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Year: 1874

Coop GAG on GRANT.---A young gentle
man 5 remark concerning the opera savored
of the comical. - like II Troyatore best
OF all the operas. says he, - and like the
chorus OF demons in the tower scene best of
all the opera he meant the prisoners
chorus. This reminds US of being once at
the performance of Hamlet by Booth in
New York, and sitting behind two opulen,
HobOken butchers, we should Judge from
the crimson glory OF their ecsties and the
ten pounds of watch charms dangling from
their chains, not to speak of such minor OBJ
jects OF suspicion as an oyerpOwering blast
of - jockey club which had been used as
literally as though it was disinfectant ;as
literally as the " Board of Health uses
chloride of lime and carbolIc acid in the
cholera season. Those carnal youths listen
ed to the play, and spoke of it as if they
imagined themselves listening to Il local
drama ike - Under the Gaslight." or The
Streets of New York. and for a long time
mistook Laertes for the courtly Hamlet.
Finally in the dialogue with the :" Grave
Diggers" when Hamlet asks How long
Will man last you IN the ground" ;" and i
answered - that it depends on what sort of
a man, that n tanner, for example, will
last you nine years. the Jersey boys now in
their Democratic enthusiasm took in the
situation and fairly writhed with delight
At last one Of them could stand it no longer
and said to his friend - tanner will last
you some nine years. By Jove, thar's a
good gag on Grant. ~ Adams idperti-
Year: 1874

An inebriate, some little time back, got
into a car in Boston, and became very
troublesome and annoying to the other
passengers, so much so that it was proposed
to eject him but genial and kind-hearted
reverend doctor, who was also a passenger.
interposed for him, and soothed him into
good behavior for the remainder of the
Journey. Before leaving, however, he
scowled upon the occupants Of the car. and
muttered some words of contempt, but
shook hands warmly with the doctor, and
said, Good-day, my friend see you
know what it is to be drunk
Year: 1874

TRAMP.-On recent saturday even
ing a rusty looking individual in military
clothes, who claimed TO have been a soldier,
stopped at the Rochester House. Rochester,
for the night A little before day he de-
camped taking with him a new oyercoat be-
longing to one of the boarders. Soon as his
early departure became known he was fol-
lowed. The warm rain of the early morn
ing had rendered the snow 80 soft that he
was easily tracked, though he had taken 4
circuitous course to avoid capture lie was
overtaken about three miles north making
10 way towards Bethel. lie had in be 9
about his neck seven or eight cents in coin
and a small package of fine salt. The coat
was secured, but as the travelling gentle
man plead hunger, cold and poverty he was
allowed 70 pursue his way.
Year: 1874

\ REMARKABLE PREsENTmENT Thomas
Hammond. Esd. of Crown Point. who was
lost on the Vile du Hayrc. was urged to
make the trip to Europe. The family were
in New York some time before he started
When he started for the train on the dav Of
his departure from Crown Point, he had
about made up his mind not to 90, but being
repeatedly urged, he went, the driver hay-
inr to goat pretty rapid rate, and the train
was about starting as Mr.. II. stepped on
board. The driver on looking back saw him
on the platform with the tears streaming
down his face, and he was wiping them
away with his handkerchief. On arriving
at New York and after his family had gone
on board the vessel which was to carry them
to foreign land, he was walking back and
forth on the wharf and was the last person
TO 90 on board Previous to his leaving
home he had made a memorandum of all his
business arrangements, giving synopsis of
all his verbal contracts, stating in what part
of his safe his valuable papers could be
found. and, in fact, had everything in readi-
ness in case of calamity 1t looks as if he
had a presentiment of what was going to
happen to him. The memorandum above
referred to was found in his safe on its being
opened after the announcement of his death.
Troy Press.
Year: 1874

dltlon, and must be reformed. 1t is
undoubtedly true that the Republican
party is not agreed how to effect that
reform. Neither is the Democratic
party. Neither party, as such, yet
sees clearly the right way. But there
are two reasons for believing the Re
publican party rather than It's rival can
best treat this great question of the
tnancies:


l. rs the former has hitherto
found the true way through graver diff
fculties, SO we believe it is more apt
to lind the true way through this.


You already have abundant as.
surance that when Republicans discov-
er the true way they will pursue it
That assurance has not as yet been given
by the other party,


3. The Republican party in the fu-
tnre, as in the. past, will see to it that
the national credit suffers no detriment
and that the national honor is pre-
served,
Year: 1874

THE New York papers deem the decline of
the strength of tiades-unions the past year
matter Of congratulation because it indi-
Gates that mechanics and laborers are begin
ming to see the folly Of being controlled by the
few who lead in such societies to the great
injury of the majority. They say that the
good mechanic who has been compelled to
engage in strikes during the last few years
has discovered that these interruptions were
not only i'll advised but have resulted in his
injury. Employers have also discovered that
trades.unions have Brought loss 10 their busi-
ness, and in many instances refuse TO hire
men belonging 10 such societies. As an evil
lence OF the extent of the falling off of the
membership of the trades-unions, the union
of the piano-makers has been entirely de-
stroyed. Only 1000 of the $500 cabinet-makers
are members of the union. Forty per cent of
of the members of the coopers' society have
left since 1878 while the building trades show
a falling off of twenty five per cent, and the
painters, fifty per cent.
Year: 1874

The PIesque Isle Sunrise came to us Sat
urday with the Inside or news, and editorial
pages, blank. A gentleman who has seen
the paper informs us that the editorial page IS
largely devoted to the abuse OF, and assaults
upon, the PRESS. If this were the first time
it had occurred we should regard it as an ac-
cdent. As it is the second occurrence Of the
kind, there is reasoweo believe that there
may be mole of design than accident in the
ON ice i'm
Year: 1874

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
bat as guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve CON-
nIncations that ere not used.
Year: 1874

A CRITERIoN.-Trinity County, as far
as we have noticed-and our exchanges
have been closely scanned-has the small
est Delinquent Tax List of any county in
the State. And yet our list would not be
more than half as large as it is, if it were
not for the fact that large percentage OF
it consists of newly-located mining land,
which has not been improved, is produc-
ing nothing, and therefore has no real
value. This small Delinquent List shows,
perhaps more clearly than anything else,
that Trinity is not to be cassed among
the poor counties, but, on the contrary,
should be rated with the best. Our rate
of taxation is higher than the average in
the State, yet our people pay their taxes
promptly and without grumbling, show
ing conclusively that they are we'll stu
ated financially.
Year: 1874

LEWISTON Assessor Jacob Paulsen
visited Lewiston last week, and from him
we gather the gratifying intelligence that
miners in that section are all at work and
doing we'll. The town, he says, is quite
dull, owing to the fact that no one is idle ;
every man there having something to do.
The claim owned by the Phillips Bros,
on the hill back of town, is being run
very successfully with the Little Giant,
iron pipe and other improvements, and
will yield an abundance of the precious
metal the present season.
Year: 1874

RED HILL.-This mining locality, just
below junction City on the opposite side
of the river, has long been known as one
of the richest sections of Trinity County,
apd has always yielded largely for the
amount o: work done. For several years
past, however, Red Hill has suffered with
the rest of the county from n scarcity of
water. We are told that the present sea-
son the mines located there are better
rigged than ever before, and that water
is plenty. During all of last Winter the
miners on Red Hill did not get whole
days run at any one time, whereas they
aro running continually the present
season. With the new mining apparatus
they are also in condition to do more than
double the work, under the same circum-
stances and at less expense, than in pre-
vious years. When we consider that the
claims there have always been very pro-
ftable, we may reasonably expect that
the yield this season will be enormous.
Year: 1874

New MINING SECTION. Last Fall, we
copied an item from the Lake County
Bee regarding a party of prospectors who
had come from that ceunty and discover
ed coed aaines sonee place in the mount
aims near the line between Trinity and
Mendooino counties. We now learn that
there has been some thirty men engaged
in mining en- the South Fork, in this
county, near where the Hettenshaw trail
crosses that stream, and that they had
found good prospects. Rich mining
ground was known to exist in that region
in early days, but the fear of Indian
troubles until recently kept miners from
going there. Now that the Indians are
no longer troublesome and prospecting
can be done without danger from that
source, it is probable that that portion of
Trinity will be tested, and it is likely to
prove as rich as any of the older settled
mining camps. The South Forth is n
large stream, and can be relied on for n
full supply of water the entire year. 1t
is probable that further discoveries will
be made in that section during the COM
ing Summer.
Year: 1874

WEAVER BAsIN.-We plead guilty to
the charge of not having paid as much
attention to the mines here at home, in
Weaver Basin, as their extent and rich
ness merit. Short days, in which to do
large amount of work, have not given
us time enough to go about among our
miners as much as we would like to. We
promise, however, to take a day or two,
and that before long, in which to visit
the principal claims in the Basin, and
write them up, so that all who wish to
know what is being done here may be
furnished with the desired information.
The well-known spirit of accommodation
existing among our miners will undoubt-
edly place us in possession of n number
of interesting facts regarding the claims
here, and column or two on the mines
in Weaver Basin, we are certain will not
fail to interest the general reader.
Year: 1874

A GooD HRow.-Marcus Bennett went
up his Trinity Gulch ditch ore day last
week, his dog accompanying him. The
dog started up deer, which ran toward
Bennett and, not seeing him, stopped
within few yards of him and turned its
head to look at the dog. AT this juncture
Bennett picked up rock and threw it,
striking the deer with sufficient force to
break its neck.
Year: 1874

RETURNED. Our genial friend, Julius
Kaczinsky, returned from a visit to San
Francisco, last Friday, just as happy as
it is possible for man to be. While at
the Bay he contracted an engagement
which is to be consummated next month.
We reserve our congratulations until after
the ceremony.
Year: 1874

MINING ITEMs.-As we have hereto
fore remarked upon divers several occa-
sons, we shall be thankful to our friends
in the different localities in this county,
for news of what the minors are doing.
Send us FACTS, never mind about the
wording-we'll FIX that. When claim
cleans up, let us know how long they run
and what they took out. Everyone is
glad to hear of his neighbors doing well.
Year: 1874

Bio FLUME.-The fume in Weaver
Creek is still working splendidly. No
fears are now entertained as to its safety,
it having already had as severe test rs
it is likely to have this season.
Year: 1874

EXTRA CoPIEs.-The letter published
on our first page gives such an interesting
and extended account of the mineral re-
sources Of Trinity County, that we have
printed an extra large edition of this
number of the JOURNAL, believing that
many of our people would like to send
copy of this issue to some friend. Ex-
ira copies can be had at this office.
Year: 1874

lMPRovING.-Money is already becom-
ing more plenty than it was few weeks
ago, and business is consequently reviv-
ing. From this time on we may expect
a steady increase and before many months
We'll all have money to throw at the
birds
Year: 1874

At recent tea party in Salt Lake
city a young man, who had been relat-
ing his more than wonderful exploits in
various parts of the globe, vas rot a
little set back by a remark of an old
traveller "Young man, amt you
ashamed to talk so when there are older
liars at the table ."
Year: 1874

a hint of happy relief in the closing SEN
tence, which Ion suffering public
will hail with pmans Of joy, and it is to
be hoped that Tweed will not heed the
injunction to act quickly"
Year: 1874

Tho Dover Sentinel reminds Senator Eli that
while he was speaking against Congressional
land grants to the Pacific Railroad, in his
speech at Dover, last week, he omitted to con.
denim his own State for its money grant of
S2OO'OOO for railroad in Sussex. If the Legis.
iature that gave this money had been "Rsdi.
cal body the Senator would not have made
the omission. There is wonderful siobt Of
difference between a Republican Congress
giving land and a Democratic Legislature giving
money for the same purpose.
Year: 1874

MIND NouR OwN BusINEss.-To tell a
man to his lace to mind his own business
would be considered about equal to knock
ing him down. Yeti itis one Of the simplest
rules of conduct, anl the most useful that
mankind can adopt in their in'ercours, with
each other. There is Il great deal Of Paul
Pry spirit in the human heart, or wonderful
inqui>igiyeness in regard to the pc 'onal
and private affairs Of friends and neishboFs,
This spirit makes more mischief in the
community than almost any other cause,
and creates more ma ice, envy, and Jealousy
than can be overcome in 4 century. Let
every man mind his own Business and there
will not be half the trouble in the world that
there is at present.
Year: 1874

The Houston Age has very greatly
improved in interest under the new
editorial management. II is spicy
and interesting, and when it come
down to its regular work, will be
highly priced in the State.
Year: 1874

A PRETTY INCIDENTAL gentle
man relates that many years ago he
was on visit to the Isle of Man, and
during his walks he strolled into the
quiet churchyard, where repose the
bodies of many faithful and humble
Christians. Near a grave in corner
of the churchyard he noticed a lady
with little girl, (the latter about
twelve years of age) to whom she
was relating the story Of, "the Dairy
mans Daughter" whose remains lay
beneath their feet. As the lady pro-
ceeded with the narrative he observ-
ed the little girl lift up her eyes fill
cd with tears, and heard her say that
she would try and be as good as the
dairyman's daughter had been. After
planting a beautiful lily on the grave
they walked slowly away. The gen.
tleman, upon making inquiry, found


that the lady was the Duchess OF
Kent and the little girl her daughter.


The latter is now Queen of England.
Year: 1874

l
alone.


"When my child was about seven
years old I was occupied, during a
few months, in a large village, in
making known the gospel of the
grace Of God. Many poor, neglected
sinners were there brought together
to hear; and about forty of them
were led by grace to know the joy
full sound. Infdels, openly immoral
persons and grayheaded sinners were
Of the number saved; and in the
midst of these was my own little one,
confessing Christ his all in all.


IA few of the particulars of his
conversion may serve to show the
simplicity of his faith in Christ.


zone evening, after a meeting at
which Christ alone was exalted, and
Gods way of saving sinners through
him was declered, my little boy came
to me, led by his mother, who said;
Papa, Johnny wishes to say some
thing to you. well, my DEAR said 1
what is it you wish to say?' He re-
piled quietly: 4 believe now, papa
What do you believer I inquired,
being careful not to anticipate or
suggest. l believe, with my heart, that
Jesus is the Son of God, and that he
died on the cross for sinners; and
God the Father raised him from the
dead, and he is now at the right hand
of God in heaven, Lord of all These
were his precious words, and he add
ed: Il do believe this, papa, with all
my heart Giving thanks to God, I
asked my little one this question:
Are your sins forgiven, johnny 4
don't know This was said just as q
little child would speak.


aAbout a week after he came to
me with a placid countenance and
said: papa, 1 believe more now
What do you believe now, my dear?'
4 believe with my heart, as 1 told
you last week, that Jesus is the Son
of God d.who died on the cross for
sinners, and that God raised him
from the dead; and he is at the right
hand of the Father, Lord of all. And
l believe that God has forgiven my
sins for Jesus sake. All fear is TAX
en- away, papa, and l am now wait
ing for Jesus to come from heaven


"It was a touching sight when, in
the midst of a group of rescued sin
ners, this little one stood and confes-
sed his faith in Jesus, the divine and
only Savior of his soul. There stood
the infidel and the gray-headed sin
ner, and, in the midst of such, this
little one of seven years old, confess
ingalike the grace by which they were
all equally saved from sin and death,
and the value Of that precious blood
in which their various sins were all
and forever washed away."-Pxre
Streams.
Year: 1874

The heart has memories that never
die The rough rubs of the world can
not obliterate them. They are memo
ries of home-early home. There is a
magic in the very sound. There is the
old tree under which the light-hearted
boy swung many day; yonder the river
in which he learned TO swim, there is
the house in which he knew a parents
protection; nay, there is the room in
which he romped with brother and sis
ter, long since alas! laid in the cemetery
in which he must soon be gathered,
over-shadowed by yon old church,
whittier with a joyous troop like him.
self, he has often followed his parents to
worship. Why, even the very school
house, associated in youthful days with
thoughts of tasks, now comes to bring
pleasant remembrances of many occa-
sions that call forth some generous ex-
hibition of the noble traits of human
nature. There is where he learned to
feel some of his first emotions. There,
perchance, he first met the being who,
by her love and tenderness in life, has
made home for himself, happier even
than that his childhood knew. There
are certain feelings of humanity, and
those too among the best, that can find
an appropriate place for their exercise
only by ones own fre-side.
Year: 1874

1t does not take long preparation
for marriage if the loving couple mean
business. J. Q. Adams, of Michigan,
had lived bachelor till he was forty
and had no time to lose. He went into
a dressmaking shop in Detroit one morn
ing and asked the head business woman
if she could make a merino dress by
three o'clock in the afternoon. She
said she could. John Quincy went out
and came back Immediately leading an
Audrey-looking girl of about seventeen,
wearing calico dress and straw hat.
She had bundle of stuff for dress un-
der her arm. She agreed to help make
the dress, and sat down at a sewing-ma-
chine and helped. John walked up and
down in front of the shop, as constant
admonition that he was superintending
the contract. The gown was finished on
time and the girl put in it. In the
meantime John had hailed preacher
looking man and asked him if he could
hitch up couple for life. He said that
was a branch of his business He was
retained. John asked the proprietor OF
the shop if she had any objection to the
use of the dress where it was made. She
had not, and SO John Quincy Adams
and the Michigan Audrey stood up and
were married in that dressmaking sane
tuary. John emptied his pockets OF
all the nickels and pennies he had
a bushel in bulk, 1925 by count, and
gave it to the preacher for having de-
tanned him. And that business pail
walked out into the wide world, arm in
arm, looking happy. Bliss is cheap il
| Michigan.
Year: 1874

From the Chicago Times.


The whole trouble lies in accumula-
tion; but it is not in the accumulation of
wealth, but of labor. Here in this country
are millions and millions of acres of land
which may be had for the asking, which
will furnish competence to millions Of
men, and yet nobody wants it. Labor
accumulates itself at the great CONNER
cial and manufacturing centers, and in
sists upon staying there. It's extraordi-
anry quantity results in excessive COM
petition; it depreciates, and fhereupon
some demagogue rises to his feet, points
to the comfortable houses of capital, de-
nounces their owners as "bloated aristo-
crats," and demands a division. Sup
pose that these inefable asses who thus
clamor for distribution of wealth should
distribution of labor. Suppose, in place
of demanding that this successful busi-
ness man should go around on the next
alley and distribute his wealth, that
communist reformers should go around
on the alley themselves, and distribute
the surplus labor, there suffering and
idle, in directions where it could be self
supporting there not, at least,
be as much sense in the latter Course as
the former? A dealer in tea who would
overstock the market, would be laughed
at if he would propose that other men
should divide with him to make up his
losses; and it is precisely such an absurd
thing that is demanded by labor.


Labor is a commodity and so is capi-
tai. Each is valuable according to the
demand for it; and where either finds
tself in excess of what is needed, the
| fault is its own. In such a case capital
goes somewhere else; let labor do like
wise. There is a remuneratite demand
for labor, but it is not in the great com
mercial centers at the present rate Of
supply. Let labor redistribute itself


and then we shall have no more painful
scenes where thousands of men meet tc
secure the bread necessary to save them
from suffering.
Year: 1874

That the effects of worry are more to
be dreaded than those of simple hard
work, is evident from noting the class
es of persons who suffer most from the
effects of mental observation. The case
book of the physician shows that it is
the speculator, the betting man, the
railway manager, the great merchant,
the superintendent of large manufactu-
ring or commercial works, who most fire.
quently exhibits the symptoms of GER
ebral exhaustion. Mental cares accom-
panied with a suppressed emotion, occu
pations liable to great vicissitudes of
fortune, and those which involve the
bearing on the mind of a multiplicity of
intricate details, eventually break down
the lives of the strongest. In estima-
ting what may be called the staying
powers of different minds under hard
work, it is always necessary to take
early training into account. A young
man cast suddenly into position invol-
wing great care and responsibility, will
break down in circumstances in which
had been gradually habituated to the
position, he would have performed his
duties without difficulty. 1t is probably
for this reason that the professional
classes generally suffer less from the eff
fects of overstrain than Others. They
have a long course of preliminary train
ing, and their work comes on them by
degrees; therefore when it does not come
in excessive quantity, it finds them pre-
pared for it. Those on the other hand,
who suddenly vault into position requi-
ring severe mental toll, generally die
before their time.