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Year: 1879

THE present attitude of political affairs
recalls many of the most important and
thrilling eras of English history. There is
great difference, however, between the
refusal of the House of Commons to fur
nish the Crown with money and the threat
ened refusal of our Democratic Congress TO
make appropriations for the support of the
Government. In the first instance The
People were behind the Commons in the
last, they are behind the Government.
Every true and loyal man in the country
to-day is aroused TO pitch of patriotic an
tagOnism against the monstrous sedition in
volved in the BECK programme. The bare
suggestion of the idea that the Government
shall not be permitted to protect itself
against fraud and corruption in the election
of its own officers is abhorrent to all law
abiding men; and when this suggestion is
coupled with the threat that unless the
doors are opened TO Democratic success
through the abolition of all safeguards for
the purity of the ballot-box the old war
spirit Of 1S60-'61 against Southern domina-
ton is instantly invoked. Verify, the
Democrats have digged their own graves
and diggcd them deep and wide enough to
cover them for all time to come.
Year: 1879

to the law for the oflense, if any has been
committed. But the Democrats of Kings
tree must have q victim to nppease the
wrath of their gods, and poor PENDER-
GRASS was selected and has been offered up.
The conviction is an outrage, under the cir
cumstances, and the sentence q greater


The Grcenbackers are still on the alert,
and the result of their activity is TO be seen
only in the demoralized agitation of the
Democracy. The Republicans seem to be
complacent, and are calmly watching for an
opportunity to control the organization of
the next House Their hopes of u discovery
of such a chance however, seem to be fad
ing away as such demagogical Bourbons as
HENDRICK Il. WRIGHT come to the front us
leaders among the Nationals. The result
will probably be that the old party lines
will be strictly drawn, but not until the
Democrats have suffered much heterocliti-
cal tampering.
Year: 1879

An italian physician claims to have
made valuable discovery-one that
should be warmly welcomed in this
country. 1t is q method of tuning up
nerves, just as the strings of violin,
guitar, or harp are tuned up, and of
bringing them into such harmony that
the nervously disordered person shall be
instantly and entirely relieved. The
nerves of the human body, in the
Italians opinion, lose their tone pre-
cisely as musical instrument loses tone.
If they all run down alike, it is of small
consequence, as they will still be in uni
son. But when some run down COM
pletsly, some partially, and others not
at all, harmony is wholly destroyed, and
nervous disturbance and suffering is the
necessary result. A great deal of ILL
health and any number of deaths are di-
rectly traceable to deranged nerves, par
ticularly in America, where, owing to
the stimulating air, the extremes OF heat
and cold, the nature of our institutions
and our evershifting conditions, with
other causes, we are the most nervous
people on the globe. If we as nation
could be periodically tuned up. or rather
tuned down-for we need repression far
more than exaltation-we should be not
only much contented and physically
much stronger, but we should have a
vast reserve of force of which we have
not hitherto been able to boast. We
make copious music, such as it is, over
here, but its quality and volume might
be improved and augmented by the
proper training of our nerves. We need
to have our discords reduced; our
chords are altogether too tense, and are
continually swapping by overstrain:
The Italian should come to our land and
begin his experiments. 1t offers an ad-
mirable field
Year: 1879

The observance of the Fourth in this town was very spirited, and the day pass ed off without any serious accident There were a number of visitors from out of town, and the streets and residences wore holiday appearance. Flags were displayed, guns fired and the usual amount of fire-crackers destroyed. The promised display of fire works was in consequence of the rain postponed until Saturday evening at S.30 o'clock, at which time the display was made and continued until 10.30 o'clock. There was a large turn out of the populace and the exhibition was one of the best ever seen in Newtown. We cannot describe each piece, but suffice it to Say that it proved a success, and was admirably arranged. The credit is due to the committee, Messrs. Camp and Rininsland, and the citizens who so literally contributed to the fund for the purchasing of the fire works. M c. Hawley not only contribut- ed liberally to the fund, but he also bought the articles used, in New York, for the display, and aided materia .ly in sec ing that the exhibition was successful. MT. John Halligan rendered excellent service on the occasion. It is pleasure to know that Newtown was not behind it's neighbors in the matter of fireworks and in some features took the lead. The new lamps just erected in front of the Grand Central Hotel. attracted consider able attention both lamps are of beauti- ful design ard give to the hotel metro politan appearance; in fact. they are just like those seen in cities in front of large hotels. They stand on stone bases and are about twenty feet high, and besides being an ornament and useful appendage to the hotel, are an ornament to the street. They are lighted by gasoline. which gives brilliant light. MT. Browne seems to have wonderful capacity for improvement, and every thing that he does are of the practical sort.
Year: 1879

up and placing the other on top: a good blow on the top one will dislodgs the bees, and their being mixed will cause one of the queens to be killed, making one good swarm ont of two. poor ones. Both of the above methods are practiced by practical apiarians.

 To prevent hang out and dilatory swarming where increase IS not wanted. give the bees a vent in the back of the hive near the top, or bore one-inch holes in the top two rows, three in a row, inches apart. and place on boxes; If in- crease is wanted and you do net wish to loose the swarms, they can be made to swarm by carefully turning the hive bot tom up -and place another hive or box on the inverted hive, wrap a cloth around the joint, and drum on the old hiSe The bees with the queen will soon travel to the upper hive, and in half an hour you can have the swarm driven out and hived. Whenever a hive is so driven, the new hive must be placed where the old one stood and the old one moved to anotherplace-; or a piece of old carpet-it is the moro sure of success. If bees are furnished. plenty of box room during white clover, basswood and sumac bloom to retard swarming, and get the marketable honey.

 After the yield of of the above named is

 over, the swarm may be driven out, and

 if furnished comb foundation, the new swarm will come on in advance of the

 early natural swarms, and the honey will

 pay large wages and profits on the

 amount of extra trouble and expense.

 And at the time of driving Italian queens

 can be put into the old hive with perfect

 safety by any one wishing to Italionize.
Year: 1879

Many will now be complaining of their bees either swarming too much or hang ing out badly and not swarming. The last trouble for the novice to eradicate

 the first is quite difficult undertaking in appearance. though comparatively easy when ever properly done. To prevent af- ter swarming turn up the hive that has

 swarmed If box hive) and smoke from cotton rags or rotten wood, drive the bees down and destroy all the queen cells to be found but one, and there IS but very little danger of them swarming but once; or, when second or third svarms come out, if they are small, hive them, and early in the evening jar the bees from two hives together, by either on a cloth and letting them run together into one hive or by turning one bottom
Year: 1879

of San Iacinto and captor of Genl Santa

 Anna, in that severely contested battle.

 Being in Washington during the Con- gressional session of 1852, I was invited by friend who was connected with the Treasury department. to accompany him

 in call he desired to make upon Hous- ton; an invitation that gladly excepted. I had heard much of the General from the lips of his great admirer, Mir. Ashbel Smith, who met in Paris while he was Texan minister to the Court of Versail- les, having received his appointment from Houston, he being the President of the Hone Star Republic.," We found him quite at leisure and soon fell into easy conversation on the current topics the day. He employed at this time, a secretary or clerk, who was busy writing at d small table in the corner of the room, While he occupied an easy chair with a bundle of pine shingles by it; from these he was making selections and whittling little toys for his lady friends-an occu- patton he was fond of when he was not III OlllClati uullcS HIS ultS> was peculiar; the legs of his pants having on the outer-side a broad stripe of bright color, extending from the hip to ankle his vest was made from the skin of a panther shot by himself, aud a red silk handkerchief was carelessly tied around his neck on his fingers were several rings of different patterns, the most of them heavy and of massive size-a taste nc doubt, acquired while living with the Indians, by whom he was made a chief As a scholar, he was of course, Crockett superior; he was dignified, and his bear ing was that of man who had been ac

 customed to move among the higher classes, and one who was (as was said O

 another noted Southerner), ''insensible to

 fear" He was Governor of Texas during our late civil war, and there were gooc

 grounds for believing that, though he ap

 parrently favored the cause of the South

 his sympathies were on the side of tn , Union; be that as it may, he was neve

 an extremist in politics; but there ar evidences enough of his being during tn l greater part of his life certainly, a tru atriot and lover of his country. c.
Year: 1879

De suf6 you f1ght, th6n go ahead z Mir. Webster then came over to us and entered into conversation with him. which remember was of humorous character lasting few minutes only. when he again retired to the ladies parlor and we saw him no more.

 Now for Gen'l Sam Houston. the hero
Year: 1879

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IA Virginia City
dispatch says: This morning Judge Rising gave
the Savage Company an injunction restraining
the Sutro from building bull1hcad in the tut'-
mel, or in any why preventing the water from
flowing through it. The Savage gave bonds OF
$4,000 to indemnify the sutro for any damage
resulting from tile water entering the tunnel-
Pumping will begin at once, and the water will
armed men in readiness at the connection be-
tween the tunnel and combination shaft. The
Savage Company does not Intend to employ
fighters, Is they are confident they can dispcrse
a regiment by q judicious use of the pumps and
hot water.
Year: 1879

THE LATEST SOUTHERN PLAN.


Special Dispatch to The Tribune.


New YORK, Feb. IA prominent Southern
er, conVersing regarding the next Presidential
campaign, thus sets forth the views and pur-
poses OF that section: s'The people of the South
have no opinions on finance which they will not
surrender for the sake of success. We are op-
posed to the National-banling system, and de-
sire to re-establish State banks. We want i
currency that has neither wings nor legs, and
that will stay where IT is issued.' Admitting
that this platform would lose New York and
New Jersey, he said they could afford that il
they could carry Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. and,
perhaps, Pennsylvania. '4The Western States
are as much opposed to the misunderstanding
will make an anti-National-bank platform in
their State Convention this year, and go to the
people without issue with Thurman as standard
bearer. II We win there, the Presidential cleo
tiou of the next year is as good as won, for we
shall put the same ideas into the National plat
form. If we lose, we have year ahead to per-
feet new arrangements. If our anti-bank
crusade fails in the West, ne shall become the
hardest Of hard-money men, form alliances with
the Eastern Democracy, and make strike for
New York and New Jersey. The one thing for
which our people care, more than anything else,
is the preservation of what ne call our autono-
my. We propose to manage our local affairs in
our own way, and without Interference of the
General Government, and are ready to surren-
der every other political question for that We
can rally our voters just as we'll under Bayard
as under Thurman. If we fail in our Western
alliance, we still have chance to unite with
the Eastern Democracy, and make the race with
them. The South is solid, and will remain So.
We shall have the machinery of the elections in
1850. The Republican line is long one, ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean,
and is pretty sure to be broken at some weak
point. We have two lines, and the best part Of
each. The Southern States are so1iu.''
Year: 1879

The duties Of the teacher are terse-
ly set forth in The New York School
Jo,@mol as follows: His business is
to develop. discipline and train the
powers by which knowledge is gain
ell besides, in perf'rming this work
he will lodge in a secure and usable
form all the useful knowledge ossl-
ble. He will make as his great lead
ing object the training Of the mind
he will next direct the pupils atten-
tion to his own mental processes, to
show him when he thinks accurately;
this is sometimes called teaching tc
Mink;; he will teach the pulpit to
arrange and classify his knowledge
he will teach the pupil to give good
expression to his knowledge. These
being the objects the teacher aims at,
he requires study in order that he
may secure these objects; they may
be set down as the objects of study
And if person has no teacher, he
still needs all of the above effects
and to produce them he uses study
1t is plain, then, that study is the in
dispensable means to be employed tt
obtain education.
Year: 1879

Scandal mongers CON learn lesson
from the story told the old woman
who freely used her tongue to the
scandal Of others and made a con-
fession to the priest of what she had
done. He gave her ripe thistle top
and t,ld her to go in various direc'
tions to scatter the seed one by one.
Wondering at the penance, she obey
ell and then returned and told her
confessor. TO her amazement he told
her to go back and gather the scat
tered seed; and when she objected
that it would be impossible; he re-
piled that it would be more difficult
to gather up and destroy all the evi
reports she had circulated about oth
ers. Any thoughtless, careless chill
can scatter Il handful Of thistle seed
before the wind in n moment, but th,
strongest and the wisest men cannot
gather them again. So the siandere
NAV scatter seeds of discord that n
effort can remove, and the grave ca
scarcely cover.
Year: 1879

A society for the prevention Of cru
elty 20 animals recommends the fol.
lowing rules for the treatment OF
balky horses:


/. Pat the horse on the neck, ex-
anime the harness carefully, first on
one side then on the other, speaking
encouragingly while doing so; then
Jump into the wagon and give the
word go; generally he will obey.


2. A teamster in Maine says he
can start the worst balky horse by
taking him out of the shafts and
making him go round in circle. If
the first dance of this kind doesn t
cure him, the second one will be sure
to do it.


8. To cure a balky horse, simply
place your hand over the horses
nose and shut off the wind till
he wants to go, and then let him
go.


4. The brains of horses seem to
entertain but one idea at a time;
thus continued whipping only con-
firms his stubborn resolve. II you
can by any means give him new
subject to think Of, you will have no
trouble in starting him. A simple
remedy is to take a couple of turns
of stout twine around the fore leg,
Just below the knee, and tie in bow
knot. At the first check he will 60
dancing off, and, after going a short
distance, you can get out and remove
the string to prevent injury to the
tendon in your further drive.
Year: 1879

One fretter can destroy the peace
of family, can destroy the harmony
of neighborhvods, can unsettle the
councils Of cities and hinder the leg
islation Of nations. He who frets is
never tie one who mends, who heals,
who repairs evil ; more, he discour-
ages, and too often disables those
around him, who, but for the gloom
and depression ofhis company, would
do good work and keep up brave
cheer. The effect upon a sensitive
person in the mere neighborhood Of a
fretter is indescribable. 1t is to the
soul what cold, icy mist is to the
boly-more chilling than the bitter
est storm. And when the fretter is
ore who is beloved, then the mise
ry of it becomes indeed insnpporta'
ble.
Year: 1879

The new postmaster at Blackvllle'
S. c., has tackled the following notice
on the post office door: Post Office.
Any one that wants to mail letters
can sleep them under the door other
convenients will be made tomorrow.


A little girl about four years old
and little boy about SIX had been
cautioned not to take away the nest
egg; but one morning when they
went for the egg the little girl took
it and started for the house
Her disappointed brother followed
Mother, mother, Susey's got thu
egg the old hen measures by.
Year: 1879

To me the grandest poem on earth


is night in deep, half tropical for


est There is nothing so mighty, so


Miltonic as this, the myriads voice at


night. When I was living in the


Southern sierras one Of your great
est preachers came that way. l by


chance got talking to him OF the
voices and noises high up on the
mountains. He was honestly amaz-
ed. lie said he thought the world
slept in the wilderness; but he would
find the world very much awake if
he would spend a night high up from
the habitations oil man. He was re


solved to see. And go, with two
blankets and two pistols, some bread
and Lo,t.e OF provisions, we climb
ed up the steep, timbered mountain,
mile above any habitation. We
spread our blankets under mighty
tree. We saw the day fade and die
on the far snow peaks, and its ghost
came down in darkness and covered
us with its wings. The first thing
we heard was a great, black bug that
came buzzing along. 1t struck the
tree and fell down on the doctors
blanket. Nothing dangerous in
bug. The doctor was delighted. HI
caught it up; classified it with {
Latin name big enough to kill it; pu


pin through it and resolved to keeE
it as specimen and trophy of the
night. Suddenly, far across on the
other mountain side, there arose the
howl of 100 wolves; then l,0O(


wolves high upon the mountain toI


made the woods tremble. The doc


tor was not bit frightened. He on


ly sat up little closer to me ant


whispered gently that he thought i


was going to rain. Then a broad


winged bird, a black owl, struck ii


the boughs above us, as if he mean


to tear down the tree. a am sui


iect to rheumatism, said the doctor
"and don't want to get wet" The
there came a crash A great grlzzl
bear that evidently had business
somebody's hog-pen, tore through tn
bush and woods on his way to tn
!, settlement. Possibly the doct'
t wanted the bear for specimen ais
: for he sprang up, forgot his bug, an


started for the nearest house. L
n should have waited to see the mcc
). come wheeling up and out OF Il
f Sierras, white and vast as the sno
peaks she lail her broad, bare shou
n ders to the white Clouds; to hear Il
e far, faint call of the nightbirds, I'll
o beasts-the thousand notes IN u
n poetry and song of nature at mgl
o -Independent. q
Year: 1879

t. has become so common to write
the beginning of an elegant, Interesting
article and then run 1t into some adver-
tisement that we avoid all such cheats
and simply call attention to the merits
of Hon Bitters in as plain honest terms
~ possible, to induce people to give give
their value will ever use anything else.
Year: 1879

A prominent physician of Pittsburgh
said Iokingly to lady. patient who was
complaining of her continued III health,
and of his inability to cure her, TRY
Hop Bittersv' The lady took it in ear
nest and used the Bitterss from which
she obtained permanent health. She now
laughs at the doctor for his joke but he
is not so we'll pleased with it, as it cost
him q good patient.
Year: 1879

The long pending case OF the receivers
Of the old 81 Louis Mutual Life Insur-
ancc Company against the receiver oi
the Columbia Life Insurance Company,
to put aside a transfer of about 5000
coo worth Of property by the Mutual
Lie 10 the Columbia Lie on the ground
Of illegality. was decided to-day in favor
of the receiver of the latter company.
This, j. is understood, finally closes the
litigation between the two companies.
Year: 1879

SHOULD BE Complaint has
been made by business men against the
bsys snow balling Cinnamon on the
streets. 1t has several times happened of
late that Chipamen visiting stores for the
purpose of trsnsacting business are afraid
to leave, being waited for on the outside
by crowd of boys and young men well
armed with snow balls. This is as gr.at
an annoyance to the whites as to the Chi
nese, as it not unfrequently happens that
persons passing along the street-some-
times ladies and children-are struck with
the flying missiles. But aside from all
this. it does seem cewardly-to say the
least t--fer twelve or fifteen buys, almost
grown men, to assault one poor China
man and run him down the sidewalk
following with w>balIs and yelling
like lot of wild Camanches. Further
moro they are themselves in danger of
being hurt, as the Chinese will sometimes
rstaliate by throwing rocks. 1t has been
said that unless the boys quit this ques
tionable amusement. complaint will be
made to the authorities and they be pun
ished severely.
Year: 1879

GLORIOUS SToRM-Once more the
heavens have opened and are sending
forth most welcome rain in the valley
and snow on the mountains. Heavy
snow began falling Thursday forenoon,
which merged into rain by evening and
fell, about half-and half, during the night
This Friday morning the ground is COW
cred to the depth of an inch with snow
thorough ly saturated with water-iA fact
there is about an inch of water on the
surface of the ground. A heavy rain is
now falling, but it is cold and probably
showing on the near foothills. The
storm Of Thursday and Thursday night
measured 2,04 inches, making total OF
80 inches Of rain to date, withou:
counting the 1914 inches of snow which
has fallen during the season. Should
this storm continue during the day and
get warmer, very high water will be the
inev liable result. Already the creeks
and guiches are considerably swollen,
and booming freshet is anticipated -
But it all goes to the making up of good
mining season and Trinity county is hap,
py accordingly. gl.
Year: 1879

No CHRIsTM Thursday will
be the 25th day of December and recog
nized in some places as Christmas Day
public Observance whatever is prepared
for its celebration. Noteven dance has
been advertised for Weaverville, but
those who desire good time can go to
Douglas and will be sure to get it. Christ
mas Eve. What is the matter with our
young people that they do not exhibit more
life and activity in social affairs
Year: 1879

PAY Your TAxEs.-Unless you pro.
pose to enrich the county with five per
cent. additional, it will be we'll to call at
the Sherifi's Office and settle your taxes
for the current year prior to the first
Monday in January. Only two weeks
now remain, and it is not safe to delay
until the last moment.
Year: 1879

PIONEER GoNE.-Another of the early
settlers Of Trinity county has departed
and gone to his long rest. Cyrus w.
Quimby, one of the earliest settlers of
the Lower Trinity and New River Sec
ton died in Hoopa Valley on the 5th
instant and was buried there the follow
ing day. Mr.. Quimby was a native OF
Maine and about SO years of age, as
shown by the Great Register. He is
highly spoken Of by all who knew hlm
Year: 1879

THE stage from Reading has been com
ing into town of late with four horses.
This is a great improvement, as much
better time is made. We learn that six
horse stock has been placed on the drive
between Tower House and Reading.