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Year: 1879

In August next the people of
Tennessee will be called upon to


express their opinion in regard to


the proposed settlement of the


State debt. The polls Will be


regularly opened in every coun-
lty in the State, and the people


are requested to come forward


and deposit their votes either for


the ratification or rejection of


the terms submitted by the last


Legislature and accepted by the


creditors of the State. There


has been but little discussion of


this question, because the opin-


ion obtained that the people had
generally aequiesced in a settle


ment on the basis of fifty and


four. But it seems the repudia-


tors per Sc have resolved to make


a fight in opposition to the lib
eral terms offered. In another
column we publish a letter from


Maj. w. j. Sykes, which dis
cusses this subject in a spirit of
moderation and Cancellation


which should animate every vo-
er in expressing his opinion at
the ballotbox. When such low
tax men as Gov. A. S. Marks
and Hon. A. S. Colyar, and
such extreme State-credit men
as Maj. Sykes unite in support
of the ratification of a settlement
on the basis proposed, it was
hoped that there would be no
contest, and that the people
would unite and cast a solid vote
for the acceptance of terms so
liberal. Notwithstanding the
factious opposition which has
been threatened and which has
developed itself in a small way,
we believe the people will cast
an overwhelming majority for
the proposition which finally set
ties the State debt and forever
takes it out of the politics of the
State. Maj. Sykes, in his letter
published in to-day's Appeal,
shows the grounds upon which
State credit men, like himself,
can and should support the set
tlement proposed. There is
great indifference in every part
of the State in regard to the vote
to be cast in August. 1t is to
be hoped that a full vote will be
cast, for with a small vote, how
ever great the majority, the pres
ent Legislature might be indis-
posed to act. West Tennessee
will, no doubt, by a large ma
jority, vote for an acceptance Of
the settlement at fifty and four,
but the fear is that a small vote
will be cast, and the Legislature
which is to be convened by Gov.
Marks might possibly regard all
who failed to vote opposed to the
settlement, and hesitate to enact
The necessary laws.
Year: 1879

What would have been said
OF the South by the Northern
press if such disgraceful riot
had occurred here as at Chica-
go the other day, when a Sun
day-school picnic was attacked


by roughs? A small riot here,
with a negro or two killed, con-
vulses the whole north, and they
begin to cry out that the results
of the war are all lost. But a
peaceful Sunday-school can be
mobbed, people killed by the
dozen and it is scarcely noticed.
Year: 1879

Arich widow, lacking only
two years of a half a century
and dressing her hair six times
a day, in Elizabethtown, Ky,
fell.in love with a youthof nine
teen who had been working on
her farm. Her two step-sons
ordered him to leave the town,
and threatened to use shotgun
il he should ever attempt to re-
turn. The widow took the lad
to town, purchased for him a
new suit Of clothes and charged
him to get a license. The
young man did as he was told,
and when they were married she
carried him home and asked her
step-sons what they meant to
do about it.
Year: 1879

Rev MT. Lamson, of Burt's Cor ners, Oregon, said from his pulpit on a recent Sunday, that if any of the young people of Burt's Corners de sired to attend his church in the evening for the purpose of "srark ing" he would say Amen to it. He had q daughter (then in the church,, and he would rather lover would court her in the church than in the parlor or at the opera. Experience had shown him that the fathers of marriageabte girls were often very perplexiHg Instructions, and he pro posed in this way to aid the young people. While he did not want lis people to attend the theatcr, he would not rob them of legitimate plea: ures, so he stated that he had invited the village band to come in en Sunday evenings and play the hymns and such worldly music as would be heard in orderly homes aud sacred concerts
Year: 1879

It was the winter wild,
While the heaven-born Child


An meanly wrapt in the rude mangcr lies;
Nature in awe to him
Had dofied her gaudy trim,


With her great Master so to sympath ise.
II was no reason then for her
To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour.
Only with speeches fair
She woos the gentle air


To hide her guilty front with inno cent snow;
And on her naked shame,
Pollute with sinful blame,


The sanity veil of maiden white to throw;
Confounded, that her Makers eyes
Should look 20 near upon her foul deformiiies.
But he her fears TO cease,
Sent down the meek-eyed Peace;
She, crowned with olive green, came softly


Sliding
Down through the turning sphere,
His ready harbinger,


With turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing
And, waving wide her myrtle wand,
She strikes universal peace through sea an'


Land.
No war, or battles sound,
Was heard the world around


The idle spear and shield were high up hung
The hooked chariot stood
Unstained with hostile bloOd


The trumpet spake not to the armed ihrong;
And kings sat still with awful eye,
AS If they surely knew their sovereign Lor,


Was by.
But peaceful was the night,
Wherein the Prince of Light


His reign Of peace upon the earth began;
The winds, with wonder whist
Smoothly the waters kist.


whispering new Joys TO the mild ocean,
who now hath quite forgot 10 rave,
While birds of calm sit broOd!ng on the charmed


Wave,
The shepherds on the lawn,
Or ere the point Of dawn,


Sat simply chatting in a rustic row;
Full little thought they then,
That the mighty Pan


Was kindly come to live with them below;
Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep,
Was all that did their silly thoughts SO busy


Keep.
When such music sweet
Their hearts and ears did greet,
As never was by mortal hnger strook;
Divinely warbled voice
Answering the s;ringed noise,


As all their souls in blissfll rapture took
The air. such pleasure 10th 10 lose,
With thousand echoes still proloags each heay


Enly close.
Year: 1879

trih the gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead Of foul
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, it
will keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use viii prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off. and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances
which make some preparations dan
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Nigor can only benefit but not harm
It. If wanted merely for a
Year: 1879

WHEN THE STATE, War and Navy department
building is completed time ball, similar to the
one at the Observatory, Will be dropped from
the flagstaff on the center and highest part of
the new building at twelve noon each day.
Year: 1879

The practice which prevails, of giving
to soldiers whose term of service is nearly
out, furloughs for the remainder OF that
term, is found to be attended with serious
detriment to the interests of the soldier,
who is often deprived of his arrears OF
pay, for the want of his certificate of dis
charge and final statements, on the eXpI-
ration Of his service This practice will
cease for the future.


At remote interior stations, where the
only means Of communicating with the
settlements is by occasional trains belong
ing to The government, soldiers may be
discharged one, two, or even three months
before their term is out, that they may
avail themselves Of such opportunities,
whenever there is a reasonable certainty
that they would otherwise Ie necessarily
detained at ths post, for a p Rod very
much ion"cr than that 50 dGckel from
TIE term of service for which they are
ly.a!ly h2ld Bat in all such cases per
mission must be obtained beforehand
;.'ola the commanding offer of the de
partmcnt except, only, in an unforeseen
and extraordinary emergency, when the
discharge may he granted by the com
manding officer of a post, who VIII lmme
diatcly make a full report Of the circum-
stances 10 the department commander for
his Judgment OF the necessity of the ac-
ton taken.
Year: 1879

us down with error. root and branch, but do
let US save our bill-hooks till they are BRAN
bles to chop, and not iall foul of our own
mercies.


Judging preachers is a poor trade, for it
pays neither party concerned in it At Il
ploughing match they do give prize 10 the
best OF US but these judges of preaching
are precious slow to give anything even to
those whom they profess to think so much
OF. They pay IN praise, hut give no pud
ding. They get the gospel for nothing, and
If they do not grumble think that they have
made an abundant return.


Everybody thinks himself a Judge OF ser
mon, but mne ont Of ten might as well pre-
tend TO weigh the moon. 1 believe that at
bottom, raost people think it an uncommouly
easy thing to preach, and that they could do
ii amazingly well themselves Every dom
key thinks itself worthy TO stand with the
kings horses every girl thinks she cou d
keep house better than her mother; bat
thoughts are not facts, for the sprat thought
itself herring, but the herman knew bet
ter. | dare say those win can whistle, fancy
that they can p!ow but there's more than
whistliug in a good ploughmau, and so let
me tell You there's more IN good preaching
than taking text, and saying. firstly, Sec
rndly, and thirdly. TRY my hand at preach
ing myself, and IN my poor way find it no
very easy rhing to give the folks someth ne
worth hearing; and if the fine critics, who
reckon lis up ON their thumbs, would but try
their own hands at it. they might be 4 little
more quiet. Dogs, however, always viii
bark, and what Is worse, some of them Will
bite too; but let decent people do all they
can, if not to muzzle them yet TO prevent
their dong any great mischief. 1t rs a dread
full thing to see happy amIly of Christians
broken up by talhative fault finders, and all
about nothing, OF less than nothing Small
is the edge of the wedge, bat when the devil
handles the beetle, churches are soon split
to pieces, and men wonder why. The fact
Is, the worst wheel OF the cart creaks most,
and one fool makes many, and thus many
congregation is set at ears with good and
faithful minister. who would have been 4
lasting blessing TO them II they had not
chased away their best friend. Those who
are at the bottom of the mischief have gen
orally no part or Tot IN the matter Of true
godlness, but, like sparrows, fight over corn
not their own, and like jackdaws, pull to
pieces what they never helped to build.
From mad dogs, and grumbling professors,
may we all he delivered, and may we never
take the complaint from either OF them.
Year: 1879

ONE snubbing from Gen. Grant did not
suffice to quell Dennis Kearneys ardor to
see him. and he sent his card 10 the Gen.
eral on Saturday As before, Gen. Grant
declined TO receive him, and the great
labor agitator, in addressing his friends at
the sand lots ON tie day following. forbore
to make any demonstration of disgust or
violence thereat He evidently prefers
to attack Grant when that distinguished
parsonage is well out of the way.
Year: 1879

How TO CURE Ivy POISONING 1t is
now the season when boys and girls in the
country give their mothers sad nights by
coming home in the miseries of Poisoning
bv ivy. The irritation by this poisoning
is acute, bat the speedy cure for it is
wash of oxalic acid, teaspoonful of the
salt to pint Of water, with which the
poisoned spots are bathed as often as they
grow troublesome The lotion smarts
severely for few minutes, bur is followed
by cessation of the poison pain, which
itches as If one could tear the part to
pieces. The above NAV need reducing
for young children Make it weak at
first, and add grains of salt until i; is
strong encugh to give relief A dessert
spoonful of sweet oil taken daily is said
TO drive the poison out OF the blood, but
three severe cases we're cured without it
by the acid alone 1t should not be put
in tin or anything metallic, as it corrodes,
and may form poisonous compounds.
Year: 1879

DRYING FRUIr.-Many of the farmers have
been utilizing their surplus crops OF fruit by
driving it in the sun. The process Is tedious
one, but it Is very important thing for every
farmer 70 have supply of dried fruit, sufncienI
for home consumption All such industries
help to build up the country and keeps 'he
money at home, that. in the past used, 10 be
sent abroad Thus We are growing more ana
more independent These things all count IN
the aggregate
Year: 1879

OLD HnL-Amongst the many men
who made name and history in old Idaho
during her dark and bloody days, Is ).
W. Hill of the Salinas City I'dee, but
previously owner of the spicy 0wyhee Ar,
blanche. He is young man, but derived
the name "Oid Hill because he was once
engaged in teaching the young idea how
to shoot. He left name for bravery and
manhood that will not be soon forgotten,
and was beloved by nearly everybody
He left Silver City in IS, and is now state
senator, having defeated his opponent by
several hundred votes. Long life to you,
old boy.
Year: 1879

Cool WILL BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE
STArE.-We deom it essential to say wood or
so to the people Of South Carolina upon the
above subject. God knows we do so in no spirit
Of dictation but simply rs q citizen having moth.
ing to ask and nothing to seek but peace aud
good will between oil classes and sections Of our
fellow-citizens and Of the State we own and
cherish as common mother. We fear our un-
ohce'seeking people nre losing sight Of the
common good in the personal partisanship we
are indulging in in some localities. To shout
for this or that man is catching, and depravng
as well. We may in the enu lose sight of South
Carolina and our supreme welfare in the angry
personal broils into which we may fall. Wearc
the best of us but human, and when the feeling
OF opposition is fully aroused we may wreck q
world in betting on fly. Herbum sat.
Year: 1879

EDUCATION THAT DOES NOT EDUcAIE.-Tbe
whole tendency of modern education is to lift
boys and girls to places they are no: fitted to
fill, to disgust them with work which they are
fitted to do, which must be done, and which
can be esslly obtained. Our theory Of education
is continually losing sight of a fact hich never
permits itself to be ignored, and teaching the
young to lose sight Of it,-that the mass OF
the people in every generation. and under
whatever form of government, must be labor
ers. The old heresy that every boy has
chance to be president OF the United States,
has done more more mischief in the small
brains Of boys who, when they attain man
hoods strength, are fitted to dig trenches and
do nothing else, than 1t has even in larger
brains Of public men who, once bitten with the
personal application OF the idea, are good for
nothing afterwards. The boy should have an
education which, when completed, will mako
the subject better fitted to pursue well the
work for which he is adapted; which makes
him not ashamed TO do it, and which thus Dig
nlfies labor. Indianapolis News.
Year: 1879

There are good many voters who believe
with Senator Chandler that the mission OF the
Republican party will not be finished until a
northern Republican can make a Republican
speech and vote a Republican ticket IN any
part Of the south with the same security with
which the southern man can express his opin-
ions respecting the rightfulness OF the rebellion
and vote the Democratic ticket in the north
Hartford Coursnt.


Senator Chandler was introduced at poht-
ical meeting in Ohio, few nights ago, as "the
man who saved the nation from Samuel j. Til
den."-Post and Tribune.


Nobody but Democrat could have been so
stupid as to have believed that the people, in
the very food OF renewed prosperity, would
vote against the party which brought about
that prosperity New York Tribune.


English ladies' are adopting the Spanish Gus
tom OF smoking cigarettes.
Year: 1879

A Southern girl, who has seen better days as a
member OF one of the first families Of Virginia,
is now earning her living by plying an aw at the
shoemaker's beech in Petersburg. She served
an apprenticeship OF four years, and 1t ls said, !,
can now turn out as good a shoe as any man in
the business who has not had more experience.
She ls now thinking OF manufacturing shoes On
her own account, and if she can End a suitable
one, she may be induced to accept male part
ner, provided he will agree not to make love TO
here and offer to dissolve the mercantile part
nership and 60 into domestic one Georgia
Paper.
Year: 1879

when you kill one Chinauan two others
come to take his place. is an old San Francisco
saying. The killing of the Adrian heathen at
the deadfall has resulted in two more coming
to take his old stand and do washing.-Detroit
Evening News.


There will be five Sundays In February of
next year, circumstance which weatherwise
people have for centuries agreed in consider
ing as one OF Extraordinary good omen for the
harvest and trade generally.


There is q char Of Chinese language and
literature in Yale college, the professor oi
which has nothing to do but suck his thumbs
He hasn't had pupil for two years.
Year: 1879

Our VICToRY.-While the result in
This county cannot be definitely known
for several days, it is certain that Trini-
ty will give majority Of rs or more
"Against the New Constitution" AS
all the surrounding counties of Northern
california have gone the other way, we
feel particularly elsted at the result here
and are just egotistical enough to claim
that the JOURNAL assisted materially in
the successful issue of the campaign in
this county. Notwithstanding the person.
al pressure which was brought to bear on
voters and the public Misrepresentation
and threats which were made by the ad-
vocates of the Kearney Instrument the
intelligence and best judgment of the
county has declared for the Old Cons:i-
tuition. Not less than nine tenths of the
property tax payers of this county voted
Against the New Constitution. Had
all the voters of the county the same op-
portunity of hearing the New discussed
all in its favor-as had those of Douglas
City and Weavervillc. it is probable the
majority against would have been much
larger in the county.
Year: 1879

BULL L>DOsING.-There was but little of
this attempted here on Election Day and
that little was csnfined to the advocates
OF the New Constitution. A prominent
Democrat was loud in his assertions that
no man was Democrat who would vote
Against the New Constitution, and he
would never again vote for any such. We
lesrn that Morris Griffin, Or. Montague
and Otto Vollmers, of the Central Com
mittes, and others heretofore considered as
having leanings toward the Democracy
have thus been read out of the party and
thar names placed in the Black Book i.
Too bad.
Year: 1879

WE DON'T KNow.-AN old life long
Democrat of this county propounded the
following conundrum the day after cleo
tion, on being informed that he had been
read out of the party he had always loved
Who is the Democratic Partyf Is it
best represented by the County Survey
or of Trinity, or by the Governor of the
State OF California Not being Demo-
srat ourself We don't know, but subm it
the matter to the careful consideration of
all who refuse to be bull ,dozsd. Ask US
something easy.
Year: 1879

ELECTION DAY passed off very quietly
and peacesbly in Weaverville, there be
ing no disturbance of any kind. Friends
and opponents Of tho new Constitution
both worked with a vim equal to that usu-
ally displayed at a General E lection. AS
the JOURNAL took prominent stand in
ats opposition to Kearney's Konstitution
and its advocates, we may be excused for
saying right here that we are not only en-
tirely satisfied but we'll pleased with the
results OF the vote in this town. Two
against to one "for" is all the opponents
ever claimed on close count, and we
came so near getting it that the difference
is not worth mentioning.
Year: 1879

A PUBIC READING of the New Con
stitution took place at the Court Hsuse
last Tuesday evening. Judging by the
result of the election in this Precinct the
following day, NEST of the voters had
read and understood it for themselves.
Year: 1879

Majority Against New Constitution 4s.


The precincts yet to hear from will in
crease this majority to over 75. While this
will do no COED in the State, it affords us
great satisfaction to know that TRINITY
is ALL RIGHT.
Year: 1879

REMovAL.-Mr. j. r. Balch is now
comfortly settled in his new store and has
it well filled with New Goods in his line
Attention is called to his advertisement
in another column and the public invited
to call and examine his Goods and Prices.
Year: 1879

Man was made in dry weather


BE was made Of dust.


Quite number have never recov
cred from their creator. They are
still dry.


1t is q mans nature t. be discon-
tented.


Adam Lad . monopoly. but he
could not be happy without some one
to crow over.


For a while he Knocked around
over the Garden Of Eden, and then
went to The I,onsa, but he had t. cook
his own supper; there was no stove
wood chopped, and things werein a bad
shape generally.


The next morning it was the same
way He had to make his own bed
and sweep out. His socks were dirty.
and bis arm would run through a hole
n his sleeve. So he was dissatisfied


The next night, when be went to
sleep, the Creator punished him by
making one Of his ribs into woman
a great misfortune to the race.


1t has been six thousand years since
that lib was lost, and yet man is coatin-
ues feeling for it.


This is very feeling subject.


Pursuit in this case is said to be
sweeter than possession.


After Eve got acquainted with her
mate she vowed that all men III the
world were not worth Adam.


Goliab was man.


He was a bigger man than Grant.
but he couldn't stesl as many slings.


A fop is mule who is ashamed Of
his sex, and tries TO conceal the fact
that he is man.


Concealment is such cases is al
tended with but little trouble. It's
only necessary to part the hair III the
middle.


The family man resembles an oyster
on the half shell.


The shell is known at home-the
soft side abroad.


Some men carry this resemblance in
their fac 5. A great many haze coua-
.tenances ike oysters


job is said to have been a very pa-
tient man.


He lad boils all over him.


Many man boils all over himself
when the preacher reaches thirteenth
" on a hot summer day. and never
thinks Of the grandeur Of jobs ex-
ample.


It IS natural for a man to disregard
a good example.
Year: 1879

The insurrectionists in Sicily and
Algiers are reported to have been wors-
ted by the authorities. Parole did not
secure place in the race for the Ascot
Stakes.-It is said that the discovery of
a plot for the Cars assination is what
is keeping him away from the German
Emperor's golden wedding.-Another
dixie on the Po has burst and the waters
have caused immense damage in Man
tina
Year: 1879

companied by the officer bearing dis patches, they set out for Helpmakaar. The evening shadows were lengthening as they entered and rode through the streets of that town, and soon they were received with warm welcomes beneath the roof of the good missionary.

 Not long afterward, before these officers returned to their posts, they were called upon to witness the union of their Zulu comrade with his royal bride. The ceremony was performed by their friend Mir. B. in the words of the beautiful service of the English Church. And here let us leave them. They have set themselves resolutely to ths task of preparing for that labor of love which they feel certain God will in His own good time open up for them-a wide field of missionary work in their dear native land. Be it ours to pray for the success of all such noble hearts, and for the time when the swords of all the world snail be beaten into pruning hooks, and the nations study war no more