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Year: 1874




prof" Hartz is executing "a box


trick" before large New York audien-


ces, that is a triumph Of che necro-


mancer's art and beats anything yet


done BY the spirit performers. We
quote the story Of it from tho New


York Tribune: ais -l.19l sea


The professor steps forward, carry
ing a thick green rug probably ten
feet square. The seml-eIrcnlar stage
was covered with a heavy Brusselscar-
pet, and at the back between the pill
lars were hung crimson curtains. The
professor said that he had heard it
alleged that he had confederate un-
derneath the stage, and to show that
this was not true spread the rug upon
the carpet, after satisfying the specta-
tors that it was uncut An unpainted


box, about II feet long and Ia inches
deep and wide, was then carried upon
the stage and put down in the center of
the rug. 1t had aturn -over lid, fasteu-
ed at the back with three common iron
hinges, and two stout iron hasps fitted
to two staples driven into the trout of
the box. A few air-holes had been
bored through the top and sides. The
box had been put together with clineh-
ed nails, the ends being bound with
sheet-irOn. Three gentlemen from the
audience stepped upon the stage at the
professors request, and having given
the box thorough examination, bound
it round and round In expert fashion,
tying a multiplicity of curious knots
at every possible place. Even the
rope handles were made use of, and
the hasps, after being placed over the
staples, were securely fastened By tax
ing 4 turn through the latter. A mar
row red ribbon was tied tightly about
the first Knot and sealed with sealing
wax. A canvas cover in the shape of
a Roman cross was placed aroundi the
box, and the committee bound this
around with another rope, sealing the
knot as in the other case. The pro-
fessor $ assistant, q sfall-grown man,
diyested himself of his coat and dwaist-
coat, and submitted to have long
tight-ftting sack of thin muslin drawn
over his head and body. Then, lying
upon the box on his back, he drew in
his legs SO as to enable the professor
to get a good grip on the open end.
One of the committee tied this tight
ly with his own handkerchief, and it
was further secured by another piece
of ribbon, which was sealed. Three
common screens were then placed
around the box, and the professor and
his other assistant and the committee
stepped aside. This was at 9.39exact-
ly. Two minutes later rapping1 was
heard, the screens were removed, and
the muslin sack was seen lying empty
upon the box. All the seals were un-
broken The committee undid the
ropes and lifted the lid of the box,
and the man who had been tied up in
the sack stepped out, looking none the
worse, except for flushed face, Of his
close quarters. The professor had in
vain offered $1,000 to any one who could
take it out without breaking the seal,
cutting the material, or ripping the
seams. He disclaims any spiritualistic
aid. 1t is certainly a much more won
derful illusion" thanany Whichspiri
ualists have heretofore produced, and
is far more difficult Of performance,
apparently, than the cabinet trick of
the Davenport brothers. aaifH
Year: 1874




IT looks as though Massachusetts
min-owners, In their penurious reck-
lessness of human life, lCjU not build
safe dams. This one that broke at
Haydenyille, last Saturday, was built
to supply the place of one destroyed last
May. There was every reason to ex.
pect the most careful and perfect con-
struction. The hecatomb of lives then
lost dictated such action. Its destruc-
ton once had shown the great pressure
to which it might be subjected again.
The past season, being dry in Massa.
chusetts as well as here, was unusually
favorable for good work. And yet the
rotten thing gave way On no provoca-
ton whatever. That these structures
can be built properly and safely, is
abundantly proven by the cotton dam
below, which not only withstood the
terrible deluge of last May, but also
stayed the rayages Of this one, saving
the town of Leeds below and prevent
ing loss of life that fortunately can
only be imagined.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK is becoming alarmed OF
its extensive oil trade. The oppressive
combination of the railroad and pipe
companies, under the protection of
bought legislation in Pennsylvania, is
greatly enhancing the price of the CON-
modify delivered in New York. Mean
while, President Garrett, of the Balti-
more and Ohio, has been quietly look
ing over the line to see what he could
do, and is laying plans which may
divest the greasy fluid to Baltimore,
leaving the extortionate Pennsylvania
combinations high and dry.
Year: 1874

The Boston and English capitalists who
bought the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad are here, it is reported, for the
purpose of making arrangements to run
that road in connection with the Memphis
and I.iIfla Rock Railrnad
Year: 1874

A Kentucky man whilo drunk
ordered his wife to take a hammer
and. a nail and knock his teeth out.
With that meekness of spirit and
obedience which characterizes her
sex, that loving wife obeyed the Or
ders Of her lord. When he got
sober his swearing didn't count,
because he mumbled it so it could
not be understood.
Year: 1874

HOME FINANCIAL Money
is scarce, consequentially times are hard.
Such effects cannot be produced without
collateral causes. People generally seem
surprised at the absence of ready cash in
community whose chief, in fact only,
product is gold. Yet the present tight
ness in monetary affairs within this county
is due only to natural causes, and is easily
explained. We have unfortunately had
. four unusually dry Winters in succession
and the product Of our mines has been
lcssened proportionally, so that the sum
of money in actual circulation must ne
cessarily have been diminished even if no
other cause had intcrvened to bring about
this result. The fire, in April last, helped
some, 50 far as WeaYervile is concerned !;
other minor affairs might be cited but
tho great cause for all this scarcity of
money is found in the fact that, during
the past Summer and Fall, Trinity county
has sent out not less than Sirty thousand
doiiars in payment for iron hydraulic
pipe, patent nozzles, and other improved
mining npoaratu The property is here,
if the money has gone, and it will make
a good showing in an increased gold yield
Il few months hence. What makes the
scarcity Of coin more noticeable Just at
this time, is because everyone must have
money with which topay taxes, and as
fast as it is so applied it is locked up in
the County Treasury and thereby with
drawn from circulation. This is of course
for short time only, but long enough to
make its absence sensibly felt. In few
weeks, at most, from $4,000 to SIS, 600
will be let loose from the Treasury and
money will again be easy. Following
.his the miners will soon commence
taking out money, and then times will be
good and coin plenty. Just so long as
State and County Taxes are collected on
or about the 1st Of January-a time when
there is really less money in the county
than at any other-just so long will the
New Year open with stringency in money
matters. But, Notwithstanding the pres
ent dull times, good mining season is
already insured, and this we are satisfied
will soon make times lively.
Year: 1874

PARTIES who have Warrants on the
General Fund Of Trinity County are no.
tilted that proposals for their surrender
will be received by Treasurer McCaus-
land up 20 the last day of the next regu-
lar session Of the Board of Supervisors.
See Redemption Fund Notice.
Year: 1874

f. EARLE came from Trinity Center
on Tuesday, by way of the Tower House,
the road from here to Trinity Center
being blockaded with snow. He informs
us that the Amateur Dramatic troupe of
that place intended giving an exhibition
New Years evening also that there was
two feet of snow at the Center.
Year: 1874

"TRINITY JOURNAL" CALENDARS for
the year 1874 will be furnished to sub
scribcrs within tho county with this issue
of the paper. For the present year we
have published what is known as Com
mercial Calendar-the day of the year
being numbered as we'll as that of the
month-something new in this section.-
Any of our subscribers who fail to receive
a Calendar for 1874 will be furnished on
application at the JOURNAL Office.
Year: 1874

ANNIyERsARY AND BENEFIT Head
ing the New Advertisements in this issue
is the announcement that Beacon Lodge,
No. 300, l. o. G. T., will celebrate the
Sixth Anniversary Of its organization by
Grand Ball and Supper at Thomas
Theater, preceded by Exercises at Good
Templar Hall, on the evening of We'd
nesday, January 14th. The most pleas
ant and enjoyable entertainments here
are always those given under the auspices
of our benevolent and charitable societies,
and the forthcoming celebration will be
fully up to the standard of such aflairs.-
An extra inducement, to those desiring to
aid a worthy project, is that the proceeds
will be donated to the Good Templar Or
phans' Home, one Of the most noble char
tiles Of the Pacific Slope. A large at
tendance and splendid time are certain.
Year: 1874

There has one time or another been great


deal of both humane and common sense, and


sound business principle violated in the
.treatment of cattle, from the time they leave


the country to be sent to market until they


are disposed of. Sometimes they have been


treated to an excessively large feed of corn,


so as TO heat them up and make them drink


water excessively, thus giving the seller good


weights when the animals are sold. Some
times they have been well salted for the pur-


pose of stimulating the drinking process.


Sometimes cattle have arrived at our yards


on Sunday, after good long run on the cars,


and have been ordered kept off from water on
dry hay, and sometimes corn, until Monday
morning, when they are expected to drink


an amount of water that will weigh at least


fifty or sixty pounds per head against the


buyer. Quite a number OF cattle, one time


or another that have been thus treated, have
died in the yards, or before they reached the
Eastern market, after being shipped from
here. All abuses of this kind need reforma-
ton, for the very good reason that it is both
inhuman and impolitc to treat dumb animals
in this way. Honesty is the best policy;
every good cattle buyer knows at glance
| Just the condition that cattle are in for weigh
| ing, and he will always make his price accor-
| dingly-so that in nine cases out OF ten, while
| the owner of cattle treated in the manner


referred to may congratulate himself on
| having gained fifty to sixty pounds per head


in the weight Of his lot, the buyer has really
| taken the difference off in the price he
has given, just as he ought to do in every


case of the kind. Cattle should always be


fed regularly and fairly from the time they


leave the country until they are Slaughtered


for consumption. Humane principles require


this policy on the part of the owners, and it


is requisite for keeping the meat of animals
! in perfect health and in its normal, juicy


condition for human food.-Drorers Journal.
Year: 1874

The most economical and satisfactory black
paint we have ever used for ron-work was
by mingng about two quarts of coal tar with
a pint or a pint and a half OF benzole, which
was laid on with paint brush. This makes
al excellent varnish for rough work; it could
not be recommended, however, as a fine
vanish for any inside work.


Three years ago, the iron fence and iron
balustrade and hand rails on our front steps
were covered wife such varnish, while the
iron-work of adjoining neighbors had been
painted every year with oil and lamp-blaclS
and varnish. At the present time. our fence
looks much the best and scarcely needs paint
ing, while theirs really needs coat of paint
A paint made of coal tar and benz Die will be
found excellent for smearing the iron work
of farm implements. As benzole is some
what volatile, no more paint should be pre-
pared at one time than will be used immedi-
ately.-IaduStridi Monthly.
Year: 1874




Ihe Saratoga correspondent of the Spring.
neiu REPUBLICAN says: Saratoga potatoes, the
poetry OF common life and costly charm of
Delmonico's aud Parker's, can be made in
perfection in any kitchen by the use of very
simple apparatus consisting of a sharp blade
set slanting into trough with a narrow slit
IN the bottom, two wire screens orbieyes. and
common spider. Select eight large pota-
toes, pare them and slice very thin with the
cutting machine, soak them in cold water for
two hours, and stir common table salt into
the water, one teaspoonful to quart, and
allow them to remain in the brine half an
hour longer. Pour them upon the screen to
drain, and put on spider with pound OF
clear lard over brisk fire. Wipe the sliced
potatoes dry on towel, wait until the lard is
smoking hot, and pour large pateful into
the spider. The result is Ike small sea in a
white squal!; and now the cook shows the
artistic soul which every votary OF that no.
Dlest OF the arts must possess to be worthy of
the name. Patient and calm, with steady
and incessant motion of the skinner she pre-
vents adhesion OF any too aflectionate slices
and watches carefully for the tender flush OF
provinces to appear. Slowly it creeps and
deepens until it rivals the hue of the fragrant
Havana. Haste then takes the place of eau
ton, lest any martyrs burn for the perfection
OF others; and they must be quickly spread
upon another sieve to drain until dry and
greaseless enough for the fairest fingers. then
served hot, to melt like kiss on sweet lips.
with dying crackle like the fallen leaves Of
autumn.
Year: 1874




The Poultry World tells of yery success
iul poultry kee per whose hens lay the year
round, and attributes good share of hi, sue.
cess to the free use of milk as food


Not one particle of meat or scraps is given.
and but the veriest trfe of vegetable food il
fed in the share of a few boiled potatoes. about
once week. Abundance of grain is allowed
OF various sorts, ground and unground, but
never cooked, and plenty of unburnt oyster
shells, pounded, are at all times accessible.
They have pailful of skinned milk every
day, so that they can help themselves to ali
they want, no other drink being provided.


The value of the milk is claimed to be
equal to three cents per quart for feeding
poultry. We have long realized the value OF
skinned milk, either sweet or sour, fed 10
poultry, cut we do not value it as high as
three cents per quart, by any means. Would
be glad to furnish sour milk enough for all
the hens in the country, at that price. Meth
er do we believe in hens that lay the whole
year round. We have never found then al
though we think we have been very success
ful in the production of both eggs and poul-
try, having repeatedly received from two to
four dollars annual profit from each bird kept,
with sales at table prices only.-Nep Eng
land Farmer.
Year: 1874

On the city, among which he may mention the firms OF
WILLIAM kinney and EDWARD RIDLEY & SON,
whose entire business connection with the City and
Eountry Press has been Entrusted to his care and super
vision length OF time, and whose complete salts
faction with his services in that respect be mmedi


cly verified by personal reference those popular and
Year: 1874

the Inconvenience and financial disasters
which arise from dsbased and deprsciat-
cd paper currency. Tho passage Of the
bill to decrease the amount Of that curren-
~ had greatly dampeaed their hopes and
the return to gold seemed to be postponed
almost indefinitely. and 4 repesitioH Of the
panic Of 1873 at no very distant day wns
looked forward to az natural aud Hnfail-
ing result sf the blinded action of Con-
gress. President Grant, by his timely
and manly veto, has set at rest, for the
present at least, these gloomy forebodings,
and business, ii is hoped, will now resume
its wonted activity.


Not until gold and silver aie again in
circulation as the currency Of the country
will the finances be placed upon firm
and substantial basis. Whilever the pa
per circulation is two large to allow of iti
reaching par value, no return to gold
may be looked for.


An increase OF paper currency rs aovo'
Gated as remedy for the stringent condi-
tion of the money market, the result o.
the panic of last fall. 1t will not be de-
MED that imitation would have that effec
temporarily. but it would only make re.
turn to specie the more difficult and though
it would offer present relief it would lay
up greater store of evil for the future.
President Grant deserves the thanks o
the entire nation for tho course he ha
pursued, and if his veto will have th'
effect. as we hope it will, to permanent,
prevent this unnecessary and useless in
Hation Of the greenback currency he viii
have conferred lasting blessing upon tn
business interests Of the country.
Year: 1874

ATTORNEY GENERAL following
just and we'll merited tribute to deserv-
ing public official will be read with pleas
ure by, and receive the commentator of,
every good citizen to whom strict and
conscientious discharge Of, and attention
to, the duties of his Office is a virtue
worthy of appreciation =


The term Of Attorney General Lore,
expires before the next session of the
Court in Sussex, and we trust that Gov.
Ponder will appoint successor worthy
of the high position. Mr.. Lore has not
only made many. warm friends, but has
won reputation which is by no means
uuenviable as conscientious and able
officer; as courteous gentleman be has
NO superior.


He was eminently fitted for the place
and his career has not lowered the stand
ard or done discredit TO the office. In.
deed his efforts in the important cases
have evinced ability which has challeng
ed The admiration of the court, the bar ans
the people. .-Susse@ Journal.
Year: 1874

On Friday last, three men left the ship
Zimi, outside the bar at the southwest pass
of the Mississippi, to reach the telegraph
station, but their boat was blown off to
the westward. The captains gig, with
six men, was sent to their rescue, but
both boats were blown out in the Gulf by
squall and have not been heard of since.
Year: 1874

I'm thinking on thy smile, Mary,


Thy bright and trusting smile
In the morning of our growth and love,


Ere sorrow came, or guile;
When thine arms were twined about my


neck,


And mine eyes looked into thine,
And the heart that throbbed for me alone


Was nesting close to mine.
see full many smile, Mary,
On young lips braming bright,
And many an eye of light and love,


Is flashing in my sight;
\ But The smile is not Tor my poor heart,
And the eye is strange tn nue.,
And Loneliness comes DER my soul,


When its memory turns to thee.
I'm thinking on the night, Mary,


The night of grief fand shame,
| When With drunken raving on my lip,


To ihre, I hofneward came.
| Oh! The tear was IN thy earnest eye,
And thy bosom Wildly heaved,
/ YrI smile of love was on thy cheek,


Though thy heart was sorely gFieved.
But the smile soon left thy lips, Mary, 4
And thine eye grew dim and sad,
For the it4npter lured my steps frpm thee,
And the wine cup drove me mad.
From Thy check the roses quickly fed,


And thy ringing laugh was gone;
Yet thy heart still fondly clung TO me,
And still kept trusting on.
Oh my words were harsh to thee, Mary
For the wine cup made me wild.
And I chId thee when thine eyes were


sad,


And cursed thee when they smiled.
God kROaos l0Ued thee ever true,


But the fire was in my brain,
And the curse of drink was in my heart,
To make my love bane.
Twas pleasant home of ours, Mary,
In the spring time of our lie,
When looked upon thy sunny face,


And proudly called thee wife;
And twas pleasant when our children


played


Beside our cottage door;
But the children sleep with thee, Mary,
| shall never see them more.
Thou'rt resting in the churchyard now,
And no stone is al thine head
But the sexton knows drunkard's wife
Sleeps in that lowly bed;
And he says the hand of God, Mary,


Will fall with crushing weight
On the wretch who brought thy gentle


life


To its uniimely fate.
But We knows not of the broken heart
bear within my breast;
Or the heavy load of vain remorse,
That will not let me rest;
He knows not of the sleepless nights,
When dreaming of thy love,
seem to see thine angel eyes


Look coldly from above.
I've raised the wine cup in my hand,
And the widest strains I've sung,
Till with the laugh of drunken mirth
The echoing air has rung.
But pale and sorrOwing face looked out
From the glItlering cup on me,
And a troubling whisper l have heard,
That fancied breathed by thee.
Thou art slumbering in the peaceful


grave,


And thy sleep is dreamless, now,
But the seal of an undying grief
Is on thy mourner's brow;
And my heart is as chill as thine, Mary,
For the joys OF life haYe fed,
And | long to lay my aching heart
With the cold and silent dead.
Year: 1874

The narrative I am about to write.
was told me one bleak, cold night
IN country parlor. 1t was one of
those nights in midwinter when the
wind swept over the land, making
everything tlngle with it's frosty
breath, that | was seated before a
blazing fire, surrounded by a Jolly
half dozen boys aRd an old bache-
ior, a Peter GreeR--Gbout forty eight
Year: 1874

Tho learned judge Of that most i'm.
portant tribunal. the Superior Court. ar.
rived from the Northwest on Monday.
whittier he has been for eight or ten days
for his family. The Judge. though hardly
away in the health-givine air of the West
ern States, comes back with new shade
of bronze indicative of robust health. His
family. who have been reveling for several
months in the delightful region Of the great
Wabash valley are. we are glad to learn.
much improved by their visit, and promise
to tax the energies Of the cook and give the
doctor an Indefinite leave of absence.


The chief interest connected with the ar.
rival Of the learned Judge arises from GER
tain threatened proceedings arising out OF
the recent naturalization cases. which may
come up in judicial torn, though we have
not yet heard Of any definite steps having
been taken for that purpose. His court is
the great crucible through which all such
matters must pass. to free the truth from
the sophistical cvbwebs which superficial
attorneys attempt to throw around them.