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Year: 1876

A REMARKABLE FROG STORY. A remark
able incident occurred at Brown & Halls
saw mill. in Acton, while pine log was
being sawed up into lumber. The outside
slab and one board had been cut off, and
while the workmen were turning over the
log they were surprised to see large toad
poke his head out of a hole in which he was
lmbedded ,and where he had barely escaped
being cut up by the saw How the stran-
ger got there was mystery, as he was
completely encased in the wood. with no
possible means Of ingress or egress. AS
the log was the fourth or fifth from the
butt of the tree. his position must have
been at least fifty or sixty feet from the
ground, and he had no doubt grown up
with it from infancy, being probably hun
dreds of years old The animal was quite
fiat, and nearly rs large as mans hand.
He was perfectly blind, but when taken
from his bed he made use of his limbs to
crawl away. The tree was perfectly sound
with the exception OF decayed spot OF
about foot in length below the hollow
place in which he was imbedded How
did he get there. and what did he live on?
Toronto Globe


A Gentleman recently had occasion to
consult his halter, but was unable to find
in the shop the precise article that he need
ed. Come Tomorrow" said the halter,
finally Il know to It. what you require
You want tranquil hat with moderated
and not unseemly gayety in the brim. I'll
fix 1t for you tomorrow, sure"
Year: 1876

"Ihe child is mine" said the Daylight,
"for she is most like me;
So get thee hence, thou gray Night,
We've nought to do with thee!
Eer eyes are blue as my skies;


Her locks are like the sun;
She shall but sleep meath thy skies,
When my glad hours are done"
"Not so,' then spake the Nighttime.
''She's fair US is my moon;
And her voice is like the love rhyme
My own bird sings in June;
Her eyes are like the star gems


Set far above the sun;
And her bresth is sweet as the blossoms
That open when thou art gone"
"Choose thou me-" said the Daylight,
"FOr all the world is mine,
The birds sing in my gay light


Like gold the waters shine;
And mine are all the best flowers


Thai over the whole earth grow
And mine are all the blithe hours


Wherein men come and go"
Nay, be thou mine" said the Night time,
''For too can give thee gold
i'aler indeed is my bright time,


Fainter and somewhat cold;
But the lover loves my fay y-light;


With me the poet sings best;
While the toiling children of Daylight
Can use me but for rest"
Then she answered "While flowers sunlit
While the bird and the hummng bee,
And the eyes of playmates lit,


Are Just enough for me
While burdens are light for bearing,


While sorrow is loath to stay
so long, beyond all comparing.


will love thee best, . Day!
But, when | shall find a gladness


To all but myself unknown;
And when there shall come a sadness


needs must endure alone:
When grief is too great for weeping


When bliss cannot bear the light
lis then, while the rest are sleeping,


That I'll watch with thee, o Night!''
Year: 1876

"Yes-a-I see. But hope you haven't
forsaken us, Tom"


II have forsaken only the evil you hold
in store, Peter The fact is, concluded
my wife and little ones had fed on husks
about long enough, and if there was a good
kernel left IN my heart, or in my man
hood they should have it,"


"Ah-you heard what said to my wife
that night"


Yes, Peter and l shall be grateful to
you for it as long as live, My remem-
brance of you will always be relieved by
that tinge of warmth and brightness"


And Peter Tindar went home and med
itated. Somehow he did not feel like
holding up his head as he met his fellow
men. If he had a thought that Tom Darcy
might fall back, he was mistaken The
hand of God had been in that work, and
one of Gods own chosen angels-a true
and loving wife-was helper and sus-
taner.
Year: 1876

Condemn no man for not thinking as YOU
think. Let every one enjoy the full and free
liberty Of thinking for himself. Abhor every
approach in any kind or degree to the spirit of
persecution. II you cannot reason or persuade
i man into the truth, never attempt to force
him into it. John Wesley.
Year: 1876

A new variation Of the old sawdust
swindle has Just been uncovered in New
York. Country folks, pay attention: 1t
Is based on an advertisement which has
appeared in country papers for some
time past, saying that homo was
wanted for an orphan girl, that the child
had an annual income, half OF which
would be paid to any responsible family
in the country that would adopt her and
give her q comfortable home. Appli-
cants were instructed to address p Ger
tain box, New York city, and invited to
send fifty cents for photograph of the
little girl. It is stated that the adver-
tiser received over one hundred letters
daily, enclosing bali dollar tor the
Year: 1876

IN the northern counties Of Michigan
are several settlements Of respectable
Ottawa Indians, Who. although thrifty
and peaceful. are very poor. fon'
Methodist preachers are laborine in this
region. all Of whom are native Indians
One Of them receives ministerial salary
Of fifty dollars year. out OF which he
paw his own expenses and clothes him
self. They are all crippled in Their
work by lack Of money. but more so by
lack Of tracts aud books in the Language
OF ths people smopx whom they labor
They make loud appeal for good book.
in the Chippewa or Ottawa dialect II
any OF our church choirs have hymn
books in either OF these dialects. out o'
which they have no occasion to sing,
they will do vol to send them to this
difficult fcld OF labor.
Year: 1876

consumption, and induced miscalculation
IN business and the unremuneratiVe use
of capital and labor. Even in prosper
our times the daily wants of industrious


communities press closely upon their
daily earnings, The margin of possible


National savings is at best a small per-


centage of National earnings Yet now
for these eleven years the Governmental
consumption has been a larger portion
of the National earnings than the whole
people can possibly save, even In pros
porous times, for all new Investments
The consequences of these errors are


now a present public calamity, but they
were never doubtful, never invisible.


They were necessary al d inevitable, and


were foreseen and depicted when the


waves of that fictitious prosperity ran
highest In a speech made by me on the
oath of September, 1868, it was said Of
these taxes:


| "They bear heavily upon every mans


income, upon every industry and every
! business In the country, aud year by
year they are destined to press still more
| heavily unless we arrest the system that
| gives rise to them. 1t was comparatively
| easy when values were doubling under
repeated issues Of legal-tender paper
money to pay out Of the growth of our
growing and appparant wealth these
taxes, but when values recede and sink
towards their natural scale, the taX-gath-
erer takes from US not only our income,
not only or profits, but also a portion Of


our capital l do n OF wish to exaggerate


or alarm l simply say that we can not
afford that policy TOW ards the South


We can not afford the magnificent and
! oppressive centralism into which our
| Government Is being converted. We can


not afford the present magnificent scale


of taxation


To the Secretary of the Treasury l
! said early in 1865: There is no royal
road for Government more than for an
| individual or corporation. What you


want to do now is, to cut down your expen-


ses and live within your income" [


would give all the legerdemaip of finance


and fnanciering, 1 would give the whole
| of it, for the old homely maxim: Live


within your income" This reform will
be resisted at every step, but 1t must be
pressed persIstently. We see to-day
the immedia te representa- tives of the peO-
| pie in one branch of Congress, while
| struggling to reduce expenditures, COM
| PEELED to confront the menace of Sen ate
and Executive that unless Objectionable
appropriations be consented to, the
| operations Of the Government there
! under shall suffer detrIment OF cease.


In my judgement, an amen1ment of
the Constitution ought to be raised sePa-


rating into distinct bills appropriations
/ for the various Departments of the pub
| lie service, and excluding from each bill


all appropriations for other objects and


all independent legislation In that way


alone can every power of each of the


two Houses aud Of the Executive be pre-
served and exempted from the moral du-
ress which often compels assent to
| Objectionable appropriations rather
| than stop the wheels of the Govern


ment.
Year: 1876

The circumstances calling forth the
following touching and thrilling lines,
are as follows: A young lady in New
Y Ork was in the habit of writing for a
Philadelphia paper, on the subject of
temperance. Her writing was so full of
pathos, and evidenced such deep emo
tiOns of soul, that friend accused her
of being a maniac on the subject of Tenn
peranee. Whereupon she wrote the
following lines
Year: 1876

Go feel what I have felt;


Go bear what have borne;
Sink meath the blow a father dealt.


And the cold worlds proud scorn;
Then suffer on from year to year
The sole relief the scOrching tear.
Year: 1876

Go, then, 70 mOIneT5 sue,


And her crushed bosom cheer;
Thine own deep anguish hide;


Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear;
Mark her worn frame and withered brow
The gray that streaks her dark hair now
Her failing frame and trembling limb,
And trace the ruin back to him
Whose plighted faith, in early youth,
Promised eternal love and truth,
But who forsworn. hath yielded up
That promise to the cursed cup.
And led her down through love and light
And all that makes Efe's prospects bright
And chained her there, mid want and


strife


That lowly thing, a drunkard's wife:
And stamped on childhood's brow, so mild
That withering blight, a drunkard,s child
Year: 1876

Go hear, and feel, and see and know


All that my soul hath felt and known
Then look upon the wine-cup's glow;


See if its beauty can atone;
Think of its flavor you will try,
w hen all proclaim, q tits drink and di9!
Year: 1876

An accessory cause enhancing the dis
tress in business is to be found IN the
systematic and insupportable govern
ment imposed on the States of the South.
Besides the ordinary effect of ignorant
and dishonest administration, it has in
flicted upon them enormous issues of
fraudulent bonds, the scanty avails of
which were wasted or stolsn, and the eX-
istence of which is a public discredit,
tending to bankruptcy or reputation.
Taxes, generally oppressive, in some IN
stances have confscated the entire in
come of property, and totally destroyed
its marketable value. Is is impossible
that these evils should not react upon the
prosperity of the whole country. The
noblor motives of humanity concur with
the material interests OF all In requiring
that every obstacle be removed to com
plete and durable reconciliation betwee en-
kindred population, once unnaturally
estranged, on the basis recegniz ed by
the st. Louis platform, Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, with its amend
ments universally accepted as a fual
settlement of the controversies which
engendered civil war. But in aid of a
result so benefcent the moral influence
of every good citizen, as well as every
Governmental authority ought to be
exerted, not alons to maintain their just
equality before the law, but like wise to
establish a cordial fraternity and good
will among citizens, whatever their race
or color. who are now united in the one
des tiny of common selfgovernment. II
the duty shall be assigned to me, l
should not fail to exercise the powers
with which the laws and the Constitution
of our country clothe its Chief Magis-
trate to protect all its citizens, whatever
their former condition, in every political
and personal right.
Year: 1876

knew how much lower she would
have to descend if she went with me,
I abhorred myself. She vowed she
would go everywhere went and do
everything I did. Could l see her
do that? Her loveliness stained
she pure as an angel? No sir! if it
kills me l will leave off and never
touch, taste, Or handle any more
from this night, henceforth, and for
ever. And now gentlemen, help me
to be a man again."


The building vibrated with the
cheering, stamping, and clapping,
and gush of song rose from those
many hearts which might have been
heard for miles.


Oh! "there is joy in heaven over
one sinner that repenteth," and
should there not be Joy on earth?


We hope God converted the soul
Of Mr.. Rose, for he became a good
man, and his family we've very hap
py. But we hope no other daughter
will have to resort to SO painful
remedy to save father C'ongre-
nationalist.
Year: 1876

The other day Dctroiter, who
has good record of army service,
took down his revolver to shoot a
cat which had been hanging around
the house. After looking at him
while he fired six shots, the cat walk
ed away. While he was loading up
for more destruction, the shooters
small boy inquired: "Father did
you ever kill any one while you were
IN the army?" l suppose so, my son."
After long pause the boy continued.
"Then you must have got near
enough to hit 'em with an ak, didn't
you?" 1t was then discovered to be
about school time.
Year: 1876

WELL IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
The Well in the Public Cemetery is now
finished wi ha gooi pump, atlording u
plentiful supply OF water. Thi, is some.
thing that has long been netdtd by our
people and will give those who are i'm
bued with pleasant recollections of the
dead an opportunity to ornament and
beaatlfy their last resting llace. An or.
namented Cemetery is the best indication
of civilized and humane comm nifty and
now as there Is an opportunity to do so,
we hope our people will loose no time in
availing themselves of the new improve
ment.


Those who have promised or desire to
contribute money to pay for the Well,
will please leave it with NJ. f. Griffin.
Year: 1876

AT THE CENTFNNIAL.-File Of the
TRINITY Journal from May 10th until
the close of the Centennial Exposition,
will be found at the Pavilion of Rowell's
Newspaper Exhibition at Philadelphia.
The space assigned to this publication is
No. 39l. Trinity people visiting the Cen
tennial will make note of it.
Year: 1876

COUNTY COURT convened on Tues
day last and Il jury was impaneled to
try Neal and Pennell, of Trinity Center,
indicted by the late Grand Jury for as
sault on Edward Enright. The whole
time Of the Court has since been con
sumed in taking evidence in the case and
it will probably require the rest Of the
week TO conclude the trial. a gre at
many witnesses from Trinity Center have
been in attendance and more are sub
para d. Both sides are making strenu-
ou efforts, while the ejurymen- most Of
whom are from out of town-seem anx-
ious to have the case conclude.
Year: 1876

d. "a
The present City Conservative Committee
has so far done well. and won the enco-
miums Of the almost entire Conservative
community. The harmonizing OF conflict
ing elements and the future success OF the
party seem to be the only objects that have
actuated and guided them In their adoption
OF plan Of . primary election. But to
make the plan yet more perfect and salts
factory and to secure the greatest degree of
harmony and unity of action in the ensuing
spring elections, they. should adopt rule
ey winch any eandsaass ,osA 6e prohibited
Rumors Of Withdrawals and combinations
in a certain event are already in, circulation.
II anything OF this kind be done it is easy
enough to see that great dissatisfaction and
perhaps serious consequences to the party
may grow out OF It. Let the committee at
once, therefore, put, the seal OF their disap-
probation on everything Of this kind.


CONSERy ITIyE
Year: 1876

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.--We Q
have received copy OF the annual report
OF the Board OF Health bound in pamphlet
form. It is very valuable work. Its most
important features have been published in
the Dispatch from time to time.
Year: 1876

Ward Meetings. THE Conservative citi-
zens Of the different wards are to meet in
their respective wards tomorrow night for
the purpose Of considering the plan adopted
by the City Executive Committee in re-
ference to the nomination Of municipal can
didates. -
Year: 1876

DANGEROUS There is dangerous place
in the sidewalk on Fourteenth street be-
tween Main and Cary, which ought to be
repaired before some one sues the city Tor


broken ankle and gets about $4,000.
Year: 1876

The wild Piute who edits the Reese
River Receiue has the andacity to re-
veal the private habits of the ladies of
his acquaintance in this fashion:


The advantages of striped over plain
white stockings become apparent when
the streets are in the slushy condition
they are at present. The mud does
not show on the striped article as it
does on the white, and lady can wear
a pair of the former six weeks without
n change being actually necessary;
whereas, in wearing the latter, NEST
ladies are obliged to change as often as
once in two weeks Undoubtedly the
striped stockings are the most econom-
zeal.
Year: 1876

lied name which he has left, is, in deed 8 triumph which should be I great consolation to his many mourning friends. The example of one such life is worth more than all the fame which worlds of wealth could give, and to merit the joyful plaadit well done thou good and faithful servant" as Col. Peay has done, is better far than to conquer worlds.
Year: 1876

no longer confined to them, put becomes the busi iess of the whole nation; for if this injustice is submitted to, then the voting of other states is utterly idle, and they too will have to indulge a reign of usurpation. This is truly the position of affairs in America, hence the determine tion of this Presidential election may decide the very existence

 the republic. The question 5 shall the country continue to be ruled by rascals, or shall it's coun- sels be directed by virtuous, pub lie spirited citizens--in short are the good to be governed by the bad, the negro and his white leaders, Shall It be that this great country is to descend to the condition of Mexico, and the South American Republics? As suledly at any cost the American people will rise in their might and say no. If there is no sufficient virtue in the United States to afford a peaceable removal of the existing evils, sooner or later or der will have to be secured by the sword, and so great soldier, a Napoleon, must become master of the land, and pronounce q .mo- cratic republicanism failure, and tue people must cease to rule and become the subjects of Il master, of dictator or an abso. lute monarch.

 This is the end to be dreaded, and which will surely come if the people of America stand idly by and submit to the overthrow of their rights by q republican pres ident, through his infamous seal awags sent out for that purpose.

 l am yours tru,y, B. w. c.
Year: 1876

The cavalry branch of the army OF
Greece numbers eleven men, nine
horses, one old omnibus from New
York, and u buck board for the Col
onel. TIE horses are now being snod
and the cavalry placed on war foot
ing Free Press.
Year: 1876

SUGGEsTIvE--It is a feature of the canvass
in Oregon this year that in the counties
where the republicans are in the asceadent,
there is no such thing as an independent
ticket, but wherever the same party is in a
hopeless minority independent tickets are pre-
scented. This policy is readily understood.
4 United States Senator is 70 be elected this
year, and the aim OF the republican leaders
is to get as many radicals as possible elected
to the legislature. In the matter OF county
Offices The question Of politics may be ignored,
but when it comes 10 the legislature demo
Gratis should cast their votes for the represen-
tatiyes who Will faithfully carry OUT III cir
political preferences.
Year: 1876

TIE COMING MAN.-GOyernor Hayes,
of Ohio, seems TO be looming mp IN
the distance as the probable repub-
lieap nominee for President, and we
doubt whether that party could make
q more unobiectionable selection. Gov
ernor Hayes is both talented, rich, ,'nde
pendent and honorable, and that Is
more than can be said for anyOther man
ve; named on that side OF the political
household. The republicans would
be wise to nominate bin. They could
do with him better than they can do
with any other man, and they would
have the qualification Of knowing, in
case of defeat, that their candidate
was at least an honest and decent
man, and was not beaten as punish
meut for his corruption and crimes.
By all means, let them take Hayes.
He il their foriorn hope and the only
man at all likely to lead them out of
the gloomy wilderness of despair into
which they are now plunged, or to
save them from total annihllation as
a party.
Year: 1876

The Mark Lane Express says the present aspect of
the country, although not alarming, l. not calci =
lated 10 afford faTmes much satisfaction. Light Ian 5
bear fairly promising crops, but ON heavy soils the
crops, are poor. We incline 10 the idea that with
the cessation of cold winds and with little warm
rain, crops viii fairly recover Country markets are
almost without exception Gearer- At the close OF
last week trade IN London had been marked with
considerable fiTmness ami with steady demand for
the continent. Wheat has improved shilling per
quarter The cont!alance Of export inquiry and the
steadiueSs with which C4rgcas off taken for
the continent show that the request IS based upon a
genuine foundation and the leading feature OF trade
has been considerably strengthened thereby In ad-
ton to the inquiry for wheat the spot and car
goes of coast the demand for the continent has
tended for e.ngoes passage from Australia and
California. Ii proper to supplement tine foregoing
with the statement that the weather his mode al Ell
greatly, The Thermometer rising 10 II degrees, AID
showers have fallen and weather warm
Year: 1876

OFFICIAL MEANNEss.-Because Gen.
Custer obeyed the summons Of the
House of Representatives and testiti
ell % what he knew in relation TO The
post leadership iniquity, the President
ordered mis- dismissal from his com
mand, but was afterwards persuaded
to retain him, though with great re
luotance. This shows how malignant
Grant can be when be is offended. Al
though Custer is one Of the best off
GERS in the army and won great fame
during the war, the President would
have deprived the Country of bis SER
vices out of revenge because OF the
Generals truthful testimony against
Belkndp. Had it not been for Gen.
erai Sherman, Secretary Taft and
other influential men, who represent
ed to Grant the smallness and folly of
his determination to remove Custer,
that OFFICER would now be a private
citizen instead of filing the place he
Is so fully qualified to fill.
Year: 1876

Two PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS are al
ready in the field. The first in point
of time is the prohibition ticket, with
General Green Clay Smith, Of Ken
tucky, fer President, and G, T. Stew
art, OF Omaha, for Vice President
The second is .he greenback ticket,
with the venerable Peter Cooper for
President and Newton Booth for Vice
President.
Year: 1876

SPEAKER kerr, of the United States
House of Representatives, anticipates
that he will be forced to resign his po


sition on account of his continued i'll
health. This will be bad news to the
democracy in the House and to the
party generally, and even the repub.
iicans will regret it; for Mr.. keer, be
sides being a very able presiding officer
is likewise an emineutly fair one, and
highly courteous to the opposition. He
is much liked by all parties, and his
resignation, which it is thought he will
communicate to the House in a few
days, will be universally deplored


Who bis successor will be has not yet
been intimated. Hon. 5. Cox has been
filling the chair daring the Speaker
absence, but whether he would be
chosen to succeed is not SO certain.
Year: 1876

MARRIAGE LIcENcEs.-We have Just had printed
in very neat style lot Of blank Marriage Licences
for which we prepared to nil orders. TLess
licenses are printed on extra fne paper, and lie
sold at the rate of s6 per hundred 81 for Atty End
at the same rate fora less number County AuditOrs
e requested to senl IN their orders In every Sc
orders must be accompanied by the cash If