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The Shasta courier., 1865-02-11
COURIER
A ROMANCE OF LIMA.

Many years ago a young Englishman, a
medical student named Ashley, went to Lima.
The love of adventure was strong upon him,
and all he met with in his own country was
too tame to satisfy it. Proud of the profes
sion for which he was studying, and trusting
to it for subsistence. strong and healthy in
body and in mind. he left England with a
bold heart. and this was the life he led and
what cane of it; - go .sl- -
At time when the difficulty Of procuring
subjects for anatomical study was very great,
and when to procure them honestly was i'm.
possible, as the prejudice against dissection
was so strong that no one was willing tc
submit the body of any one connected with
him to examination, it is well known thai
there we're men who made it their business te
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-11

A YOUNG man, who has recently taken
wife, says he did not find it half so hard 70
get married as he did ITO get the furniture;
and when it came to getting the bread ana
butter, he had to fall back upon the old folks
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-11
New wAsHoE GREErrse.-The virripi

NEW WAsHoE GREETING.-The Virgins
Enterprise says r"
People here no loager say. " How dye do?"
when they meet. It's" How's your suit
progressing?" and the reply, " Pretty we'll,
thankee-how's your's?' A man without q
lawsuit upon his hands is looked upon as 5
vagrant.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-11

Obtain, at no small risk, bodies, generally
those of newly-buried, which they sold to
surgeons, medical students, or indeed to any
one who stood in need # the ghastly com.
modify. This class, known as body
snatchers, - and iresurrectionists," has died
out, since there is happily now little preju.
dice against what has triumphantly proved
to be a necessary branch of scfenti6c study !;
but at the time of our story tbeifswork was u
thriving and profitable one. Richard-Astley,
in common with the rest of the profession.
availed himself of their services, and many
times in the lack night his door was opened
to those who did not knock, but who were
expected and waited for, and who, entering
silently, stealthily deposited dread burthen
upon the table prepared for its reception
Old and Young, men, women and children,
all in turn lay upon that grim table, and
Astley's skiIIful instruments cut their way to
secrets that were destined to benefit the liv-
ing. Though he was not hard hearted, it was
not unnatural that in time he should grow so
much accustomed to the sight of his sub
iects,n as to feel nothing but momentary
pity as he put aside the clustering curls of
infancy, or uncovered the face of man
struck down in the glory of his years.
One night as many nights before, the
stealthy visit was paid, and Ashley took his
lamp to examine the next subject. Neither
strong man nor tender child this time, but a
young and beautiful woman. The dead face
was so lovely that it did not seem possible
that light in the ch,sed eyes, and color in the
pale lips and cheeks could make it lovelier
The fair hair had fallen back, and gave no
shade TO the white brow. and the long fair
I. ti,, az fr,p fho al or
tinted underlids She was very tall and
slender, and her handsome of which hung
down as she lay upon the table-were long
and perfectly shaped. As Ashley lifted the
hard to lay it on her breast, he thought how
beautiful it must once have been. since now.
when there was not the faintest rose-tint to
relieve the deathly rallor of it, it was so
exquisite. She wore one garment, a long
flannel shroud, very straitly made, through
which scanty drapery the outline of her
slender limbs was distinctly visible, and
below which her delicate feetwere seen, bare
to the ankle.
Ashley was troubled as he had never been
before. The idea of treating this beautiful
corpse as he had done all others brought to
him in like manner was repulsive to him,
and he recoled from the hough of sacrilege
But how could he rid himself of the lovely
1t was possible that the men who
had brought it might be bribed to take it
back again. and if they should -refuse--but
he was incapable of distinct thought upon
the subject and could only determine that in
any case the beautiful Thing before him
si,.uid be treated with reverence and respect
lie gently covered it fr3m head to foot " ith
Il ions white cloth. and locking the door Of
communication between his bed room andthe
room in which it lay. threw himself upon the
bed without unlressing, for tire night was
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-11
CURE YOUR COLD,
SAVE YOUR LUNGS.
NEWELL'S PULMONARY SYRUP
~ Has Cured Thousands,
1T WILL CURE YOU!

ways reason to fear the consequences this shows
weak state of the lungs, and is often the forcrcn-
| ner of Consumption. "-[Buchanans Domestic
Medicine.
STOP THAT COUGHING
Some ofyou can't, and we pity you. You have
| tried every remedy but the destined, by its
intrinsic merit, to supersede all similar prepara-
tions. 1t is not surprising you should be reluctant
to try something else after the many experiments
you have made of trashy compounds foisted on the
public as a certain cure; but
NEwELL's PTLMONAR SYRUP
Is really the very best remedy compounded for
the of Coughs, Colds. Sore Throat, Asthma,
Whoopmg Cough, Bronchitis and Consumption
Thousands of people in California and Oregon have
been already benefited by its surprising curative
powers.
WHAT KILLED HIM!
DIR. Hall, in his Journal of Health, speaking of
the death of Washington Irving, asks the above
question, and adds He might well have remain
ed with for some years to come had it not been
for advice, kindly intended, doubt, but given in
thoughtlessness and reckless ignorance.
He had a Cold
Which BY some injudiciods prescription had been
converted into Asthma" Let me say to DIR. Hall
that prescription was not
! NEWELL'S PULMONARY SYRUP.
Keep 1t in the house-use it freely-give it to
your children upon the slightest indication of a
cold and you will think and speak of it as all do
who have become acquainted with its merits
REDINGToN 4 CO., Agents,
! -. San Francisco.
1 And for sale everywhere.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

TIE WiND AS A MUSICIAN The wind
| is a musician by birth. We extend silk
Ell thread in the window, and the Wind
finds it, and goes up and d""n the scale
upon it. Paeinini must go somewhere
else for honor, fur 10! the wind is per
forming "n single string. 1t trieS almost
everything nn earth to see il there is mu
sic in it it per>uad,S a tune out of the
great bell in the tower, when the sexton
is at home asleep; it makes a nourniul
harp out Of the giant pines, and it does
not diSdain to try what sort Of whistle
can he made out Ct the humbleSt chin.
ney in the world. How it will play upon
tree until every leaf thrills with mute
on it, whilst river runs at it's base in a
sort of murmuring accompaniment. And
what melody il sings when it gives a
concert with full choir Of the waves OF
the sea and performs an anthem between
the two worlds, that goes up, perhaps to
the stars which loves music most and sang
it first. Then, how fnndlv it haunts old
houses mourning under the caves, sing
ing in the halls, opening doors without
fingers, and singing a measure Of some
sad old song around the tirelesS and de
serted heaEihS.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16


HONE AND WIFE AND SATURDAY NIGHT
Happy is the man who has little
home and ilt!e angel in it, of a Satur.
dav night. A hop4e. no matter how little,
provided ii will hold two or so - no mat.
ter how humIIly furnished, provided there
is hope in it; let the winds blow clos.
the curtains.
What il they are calico, or plain white
hurdcI, ta>Svl or any such thing? Lei
the rain come down. heap up the fire. -
! No matter il you haven II candle 10 bless
yourself with. for what beautiful light
glowing coal makes, rendering cloudlpSS,
shedding a sunset through the room; Just
enough to talk by, not loud as in the
! highways; nor rapid, rs in the hurrying
world; but softly, slowly, whiSperingly.
Hith pauSr> between, for the storm with.
Out and the thoughts within to ill up.
| Then wheel the sofa around before the
fire no matter il the sofa is a settee, un
cushioned at that, if so he il is Just long
enough for two and half in it. How
>weetly the music OF silver bells from the
time 10 come falls on the listening heart
then. How mournfnIly swell the chimes
OF "the davS that are no MORE"
Under such circumS' ances, and at such
time, one can get at least sixty nine and
half smiles nearer "kingd"m come"
than any other point in this world laid
down IN "Maltc Brun."
Maybe you smile at this picture; but
there is secret between us, viz il il
copy Of \ picture. rudeIy done. but true
as the P.ntaleuch of an original in every
really human heart.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

WHAT THE TELEGRAPn DID To A MINIS
TER. OF all the freaks of the Telegraph.
the follow ing is the most laughahle which
has come under our personal knowledge.
Not long since graduate from one Of our
Eastern thrnlngiral Scan is was called to
the pastoral charge of a church in the ex
trcme Southwest. When about TO Start
Tor his new parish he was unexpectedly
detained bv the incapacity ol.hi> PreShv-
terry to ordain him. In order to explain
his non arrival at the appointed time, he
sent the inlloU ing t'lrg'am To the dracons
Of the church: PreShytery lacked n
quorum to ordain." In the course Of its
journey the message got strangely meta
morphoSed, and reached the aSt0ni>hrd
drncons il this shape: "Prtshytery tack
I'd worm on to Adam!" The sober
church officers were greatly diSrompnscd
and mySiitird. but after grave consulIa.
tion concluded it was the minister's face
tious way Of announcing that he had got
married, and accordingly proceeded to
provide lodgings for two in>trad Of one.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

KIND. .HEARTEDNESS TO CHILDREN Be
the hand blessed that prepares a pleasure
for child, for there is no saying when
and where it may bloom forth. Does not
almost every body remember some kind
hearted man who showed him kindness
in the happy days Of his chiIdhoodg The
writer 0i this rrc"llects, when, q bare.
footed boy, he stood at the wooden fence
Of little garden in his native village,
while with longing eyes he gazed on the
flowers which were blooming there in the
brightness Of Sunday morning. Their
owner came forth from his little cottage.
lie was q wood cutter, and spent the
whole week at work in the woods. lie
bad come into the garden to gather how-
erS to place in the button hole Of his coat
when he went to church. lie saw the
boy. and, breaking off the most brauiilul
Of his carnations, he gave it to him. Nei-
ther the giver nor the receiver spoke =
word, and with bounding ste IS the boy
ran home. And nn~ here, at . vast dis
tance from that home. after so many
yvSrs. the fre'ing Of gratitude which sgi-
tat~d the breast Of that boy expresses IT,
self on paper. The carnation has long
since wiihered. but now il blooms afresh.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

DoBBS DESCRIBES AN OLD LINER. An
old line aholitnui>t is lean, aux haired,
radaverouS, bilious looking b,pcd. who
Is et"rnaily prating aboct PI, mouth Rock
the Ma, flower aud the b"antifuI, thick.
lippe'l. ~onlIy headed, tender shinn, d. jaw
hind heeled md sweet scented nigger. tie
is generally found IN street corners in the
cities. aud in red schnnl houses and cross
roads in the country, Aniveling n sermon.
nr wnllng up his "veS like an expiring
calf over one Of Watts HYMNS. Strip
him down, and vnu NAV be pretty sure
If finding n PRAYER hook in one p"rkrt
aud n pack Of cards in the other. These
nrr the character aud class of men who
are etrrnAlly ~ ~hn'ng and Snntf1ng about
the poor negro. But. ht the 'larkrv look
nnt If he falls intn their clutches. Samho
v i'll CONE out worse than vi"tnnnS w0'
man who happens to get mixed up nth
lot of miscegenationistS at a fee love
meeting I'D.
Sonnra Democrat.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

FASHIONABLE TALK.-A lady thus ad
dressed her .ervant in the presence Of a
fashionable party:
MARY. relieve that burning luminary
of the snprrincumbent dress that bears
upon it."
"Ma'am 2" said Mary. confused at what
her mistress conld mean.
Take" said the lady. "from that In
minons hodv its superintendent weight
af consumed carbon" .-.. ...... -
"Ma'am ~ repeated Mary.
"Snuff that candle, You huSSy, you"
exclaimed the lady, in haste.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

FKRNs-SpAnAsLV ApvAteE-One YeaF. e5 Six Months,
IS Three Months 5o One Mouth payable To the Car
rier). 50 cents Single Copies 12H 'ents
ADvERTIsING-One square Of IOlInes Ars insertion
each seron 81 Business Cards Of 10 lines
less one year SIS Russesa cards 10 lines or less
tAres maaths SlO liberal iaeaunL vi he maae on III
sSevs for yearly and quarterly aversems4s which
exceed square.
Of PRIV CfNG such Rocks. Pamphlet Breh
Handhis CirenlArs Ball Tickets Ger
uheates of Stock Depost RtIhsaha Cheeks Receipts
Cards. Labels ETC.. In plain mr. fancy enlnred inks.
JUSTICES RLANkSA AmdAvits. Undertakings and Writsof
Attachment under the law for sac this once: a'o
Blank Destinations NJ HnesteRd the convenient torm
In just printed complete form of MINERS nEED
Also. beautifully. executed MARR1AGE CERTIFICATE.
T. p FISHER No III waShn gton street opposite Nagnr
Opera HnHe II the authorized Agent for the MOUNTAIN
DEMOCRAT In the NJ San Praneacn Al orders for
the Paper Advertising len With him viii he prampty At
tended
] g. KVnwLTnv 4 CO.. Garner of Montgomery and Cal.
tfonia Eeh tn act Agents fo the Noun
tain DeIanerat. In San Franeiseo.
W. H. BROWN IL authorized NJ the DEMOCRAT
GesFRstnNa 0rdeTH for the ahVerSnR or Tor ob
work. len With him. wi he nrnrnrtV attended IN. .
CHAs p JLrksON s the A1fhoriIei Agent NJ the NoCN
TAIy DENOcRAT ri Dorado Orders Ien with him will
he prnnntlv a,rpndeA tn.
Il. RIDLGNAN IL Anhnr'Hed aren't At Sacramento
All orsrs for aAvertisinE. len with him will receive i'm
mediate atientnh
A. " t. mas is aEent Fot the pUHocHAr at virginia City.
col w KNoX onr anthotI feA agent GriESy Pat-
orders given him for the Democrat tt be promptly At
tended tn.
Once. an COl0mA street.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

Mosr MEN are not NO dead to moral prin.
cipIeS but that they feel . spontaneous
glow Of admiration for the man who does
right, because it is right, no matter if he
does make less money bv it. Some few
men NAV say he wAs . fool or lunatio
not to make the most Of his advantage,
right or wrong; but the hearts Of many
are loyal to rrctItude. We look, and Sd
mire, and praise. We cannot help it,
lie who. in . srltiah, coveiOUa age, when
all men are scrnmbIing for money, atsnds
up strong In his integrity, and mOdrssly
does the thing mot that which IL lsRsL
not that Khich ia expected, Aoa ahae VhseA
is customary, not that which Othsi1 eoI
or 81 many preach, bUt doss' ths thiag
that is MGHT-such man b verify, ,of
all imitation. II the hoatssly: mi6dd
are few in the world, are ~ theeieht-
GUS few likewisee A moill ClSssssssE ilss
is genuine ia seen "a rarely - DiOgo0es'
men. when hunted for with slAptsrn at
MONDAY.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

A PARTICULAR lRIsHNAN. Of the
city colpOrtrurS Of Cincinnati, some time
ago. when engaged in distributing tracts
among the poor benighied ones about
town, met with an amusing Incident
Coming to an isolated building oI humble
pretenSions. he opened the door without
the ceremony of knorking. saying:
"Will you accept of a tract of the Holy
LandY" meaning the four pages Of letter
press he had in his hand The man Of
the bouse INSTANTLY replied:
"Yes. hejnhers; a whole section il you
have good title; but Id like to know
If there's much frver'n ague there to
bother poor devil?"
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

he, as he east q mourninI glance at Brar,
that u ith such good dog and such IN
arm at the sword, an English foot pad
rObhed me-
20, rest easy on that head said the
rOhber sarcaStically, for have foiled
better men than you; besides, intend,
for your inSOlrnce, TO bestnw a token on
you, to show that you vas robbed BY
main force. Lay down your hand upon
that tree stump
To lose his right arm was horrible, and
he heSitated and recalled.
down with itI roared the robber,
making the bright blade fash and glitter
in the sun. Down with it, or you are q
dead man.
Life is sweet even to the braveSt> and
Kenneth reluctairiv laid his hand across
the stump. Drawing all his strength in.
to the blow, the rohber swung the heavy
sword around his head till il whiStled in
the air. At this last moment a brilliant
thought came to the unlucky Highlander
As the sharp steel came rushing down he
Suddenly jrrkrd his arm away, and the
blade buried itself in the tough green
wOnd. Before he could release the weapon
or recover himself from the blow, Ken.
meth was upon him ike hirlW ind A
short but terrific struggle enSued. which
resulted 80 much to the disadvantage Of
the rnhhrr that with sudden effort OF
desperation he broke away, leaprd upon
Kenneth'S horse. which VAS the NEAREST,
and fed with the speed of the wind
Our hero knew his ho,Se too well to
think Of foll"win ing; so recovering his
sword, and gathering up the gold he had
so nearly lost, he beSlrohe the robbers
saddle hich he subs qurntly discovered
to be stuffed with large amount Of treas.
ure-and again pushed forward toward
the residence nf the future Mrs. MurdOck.
Not long after he had the >atiSfactlnn Of
hea'ing that the renowned Captain Cor
don had been run through the body by
some unluCky traveller.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING. BY
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S.w. sGLWeEs, y. a. gASUARY.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

TIE new moon reminds one Of giddy
girl. because she don't show much 70.
Election.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-16

once, on COIovna street.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-14
THERE seems to be an abundance of men

THERE seems TO be an abundance of men
offering as volunteers here to supply all
demands. Agents for other counties be-
side our own are swearing them in. There
ia disposition we ara told to carry on an
active competition IN the payment of boun.
ties. The result will be TO produce stsg
nation in the business, for the reason that
the men will be confused, delayed and
fooled By pulling and hauling here, there
and everywhere. Since there are plenty of
ofers why not let the men choose their To-
cation without aDy undue interference. If
We raise the money there will be enough
of men for all the districts aud most likely
some TO spare, at the close. We learned
yesterday from a responsible source that
there is every probability that the draft
will be postponed loog enough to atone for
Gen. Fry's blunders in assigning the quotas
of the different States.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-14

It is almost needless to say, what n :
been so often repeated, that there Is not
much faith OF hope to be repOsed even IN ~
all thes, practical measures, nor IN a sns
revived passion aud enthusiasm OF our Ut
people, Tor in anything else that can on oS
devised, Unless General Lee 90 inue c.
bona fds In full command of all the Con.
fsdraSe armies. That matter, we trust, is
arranged in pursuance of the act of Con;
Qress4 and in compliance with the earnest
prayer of the country--.Ye We have seen
no general order or other official notlns 6, !.
ton Issued by General Lee on assuming tn ns
largIfcommaud so intended to De ensfus'e9
to him. has he accepted the otncet anu .ll
if 90, when shall We see him undertake tns
du,ies7 Or has he not accepted III Aud
if not, why not2 The army and the peo;;
ple are, at this moment, full of mettle and
game; they could ill brook a cold wet
blanket.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-14

THE bill prescribing rigorous oath 10
returned rebels who may hereafter seek to
take part in our elections, passed the House
of Delegates yesterday by handsome and
decisive vo,e-S3 to 9. This measure has
been pending in the Housesom ten days.
We understand the history of the matter
to be about this: a bill was introduced by
Mr.. Lamb in the House, amending the gen.
eral election Law Providing more clearly
for confuing voters to their townships, and
for the receiving and distribution among
the several voting places of soldiers ball
lots By the clerks of the boards of super.
1isOrs, where twas more convenient for
the soldiers to send their ballots to the
clerks than to their townships. a day or
two after, Mr.. Fleming of Harrison, intro
duced a bill with similar provisions, and
So additional provision prescribing TO
challenged voters the oath prescribed By
law to officers. Mr.. Flemiug's bill came
up first and was laid on the table, TO wait
for Mr. Lambs. When Mr. Lambs bill
came up for second reading, Mr.. Ferguson,
of Cabell, offered a substitute for it, which,
instead of prescribing an oath 10 the way
proposed by Mr.. Flemiug's, expressly ma
med certain offences which should die
franchise the voter, and required him to
swear that he had not been guilty of them.
The effect was the same, but the
mode proposed was different. This dis
Establishment in direct terms, being OBJ
jeeted to as unconstitutional by those OPP
posed to such measure, and as likely to
prove inconvebient by some of its friends, a
special committee in the House was raised
with Mr.. Ferguson as chairman, to whom
were committed both bills. This commit.
tee reported modification of both, provid.
ing that discretion shall, be vested in the
officers of the election to challenge the
votes of such IS they may believe to be
"enemies of the State" within the meaning
of the forfeiture act passed by the first
Legislature in the summer of 1863, and to
prescribe to them an oath which is mod.
iieatiOu Of that prescribed for officers, but
even more stringent.
This bill now goes to the Senate for con-
curreuce; and no doubt is entertained that
it will pass that body by nearly uuaul-
nous vote. It seems to US that sine qua
non in this bill should be the right of the
voter to challenge in all cases where Ofi-
GERS conducting the election might for any
reason be indisposed to exercise the right.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-14

We publish significant article on
this psge to day from the Richmond En-.
Grai"er. All the Richmond editors have
received The Impression as distinctly as we
have on. this side OF the line, that peace is
not to come from circumference which was
held at Fortress Monroe. So now they
desperately settle back into their old posi-.
ton, aud endesvor to strengthen the deter
mina'ion of their leaders to bring new en-.
ergy to the prosecution of the war. As the
hope of making peace on their own terms
dies away, it lie possible that the rebels NAV
rally with fresh vigor for the campaipn.
whiehifdisastrOus to them, mus, be thelsst.
As We press them into narrower circle,
we may e1Pecttheir desperation to increase.
Lees army eau never be crowded to the
wall without the tiercest fighting:
But the North no less than the South
has its determination increased by the re-
salt of the interview between the Presi-
dent with the rebel commissioners. There
are some, who had believed, and many
others who had prOfessed to believe, that
the rebel leaders were willing to make
peace on come other terms than recogni-
ton. Bat now that it is SO manifest tina,
their belief was without foundation, now
that the rebels have formally announced
that they demand recognition of Southern
Independence, even the Fernando Woods
are compelled to come out in favor of the
war. All men feel more deeply thau be.
fore the absolute necessity of putting an
end to The rebellion by lighting. There is
not a shadow OF hope that it can be end.
ed without disgrace in any other vAy,
There is not shadow of a doubt that il
can surely be ended in that way. So the
csmpaiGr opens with new determination
on either side. We expect that some of
the g5sndest Sighting Of the war viii be
seeu this summer, or rather this spripU
for our military operations are now going
on as actively as they have been At any
time during the last three years. ButhoE
much greater are our advantages over the
enemy than they have been at the opening
OF any previous year