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Year: 1868

LOFTY ends give dignity to the low
est officer. 1t Is, for instance, an hon
est, but you would call it an honorable
occupation to pull an oar; yet if that
oar dips in ycasty sea to impel the
| life-boat over mountain waves and
| through roaring breakers, he has strip
| ped for the venture, and, breaking away
from weeping wife and praying moth
er, and clinging children, has bravely
thrown himself into the boat to pull
for yonder wreck, and pluck his drown
ing brother from the jaws of death.
presents, as from time to time we catch
a glimpse of him on the crest of the
foaming billow, spectacle of grandeur
which would withdraw our eyes from
the presence even of a queen, surround
ed with all the blaze and glittering
pomp Of royalty.


Take another illustration, drawn
from yet humber life. Some years ago
on winter morning, two children


were found frozen to death. They were
sisters. The elder child had the youn-
ger seated in her lap, closely folded
within her lifeles5 arms. She had strip
ped her own thinly clad form to protect
its feeble life, and to warm the icy fin
gers, had tenderly placed its little hands
in her own bosom and plying men
and weeping women did stand and
gaze on the two dead creatures, as with
CLASSY eyes and stiffened forms, they
reclined upon the snow wreath-the
days of their wandering and mourning
ended, and heavens own pure snow no
purer than that true sisters love. They
were orphans; houseless, homeless beg
gars. But not on that account had /
been there to gaze on that touching
group, would / have shed one tear the
less, or felt the less deeply that it was a
display of true love and of human ma
ture in its least fallen aspect, which de-
served to be embalmed in poetry, and
sculptured i'm costly marble.


Yes, and however humble the Chris
tian's walk, or mean his occupation, it
matters not. He who lives for the glo
ry of God has an end in view which
lends dignity to the man and to his life.
Live, then, "looking unto Jesus" live
for nothing less and nothing lower than
Gods glory; and these ends will lend
grandeur to your life, and shed holy,
heavenly lu5tre on your station, how
ever humble it may be.-Dr. Guthrie.
Year: 1868

How To MAKE LABOR PLEASANT.
Whatever is worth doing is worth do
ing well. No work can be done very
well without cheerful spirit, and it is
the manifest duty of both employer and
employed to cultivate the largest
amount of cheerfulness, and make it
apparent in their business, 1t is some
times, perhaps, difficult to avoid sullen-
ness, but as its presence damages the
workshop and the counting room, the
store and the factory, and as it is conse-
quently dead loss to those who par
take of it, the best plan is for man to
resolve What he WiU do, and then direct
his energies towards its accomplish
ment without regard to the position of
Smith, Jones, or Robinson or any COM
petitor. Let us take our pride in our
work whether it be the kind of work
we should do or not. Opportunities for
placing ourselves in our proper position
will come soon enough without fretting
or worrying,
Year: 1868

a DOG SToRY.-A gentleman possess-
ed of noble Newfoundland dog had
trained him to 90 to market with a
basket and a piece of money to purchase
the morning steak, The money, with
Il towcl, was deposited in the basket and
Bowser withmuch dignityand thought
fulness, would trot Off to the butchers
st II, and the man of beef, understand
ing the arrangement, would take the
money, deposit the steak, and the dog
would troi home: Turning a corner one
morning on his way from market, he
came upon two dogs fighting. With
the same feeling that will make the
crowd of human dogs throng about a
prizc-ring to see two other dogs pound
each other, Bowser paused, and for n
second looked on; then, excited by the
contest, he dropped his basket and
went in" He whipped both, hut
while so engaged hungry hound stole
his steak.


Bowser picked up his basket; the loss
of weight told the story. He stopped
and Investigated, The steak was gone,
and the poor dogs worry was comical.
He looked in every direction for the
lost meat, all the while half growing
and whining as if talking to himself.
Some men who saw the affair and knew
the dog, watched to see what solution
Bowser would make of the di fficulty.
The poor fellow was for II moment in
doubt, and then, as ifan idea had struck
him, he set Off for the market again.
The little crowd followed him. They
saw him approach the butchers stall,
but instead of marching boldly up, he
stopped and looked wistfully at the
meat. At last when the butchers back
was turned for second, he seized the
largest steak ON the block, and ran
home with it as if the devil was after
him,
Year: 1868

a sCIIooLMAsrER, after giving one Of
his pupils sound drubbing for speak
ing bad grammar, sent him to the other
end of the room TO inform another boy
that he wished to speak to him, and at
the same time promised to repeat the
dose If he spoke to him ungrammatical-
ly. The youngster being quite satisfied
with what he got, determined to be eX-
act, and thus addressed his fellow pupil;
a common substantive of the mascu-
line gender, singular number, nomina-
tive case and in AN angry mood, that
sits perched upon the eminence at the
other end of the room, wishes to artc-
ulate II few sentences to you in the pres
ent tense"
Year: 1868

USEFUL HINTs.-To eXpel red ants
from any place, sprinkle it with ground
coffee.


Rich cheese feels soft under the pres
sure of the finger. That which is very
strong is neither good nor healthy. To
keep one that is cut, tie it in cloth,
and put it in a cool, dry place. Ifmold
appears on it wipe it off with dry
cloth.


Flour and meal of all kinds should
be kept in a cool, dry place.


To select nutmegs, prick them with a
pin. If they are good, the oil will in
stantly spread Ground the puncture.


Keep coffee by itself, as its odor af-
fccts other articles. Keep tea in close
chest or canister.


Bread and cake should be kept in Il
tin box or stone Jar.


soft soap should be kept in a dry
place in the cellar, and should not be
used until three months old.


Bar soap should be cut into pieces of
Il convenient size, and laid where it will
become dry. 1t is well to keep it sew
eral weeks before using, as it spends
fast when it is new.
The New York Observer tells of a
clergyman whose horse died of bolts.
Some of the worms were put into spir-
its of turpentine and other fluids com
monty fatal to vermin, but they were
not at all effected. They were then pu
into the juice of common potatoes, and
died instantly. Another horse in tn,
neighborhood was suffering severely
from bolts, when Il quart of potato juice
was poured down his throat, which
soon relieved him Of his pain, and ,
continuance of the treatment effected {
permanent cure.
Year: 1868

THE open boast of the Radicals that
they intend to use the money of the
Government to corrupt the voters, is
not an idle one it is nothing more or
less than what they have always done
when in power.
Year: 1868

TIE Medical and Surgical Reporter,
speaking of the alleged eases of snakes
and other reptiles living in the stomach
OF human beings, says


Such stories are the consummation of
folly, and he. must be an ill-educated
doctor (if educated at all who could
send forth such a Jd1Tdgo of nonsense.
That Il very small reptile may crawl in
to child's mouth may be true; but
that any animal not bred III tie human
stomach, could live there any length of
time, is so utterly at variance with all
the laws Of physiology and digestion,
that none but ignoramuses ever credit
them. We have some pious frauds to
give on this subject but not now.


Physicians know that there are GER
tain entoza that exists ia the human
organism, and often cause distressing
symptoms and continued ill-health.
But that "snake," or toad, or other
reptile could maintain an existence in
the stomach for two hours, much less
two years, is fiction that our profess
sion should lose no opportunity tocom-
bat. Cases were reptiles are supposed
to exist in the stomach are most likely
of historical character, and the con-
tortions of the reptile, its "gnawing,"
and its violent efforts to escape from its
prison house are all imaginary.


We once had patient, very respec-
table lady, who fancied that she had
snake in her throat that was trying to
escape. She could feel it with her fin
ger! Would open her mouth and won
der that we could not see it and pluck
it out. She forwarned us that it was
of no use to try to convince her that
there was nothing there, for she knew
better. Had turned away several ply
sicians because they would not believe
her. There was nothing left but pre-
scribe something. We succeeded in
course of time, in relieving her partial
ly, at least, of the irritation of the
throat, but she insisted that our reme-
dies were bringing the reptile away
piecemeal


We have heard Of a case in which the
patient insisted that she had a toad in
her stomach. Her physician at last
admitted the statement, and prepared
to relieve her mind of the toad in this
way Giving her an emetic, he await
cd is operation; in his officiousness,
in supporting her head while she vom
tied, he managed to cover her eyes
while he adroitly threw live toad in
to the vessel. 1t was enough, the pa
tient, with 81 told you So" was cured
from that hour.


Such "pious fraud" was perhaps
cxcusable under the circumstances but
it is always better, and much more in Il
spirit OF our calling, if we can cure the
hallucination by removing the ill-health
that causes it.


q n
Year: 1868

The Civil War In Violent Progress-FOreign


Trade Frustrated.


LONDON, May Is, 1s6s
Late and important dispatches have been received
direct from Japan.


The civil war was vigorously prosecuted The
army Of the Mikado had arrived at q point near
Jeddo


Dispatches have also been received from Japan via
shanghae. The internal dissensons by which that
country is torn have had the effect to PROSTATE all
commerce with other nations.
Year: 1868

The British Government and the Northwest


Territory.


OTTAWA, May Is, 1868.
fhe Dominion government has received a despatch
from England In relation to the Northwest territory.
The despatch states that before the country be
ceded to Canada additional legislation will be
sary and that this must involve either compensation
to the Hudson Bay Company or their consent to the
cesson. The Colonial Secretary will introduce bill
on the question in the British Parliament. II Is
doubtful II anything on the subject can be done at
present by the Canada Parliament as it will be pro-
rogued on Saturday next.
Year: 1868

The treach, ry of the Radicals to the
interests they pretend to esponse was
never palmer than in their treatment of
the question of the public debt. No
msu of sense or integrity will i'll these
times trifle with the subject of repudia-
tiOn. To bring it in, needlessly, as pO-
litical clap-trap; TO familiarize it to the
public mind as thing already sanction
ed by the great mass of the people, is q
wicked sacrifice OF the true interests of
the country to partisan purposes. The
doctrine of the Democratic party is the
very opposite of reputation. 1t asserts
the obligation to meet the engagements
of the government according to the very
terms of the contract. To pay gold
where gold is promised, and to pay in
legal tender money where that was the
intention of the law-such is the policy
now explicitly announced. 1t is not to
the interest of any class of public cred
itors to belle this policy, and call it re-
pudiation, when in truth it is the oppo-
site of repudiation. The Democratic
party intend to maintain the public
faith as pledged. That is their doctrine.
Reputation is not the vice of free Gov
ernmsnts, but of monarchies and des-
potisms, and it is worthy only of such
a Government as the Radicals would
give us. Is it to accustom the public
mind to it that the Radical press now
falsely howls about "repudiationr
Year: 1868

LET THE two platforms be compared.
The Radical platform has one measure
for the South, another for the North.
The Democratic platform has one
weight ana one measure for North and
South. The Radical platform has one
measure, for certain privileged class,
and different one for all others. The
Democratic platform has the same
weight and the same measure for ell


classes. The Radical platform declares
that Congress has absolute control Of
the question of suffrage in the Southern
States, but that in the Northern States
the people of each State have control OF
1t. The Democratic platform declares
that each State, North and South, has
supreme control of the question. The
hadlcal platform declares that one class
oi public creditors shall be paid in gold,
~hlle all Others shall be paid in green
packs The Democratic platform de-
ciares Tor uniform currency-for the
payment of all in the same money. 1t
says there shall be no preferred credi-
tors-that the bondholder and the la.
borer and the soldier shall be all treat.
ed alike. The Radical platform is seam
Year: 1868

Frank Hereford is our candidate for
Presidential State Elector, and Captain
Sperry is our candidate for Congress.
Frank is a native Virginian and con-
nection by marriage Of the Pearls fam
lily. He il now q true and fearless
Democrat and the best representative
man in this district. Captain Sperry is
wise, upright and conservative gen
tleman, who repudiates everything that
savors of Mongrelism. He fought to
restore the Union, and like consistent
man, he keeps on fighting and will
never lay down his arms until he sees
the Union as IL WaS.-Monroc County
Register.
Year: 1868

IS DEALING with the financial ques-
ton, the Radical platform has no
thought but for the bondholder. He
must be paid in gold. His property
must be kept exempt from taxation.
Add to this, the negative declarations
in behalf of negro supremacy, large
standing army, the Freedmen's Bureau,
the usurpations of Congress, and the
continuation of military rule, and you
have collection of political enormi-
ties without precedent OF similitude.
Mark, ON the other hand, the pointed,
concise, patriotic enunciations of the
Democratic creed. 1t calls for the re-
duction of the army, the abolition of
the bureau, the diminution of the i'm
posts, the taxation of bonds, the fund
ing at a lower rate of the interest of the
public debt, the reservations of the
public lands for the working people, the
restoration of the independence and au-
thOrity Of the Executive and judiciary,
the subordination of the military to the
civil power, and the total abrogation
of bayOnet rule.
Year: 1868

The New York Times, discussing the
Democratic platform, refers to its posi-.
tion on the bond question in the follow.
ing terms:


On the financial question the platform
is positive enough. There is no ambig-
uity in the brief and ringing sentences
which provide for the payment in pa
per money of bonds not expressly made
payable in gold, which affirm the uni
versal application of the lcgal-tender
currency, and call for tho taxation OF
bonds in common with all other proper
ty. The principles of which Pendleton
is the acknowledged apostle could not
be more manfnlly stated.
Year: 1868

THE elevated railroad company in
New York have complied with the terms
of the charter, which authorized them
to build read from the Battery to Yen
kers. They propose to build il at once
as far as the depot of the Hudson River
Railroad depot, in Thirteenth street,
and continue it afterwards as they are
able. They expect to finish that part OF
their elevated line before winter. The
expense is about sl50,000 per mile, and
the cars will be run at double the speed
and about one-tenth the cost of the com
mon horse railroads. The success OF
this enterprise will institute new era
in railroad building.
Year: 1868

IMPORTANT LECTURES TO GENTLEMEN ONLY, ON


Interesting invaluable and scientific subjects sho wing
how to live for are delivered daily at the New
York Museum of Anatomy Those unable to attend
Year: 1868

excl i,ement or anything that indl ca ed ms nifty,
appealed to the passengers, saylug that these
persops-one Of whom, the one citing by her
side, she said was a coachmaO-were taki.g
her, without auy just cause, to en- insane
asy yium. With perfect composure she
gave the name and address of one OF
her friends in BROOKLYN, requesting some
passenger TO communicate to him the
fact OF her foreible removal to an asylum, Sne
show ed her arm. black with bruises which sne
aid she had received from violent treatment,
and there were marks OF violence visible mp m
her face. A gentleman near her took down her
name and that OF her friend, aud assuring her
that he lived in the city to which she was ABOUT
to be taken, and would see that sue W IS not un
Justly confined, she became quiet Not word
was offered In explanation by her attendants.
Whether she was insane or not. she was the
victim OF gross violence In the manner In whlcn
she was treated by those VINO had her IN Oh arge.
Her treatment was also o gross outrage upon
the feelings OF the passengers, and especially OF
several ladies VINO we're in the car, and who
could not fail deeply to sympa hize with one of
their own sex IN such clrcumstancss.n
Year: 1868

The case of Mrs. Merritt is commented upon
by the New York ObstrUer this week, and the
following account OF another case Is glven:-
"But few days since, as we were travelling on
one of our great railroad thoroughfares, aud the
train stopped at station, delicate lady was
violently dragged into the car by two sJrong
men and with needless force thrust into a seat,
one OF the men taking his seat by her side. The
lady Immediately rose, and without any undue
Year: 1868

RS> The Democratic Executive Committee OF
the State of Georgia, have issued the following
address to the people of that State:


at having been represented by Republican
speakers in the present canvass that the South
ern people favor the re-establishment of slavery
in the respective States. deprving them of their
rights and suffrage, for the purpose of meeting
this allegation and giving it positive denial:


Resotoed, By the Central Committee that the
Democratic party of Georgia, representing the
people of the State, affirm that the charge is un-
equivocally false, and fer evidence that they do
not desire to re-establsh slavery and could not
effect it if they would, refer to the fact that this
State has assented to, and ratified amendments
to the Constitution of the United States, forever
abolshing slavery and involuntary servitude, ex-
cept for crime whereof the party shall be legally
convicted.


Resolred, That we reterate the positions taken
by this Committee in the State address and by
the report of the Committee Ga the State of the
Republic, adopted by the House Of Representa-
tlves IN the Legislature of this State, the 26th
ultimo, and do also endorse the address of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, and others ia response to a letter
of General Rosencranz. - -..


Resoleed, That we submit to the present status
of the colored race among us, and will protect
them to the extent of our power in the right of
suffrage secured to them by the Constitution of
the United States, and the Constitution and laws
of this State
Year: 1868

sas~ A workingnfan was appealed to by a
Radical, who was trying to persuade him it was
for his personal interests to vote with that party
Laying down his hammer, and looking his ad-
wiser in the face, he remarked: Under Dem
ocratic administration, could buy barrel of
-four for three days work-and now it takes
FIVE! If you can show it is for my interests to
do that, l am willing to vote with you" The
Radical gave up the job.
Year: 1868

The Thirteenth Volume of the TRINITY Joup,
MAJ commences with this Number The paper
has never been IN more prosperous condition,
and its subscription list is larger to-day than at
the commencement of any former Volume
With renewed hopes for the prosperity of our
county and its people, we solicit the patronage
and cooperation of all citizens during the year
upon which we are just starting
Year: 1868

HOME AGAIN.-John Martin returned from San
Francisco on Saturday, where he had been sum-
moned to give testimony in the case of the bank
rupt firm of Greenhood 4 Newbauer. Not hay
was obliged to take up quarters at the Russ
House. being totally unable to discover his 80
headquarters in Portsmouth Square. Considers
mountain air preferable to that INDUCED in at
the Bay during his soiourn.
Year: 1868

PARTY LINEs.-1ow do the Union and Demo-
cratic parties stand to-day in reference to profess
sed party principles? Does not the former pro-
claim and practice the right of the Federal Gov
ernment to direct, control and manage National
affairs, and that the doctrine of secession was
and is a pernicious heresy? That it believes 10y
al men should rule the country, and whenever a
vote is taken Union men shall vote in accordance
Herewith How is it with modern and would
be model Democracy? Just before the last cleo
ton its stumpers and press, from highest to low
est, proclaimed and preached that they never be-
leved in the right Of secession, but that they
opposed the war on principle. They even went
so far in the late campaign to proclaim the be-
lief that loyal ought to and should rule the
country henceforth. But change seems to
have come over that party, and its pretensions
could have been more highly honored in the
breach than in the observance.


The Democratic party has a working majority
in the lower House of the present Legislature
On the 18th ultimo Hon. Charles Westmoreland,
representative frorl Humboldt county, introduc-
ed resolution in substance as follows:


Resolred. Thai the recent elections in Califor-
MIA and Other States, resulting as they did in
victories to the Democratic party in some of said
States, are not in any way to be regarded as an
Endorsement of the doctrine of secession.


That resolution was a frebrand in the Demo-
cratic camp, and it tabled by a Democratic
loyal majority in the Assembly, thereby conclu-
sively showing that the Democratic party, in
this State, at least, opposed the war because it
believed in the right of secession, and that al
though the battle of bullets is over, they intend
to keep up the battle of ballots until loyal men
in the Democratic acceptation of the term shall
rule the nation.


We are very glad to know that Mr.. Westmore-
land placed the Democratic party square the
record BY the introduction of his resolution.
Year: 1868

The Big SwINDLE. The Marvsville .4ppeol
wants to know why q some Copperhead member
of the Legislature don't introduce a bill TO re-
duce the price paid for State printing, and uses
as an argument in that beeaf that the appeal
would have insisted on a reduction if the Union
party had succeeded in electing majority in the
Legislature. Further the Appeal says that " if
we had been elected State Printer we should
have expected reduction in the prices paid
The Democratic reformers had better attend to
this matter, right quick.
Year: 1868

" ALL SIGNs FAIL IN WET WEATHER."-We
heard it frequently predicted, as autumn was
closing, that this was to be an open winter. "
Don't have much that appearance now. BAL
ly mountain is a glorious sight to behold, par
tcularly at sunrise. Every rocky point, shrub,
and We might almost say, tree, is obscured by
the great depth of snow. Best of all, after each
successive snowfall we have had freezing nights,
and many people will be disappointed if snow
does not hold on the mountains this year a month
later than usual In the neghborhood of town
the snow is only about foot deep, but on Ore
gon Guch mountain it is two and one-half feet,
and on Hay Fork, Trinity and Rush Creek noun
tains from three to five feet. Up the East
Fork of Canyon Greek it is said to be twelve
feet on the level. The miners jubilant at the
prospect for good working season, and when
they are satisfied and pleased all the rest of COM
munity are bound to be.