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Year: 1869

SLAUGHTEI ON THE RArL.-Three men have
been killed and number Of others seriously
wounded by an accident which occurred on
the Mount Holly and Burlington Railroad,
New Jersey, last Friday. In this instance
the cause Of slaughter was an explosion Of the
engine-a melancholy variety from that which
proddced the Long Island disaster and other
recent catastrophes Of like nature. The
train was loaded with mari only, and hence the
loss Of life was limited, although the scene OF
local ruin is very extensive. The noise Of the
terrific explosion was the only warning which
the victims had Of their approaching fate, as
well as the signal by which the residents in
the neighborhood were informed that death
was at their doors. The engine is described
rs worn out and rusty and neglected by the
engineer on the trip. These matters will be
fully Investigated during the Coroner's inquest,
which will open tomorrow. This railroad
slaughter occurred last Friday, but was re-
ported to New York only last night. The
directors did not court publicity. That's
plain fact
Year: 1869




This year the resources of Trinity county have
been tasked to the utmost. A remarkably scanty
fall OF rain and short mining season greatly les
sened the production of gold, and the yield from
our mines was not more than half what it should
have been, as compared with previous years.
have had to depend Largely upon the money re-
tanned in the county from former years. The
safes and pockets of our citizens have been
pretty thoroughly emptied in payment of cost
and freight of the large amount of goods imported
this fall, and we must look for good return
from the mines to make our finances all right
again. At this time money is very scarce, the
question with the borrower being 20 find who
has any. Just now, however is the pi1ching time
the first rains, which must come before many
days, being certain to put money in circulation.
Aside from the scarcity of money, affairs wear a
very hopeful aspect. In spite of the tendency of
glowing and exaggerated accounts from White
Pine, calculated to influence the excitable, and
while many old residents have gone to Hum
boldt county, San Francisco and other localities
in search of advantages which they fancied did
not exist here, we have held our own in the way
Of population during the stress and strain OF this
past winter and spring. There is not a differ
ence Of twenty between the number of voters
living here year ago and those within our lin
its now. We have reason to expect much
larger fall of water this winter than had last,
in which event the year 1869 will mark the
lowest ebb of our resources, both of money and
population. We could not have been subjected
to a severer test than that of this season. 1t has
demonstrated that we had large amount of
money in the county and that our business men
are established upon hrn basis. While many
old residents have been departing, their places
have been quietly supplied by strangers. If
those who accumulate wealth here would re-
main and invest it there would be no lack of
money at any time. We believe such will be the
case hereafter. At this time Trinity county Of
fers advantages superior to almost any other
part of the State.


DEMoREsr's MoNTHLY.-This periodical and a
sewing-machine are getting to be considered in
dispensable by young housekeepers and ladies
generally but the Monthly must be had whether
the machine is or not Instead of frivolities it
is made up of useful information and practical
ideas, which save young and inexperienced
wives and mothers trouble and expense. The
Illustrations, patterns, music and other depart
ments render this magazine extremely cheap at
So per year. Published at 85s Broadway, New
York.
Year: 1869

Jacksonville, Oregon, tells the following;


Several of our citizens returned last week
from visit to the great sunken lake, situated in
the Cascade mountains, about seventy-fve miles
northeast from Jacksonville. This lake is
thought to average two thousand feet down to
the surface of the water, all around. The walls
are almost perpendicular, running down into the
water and leaving no beach. The depth of the
water is unknown and its surface is smooth and
unruffied and it lies so far below the surface of
the mountain that the air currents do not affect


it. Its length is estimated at twelve miles, and
its breadth at ten. No living man has, or proba-
blv will be able to reach the waters edge. 1t
lies silent, still and mysterious in the bosom OF
the everlasting hills" like huge we'll scooped
out by the hands of the giant genii OF the noun
tain in ages gone by. Around it the primeval
forests watch and ward are keeping. The
visiting party fred rifle several times into the
water, at an angle of about seventy-hve degrees,
and were able to note several seconds of time
from the report of the gun until the ball struck
the water These facts seem incredible, but
they are vouched for by some OF our most re-
sponsble citizens. The lake is certainly most
remarkable curiosity.
Year: 1869

FATHER HYAcISTHE.-The New York Herald
nominates father Hyacinthe for the Papal sue
cession. 1t thinks that under him Catholicism
would acquire new lease of life and become
more popular and potent than ever So it
would. but if this is its only chance, we fear the
old church must succumb, since the good father
stsnds forever excommunicated from It's pale
which lets him out as probable candidate for
the Papacy,
Year: 1869

PARTY of explorers short time since dis
covered between Opal fork and the Soquatche,
branches of the Rio Grande, in southeast Colo
RADIO, what they believe to be the remains OF
seven men and q number of horses belonging to
the unfortunate Fremont exploring party of the
winter of ls47-s, who strayed off and either
starved or froze.
Year: 1869

The press of the State are beginning to agitate
a change in the constitutional provision which
separates the judicial from the State election.
Many of them think the recent election has DEM
onstrated that the intent of that provision to
prevent the admission of politics into the judi.
cial elections is dead letter.
Year: 1869

FOUND GuILrY.-The Philadelphia jury in the
case of Morrow and Dougherty, accused of an
attempt to murder revenue officer Brooks, on the
the 23d instant, brought iE verdict of guilty.
The accused have not yet been sentenced, but
probably will be soon. Meanwhile they are kept
in close confinement
Year: 1869

New ENTERPRIsE.-Sa Francisco papers state
parel leaves in this State and sending them to
China where they are dried, packed and labeled
as tea, and sent back to this coast as choice
brands of that article. Many people have been
made sick by using the spurious article.
Year: 1869

The riot at Mobile is explained in part by
the dolcful confession of the Mobile Tribune,
that it has been fully demonstrated in the
late campaign lin Alabama)that all efforts to
bring over the negroes to the support of the
Democratic party are utterly abortive. That
journal seeks consolation in the hope that a
Reorganization similar to that which was
made in Virginia and Tennessee, will enable
its friends 'to utilize the negro vote for the
purpose of expelling the tax,levying car
pet-baggers" As an intermediate step the
experiment of killing few of the freedmen
who SO obstinately refused to be cajoled was
tried, but in the next campaign Alabama
Democracy will no doubt don the garb OF
" conservatism"
Year: 1869

SOME years ago a strange little man,
with quaint-lOoking box, used to take
his stand in various parts Of London as
soon as it was dusk, during the winter
months, and silently invite the passing
crowd to stay and take a peep into this
quaint-looking box, which was lighted by
candle placed inside of it, the light of
which shone through various colored pa
pers, and exhibited transparent descrip-
ton of the object for which he hoped to
gather halfpence-"A A flea chained up by
the neck, alive" The fee for viewing the
flea undergoing this strange imprisonment
was one halfpenny," and convenient
magnifying glass was let into the side Of
the quaint box, in order that the object
exhibited might be the better viewed.
The writer of the present article has paid
more than once to see this unusual sight,
until he became to be regarded by the
proprietor of the imprisoned pulex reg
ular customer, and was treated to sight
of sucking" fleas undergoing the process
Of training Some were very quick, ac-
cording to his account, and "others he
could make nothing Of" The chains, cars
and locks which these little beasties drew
were of silver, and, as the strange little
man said, all constructed by himself He
had one flea who had been with him %
months, and declared that he knew of
still older ones, and he was accustomed to
feed his feas twice day, by allowing
them to suck from the back of his hand.
He declared that he was the last man who
possessed the secret of educating these
lively insects.-IHe World of Wonders.
Year: 1869

MANAGING the velocipsde is just as
easy as skating, when you know how to
do it.


1t takes you little time to learn how.


All you have got to do is to keep the
velocipede up and keep it going.


You can't do either of these separately,
and have to do them both at once.


Which makes it difficult


Because if the velecipede stops 1t falls
down.


At the same time if it falls down it will
stop.


The first law of velocipedestrianism is
motion.


On the beautiful philosophical principle
that necessitates the perpetual motion of
the planetary bodies, comets, eclipses, me-
teors, aurora borealises, and things which
are continually going on.


Or like mans credit, the moment 1t
stops running he goes up.


Only in the case of the velocipede he
goes down.


First, you must start the velocipede be-
fore you mount, then jump on while it is
running


If you have had any practice as circus
rider this comes easy enough.


All you have to do then is to catch the
pedals with your feet, and keep the wheel
revolving.


Steering is very easy, when you get ac-
customed to it; all you have to do is to
turn the wheel the way you want to 60,
and you'll go it.


You must not, however, 60 upon the
principle that one good turn deserves an
other, because too many turns may wind
up with an Overturn.


Any speed may be attained by increas-
ing the velocity of the velocipede, which
is done by lively agitation Of the driving
wheel


The more revolutions you make the
faster you will 60.


The next thing after driving and steer
ing is to learn to manage the brake.


The brake is very useful, and must be
looked after.


1t is necessary in order to keep the
hind wheel from running faster than
the front wheel, and putting the machine
out.


A painful accident happened recently
at Chicago through neglect of the
brake.


A man was running a race on time, and
was going at the rate OF three miles
minute


The hind wheel kept gaining on the
front wheel and in the attempt to pass it
made the velocipede turn a somerset.


The rider was thrown ahead, the veloci-
pede went over him.


would advise you not to buy veloci-
pede till you have learned to ride.


You can get lessons with the use of q
velocipede for twenty dollars quarter.


A robust and daring rider can knock
twenty dollars worth of damage out of
a velocipede in week.


To say nothing of personal damage to
his own anatomy, which is at his own
risk.


But don't be discouraged by such
triaes as bruised ankle or dislocated
shoulder.


If at first you don't succeed, try, try,
try again.
Year: 1869

Gross behaviour Getting fat.


THE oldest woman's club-The broom
stick.


THE Boston Post calls pillow sooth-
ing nap-sack.


FRENCH Democrats call the Prince I'm
perial Velocipede w."


IT Is thought the wheat crop of Cali
mia will be unusually large this year.


WHY is room full of married people
empty? Because there is not q single per-
son in it.


A CINCINNATI lady Endorsed on her tax
return, taxation without representation
is tyranny"


A YOUNG lady in California broke her
neck while resisting the attempt of q
young man to kiss her


THE strongest kind of hint-A young
lady asking gentleman to see if one of
her rings would 60 on his little finger.


A CLERGYMAN who had been accused
of preaching long sermons, excused him
self on the ground that the church was q
large one.


A WRITER, describing one of the en-
gagements in the late war, gives the fol-
lowing interesting item. I'm this battle
we lost the brave Captain Smith. A can
non-ball took off his head. His last words
were, Bury me on the spot where fell. y"


MEYERBEER left several compositions
sealed, which, by his will, are never to be
opened unless his family has need of fur
ther resources. In spite of his great
wealth, he was always haunted by the
fear that his family would some day come
to want.


In one of Cooper's novels occurs the
following passage: "He dismOunted in
front of the house and tied his horse to a
large locust" A French author, in trans.
lating this passage, renders it thus: He
descended from his horse In front of the
chateau and tied him to large grasshop-
per.


A MAN in Brooklyn was thrown from
his wagon recently, and seemingly died.
He was laid in his coffin, and when his
friends were about to bury him, he awOke
with shudder, and walked about the
room. He said he was conscious of all
that was passing but was unable to make
a sign of life.


MEN often lose opportunities by want of
self confidence. Doubts and fears in the
minds of some rise up over every event,
and they fear to attempt what most prob
ably will be successful, through mere tim
orousness. while brave, active man will,
with perhaps half the ability, carry the
enterprise to prosperous termination.


The afternoon New York service
usual at Christ Church was on q recent
Sunday the scene of novel feature. The
organ suddenly stopped in the midst of a
hymn, and not another note was heard
from it during the entire exercises. Upon
inquiry it was sscertained that the organ
list had taken offense at something done
by one of the officiating clergymen during
the service, and abruptly left the church.


I'm Greenfield, N. H., few days ago,
man and his son, aged respectively about
20 and 18, were called upon by about
thirty men and boys, and treated to ride
upon a rail, distance of about one and
one-half mile, for the offence of abusing
the wife and mother. They were made
to take turns while one rode the other
carried one end of the rail, and Uies Uersa.
They were accompaaied in their march
by music from fife and drum, tin pans, &c


THE Vienna Medical Times tells the fol-
lowing "Last week, at the clinic, in the
presence of class of students, On opera
Year: 1869

WE have heard of several instances
lately of the first use made of the good
fortune which has attended some of the
White Pine adventurers that show the
better side of human nature. One man,
who had lost his 'grip,' and had become
worthless by drink was accosted, one day,
by q friend, and told that he could do
nothing here; he had no credit and no
influence, and few friends; he had better
go to White Pine. His adviser offered
to furnish money enough out of his own
moderate earnings to take him there,
and would look after his family in the
meantime The man went under promise
not to spend a dime of the money so furnish
ed for drink. After while he got hold of
some claims, began to make small remit
tances to his friend, enough in all to liqui-
date the Indebtedness for his outfit. At
still later day he returned to the city, paid
all arrearages for family expenses, met his
old friend, and told him that from the hour
he had been taken by the hand he had
never spent cent for liquor. If he had
not done much he had become sober
man. The friends parted at the steamboat
landing; the White Pine man returning.
In the hurry of the moment, he recollected
that he had small package for his wife's
friend, which he had nearly forgotten.
The package contained deed for the
house and lot occupied by his benefactor.
The property was worth about eight thou
sand dollars.


Another "dead broke" man recently
returned from White Pine, and, meeting
one of his creditors, began to talk about
the old Indebtedness. The creditor said
that the account was long ago Outlawed,
and Ire had quite forgotten the particu-
lars White Pine said that made no diff
ference. He had to come down with
$4,000 in hand to pay his debts. His
jtor, paying him principal and interest,
declaring that he had no right to count 3
Year: 1869

SNAKE stories, as q rule, are so univer.
sally incredible, that anyone who is bold
enough to relate marvellous one, not
only subjects himself to the imputat ion
of untruth, but even to public ridicule.
The one that we now present comes so
well attested that its credibility cannot
be successfully questioned. On last Sun
day night, DR.. Dufield, of Hannibal, in
this State, was summoned to the bedside
of a patient, upon whom he had been in
attendance for several days, for measles,
and upon his arrival the lady, who was a
slender and delicate female, and who had
been in ill health for several years, COM
planned of a " choking in her throat" and
that she felt something moving, and also
said that the throat felt very sore. The
drug store being closed, the doctor ordered
put in, with which TO gargle. She used
this, and the choking increased. He di-
rected her to swallow some, thinking it
was worm, and having nothing at hand


better, supposed this would relieve her,
by causing it to withdraw downward into
the stomach. The feeling yet increased,
and as a placebo, until something better
could be obtained, she was directed to eat
sugar. In moment or so, Sne said some
thing was crawling upward, and she
looked as though she would sufocate.
She coughed violently, and Immediately a
squirming, live reptile was elected from
the mouth, which, on examination, proved
to be water snake, about twelve or four
teen inches in length, and about s. or q


of an inch in diameter about the centre
of the body. 1t was yellow, mottled
snake, with dark or black eyes, and its
tongue dsrted out in a fearfully disgust
ing manner. 1t is supposed that at some
time, when drinking from some branch or
brook in Michigan, whence she had lately
come, she unconsciously swallowed the
hideous reptile, whilst it was very small.
The woman, as stated, had suffered from
ill health for year or more, and is now
rapidly recovering.-M Missouri RepuHican.
Year: 1869

WITHIN the village smithy


Right merrily ring,
And under the stroke of the hammer
A tuneful song sing.
Red glows the wide-mouthed furnace.
The heaving billows roar
You can hear their huge lungs painting
Outside the open door.
The smith is stalwart and mighty
He lifts his sledge on high,
Then lets ii fall on the iron,
And the sparks all round him fly.
With a ready voice answer,


And cheer him with my song;
/ sing TO him while he labors-
sing to him all day long.
His arm is brawny and powerful.
Its strength full well know;
He strikes with an earnest purpose,
And heavily falls his blow.
The children stand in the doorway,
For they love to see him swing
His sledge across his shoulder,
While cheerily sing.
NV voice goes out TO the village;
You can hear il far away,
As cheer the smith in his labor
Through all the live-long day.
With every blow from his hammer
An answering note | sound,
That over again is repeated


Whenever an echo is found.
Oh, We who are sorely smitten
By the iron hand of fate,
Abide your time in patience,


Ye have not long to wait.
Oh. young man, eager and hopeful,
oh. young man, valiant and strong,
When the blows fall fast and thickest
Make answer with a sODgl


-P7cI1Ird's NOnfhlg for Mry
Year: 1869

A'swARM of bees and bountiful store
OF wild honey were recently found in
tree by woodchoppers on the west side of
the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Incl
dent is recorded as the first discovery OF
the kind on the Pacific slope There were
no wild bees beyond the Sierras when that
portion of the country was first occupied
by emigrants from the Atlantic seaboard :;
but it was soon discovered that bees i'm
ported from the States thrived well, and
several persons who engaged early in this
business acquired large fortunes from the
production of honey for the markets.
Year: 1869

dollar as his own until he had paid all his
debts.


We have heard of many other in
stances quite as notable. Now, if White
Pine is going not only to develop mil
lions of treasure, but is really going to
help develop what is best In human ma
ture, there will be no estimating the value
of these new discoveries It may vet
fall to the lot of some ingenious moralist
to consider of White Pine as "means
of grace" San Francisco Bulletin.
Year: 1869

Good business habits may be taught
over a kitchen stove. In the first place
the stove calls one up early in the
morning to begin the regular work of the
day. If due preparation has been made
the night before, short time will suffice to
put our Mutual Friend' or our "Stew-
art' into generous glow of warmth that
contains promise of hot coffee, steaming
potatoes, savory meats, and lucious batter
cakes. Here may one learn the true prin-
ciples of thrift which begin with food.
Watch that executive woman as she stands
over this genius of the kitchen. Over
one hole is the tea kettle, over another,
meat is frying or broiling, the potatoes
and toast are heating on the back of the
stove; apples, perhaps, are baking in the
oven, and, without burning any of the
half,dozen dishes she is preparing, they
will be SO timed, as to be all ready togeth>
er and brought upon the table in due orr
der and ''done to turn Will not such
a woman be likely to raise her sons to be
good business men? Then again, per-
son who lives from hand to mouth by the
stove will do so in life. Some people you
will find who cook at one meal or for one
day just enough food for the time and
have nothing left over; they are always
behind with their work. But look at that
provident cook who lays up store of
bread, and pies and meats; she has leisure
for something beside kitchen drudgery.
In cold weather We advocate big bakings
and big stoves; bread will keep week.
pies two or three, cake all Winter, cold
meats can easily be warmed, and thus the
labor of these short days abbreviated. If
you cook when you have fire you will
have something to eat when the fire is out;
and you will have something better than
that, the consciousness of amplitude of
resources and Of managing your affairs
with prudence and discretion. The essen
tial difference between thrift and shiftless-
ness may be found in the fact that one
always contrives to be ahead. however lit
tie it may be; the other is almost up to
the mark, only a trife behind, perhaps,
but just enough to miss its aim. The
most provident of races is the Anglo Sax.
on; to it all victories are given. The In.
dian, on the other hand, feasts while there
is plenty, but makes no provision for a
rainy day, and when the abundance is
gone, hunger must come. The old saw


"dip and deal and have little at every
meal has no significance to him, and for
his want of thrift he must pine away and
die, leaving this vast continent to his bold
and thrifty successor.