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Year: 1871

put on good resolutions, as the tree puts


on its bud and leaf in the Spring, only to


see them fall dead before night, like
leaves before the frosts of Autumn Are


your best purposes like Jonah's gourd


that withered at the first hot sun?


Consider what it is to walk with God.
| 1t was the hour of wrestling in prayer
in Gethsemane that gave to the MAN Christ
Jesus the fortitude to bear in immovable


patience the shame of the trial and the
agony Of the cross 4 half hour of
communion with God at early dawn is
better protection. Though you walk in
the midst of the fiery furnace, if the Son
of God be with you, the fame shall not
singe your garment. IF you march through
the Red Sea, with angry waves upleaping
on either side, if Christ is the way where
on you walk. they shall not overwhelm
you. The fercest storm is dangerless if
Christ be in the boat, ready to bid wind
and wave be STILL Yea, though your pill
grimage draw toward its close, and gray
hairs, and dimmed eyes, and dull ears,
and all the signs of approaching age,
warn you that the grave is near, you shall
not fear the river of death itself, if the ark
of God is borne before you through the
swollen torrent


"No weapon that is formed against
thee shall prosper: and every tongue that
shall rise against thee IN judgment thou
shalt condemn. This is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord for their right
eousness is of me, saith the Lord 4" Even
the youths shall faint and be weary; and
the young men shall utterly fall. But
they that wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength; they shall mount up with
wings as eagles they shall run, and not be
weary ; they shall walk and not faint"
Christian Weekly.
Year: 1871

valling sentiment Of his countrymen when
he said that the highest merit of woman
| is, not to be spoken of either for good or
for evil and Phidias illustrated the same
feeling when he represented the heavenly
AphrOdite standing on a tortoise, ,typifying
| thereby the secluded lie of virtuons wo-
man. In the writings of Xenephon we
have "a charming picture of husband who
had received into his arms his young wife
of fifteen, absolutely ignorant Of the world
and its ways. He speaks to her with ex-
treme kindness, but in the language that
would be used to a little child Her task


he tells her, is to be like a queen bee,
dwelling continually at home and superin-
tending the work Of her slaves She must
distribute to each their tasks, must econo-
mize the family income, and must take
especial care that the house is strictly or
derl ly-the shoes, the pots, and the
clothes, always in their places. 1t is
also, he tells her, a part OF her duty, to
tend her sick slaves but here his wife in
terrupted him, exelaiming, Nay, but
that will indeed be the most agreeable of
my offices, If such as | treat with kindness
are likely to be grateful and to love me
more than before" With very tender
and delicate care to avoid everything re-
sembing reproach, the husband persuades
his wife to give up the habits of wearing
high heeled boots, in order to appear tall,
and Of coloring her face with vermillon
and white lead. lie promises her that, if
she faithfully performs her duties, he VIII
himself be the first and most devoted Of
her slaves. lie assured Socrates that


when any domestic dispute arose, he could
eXtricate himself admirably if he was in
the right but that, whenever he was in
the wrong he found it impossible to con
vince his wife that il was otherwise
Year: 1871

bee river in Maine, TO trade with the In,
dians for beaver-skins, in which they were
entirely successful. This was the COM
mencement of the Pilgrims commercial
enterprise. They had then a thousand
pounds of beaver-skins, which for a Gen.
tury was the currency of the coast. They
then went to speculating and accumulated
a thousand pounds more of beaver-skins,
which they sent to London. In six years
they had a capital of El500 sterling and
were fourishing. They then struck out
for independence, and in order to pay the
mother country, an organization was form
ed, and this led to a ring first of
the American rings. The governor and
three others agree to pay the whole in
debtedness TO England provided they
could have the control of the commerce
of the colony. This was accepted, and
resulted in bringing over the remainder
of the colony from Leyden. On the site
of the present capital of Augusta they
built a storehouse for trading purposes and
sent the product direct to London. But
the ring did not succeed in paying off their
indebtedness, owing to the delalcation of
Isaac Allerton, the capture of some of
their goods by French privateer, and
other unforeseen circumstances. Disease
broke out among the Indians in Connecti-
cut, and one calamity after another brought
the colonists 10 great tribulation. But
their kind conduct toward the Indians led
the savages to bring in large quantities Of
supplies Of beaver and other skins They
could not pay their debt in SIX years but
they did in thirteen, and the ring were
satisfied. In twenty-one years the colony
were entirely out Of debt and prospering
greatly which they have continued to do
ever since
Year: 1871

\ MULE BATTERY IL AcrIoy.-The
Ordnance Select Committee of England
recently made an experiment, in firing a
mountain hOwitzer strapped en- to the back
Of mule. The mule the loaded gun. the
committee and several big-wigs attract
ed by the novelty of the experiment, went
to the trial ground at Woowich to wit
ness the firing. The mule was backed up
into position, so that the muzzle of the gun.
pointing over his tail was aimed at an
earthen mold The committee decided
to fire 1t by means ola slow match, and it
was prepared, lighted. Hitherto the mule
had taken a sleepy interest in the proceed
ings but somehow the fixing on his back
caused him first to prick up his ears. then
TO lay them back, and finally to begin to
turn round. The committee were thunder
struck and skedaddled in all directions
the secretary threw himself fiat on his face: +:
there was q moment Of agonizing suspense
then bang; the shot ricschetting away
In one direction, while the wretehed mule
turned a complete sumersault in the other.
Year: 1871

and, as church attendance had been shown
in last Sundays sermon to have this
influence on the non elect, he trusted that
the faculty would for all time coming
exempt him from it


The result of this petition, written out
in an imposing manner, and formally
presented to the faculty, was that Butler
received a public reprimand for irreverence
aud, but for the influence of one or two
friends in the faculty, would have been
expelled.-EDIToR's DRAWER, in Ha1per's
Magazine for Auylst.
Year: 1871

Ben. BUTLER At CoLLEGE.-We have a


very good story of the Hon. Benjamin L


Butler that has not yet found its way into
the newspapers When student in col


ege it was binding on the students to at
tend the college church duty which to
him was very irksome. On one occasion
he heard the preacher (who was also a
professor advancing propositions like the
following a. That the elect alone
would be saved O. That among those
who, by the world, were called Christians
probably not more than one in hundred
belonged really and truly to the elect


81 That the others, by reason of their
Christian privileges, would suffer more
hereafter than the heathen, who had never
heard the Gospel at all Mr.. Butler,
whose audacity was as conspicuous as his
reverence, made note Of these propositions
and on the strength of them drew up
petition to the faculty, soliciting exemption
from further attendance at the church, as
only preparing for himself a more terrible
future. For, said he, the congregation
here amounts to siS hundred persons, and
nine of these are professors Now, if only
one in a hundred Is to be saved, it follows
that three even Of the faculty must be
damned. He (Butler) being mere
student, could not expect to be saved in
preference to a professor. Far, he said,
be it from him TO cherish so presumptuous
a hope. Nothing remained for him,
therefore, but perdition. In this melan-
choly posture of affairs he was naturally
anxious to abstain from ANYTHING that
might aggravate his future punishment;
Year: 1871

VIII you not wish US God speed and he
held out his hand. Each of US was man
enough to walk up and take it and the
little brown hand which had been given to
Jim.


Then we had supper. There wasn't
much eaten, yet we all lived through it /;
but none Of US have felt much hankering
after weddings since, L reckon.
Year: 1871

In town in Ohio not long ago, the wo-
men went In bands of two and three with
their knitting and sewing into dram-shops
of the place, and spent the whole day with
their work and talked politely upon vari-
Gus topics. Husbands and friends came
in, saw how things looked, and had not the
courage to step to the bar and drink.
This was kept up for several days and the
result was every shop in the place was
closed.
Year: 1871

Republicans of Trinity county, the decisive
day is drawing nigh. There is victory to be
won, and the prize is within your grasp. Sue
cess is surely yours, but you must pay the price.
1t is necessary that you enter into the contest
with all the energy you possess, and fail not
now until election day. Looking over the field
the prospect is indeed encouraging. lou have
an innate consciousness that you are fighting for
the right that your political course is controlled
by an earnest desire for the welfare of the ma.
ton. You realize in your nnfost hearts that
when you cease TO be devoted lovers Of your
| country you cease TO be Republicans. The
Republican party, in this county, has no camp
followers. Party dissensions have done their
worst. Those Who joined our organization sim
! ply to obtain Office, are wallowing 10 the
mire Of Democracy. The Democracy of this
| county have profusely spread molasses to catch
Republican flies. They have entrapped few OF
the weak-minded and unwary. High taxation
and the reaction inevitably following upon the
long continuance in power of the same party,
has been against u.s. We are like prize-6ghter
trained for the contest there is no superfuous
flesh TO cucumber our exertions. The state
ment has been industriously circulated by Dem
ocrats that the county was Democratic. Not
Republicans who knew the facts were no doubt
willing they should deceive themselves. The
Democracy always make the mistake of leaving
all moral Influences out of their calculations.
In this county these causes control the elections.
Look at the facts From every precinct we hear
mutterings Of discomfort because of the arbi-
trary, high-handed proceedings ofthe Democratic
County Convention. Say what you like, Dem
ocrats will rebel against clique domination as
quick as Republicans. If there is a difference,
the movement won't be as general. Every now
and then we come across Democrat who in
tends voting for Booth. This is significant, and


when we remember that no Democratic speaker
or paper has had word to say against Booth,


and that all Of them at the same time have found


it necessary TO defend Haight at great length,
can we not understand the cause? Republicans,
we say unto you that, unless outworked by the
Democracy, you can elect every your dck-
et Are you disposed to be defeated through
half exertion? We do not believe it. Pass the


word along. We going 10 elect the people s
ticket. The Republican nominees are the peo-
plies ticket Their interests are here and


through their election all parts of the county
will have friend at court The Democracy
can rely on on nothing but party feeling The
odds are with us. Republicans of Trinity coun-
ty, you have been lying on your arms long
enough. The Democracy are advancing boast.
ful and full of bravado. Up, and at them
Year: 1871

At the approaching election the voters are
called upon to decide whether the Legislature
shall have power TO appropriate money for more
than two years or not. The proposed amend-
ment will operate as check upon 4 reckless and
extravagant Legislature, and might possibly en-
barass an honest, public spirited one. While
the Legislature might perhaps be limited to ex-
penditures for specified purposes, the prohibi-
tiou will be better than none at all. Following
is the amendment referred to:


Article One, Section Twenty-two-The Leg
islature shall have no power to make an appro-
priation of money for any purpose whatever for
longer period than two years"


There will also be submitted to the people for
their ratification or rejection: "An Act enti-
tied an Act to provide for the payment of the
funded Indebtedness of the State of California
and to contract a funded debt for that purpose.
The act provides that for the purposes above men
toned the Governor Of the State, the Controller
of State and tue State Treasurer and their sue.
cessors In office, shall constitute a board oil
Commissioners to be styled the Loan Commits
sioners of the St"ts OF California, and shall be
authorized to issuetlnd sell not exceeding three
millions seven hundred thousand dollars of the
bonds of said State The principal of said bonds
payable within twenty years after the date Of is
sue, and bearing interest at the rate of six pei
cent. per annum, payable in gold coin on the sec-
ond days in January and July in each year at
the Office of the Treasurer of State. Coupons
for the interest shall be attached TO each bond
80 that they may be removed without injury or
muIilstion to the bond, shall be consecutyely
numbered and signed by the State Treasurer.
The Commissioners are 10 advertise for bids. and
may accept or REJECT any or all bids as they may
deem it to the advantage of the State, provided
that the bonds shall not be sold at less than
ninety-one cents on the dollar par value. The
proceeds of the bonds are to be applied to the
payment of The present funded Indebtedness Of
the State in the order of the issuance of bonds
the efor. We consider this measure to be one
b. which the State will profit.
Year: 1871

We read in English history that once there
was q party in the British Parliament led by
Lord Halifax and called The Trimmers. This
club or clique were not identified closely with
either the wings or tories, who constituted the
political parties in England. These Trimm ers
held the balance of power between the two par
ties, and bad a way of their own of support ng
the best men and the best measures without re-
gard to party notions. Under these crcumstan-
ces, neither wings nor tories could put up any
thing, but were compelled to appeal to the good
sense and consciences of The Trimmers In this
State there are good many Trimmers. In 1867
the Republicans met with disastrous defeat in
the State. "ring' manipulated the State
nominations, and The Trimmers, the men whose
political ideas rose above mere partisan prejud-
ces, defeated Gorham and the whole Republican
State ticket The men who nominated Gorha m
left The Trmmers out of their calculations.
That's what the Democrats have done. In the
face of the record of Governor IIaight and the
Democratic party in this State for the last four
years, they have renominated his Excellency,
and Endorsed the proceedings of the two last
Democratic Legislatures. This is an insult to
the Intelligence of The Trimmers which they
will not fail to resent at the polls. 1t is the in
dependent thinkers for themselves who will not
bow down to party dctation, who preserve the
Liberties of this country. Whenever the time
arrives that the voters blindly follow party lead
ers, the last hour of the Republic has come. 1t
is the independence of thought and action char
acterstic of Calfornians that will elect Booth
next Governor of this State. The same is true
of this county. The Democracy have been loud
in their boasts that they had fifty or sixty major
ity. They never have dared TO stake coin on
this proposition, and will not now. If they ever
had reason TO expect q majority, their nomiua-
ting convention dispelled all reasonable calcula-
tions of that sort. The same causes produce the
same effects, and in a county as in State W h en-
few men selfshly dictate and manipulate nom
nations in their own interest, then The Trim
mers have word to say. The people are unal-
terably opposed to political rings and cIques
The voters of this county have already made up
their minds concerning the late Democratic Con
vention. If the Democracy had a majority in
this county, right there it was lost through the
iutrigues Of a few men.
Year: 1871

Hay FORK, August 23d, 1871.


EDrroR JOURNAL A word of inquiry, if you
please, and then am done. Was not General
j. w. Denver elected from this District to the
Senate, in former days, and did he not go below
never TO return to us, except when he came back
claiming this county as his home, as a candidate
for Congress Afterwards, was not John F.
Chelis, u resident of this county, elected Lieu
tenant Governor? Did he ever return 10 us, or
DO anything for this county or the people thereof,
in his high official position? Now a great deal
has been said about the Democratic nominee for
the Assembly. l would like to ask him to tell
the pc ople of this county whether he ever expects
10 return to them after his election if such
should be, and if he should return, how long he
will remain? Does he expect to improve his lot
in Santa Rosa, or does he expect to reside for
any length of time in this comfy? The people
would like to hear from Mr.. Tnnn concerning
the subject of his future residence. Let him
purpose of future reference at least, for there
should be no doubt in regard to this matter in
the public mind The ailirmatons of journalists
pro and con, will not satisfy the people, while
Mr.. Tinnin is present and can speak for himself
If he is going to leave the county as others have
done who have been trusted and honore1 by
too con6ding constituency, then it might be well
to consider whether our representative should
not be a man whose interests are identified with
ours, and who will live and die am ing us.


INQUIRER.
Year: 1871

CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR.-This year the State
Fair will commence on the 18th of September
and end on the 23d. letter from |. N. Hoag
Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, in.
forms us that the prospects for large and val
liable exhibition we're never better. The State
show will in every respect be very extensive and
superior. Samples of fruit and grain from some
twenty of the Atlantic States will be on exhibi.
tion also an extensive collection of japanese
and Chinese goods, in addition to the samples oil
the products of the Pacific Coast. Our thanks
are due the State Agricultural Society for q
Complimentary Season Ticket.
Year: 1871

TnE DEMOCRACY AND THE ChlXEsE.-In 1874
President Polk concluded treaty with China
which permitted Cinnamon to take up their resi-
dence in the United States. Buchanan also ne
gOiated with the Chinese Government in which
treaty it was stipulated that no restriction or
inpediment should be laid upon Chinese immi-
grafton to California. Under these treaties II
large immigration resulted in the early years of
this State when it WAS under Democratic rule
Yet with this record the Democracy would have
the people believe that the Republican party is
responsible for the presence Of Chinese among
us. The last Legislature WAS Democratic by
large majority, but when efforts were made to
prohibit Chinese labor on newly incorporated
railroads, the proposition was voted down every
time. Democrats are as quick to employ Chi
nesc labor whenever they can profit by it, as Re-
pubicans and Governor IIaight is among the
number. Their buncombe assertions are belied
By their record and their acts
Year: 1871

ARCADIA, Tenn, Feb. 9th, 1871.
| To the Editors of the Chronicle
Just at this time the "countryn is alarm
ingly bare of news. We have not had a
wedding or fight in two weeks, and if !
get up neysy production, it will be all
manufactured, and out of Whole cloth, too.
I can say one thing without overstatfng--
there never was week in February that
surpassed the one just passed for mild and
gentle spring-like weather. The violets
bloomed as sweetly and the birds sang as
gayly as they will when real spring-time
comes to stay. The thermometer rarely
went below 60o, and often above ZOE; but
to-day the robin and bluebird have hushed
their song, the violet has closed its little
lips, and the great white flakes of snow are
whirled and twisted through the air, and
driven against our window easement with
all the madness and fury of mid-winter
had, our farmers think, most excellent
effect upon the growing wheat. Fields
that gave no evidence of life two weeks
ago, are now covered with a rich carpet
of green and, from present indications,
the wheat crop will be enormous, from the
fact that there was an unusually large
quantity sown. A number of our farmers
have commenced sowing oats, and all that
can get them are almost exclusively sowing
lie ItdiuSueu NOIWdy OdIS, DIS bley yleIu
SO much better, and are equally as good
for stock.


We have one class of people, and I am
sorry to say the paucity of that class is so
much below what we have generally i'm
agined that look and talk as though they
had began life de nOUO. mean those that
remain of the radiant patriots of twelve
and fifteen. If our Representatives and
Senators could behold one of these gray
headed, stoop-shouldered old veterans as
they talk about 'their pensions" and how
comfortable it will make them, and then
see the tear of giadness trickle down the
furrowed cheek, methinks they would
thank the moment that they were prompt
ed to SO noble deed. The soldiers of the
war of twelve and fifteen were almost
without an exception, SO far as my knowl-
edge goes, true to the old flag during the
rebellion, and they are true and devoted
yet, and with one accord they say long
live Brownlow, Stokes and Maynard. We
upper East Tennesseeans have always ad-
mired Mr.. Maynard, and we have always
hoped the day would come when we could
support him. We believe him honest,
true and devoted, at all times Republican,
and under all circumstances, and upper
East Tennesseeans would rally to man
under the banner of Grant and Maynard.
We may be premature in the expression of
our views, but we are honest to all intents
and purposes in what we say, but to say
we are proud of Mr.. Maynard as Tennes-
seean conveys but faint idea of our devo-
ton for that noble gentleman who so faith
fully represents our State.


Not one of the CHRONICLES numerous
friends read of Captain Rules misfortune
without deep feeling of pain and regret
and hearty wish for his speedy recovery.


HENRY.
Year: 1871

seemed to wish to follow up our acquain-
tance. Our guide told us that we might
freely 90 alongside of her carriage, but
added that the gentleman who received
the rose would do well to keep it con-
cealed from her colored attendants, who
are always jealous of those Of fair com
plexion. | cannot possibly imagine
why these ladies should prefer the com
pany of black to white gentlemen-but
there is no accounting for tastes. Later
in the day the same carriage, and the
same lady, accompanied by her attend
ants on horseback, came back to Pera
and drove down its principal streets,
and Mr.. A had the felicity, as he calls it,
Of seeing her again.
Year: 1871

BEAUTIFUL THouGHT.-There is
but breath of air and beat of the
heart between this world and the
next. And in the brief interval of a
painful and awful suspense, while we
feel death is with us, that we are
powerless, and he all powerful,
and the last puisation here
is but prelude of endless here
after, we feel that in the midst of the
stunning calamity about to befall US,
that earth has no compromising good
to the severity ofour loss. But there
is no grief without some benefcient
provisions to soften its intensities.-
When the good and lovely die, mem
ory of their good deeds, like the moon
beams on the stormy sea, light up our
darkened hearts, and lends to the sur
roundings beauty SO sad, so sweet,
that we would not, If we could, dispel
the darkness that environs us.