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Year: 1877

We have received copy of the report for 1876 OF
the proceedings of the International Geodetlc Asso-
citation at Brussels in which some very interesting
natter, are discussed. The abors Of this Association
comprise full and free discussion Of geodesy in all Its
branches and details, and delegates are sent to its
congress from all the enlightened nations OF Europe
In the list Of delegates we do not see the name Of
any representative of the United States, and this we
consider grave mistake. We cannot afford TO be
behlndhand in such representation, more especially
rs our Coast Survey is universally acknowledged to
be in no way inferior to the best Of similar oTganlza-
tions in Europe The next meeting of the Associa-


on will take place in October of this year at Stutt
CART Germany Cannot the United States have an
accredited representative at the conferenceY Surely


the active and energetic Superintendent OF tie Coast
Survey would be able from among his corps OF skilled
geodesiss to furnish delegate to the International
Assocation and we have no doubt that bis selection
would do honor both TO his corps and his country.


Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens gives fresh proof OF
his extraordinary vitality in an article on The Let
ters of Junius." published in The International lie
rjer II is rather late for him to make his mark as,
a magazine writer, but he has been behind time IN
more things than one. 1t is reported on excellent
authority that he did not cut his last tooth till his
twenty-seyenth year, and that he grew two inches
after his admission TO the bar. But this is wide of
the mark. Mr.. Stephens's article is scholarly and
WISE tie has 10 theories to advance III regard to


the authorship of the celebrated letters The secret
perished with the man, and the great literary eng
ma of the last century can never be solved. The
claim set mp in behalf of Sir Philip Francis, he says
cannot be maintained upon any rational hypothesis.
.Junius could not have been base and mean, and
only a base and mean man would have hurled his
thunders against the Ministry that was feeding
him. and especially against Mr.. Ellis, his patron and
friend. Nir. Stephens pleads for Junius with the
precision of an old lawyer and the freshness aud
enthusiasm of young advocate.


The indications in the columns OF the 1ny
TRIBUNE increase daily that it is but short time
before the trouble begins" Announcements of
schools for pupils of every grade and condition
multiply II there are schools where study Is pnre


delight and attendance unalloyed pleasureand it Is
said that such do exst-they must he advertised in
The TEIBuNF, and careful perusa OF its columns
will discover their name and location. In no other
paper can so complete directory of the best inst
tutions he found and the requirements which can
not be fully answered by some OF the many schools
whose announcements are appearing from day to
day must be uncommonly exacting
Year: 1877

The temperance of Turkish troops in the
Dobrudia will serve to eniven the war
fare in that swampy region. Unless there
is some mysterious purpose to be served by
the movement, it would have been bet
ter for the Porte to keep its troops where
they might support the main army. In
the Dobrudja they are likely to be again
promptly outnumbered and forced to retire.
Year: 1877

A decision has at last been arrived at in the
matter of duties upon cOlored sugars. After
October the revenue officers are to seize for
forfeiture all sugars that have been artiiicialy
colored to reduce their grade 1t will make
no difference as to what substance is used to
color the sugar, whether it he ulmc acid or
caramel-the question being merely whether
the artificial cOloring was added after the re-
fning 1t is by no means clear, however, as
to what the revenue officers are to do if the
sugar is colored in the act OF refining and as a
part of that process.
Year: 1877

Rather more significant than even the hearty
manifestations of good will 10 the President
which the populace have given during his
tour. is the presentation of an address by nearly
all the guests at a hotel in the White Noun
tains. The signers are from a dozen States,
and include men of both political parties. The
address approves the Presidents Southern
policy and his efforts at Civil Service Reform.
whatever else may be said of such docu-
ment, it is certainly noteworthy as an exrres-
sion of the opinion of cur better classes, unin-
fluenced by political rivalry OF scTambles for
office.
Year: 1877

classes, and as it occurs during period when
wages are low and enterprise depressed 1t may


be taken as proof that economy with these
depositors has more than made up their loss in
wages. They have realized the truth OF tho
proverb that penny saved is penny earned.
Year: 1877

Tbs undersigned takes occasion to ex-
press, in the columns OF our County
journal, his sincere thanks to all the CO.
operators in the late Exhibition and Con-
cert for their kind assistance, as also to
all who favored the performance by their
presence or by buying ticket. May
God reward them-the clear proceeds are
a little over $500 and the citizens will soon
have the pleasure OF seeing the Church
in new shining dress, telling the behold.
er their regard for God and their tasteful
feelings in regard to the appearance of
public buildings. The success has en-
couraged us to give once more a like or
yet better entertainment on the first of
May for the purpose of raising means to
build new Parish House, which is ne
cessitated by the sale of the old one.


NJ. WALLRATH,


Catholic Pastor.
Year: 1877

ONE HORSE EXCuANGEs.-NV have
some of this kind on our lis: and wa pro-
pose to growl little about the NATTER
We print full edition of the JOURNAL
and one is mailed regularly to every pa
per on our exchange list. We do not
always receive n regular exchange in re-
turn, and it is generally the one-horse af
fairs which seem to think it all sufficient
to send number to the Journal once
in while. That kind of game has
been played about long enough and we
propose to check it. We shall drop these
monthly visitors soon unless they mend
their ways.
Year: 1877

MAKE A START. - Everybody will
agree with us the dilapidated rookeries
now used as school houses are disgrace
to any place of the size and beauty of
Weaverville. Everybody will agree that
we must have new school houses before
long. Such being the case it follows that
some movement should be set ON foot to
build them. An amateur dramatic troupe,
which would give entertainments, say
once a month, could probably clear
enough in the course Of Il year to make
the starter for building which our peo-
pie could look upon with pride. There
have been three entertainments given for
II public purpose here and the receipts at
each Of the three show commeudable
spirit OF liberality upon the part of our
people when public object is in view
Shasta has fine school house mostly
paid for in the method we have named.
Who will go ahead in :he matter and
give it h good start
Year: 1877

SCHOOL LoTs.-Mr. Lowden has re
turned four lots in the town site as school
lots. Three of these are the ones now
occupied by the buildings used for the
Grammar, intermediate and Primary
Schools-the fourth is large lot back of
Faggtown. All school buildings and
other lots must be donated to the school
department Of the district in which the
town Is situated free from all charges,
but ms it is required that a claim should
be filed on every lot, in order to show a
clear title when the deeds are issued, it
will be necessary to file the applications
on the part of the Trustees, the same as
for private lots.
Year: 1877

TRINITY CENrER.-A friend writes to
us that Gardeners, Ranchers and Stock
men in Trinity Valley have fneprospects
ahead this reason also that the mining
interest thereabouts is well supplied with
water; and that both agricultural and
mineral productions will be over average
this season.
Year: 1877

An IMPR0vE The old steeple,
bellry, cupola or whatever it may be
called, which disfgured the Grammar
School building was taken down last
week, and the result is a marked improve
ment in the looks of the building. Now
if the building itself should be taken down
The Improvement would be still greater,
The school houses OF this town remind us
of church built in Chicago at an early
day. a stranger in the city Inquired
Sunday morning for house of worship,
ana on it being pointed out TO him re
marked that he had often heard OF God 5
house. but never before of Gods barn. D."
The Welvervile schoolhouses will come
properly under the head Of " barns Of ed
ucation."
Year: 1877

Snow The "crap" of snow on Bal
ly is fearfully small and from present in
dications unless we have cold rains, the
middle of April will see the mountain as
bare of snow as at midsummer. Late
Spring rains may help keep up the water
for mining but the present outlook is that
this will be the shortest season ever
known.
Year: 1877

SUDDEN DEATH or AN OLD RESIDENT,
Thomas S. Fisher better known as " Pot.
fer Fisher" died at his residence on
Court Street Thursday morning. He
had been in feeble health for some time
but as he had improved some lately, his
sudden death was not expected. Fisher
came here many years ago, being only
how Mt the time, and with the exception
al one years residence in Montana has
residcd in this county steadily. In 1866
H.. with others went to Montana, and
While there had the Misfortune to be
struck with total blindness. He had two
Brothers there, who cared for him in his
troublc and finally brought him to San


francisco in search of medical relief


But the nature of his blindness, being


Paused by paralysis of the optic nerve


Mas such that physicians could hold out
no hope of "A cure. He then came up to
Trinity county where he has remained
eyer since, being cared for by his broth
ers John s. and james Ii. Fisher, of Ar
Kansas Dam. Although totally blind
Mr. Fisher was not idle he spent a part
Of each year acting as n book agent in


his county, Shasta and Siskivou. Last
near he was taken sick and was greatly
troubled with disease ofthe heart and diff


frulty of breathing. He went t. San
francisco for treatment and obtained
temporary relief bu: since his return has
hid spells in which his life was despaired
oi. During his illness he has had the
most unremtting attention bestowed up
on hm by his brothers who when unable
to be with him in person kept some one
in attendance. The announcement Of his
death will be received with sorrow by his
mnny friends, yet to one afflicted rs he
was, it is but 1.-THE end of a weary jour


NAV
Year: 1877

1t was New Years night at Cole Camp,
sixteen miles from Sedalia, Mo-, and
there was bar in the ballroom. A
young man, while dancing near the
count, r, staggered, fell to the floor, ana
broke his nose. 1t was so common an
incident that no attention was paid to it.
The man lay on the floor for half an
hour, ana the dance went on. A physi-
clan came in, felt the mans pulse, and
gravely remarked that he would die in q
short time. The dance went on. In
twenty minutes the man was dead. As
the waltzers whirled by the corpse, they
chatted pleasantly about the cause Of
death. Some thought that it was the
bad quality of the whisky; others at
tributed it to undue indulgence in Kim
mel; others said it was the shock caused
10y the fall; others mentioned heart dis
ease. But the dance went on at Camp
Cole until daybreak, although the man
under the bar had increased his distance
from Sedalia.
Year: 1877

the manner hereinbefore provided. to direct a
recess OF such house not beyond the next day,
Sunday excepted, at the hour OF 10 o'clock ir
the forenoon, and while the question is being
considered by said commission, either house
may proceed with its legislative or other bust
ness.


SEC. 6. That nothing in this act shall be
held to impair or affect any right now existing
under the constitution and laws to question,
by proceedings in the judicial courts of the
United States, the right or title of the person
who shall be declared elected, or who shall
claim to be President q Vice President of the
United States, il any such right exists.


SIC. 2. That said commission shall make its
own rules keep record OF its proceedings,
and shall have power to employ such persons
rs may be necessary for the transaction OF its
business and the execution Of its powers.
Year: 1877

BY about the middle of next May the
public will have seen the last of the
present three-cent stamp and begin to get
accustomed to something red or possibly
a new tint. The best and fastest color
known, the green three, has proved a
placer for stamp-washers, who take Oft
the oily cancellation without acid or
alkali, and set the stamp af1oat again.


So far the Department has found noway
out of the difficulty, and the long series of
experiments Just completed has resulted
in nothing more than the assurance that
the green is the poorest of stamp colors.
At the time it was adopted no other nation
used it for its unit of letter postage, and
with its disuse the common stamps the
world over will run to reds and browns.


With the change of color, May 1, there
will be change in design. The medal
lion head of Washington will be retained,
but it will be relieved by an open space of
white, and the scroll-work will have a
different pattern. Altogether the new
stamp will bear some resemblance to a
stamp of sixteen years ago, which most
people have forgotten. The white back
ground is adopted in the hope that any
attempt to wash the stamp will leave this
part irretrievably soiled. @ @
. Some OtheN general changes IN the
stamps are likely to follow the making of
a contract May 1, and a new head is
likely to be introduced in the shape of a
medallion of Liberty, one step towards
bringing more similarity between the de-
signs Of coins and stamps. There is some
intention of putting this design on the
five-cent stamp, used for the most part
for foreign postage.


Conference and correspondence with
other postal authorities show that loss
from the rel use of stamps is much more
frequent here than abroad. 1t is scarcely
known in England, and there the stamps
offer the additional temptation of being
easy to counterfeit The practice has re-
Gently begun in India, and the frugal
folk is giving the Anglo-Indian office Sc
rious loss by its skill in dealing with can
celed stamps N. Y. World.
Year: 1877

For fifteen or twenty years an odd
looking genius, dressed from head to
foot in leather, has made irregular jour
neys from this neighborhood to some
place or places in the northern part of the
county. Nobody knows who he is, where
he comes from, where he goes, what his
nationality is, or what is his age and
name. He generally travels by unfre-
quented roads, and whenever spoken to
always pretends that he does not under
stand the language. We say pretends,
because only few DAYS ago he met
young lady in sleigh in Trumbull and
asked her in very good English her des-
tination and what were the contents of the
sleigh. The suit he wears is always the
same, ard apparently is made of boot
legs ripped open and coarsely sewed to-
gether. lis boots are a wonderful ac-
cumulation of leather, one patch being
fastened upon the other till they are
simply huge, unwieldly masses. His hat
looks like boot leg cut off and a top
sewed in one end, and piece to serve
for a frontpiece on the other Everybody
along the roads knows him, and the same
title, g The Leather Man." is always
given him. He gets his food by begging,
and always appears to have a first class
appetite. Taken altogether, he is very
singular combination, and very many
people would like to learn more of him.
He sometimes comes along at intervals of
couple of weeks. and then again will be
absent for weeks ana occasionally months.
Bridgeport Comm STANDARD.
Year: 1877

A DUTcHMAN in the Pennsylvania oil
regions let his lands to an oil company
last spring, On condition of receiving one
eighth of the oil procured The well
proved to be pretty good one, and the
farmer began to think. the oil men should
give him better chance, and ventured to
tell them so. They asked him what he
wanted. He said they ought to give him
one-twelfth. The arrangement was final
~ made, with the understanding that the
Dutchman was not to tell anyone. All
went smoothly until the division day
came, when our friend was early at hand
to see how much better he would be off
under the new bargain. Eleven barrels
were rolled TO one side for the oil men
and one for him. 'How's dish 90 said
he. g / think | was to get more as be-
fore You have made some mistake"
The matter was explained to him that he
formerly got one barrel out of every
eight, but it was his proposition to take
ole out of every twelve. This revelation
took him aback. He scratched his head,
looked cross, and relieved his swelling
breast Of feelings of self-reproach by in
dignantly remarking: Well, dat ish the
first time as ever | knowed eight was more
as dwelve. ."-.Hiner5' J03t7raqt.
Year: 1877

a CERTAIN Madame Cheri, her very
number and all is given in Paris, had
been married five years, when her hus-
band was called to leave home and go to
Spain. He was accompanied on his
journey by a large, black dog, a great
pet in the family, and which had the
somewhat pretentious name of Cheri At
the end of month Madame c. received
Iamentabie news. Her husband had per-
isbed by the explosion Of chemical
Year: 1877

THE first requisite in heifer learning
to milk is mild temper Here is the
place for the Bible doctrine of returning
good for evil. If you scold, or kick, or
strike, your heifer will always be treach-
erous and stubborn,
Year: 1877

RECENT reports from Cuba assert that
the Spaniards and Cubans had reached an
agreement which is likely to bring peace
to that distracted country. The details
are not given, but some system of self
government had been devised, at the head
of which the Captain General would re-
main for the period of five years, and
after that the Cubans would be allowed to
elect their own Governor.
Year: 1877

TERRIBLE WARNING TO ADvERTI-


SERS.


The following good thing is from the
Utica On. W Observer:


The insanity of DIR. J. G. Aver, of
Lowell, affords terrible warning to ad-
vertisers. Here was a man engaged in
the manufacture of a pill, not differing
much from hundred other pills that
may be obtained at any drug store. In
an unguarded moment he made up his
mind that he would advertise, not in the
picayune style of the ordinary dealer,
but in comprehensive sort of way, by
which he could reach every possible
purchaser of pills. He started with the
idea OF devoting half of his profits each
year to advertising. The result might
have been foreseen. He accumulated
money so rapidly that he did not know
what to do with it. When he had rolled
together fifteen million dellars and had
vainly striven to find some outlet for his
ever1ncreasing profits, his mind gave
way under the absorbing cares of his
vast business and he is now patient at
an asylum for the insane. How easily
this calamity might have been averted!
If he had stuck to the conservative
methods of many of our merchants and
refrained from advertising, he might
have been passing quietly through bank
ruptcy now instead of being loaded
down with his uncounted millions. 1t
is dangerous experiment for man
who does not want to become rich to ad-
vertise. Or if he advertises at all he
must advertise grudgingly and at long
intervals, lest his profits should grow
out of all proportions to his require
ments, and he should find himself bur-
dened with wealth. Advertising, con-
Quoted on the principle of devoting half
the profits of a business to it is, we re-
peat, dangerous experiment. 1t pre-
cipitates fortune upon the advertiser
so suddenly that the chances are even
that he will not know what to do with
his money. The multitudinous pleas
ares of bankruptcy, insolvency, and
shining around" for the wherewithal
to meet note are permanently denied
to the man who advertises. There new
er was in Europe or America great adj
vertiser who did not accumulate great
fortune. Let those who desire to live
unburdened by the cares of wealth take
warning.
Year: 1877

BLUE AND GRAY.
60 mother, what do they mean by blue,


And what do they mean by gray?"
Was heard from the lips of little child
AS she bounded in from play.
The mothers eyes filled up with tears;
She turned to her darling fair,
And smoothed away from the sunny brow
Its treasure Of golden hair.
"why, mothers eyes are blue, my child,


And grandpa's hair is gray,
And the love we bear our darling child


Grows stronger every day."
"But what did they mean ?" persisted the child,
"For saw two cripples to-day,
And one of them said that he fought for the


blue,


The otheA he fought for the gray.
"Now, he of the blue had lost leg,


The other had but one arm,
And both seemed worn and weary and sad,
Yet their greeting was kind and warm.
They told Of battles in days gone by,


Till 1t made my young blood thrill;
The leg was lost in the Wilderness fight,
And the arm ON Malvern Hill.
"They sat on the stone by the farm-yard gate,
And talked for an hour or more,
Till their eyes grew bright and their hearts


seemed warm


With fighting their battles o'er;
And parting at last with friendly grasp,
In kindly, brotherly way,
Each called ON God to speed the time


Uniting the blue and gray.'
Then the mother thought of other days
Two stalwart boys from her riven:
How they knelt at her side, and, lisping, prayed
sour Father which art in heaven"
How one wore the gray and one wore the blue,
How they passed away from sight,
And had gone to a land where gray and blue
Are merged in colors of light.
And she answered her darling with golden


hair,


While her heart was sadly wrung
With the thoughts awakened in that sad hour
By her innocent, prattlng tongue:
'The blue and the gray are colors of God;
They are seen in the sky at even;
And many noble, gallant soul


Has found them passports to heaven"
Year: 1877

RAISING TOMATOEs.-Burr tells us
that the French mode of raising toma-
toes is as follow: AS soon as cluster of
flowers is visible, they top the stem
down to the cluster, so that the flowers
terminate the stem. The effect is that
the sap Is Immediately impelled into the
two bads next below the cluster, which
soon push strongly and produce another
cluster of flowers each. When these
are visible the branch to which they be-
long is also topped down to the level;
and this is done five times successfully.
By this means the plants become stout
dwarf bushes, not above Is inches high.
In order to prevent their falling, sticks
or strings are stretched horizontally
along the rows, SO as to keep the plants
erect. In addition to this all laterals
that have no flowers, and after the fifth
topping, all laterals whatever are nipped
on. In this way the ripe sap is directed
into the fruit, which acquires beauty,
size and excellence unattainable by 9th
er means.-Bost0n Globe.
Year: 1877

His delicate inquiries led her to confide
to him that she was the daughter of
deceased officer, and that her mother
and herself were reduced to such penury
as to part with their few remaining
clothes as last resource. ''You
ought" replied Joseph, "to have petit
toned the Emperor" She told him
this had been already done, but without
success, not concealing her opinion of


his Majesty's want of generosity. "You
have been deceived" he replied, sup
pressing his emotion. "I will myself
report your case to the Emperor. i
know him too we'll to fear he will refuse
you assistance" The girl now broke
forth into expressions of thanks, which
Joseph hastily interrupted, saying
"Allow me to lend you II ducats for
your present necessities" In a day or
two Joseph despatched messenger,
bidding her and her mother repair to
the palace. When the young girl saw
the Emperor she tainted from fear and
emotion. On her recovery Joseph said,
in delivering to her pension eqnal to
the appointment of her father :-'T en-
treat you and your mother to pardon
the delay which has been the cause of
your embarrassment. You are convinced
trust, it was involuntary on my plrt;
and should any one in future speak ill
of me, expect you to be my advocate"