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A Flock Of Drunken Pigeons

A San Francisco paper has a curious story
about a flock of inebriated pigeons. A
farmer, living in one of the branches in the
vicinity of that city, was recently surprised
to see a flock CT pigeons, after flying round
his barn L few moments, suddenly fell to the
ground. Wondering at the phenomenon, he
concluded to watch them. An antiquated
Thomas-cat, perambulating the yard, seized
one Of the young pigeons aud made hearty
meal oft. Soon after, Thomas cat commenc-
ed staggering ike intoxicated, and falling
over, gave up the ghost with dismal howl.
The farmers wife, who had picked up a
number of the pigeons for the purpose Of
making pies OF them, on learning of poor
grimalkins fate, thought the birds were poi
soned, and threw them down. The farmer
gathered up about two hundred of them and
threw them into an old Clubhouse. 1t the
morning his wife found the pigeons alive and
roosting on a woodpile, Inquiries were
made, and it was ascertained that near
neighbor, having been troubled by frequent
visits of the pigeons, had soaked some grain
in whisky and scattered It around his premi-
ses, so that the pigeons became intoxicated
in fact, dead drunk. they recovered, how
ever; but poor puss became victim Of alco-
holic stimulants, impaired by infected pigeon
meatl
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THE STRANGER on THE s1tI

BETWEEN broad fields OF wheat and corn,
Is the lonely home where I wac born;
The peach tree leans against the wall,
And the woodbine wanders over all;
There Is the shaded doorway still,
But strangeF's foot has crossed the sln
There is the barn-and as Of yore
I can smell the hay from the open door,
And see the busy swallows throng
And hear the pewee's rnournful song;
But the stranger comes-ohi painful proof
His sheaves are piled to the heated roof
There is the orchard-tEe very trees
Where my children knew long hours Of ease,
And watched the shadowy moments run,
TIL nv life has imbibed more shade than sun.
The swing from the bough stIn sweeps the air.
But the strangers children are swinging there.
There bubbles the shady spring below,
With its bulrush brook where the haEels grow
Twas there I found the calmus root,
And watch the mlnnows polse and shoot,
And heard the robin lave his wing
But the strangers bucket is at the spring.
Oh, We who daily cross the sill,
Steal lightly, for I love it still;
But when you crowd the old barn caves
Then think what countless harvest sheaves
Have passed within the scented door
To gladden. eyes that are no more.
Deal kindly with those orchard trees;
And when your children crowd their knees,
Their sweetest fruit they shall impart,
As If old memories stirred their heart.
To youthful sports still leave the swing,
And in sweet memory hold the sps lng.
The ba=s, the trees, the brook, the birds,
The meadows with their lowring herds,
The woodbiEe on the cottage wall
Ny heart BJfil iaagess By them all
Ye strangers on my native sih,
Step lightly, for love it still
THOMAS BUCHANAN READ.
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Old isdy-say, what have you got to SELL
Ball am travelling agent, madam, for the
greatest raenagerie of ancient or modern
tines which is shortly to be exhibited in
this section, aFording to the inhabitants
thereof an opportunity of viewing the most
srdpendous collection Of animals ever before
exhibited.
Old Lady-Yon 4cn't say 30. Have yOo
ary elephant7
Ball-We have, madam, SIX elephants;
but these constitute comparatively unim-
portant part of the show. We have living
specimens of bipeds and quadrepeds, who
roamed over the earth not only in the ante
deldvfon, but also in the piiocene and post
miocene period, embracing the megatherium
with six legs and two tails; the ichthyosau-
rus, with four eyes and three tails; the gy-
asticutus, with no eyes, two noses and four
tails; the plesiossorus, resembling Satan in
shape, which spfts Ere and breathes sulphur,
and many other species too numerous for
enumeration. We have also q pious lawyer.
Old Lady-Well, declared
Ball-but, madam, the greatest curiosity
by far Of our exhibition is learned and class
icany educated monkey, who was brought up
Mohamdan priest in the mysterious regions
Of the great Desert Of Sahara. This monkey
speaks with huency all the modern langua-
gea, besides Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Re
can repeat the Ten Commandments, the
Emancipation Proclamation, President Elm
coins last message, and performs the most
intricate examples in mathematics with rapid
ity, ease, and accuracy. While being exhib-
tied in Washington, he actually repeated a
long speech Of the President. This monkey
corresponds
Beautiful young lady suddenly sticks her
head out of a window and calls out:
Motherl Motherl ASK him s0hy they lei The
monkey traueE 50 far ahead Of the ether crit
gers2
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Su Sorts of 6uO0 BtaNihs,
The Dooto4 and His Patient,

OF all the professions, trades and oc-
cupatiOns that engage the minds of men,
that of a PHYSICIANS the most diversified.
In locating he has to find out the consti-
tuition of those he is called on to visit,
for it is frequently the case that success
may be owing more to a deep and
thorough knowledge Of the constitution
of the patient than mere commonplace
application. As an illustration Of this,
we will relate an anecdote of one of our
physicians, who " If he fnds physic will
not cure, tries other means as the means
may require"
DR.. D. had long been the attending
physician of a lady long past her teens,
affected with certain disorders incident
to a want of occupation and care of a
family. She sends for the doctor in sea-
son, and out of season he rushes out in
a 2:4O pace, and finds his patient, physi-
cally perfectly well, but sad and lonely,
and, of course, afflicted with the bIues.--
All he can do is to administer tino-
ture, with a few drops Of peppermint,
and the patient is well for a day.
On one occasion, a cold, clustering
night, the doctor had just turned in,
wrapping himself snugly in his blankets,
with the hope Of a quiet sleep, when a
loud rap aroused him.
"Who is sick?" inquired the doctor
murmuring.
"1Iiss Sally Strickland, sir; she's
most dead, expect she'll die before you
get there"
I'm b, along" says the doctor, and
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exOlaiming to himself IN try to cure
her this time"
The doctor plods along through mud
and HiEe cold and rain, studying his ap-
plication. When he arrived at the dwell
ling of Miss Sally he found her, as usual,
in a rather depressed state of mind.
doctor" she said, Feebly, I" expect
to eie every moment. I am very low,-
Can you do anything for me2"
The doctor felt her pulse nothing the
matter, merely wanted company. The
doctor becomes communicative.
" Miss Sally, 1 was having terrible
dream when your servant awOke me-"
1" / dreamed I was dead" continued
the doctor, "aAd descended into the
lower regions, where met the Old
Scratch, who invited Me to view his do
miAions. The inmates were engaged in
Neutrality-suspicious. plAyiAgc4rd
others swiAdling their neighbOrs; in fine,
all the pursuits they followed during life
continued there. When he got through
he proclaimed to the four quarters Ui bis
dominions that all should go to bed, for,
said he, Sally Strickland will be here
directly, and there'll be no sleep in hell
for month";"
The doctors speedy departure was in.
creased to fight by the sight Of a broom
stick AOuriSAing aCtiNely in his rear, bat
the remedy was efectual.
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Look out for the Hundrodth eoaorasi8A.

SIR JOHN HERCHEL, in the FIRST number Of
the FOrtnighdy Review, has an article on
Atoms" in note to which he gives the
following calculation on the natural increase
Of population: ''The number of human be-
ihgs living at the end of the hunGredth gen
Grafton, commencing from a single pair,
doubling in each generation, (say IN thirty
years. allowing for each man, woman and
child an average space of four feet in height
and one foot square, would form a vertical
column having Tor its base the whole surface
of the land and sea spread out into plain,
and for its hight 3,674 times the suns dis
tauce from the earth. The number of human
strata thus piled one on the other would
amount to $50, 100000, 60O,OOG.
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CTR StOrg-GtIl
GOLDEN DAYS,
By 7. g. ARTHUR,

Brass, copper, irUnj but never gold.
Life, like the age, returns not to golden
innocence. It were better, 1 think,
sometimes, that we had not been born"
al have never thought So"
She who answered thus was pale,
thin woman, who sat BY table sewing.
Forty summers and winters had not
passed without leaving the marks of
scorching sun and traces of frost. But
neither summer heats nor winters cold
not any storm that swept down upon
her life-had really married the beauty
of her face. You saw signs of their hav-
ing touched her; but every sign was in
the process of obliteratiOn. Like tempest
and drought marks upon the earth, the
dews of peace, the gently falling rains,
the mild sunshine, were covering them
with verdure.
The dress and air of the visitor, who
had just spoken, showed her to be a
woman in easy circumstances. The two
had been close friends in early life; but
! it so happened that their ways in the
world had been along diverging paths
Mrs. Wilton had married a "rising
man." who soon lifted her into a sphere
of fashionable elegance, where, for long
period she held a kind of queenly sway.
Mrs. Grover has been less fortunate in
the worlds eye. Her husband lacked
those qualities by which men rise into
high places. But, apart from this, he
was true man in all the better meanings
of the phrase; and, so far as happiness
was concerned, his wife had larger
share than fell to the lot of her friend
Mrs. Wilton. Ease, idleness, luxury.
was the lot of one; care, labor, and self
denial as to many external things, the
lot of the other. After twenty years Of
divergence, their ways had touched again
The old regard had been quickened into
life Mrs. Wilton found more real salts
faction in an hours talk with the friend
Of her youth than in days Of intercourse
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MISS KEYTER

THIS very musical celebrity has arrived, AM
nightly her serenade Enay BE heard, not unfre
qusntly disturbing the pleasant dreams of tn
quiet sleeper. Some pheller Of phine pheling
pheliciousIy translates her song into English:
In summer night I take my flight
To where the maids repose,
And while they are slDm6erlng sweet and sound
bite them on the nose.
The warm red blood that tints their cheek
To me is precious dear;
For 'tis my delight to buzz and bite
In this season Of the year.
When get my fill, wipe my bill,
And sound my tiny horn,
And Of go to the marshes low,
Ere breaks the golden mornS
But at eve I sallie forth again,
To tickle the sleeper's ear;
For tits my delight to buzz and bite,
! In this season Of the year.
On the chamber wall love to crawl,
TIL my landlord goes 20 bed;
Then my bugle blow and down l 60,
To light upon his head.
! Oh, I love to see the fellow slap,
And love to hear him swear;
For tits my delight to buzz and bite,
! In this season of the year.
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ADvEHT1sNe-LEGAL AND GENERAL.

The Committee on Legal and General Adver-
tising, submitted report, fixing the rates for all
kinds of advertising which was adopted.
For legal advertising, no paper shall charge
less than one dollar per square for the stinseT-
ton, and fifty cents per square for each subse-
quent insertion.
The committee adds this recommendation
That in all cases where revenue taxes are de-
manded, the amount be added to the bills
rendered.
In general advertising, the committee agreed
upon the following minimum rates for basis of
charges
Not less than $50 per column for one year
not less than $50 per column for months
not less than SS5 per column for months
not less than $50 per column tor months
not less than so per column for 1 month
not less than 80 per single square for 1 year J
not less than 81 Per single square for 8
months /; not less thai s. per single square for 3
months; not less than S4 per single square for
months not less than S9 per single square for 1
for one year; rot less than So per One-half
colUmi mouths; not less than $50 per one
fourth column for year.
All advertisements ir SPECIAL places, twenty
five per cent additional
All marriage and death notices shall be charged
fifty cents.
The committee recommends n charge Of fifty
cents per square for notices Of Benevolent SOCle
tics Religious Societies, &c, Ee.
All political notices to be charge transient
rates.
The Committee also be-s leave to recommend
the proprietv Of fixing the measure of a square
at a space cf not more than ten lines Nonp2rcI
tyne
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A Sonora stsry,

Tus following rich story is related by So
nora paper, at the expense of queer genius
who yibrates from that town and Oregon as
advance" agent of concert troupe, and
who although pretty clever in selling the
curionsIy inclined, does not always come oil
first best:
Frank Ball, travelling III a vehicle bearing
q strong resemblance to Peddler's cart
ola lady ushea out from house by the
roadside The following colloquy ensues-
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WHOLE NUMBER ia.

mel was completely taken aback, as be sur
veyed this tall specimen of humanity from
head TO foot in blank amazement; he num-
bIed an apology for his rude remarks and has
tened away, leaving his men eonvulsed with
laughter. "Gi, of that stump became a by
word with the Missouri rebels, and it viii no
doubt live as long as the tall Missourian.
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Law HEWsPAPfRRi

1. Subscribers who do not give express notice
o thecOntr1ry, are considered as wishingt 10 coh-
inuetheiF subscriptions to the paper.
2. II subscribers order the disc0ntinuancR Of
heirperiodicals, the publisher may continue to
tend them until all arresTages are paid.
3. lfsubscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the Office to which they were di-
-ected, they heldrespOnsible tillthey haveset-
lledtAe bill and ordered them discontinued
4. If subscribers remove to other places with
outinforming the publisher, and the papers are
sible
5. The decided thatrefusingtot take
periOdiealsfrom the Office, or removing and leav-
lhg them uncalledfOr,is is pTinla Jdeie evidence Of
IntentiOnalfraud.
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VOLUME ~. NO. 20.
UNION
j. w. HOUx, rROP'R.

OFF1cE;-Coulson's Building, (secOnd floor,
Vestside North Main-street, near the Square.
TERMs:-S2 90 per annUm, invariably in ad-
rance. 81 so for Six Months.
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Pfioos Adopted By the State Convention
fRlcE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.

ResolUcd, That We, the Publishers Of sths
Weekly Papers Of Ohio, agree to adopt t0o d0y-
L7-S and ftfy cents in advance, as the sdbscrip-
tion price per annum for each copy of our said
Papers, from and after the date Of the adoption
of This resolution.
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The rads' who set in so hard on General
Sherman are subsiding rapidly. The bum
mers' threatened to put 'em through
" That's what's the matter"
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

REJoIcIScs.-Truly has Shasta, and every
town in the county where m anvil could be
obtained, burnt much powder. French Gulch,
Tower House. Whiskytown. Horsesown,
Piety Hill, Roaring River, Forster's, Lud-
wigs Bridge, Millvillc, Buckeye, Copper
City, and all others, began to make noise
on the reception of the first rumor that
Richmond had fallen. When the glorious
news was confirmed they fred again and
then the surrender of Lee and his army
came flashing over the wires, and more sn-
lutes were fired; next the capture of JEFF.
Davis, and-bumpers followed:
Verify, the history of the past seven days
have had condensed within them more of
glory to this nation than it or any other ever
had the enjoyment of before in SO brief a
time. Though anticipated, the grandeur of
the eliminating scenes, and the completeness
of the plans aud movements of our armies, in
effectually bringing about that so much
talked of peace, surpasses our comprehension,
and all seem staggered in trying to compre-
hend the grandeur of the combinations and
power that brought it about so surely and SO
chcaply to our cause, after the last great
struggle began. -
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

JUDGE SExroN.-We notice that the Oro-
Vile Record, Quincy Union and Red Bluff
Independent advocate the claims of this gen.
tleman for the Supreme Bench, to fill the
seat soon to be made vacant by the expiration
of the term of Judge Sanderson. With all
due Difference to the San Francisco Bar, we,
700, raise our voice in favor Of the nomination
of Judge Sexton, and in doing so We not only
pay just tribute to his worth as jurist,
but we think we also do our duty to the
N orthern portion of the State. We would
like to have the opinion of the Trinity Jour-
nal and Yreka journal on this question.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

To CoRkEsroS DENTS" Old Line Repub.
lican. Your name does not accompany
your communication, and that of itself makes
it impossible for US to publish it; yet there
is another reason. We have already treated
the subject upon which you write. and we
believe cffectually. There is no present
necessity for spending ink on it. Your
"goak" is good one, but lacks originality
we have seen it in print.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

STILL ONTO ir.-On Saturday evening last,
about mile below the town, two Cinnamon
were attacked, ovsrpowered and robbed Of
ono shirt-taken of by the robbers and the
aggregate sum of five dollars and seventy five
cents. The robbers-there were two-were
aeen and recognized by passers, who also
witnessed something of the closing act Of the
drama. A man was seen at Lower Springs
on the next morning exhibiting China shirt,
which he said he had picked up on the road,
and expected to see something about it in the
next COURIER.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

PEnsoSEL.-On Thursday we had the pleas.
ure of q call from our old friend Mr.. Charles
W. Gordon, brother of the Major. Our
friend was among the first who volunteered
to serve his country in arms, believing that
she company in which he enlisted would 60
at once to the front. He served in Southern
California and Arizona during the term Of
his enlistment, which expired some seven
months since, when he was honorably dis
charged.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

HoAc W PIERCE 1T AL.-This case origin.
ated in Red Bluff some two years since, and
after having been litigatsd there until the
costs taxed amounted to four or Eve times
the value Of the property in litigation. .
change of venue was had to this county and
was here tried and decided adversely to pl'f
by our County Judge. The accumulated
tax bill made the suit very important one
and grave questions as 10 title possessory
and in fee arose and were decided. For the
honor Of our Judge We are glad TO see BY .
late number Of the Union that the Supreme
Court have sustained him-or concurs.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15
Mammoth Quartz Mining Company,

ALD Diggings Mining District, Shasta county.
O-Notice is hereby given that At meeting Of
the Trustees of said company, held on the l4th day
of April, A. D. 1855, an assessment of fifty cents
per share was levied on the capital stock of
said company, payable in U. s. gold or silver coiu
on or before the 18th day Of May, 1865, to
the Secretary, At his Office in Shasta. Any stock
upon which said assessment shall remain unpaid on
the 18th day of May, 1865, will be advertised
on that day as delinquent. and unless payment
shall be made BEFORE will be sold on the Sd day Of
June, 1865, to pay the delinquent asssssment, to-
gether with the coss Of sds ertising aad expenses
Of the sale.
GEO. D. FORBES, Secretary.
0fice, Court Mouse Block.
Shasta, April IA, 1855. apis
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

JOHN BRowS.-The widow and the orphan
daughters of John Brown, whose name has
become a part Of the history of this great
Government. are now living at Red Bluff
We learn from the Independent that this
family are in straitened circumstances. That
paper and many others throughout the State
arc making efforts to raise fund sufficient for
the purchase of snug little homestead for
the widow and orphans who have no male
relatives capable Of assisting them, thus en-
sbling the daughters, by teaching and other
pursuits suitable to their sex and accomplish
menss, to make . living amoug US. Who
among us will take steps to gather in trib-
ute worthy Of Shasta! We hope to see some
thing done.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

MINING ESrERPRIsr.-A company is being
formed here for the purpose of tunneling
through point on the Sacramento river
lust above its confluence with Pit river, and
turning the stream through it. The scheme
is said to be very feasible, and can easily and
cheap,y be done. Some two miles Of the
river bed, which is supposed to be rich in
gold, will be thoroughly drained by this
oner atiOn.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15
!33S{l7
NOT x rEw

-, NOT A FEW
or the worst disorders that aiet mankind Grise from the
corruption tha, accunua,cs In the Blood or all the dis
eevercs tina. nav. been made bursc out, none can
equal in effect HELXDOLDS COMPOUND E1TUAcT
OF ARSAPAHILLi. It eicanses and reno<ases shs'
Blood insis the vsor Of health Into ME system AMI
purges out which make disease tssimulass
healthy functions the body and sxPsls the disoeders
that grow and rankie the Flood. Such remedy thas
could relied has long been ssu:htfer and Ao. sSr
the time the pablic have which shey can de-
pend space here docs not admit Of certificates 10
show Its e1.ets but trial Of single bottle VIII sowto
as scx that has anyhia: fheY have
ever taken. .s.s..- 4 -
Two ablespoonsl Extract Of sarssPsrila. added
10 pin, OF water Is equal the lisbon Dist Dras. AL
one bottle Ito eallonrof sAc Irna Of SsrsaParia,
or sfe decoe:i0a usually made.
The above Extracts prepared. on purely seenide
prlneiples-in Hlcuaamt eood -the full strength of
the ingredients ring into tes eonpospion
and conclusive test will be comparitea scir preper-
lies ti:A those set forsA In tAe L. D,pensator{. e -
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

A aooo THiso.-Ths most ingenious, use.
fal and economical machine ws have seen il
. hand wine and sidar press in Coleman.
hardware store in this town. By II, nae ON.
man may grind and press ten bushels Of an.
ples Per hour, and . greater quantity Of
grapes. It occupies no more room than an
ordinary chair and is IS strong As Samuson !
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

HIARD FRoN.-We learn from letter re-
ceived by Judge Bush, Of this place. that
Andrew Westervelt. of Churntown. was at
Petersburg and alive and well on the 10th
OF March. His many friends on the east
side of the river will be as glad as ourself to
hear that this true soldier has thus far sur
vived the perils of the many battles he has
been in.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

RouGH ON WoLvEs.-During the late storm
Mr.. John Saf WIS hunting his mules on Red
wood mountain, and came across pack OF
eight gray wolves, who seemed to survey
him rather suspiciously, as if inclined to dine
on klamath packer. Fortunately, John
mad repeating rife with him, with which
ne KILLED sir of the pack missing but one
,M0osl oefors they got out of range.-E7amaM
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

Mar PARrY.-Grant Taggart advertises,
to-day, party at the Tower House, on the
10th of May. That all who have heretofore
attended the Tower House parties will be
there, no one doubts-and such influence will
certainly fill the premises to overAowins. A
good time may be expected.
The Shasta courier., 1865-04-15

CREDrrAsLE.-Immediately on its becom.
ing known to our citizens that Mr.. Greiner
was badly injured. subscription was taken
MP for his benefit. and in the course of IN
hour some $3.50 were collected.