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Smyrna times., 1860-02-09

AN ORIGINAL.-A friend who writes to Us
from the shores Of Lake Ontario, gives the fol-
lowing account of singular monomaniac:
awe have some originals about here who
would have been perfect nuggets to Cooper.
Among them is an old withered mUmmy whom
we call Comodore,' from the fact of his being
the best fisherman on the lake At some time
IN early life he must have become deranged
and on his recovery of mind began life as rev
creature-hs recollection of what passed before
his unacy entirely obiterated. His theory of
advent into this world is, that he was, at about
the age of seven hundred years elected from
the planet Jupiter, ior some violation of the
laws IN that orb, and, on recovering from the
effects Of that tremendous fall, found himself
on the shores of this lake. At first, he says,
the food Of this earth did not SUIT him, he hav-
ing subsiscd, before his fall, entirely on eiec.
tr'city-the only food known in Jupiter! How
ever, after having nearly perished from slarva-
ton, he discovered that whiskey and gin so
nearly resembled electricity in their effects or
his system, that he has made shift to support
nature by using plentiful admixture of them,
with fish flesh and fowl, vegetable and tobacco:
which latter article, he thinks, is sufficient TO
render life, IN this miserable, raw, cold, new
world, tolerable, even pleasant
The man has received good English edu-
cation, as can be discovered in his speech, quo
tatons, etc. He disappears at times, and is
absent for months, hidden in the forests of Penn
syVana; his dislike for the habitations of maj
are SO strong that he sleeps when night over
takes him, under the lee of log, or more com.
monty in his boat. He is-mentaly, morally
and physically-a fragment suggestive to a
philosopher -
Smyrna times., 1860-02-09

A PARtsIAN AND HER PITCHER.-Every even
ing, abo 1t ten O'Clock, woman takes up her
position under the Colbert Arcade, at the cor
ner of he Rue VlVlenne, her ostensIble object
being 10 fetch water from the fountain, for
which purpose, like the daughter of Laban, she
carries a pitcher in her hand AS soon as she
observes a gentleman advancing, she quietly
places her pitcher at the angle Of the two
streets, and hides herself in a neighbOring door
way. Owing 10 the darkness of the spot, the
gentleman probably falls over and breaks the
pitcher, soils his trousers, and hurts his shlns.-
The woman screams. Be more careful ano-
ther time, them" says the gentleman, rubbing
his shns. "Ah, my good gentleman" says the
woman, weeping, al am, indeed, sorry that
your clothes should be solled like that" And
she sheds enough tears TO fill another pitcher.
The gentleman consoles her, and atlirms that
it does not much matter, as hc can easily change
his inexpressIbles, and at the same time adds
how much he regrets having broken her pitch
er. AT this her sobs redouble. 1.-The pitcher"
says she Twas not mine, and have no money
to replace it," The gentleman, melted by her
distress, puts his hand in his pocket and gives
two, three, and sometimes even five francs 10
the unfortunate woman, who then goes to buy
another pitcher to be broken by some other gen.
teman--Rnd so on TIL midnight. As there
are women who practice this profitable trick
near all the fountains in Paris, it has given
birth to a new species of industry. There are
now men who mend these broken pitchers,
Smyrna times., 1860-02-09
King Solomon's Blacksmith.

And it came to pass when Solomon, the son
of David, had finished the temple of Jerusalem,
he called unto him The chief architects and
head artlhcers and cunning workers in silver
and gold and in wood and in ivory and in stone
yen, all who aided IN rearing the temple Of
The Lord, and he said unto them:
"Slt yG down at my table | have prepared
feast for my chief workers and cunning arti.
ticars. Stretch forth your hand therefore, and
cat and drink and be merry. Is not skillful
srtdcer deserving Of honor Muzzle not the
OK that treadeth out ;he corn
And when Solomon and the chief workmen
were seated, aud the fatness of the land and the
Oil thereof were upon the table, there came one
who knocked loudly at the door, and forced
hImeeif even into the testal chamber. Then
Solomon, the king, was wrath, aed said:
"Whas manner OF man art thou %
And the man answered and sald
when men wish to honor me they call me
Son Of Forge, but when they desire to mock
me they call me blacksmith and seeing that the
toll Of working in fire and smoke covers me
with sweat and smut, the latter name, o King,
is not inapt, and in truth thy servant desires no
better"
"But," sad Solomon, {" why came you thus
rudely and untorbdden to the feast, where none
save chief workers of the Temple are invited !"
"Please ye, my lord, came rudely," replied
the man, " because thy servant obliged me TO
force my way, but | came not unbldden. Was
it not proclaimed that the chief workmen were
invited to dine with the KING of Israel 2"
Then he who carved the cherubim said:
"Ths fellow is no sculptor"
And he who inlaid the roof in pure gold said
Neither is he a workman of fine metals"
And he who raised the walls said:
He is not cutter of stone"
And he who made the root cried out:
lie is not cunning in cedar wood neither
knoweth he the mysteries Of uniting pieces Of
strange timber together"
Then said Solomon, What hast thou to say,
Son of Forge, why should not order thee to
be piucked by the beard, scourged and stoned
to Death -
THEN the smith turned to him who carved
the cherubm, and said:
Who made the tools with which you car
we'd Z"
And he said 1.-THE blacksmith"
Then he said to the chief of masons:
Who made the chisels with which the
stones OF the temple were squared ~
And he said I" The blacksmith"
And he said to the chief Of the workers in
wood:
"Who made the tools with which you hewed
trees in Lebanon, and formed them INTO pillars
and roof of the temple :"
And he said " The blacksmith"
Then said he to the arliticer in gold and in
ivory;
"Who makes you the instrument by which
you work beautiful things for my lord, the
King!'
And he said "The blacksmith"
Enough, enough, good fellow" said Solo.
mon, " thou hast proved that invited thee, and
thou art mans father in art. Go wash the
smut Of the forge from thy face, and come and
sit at my right hand. The chief of our work
men are but men-thou art more"
So it happened at the feast OF Solomon, and
the blacksmith has been honored up to this day.
Smyrna times., 1860-02-09
FACT AND FANCY.

Difference between Vital and Physical
Strength.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-07-05

never before in power, he may render great
service to his country, which no Democrat
could render He can march straight for.
ward in the discharge of his high duties,
guided only by his own good Judgment and
honest purposes, without any necessity to
temporize with established abuses, to wink
at the delnquencies of old party friends, or
to unlearn and discard the bad official habits
that have grown up under the misgovernment
of his Democratic predecessors. In short,
he can be an honest and bold reformer on
easier and cheaper terms than any Democrat
ic President can be, for, in proceeding in the
good work of cleansing and purifying the
administrative departments, he will have no
occasion to expose the vices, assail the inter-
ests, or thwart the ambition of his political
friends.
Begging your pardon for the length of this
letter, I remain, with great respect,
Your friend and obedient servant,
EDWARD BATES.
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Of pure air, and cool but uniform tempera.

Of pure air, and cool but uniform tempera.
ture.
No medicine is given Internally, except
firstrate diet IN snail quantity. Ground
oats, with trife Of good hay or pasture, we
have found best The animal will seldom
eat but small quantity of oat meal, and
this being nourishing, and not hard of d.
gestion, gives good heart, and consequent
ly more ability to resist and throw off dis
case.
Externally we get up counter irritation
over the region of the lungs. To do this,
we apply the common "bister salve," OF
Spanish flies. 1t is made as strong as pos.
sible by the usual methods of the druggists.
The hair is shaved off for about the size of
the hand on both sides of the animal, Just
back ofthe sore-legs-not too high up tho
sides. The blister saleve is then strongly
rubbed into the skin upon the shaven spot
The sores are allowed to run for q day or
two, and then dressed with sweet oil or lard.
With us, one blistering has answered in sy-
cry case, but should an animal be very bad,
would recommend second blistering,
if necessary, after the first has commenced
to heal
In regard to the disease being contagious,
my opinion is that where animals come di--
rectly in contact, as when they stand side by
side in stalls, or come together in yards or
pastures the fetid breath from one animal
may be inhaled by another, and become tho
seed of disease, if the health and vigor of the
animal be not sufficient to resist and throw
off its effects. 17
CHAs. w. BArHGArE,
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SOMEWHAT SINGuLAR.-There have been
eighteen elections of Presidents. In eleven
of them the names of the individual elected
ended with the letter n. With only one es-
ception, the name of every President who
has served two terms had this termination
In only one case has a candidate for re-elec-
ton, with n final in his name, been de-
teated; and even in this case the name ofthe
successful candidate possessed this auspi-
cious termination-Pr Journal.
This fact must be n coursgeing to Lin.
coin and IlamliR
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-07-05

VIoE.-lle who gives:himself to vice iney-
itably suffers. IL human law does not con-
vict and punish him, moral law, which will
have obedience, will follow him to his doom.
Every crime is committed for purpose -and
just so sure as God governs the universe, so
surely does crime although concealed, des-
troy his happiness of the future. No matter
how deeply laid havs been the plans of the
criminal, or how desperately executed, detec.
tion pursues him like a blood hound. and
tracks him to his fate.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-07-05

Did you ever hear what Pat said at a Qua.
ker meeting? There was a dead silence in
the place when he entered, he sat down and
waited very patiently, indeed for some per.
son to speak. Ten, twenty, thirty minutes,
silence stil-Pat gazes about him in aston.
:shment, atlength one of the junior mem.
bers rose-the spirit had moved him.
Brethren" said he, 81 have taken to nv.
se'f a daughter of the Lord"
"The divil you have," says Pat. Jumping
up. ''wi'y thin, my fine young broadbrim,
it'll be mighty long time afore you'll see
your father-in-law."
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iSDNG.

BY MRS. l.. l.. DEMIN0.
I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
The day has come and gone,
And the dreamy shades Of twilight
Are stealing slowly on;
The moon hath bathed the billow
In a flood Of golden light,
But I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
For you said you'd come tonight.
I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
In the arbor by the sea,
And the perfnmed breath Of evening
Is stealing o'er the lea ..- .....-.
The gentle flowers are sleeping
Beneath the moons pale light,
While here I'm fondly waiting,
For you said you'd come tonight.
I'm waiting, love, I'm waiting,
The night is growing drear, ...
Methinks you could not thus forget
Our promised meeting here;
But hark-I hear a footstep
Come tripping through the light;
All! bless you, darling, bless you
knew you'd come tonight.
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snow, do take this medicine, gudwife, and
I'll behanged if it dosn't cure you"
20, then, I'll take it by all means, for ii is
sure to do good either one way OF the other,'
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We want more manufacturing enterprise,
of all kinds, in the West, and fewer doctors
and wolud-be professional men.
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
InSOIVent Notice.
In the District Court of the Ninth Ju
dicial District, I'm and for the County O
Shasta, q Calffornfn.

dicinl District, I'm and for the County of
Shasta, state of California;,
n the matter of the petition Of EUGENE E.
l. CROWELL, an insolvent debtor, for an as
signment and discharge from his debts, in
pursuance of the provisions of an act entitled
i" An Act for the relief of Insovent Debtors and
protection of Creditors, passed May the fourth,
A. d. 1882" ], Vim. P. Dainger1eld, Judge of
the Ninth Judicial District in the State of Cali
fornia, having received the petition, schedule
and affidavit of the said Eugene L. Crowell, in
solvent debtor, as therein shown, do hereby re-
quire all the creditors OF the said Eugene E.
Crowell to show cause, if any they can, why all
assignment of the estate of the said petitioner
should not be made, and he be discharged from
his debts; and a meeting of the creditors of the
said Eugene E. Crowell is hereby ordered to be
held at the Court House,..in the town of Shasta,
in the county of Shasta, in the State afore-
said on
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
SHASTA COURIER.
Ignorance or Mendaeiousness.

We observe that several newspapers have re-
Gently asserted that the delegates from this
State to the Cincinnati Convention, violated
their instructions. Men who thus assert, are
either very ignorant or very mendacious. The
California delegation was instructed, imph-
sdly to vote for Mr.. Buchanan, provided they
could reach him from the Railroad plank in the
California platform. The California delegation
found the Pennsylvania delegation-which was
the representative and exponent of Mr.. Buchan-
an-yoting against a resolution in favor of a Pa
cifc Railroad. Hence the California delegates
although they individually may have believed
that Mr.. Buchanan was in favor of such road
were compelled by their implied instructions to
vote against him, rather, were compelled to
withhold their votes, which they did by casting
them for Gen. Cass, who was not candidate
against Mr.. Buchanan. And yet certain igno.
ramuses, who know nothing of the circumstan-
ces under which the California delegates at Gin
cinnat acted assert that those delegates violated
their instructions. At least if these asserters
are not ignoramuses they are falsifers.
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
Shasta Wholesale Prices Current.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
SHASTA. Feb. Is. 1850.

SHASTA, Feb. Is, 1860.
Gin, n. Y, ...... lGl4
] Gin, Holland, -. 2G24
] Port Wine, ........2@24
3 Sherry, ..-- --....-.-td4
Champ'n, T. bas.l29l4
Claret, u case, 44943
A Sauterne, .........5@@53
6 Absynthe, ......10(0l2
8 NAILS.
2 Ass'd cut, p kg; ST@T4
9 Wrought; u tb; l6@
5 Mule and Horse,
0 q fb,......... 40@50
J Cut Spikes, ...... 7@7
LEATHER.
Sole, oak I'd, q ID, ass
6 Sole, hemlock, ..50M
Harness, 10000
s Skirting, .........5O@62
I kipskins, u b...Sl@l3
s Sheep skins, ..... 9@l2
3 Calf skins, ..S4@53
s IRON AND STEEL.
% Sweeds, bar, as
sorted, T. ib, 9@lO
! American, ....... S(6 g
. Shoe shape, w'ds, @lo
2 g Norway,...10(G
, " American, lO@1l
Tom iron, ass'd, ll@
Z Russian, sheet, 25@
o. Cast steel, ass'd, 22@25
German, ..-....2S(G
20 Plow.............lS(G 20
~ FRUITS.
s Brandy peaches,
'5 u case, ......SS@l0
20 " cherries ...... Gas
8 " assorted, ..... Gas
10 Preserves, asst, SOLO
IS Pie fruits,......... -. 6G79
TOBACCO.
Il Grape, Z. ib, ...25@45
Fruit, ........ .40(G42
Twin Brothers, $1,000
Nectar, leaf, $1,000
Il Peach, ............44@4O
} Smoking, gross, $4
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
what the Democrats Have Done.

The Memphis Daily Ardlanchs says In the
matter of admitting new States into the Union,
ns, indeed, all other matters, the Quincy Herald
remarks the Democratic party has done a II that
ever has been done for this country. U-der the
administration of Washington the Democracy
admitted three States-two new slave States
and one free State-into the Union. These were
Vermont in 1894, Tennessee in l796, and Ken
lucky in l79S. The Democratic Administration
OF Thomas Jefferson received Ohio into the Union
In 1902, and purchased Louisiana of France in
1904 The acquisition of Louisiana gave us
territory enough for more states than were in
our original Confederacy, and what was scarce
ly less valuable gave us control of the Mississippi
river, whose mouth was previously owned by
France and Spain. Under james Madson's
Democratic administration, the State of Loui-
SARA was admitted into the Union in 1912, and
Indiana in 1916.
During the Presidency of James Monroe a
Democratic Congress admitted Mississippi into
the Union in 1917, Illinois in 1918, Alabama in
1918, Maine in 1920, and purchased of Spain the
Territory of Florida in 1921. The Democratic
administration of Andrew jackson admitted into
the Union Michigan and Arkansas in 1885, Dur
Ing the Presidency of James X. Polk, Texas was
acquired in l645, the States of Iowa and Florida
admitted in lS45, Wisconsin in 1916, and the
Territories of California, Utah and New Mexico
purchased. The State of California was admit
ted in 1850, while Fillmore, accidentally. occu-
pied the Presidential chair, but Democratic
Congress did the work of admission. Under the
Democratic Presidency of Gen Pierce, the terri
tory Of Arizona was purchased; and under
James Buchanan, our Chief Executive at this
time, Minnesota came into the Union in 1858.
and Oregon in 1859
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18

The hummer is itinerant Itineracy is a
necessity of his vocation. lie starts upon his
career coiuless. The Bummer stands you at his
ease at the street corner. His eye ever on the
alert detects you afar off. The vuiture has no
keener scent of the carrion than your hummer
of his victim. As you approach, his face is
avertcd from you You near him and he turns
about as if by accident. 1t is no more than
natural change of position, so he would impress
you. How earnest and impressive is his saluta.
tion. Your true hummer, though he parted
from you at 4 late hour on the previous night
is as delighted to see you as though he was en-
countering brother after an absence of years
He grasps your reluctant dexter in both his
palms. He is perfectly delighted to behold YOU
Your hummer has always an item of intelligence
of a peculiar character to communicate to You
particularly. Then does the Bummer assume
an air of mystery and famliarIy seize you by the
arm and adroi'ly lead you away from the pro-
fame vulgar. He has caught up some scandal
about prominent man woman. 1t was told
him in confidence. lie will tell you because he
has confidence in you. He enjoins secresy on
you. lie obtained it from some friend of his
IN his cups. In truth he reveals to you as If
Incidentally, that he, too INDUCED rather freely
last night In fact, he tells you with a conf
Dental smile that Tom Higgins, who sometimes
gets upon SPREE had come to him dead broke
and had borrowed from him his last half dollar
for breakfast. Your Bummer has always done
same benevolent and exhausting action before
he meets you. Just at that particular time, OF
all times in the world, he hasn't red: Tim
Williams borrowed twenty dollars of him yes
terday, and he was waiting for Tim Just as you
came up. Really, ff Ire had two bits he would
ask you to take a drink. He Acknowledges he
has blackguard thirst upon him. What can
you do? Innocent as a spring lamb you are led
to the drinking shambles. You disburse He
drinks, but as the desert the dew Oh no.
Your hummer is a conoissenr in the potating
art. He knows each brand Of every diverse
liquid. He summons .he very best lie pours
you from capacous bottle with excessive
siowness and deibeTation, as IF intent that nc
extraneous matter should mingIe in his fayorite
beverage. He elevates his glass so that the SUMS
ray may strike ifs contents. he now drains Il
drop by drop, and smaeks his lips in conclu-
sion. Do you think the Bummer was thirsty
nloneY The Bummer was hungry. He knew
the drink was the door that communicated with
the viands. You were the key that opened the
door. The hummer turns from you and his
empty glass with hasty aden. He is at the
lun table. Ravenous is he? He eats all be-
for IN. The Bummer is |'ppy.-S. T. Na-
sfohdL
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
Mr.. Broderick's Will.


The following is copy of the Hon. D. c.
Broderick's last will
In the name OF God, Amen. ], David c. Brod-
erich, of the city of San Francisco, in the State
of California, of sound mind and memory, do
make and publish this as my last viii and Tes-
lament.
Fnst-After all my just debts and liabilities
are paid, give and bequeath to my friend John
A. McGlynn, of San Francisco, the sum of ten
thousand dollars.
Second-All the rest and residue of my estate,
both real and personal, give and bequeath to
my friend, George Wilkes, of the city of New
York.
Third hereby make, constitute and appoint
my friends, George Wilkes, John A. McGlynn
and Andrew j. Butler, Executors of this my last
Will and Testament; and also declare that no
sureties shall be required from them or either OF
them.
Last hereby revoke all Wills and Codicils
by me heretofore made, and declare this to be
my only last Will and Testament
In witness whereof, have hereto set my hand
and seal, at the city of New York, this second
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine.
(Signed) D. c. BRODERICK. TsEAL
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
How tho hummer Secure. h,. Lunch.

led) D. C. BRoDERICK. IsrA1. I
The Shasta courier., 1860-02-18
Hritiea for the Shasta Courier.
ONCE MORE.
By RUTH RESrox.

Our summers had rippled softly
Adown the mystic stream,
Robing with rosy light the days
White winter set between;
And we questioned not, we doubted not,
lfever such days return,
While sweet notes trickled, like founts at play
Down over the joy-pressed urn.
There came day we said good bye"
Some of the rose-leaves fell;
Should we on earth clasp hands again?
Who to our hearts could tell
And hush grew up within our souls,
As some of its songs had died,
When we turned alone to dare and do,
With the tickle and changing tide.
Alone, alone thou didst not roam;
white wing hovered DER;
mothers hopes, a mothers tears
Embalmed for evermore.
And her boy her best beloved of life,
With the dark and truthful eye,
Hath grouped together many star
In her twilight years to lie
The better days of life, perchance,
With US have passed away;
The nobier ones are ours to frame,
Without dimming ray.
And by all the years yearned for thee,
BY hands that here clasp and part,
turn like the weary dove, and ask
A home, a home in thy heart.
! know, | cherish in my soul
All thou hast been to me
Fond, hopeful words stand clearly out,
Like great strong rocks at sea.
And brother, my heart can frame no wish,
Better, more earnest, or true,
Than somewhere in the eternal skies,
A place be prepared for you.