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Year: 1867

There was once a certain king, who. like
many eastern kings. was very fond of hear
ing stories told. To this amusement he
gave up all his time but he was never sat
isfied. The exertions of his courtiers were
all in vain. He at last made proclama-
ton that if any man should tell him story
that should last forever, he would certain
ly make him his heir and give him the
princess, his daughter, in marriage, but if
any one should fail-that is. the story did
come to an end-he was to have his head
cut off


For such prize as a beautiful princess
and kingdom, many candidates appeared,
and dreadful long stories some of them
told. Some lasted a week, some month.
and some six months Poor fellows, they
all spun them out as long as they possibly
could, but all in vain Sooner or later
they all came to an end, one after another,
,and the unlucky story-tellers had their
heads chopped off At last came a man
who said he had story that would last
forever, if his majesty would be pleased to
give him trial He was warned of his
danger; they told him how many had tried
and lost their heads but he said he was
not afraid, and so he was brought before
the king. He was man of a very COM
posed and deliberate way of speaking, and
after making all necessary stipulations for
his eating, drinking and sleeping, he thus
began;


"Oh, king there was once a king who
was great tyrant; and desiring to in
crease his riches he seized upon the corn
in his kingdom, and put it in an immense
granary, which was built on purpose, as
high as mountain This he did for sew
eral years, until the granary was quite full
to the top. He then stopped the doors,
and windows on all sides. But the brick
layers had, by accident. left ii small
hole near the top of the granary, and
there came flight of locusts and tried to
get at the corn, but the hole was so small
that only one locust could pass through at
a time. So one locust went in and carried
off one grain of corn and then another
went IN and carried off another grain of
corn, and then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn


He had gone on from morning till night
except when he was engaged at his meals)
for about month, when the king began to





rupted his story with well. well, we
have heard enough of the locust, we will
suppose they helped themselves to all the
corn they wanted Tell us what happened
afterward." To which the story-teller ans
wered deliberately: IF it please your
majesty, it is impossible to tell what hap
pened afterward before | tell you what
happened first And then he went on
again -


And then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn, and then
another locust went in and carried off an
other grain of corn, and then another locust
went in and carried off another grain of
corn The king listened with unconquer-
able patience for six months more, when he
again interrupted him with, ''Oh, friend.
| am weary of your locusts. How soon do
you think they will have done?' To
which the story-teller made answer: aOh,
king who can tell? At the time to which
Year: 1867

ONLY A TEAsPooNFUL.-Rev S. l..
Blinkley, in an essay on Intemperance, read
before the Albany district meeting, related
the following:


"Some years ago a physician while
walking the streets of New Albany, passed
a young lawyer, who was standing on the
sidewalk coughing very severely. The
physician inquired of him the length of time
he had been suffering from it, and remarked
to him that it was very dangerous He
asked the young lawyer if there was any
liability of his becoming addicted to the use
of Intoxicating liquors. He said " there was
not" The physician then said, If you
are certain of that, can prescribe some
thing that will cure you. Take every day
one teaspoonful of good rye whiskey-no
more, no less-till you are well, and then
cease Some time passed, and he met the
young lawyer on the street again evidently
Upon inquiry, he found that
the affection of the lungs were relieved, but
the habit of drinking was formed The
young lawyer, of brilliant mind and elo-
quent tongue gained influence and position.
He was the pride of the party who elevated
him to the highest Office of the state. But.
standing by his grave in the City Cemete-
ry, who can feel otherwise than the deepest
regret that he died victim of intemper-
ence2"
Year: 1867

my story has come, the locusts have cleared
a small place it may be a cubit each way
round the hole, and the air is still dark
with locusts on all sides. But let the king
have patience, and no doubt we shall have
come to the end of them in time"


Thus encouraged the king listened on
for another full year, the story-teller going
on still as before: And another locust
went in and carried off another grain of
corn, and then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn, and then
another locust went in and carried off an
other grain of corn, and then another locust
went in and carried off another grain of
corn, and then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn At last
the poor king could stand it no longer, and
cried out "Oh. man, that is enough, take
my daughter take my kingdom! take
anything, everything; only let me hear no
more of the abominable locusts" And so
the story-teller was married to the king
daughter, and was declared heir to the
throne, and nobody ever expressed wish
to hear the rest of the story, for he said it
was impossible to come to the other part o
it till he had done with the locusts.
Year: 1867

out France by those too poor to wear any
thing as soft as leather.


And now the workwomen in coarse
dress, but every one wearing a white ruff
fed cap. 1t is their only head dress
Never bonnet have they owned, nor will
they ever own one. AT home or abroad it
is ever the same white cap. Look at that
space around the tower of St. James and
YOU behold it filed with servants and
young children, and every little toddling
creature, every infant, every chubby
checked girl tumbling on the grass or
making dirt pies, wears a white ruffied cap
\ workwoman or servant girl appearing
without cap would be out of her sphere.
And what strong creatures these servant
girls are! They will carry great trunk
up to the fifth story, or toss it from the
ground to the top of cab as if it was the
easiest task in the world
Year: 1867

A very large lobby is at present assembled
in this city to defeat the confirmation by the
Senate Of gentlemen who have been ap-
pointed to different prominent Offices. Some
rich explosions will take place before several
Of the Senate committees when the plottings
of some Of the rings are unveiled. 1t is as
tonishing to hear the lobby members tell
how they propose to defeat A, b and @ for
this, that and the other Office. Some Of them
actually own Senators-so they say. We
shall see-what we shall see.
Year: 1867

LEAGUE ISLAND, in which, and around
which, there is not water enough to save 4
national ship from total destruction by fire,
has not yet been endorsed by the Senate.
The safest harbor for our iron-clad steamers
is Washington, At the seat Of Government
Year: 1867

VALUE OF A NEWSPAPER.-A child
beginning to read becomes delighted
with newspapers, because he reads of
names and things very familiar, and
he will make progress accordingly. a
newspaper in one year, is worth quar-
ter's schooling to child, and every
father must consider that substantial
information is connected with this adj
vancement. The mother of family
being one of its heads and having a
more immediate charge of children,
should herself be instructed. A mind
occupied becomes fortified against the
ills of life, and is braced for any emer-
.gcncy.


Children amused by reading or study,
are, of course, considerate and are more
easily governed. How many thought
less young men have spent their earn
ings in tavern or grog-shop, who ought
to have been reading? How many pa
rents who never spent twenty dollars
for books for their families would glad
ly have given thousands to reclaim q
son or daughter who had ignorantly
and thoughtlessly fallen into temptation
who had no reading or any other attrac
ton at home
Year: 1867

AN AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN
A SPRING-A SINGULAR CAsE.-An
old widow lady named Leach Price was
fonud dead, in a sitting posture, in the
spring on the premises where she resid-
ed, near Paxinos, this county, on Mon
day morning last, with only the lower
part of her body under water. The
facts in the case, as related to us, are
very singular. She was the widow of
Wilson Price, of Shamokin township,
to whom she had no children, but she
had two step-sons, children of said Will
Son Price. At his death, Mr.. Price
willed his two farms to the two sons eX-
cepting Of course, the lawful interest of
the widow. One son also died after
wards, and Jacob Kline bought and
moved on the farm of the deceased son.
The farm of the surviving son, Peter
Price, adjoins the property of Kline. 1t
appears that Kline and Price jointly
provided for the wants of the aged wild
ow, and she occupied rooms in the house
of Kline. Early on Monday morning





Mrs. Kline went to the spring and found
the old lady as above stated. The wa
ter is not over eighteen inches in depth.
She was tightly wedged in, with her
back to the stepping stone and her feet
propped against the opposite wall. Her
body was still warm, but life was en-
tinct. When taken out she was full of
water, the upper part of her body COM
pletely wet, but how she could have
drowned and then got into the position
in which she was found, is still involved
in mystery. An inquest was held upon
the body and the finding was that she
came to her death by drowning. Wheth-
er the matter will end here we know
not, but the case should be fully inves-
tigated, if possible, until there is nc
more doubt as to the manner of hei
death, whether accidental or otherwise
northumberland Democrat.
Year: 1867

THE ISa.''-The quadruple thunderer OF
the Dramatic Chronicle has an odd way of impart-
ing information, sometimes. His latest reference
to the Guternatorial slate, as fixed up by the
' California Ring is in the following terms =
"Mr George Gorham is said Incredible as it
may SEEM To be the Rings candidate for Gov
ernor of this State OF course. if the Ring sup
ports Georgy il does so because it considers him
n manageable man. The Ring would feel itself
hugely embarrassed by finding an unmanageable
man on its hands. The making of great men
is a process very well understood by the manip-
ulators and wre-pullers nowadays and the
individuals who make great men whom they
propose to manage for their own interests after
they made, generally select very pliable ma
terial to work upon. They prefer the weakest
timber available for their purposes. For if the
political managers should fall into the fatal error
OF nominating and securing the election of
really conscientious, able and independent man,
what would they do with him? They could not
use him for their purposes, and would find them
selves as much perplexed and embarrassed as
the man who won the elephant. But the Ring
is sanguine and complacent. 1t has money to
dispense freely, and it has more faith in money
than in Providence. The Ring is sanguine-al-
most exutant. Perhaps it is right-perhaps
not We shall see"
Year: 1867

With this Number commences the TWELFTH
VoLcNE of the TRINITY Journal. The Publish
er announces with qualification that at no time
scription list been larger than it is at the COM
mencement Of the presen, Volume It will be
our great aim to make the Journal more wor-
thy OF the county and people it represents in
the future, and to that end we ask the coop
Grafton of all who feel disposition to aid u.s.
Year: 1867

AT WoRK.-The Washington correspondent of
the Bulletin writes that Congressman Bidwell
had bill ready asking land grants in aid of the
proposed canal through Cousa, Yolo and Solano
counties-an enterprise which it is generally ac-
knowledged will result in untold benefit to that
portion of the State Another bill to be intro
duced by him asks for land grants in aid of n
wagon road from Oroville to the Eastern bound
ary of the State, to be below the snow line the
entire distance He will again press the bill in
troduced by him at the last session, providing
for the maintenance of the Indians in Northern
California by concentrating them all on the
Round Valley Reservation, which he proposes to
have enlarged by taking in adjacent mountainous
regions-the expense to be paid mainly from the
proceeds of the sale of other reservations.
Year: 1867

MANY THASEs.-Bro. Merry, of the Red Bluff


Independent, anticipating the disadvantages we
labor under during these disjointed times in mail
matters, kindly forwarded five days file of the
Sacramento Union and San Francisco Times
Our co-worker at the head Of navigation may be
certain that we fully appreciate the compliment.
Year: 1867

30 Hope for the Affiicted.-IS another part of
this paper will be found the advertisement of the celebrated
Institute established by DR. j. c. Young 1880 this age
of deceit and carlatansm it is boon the suffering
point ont them where they of obtaining the wish


ed for relief and Under the the slfu
the sick and troubled dve themselves their burdens
of pain and shame lay aside their and health
and happiness. If sick trouble do
tate Read the advertisement and follow the advice. Do


forget The number the manner of directing letter
CONSULTATION OFFICE, SO Washington Fran
cisco. 44.3msn
Year: 1867

You will perceive there is contingent remainder which
arises from the id rebeous character of the 1t
tans carbOnaceos silver and reasonable of horn
lead Water in that region of country and whisky
more would not give continental jackass for the
whole district.
Year: 1867

RESULT N THE SrATE.-Haight has some four
thousand majority in San Francisco. and it will be
largely increased throughout the State. The cleo
ton of AxteI in the First Congressional District,
and johnson in the Third, is conceded or claimed
BY the Sacramento Union of Thursday; while the
defeat Of Highly. of the late land stealing delega
ton. in the Second District, is unfortunately yet
in Doubt Higbys defeat should have been over
vheiming The Assembly is also conceded TO the
Democrats by the same authority. That will let
Couness OUT the last of the land grabbing delega-
ton, and give him plenty Of time to explain his
position on the "Outside Land question. The
revolution seems to be thorough and radical but
the official count may show the election of Highly
and Harrison. and Union majority in the Legisla-
ture.
Year: 1867

Mr.. EDITOR: Confined as You are to your sane
tum, you are probably not aware of the frequency
OF such conduct as am about to call your attention
to. otherwise you would undoubtedly devote a col
umn each week especially to the advancement OF
civilization.


As friend | were riding over the plains, about
ten miles from your Office, we came across young
bull that appeared to be scentns and feeling about
for grass. As we approached one of Gods crea-
tures raised his head not his eyes for eyes he had
not. He was blind. We said some hend in human
shape has done this. for it does seem that some
men have more of the spirit of the devil than OF
human beings, and, if possible, even surpass him in
malciousness For, if we can credit Milton, when
the devil about to tempt our first parents perched
himself upon the nights around Paradise and look
ed down upon the innocence of Adam and Eve, he
half relented, and exclaimed, but for spiting the
Almighty he himself though damned, would abhor
the deed.


On making little inquiry. we learned the follow
facts from young mon in the neighborhood, viz:
That the animal belonged TO and had strayed away
from Joe Miller of Frenchtown-that he received
his injuries from some person living on the Dewey
farm, about a mile south of Pence's ranch. (Mr.
Dewey not living there, THAT the perpetrator of
the foul deed first shot out one eye, and that the
animal war seen about there with the eyebal lying
out on his cheek-that subsequently he shot out the
other eye, and all under the miserable pretext that
the bull got into his fields or stad about his place.
and that pecuniary satisfaction had been given the
owner.


Now Mr.. Editor, we community of savages,
that such things shall go unnoticed? Or have we
no laws to protect dumb animals from such treat
ment? If we have laws and grand jurors. and a
District Attorney. and still the men who are guilty
of such crimes the above not made to feel the
force Of such laws then we must conclude that our
officials riH not do their duty, and for this reason
some our best statutes are dead letter.
HUMANITY.
Year: 1867

ENTERPRISE, August 96th, l667-


Ma. EpIToR:-I suppose you are well aware that
there generally exists in every country village
some evil disposed person or persons. who are
seemingly well fitted for the vocation OF news car
rier, scandal monger, SC. They take an exquisite
delight in retailing the sayings and doings of their
neighbors. This community shares the fate of ma
ny others of lis size. There are several such per
sons here. who make their business TO pry out the
hidden thoughts you wish no one TO know but your
self, and then go 70 neighbor you have probably
SAID few words against-not enough to amount to
anything-and put their own construction On what
you have said. tell her such packet as viii cause
her hair TO stand on end with horror, and make her
rush frantically to seek satisfaction of some enc
for her wrongs. case of this occurred here late
ly: One woman ran around the country telling
that another woman had told some other woman
an awfnl story about neighbor. and Offering to
prove, if necessary. that il had been told. The
party who had told the story then left The enc it
was told to- like sensible woman went to work 10
find out the truth. After enquiring of dozen
families, and probing the matter to its foundation.
she found that half of the story had been added to
if by the who told her: and that the woma n
who said to have set the ball rolling in the first
place entirely innocent; and, furthermore, she
has been i'll and unable retail scandal for three
years. If all the in the place were like her
there would be very little trouble between neigh
bors.


The Good Templar's Lodge has furnished tn e
scandal mongers, and people who are fond of max
ing remarks and throwing out hints and insinua-
tons with food for great deal OF talk bat we are
doing right and hope soon to see all such things
die away. And they will soon find some other SUBJ
ject to start of on and set the whole town by the
ears, and even the little children and the grown
people in ferment, with their poisonous. despica-
ble miserable, fimsy nonsensical talk. God re-
wardeth well such as those who set at naught the
commandments: Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness; Judge not lest ye be judged, in Ais divine
word. Every hour of agony they have caused
another shall be meted out to them and they shall
be made suffer tenfoid for the misery they have
made others suffer- / wonder if they ever think of
the hereafter. 1t seems they do not.


TASTRUMS.
Year: 1867

ACCIDENTALLY Significantly, at Austin, q
man named A. C. Marsh, an immigrant, shot him
self in the thigh while careiessly drawing Henry
rife from his wagon with the muzzle toward him.
The extent of his injury is not known. Marsh is
from New York City.
Year: 1867

STEEL rails have been for some time past in use
on the hudson river railroad. The new track Of
this road of STEEL is laid from New York TO yonkers
and during this month further section to sing sing
will be completed.
Year: 1867

HoPE FoR TIE AFFLIcIED.-In another part Of this
PAPER VIII be found the advertisement Of the celebrated
Instsute established by J. c Young in 1850 In this
age Of deeei. and carlatais. i, Is boon 70 the s
ering point out to them where they sure Of OBJ
tanning The wished for cure and relief Under care Of
the sklfal doctor the SICK and troubled divest
themselves OF their burden OF shame. lay aside their
cross and secure health and happiness you sick
or in trouble do hesitae-rtad the advertisement and
and follow the advice Do not forget the number or
Tho Of directing your latrer. Consultation Of
fee $50 Washington street, sun Francisco.
Year: 1867

"ENoUGH OF THE PAsT'N--The New
y lork Sun, which has been inclined oflate
to wink at the reconstruction ideas of the
Radicals, now avows itself tired of the
obstructions and delays towards a more
perfect union Now we are told


:" The North is blameabe for the in
temperate manner in which the extremists
act upon the question Of reconstruction.
Whatever the degree Of culpability may
be, however, it must be admitted that it
would be better for both sides. and the
country generally, if animosity were now
dropped, and its place supplied by that
excellent Christian maXim-Charitv to-
ward all malice toward none. We have
had enough for the past, let it not be for
gotten. 1t can do no good to gaze upon
or brood over it, and the best policy is
to draw veil over its dark scenes, turn
away, and henceforth look only to the
bright and happy future"
Year: 1867

Hg- The Bridgeport Conn Farmer
says, the New York Herald, that pariah
in journalism, has turned a complete
sumersault, politically, within few days,
and come out fat footed against the rad
icals In late editorial notice of what
it calls "the change in political power"
it says; "The radical leaders propose to
control the political destinies Of the ma
ton by five hundred thousand niger
votes. Just as those destinies were con.
troled for half century before by three
hundred thousand nigger drivers. Is
this change in political power one that
the country can take much pride in Is
it change that was worth purchasing by
four years war and our national debt p
Year: 1867

DIsGRACyrUL The Office Of the Cam.
den Eogle has recently been mobbed and
utterly destroyed. by a party of United
States soldiers, under the direction of 4
commissioned officer \ letter from
Camden, dated the Sth inst, addressed
to the editors of the Gazette, gives the
following particulars Of the affair;


This morning. about daylight, (Bre.
vet Major) Captain Pierce. at the head,
or at least along with about thirty men
the men all armed with muskets and bay.
onets and followed bya wagon-appcar-
ed on the square Of this city. and pro
ceeded directly to the Office OF the Const
fationol Eogle, and breaking down the
doors. took violent possession Of all in
the office. They took all the cases and
loaded them in the wagon, scattered TN
type about the street everywhere, AMI
broke all the frame work of the press,
doing all the damage they could


One side Of the sheet had been printed
for the weeks issue, which the soldiers
seized, put on their bayoncts and marched
off,


We also learn from this correspondent,
that the commanding officer, in reply to a
note from the Mayor of Camden, asking
by what authority this act was commit
ted, gave as the reason for the outrage
that the soldiers had been exasperated
at the editorials of the paper We do
not remember of another instance in
which American soldiers, in time of peace
have turned out under the lead of an of.
iiccr, to wantOnly destroy the private
property Of a citizen. There was a time
when no officer of the army would have
been guilty of such an act-when no one
wearing the National uniform, would
commit any act in the slightest degree
unbecoming a gentleman. Is this the
kind of service expected Of the standing
army now garrisoning the South, at all
immense expense to the Nation?


We do not know what the Eagle pub
lished that so aroused the ire of the sol
diers stationed at Camden-but there can
be no excuse for such disgraceful pro
ceedings, and We cannot believe that the
matter will be overlooked by the proper
authorities. s. Conservative.
Year: 1867

.B~ 1t will be gratifying to the citizens of
Van Burcn and vicinity to know that the ac-
complishcd as well as the thorough mechan-
ical Dentist, DR.. Hoy will spend two or three
months in our city. We are assured he Is q
master of his profession and is worthy Of the
confidence and support of all having work in
his line of business. His charges will adopt
themselves to the tightness Of the money
market Oilice next door to Dr. Bro,rns
Main street. ....