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Year: 1875

Our San Francisco dispatches say
that business men are confident that
the financial panic which now seems
imminent In the East will not be se-
rlously felt on this coast. A slight de-
preston will of course be visible, but
1t is not probable that it's effects will
be noticeable in the legitimate branch
es of trade. 1t is fortunate for Cali
fornia that the cricis has been reac he'd
In the East. The steady demand for
money In New York and the high price
of gold tended to drain San Francisco
of her gold, and had this depletion
continued for some months longer and
failures In the East followed as they
most certainly would we should have
felt the crash to seriousi if not disas
trous extent. AS the trouble ha.
come thus early it will be less severe
in New York and we shall escape the
consequences almost entirely.
Year: 1875

fully yields to the indianapolis Bank.
Ii appears that Bristow has been maxi
ing appointments in the Treasury
Department, without consulting its
head, and Morrison, on his own au-
thority, has been making dismissals.
New stood it as long as he could; but
a day or two ago he determined to
stop il, or throw up his office. He
went TO see Bristow, who began to
reason with him as to the wisdom of
the course that had been pursued. The
Treasurer failed to see the force of the
Secretary's logic, and with much
feeling told him that he either must
have entire control of appointments
in his office, or that the Treasury
would be vacated at once. The result
was that New was the victor. To-day,
however, he again became little bel
licose because the Secretary transfer
red Jas. Gilfillan, his cashier, TO the
office of Chief Clerk, and it was done
without asking the Treasurer and he
did not like it. This little unpleasant
feeling, however, can be bridged over
without any serious result. The fact
is that New is disgusted with public
life. He is rich enough to be inde-
pendent, and he means to be; but it is
pretty certain that he will relinquish
the Office he holds rs soon as he can
do so without embarrassing Secretary
Bristow
Year: 1875

tional attention they would receive
from their teacher they would advance
as fast in their studies as they now
do by attending all day. Three hours
per day is amply sufficient time to
compel child of the average age
found in primary schools to apply it
self to study Suppose class of one
hundred pupils is divided into two
classes of fifty each, one of which is
taught three honrs In the forenoon and
the other in the afternoon, 1t seems to
us that though the teacher would be
required to remain in the school room
an hour or so longer each day, the re-
suit would be more satisfactory to par
ents, pupils and teachers than under
the present system. We may add
that on the half time plan only half
the quantity of furniture is required
that is used on the all day system.
On this subject A. c. SHoRTRIDdE Of
Indianapolis, Indiana, writes to DR.. w.
T. LUCKY Supt. of our city schools as
follows:


The halliday attendance with primary
children was first inaugurated in the India
napolis schools in 1868. For a while there
was some opposition 10 1t, but for five years
do not recollect a single criticism OF the plan.
In n few cases parents have expressed Il de-
sire to have children attend ali day, but in
almost every case, you could discover that
the real desire was To have their children out
of their own way all day rather than half
the day. / could not return To the old sys-
tenn II there was no lack OF room. Their
progress was always satisfactory.
Year: 1875

THE last issue of the Schoolmaster
contains an article on the propriety of
adopting the half time system in pri-
mary schools and offers considerable
evidence to show that where the plan
has been adopted it has worked to the
satisfaction of all. As general rule
primary schools of towns and cities
are very much crowded. IL the half
time system was adopted the number
of children i'm the school room would
be reduced just one half and there is
no doubt but that owing to the addi-
Year: 1875

Now Is your time! No such chance again in
one hundred years! The Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods 25 per cent.
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, but a genu-
Inc selling out OF our entire stock of Dry
Cry Goods, as y ou will find out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner of Main ana Requena
streets, opposite the U. S. Hotel. jei7
Year: 1875

EE A school master who had an IN
yeterate habit of talking to himself was
asked what motive he could have IN 10,
ing so. He replied that he had two good
and substantial reasons. in the hrst
place, he liked to hear sensible man
talk
Year: 1875

this winter, yet there would be no
vacancy to fill for fourteen months, and
should Gov. Kirkwood succeed to the
senatorship, there would be but
ten months Of the Governors term
which he could not fill All this was
we'll understood by the people. Final
iy, let us say that we recognize that
Samuel J., Kirkwood did very
handsome thing when he with
the greatest reluctance yielded his
own cherished wishes TO the de-
mand OF his party so far as to become
the Republican standard bearer. 1t
isnot our opinion, that, as fair and


honorable men, we can make the still


further demand that he shall not, as


candidate for Senator, stand perfectly


untrammeled from any and all objec-


tions to him, because he may be Gov
Iernor. To Us it seems clear that he
should stand just as clear from all OBJ


jections urged against him because


he will be Governor as though he had
not been elected. or course what We
have said has been prompted solely
by our sense Of propriety and justice
between man nd'man, and has beer
written upon our own responsibility
alone. We have no right, save Whal
we assume, to speak for, Governor
| Kirkwood, but we shall certainly


never urge against him, as q candidate
| for Senator, anything growing ont o.


HE connection with the Governor
iship.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Stone, well known and excellent
christian gentleman belonging to one Of
the Murray Hill churches in New York
city was up in the country one summer,
and learning that an evening prayer meet.
ing was in progress at the village church,
walked 10 and took seat in the back
part of the room.


The brother in the chair conducting the
meeting, observing the stranger, left his
seat, and coming to Mr.. Stone, said to
him


"What is your name p


"My name is Stone.


"Where are you from ?'


II am from the city of New York"


"Are you one of the Lords people ?"


"I hope that | am" answered Mr..
Stone. with becoming humility. The pre-.
siding genius satisfied with the answer
to his catechism, returned to his elevated
seat, and at the end of the hymn arose
and said


Will Brother Stone from New York
favor US with few remarks2"


Mr.. Stone, willing,to do what he could,
made few practical observations to the
best of his ability. No sooner had he
sat down than the presiding elder arose
and said


"Will Brother Stone of New York ask
the Lord to bless his feeble remarks ?"


Undismayed by this commentary on
his speech, Mr.. Stone offered prayer, and
the meeting proceeded as usual.
Year: 1875

Moderate drinkers, and defenders OF
moderate drinking, always plead their
personal rights, and attempt to hold up
the absurdity of deDying "liberty' to hu.
man taste and appetite. A specimen of
their logic and sufficient answer to it,
can be seen in the following conversation,
the absurdity is entircl y with the drinkcr'-
argument


A gentleman was dining at the table OF
lady who refused to tolerate one dror
of wine or spirits on her table, and who,
when asked to entertain one Of the Brit
ish nobility, replied. 81 can but it must
be understood that neither wine, ale, nor
spirits are offered in my house.


This gentleman sat at her table aud re-
piled


81 enjoy glass of wine, and have got
in the habit Of using it. By.and.by you
will take from us all our luxuries |
think wine promotes digestion Did You
ever hear Of man who could not at
cheese without hurting him ~


She replied, did you ever hear Of 4
man standing under galows, and saying
to the witnesses of the execution, Now
my friends take warning by me- and nev-
er eat any cheese? Or did you ever
read in the newspapers, when man is
murdered in our streets, that those men
had been eating cheese p Show to me
that cheese produces niuetenths of the
crime, seven.eights of the pauperism one
half Of the lunacy; show to me that
cheese produces the result that drink
does, and by the grace Of God will bat
tie the cheese just as hard as the wine
Year: 1875

surprised to see the shutters still closed
and the chimney giving out no smoke of
welcome,


AT the gate a young man was tying q
horse, and the Judge exclaimed to his
wife:


"Bless my life, Annie, that's Alger
non There's no mistuking him. He's
home month earlier than We expected
him. But | greatly fear something is
amiss with Mag. She's an early riser
and the shutters are yet closed"


He whipped up his horse and soon had
his long-absent son by the hand


The first warm greeting over, the Judge
raped at the fastened door, but elicting
no response his alarm increased, and af.
ter shouting for Margaret at the top of
his voice, and receiving no response, with
Algernon's help he burst open the door
and entered the kitchen.


All was as she had left it the previous
nigbt-the fire had burned down, and
black brands covered the hearth the
chamber door stood suggestively open.
Father and son ascended the stairs, and
half way up the judge stumbled over the
key Of the oak closet.


Good heavens !" he exclaimed. "the
key of the closet where left that money !
| greatly fear something has befallen
Margaret"


They found the closet door locked, aud
to their repeated knocking there came no
response. Agernon then applied the
key and the opened door revealed a
frightful sight


With frightiully distorted, purple face
the robber lay on the floor, stone dead
and little removed from him, pale and
quiet, lay Margaret.


Algernon bore her down stairs into the
open air, but it was very long before she
gave any sign or token of life. And it
was week before she was able to give a
detailed account Of what had happened
during that night of horror in the oak
closet


Dut shO had SAVED ti,v nVucy, ana the
son undertook to pay the debt of graft.
tude owed by his father, And before the
winter was over Algernon married Mar.
garet, and together they dwell in the old
homestead, and on stormy nights the tell
the children the story of the oak closet
Year: 1875

An absent.minded professor, in going
out the gateway of his college, ran against
a COW. In the confusion of the moment
he raised his hat and exclaimed, 81 beg
your pardon, madam" Soon after he
stumbled against lady in the street. In
sudden recollection of his former mis-
hap he called out, with look Of rage in
his countenance, ais that you again, you
brute 2"
Year: 1875

Judge Wallace found his sister better,
bat the storm coming on it was deemed
best to remain all night, but early the
next morning he set out for home.


Arrived in sight of the house he was
Year: 1875

With the present number the TRINITY
Journal enters upon the Twentieth Year
of lis existence. For nineteen years the
Journal has been a welcome Saturday
visitor to our people, and it begins the
New Volume with the cheering assurance
that its efforts TO please its readers, and
advance their material interests, have
been fully appreciated, as the generous
support it continues TO receive amply
proves. We think we can assert without
the fear of successful contradiction, that
the JOURNAL has as large, If not larger
sub. cription list than any local paper in
the State, published in county of the
same population. Our course in the fu-
ture can be judged by the past. In the
discussion of questions which may arise,
we shall endeavor to deal fairly and can
didly with both sides, while upon matters
of local interest we shall endeavor to
make the JOURNAL an cpitomc of the
home news Of the county. Grateful for
tho generous support heretofore extended
ave bid good-by to our patrons foranother
wear,
Year: 1875

The wheels of Time have completed
another revolution and the year of 1874
is numbered with the dead. In the mat
ter Of great and startling events it has
produced but few that will be deemed
worthy ola place in the worlds great
history. SO far as the civilized world is
concerned, we may say the gates of the
temple Of Janus have been closed
for with the exception Of the continue
tion Of the Cuban struggle for liberty,
and the usual state Of instruction Of the
Spanish American republics, Peace
reigns supreme. Nor has the hand of
pestilence, of famine, or Of any Of the
great evils which at times aflict the
earth's people, been laid heavily upon
any nation during the year. The har-
vests have been abundant-the scourges
of fire and flood have not been felt, nor
has there been depression in business
circles to extend over the land and create
want and suffering.


1t is then, only in the home circle that
the dead year will be remembered, with
the varied feelings Of joy, or sorrow
which its passage may have caused. By
some, it will be looked back upon with
feelings Of unalloyed pleasure, as its joy
Gus recollections are recalled - others
will turn from the contemplation of some
dark moment in its days, with saddcncd
thoughts and soitened hearts which will
be borne with them through life. The
laws of God and Nature are immutable :;
but they seem no less harsh for that
reason, if their fulflment runs counter to
the current Of our happiness. Yet, even
in our saddest moments, we should rec
ognize their eternal fitness, and look with
longing hearts for the consultations Time
may bring in its train.


The year is dead. Let it with its joys
and woes, its cares and perplexities, its
hopes and its disappoinhnents, all be bur
led in the tomb of Time. Let it be re-
membered only for its good, and let the
evil of the past be hidden in the bright
hopes of the future. II it has been one
wherein we are conscious Of having erred
let us then remember it that we may
guard against error in the future. Let
us turn to the future with joyous antici-
patton, and bearing in mind that "loye
is the fulfllment Of the law," extend to
each other the hand Of friendship and
congratulation, sincere in the greeting Of
"a HAPPY New YEAR."
Year: 1875

The State Board of Education will meet
on the 9TH Of January, and heavy press
ure will be brought upon that body to
procure a change in some, if not all the
text books in use in the Common Schools
of this State. This year the effort will
take more irsidious form, under the
pretence that the Bancroft series of read
ers, being a local work, should be adopted
in this State, which would pave the way
for changes in the other text books, and
probably result in a new series being or
dered from beginning to end.


We have heretofore spoken in opposi-
tion to these frequent changes in the
books used in our Common Schools, and
see no reason yet to alter the opinions
heretofore expressed. The Compulsory
Educational Law is now in force, and
parents are compelled, unless good excuse
can be given, 10 send each child between
the ages of eight and fourteen years TO
school eight months Of the year. Each
child attending school must, Of course,
be supplied with the books indicated by
the State Board Of Education. Here, we
see, that it rests with that body to say
whether a million or so of dollars shall
be taken from parents, and put into the
pockets of publishers and importers ornot.
All will agree that such change should
not be made unless the best and graw
est reasons seem to demand it. And if
such reasons do not exist, none are so
well qualified to judge as the parents and
guardians of the children for whose use
these books must be purchased, and who
are the ones most interested. No such
change is demanded by them, and no
such change should be made. In point
Of fact, the universal desire of parents
and guardians is to let the text books
now in use be continued, and the move
for change to new series will be
made, if made at all, in defiance Of the
wishes Of those most directly interested.
In fact, no good reason exists for the
change. The fact that the Bancroft series
of readers are home publication, should
count for nothing, unless it appears that
they are Of greater merit than any Of the
series now in use. In matters of this
character, merit, and not local pride,
should be the only test. There is no
complaint made but the books now in
use are excellent, and even granting that
the new series may possess rather more
merit, it is not good policy to saddle the
expense of the change upon the parents
when the advantages gained will be SO
triAing. The frequent changes in text
books during the years past have been
fruitful theme Of complaint, and the peo-
pie don't want to hear of any more. We
hope the press Of this State will give this
subject the attention it deserves, and echo
the voice Of the people which, will be
without doubt, unanimous against any
present change.
Year: 1875

THE Fox AND THE GRAPEs.-A couple
Of men, one Of them a sailor and the 9TH
er blacksmith, were working in mine
situated not far from San Juan, a few
days ago, each Of them being engaged in
piping against bank Of solid gravel.
They were working about 80 or 40 feet
distant from each other. While thus en-
gagged, each having his eyes directed in
tently towards the bank, anticipating a
cave, discovered at the same moment
something peeping out of the bank which
to them looked like chunk of solid gold.
Each dropped his pipe and started toward
the bank to secure the prize, but before
they reached it, a cave came and buried
up their treasure. The adage Of the fox
and the grapes will apply to the incident.
The fellows are working like Trojans day
and night to unearth the chunk of gold.
Year: 1875

AN Idaho City husband who tarried a
little too long at thanksgiving" on GO
ing home, mistook the woodshed for his
house, and entering, stripped himself,
hupg his apparel on the sawbucli and re-
nred on pile Of cordword. His mistake
was discovered by his wife, who had set
up to await the return of her "lord, "
and overheard him quarreling with an
imaginary 'old woman" about there not
being covering enough on the bed and it
is said she made it warm enough for him
without cover for awhile.
Year: 1875

THERE is man on board Of one of the
vessels loading wheat in South Vallejo,
who says he was on board the ship with
Admiral Farragut when he sailed into
this harbor and took possession of Mare
Island for the Government Of the United
Year: 1875

4 proposition has originated in the Com
mon Council relative to the construction Of
the new Court-House and City Hall, which ia
the only practicable plan that has been aug
gested for the Immediate prosecution Of tho
work, and which the County Commissioners
should aecept, The proposition is, in brief,
that the county shall avail itself OF its priyi-
ege to borrow tho money for tho construction
OF tho entire building, and tho city will as-
sunc tho payment Of its proportion Of the in
terest on tho bonds, and also pay its proror-
ton Of tie principal in tho and Tho City
Government cannot borrow tho money 70.
quired to build ita portion Of the work on
accouut Of haying reached tho constitutional
limit Of its indebtedness. Tle county, on
tho other hand, may Issue bonds to tho
amount, wo believe, Of 81, 900 immedi-
atoly, and, before the completion OF the work


borrow sufficient money to pay for the whole
Of 1t. BY tho time the principal shall become
due, Chicago will DO q city with at least g
million, and perhaps two millions, Of inhab-
itauts, and 1t will thon DO amply prepared to
pay of its proportion of tho cost.


The main argument IN favor Of this plan
is, that the county and city aro practically
QUO and tho sa1ne. At least 81 Per cent OF
the county taxes ARE paid by residents of Chit
cago, md large majority OF the chief outly-
ing towns-Hydo Park, Lake, Cicero, Now
Trier, Lake View, and Evanston-are inhab-
itod mainly by the families Of men who do
business in tho city. The interests OF the
city and county in this matter aro identical.
For tho county to borrow tho entire sum
necessary for the construction Of the build
ing Is simply to relieve tho common ta1-pay-
srs Of city and county from the exaction Of
Year: 1875

Democratic urIeraucus-
fthe bowling mob of infationists in Ohio,
consist of denunciations of Republicans as
Radicals. 1t is quite unnecessary at this time
to give definition of the term ''Radcap' as
applied to political parties, or to that other
term in use, Conservative. 1t is we'll howey-
er to inquire il there is even show of rea-
son in calling the Republicans Radicals, and
the Democrats Conservatives.


The question of paramount interest now
before the country is the currency question.
1t is. an issue which the Democrats have
made, and which the Republicans have ac-
cepted. The Democratic party in Ohio and
elsewhere has taken position in opposition to
contraction and virtually in favor of imitation
and of reputation of the interest on the
public debt. The Republican party every
where has pronounced for the resumption of
specie payments. The Democrats are carried
away by wild and visionary schemes of
finance. They camor for the abolition OF the
common currency of the world, for the dem
Meditation of the precious metals, for the
adoption of paper currency as bad or worse
than the French assignats. Regardless of the
wisdom of ages and of the teachings of ex-
perience they cry out for the overturning of
the present money standard, and for the set
ting up of a new and variable one. On the
other hand the Republicans cling to that
standard Of value in general use by the
world, and refuse to wander from the path
marked out by the great financiers of all
times. The Democrats advocate great and
radical changes. The Republicans conserva-
lively adhere to the ancient financial system.
Which party, on this question Of currency,
is the Radica. and which the Conservative.


The Republicans had no objection to be
called Radicals wien the term meant the up
roofing of slavery and kindred denominations,
but they do rot propose to uproot the finan-
cial system of the world and set up a new
standard of value; that they leave to the
Radical Democracy.
Year: 1875

WE don't think it becomes the editor of the
Anson ADVOCATE to rise up in judgment


against others respecting the ''paper credit"
frauds. The man, who, as selectman of a
town with population of 100, and a town,
too, in which he has always lived, purchased
paper men for his own town, and signed a
certificate that, to the best of his knowledge
and belief, the names aforesaid were those of
men in the service of the United States from
the toacn Of Anson, isn't just the one to howl
round about this miserable matter and accuse
men Of participation with him in this busi-
ness upon the rumor that some man whose
name and his friends refuse to give, heard


something at hotel door key-hole. Go to,
Year: 1875

The Argus has not yet mustered up cour-
age to print the two Ohio platforms in con-
nection so that its readers may compare them
1t contents itself with the deca-
ration that the Democratic platform
is every whit as good as the Republican, that
is, that platform which calls for the cessa-
ton of contraction and for the payment of
one-half the customs in paper is as good as
a platform which calls for resumption.
Year: 1875

IT need not be urged upon the Republi-
cans of Cumberland county that it is very i'm
portant to nominate a ticket made up of men
of we'll known character and ability, for all
that we have seen or heard from have ex-
pressed determination to spare no effort to
secure honest and acceptable men. There
will be local favorites, but we are certain that
personal and sectional preferences will be
cheerfully yielded to the will of the majority.
Past mistakes must be used as lessons to warn
us in the future, and past differences should,
and we trust will, be forgotten.