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The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

UNITED STATES SUPREME CouRT.-When
Death enters a household he sometimes deals
Unfortunately with the inmates. Only a
short time has transpired since he laid his
hand upon Judge Taney, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States. It
is now said that Justice Catron, of Tennessee.
and Justice Wayne, of Georgia, are tottering
upon the confines of dissolution. Of the old
members there will be left-if the seats of
these two gentlemen should be rendered va
cant-Nelson of New York; Swayne, of Ohio;
Miller, of Iowa Davis, of Illinois; and Field
of California, With Justice Chase in the
Court, there will hereafter be . clear major
ity in favor offreedom.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

A GOOD story is told of an old lady in West
land which she could not sell. and who took
the advice of visitor and poured some Pc
troleum oil along the streams which mean.
dered through it. Size sold the land at a
fabulous price, the owners agreeing also to
give the lady one eighth of the oil. The old
lady thought she had pretty good joke on
the speculators, but the enterprising fellows
and in a short time struck a well which
yields one hundred barrels of oil per dav.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

ANCIENT AND MODERN HERoEs.-The pres
ent American war furnishes materials for a
greater epic than the Iliad, if we only had
Homer to wed them to immortal verse. The
Greek and Trojan champions were mere car
pet knights as compared with the men who
charge right up to the muzzles of eleven inch
guns and march through enflading fires of
grape and canister without faltering. If one
of their officers should flee panic stricken
from the strife as Hector, Achilles, Diomed,
Troilus, and dozen more of Homer's heroes
did repeatedly at the siege of Troy, he
would be condemned to have his epaulettes
torn off, his sword broken, and to be drum
med out of camp to the tune of the "Rogue's
March," The absolute contempt Of death
displayed by the troops on both sides in this
most sanguinary of all wars, has no parallel
in the past.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

STANDARD OF WEIGHT.-Henry Ill caused
a grain of wheat, gathered from the middle
of the ear, to be the standard weight; and
80 of them, we'll dried, were to make pen
nyweight, twenty pennyweights one ounce,
and twelve ounces one pound troy. Since
then it has been thought advisable to divide
she pennyweigLts into twenty four equal
parts. called grains. The word Troy was
the monkish name given to London-Troy
Novant. Troy weight, therefore, is, in fact,
London weight.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

NHESE horses run rapidly over any good road,
sidewalk or park grounds, with a graceful,
cantering motion, propelled mainly by the weight
of the rider, alternating from the saddle to the
petals, in the act of rising to the motion of the
horse, and with about the same amount of exercise
to the rider as in riding live horse. They may
be started, stopped short, or controlled in going
down hill, by the rider. They run up q moderate
ascent, if the road is hard and firm. They are di-
rected by the bride. As the motions are identical,
1t is good mode of training for equestrianism.-
Ihey are unequaled a means for agreeable and
nsaithfui outdoor exercise all the year round, for
ao9s as well as for girls and boys of two years old
ana upward Girls ride by using the side-saddle
norn-tnose under ten years old usually ride
ss.r,as ans e s.s for boys is strong enough to
walk or level ground, light carr3.ce With ch;ld
In it can be attached and drawn Any person hay-
ing but one leg can ride perfectly we'll.
For prices, inquire at the Office of this n.ne, ~
send stamp for circular and price list. y
.u STEPHEN W. SMITH.
III Sss Broadway, New York.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

NEw AND FRESH Garden Seeds, (by every
~ Steamer,) of most excellent qualities, can be
had at the new Seed Store. No. 425 Washington
street, next to the corner of Sansome street. at
reasonable prices; among which are
Artichokes, Asparagus, Beet, Cabbage.
Cardoon, Carrot Cauliflower, Celery, Cress,
Cucumber, Egg Plant, Endive, Kake, Kohl
rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Melon, Okra, Onion,
Parsley, Peas, Pepper, Radish, Rhubarb,
Satisfy, Spinach, Squash, Tomato, Turnip,
Herb Seeds, Grass Seeds, Bird Seeds,
And all other kinds.
San Francisco, January, 1865. jn2S
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

ANDY JOHNSON, Vice President elect,
likens gradual emancipation to the humane
surgeon who cuts off the dogs tail an inch at
a time, for fear his subject could not stand it
all at once.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
CURE YOUR COLD,
SAVE YOUR LUNGS.
NTEWELL'S, PULMONARY SYRUP
Has Cured Thousands,
IT WILL CURE YOU!

"a cough is generally the effect of bad cold
which has either been improperly treated or entirely
ways reason to fear the consequences, this shows
weak state of the lungs, and is often the forercn
ner of Consumption. ~ Buchanan's Domestic
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

PRoJEcTILEs VS.. ARMoR PLATEs.-The Ma.
val Ordnance Bureau claims to have settled
question which has excited a great deal of
discussion in England and France-whether
ships can be plated so as to resist the heav.
lest artillery. The annual report, which has
just been sent to Congress, says the power
of the guns belonging to the navy, and in
common use in the batteries of our ships,
have been fairly tested against both solid
and builtup.plates, and the conclusion reach
ed is wholly in favor of the guns and their
selid projectiles-the spherical shot for
smooth bores being, however, immeasurably
superior to the elongated rifle shot in every
form. That is to say, no manner or thick
ness of iron or steel armor that could be
carried on the hulls of sea. going ships will
resist the impact of solid spherical shot from
the heaviest calibre of the navy, at close
range, with appropriate charges of cannon
powder. The result has been reached by the
fabrication of simple globes of iron, solid
throughout, a thing heretofore considered
impossible with large spherical shot. 1t is
now known, beyond question, that it is easy
to cast a l5-inch or 20inch shot which will
be perfectly sound and solid from circumfer-
ence to center of figure, and one of the for.
mer has resisted, without breaking, 900
continuous blows of an eight-ton steam ham,
mer. This being decided, the solution of the
remaining elements of the problem of guns
versus armor is of easy process; for, thanks
to the skill of our artizans, the cannon re-
quired to hurl these compact masses of iron,
with the high velocities due to heavy charges
of powder, are readily obtained.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
STOP THAT COUGHING

STOP THAT COUGHING
Some of you Can't, and we pity you. You have
tried every remedy but the destined, by its
intrinsic merit, to supersede all similar prepara-
TONS 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 cure of Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Asthma,
Whooplng Cough, Bronchitis and Consumption
Thousands of people in California and Oregon have
been already benefited by its surprising curative
powers.
WHAT KILLED HIM!
Dr. 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 us for some years to come had it not been
for advice kindly intended no doubt, but given in
thoughtlessness and reckless ignorance.
He had q Cold!
Which by some injudicious prescription had been
converted into Asthma" Let me say to DR.. Hall
that prescription" was not
NEwELL'S PULMONARY SYRUP.
Keep 1t In the house-use 1t 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.
And for sale everywhere.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

E0- L. p. FISHER--Is the only Agent
OF the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
ers to receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same.
OFFICE-1714 Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

HIS LAsr.-At Magdeburg, strong for.
tress in Prussia, there died an old Lieuten-
ant of Artillery, who had been of late super
vising the pyrotechnical branch of the
Brigade, and who was noted for his skill in
getting up pyrotechnical displays. By his
will he had ordained his burial to be at night,
and that nothing should be used thercat but
what would be found in his house-and there
appeared everything in readiness,-a simple
black coffin, the usual pail, and lot of wax
tapers, to be burning around the catefalco in
the church. He also had ordained that the
funeral sermon should exactly occupy twenty
minutes, no more or less Everything in
readiness, the .tapers were lighted, and the
ceremony proceeded, and was just finished,
when tremendous report shook the assem-
bly, with fear. The tapers one after another
exploded, and displayed shower of fiery
rain and all sorts of artful coruscant figures.
All were transfxed for a moment, and the
officiating padre crossed himself numerous
times when, 10! the last taper exploded,
and poured out a magnificent rainbow,
followed by brilliant rain of stars, in all
colors, of such beauty that a general outburst
of admiration came from the assembly.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

Officers of Shasta Council, No. 6, f. & A. M.
An Charles L. Danieson, T. I. M; J. Isaacs,
ExA d. L. M; A. Dobrowsky, IT,: II. A. Cur
tiss, Rec; A. Coleman, Capt of g.; Wm
Tozer, c.; G.. D. Forbes, Marshal; Thomas
Greene, Steward; A. G. Swain, Sentinel.
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TO CONSUMPTIVES

fNHE advertiser having been restored to
L health in few weeks, by very simple rem
edy, after having suffered several years with a
severe lung affection, and that dread disease con-
sumption-is anxious to make known to his fellow
sufferers the means of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send a copy OF the
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Parties wishing the prescription will please ad-
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EDITOR ARGUS-Dear Sir: With your
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All applications answered by return mail with
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- II WI - VNnSs
The symptoms OF Cstarrh are ut first very slight.
fePssns Apl they have Q csla, thas tAey have ne.
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hey are now thick and heavy, ana arc hawkod or
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bad breath; The voice thick and nasal; the eyes
are weak the sense Of smell Is lessened or De-
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Another Common and Important symptom OF
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throat In the morning OF . thick or Shiny mucous,
which has fallen from the head during the night.
When this takes place the person may be sure thai
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NEW CIGAR STORE.

THE undersigned has opened Cigar Store
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the room formerly occupied az barber's shop
and he respectfully invites a share of public pat
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He will always keep on hand all kinds OF
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SC, which he will sell at Chicago prices.
PETER HUM.
Rock Island, Jan'y ID, 1865.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS NOTICES.

The Bridal Chamber, Essay of Warning
and Instruction for Young Men. Also, new and
reliable treatment for Diseases of the Urinary and
Sexual Systsms-Sent tree, in sealed envelopes
Address, DR.. J. SKlLLIN HOUGHTON, Howard
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ISLAND CITY HOTEL.
STAFFORD l. TRACY, PrOprietors.
Corner Jefferson and Illinois str Gets.
Rock Island.

THIS HOUSE lie located opposite the
i Steamboat Landing, and only one square from
the railroad depot. Ii 10 the largest Hotel in the
city, and Its propretors will spare no pains to
please those who favor them with a call.
The largest and best Hall IN the city, suita bic
for first class Concerts Dances Theatrical Perform
ancs, &C., SC, is connected with this house.
Ee Baggage and passengers conveyed to and
from the house free of charge.
good Barber's Shop, and first class Saloor
and Billiard Tables connected with the house.
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Price List.

Safes.
Bank, Fire and Burglar Safes, Folding Door. D
Lock.