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The Shasta courier., 1864-03-26
Useful SoldieIs.

in the French aT1ay every recruit is sup
posed tn know trade on iiiIslng the army.
II he has not learnt a trade, be is taught
some oecui alton after joining his corps,
Thouid he be ignorant of reading or writing
or, knowing these should he wish. to i'm
Trove his education so as To- qualify himself
for promotion-he goes to the regimental
school for four hour. every day when he is
nat on guard or fatigue duty. Once his
schooling is over, he is put to work al
some trade or handicraft or, should he
not know one. he is put to learn one. In
every French regiment there are regular
gangs of butchers. bakers, cooks, carpenters,
masons, gardeners, builders iaborers. cart
drivers, watchmakers, slversmiths, tailors,
shoemakers, blacksmiths. and what net. All
these trades or handicrafts are under their
regular head men. and every soldier, when
he can work. may and. does gain certain
sum per day by working in the stop= f=hfs
trade. In Algeria the whole of the Govern
ment work is done by the military artesans,
who, well as the state. are gamers ther
by. The men thus earn extra pav, and the
work done better and done cheaper than they
could do by employing the people of the
country besides treasaring up the vast advdr.
tage of always having corps of workmen at
command The system of regular organized
workmen is the true secret why the French
army get on so well when on service. In the
English army they have nothing of the kind
except as regard the talors and shoemakers,
and lin cavalry regiments) the saddlers and
tarrlers. There are many good workmen who
enter our ranks, but, through want of prac
tice they soon forget what they knew. In
Alglers have seen a whole pile Of barracks,
large enough IS contain three thousand men,
that was built entirely by regiment OF the
line, from the digging of the foundations to
the making of the glass for the barrack win
dows and not a days drill or man@uvering
had been neglected while the work was going
on. Throughout \ Algeria, miles upon miles
of excellent public roads have been made en-
tirely by the troops. the men being paid a
small additional sum by the state while so
employed. Thus the government gained by
getting their work better and very much
cheaper done than could have been effected
by private contractors, while the troops
gained very comfortable addition to their
regular pay.
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FERRY AND ROAD NOTICE

Norfct II hr-ety gir-n-fhatI / will, at the ex-
piration of thirty days afte- the publication OF
this notice. or as soon thereafter my application
can be heard, make application to the Hon. Board
of Supervisors of Shasta county for license to
tablish and keep public ferry across the Saera-
mento ri, er the most eligible point above, and
within one half mile of the mouth of Cow Creek,
where said creek empties into said river.
And at the same time / Will petition the said
Board or Supervisors to lay ou1 and declare pub
lie road, commencing on the Shasta and Copper
City road. in Bear Valley thence running south to
Cow Creek Valley, and down on the west side of
said creek by way of Fort Reading, crossing the
Sacramento river, and continuing on in direct line
so as to ntersect the present Shasta and Red Bluff
road at Lean 5 and Fosters, on Cottonwood creek.
mrs NM. MAGEE.
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c. l.. DANIELSON,
Justice of the Peace of said township.
SUMMONS.
In the District Court of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict, State Of Calfoinia


In the District Court of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict, State Of California.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County OF SHASTA.
The People of the State OF California Leon Bour
den and Romaine Remillend (aiss Ronaine
Cook greeting:
VOU are hereby summoned to appear and an
II swer IN said Court, III to the complaint of Den
mis- H. Dunn, this day filed, alleging that a certain
indenture of mortgage. executed by you, Roman
Remillend (alias Cook, on the 3lst day of Janua=
~, 1862, in favor of and delivered to you, Leon
Bourden is fraud upon the rights of the said
plaintiff Dunn. &c, all of which in full appears
from said complaint, copy of which is herewith
attached and made part Of this writ, filed in our
within ten days afterthe service of this writ,
II ser Y in said eounty-within twenty days if
served in any other county in this Judicial District
and within forty days if -ved in any other county,
or judgment by default will be taken against you
for such costs, damages, &C., prayed for in this
complaint, and plaintiff viii apply to the Court for
a decree annuling and setting aside SAID convey
ance of mortgage, and such other relief as may be
proper.
Witness: WV. ?. DAINsEREIELD, Judge
L. s. of the Ninth Judicial District of said
State, this 10Th day of March, A. h..
1868.
mr1o JOHN ANDERSON, Clerk.
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A CUTE PREACHER.-Th9 colored pastor
of a church, not a thousand miles from
Bridgeport, was once desirous that the con
ference should meet at his church. The peo-
pie being aware that they must board
the ministers during their stay in the city.
were quite averse to their coming. At a
meeting to consider the subject of giving the
invitation, the pastor stated the proposition
and said:
''Ail those in favor of inviting the breth-
ern here will say yes-all opposed, no."
He then proceeded to put the question. hut
not yes was heard. Whereupon he paused,
looked around, and remarked:
Silence gives consent. The Conference
will come.'
At the concluding meeting, when collec-
ton was being taken up for the visiting
brothers. the pastor told his people that ii
was necessary for all the ministers TO be back
to their respective hocks; that they had nc
money to go with, and must stay in their
present quarters till the cash was raised
The dilemma was either to board the visitor.
gratuit asly, or pay their fair home. We
can guess how they solved the problem
Bridgeport Standard
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THE MAGNETIC Power OF THF LIox.-In
providing food for her young, the lion has
recourse to an expedient well worth the con-
sideration of scientific men. and calculated TO
puzzle those who disbelieve in the magnetic
power of animals. As the lair inhabited by
lioness and her young is always at dis
tance from the Arab encampments,i it would be
a difficult task for the lion to carry or even
to drag an OK or horse so far. To avoid
this labor he brings home living animal. Yes
reade~. the hon possesses the power of COM
pellinga bull to leave the herd and forcing
him to precede him in whatever direction he
pleases all night. thus driving him into the
most inaccessible mountains.
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a SrnRr rR N MIRELANn.-An arnlite lately

A Story FR NJ IRELASD.-An erolite lately
appeared at Cork. and struck in 4 field in
which a valuable mare was feeding. The an
imal was next morning missed. and sought
for when large circular hole or pit was dis
covered in the field, and at the bottom of
this hole the mare was found standing erect.
stiff and dead The belief entertained by
those who have seen the spot. is that the
Gerolite struck the earth from beneath the
mare, forming the hole and burying itself
deep in the ground. while the mare fell from
the recedng earth and was struck dead by
fright.
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Protestant MoNKs.-A Protestant mon
astery, under the rules of ST. Benedict, has
been established in England. The institu-
ton numbers twelve monks. the leader among
them being known as = Brother Ignatius. !"
He is preacher Of powerful eloquence. and
is now attempting to raise large sum. by
his lectures. TO erect hospital and school for
lis brotherhood The movements Is exciting
much attention in England. and the low
churchmen have resorted to some rather un-
seemly measures in opposition to it.
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Daniel Webster G.. s & C. Mining
Company.

4 SSESSMENT No. 2.-Notice is hereby given
IN that at a regular meeting of the Trustees of
the Daniel Webster Gold, Silver and Copper Min
ing Company. of Pittsburg Mining District. held at
the office of the company, in Shasta the Sth day
of March. A. D. 1864, an assessment of ten cents
upon each share of the capital stock of said compa-
ny was levied, and made payable Immediately, at
the Office of the Secretary, in United States gold or
silver coin.
BY order of the Board of Trustees,
II. A. CURTISS, Secretary,
Shasta, March Q, 1864 mr12
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Branding deserters, as perform at Castle
Thunder. in Richmond, is described as a
beautiful operation, and as humane as beau
tiful The culprit is fastened to large table
with his face downwards, and large - D.
is carved upon his posteriors. A plain bar
of iron. about an inch in diameter, narrowed
down a little at the point is heated to incan-
descene. and used as sign painter would use
a brush in lettering, only in very slow and
hungling manner. A greasy smoke with a
stencil arises. accompanied with cracking
sounds and the groans of the victim as the
hot iron sinks deep into the flesh. On pre-
tence of rendering the mark of disgrace
plain and indelible. but in reality to torture
the unfortunate euiprit. the hot iron is drawn
many times through the wound, making it
larger and deeper. until the victim. unable
to endure the excruciation any longer, faints
and is carried away. The operation is al
ways performed by kellogg, the greatest de-
mon in human form outside of Pluto's realms.
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A CHILD's FAITH.-In the Highlands of
Scotland there is mountain gorge, twenty
feet in width and two hundred feet in depth.
Its perpendicular walls are bare of vegetation
save in the crevices, in which grow numerous
wild flowers of rare beauty. DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning specimens of these mountain beauties
some scientific tourists once offered a High
land boy handsome gift if he would consent
to be lowered down the cliff by rope, and
would gather little basketful. The boy
looked wi,tfnlly at the money, for his parents
were poor, but when he gazed at the yawning
ehasm he shuddered. shrank back and de-
clned But flial love was strong within
him; after another glance at the gift, and at
the terrible fissure, his heart grew strong his
eyes flashed, and he said: g will 90 if fa-
ther will hold the rope" And then, with
unshrnking nerves and a heart firmly strong
he suffered his father TO put the rope about
him. lower him into the wild abyss. and to
suspend him there while he filled his basket
with the coveted flowers. 1t was daring
deed. but his faith in the strength of his fa-
ther's arm and the love Of his fathers heart,
gave him courage and power TO perform it,
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Daniel W Observation-Disclosures Meeting

VTNHE first annual meeting of the Stockholders
of the Daniel Webster Gold, Silver and Cop
per Mining Company, of Pittsburg mining district,
will be held at the Office of the Secretary of the
company, in Shasta, on
Saturday, April I'd. 1861.
at y o'clock, P. NJ. for the purpose of electing five
Trustees of the company for the ensuing year. and
the transaction of such other business may be
required.
By order of the Trustees,
II. A. CURTIsS, Secretary.
Shasta, March l9, 1864. mrl9
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Original Twenty-Six-St Stockholders
Meeting.

UNHE first annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of
1 the Original Twenty-six Mining Company of
Pttsburg mining district, will be held at the Office
of the company, in Shasta,
Tuesday. the 5th day of April. 1864,
at u o'clock, NJ, for the purpose of eecting three
Trustees of the company for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of any general business that
may be required
By order Of the Trustees,
H. A. CURTISS, Secretary
Shasta. March 19. 1864. mrl9
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DISSoLUTIONs NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
II heretofore existing between Robert Stevenson
and.F H. Rosenbaum, is thf day dissolved by
mutual consent. The business Of the house will be
carried on by ROBERT STEVENSON, who will
satisfy all creditors of the firm and receive all debts
of the same ROBERT STEVENSON.
F. H. RoSENBAUM,
Shasta. January 2Ist, 1864. n3
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DITTSBURG District, Shasta county, CAL
Assessment No A Notice is hereby given
that at meeting of the Trustees of the above named
company, held at their Office in Red Bluff, February
S, 1864. assessment of twenty-fv cents per
share was levied upon each and every share of the
capital stock of the company, payable to the Secre
tary in U. S. gold or silver coin.
Principal Office, Red Bluff March s. 1864.
mr12 NJ. II. MYRICK, Secretary.
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COMMISSION AND PURCHASING
Agent,
SAN FRANCISCO.


ARpERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEh-
" chandize and articles of every description are
solicited by the undersigned,
A residence in this city of over ten years, and an
experience in the business of nearly the same length
of time, are considered sufficient to warrant the
confidence of persons in the country who OCCASION
ally require to make purchases here, through the
agency Of reliable party; or Who may be looking
for a permanent Agency III Fan Francisco. To
either the advertiser offers his services assuring all
who intrust orders TO him that no effort shall be
spared to execute their commissions satisfactorily.
All Orders must be accompanied with the Cash or
City Reference.
Those desiring information concerning the underE
signed are referred to
VIM T. Coleman & Co., San Francisco.
J, H. Coghill & Co.,
c. Lar gley, Druggist,
Flint, Peabody & Co., %
Ira p Rankin,
Ross, Dempster & Co.,
J. Anthony & Co., UIston Office, Sacra
mento City.
And to the proprietors of the Shasta
COURIER.
N.B.-0rders for Machinery, Pianofories, Melo-
deons, Sewing Machines, Watches, Jewelry, &c.
viii be attended to by competent judges,
L. P. FISHER,
Commission and Purchasing Agent.
629 Washington street. up stairs,
Opposite Maguire's Opera House, San Francisco
ap2T
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0iginal Bully Hill Gold, Silver and
Copper Mining Company.

4 SSESSMENT No. Sat n meeting of the
IN Board of Trustees of the above named company
held March Sd, 1868, an assessment of fifty cents
was levied on each and every share of the capital
stock of the said company, payable Immediately to
the Secretary, in gold and silver coin.
By order of the Board of Trustees
W. .. KAPPI.E, Secretary.
Copper City, March I, lS6i. mr12
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4 ScENe.-Mornine after election Pa
does wine make beast of man ?'>'4 Pshaw !
ehild-perhaps once in while''
. Is that the reason why Mr. Goggins. the
tavern keeper. has on his sign. Entertain.
ment for man and beast -
Nonsense. child what makes YOU ask?''
Because ma says that last night Won
went T. Goggins' a man, aud came home a
beast, and that he entertained YOU
That's mothers nonsense. dear. Run
out and play pspa's head aches''
The Shasta courier., 1864-03-26

FEMALE TYPE- SErERs-The subject of en-
ployinG female compositors having been
somewhat discussed by Lisle Lester, of the
Pacific Monthly. the editor of the Napa Regi-
ster thus remarks
We have two daughters, and intend. if they
live to proper age. to make them both ac
eomplishei compositors. A liberal course OF
types will teach them many things better
worth knowing than how to murder French
or torture piano. If they have any brains
they will be proud of being both independent
and useful; if unfortun .tely they have not
we can restore them to the customary en-
pioyment of miss .dom-working red worst
dogs, .ehattering nonsense and spelling wa
ter-colors.
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Captain Goodrich Of the Eighth Connect

Captain Goodrich Of the Eighth Connect
cut, six feet tali, muscular and smart, was
in command of a hard set of boys. who had
deied their former officers. He made them
aspeech: Boys, hear that YOU are some on
a skirmish, and that each Of You are spelling
for fight. Now before l % any further.
! want to come to an understanding with You.
II there Is aae Of YOU that thinks he can whip
me, let him now step out of the ranks ard
try it," Not man stirred. and the company
became noted for its good discipline.
The Shasta courier., 1864-03-26

Pre- ADAMITE EvIDENcEs.-The editors of
the Scientific 4ae1Tcan have received from
California a piece of wood from tree thirty
feet in diam ster, the annualrings upon which
indicate the age of the tree to be $500 wears!
This leaves the saplines of our ancient friends
Nebuchadnezzar and Socrates :tanding in the
cold, and carries our mind back to period
long before Eve ate the stolen fruit from an
apple tree, and Adam instituted the tailor
trade by stitching fg leaves into aprons for
self and spouse" a remarkable petri
fcation of an entire tree was lately discov-
cred in the Baltimore mine. at Wilkesbarre.
Penn, by the miners. while blasting for
coal. The piece of the trunk taken out
weighs five thousand pounds, and still there
remains the root and the top of the tree EN-.
bedded in the coal There is also found in
the same mine petrifaetions of tlee cactus. and
other plants peculiar to tropical climate
On Desolation Island, southeast ofthe Cane
Of Good Hope, fossil she'll fish and whales
have been discovered on mountain two
thousand feet above the level of the sea.
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BILL. HEADS.

I'VE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A VERY So.
w 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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Tuesday. the 5th day OF April, 1861,

By order of the Board of Trustees.
C. W. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Whiskytown. March ID, 1864. mrs
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WhiSkytOWn Gold. silver and
Copper Mining Company.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in accordance
Y with the laws of the State OF California, and
order duly made by the Board of Trustees of
the above named company, the I'd day of March,
1864, there will be sold, at public auction, the
hour of o'clock p. NJ, on
Tuesday. the 5th day of April, 1861,
at the office of the company. Whiskytown, Califor-
mia, TO the highest bidder cash. United States
gold or silver coin, so many shares of the capital
stock of said company. standing in the names of
the following persons, will be sufficient to pay
assessments No. and 2, duly levied thereon, to-
gether with the expense of advertisement and SALE
unless said assessments and charges are previously
paid
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Pit River Mining Company.

DITTSBURG District, Shasta county, CAL
Notice is hereby given that the following as
sessmepts have been levied by the Trustees of the
above named company. upon each and every share
of the stock of the company
Assessment No. LEVIED August 1st, 1868. ten
cents per share for working the mne and ten cents
per share for defraying contingent expenses.
Assessment No. 2-levied February o. 1864, ten
cents per share for working the mine.
The above assessments now due and payable
in U. S. gold and silver coin, to the Secretary, at
his Office in Red Bluff.
NJ. II. MYRICK, Secretary.
Red Bluff, March ., 1864. mrl2
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Assessment Notice.

NJ 0TICE is hereby given to the Stockholders in
~ the Columbia Gold, Silver and Copper Mining
Company, Pittsburg Mining District that an as
sessment of five cents per share tone foot lev
led on the 26,h of February, 1864. and is payable
Immediately, TO the Secretary, at Red Bluff in gold
coin.
Notice is also given that those owning feet in
this Ledge can have their Stock issued by appica-
ton to the Secretary, signing the Trust Deed
and paying the assessment above levied.
C. E. FISHER, Secretary
Red Bluff, February 29th, 1864. mrs
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FOREIGN PERIODICALS.

The fur Reviews and Blaekwood, -. .......... 13t
EzS~ Subscriptions received for all the San Fran
| cisco Daes, at Publishers prices.
| Any Newspaper, Magazine Review not men
toned in the above list will be furnished to order
Orders for Rocks, Music Fancy Articles, &c, filed
promptly at the lowest market rates. Subscriptions
payable invariably in advance.
Address, ], STRATMAN,
jl1s News Agent, San Francisco.
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They create healthy appetite.
They AZ tan antidote TO change of wa nd diet
They overcome effects ofdissipation an fhours
They strengthen the system and eniyef fmind.
They prevent miasmatic and intermi( si,fevers.
They purify the breath and acidity of testomaeh.
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipatiso-
They cure Diarrhea. Cholera and Choera Morbus.
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache
They are the best Bitters in the porld. They
make the weak man strong. and are EXHAUSTED ma
ture's great restorer. They are made Of pure st.
Croix Rum the celebrated Calsays Bark. roots and
herbs and are taken with the pleasure of a bever-
age. withou regard to age or time ofiay. Partic-
ularly recommended to delicate scnsrequiring
gentle stiln,ilsnt. Sold by all Grocers. Druggists,
Hotels, and saloons P. II. DRAEAd Co., New
Yok RASE BRIGHAM ,Agnts, San Francisco.
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county of Shasta
The People Of the State of California send greeting
to 10 eph Murphy:
NOU are hereby summoned to appear before me,
4 at my Office in township No. l, in the county OF
Shasta. the 10Th day of March, A. D. 1864, at
o clock. P. NJ. to answer unto the complaint of
Dennis II. Dunn, who sues TO recover the sum of
81 i3 75-l0e, with interest from March I'd. A. d.
1861. alleged to be due him account for liver
age, appears from a complaint now on file in my
Office. when Judgment will be taken against you
for the said amount, together with costs and dam
ages, if you fail to appear and answer.
To the Sheriff any Constable of said county,
greeting:
Mako legal service and due return hereof.
Given under my hand. this 18th day of March,
4. D. 1864.
c. L. DhNIELS0N,
Justice of the Peace of said township.
It appearing from the return of the Constable,
and also from the affidavit of Dennis II. Dunn, that
the defendant, Joseph Murphy, cannot be found in
the county, it is ordered that service of the above
summons be made by publication of the same in the
Shasta COURIER three weeks e insertions).
C. L. DANIELSON, j. P.
Shasta, 10th March, A. d. 1864. mrl9
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REDUCTION IN PRICES
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

A TTENTI0N is called to the following list of
IN American and Foreign Periodicals, for which
l receive subscriptions. Permanent arrangements
having been made by the United States Govern
for the carrying of the mails from the Atlantic
States BY steamer three times a month, l am ena-
oiled TO receive subscriptions at a much lower rate
than formerly. The same care and attention will
be paid the forwarding of all packages, for which
this establishment has gained such enyiable rep
utation throughout the Pacific Coast
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SUM MMONS.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
In the Justices Court No. township, in and for
county of Shasta
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Williams and Kellinger Mining Co.,

Shasta, March 9, 1864 mrl