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The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05
TOWER HOUSE,
At the junction of the Yreka and Wea-
verville Roads, IL Miles from Shasta.

~ THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD AN
iiiE nounce to the public, and particularly
I@ Ilal@ to persons travelling to and from Yreka,
and Weaverville, that having leased this long
established stand, formerly known as the " Free
Bridge House" he is prepared to entertain GUS
toners in style not surpassed by any hotel in
Northern California
Having completed his commodious building,
and furnished it in the best possible manner, he
is enable to promise the very best aecommoda-
tions.
The Table, as heretofore, will always be sup
piled with the best viands the market furnishes;
while from the large garden attached to the
premises, all the vegetables grown in this part Of
the State viii be furnished in the greatest abun-
dance.
He has also a secure CORRAL connected
with his establishment, always supplied with an
abundance of Barley and Hay
LEVI II. TOWER.
Tower House, March l, 1854. mhl1-tf
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

CLEAR CREEK LODGE, NO. 60, meet
every Thursday Evening in Spencer's Hall, at
Horsetown. A. Corbus, N. G. o. II. Ander-
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

ia The Lincoln (Ilinois) Democrat publishes
two lines of the great epic upon Gen. Jackson
written by Western bard:
/" When you see their eyes glisten, then my men
fire,
Were the last dying words Of A. Jasason Es-
quire'
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05
Special Notices.
YOUNG MEMS, LIBRARY Asocr..

tion- This Association viii meet on Thursday
evening of each week, at o'clock, for the
transaction of general business. Rooms-iu
Iomlinson's Building, over Wells, Fargo L Co.
open to members at all hours.
J. E. DENT, President.
JOHN ANDERSON, Secretary.
Shasta, Oct. Is, 1858.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

FRENCH GULCH LODGE, NO. IS, meet
every Saturday Evening. E. Dickinson, N. G..
Marcus Levy, Sect
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05
JUST RECEIVED,

A LARGE AND EXTENSIVE ASSORT-
II ment of very fine white and blue
BILL HEAD AND WAY-BILL PAPER.
We are now prepared to do this style of print
ing in a neat and expeditions manner, and a
San Francisco Prices
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05
FOR RENT.

o. THE LIGHT AND COMMODIOUS
Iii Fire Proof Brick Store, next door to
2n4 Stevenson L Co., and now occupied by
Hoffman as family grocery, is offered for rent
on reasonable terms. For particulars enquire of
DR.. RoETHE
City Drug Store, Main st.
Shasta, Dec. II, 1857. decl2tf
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

WESTERN STAR LODGE, No.
W 2, OF F. & A. NJ, meets every Saturday
* evening. Stated meetings on the Sat-
urday Evening next preceding the Full
n.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

.yn. SHASTA ENCAMPMENT, NO. II,
s:$T |. o. o. F.-Regular Meetings on the End
'sN~ and 4th Wednesdays of each month.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

BsIsn WILLIAM NJ. ALLEN, R. w. G. W,
and D. D. G. M.-Residence, Horsetown.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

@ng@@ SHASTA CHAPTER OR. A. MA
ZAS sons No. 9-The regular semi-monthly
easSsS Meetings held at Masonic Hall every I'd
md 4th Tuesday.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-05

A0 0DO GD0 MS0
,saSssssss<<s SHASTA LODGE, NO. 81,
zRTsAE Meets every Monday Evening at Odd
SSasSassS~ Fellows Hall. in Wills and Young's
Building. All visiting brothers are
cordially invited to attend. Geo. r. Knox, N.G
B. TAYLOR Sect
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
Photographing Sounds.

The following startling but visionary
idea is given by the London Photographic
Neus. The discovery, if true, would be
n Of the very first Importance. Tt may
spoil the prospect, however, to say that we
heard the same announcement made from
the same quarter, and with quite as great
a f3ourish-yery nearly twenty years ago.
An invention that makes no progress in
twenty years is very doubtful
" In another part of our columns will
be found the details of a very singular
discovery by NJ. L. Scott, by means Of
which signs may be made to record them
selves, whether those sounds are those of
musical instruments, or emitted by the
voice in singing or speaking. Professor
Wheatstone, during his recent visit to
Paris, vas invited by the Able Moigno
to inspect the papers on which these
sounds had printed themselves, and is
said to have been greatly surprised and
pleased with what he saw. The mark
progueed on the paper by a particular
note is invariably the same , so, also if a
person speaks, the tone Of voice in which
he speaks is faithfully recorded. As yet
no practical advantage has been obtain
ed by the discovery but M. L. Scott is
sanguine that, in course of time, he will
so improve his apparatus that it will be
capable of printing a speech, which may
be written off verbatim, to the great saw
ing of the labor of parliamentary report.
o1tC
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

HD- The following good story of d
Negroes first meeting with a bear is told
by Col. -, who had spent most of his
fortune and life in the woods Of Florida.
The Colonel had a black fellow, a good
natured, happy creature, who, one morn.
ing, was strolling through the woods;
whist]ing and roaring as be went, when
he spied an individual as black as him.
self, with much more wool. Dick looked
at his new friend, and the bear ION his
rump) at his. Dicks eyes began to stick
cut a feet. Who's DAT Z" cried Dick
shaking all over. Bruin began to ap
proach. Dick pulled heels for the first
tree, and the bear after him. Dick was
up on the cypress, and the bear stretch
ing close after him-Dick moved out or
a limb, began to bend. "Now, see here,
Mister, if you come any farder dis limb
broke. Dere! dere! | told you So" As
Dick had said, the limb broke, and down
bear and niger. "Dere, you black
debll, | told you so dis is all your fault;
yer broke yer neck, and I'll just take yer
to Massa Colonel.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
A sonambulist on the Cars.

The Adrain Watchtower is responsible
for the following narrative of the adven
lures of q Somnambulist ON the cars OF
the Michigan Southern Road.
Il gentleman with his wife took pas
sage in Chicago on the night express
train for the East, and took bertks in the
sleeping car. They laid down In their
beths o Q after leaving Chicago, and
were soon in dreamland. The gentleman,
it seems, had a habit of getting mp while
asleep. aud did 50 at the time when the
train stopped at Laporte. lie. walked out
of the car Oh the platform in front o the
passenger Rouse, and the cars came away
while he was walking about. lie G0rsln-
ued in this state until he was spoken to
by some Of the men belonging to the sta
ton, when he awyke, and at once realized
his condition. The cars had been gone
some .Ftqe ard were y long way this side.
rhc man vas IN deep tribulation, and in
formed enc the men of his troubles. His
wife was on the train, and worst of all,
he had laid his pocket book, containing
$4,000, III his berth, of which his wife
had no knowledge. A locomotive was at
the depot, with steam up, and he asked
The engineer to name his price to over
take the train. The Superintendent Of
the Western Division being at Laporte,
was consulted. and it was agreed to at
tempt to oFertake the train for $3.50, to
which was added $40 for the engineer,
and $40 for the fireman. 1t was no slight
risk to run a locomotive over the road at
irregular hours. to say nothing of the ex-
ira speed required to overtake the train,
which had by the time they started, near
ly au hours start; but they came on, fear.
full as was tie risk, and Lassed stations
without Stacking the speed, leaving the
Switchmen to wonder what was up. At
one or two stations they were obliged to
stop for trains, but they succeeded III
overtaking the express at Jonesville, one
hundred and seven miles from Laporte.
Fhe last % 2 miles was RIM in 81 min
utes.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
The Mysterious Chess Player.

The New York correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Mercury, in a notice Of
Morphy, the. great chess player, SAYS a
queer incident occurred to him soon af.
ter his arrival in New York. A carriage
drove to the St. Nicholas, in which was
seated a splendidly dressed lady. She
sent up a card, and requested an inter.
view with the chess champion. The in.
terview was granted, when the fair visis
tor demanded the privilege Of playing a
game with Mr.. Morphy. Mr.. M. looked
at the magnificent eyes of the stranger,
and said Yes, certainly" The chess
table was brought to the window, and
Mr.. Morphy placed the men. The lady,
of course, was permitted the first move.
Half a dozen moves were MAIDS on either
side; and Morphy found himself interest
ed-his visitor promised to prove the
most formidable antagonist he had had
for a long time. Being absorbed in the
game, Morphy directed the servant to ad-
nit no one else until it was completed.
The game lasted two hours and was
drdwn. TIE lady was then satisfied, and
blushingly took her leave, Morphy him
self accompanying her to her carriage.
The moment she had gone, Morphy and
his friends set at work to ascertain
the identity of the beautiful visitor, not
doubling that the name upon her card
could be found upon the directory, This,
however, proved to be a mistake, and
though every endeavor was made to as
certain precisely who was the visitor, the
gentlemen are as much in the dark as
much in the dark as ever. Whoever she
may be, she played the best game in which
Morphy was ever a contestant, and she
probably adopted this means of match
ing herself with Morphy, in order to as
sure herself Of her W skill.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
Woman's Devotion,

A young gentleman engaged to be mar
ried to a very pretty girl, who had de-
.clared to him a thousand times that she
loved him better than her own soul, (how
title this means after all with women y
fell seriously i'll a few days since, of
which fact she was duly appraised. Our
suffering friend expected to see his be-
loved at his lodgings every hour, all ten
derness and sorrow and devotion, and
while waiting in great anxiety for her
appearance, he received a billet from her
that ran in this w4se:
Mn DEAR FB1sND:-You are very ILL.,,
| hear; so i'll, indeed, that you cannot re.
cover. am sorry, but cannot help you.
We must die some time, you know. Be
kind enough to tell me how long you
think you will live. | will be very happy
to attend your funeral, because | have an
elegant new black dress-so sweet for
mourning-that am dying to wear it.
Please send me word at once, and oblige
Yours, as ever, JENNIE.
The lover thought this a jest at first,
but learning that it was a serious truth,
he resolved to recover, and is doing So
rapidly.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
From the Great Republic Magazine.
Fairy C9lristabeI.

Tonder in the meadow, by the brooklet's flow,
Lived a tender maiden, many a year ago;
She was fair and gentle. shy as a gazello,
Everybody called her Fairy Christabel.
In the bright June MORNINGS you might see her go
To the distant forest where the lilies grow,
While the gentle breezes on her soft neck fell,
playing with the ringlets Of Fairy Christabel.
At the purple twilight she would trip along,
Filing all the valley with her tender song,
Till from hedge and thicket. pretty birds would tel
AL about the graces of Fairy Christabel.
Often have | wandered in the summer days,
Walking close beside her over pleasant ways,
Warning with the yiolets near the hazel dell,
To see which should be the victor, | or Christabel.
New a new grave rises where the violets grow,
And a sadder cadence marks the brooklet's Cow
There the modest daisy and sweet asphodel
Keep true watch where slcepeth Fairy Christabel.
She has gone and left us-never, never more
Shall we see her footsteps by the winding shore;
Ear above the bright stars where the angels dwell
Peacefully assembled Fairy Christabel.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
Laugh On.

Why should sudden clouds of sadness
Frown upon thy youthful face
Why. when Summers joy and gladness,
Smiles and breathes in every placs2
Time enough for sobs aud signing,
When life's pleasures all arc gone,
But while these remain undying,
Natures cry is, laugh, laughon!
Why should timid hearts stand Blushing,
Fearing, lingering on the plain?
While tn. merry streams are gushing,
Dancing to their goal again;
Time enough to fear life's troubles,
When unfriended and alone;
But when trials are but bubbles,
Let them pass, and still laugh on.
Why despend when songs Of gladness
Echo through the forest trees?
When no meaning zeI hyr's sadness,
Signing through the verdantleayes;
Time enough-for life is wasting,
Bid it not in haste be gone;
Urge it not-'tis quickly hasting,
To retain it. laugh, laugh ont
"Look aloft, when thoughts are swelling,
Bursting every heartfelt tie
Listening stars your fears are telling,
Waiting then beyond the sky
Vex not then your heart with sorrow,
Sigh not then in mournful tone
Think not of the coming morrow.
Vhle yQs live say, laugh Oh
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
A Terrible but Splendid Operation
LlrcuFIELD, June 4, 1859.

We cut the following account Of the
last and lmost splendid achievement of
that really great surgeon, DR., Carnochan.
from a New York paper
The patient James Amstead, of Belyi-
dere, Boone County, ILL.,, a man of some
sixty years of age, had a cancer which
rendered it necessary to cut away the
entire upper lip. Having removed the
cancer DR.. Carnochan proceeded to make
a new lip by cutting in each cheek a
strip of the necessary width-of course,
leaving it attached at the end to the
cheek where it belonged then he dis
sected the strip underneath so as to rem
der them loose and moyable and then
stretched them till the ends Of the two
met under the nose. where they were Sc
cured. In time the whole became healed.
and when we saw the patient yesterday
the new lip was perfect, even to the YER
million lining of the edge, while the scars
Of the missions in the cheeks were scarce
Fly p~erceptible 1t is q surprising tri-
umph Of surgical art.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

No DoUBT.-There is an Eastern story
of a person who taught his parrot to re-
peat only these words: What doubt is
there Of thatl' He carried it to market
for sale, fixing the price at one hundred
rupees. A Mogul asked the parrot: Are
you worth one hundred rupees ?" The
parrot answered: What doubt is there
of that" The Mogul was delighted, and
bought the bird. He soon found that
this was all it could say. Ashamed now
of his bargain, he said to himself: II
was a fool to buy this bird" The par
rot exclaimed as usual= What doubt is
there of that p
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
In Memoriam.

Q best is he, supremacy blest,
Whose soul in Christ hath found its rest !
On earth he shone a burning light,
DNpelled the darkness of the night,
And pointed out to souls the way,
That leads to everlasting day.
Fen from his dark and silent grave,
A voice shall come with power to save
For he though dead is speaking still,
And warning to obey the will
or God who rules the-orbs on high,
And gave his Son for man to die.
0 listen to that solemn voice,
Obey its import, and rejoice
In glorious hope of heavenly rest,
Where he is now supremacy best.
juno 4, 1859.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

VANITY IN DREss.-Some young ladies'
feeling themselve aggrieved by the sever
ity with which their friends anamadyert-
ed on their gay plumes, ~crinoline, scarlet
petticoats, and founcesy went to their
pastor to learn his opinion. "Do you
think" said they, " that there can be any
improperly in our wearing these things2r
/" By no MEANS" was the prompt reply.
f" When the heart is full of ridiculous no.
tons, it is perfectly proper to hang cut
the sign
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
bag The Paper having the greatest

Bag The Paper having the greatest
circulation-The Paper of Tobacco
Paper for the Roughs-Sand Paper.
Paper containing many fine Points
The Paper of Needles.
Ruled paper-The French Press.
The Paper that is full of Rows-The
Paper of Pins.
spiritualist's Paper-(W)rapping Pa
per.
Papers il1nssrated With Cuts-Edito-
rial Exchanges.
Drawing Paper-The Dentists bilL
The favorite Paper on RaiIroads-Car-
pet Paper.
A Taking Paper-Sheri6 Warrant.
The Paper that most resembles the Rea-
der-CTis you) Paper.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

MEsrAKE.-A Quaker intending to
drink a glass Of water, took up a small
tumbler of gin. He did not discover his
mistake until he got behind the door and
swallowed the dose, when he lifted both
hands and exclaimed, verify, | have ia.
ken Tnwardly the balm of the worlds
people What will Dorothy say when
she smelIeth my BREATH
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

h9- A destructive and fatal tornado visi-
ted Iowa City on Tuesday the Goth ult. Hou-
SEES, barns, and everything movable were
swept off. AS far as heard from, four persons
were killed, and twelve badly injured. A fam
lily namedlMorgan, father, son and grandson,
were killed instantly.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

n@ The Persia took So, 200, $50 in gold
and silver-an amount, we believe, exceeding
by over $850,0oo. any previous shipment. The
steamships Arago, Vigo aud Weser, left New
York port for Europe, on Saturday, taking
nearly 600 passengers, and over s., 600, 600
in specie, making for the week as much as we
receive in six weeks from California.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09
Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
The st ayybeTry Pickers.

EY JAMES CAREFUL, ESQ.
Up hill and glade,
Through sun and shade,
The strawberry pickers go.
Gross sparkling streams,
In the suns bright beams,
All singing in a row.
The bob-o-link
and he red c~hce-wink,
Are singing on the clover;
And glad the~song,
All the blest day long,
Of the strawberry picker's lover.
When the sun is low,
Aud the fiery glow
Is caught by the village spire,
The crimson red
Of the strawberry bed
Is as red as the goldsmith S fire.
Then the laugh rings loud,
From this merry crowd
Of faces round and gay
And their baskets are hung
In the setting sun,
At the end of this cheerful day.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

D- Some time since a sailor on one
of the whraYes was swearing most bois-
terously, when one Of the Society of
Friends passing along, aceosted him very
pleasantly. and said "Iswear away, friend,
swear away, till thee gets all that bad
stuff out Of thee for thee can never go
to heaven with that bad stuff in thy
.heart.n The sailor. with a look of as
constituent and shame, bowed to the hon
est Quaker and retired.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

eGr Robert Morrison, a we'll known citizen
of West Troy, and Sheriff Of Albany County.
was murdered at q late hour on Friday night,
and robbed, and his body thrown into the ca
nal basin, from which it was recovered on Sat
urday,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

pa l say, sambo, were you ever in
toxicated p
mo, Julius, nebber. Was you 2"
Well, | was, Sambo.''
Didn't it make you feel good, julius pr
"Yahf yah But oh, golly next
mornin' | thought my head was a wood
shed, am all de niggers in Christendom
were splitting wood in it p
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

Vs. An inventive Yankee has pro-.
duced an apparatus which he claims is a.
cure for snoring. 1t fastens upon the
mouth, a gptta percha tube, leading to
the tympanum of the ear. Whenever the
snorer shores, he himself receives the
first impression, finds how disagreeable
1T is; and of course reforms.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

Written for the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
The stormy Sea.

bya Picture IN The Dusseldorf Gallery.
Restless, moaning, dreary sea!
How the black clouds frown on thee!
With a fiendish talking
Ever hooking
Thine agony.
How the fierce wind bowls to thee,
Dark, defying, angry sea
hear thee proudly
Answer fondly
eye shall not conquer me-
For I am great, and l am strong,
Too mighty far to suffer wrong
Still t~aunting 7 Oh, how long! how long!"
Reused, rebellious, wrathful sea!
Fated, they who trusted thee.
Thy fretted sadness,
Wrought to madness,
VIII hear no plea.
Fruitless rage, vainly spent,
Wrath and weakness strongly bent
The wind still higher,
Mocts thine ire,
Thy vengeance impotent.
Wild shrek on shrek again! again.
Oh sea thy voice is cruel, when
It blends with cries of drowning men.
they ceass-they rise, and cease once more
Slowly the storm cloud passed DER:
Yet something grieves theef
The conflict leaves thee
Sad, as before.
Sullen, dark, remorseful sea-
Well | know what troubles thee;
No dead face meets thee;
No cold hand greets thee;
No low reproachful cry;
But the silent wreck floats by.
Dark'ning the distant eastern gate,
The cloud,-blaek tempter, fingers late;
With scowl of mingled scorn and hate
Fingers on slow departing wing
Backward the bitter taunt to fling,
Behold thy work, blind wrathful thing ="
Sad heart, thou restless, dreary sea!
Abi well know what troubles thee.
The gentle love that did but Glide,
Wrecked in thy mad, rebellious pride;
The shadow of the distant wing
The deathless pain of passions sting.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

geA A lady in New. York, quite over
come by a visit from the renowned chess
champion, wishing to do the agreeable
said, Will Mr.. Morphy take a seat on
the sorphy and accept a.cup of corphy ~
Even language does homage to the giant.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

b. 4 friend Of ours was recently
eongratulating himself upon his having
taken a very pleasant trip. Upon inqui-
~, We found that he had tripped and fell
into a young lady's lap.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

Bga Many a true heart, that would
have come back like a dove to the ark.
after the first transgression, has been
frightened beyond recall by fine angry
look and menace, the taunt, the savage
charity of an unforgetting soul.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

pA The law Of food is. that man
should eat what is good for him, at such
times and in such quantities as nature re-
q@uises.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

a@r A politician at the West claims
the support of the Catholics on the
ground that he burnt Roman candles on
a 4th of July evening.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

ngA The young fancy that their FOL
lies are mistaken by the old for happiness;
and the old fancy that their gravity is
mistaken By the young for wisdom-and
both are wrong.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

Ne Nature is a pattern maid.of.all.
work, and does best when least meddled
She knows her work, and does it,
if let alone.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-09

B@A I do not ask how much you have
read and studied on the human powers;
but | ask how YOU exert those powers. \