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The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02
The Throne of Solomon.

The following account of a remarkable
piece of mechanism is taken from Persian
manuscript, called The History of Jerusa.
lem.S 1t purports to be a description of the
thronA Of King solomon, and if the details
are correctly given, it undoubtedly surpassed
any seecimen Of mechanism produced in mod.
9rn emes, Notwithstanding the wonderful
inventions and improvements which have
lately taken place in every branch of SCIENCE
The sides of it were vi pure gold, the feet
of emerald and rubies, intermixed with pearls,
each f which was as big as an ostrich egg
The throne had seven steps; on each side
were delineated orchards full of trees, the
branches of which were composed of precious
stones, representing fruit, ripe and unripe;
on the tops of the trees were to be seen fig
ures of beautiful plumaged birds, particular
ly the peacock, etuab, and the kurges. All
these birds were followed within artifcially,
so as occasionally to utter a thousand melo-
3ious notes, spch as the ear of mortal has
never heard. On the first step were define
ated vine branches, having lunches Of
grapes. composed of various sorts of precious
stones, fashioned in such manner as to re-
present the different colors of purple, violet,
green and red, to render the appearance of
real fruit. On the second step, on each side
of the throne. were two lions, of terrible as
pect, as large of life, and formed of cast gold.
The nature of this remarkable throne was
such, that when the prophet Solomon placed
his foot on the first step, the birds sprang
forth their wings and made futtering noise
in the air. On his touching the second step,
the two lions expanded their claws. On his
reaching the third step, the whole assembly
Of demons; ;and fairies repeated the praises of
the Deity. When he arrived at the fourth
step voices were heard addressihg him in
the following manner: Z. S6h; of David, be
thankful for the blessings the Almighty has
bestowed upon you." The same was repeat
ed on his reaching the fifth step. On his
reaching the sixth, all the children of Israel
ioin. Rthem; and on his arrival at the sew
enth Il the throne birds and animals, be-
came motion, and ceased not until he
placed .imself in the. royal seat, when the
birds ms and other animals, by secret
spr;- ischarged shower of the most pre-
ees --eames on the prophet, after which
two Of thu kurgesscs descended and placed a
goldenucrown upon his head. Before the
throne was a column of FURNISHED gold, on
the top of which was golden dove, which
held in its beak volume bound in silver
ynthis book were written the Psalms Of Da-
tid and the dove having presented the book
to the king, he read aloud portion of it to
the children Of Israel. It is further related,
that on the approach of wicked persons to the
throne, the lions were wont to set upa terri
bic roaring, and lash their tails with violence;
the birds also began to bristle up their feath
ers; and the assembly also of demons and
genii to utter horrible cries, so that for fear
of them no person dared be guilty of false
hood, but confessed their crime. Such was
the throne of Solomon, the son Of David.
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charged postage in the county in which they are
published.
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THE Docs OF ST.. BERNARD-One of the
most remarkable of these noble dogs was
Barry, who is known to have saved the lives
of forty individuals. Besides his cask around
his neck, he carried warm garment on his
back and if he failed to rouse the traveller
into some sense of life by his warm tongue
and breath, he would race back to the house
and bring somebody to the rescue. One day
Barry found poor boy asleep and almost
frozen to death in the celebrated glacier of
Balsore. Barry warmed the boy. licked him,
gave him something to drink, and carried
him on his back to the monastery. The joy
of the poor parents who can describe? After
life of service, Barry was sent down the
mountain to a warm and comfortable home.
where he passed the rest of his days in hon
orable quiet. AT his death his body was
carefully buried. his skin was stuffed. and
there he may be seen in the Museum of
Berne, standing as large as life, with his col
lar and bottle round his neck, ready TO
start on his labors of love.
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

AN OLD PRIsoNER-The work ofcleaning
the Queens Bench Prison, in London. is at.
tended with difficulty, as some of the prison
ers refuse to be made bankrupt for the sake
of regaining their liberty. One ofthem, VIM.
Miller, has been in the prison since 1914,
period of 4S years. He refused to go out,
any way ; and when he was finally forced te
leave, begged permission to stay a little long
er. When the allotted time was up he still
fingered and shook hands with she officials
over and again. He went out to see for the
first time street gas-lamp, an omnibus, a
telegraph, steamboat, and a railway. More
than that, he went out to see that the whole
world to him was strange and all its people
strangers. How many of all the friends he
knew half century ago can VIM. Miller r6na
in 1862?
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

Ar the battle of Eylau the whole mass of
the retreating Russian army had to force it.
way through ass defended by two regi-
nlents of infantry-the Fourteenth and For
ty fourth These two regiments were ami
hilated. After the action the eagles of both
were missing, till, after an anxious search on
the field of carnage. one Of them was discoy-
cred amid the foods OF blood. but so injured
BIZ shot that the second figure = 4, " could
alone be distinguished beneath the mgtaated
eagle. Slain officers of both regiments lay
near the spot, and the wooden wreck of regi
mental honorwas claimea by the sad remains
of both regiments, which. two hours before,
bad formed one of the most brilliant brigades
in the army. On that same spot. strewed
with the bodies of nine tenths Of their CON-
rades, both parties engaged with swords and
bayonets fer the possession Of The shattered
eagle, so furiously that. before they could be
separated, fifteen men on one side and eigh-
teen on the other, were the on. u survivors to
tais scene of intense regimental dlvotedness.
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

ONE would never guess the device adopted
BY one of the London dandies of ripe age to
delude his acquaintances into the supposition
that his luxuriant wig is natural production
of his own head The secret has been be-
trayed by treacherous barber. This gentle
man, it seems. caused to be manufactured as
many wigs as there afe days in the month,
each wig being provided with box and a
number. Every morning he puts on pernke
slightly differing from the others. Thus. the
hair Of lumber four is trife longer than
that OF number three, and so to number thir-
tv and thirty one, which TOOK as ifthey need.
ed cutting. Upon reaching the last day of
the month, our ingenious beau visits his club
runs his fingers through his wig, and says,
in careless tore. Ny hair is growing much
too long; must have it cut ?" And the next
morning he dons number one again.
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

WHEN Pierre Soule, now prisoner at Fort
Warren, invited General Butler to send the
Federal troops outside the limits of New Or
leans, the General, in his very plain and en-
phatic answer, said:
| am aware that at this hour thers is an
organization here established for the purpose
of assassinating my men by detail but
warn you that if shot is fred from any
house, that house viii never again cover a
mortal's head: and if can discover the per-
petrator of the deed, the place that now
knows him shall know him no more forever.
have tie power 10 suppress this unruly ele-
ment in our midst. and l mean so to use it
that, in very short period, | shall be able to
ride through the entire city free from insult
and danger, or else this metropolis shall be a
desert from the plains of Chalmette to the
outskirts of Carrollton.
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

An EMErIc, ALAosT-A married lady
purchased some sausages Of a couple of boys
at about half the usual price-a bargain =
and which they told Der was " dog cheap ~
She overheard them, however. disputiDg
about the division of the money.
q Give me half ont, said one
"No. won't quoth the other.
Now that amt fair; you know faint,
10. for half the pup was minel
Phancy the lady's phelinks. The rouge
upon her sweet countenance instantly chang
ed color, and she nearly tainted ''s,
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

A PRINTERS JuBILEE-A jubilee will
soon take place in Vienna, in honor of the
400 years existence of the art of printing in
that city. The first Vienna printer, Ulrich
Ham, opened his printing Office in 1862,
but did not succeed, and enligrated to Rome.
He was the cause of the Emperor Fredrick
the Fourth bestowing priveledge on the
printers in the year l46S, which placed them
in equal rank with noblemen and scholars,
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

WREAKISG THE Law UFoN uIa.-A man
named Woodside, being of secesh proclivities,
and a resident of Mariposa county, being
recently asked for his Federal taxes by the
Assessor, refused to give his name or any
other satisfaction. Tie Assessor was not
thus to be put off; but fell to and whacked
his victim over the head until he disgorged.
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

SIGNs OF HEALTn.-There ale few living
writers on medical subjects who enjoy high
er reputation for keen observation than Prof.
t. Laycock, of Edinburg. The following are
some Of his opinions delivered in recent lee
ture respecting the outward signs of sound
health, and indications of long life.
l. The skin shogld be healthy; this is in
dicated by freedom from dry scnrfiness,
both of the skin and scalp; certain sup.
suppleness, the result of due secretion of Sc
baceous fuid q frmness of texture equally
removed from transparent thinness and
coarse thickness; freedom from chronic
congestions, patches of varicose vessels, or
any skin disease, whether parasite or dia-
thetic.
.. The skin products, whether appandages
-a5 hair, nails and teeth-or secretions. as
the pigmen tary, sebacious or respiratory,
should be normal and healthy. The express
sions of the eye should be free from peevish-
ness or irritabilty, for these often mark a
tendency to shortness of life; there should bo
areas tenilis, or afltration of the lower eye
lid, or marked pascularity of the upper lid.
The complexion may be of any temperament,
but should be god of the kind there should
be no signs of unhealthy blood, as peculiar
pallor, or icteric tint, or duskiness Of hue
Perhaps the best single criterion of sound,
enduring constitution ia to be found in the
character of the hair and teeth. Persons
tending to longevity have usually sound, well
enameled, well set teeth, continuing free from
decay until old age, and their hair thick, not
soon gray, nor falling early. In such per-
sons the general powers are vigorous, and it
is only some viseeral disease or acute fever
which shortens life. If to the signs of good
health you can add good conduct, and the
fact of longevity hsing hereditary in the fam
ily, the individual has good chance Of long
life
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02

BurLER CoNsPIRAcY.-Gen.E Eutler learned
recently of conspiracy between six French
and Spanish cra0l6s 10 take his life. -Four
of them were aFrested and are chained to-
gether until they shall conclude t. divulge
the secrets Of the conspiracy
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02
The WHITE HOUSE PRoPERTY.-An army
correspondent of the New York Times writes
from Virginia:

The WHITE HOUSE PRoPERTY.-An army
correspondent of the New York Times writes
from Virginia:
| see that complaints have been made 1T
Washington that the White House is net &C.
eupied as a Hospital, but is KEPT inSiolgta
from our troops by guard. 1t is said that
even the web is guarded. and that soldiers
are not allowed to go to it for drink Of wa
ter. great deal of indignation has been
invoked against General Mcclellan or this
account, and some gentlemen of New York
are reported to have informed resident LIN
coin that this was done in pursuance Of az
arrangement between him aud Gen. Lee, the
owner Of the White House. that in case of
war they should protect each others proper
ty, All this is very stupid, very malicious,
and very contemplate. The story Of an ar
ran gninont between the two Generals is a
sheer fabrication. The White House is
guarded from intrusion and injury partly be
cause the orders of the army are to protect
private property, and partly because il is the
site of Washington's early home-bo;h, in
my judgement, perfectly just and conclusive
reasons. The well is guarded solely to pre-
vent its being exhausted by over-drafts; the
water is used by the solliers constantly. al
though excellent water is abundant and
much more accessible. | trust the White
House will continue TO be protected from in
vasion and injury. It's small price to pay
out of respect to the memory of Washington
| see by the way, that the letter published
in some of the papers, purporting tc come
from Mrs. Lee, and charging the Union troops
with having searched and dcsecrated the
house, is proclaimed forgery She ac-
knowledges the care with which it has been
protected. Iobserye, by yesterday IS papers,
that Secretary Stanton has ordered the guard
to be removed from the White House. He'will
excuse me for saying that he has been misled
into doing very foolish thing. But when
Cabinet Minister makes buncombe his god,
there is no telling to what absurdities his
worship my lead him. We shall now get
the reputation of being utterly reckless of
Washington and his memory. and without
any Offset. There are twenty houses better
adapted for hospital purposes than the White
House, and every one of them is untouched
The Shasta courier., 1862-08-02
TOWER HOUSE.
Junction of Yreka and Weaverville Roads,
I2 Miles from Shasta, Shasta County.

An HAVING purchased the entire interest
iil of n. r. Metcalf in and to the Furniture
E4 and Fixtures, and all personal property
belonging to the place. and leased this old establish
ed House, would beg leave to inform its old friends
and patrons, and the public generally, that am
prepared to accommodate them in gooda manner
as they can be in Northern California.
Always have on hand good supply of
Hay and Grain.
The best of care taken Of stack.
hope, by strict attention to the comforts of Gus
toners, to merit share Of the public patronage.
GRANT I. TAGGART.sN1
Tower House, March l, 1862
P. Shave for sale, cheap, several light thor
ough braeed Wagons, several good Horses and pair
of good Work Mules. G. l. 7.
mr15:tf
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SHASTA COURIER.

Gc- L. p. FISHER--Is the only Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
to receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same.
0FFICE-l7li Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
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officers of shasta Encampmcnt, No. II.
q. q. r.
BILL HEADS.

YxyE HAVE JUST RECEIVED VERY So.
wv perior article of Bill Paper Persons wishing
Bill Heads would do well to give us call. We
print cheap, for Cash.
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THE
SHASTA COURIER.
PuRL1sHER EVERY SATURDAY MORNING,
BY JOHN j. CONMY.

Publication Office in Tomlinson's Building, 'front.'
room. up stairs, three doors above Wells, Fargo 4
Co.'s Express Office.
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Terms of Advertising:
For One Square, Gf 10 lines or less, one insertion,
,Eour Dollars: for each subsequent insertion, Two
Dollars.
A liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
ny Advertisements not marked with the num-
her of insertions thereon, will be continued uahl
ordered out, and charged accordingly.
ALSO,
Having furnished our Office with an elegant as
sortment of FANCY JOB TYPES, we are prepared
to execute neatly and expeditiously, all manner OF
Job Printing, such as
R;lls of Fare Bill Heads,
Circulars, Handollls'
Pamphlets, Programmes,
Ball Tickets, Cards,
Posters. Books,
Law Blanks, Catalogues.
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