Inc newest
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
An Editors View of eath.


The editor Of the Gardiner Ne Jour
nal has recently mad a narrow escape from
death. his horse running away IS he hun-
in the wheel. He thus describes his zen
sations;
"Oh, cant some of my spirit friends
DC something to help me out Of this
scrae ?" beseechiugly said or thought
It was a prayer not laid down in the
books, and perhaps the form was not
staid nor formal Short as it was it did
me good. | saw then crowds of spirits
around me-part Of whom | knew q
do not see what they can 60, - thought
and as they seemed to mover round the
front part of the wagon, and over the
horse. ] wondered how they kept Up
with him Then L thought perhaps
they'll take the old horses strength away
but l couldn't see very clearly how
they were to do this-far old Robin was
g hard customer to "dematerialize"
probably should have lived but a few
seconds longer The reius had worn so
upon the wheel just when my strength
was all gone. Had 1 died, people would
pityingly have said it was a horrible
desth-but really I suffer very little
All the pain l have hsd up to now has
not been equal to what suffered last
summer in a day from the bit of an iu-
sect. The shock was such that my nerves
Of sensation were benumbed I had no
fear; in fact, there wss a physical sort Of
feeling that was a bundle about three
feet long, with a sort Of handle to it
(Which was my left leg probably, that
was bouncing along over the ground,
which l was trying to untangIe Then
there was another self who had to take
care OF the wheel, unlangIe the rein, take
hold Of old Robin, yell to the deg and
attend to matters generally; while the
third sci seemed to do the thinking, and
l kind of liked that enc best. he'd
often heard that in such crises rs these
ones whole life passes in review before
him, and | thought OF that fact, but I
had no such experience. had only one
regret for deeds done or left undODe, and
that was that | had neglected my usual
custom of taking accident tickets, ami
this regret | telt ashamed of. Ny only
thought was of my vile. The knowledge
that | have faced death unhinchingly is
not without satisfaction 30 ne, and there
is & something that | feel, which I can
not describe, that assures me that there
were more powerful influences than my
own aiding, comforting and sustaining
me. Ny religious friends will say it was
the Good Father, and it matters not what
we call it the feeling is the same. / do
not feel Of sufficient consequence to N rit
Gods special providence, but that loving
nends rom the other sphere may have
comfOrted and sustained me is not repUg
nant to my common sense, and does not
lessen my idea of The goodness and
greatnes of the C,eatOr,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
Electric Illumination.

Mr. w. II. Prtece, the electrician to
the British Post office, is inclined to look
upon the present activity about tie elec'
tic light "a one Of those sensational
spasn0s which seize the public ari3dicaNy
a. intervals of ah0ut ten vesrs. H has
nor yet found the ideal electric light
He. went e. Paris and everywhere the
electric light could be seen, but he had
laid down three desideiats, which lie had
not found accomplished Tue f,>s W.;
that TIE light must be absolutely steady
-cg.ui,y. it mus. be brilliant, giving s.
light Of 1000 candles, or more; thirdly,
it must be durable. o. all the lights
the only one he bad seen which came Up
10 his standard OF brilli4Acy ws= the
Ser,iu: the only one which csmeup 70 his
criterion o. saesdIress wss tbe #egdsr,
maBu. and the only one sufficiently du-a
bic rss the Wallace, tywLich Le-neaG-uEe
which would last sil night, and nights in
Eagland sometimes lasted eighteen h9us
Rut there were several which came pretty
neal. these criteria.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
Too Much Risk.

Washington Special to New Orleans Times.
An extraordinary condition Of things
came to light on the last day of congress,
and it illustrates the carelessness that
sometimes prevails in high places. 1t
appears that the First national bank
New York hsd on hand United States
bonds to the amount of thirty million
dollars without the government having
the slightest 81 curity FOR them. So that
in case OF loss there would be absolutely
no recourse. If, for example, the genial
cashier of that institution, in moment
of fOrgetfulness, were to take q million o.
these bonds and pledge them for q nine.
ty.day loan, and get out of the country
with the money, what could the govern
ment DO? Nothing could be done, and
the government and the institution
making the loan would have TO fight it
out among Themselves. There is feel
ing, that this state of insecurity ought
not to continue, aud a resolution will be
offered by prominent southern congress
man calling for all the informal on at
taiuable upon this point in order that
the practice of the government may be
fully understood. No harm has been
done yet, bat there might be, and it is to
prevent its pOss bi.ity that the resolution
referred to will be offered.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16

some vesys SO, q button found on he
scene O \ murder .ad TO the detection o.
= murderer, and q pin HISS b-sn IF slci-
lar service LATELY 10 Pals. 3 .IHni-e-s
bsviug received q hsurs1me legacy, wa
Eoash enough 10 mention to al a-quaIu-
lance In The same house wneIy size bad
placed the money. 4 .eW days late.
the other announced that she, too, had
cutie Unexpectedly come into some
money. snd invited the IaundTess TO
breakfast. The latter came, snd the en-
tertainment passed of charmiDgIy, but,
strange to say, she got dread ully sleepy
after it snd only really woke up when
her hostess had made her 81 extra strong
cup of coffee. Upon returning to her
room she discovered that she had been
robbed. The police came and searched
her bureau, when there tum bled out Of
some linen a pin which she immediately
recognized as one which she had seen IN
her hostess fchu on the day of the
breakfast. A search in the latter's room
revealed the thief, who had drugged the
lsundress st breakfast, slipped out of
the room with her keys, robbed her and
put the keys back in her pocket.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-16
Crockett in a Bears Den.
New York Mercury.

"Inever but once" sad Col Crockett,
was in what 1 call a genuine quandary.
1t was during ny electiOneeriDg for con-
gress. at which time | strolled about in
the woods so particularly pestered by
politics that orgOt my rife Any
man may forget his rife, you know, but
it isn't every man who can make amends
for forgetfulness By his faculties, guess.
It CHANGED thst | was strolling along
considerably deepin congressionsls; the
first thing that took my fancy was the
snsrlipg OF some bears. which proceeded
from the hollow of a Tree; but I soon
found that / could not reach the cubs
with nv hands, so I went feet foremost
to see ii I could draw them up by the
t0e7. = hung on the top of The hole,
s.r5iuing with sill my might to reach
them, Unit! at asJ my hands slipped,
u 3)vl I went npr- Ia IN twenty feet
to tie bottom OF tina, hole. and there l
found myself almost hip deepiu tamily
o.. ycurg be2rs I son found that |
mi-tt rs well I'D ertsks to climb up the
gr.a.iest psrt Of s. ,siub5w as to get back
-tbs hole in tie tree being 80 large aud
is sides 20 smooth ard slippery from the
sa.u. Now this was a real genuine,
regular quandary. III we've 30 shout,
+ would hsre 0een doubtful whether
they would hear me at the settlement,
and if they did hear me the story would
ruin my election, for msu that ven
tured into 9 place that he couldn't get
himself out Of. Well, now, while l vas
calculating whether It Was bes5 to shout
for help or wait in the hole until after
election, beard a kind Of growing over
head looking, I ,aw the old bear coming
down stern foremost upon mc. Ny
motto is always Go ahead and Is she
lowered herself within my reach 7 &C.
tig1 grip Of her tail in my left hand,
aul with my little buek.hafyed pen knife
in the other, commenced squirting her
forward. III be shoti ever a member
Of congress rose quicker in the world
shan ] did She took ne out in the
shake Of a lambs tail :"