The Shasta courier., 1859-07-16
Hesperian Magazine.

One peculiarly interesting feature of this Mag
azlne is series of biographical sketches of the
early pioneers of California, one of which ap-
pears every month. We have received the Hes
peran for July, and it is an exceedingly interest
ing number.
This number contains portrait of Isaac c.
Sparks, California pioneer of 1882, with BIZ
ographical sketch, containing many interesting
facts of the history of the early settlement of
this country.
THE Earliest Pioneer of All' is tha title of a
curious sketch of Digger woman of the olden
time, supposed to be nearly two hundred years
old.
These sketches ofthe early settlers of Caliior-
MIA are well written, and valuable for preserva-
ton. Besides these there are eight interesting
original articles
Prof. A. j. Grayson, a regular monthly con-
tributor on 0rnithology, has furnished this num-
Der with fine lithograph plate of the bearded
jay, and an article on its genera with technical
observations.
The department Youths Casket,1 written by
DR.. Kellogg, and illustrated with birds and fow-
crs, is exceedingly interesting to children. Also
the Editors Table is replete with wit and hu-
NOR.
This Magazine is destined to command almost
universal attention, and awaken everywhere a
deep interest for its success, for we have long
needed such repository wherein all the lives of
tlo ri, - i
served
The body of this popular Magazine has very
sensibly improved under the literary supervision
of Mrs. Day, and she should be encouraged in
this noble enterprise. Mrs Day is woman Of
great energy and indomitabe perseverance, and
has managed to keep the Magazine out of debt
and II is just beginning to become a paying in
stitution.
On the whole it is good Magazine, and no
pains or expense seem to be spared to make it
attractive. The Hesperian deserves to be we'll
patronized by Californians G. X. C.
DEcLNED.-Eljah Steele, of Siskiyou-who
by the way, is both talented and ac-
complished gentleman-Anti-Lecom nomi-
nee for Attorney General, has declined the posi-
tion 1t is reported that he purposes running
for Judge of the Ninth Judicial District, on the
Anti-Lecompton ticket In his letter of with
drawal he says he would not have taken thai
course were he mot convinced, from immediate
| association with the masses of the people, tina,
the success of the nominees of our the Anti.
Lecompton] party is almost certain" Mr.
Steele talks quite hopefully but the shrewdness
with which he acts in withdrawing is admirable
| EDMUND RASDoLPH.-The Sacramento STAN
dard in speaking of the nomination of Edmund
| Randolph for Attorney General, cice Elijah
| Steele, resigned, on the Anti-Lecompton ticket
| says:
Randolph is as brilliant as star of the first
| magnitude and as erratic as the most vagrant
| of the comets. 1t will, indeed require polti-
cal astronomer to calculate his orbit
Lazarus, picking up the crumbs as they fall
from the table Of Dives, presented no more pitt
able spectacle than Edmund Randolph STOPPING
| to gather up the cast-of honors of Mr.. Elijah
Steele, of Siskyou
We trust that the history of Lazarus and
Dives will not be further illustrated by Mr. Ran
1olph. We trust that, after the election we will
not find him, like Lazarus, sitting in the "Abra-
hams bosom" Of Success. with a big bowl of
pap and spoon to cat it with, while Williams,
like Dives Of old, is away down in the He'll OF
Defeat, with nothing save ashes to eat