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Year: 1865

1t is wonderful to see what miracles
resolute and unyielding spirit will achieve.
Before its irresistible energy the most
formidable obsticles became as cobweb
barriers in its path. Firmness of purpose
is like the crushing avalanche, which
sweeps everything before it while in mo-
ton. Difficulties, the terror of which
causes the undetermined to shrink back
with dismay, provoke from the man Of
lofty determination only a smile. The
whole history of our racial nature, in
deed-teems with examples to show what
what may be accomplished by intrepid
perseverance and patient toll.


Itis related of Tamerlaine, the celebra-
ted warrier, the terror of whose arms
spread through all eastern nations, and
whom victory attended at almost every
step, that he once learned from an insect
an example of perseverance, which had
a striking effect on his future character
and success. When closely pursued by
his enemies, as the annecdote is related,
he took refuge in some old ruins, where,
left to his solitary musings, he espied an
ant, striving and tugging to carry away
single grain of corn. His unavailing ef-
forts were repeated sixtynine times, and
at each several time, so soon as he reach
ed certain point he fell back with his
burden unable to surmount it, But the
serentieth time he bore away his spoil
| in triumph, and left the wondering hero
terminated in the hope of future victory.


How pregnant the lesson this incident
conveys! How many thousand incidents
there are in which inglorious defeat incl
dents the career of the timid and despon-
ding, when the same tenaeity of purpose,
the same unfinching perseverance, would
crown it with triumphant success!


Resolution is almost omnipotent.-
Sheridan was at first timid, and obliged
to sit down in the midst of speech
Convinced of and mortified at the cause
of his failure, he said one day to friend
at is in me, and shall come out" From
that moment he rose and shone, and tri
umphed in consumate eloquence. Here
was reason and resolution.
Year: 1865

Sherman S soldiers while on the march
through Georgia, learned how to rob
bee hives without the penalty of stinging.
The plan was, to rapidly approach hive,
take it up suddenly, and hosting it up
on the shoulder, with the open end be-
hind, run like thunder The bees hustle
out, and fly back to the place where the
hive stood The honey belongs to the
boys who win it.
Year: 1865

People say they she'll peas, when they
unshell them; that they husk corn, when
they unhusk it; that they dust the furni-
ture, when they undust it, or take the
dust from it; that they skin calf, when
unskin it; and that they scale fishes
when they unscale them. We have heard
men say they were going to weed their
gardens, when we thought their gardens
were weedy enough already.
Year: 1865




One Of the most remarkable cases Of sus.
tcnatiou Of life for a lengthened period
without food has Just come under our no.
ticc, the truth of which IL verified by Will
liam Bolkwell, Esq, of this city, the facts
of which we herewith give for the benefit
of our readers.


On the 20th OF July. n person working in
the saw-mill OF James Hunt, Esq, brother
of Charles Hunt Esq, of this city) near
the Five Stakes, went to Fingal to visit
some of his friends. While there ho went
to the lako to bathe, being at the timo alone,
aud as he considered in perfect health
Immediately on coming out of the water,
he felt dizziness in his head, and before
he had timo to dress himself, he fell pros
trotc on tho beach few feet from the edge
of the lake. From that period until Satur-
day last, the 9th of August, seventeen days,
he remained in partial state of stupor,
unable either to assist himself or crawl
from tho spot. And thcro he lay during
that long, weary time, on the burning sand
and under tho scorching rays of midsum-
mcr sun, without food, or tho slightest
power of dragging himself to place of
succor, although u farmhouse Has situated
at no great distance off Ills position was
at length proyidentially discovered by a
person from an adjoining farm, who fortu.
nately happened to be engaged looking af-
ter somo sheep. About this time, tho poor
fellow whose suilcrings must have been
| fearful, recognized tho man at \ distance,
and ondeavored by every means in his
power to attract his attention, by lifting up
his hand the only signal he was capable of
making, being entirely powerless to give
the slightest sound in tho way of shout.
| His efforts were at last successful, as the
farmer, who at first expressed an opinion
that the sufferer was some drunken Indian
that had wandered on the beach and lain
down, went to his rescue, and was shocked
al the sight that met his eyes. There lay
tho unfortunate man, in the most dreadful
! agony, shrivcled almost to skeleton
his arms and legs reduced in thickness to
those of child of few months old, his
eyes sunken his features emaoiated and
| hardly recognizable as those of human
being, while great portion of his body
was most drcadfully scOrched by the rays
of the sun beating down upon him during
that period. The altered appearance of the
poor fellow was indeed painful to look
upon. Seventeen days before he was a
healthy, robust being now he looks like
dried.up mummy.


lie was at once taken to tho residence OF
his friend, and every means is being taken
to restore him, il possible, to health. 1t is
doubtful, however, if he can recover, al.
though up to latest accounts, he was pro.
crossing favorably. The fact of his being
kept alive so long is attributed to the moist
ure around tho spot on which he lay, and
at the same time being able to qucnch his
thirst occasionally from tho cool waters of
the lake, which ripped at his feet The
case is a most singular one, aud another in
stance OF tho prolongation of life under pc.
culiar circumstances. We have boon un.
able to obtain the name OF tho sufferer.
LencIoM &C. w Prototype.
Year: 1865

This, Sir, is the end of this sad story. A
single slip, or a single false step, has been
the sole cause Of this frightful calamity and
has brought about misery never to bo for
gotten. | have only one observation to ofIor
upon it. II the rope had not broken you
would not have received this letter. foT we
could not possibly have held tho four mon,
falling as they did--all at the same time
and with severe jerk. But, at the same
time, it is my belief no accident would have
happened had the rope between those who
fell been as tight, or nearly as tight, as Il
was between raugwalder aud myself. Tho
rope, whom used property is u safeguard;
but whether on rocks, or whether on snow
or glacier, if two men approach each other
so thar tho rope falls in loop, the whole
party is involved in danger; for, should one
slip or fall he may acquire before he is
stopped, q momentum that may drag down
one man after another, and bring dcstruc-
tion on all; but il the rope is tight, this is
all but impossible.
Year: 1865

I"if you want me YOU must take me. y
| When first asked to surrender he asked:
"Who do YOU teke Inc for!' A short time
after, in response to the question as to
whether there was anybody else with
him in the barn, he stated that he was
the only person i'll the building; that his
companion, Harold, had taken another
direction, and was beyond the reach OF
capture.
At three o'clock, or little after. the
barn was fred. Before the flames We're
kindled Booth had the advantage of us
in respect to light He could see us but
we conld not see him, but after that the
tables were turned against him. We


could see him plainly. bnt could not be


seen by him. The flames appeared TO


confuse him, and he made spring to-


wards the door, as if to attempt to force


his way ont AS he passed by one OF the


crevices i'm the barn i fired at him. |


aimed at his body. | did not want TO


kill him. / took deliberate aim at his


shoulder. bnt my aim was too high, the


ball struck, him in the head just below


the right ear, and passing through came


ont about an inch above the left ear


think he stopped to pick mp something


Just a. fred, that may probably account


for his receiving the ball in the head. l


was not over eight or ten yards distant


from him when fred was afraid that


if did not wound him he would Kill
some of our men. Afterhe was wounded
I went into the barn Booth was lying
in a reclining position on the hoor l
asked him: "Where are you wounded 6
He replied in a feeble voice, his eye balls
glaring with peculiar brilliancy: I'm
the head; you have finished me He
was then carried out of the burning
building into the open air, where he died
about two hours and half afterwards
About an hour before he breathed his
last he prayed for MS to shoot him through
the heart and thus end his misery His
sufferings appeared to be intense. /


Booth, although he could have killed
several of our party, seemed to be AFRAID |
to fire. Mine was the only shot fired on |
either side. When he fell he had in his
hand a revolver, and at his feet was lying |
a seven shooter, which he dropped after |
he was wounded Two other revolvers
were also near him. He declared that |
the arms belonged to him, and that Har-
rold had nothing to do with the murder.
We gave him brandy, and four men went
in search of doctor, whom We found |
about four miles from the scene of the
occurrence, but when the doctor arrived
Booth was dying. He did not talk much |
after receiving his wound. When asked |
if he had anything to say, he replied
II die for my country" and asked those
standing by to tell his mother so. de
did not deny his crime.
Year: 1865

Iron Dish CIoths-arOa Clothes hiees
was once SO ill-informed of the pro
gress of the fine arts as not to know what
an iron dish cloth was. But seeing one


i'm use at the house of Il friend. l learned


from young Swiss gentleman who had


presented it to her that they were in


general use in his native country, and


he had accidentally seen cask full at


an importers, which were unstable In


New York, and had become rusty, and


looked upon as old iron. / procured
dozen and distributed them among my


friends They soon became bright from


use, and are universally classed among
those articles which I'VE wonder how
they ever did without" These are made
of rings of iron wire, No. ID, linked to-
gether, and are about six inches square;
| counted fifteen rings on one edge One
outside row of rings is only connected
with the other at each end, and one
inch or two in the middle, which makes
two loops to hang it by. ~


Every kitchen maid who has secured
the inside or outside Of Kettle with II
pronounces it better than scraping with
a knife or securing with cloth and sand.
They are very flexible, and ! imagine
must be like chain armor. which have
read of but never saw We also find II
useful to pnt under a pot or Kettle not
from the stove, when We wish to place
them on the table We have used ours
two years.


There is another iron convenience l
have used six years, and which Is as good
as ever that would recommend to
house keepers galvanized iron tele-
graph wire for clothes lines. II never
rusts, need never be taken in. never
breaks down and let's the wet clothes fall
to the ground to have to be rinsed again.
Year: 1865

THE RICHEST BEQUEsT OF ALL.-The
closing paragraph of the last will and
testament of the noble and Christian pa
triot, Patrick Henry, shows the profound
veneration he felt for the religion of the
Cross:


Ihave now disposed of all my property
to my family; there is one thing more J
wish could give them, and that is the
Christian religion If they had this, and
I had not given them one shilling. they
would be rich; and if they had not that.
and I bad given them all the world, they
would be poor.
Year: 1865

There is something very strange, and
almost mesmerical, in the report between
two evil natures. Bring two homes. men
together, and it is ten to one if they re-
cognlze each other as honest difference
in temper, manner, even politics, may
make each mi:judge the other. But bring
together Two men, unprincipled and per-
verted-men who, if born in cellar,
would have been food for the hulk or
gallows--and they recognize each other
by instant sympathy.
Year: 1865

A house advertised for rent in Louis
vile remained for some time without n
tenant. A few days ago a furniture-car
drove up, and in an hour things were ar
ranged, and negro family at home there.
The landlord was naturally surprised, as
he had not rented the house. The colored
party had rented it of fellow who repre-
sented himself as the owner, and who had
taken twenty dollars a month in advance
of his colored friends-a rent half lower
than the real landlord asked.
Year: 1865

MAKING GAME.-A man was recently
brought up by a farmer and accused Of
stealing dncks, The farmer said he should
know them anywhere, and went on to
describe their pecularity. 'Why,' said
the counsel for the prisoner, they can't
be such a very rare breed. / have some
very like them in my yard 'Thats
very likely said the farmer; these are
not the only ducks of the sort ] have had
stolsn lately
Year: 1865

AsTRoNcMIcAL-We arc enabled to
state positively that all the jokes relating
to crinoline are not used up. For in
stance: Why do ladies wear such extra
ordinary things as crinoline Because
all the heavenly bodies move in eccentric
circles
Year: 1865

A Doc SroRY.--A friend Of his--said
President Lincpln-passing along village
street, was painfully bitten by an ugly dog.
A single blow of heavy stick, skillfully
aimed, killed the animal instantly but
the enraged pedestrian still continued to
pummel the whelp, till little vestige of the
canine form remained. AT length he was
accosted with, "What are you about
The dog has been dead these ten minutes"
81 know It," was the reply; "but l
want to give the beast realizing sence
that there is punishment after DEATH"
Year: 1865

INDIAN CREEK, March 8, 1865.
EDITOR JOURNAL The citizens of this place,
ever ready to assist in good cause, organized
an Aid Society on the 10th Of February for the
relief of sick and wounded soldiers. Being well
aware of the vast amount of benefit to be deriv-
ed from the workings of such an institution, they
deemed it their duty TO add their mite. AT the
last meeting of the Society it was resolved that
notice of such organization be sent to the
TRINITY JouRNAL for publication.


R. SILLcoN, Secretary.
Glad to hear this good report from Indian
Creek. Have had evidence in the past that there
were many loyal, patriotic hearts in that noun
tain-bound locality. Father Wheeler will rub
his hands for very joy when he hears that the
people of Indian Creek away up in Trinity, have
done this of q their own free will and accord.
Give the amount collected monthly, for pub
lication, Squire.
Year: 1865

GLOOMY The Richmond Examiner of a recent
date makes the following sombre reflections upon
the rebel situation. If there is scintillation of
comfort or consolation to be derived from it. we
hope it may do those whom it may concern good :
as for individuals. There such things as
hopelessness and despair, lethargy and apathy
4 conviction that all that it will do must come
to naught, all sacrifices it can make, be rendered
vain, by an irredeemable cause-a conviction
resting on rational grounds both ofrefection and
experiment, will produce this state of feeling in
any nation, however heroic and however obstinate.


EvAcuATED.-A rebel report says Georgetown,
s. c., was in possession of the Federals.
Year: 1865

IS RELATION TO IycoNEs.-We print on the
first page of to-days paper letter of instructions
from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, fur
nished by Assistant Assessor Kelton. Init is laid
down stringent rules for the guidance OF that Of
6cer in the performance of his official duties,
and he desires US to say that henceforth they
will be strictly adhered to- 1t will be seen that
Assistant Assessors, where they have reason to
believe that incorrect or fraudulent returns have
been made, are instructed to make any inquiries
deemed necessary, and that the penalties for rem
dering untrue returns of income are remarkably
stringent. The Commissioner says that such an
commits offense q against the country
which he defrauds; against his neighbor whom
he Injuries by casting upon him larger share OF
the public burden than he ought to bear, and
against the law which is violated both civilly
and crimnaliy' By reference to Section ii of
this amended Revenue Act it will be that
where the Assessor is satisfied that fraudulent
returns made he may investigate, and if such
investigation shows that unfair returns have
been made hundred per cent may be added
by way of penalty And where fraud is discov


cred in returns made to the Assessor, it is the
Outy Vi SOlicCtor, On DeluS HOtlNeu OF the
fact, to Aring suit against the person so return
ing in the District Court of the United States.


Ne among those who believe that the re-
turns of income published two weeks ago are
far short of the proper and just figure. Many
of the returns made ridiculous in the ewes
of persons who have better opportunity of judg-
ing of their correctness than the Assessor. In
several instances the neighbor has been injur-
ed by having cast upon him larger share of
the public burden than he ought to bear" This


is establishing bad rfeeeaaent, as we are con-
yinced BY Single instance which has come to
our knowledge: gentleman returned his in
come at over 81 2000--to the last cent as he
showed when he made his sworn return. But he
had positive means of knowing that some of his
prosperous neighbors had returned less than half
the just amount He wondered that men would
wilfully make oath to such statements, and con-
cluded that it was better to hare no income. And
he may report none when applied to by the As


SCISSOR. We are satisfied that one unfair dodge
has been resorted in making income returns
Men have sworn that they had an income of $500
or $500 $1,000, but did not at the same time
consider that they were swearing to the entire
amount justly returnabe. This can be stopped.
Year: 1865

How TIE HIGH PRICE WAS CAUsEp-In an
article relative to the ruling high prices of -four
and grain in the San Francisco market, the
Stockton Independent makes the following expo
sition for the benefit of the shoddy spectators
and lying reporters Of that city - When flour
was quoted at $ll in gold and wheat at 81 cents
per pound in San Francisco, both were about the
same in greenbacks at New York. That is.
prices here were about 100 per cent the highest
Allowing s. per barrel in gold for shipping and
insurance charges, the shipper would have had
profit of So so per barrel in gold But the
San Francisco commercial reports inform him
that the prices here were caused by panic ;
that they could be maintained that besides
having an abundance of grain in the country
Chile and Oregon would soon supply us with
enough of their surplus to soon reduce -four to
its old price-at most not exceeding Sc or 81
per barrel and at that rate Eastern shippers
would have lost money. So, governed by these
false reports, they did not ship any of the great
abundance now in New York ruling at only
Sc to Sc so in gold while the shoddy specula-
tors of San Francisco have run it up here to
Sl5 with prospect Of its reaching $50 to S25
before harvest. But for those false newspaper
statements persisted in for months, -four would
now be but 50 and $40 per barrel here. So much
for shoddy and its tender mercies thanks to a
metropolitan press which has been its effective
au1llery.
Year: 1865

6ASIrARY BALL AT TRINITY CEYTER.-Through
the exeFtions of the ladies of that place a Ball
vas given At Trinity Center on the 22d of last
month, the proceeds of fwhich-Sl6l-was hand
ed over TO the Soldiers Aid Fund. We are told
that it was pleasant party. Trinity Center is
determined not to be behind her Trinity sisters
in this good work.
Year: 1865

The following is an extract from a
letter written from the Eastern shore.
opposite Mobile, and published in
the N. 0. True Delta of the 9th.


"Upon the whole, I am satisfied
that Mobile is pretty safe for the
present, and unless we can c.t their
communication, they can hold out
an indi6nite length of time"
Year: 1865

9 The conjurer spread piece of mating and
squatted, produced from. his shawl bag, and
emptled it on the stone in front of him. The
contents wese a quantity of little bits of
wood some forked like branches of a tree :.
some straight; each a few inches long; be-
sides these were some fifteen or twenty little
painted wooden birds, about half an inch long.
The old man chose one Of the straightest and
thickest of the bits of wood, and turning his
face up in the air, poised it on the tip Of his
nose. The little boy who sat by him hence
forth handed him whatever he called for
First, two or three more pieces of wood


which he poised on the piece already there.
then forked piece, to which he gradually
made additions, until he had built upon his
nose a tree with two branches, He always
kept its balance by adding simultaneously on
each side, holding piece in each hand, and
never once taking his eyes off the fabric
Soon the two branches became four, the four
eight, and so on, until skeleton of a tree
was formed about two feet high, and branch
ing out so as to overshadow his whcle face
he could reach with his hands to put the top
most branches on, 1t was a wonderful struc-
ture, and we all held our breath as he added
the last bits. But it was not done yet. The
boy now handed him the little birds, and
still, two at time, one in each hand, he


stuch them all over the tree. The complete
iVoup IF ii


was balancing this structure on the lip of his
nose, was something wonderful, and I,think he
must have breathed through his ears. for
there was not the slightest perceptible mo-
ton about the nose or mouth, After putting
all the birds on he paused, and we. thinking
the trick was finished, began to appla I'D
But he Immediately held up his forefnger for
silence. There was more to come The boy
put into one of his hands short, hollow reed,
and into the other some dried peas He then
put pea in his mouth, and using the reed
birds. The breath he gave was so gentle and
well calculated that it gave no perceptible
movement to his facej itjust sent the pea
fal enough to hit particular bird with per-
feet aim, and knocked it over. Not another
thing on the tree moved. Another pea was
fred in the same way, and another bird bro't


down, and so until all the birds were bagged
The fire was then directed at the branches
and limbs of the tree, and beginning from the
topmost, the "hsle of this astonishing struc-
ture was demolished piece meal even more
wonderfully than its manner of erection
AI the Year Round. .........
Year: 1865

CLEAN UP. This is the season to clean up
for summer. Clean up the streets, lanes,
alleys ; remove all the rubbish, and deposit
it in some out of the way place. Clean up
your houses and cellars, and prepare for the
coming warm weather. In this way you will
save much annoyance and trouble, and in
many cases remove that which may cause
disease and breed pestiencs.
Year: 1865

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