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The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
A SMACK IN SCHOOL.

A district school, not far away,
Mid Berkshire hills, one winters day,
Was humming with its wonted noise
OF three-score mingled girls and boys
Some few upon their task intent,
But more on furtive mischief bent;
The while the masters downward lock
y as fastened on a copy book f'-
Rose loud and clear rousing smsckI
As twas battery ofbiiss tif
Let off in one tremendous kiss.
What's that p the startled master cries
THAT thir,' little imp replies,
"Wath William Willith, if you pleath-
| thaw him kith Thusannah Peathe,"
With frown to make a statue thrill
Jhe master thundered, " Hither. VIII p'
Like wretch oertaken on his track.
With stolen chattels on his back.
Will hung his head in fear and shame.
And to the awful presence came
The great green bashful simpieton.
The butt of all good natured fun,
Mltn smile suppressed and birch appraised,
Ihe threatener faltered, I" I'm amazed
That you, my biggest pupil, should
be guilty of an act so rude
Before the whole set school to boot.
What evil genius put you to'tg'
Twas she, herself, SIR" sobbed the lad,
L didn't mean TO be so bad;
But when Susannah shook her curls,
and whispered | was 'fraid of girls,
And durstn't kiss baby-doll,
l couldn't stand ii, sir, at all
But up and kissed her on the spot,
know-boo hoo-2I ought to not,
But somehow from her looks-boo- hoo
7 thought she kinder wished me to ~
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
NUMBER 81.
Advice to Young Men.

A lady who signs herself "a Martyr to
Late Hours offers the following sensible
advice to young men:
Dear gentlemen, between the ages of
eighteen and forty fve,'' listen to few
kind and gratuitous remarks When YOU
make social call of an evening on a Young
lady, go away at reasonable hour. Saw
you come at eight O'Clock, an hour and a half
is certainly as long as the most fascinating
of you in conversation can, or rather ought.
to desire to use its charms. Two hours. in.
deed, can be very pleasantly spent. with
music. chess or other games, to lend variety!
but kind sirs. by no means stay longer
Make shorter calls and come oftsper. A girl
that is sensible, true hearted girf-wi,Ien.
JOY it better, and really value your acd,.ain-
lance more. Just conceive the agony Of
girl who, well knowing the feeling of father
and mother on the subject, hears the clock
strike ten, and yet must sit on the edge of
her chair, in mortal terror lest papa should
put his oft repeated threats in execution
that of coming down and inviting the gentle:
man to breakfast. And we girls understand
It all by experience, and know what it is to
dread the prognostie Of displeasure. In such
cases sign of relief generally accompanies
the closing of the door behind the gallant.
and one don't get over the feeling of trouble
till safe in the arms of Morpheus. Even
then, sometimes the dreams are troubled with
some phantom of an angry father-and dis
tressed (for all parties) mother; and all be-
cause a young man will make a longer call
than he ought to.
Now, young gentleman friends, I'll tell
you what we girls will do For an hour and
half we will be most irresistably charming
and fascinating; then, beware, monosyllabic
responses will be all you need expect. And
If, when the limits shall have cen passed, a
startling query shall be heard coming down
stairs 81 Isn't it time to close up?'' yoh
must consider it a righteous punishment,
and, taking your hat, meekly departs sad:
der, and it is to BE- hoped, wiser man. Do
not get angry; but the next time you come
be careful to keep within Just bounds. We
want to rise early these pleasant mornings
and improve the :. shining hours, +" but when
forced to be up at such unreasonable hours
at night, exhausted nature will speak, and as
natural consequence, with the utmost speed
In dressing, we can barely get down to break!
fast In time to escape a reprimand from papa,
who don't believe in beaux-as though he
never was young-and a mild reproving
glance from mamma, who understands lit.
tie better poor daughters feelings, but must
still disapprove outwardly, to keep up ap.
pearances. And now, young men, think
about these things, and t-for pity's sake
don't-throw down your paper with
"pshaw ~ but remember the safe side Of
ten. 4
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20

FORTUNATE INTERvENTIoN.-Ihe Wash
ington Republican relates the following =
" Not many days since, information reached
the President that young man belonging to
the Army of the Potomac had been sentenced
by court martial to be shot for desertion-
The boy vas doomed to die in few hours
when the dispatch was received. No time
vas to be lost. A telegram was sent to Gen.
Meade suspending the execution. An ex-
animation Of the case was ordered by the
President, when it was ascertained that the
young man ought to have been promoted long
ago, for gallant and meritorious service, in.
stead of being shot.
1t appeared that upon the march of the
Army of the Potomac toward Maryland, on
the occasion of Lees first raid northward,
the young man alluded to became exhausted
and fell out of the ranks, and, as soon as he
recovered, he proceeded on after his regi
ment, but not finding it, and there being no
time to lose, he fell into the ranks of another
regiment, and fought calamity at South
Mountain and Antietam, and was wounded
in the last named battle. He was sent to q
hospital-which fact, by the absence of a
proper system in such cases. did not reach
the officers of his regiment. st last he was
arrested as deserter, tried, condemned, and
was about to be shot, when, by the inter
ference of the Executive, his life was saved
and young man hastily condemned to an
ignominicus death was suddenly restored to
honor.
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
Be of good cheer-your cause belongs
To Him who can avenge yo4y wrongs;
Leave ii to Him, our Lord.

LedNe IL 10 illul, our L0ru.
The king fell, but the battle was glorously
won.
1t is related of the celebrated soldier La
Hire. that when about to 90 into battle. he
sent for the priest to obtain absolution. He
was told to confess. He had no time to go
into details, he said, but he confessed "all
the usual sins of soldiers life." Upon re-
ceiving absolution. he made up his PRAYER as
follows "Oh, Lord, do unto me this day, as
l would unto Thee if were God and Thou
vast La Hire 1t sounds harsh to us now.
but the proud old Frenchman though be was
very devout.
Who can forget the touching colloquy be-
tween my Uncle Toby and Corporal Trim,
concerning the prayers of soldiers. 1t is
eloquent, patriotic and true. Find it, oh
reader, in the inestimable Tristram, and en-
joy it again. If it speaks volumes for my
uncle and the corporal, it says much also for
'our army in Flanders" especially consid-
ering t,iat other accounts may make thsm
'.swear terribly
All the word knows that Stonewall Jack
son struck harder blows because he prayed so
much. lie was evidently of the fanatical
stamp. and his prayers were rather dervish-
like than ineligible Christian petitions, and
yet they fired the man who fought better than
any other rebel.
Rosecrans, devout Roman Cathalic, jus;
before his designed attack on Chattanooga,
hal Masses said in sij the churches Of Gin
cinnat' for the success of his arms. The
same solemn spirit pregnant With results
And so it must always be. Before going
into battle the foolish, wicked, unmaning
oath is silent; with the bracing of the nerves
there goes up silent prayer for strength and
valor and deliyerance. The wounded pray
to be saved from death; the dying recall the
words of old petitions learned in their child
hood, aad in these broken accents commit
their souls to God
On the battle field of Gettysburg were
found, broad strewn, Bibles and prayer
books. Carried in coat bosoms or pockets,
they came forth in the bitter moment, SOL
ace to the wounded and dying, and proof
that soldiers pray as well as fight. All hon.
or and thanks to the worthy chaplains who
foster this noble spirit, and to the phiian-
phropic men who care for the soldiers inter-
est at home. taking with them, in timely Wis
its to battle fields, and in crowded hospitals.
comforts for the poor suffering mortal bodies,
and holy books and words of prayer for the
we'll being of the immortal souls.
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
An ITEM FOR Quartz MILLERs.-We find
the following in an exchange:

John S. Brodie, Chief Engineer of the
Ophir works, in Washoe county, after much
experimenting with end Eood in aras.sstras
and tubs, has finally succeeded in complet
ing double barrel, by lining common bar
rel with end wood in such a manner that il
will stand wear and tear for at least two
years. The common or single barrels now
in use in this Territory will only wear from
five to nine months. The cost of manufac.
turing Brodie's barrel is the same as the
others. One of each kind has been put
to the test at the Ophir works. Brodie
has applied for a patent. which covers all
processes where end wood is used This ia
an important improvement, IS the barrels
referred to cost $500 eacL. Twenty one Of
them are used at the Ophis works.
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
JonS Cossrss.-The hounds have &C

JOHN CoSNEss.-The hounds have CON-
menced bayingat Conness again. We should
have thought that after the i'll success attend
ing the efforts of these carrion, they wsuld
have abandoned the attempt to iniure and
keep him down. They sought, by every
means in their power to defeat him for every
position to which he has aspird in this State,
because he would not yield to the blandish-
ments of moneyed power, and lend himself
TO further the corrupt ends of spectators and
demagogues. The Alta, the toady of a clique,
has set up howl against Conness, because
in the Senate of the United States he dared
to defend the administration of the Govern
ment from the charges of fraud. We don't
believe, as the Alta says, that Mr. CONFESS
was opposed to investigating the affairs of
the different branches Of the Government; he
was simply defending, as was his bounden
duty, the administration from the charges
made against it. That paper misrepresents
him. and it has always done so.-Los -snge-
fes Becs
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
FIERCE DENuNcIAroN.-Ina speech deliv-
cred in London. 1929. Daniel O. 'Connell said :

cred in London, 1899, Daniel O'Connell said :
"Of all men living, an American citizen,
who is the owner of slaves, is the most des
picable; he is political hypocrite of the
very WORT description. The friends of hu-
manity and liberty, in Europe, should join
in one universal cry of shame on the Amer
ican shareholders =" Base wretches, =" should
we shout in chorus base wretches how
d lire you profane the temple of national free
dom, the sacred fame ofrepubliean rites, with
the presence and the suffering of human be-
ings in chains and slaverv?''
l say unto you, Shareholders of America, and
the press will convey it to you almost as swift
as the wind, that We understand you that
you are hipocrites, tyrants, and unjust men !;
that you are degraded and dishonored and
l say unto you, dare not stand up boasting Of
your freedom or your privileges, while you
continue to treat men. redeemed by the same
blood. as the mere creatures of your viii
for while you do so, there is q bio. on your
eseutcheon which all the waters of the Allan
tic cannot wash out"
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
COURIER

To- l.. p EISHER--Is the only Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
to receiye subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same.
0FFIGE-.7ll Washington street, opposite Ma
CURES Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
Fighting and Praying.

There was time, and not very long ago,
when the majority of people in civil life took
their notions about military men from the
prurient English comedies of George HIPS
period; when, to be an officer of ad army,
implied code of morals offensive 70 public
taste and domestic happiness, in which code,
if to love your neighbor was not inculcated,
to love your neighbours wife was. Accord
ing to that code, religion was at discount,
and a praying soldier was "canting
hound"
Caricature, as this undoubtedly was, OF
English society, it has been, in all time, alb.
soiately false of the American A better set
of men than our old army could not be found
in equal numbers, taken at random, from any
other profession, and among them some of
the very best officers have been devoutly re-
ligious. But it ie not of such men we mean
to speak. Our present purpose is to point
out the prevalence of the religious element
among all classes of fighting men; the fact
that those who hold their lives in their hands,
leaving senseless bigots to fight for forms of
creed, recognize the God Of battles, and pray
for themselves and their country in the midst
Of danger. The simplest expression of the
relations of 6 praying and fghtipg'l was,
perhaps, the blunt order" Put your trust
in God, and keep your powder dry"
1t is easy TO prove what we have said, by
reference to modern history. The Mussu man
humbly obeys the muezzin's s call before he
plunges into the fight to reap glory, CT gain
Paradise and the Houris. Indeed, he rathes
outstrips the Christian in regularity Of
prayer.
Cromwell and his praying Puritans were
dangerous men to meet in battle; the '.sword
of the Lord and of Gideon was exceedingly
sharp. tempered as it was with hourly pray
ers.
Nor were the Cavaliers wanting in prayer,
although despising the so-called cant Of the
Roundheads. The Kings men repeated their
collects for Church and King. Boys, my
braye boys, " said Major Shippen, "pray well
and fight we'll, and God will certsisly give
us the victory" "Oh, Lord ~ said another.
"if forget Thee, as in the press of battle l
may, do not Thou forget me-"
There is something sublime in the specta
Gle of Gustavus Adolphus and his vast army,
on the eve of the battle cf Lutzen, in which
he fell, praying on bended knee, and then
chanting
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20

A jolly and intelligept loo king sailor, when
asked what was the best use of liquor, said :
" rhey tell of the moderate use, the tenn
perate use, the innocent use. the harmless
use, the generous use, the genteel use of Ii
qror; but after long experience. both on
shipboard end shore, can testify that the
very best use of liquor is no use at all.
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20

The best capital with which to begin in
life is capital wife Exchange.
just so; especially if she hath the . 81 m
doolicks l''-Sda Jnan Press s1F
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
of shasta Lodge, No. 81. 1. o. O. f.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of A. s. Wells, deceased.

NoTlCE is hereby given by the undersigned,
~ ADMINISTRATIVE of the above named estate. to
the creditors of, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit the same with
the necessary vouchers, within ten months from
the first publication of this notice, to the under
signed, at Wells Ferry, on the Sacramento river
or tho same will not be allowed.
NARY ANN WELLS, Admilisuassix
February Sd, 1864 =. : rs
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20

CHINESE JUsTICE.-But few Of or readers
are aware of the fact that tie Chinese Of
this city have courts Of their own. and have
certain laws which they rigidly enforce, very
frequently imposing the death penalty
When the latter is the case the prisoner is
sent back to China, with record of the
trial and finding Of the Court. These are
given to the Chinese authorities, who forth
with proceed to execute the decree of the
Court. One of the greatest terrors of the
Chinese thieves is to be tried BY their own
Courts, for their Judges seem to know BY
intuition when an attempt is made to cheat
them by the introduction of a false witness,
and although the Chinese have no hesitation
in perjuring themselves in an American
Court of Justice, they are remarkably care.
ful not to do anything of the kind when be
fore their own Courts. Each commercial
company has Court of its own, and a re-
preventative of each company compose sort
OF Supreme Court. Several days since
Chinese thief was brought before Judge
Shepheard, upon charge of grand larceny,
but the evidence would not warrant his con-
viction. He was, however, Immediately ar
rested by the Chinese, and has been con-
victed and will be returned to China to
suffer the penalty imposed by the Court
| Call
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
BY JOHN J. CONMY.

Publication Office in Tomlinson's Building, front
room, up stairs, three doors above Wells, Fargo 4
Co.'S Express Office.
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20

CoER SING.-A writer in late number of
Macmillan's Magazine, says that Cqss
Sing, one of the leaders of the Sepoys
in India in their revolt in 1857, was lot a
devil at all, as he is usually painted, but the
high souled chief of a warfike tribe, Who had
been reduced to nonenty by the yoke of q
foreign invader. What am good for un-
der your dynasty ?H was his CONSTANT COM
plant to European visitors. He had already
reached an age which in England is suppos-
ed to incapacitate for an employment short
of the premiership. He we'll remembered
the time when the British power in India
was inconsiderable; he fretted like the proud
Highland chiefs, when reduced to insigpih.
canoe by the severe and orderly sway Of the
Southron. Surely, people whose favorite
heroes are Lochiel and Rob Roy, may spare q
little sympathy for the chieftain, who, at
eighty years old, bade fill up his brass lotsh,,
saddle bis elephants, and call out his .; en-, in.
asmuch as it was up with the pugres Of Cosr
Sing; who inflicted on his hereditary foe a
disaster most complete and tragical; who ex-
acted from the unruly mutineers an obedi.
ence which they paid to none other; who led
his force in person to Lucknow, and took a
leading part in the struggle which decided
the destlnies of India; who, after no hope
was left for the cause north of the Ganges,
did not lose heart, but kept his men togethet
during long and ardous retreat in the fac5
of a victorious enemy; and as the closing
act of his life. by mastery maneuvre. baE
fed his pursuers, and placed his troops in
safety on their own side of the great river.
when friend and foe alike believed their des.
truction inevitable On that occasion a
round shot from an English gun smashed his
arm, as he vas directing the passage of the
last boatfuls of his followers, contrary to the
habit of eastern generals, who ordinarily shun
the post of danger. The old warrior, seeing
that his last hour was come, is said to have
cut off his shattered limb with the hard that
remained to him, and TO have died of the loss
of blood that ensued. Such was Coer Sing.
1t was fortunate for the British that he was
not forty years younger when the revolt Of
1857 broke out
The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
Offcers of Shasta r.. a. C.. Mo-. .. p. s A. M
I6Ocers Of shasta Encampment, No. II,
a. q. r..

.. Samuel Isaacks, c. P; J. S. Folansbee,
Erf II. p; Frank Ruch, S. W; D. Beinert, s. /:
~ Jonn Foster, T.; VIM. II. Angel, 1. W.
, 1864-10-03
pITGET SOUND HERALD
STEILACooM, w. T.,
MONDAY, October 3, 1864.

PtaET SouND MAULs.-W. W. Miller,
tso,. having received the contract aban-
d,nrd by Mr.. Reach, with a slight change
in the route, is about to introduce to these
waters a new steamer for the service. He
had partially engaged the propeller Jenny
ZONES for the purpose; but, as she has
nroved failure, he will probably obtain a
steamer in San Francisco.
The WEATHER.--For fall weather, thus
far, the season has been very pleasant.
Though the period for trosts has arrived,
there has yet been no appearance of that
cool visitor. The only indication Of ap-
preaching winter has been little rain,
which, in resuscitating the grasses, has
seemingly restored the spring season.
THAT EARTHoUAKE.-The "gigantiC
throes' of the earthquake, which our Olym.
pia cotcmporary processes to have felt with
alarm, were not manifest here. We con.
fess our want Of belief in anything Of the
kind having happened above or below us
and believe the Tribune is laboring under
an hallucination in regard to it.
EMBARGO REMovED.-Tho intelligence
Of the removal of the embargo on foreign
vessels was received with much qualification
BY our citizens. 1t questionable whether
the restrictions upon steamers are removed
though we understand the Collector so con
strues his instructions.
, 1864-10-03
Approved, July I, 1864.

AN Acr to incorporate tho "Metropol.tIu
Railroad Company" in tho District Of
Columbia.
Be IL enacted By he Senate and House of
Representatives Of Me Unit.d Staies Of
Imeriea in Congress assembled, That Al!
rxander r. Shepherd, Richard Wallach,
Lewis Clephane, Samuel p. Brown, Na.
thanicl Wilson, Franklin Tenncy, Matthew
g. Emery, Samuel Fowler, John Little, ].
c. McKelden, Sayles ]. Bowen, Jvhn II.
Semmes, d. c. Forney, William W. Rap
ley, Wm G. Mooro, Thomas Lewis, John
B. X asehy, and Charles II. Nichols, and
their associa.es and assigns bc, and they
are hereby created boly corporate, under
the name { the Metropolitan Railroad
Company" withauthotlty to construct and
lay down double-track railway, with tho
necessary switches and turiiouts, in the city
Of Washington, in the District Of Colum
bia, through and along the following avenues
and streets: Commencing at the junction Of
A street north and New Jersey avenue, at
the north side Of the Capitol; along the cast
sidc Of Now J,rsey avenue 10 ID street
north; along d street north, and along c
street north and Indiana avenue to the inter.
section Of D street north with Indiana ave-
nue.; along Indiana avenue, ID street north;
and Louisiana avcnuc to Fifth street west;
along Fifth street West 10 + street moth;
along + street north to Fourteenth street
west; along Fourteenth street west Ito street
north; along street north, across rennsyl.
vania avenue, to the junction Of New IIsnp-
shire av nuc nd Twenty third .tect west;
, 1864-10-03

pensation as may be allowed to other car
riers in the ordinary transactions Of bust
ness.
Approved, July 4, 1864.
An Acr to expedite the settlement Of titles
to lands in the State of California.
BE il enacted by The Senate and House Of Rep
rsSntatires of us United States Of America, i,
Congress assembled, That whenever the survey.
or general of California shall, In compliance
with the thirteenth section of an act eLtl.
tied "An act to ascertain and settle the pri.
vate land claims in the State Of California
approved March third, eighteen hundred
and fifty.one, have caused any private land
claim to be surveyed and plat to be mace
thereof, he shall give notice that the same
has been done by a publication, once week
for four consecutive weeks, IN two newspa.
pers, one published in the city Of San Fran.
cisco, and one published near the land sur.
veyed; and shall retain in his office, fol
public inspection, the survey and plat until
ninety days from the date Of the first pub
lication in San Francisco shall ha We ex'
pircd; and If no objections arc made Ia
said survey, he shall approve the same, and
transmit copy Of the survey and plat
thereof to the Commissioner Of tho Gen.
cral Land Office at Washington, for bis
examination and approval; but If objec'
tions arc made to said survey within the
said ninety days, by any party claiming To
have an interest in the tract embraced by
the survey, or in any part thereof, such OBJ.
jections shall be reduced to writing, statins
distinctly the interest Of the objector, and
signed by him or his attorney, and filed
with the surveyor general, together with
such affidavits or other proofs as he may
produce in support Of the objections. AT
the expiration Of said ninety days the sur
veyor general shall transmit to the Com.
missioner Of the General Land Office at
Washington copy Of the survey and plat,
and objections, and proofs filed with him in
support Of the objections, and also Of any
proofs produced by the claimant and filed
with him in support Of the survey, together
with his opinion thereon; and Il the sur
vcy and plat are approved by the said Com.
missioner, he shall endorse thereon certi-
fieatc of his approval. If disapproved by
him, or II, in his opinion, the ends Of JUS
tice would be subscrved thereby, he may
require further report from the surveyor
general Of California, touching the matters
indicated by him, or proofs to be taken
thereon, or may direct new survey and
plat to be made. Whenever the objections
ave J;scoso5 &c or tho snr,ox, aud r,lok ora