The Shasta courier., 1862-03-08
Local News.

Local NeW9s
Every newspaper editor, it is safe to say,
is desirous of frendering bis paper interesting.
The reason for this is, to some degree, owing
to the fact that he views himself as having
contracted with the community to furnish
certain amount of matter that will interest or
instruct; superadded to which may be named
the consideration that he feels, to some ex-
tent, that getting out a good paper is COM
pliment to his ability and industry, when. if
he does not do it, the conclusions of the emf
nent public are not specially complimentary
to the poor devil of galley slave who shirks
community, in cocktail session over the ca
pacitics of an editor, and the general duties
of journalists, labors under wonderful mis-
apprehension regarding this terof editing
newspaper.
1t is readily enough granted that any pa
per thrown into circulation is fair subject
of criticism to all who pay for it, as well as
those who do not; and further, that the edi-
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enough account is not made of the difficulties
under which he labors, and how exceedingly
hard it necessarily must be to get up sheet
that will suit, at one and the same time,
multitude of different and diverging tastes.
Reflections Of this kind never cross the minds
of that majestic public whom we praise so
much and for whose opinions we express
such radical Difference, when in fact we
(Jenkins) know that our own views and
opinions are infinitely better. Somewhere
outside of the writings Of Esop, the instruct
i've fable will be found of the mud headed
clod- hopper who once q though that he could
preach, and then g thought that he would
try it." On making the experiment-to
quote his own language he found that he
had thought "a there comes in profane
expression) lie.'' Much of piece with this
undeceived apostle are the men who are in
an unending parturition Of advice, as to how
public jo lrnal should be conducted. If any
one of them would make the experiment, he
would reach the same truthful conclusion of
our divine. A paper published at a place 50
remote from the other great commercial cen
tres of the world, as the one published in
this lovely town, must needs depend on local
intelligence for such interest at it inspires at
home or abroad. If there is no local intelli-
gcnce, the editor is shut off. Much does the
local of country paper yearn after items which
will carry his sayings into far places, but if
they are not to be had, why
There is in every mans composition
queer learen Of the uncruciied Adam which
makes him, in rejecting over his own mis-
fortunes, find consolation in the thought that
otkers are worse off than he is. Applying
this Thought to our own ease, we procure
great comfort by remembering that our
neighbors and contemporaries are bad off
as we arc We once knew squint-eyed
man, who derived infinite consolation from |
Contemplating man who had no eyes, and
a Low legged individual, who regarded leg |
less person with the greatest possible com
nlaceucv. We do not know whether thispccu-
l;arity of the human animal is wicked one
or not. but it is not devoid Of its consultations
Thus we fancy that Nena Sahib is an unfail-
ing foaat of pleasure to JEFF. Davis, while
sahib reflects with great comfort on Floyd.
who. poor fellow, is possibly consoed in his
turn by. thinking about how much meaner
the devil is. than he ever was.
The moral aspect and influence of legiti- |
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have been too mueh overlooked. If people |
had such elevated topics as these to discuss, !
it is fair to presume that they would quit
talking about each other. A we'll told lie, |
or a greasy scandal, we grant, have great
charms, but should only be used for purposes
of conversational relaxation.
Below we subjoin the only item Of interest
which we have been able to procure
IMPROVEMENTS IN SHAsrA.-We are pleased
to see that our citizens are alive to the i'm
portance of improving the city of Shasta
Among other permanent works that might be
mentioned, exclusive of the county debt, we
will only alludc to magnificent brick build
ing. now somewhat advanced towards COM
pletion. standing on the east side of Main
street, and between the Chicago Hotel and |
the Masonic Hall The building, of which
the basement is completed, will be about one
hundred feet in length, by twenty front, and
when flushed will be three or four stories
high, and will go great way towards filling
up the break in the line of ediices on that
side Of the street, recentlyso much increased
by the disastrous falling of Gilbert's Block,
during late storm
THE MARIN JouRNAL.-Apparently the