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The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05

Is Beverly, Ontario county, N. T., lately.
two boys amused themselves, one by blowing
q blacksmith's bellows and the other by
placing his mouth over the nozzle The irst
blast blew his breath completely out of him.
The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05

WEIGHT OF CATTLE.-Many experiments
have been made by graziers and dealers in
cattle to ascertain the net weight of cattle by
measurement. Rules have been given and
tables constructed of the results obtained -
AT best, these are but approximations, and
the measure of correctness will depend much
upon practical acquaintance with the form
and prominent points to be measured
Something will depend. too, on the breed,
size, mode of fattening the time the process
has been going on, and the character of the
feed supplied. The following method comes
as near correct result as any known:
Measure carefully with tape line from
the top of the shoulder to where the tail is
attached to the back; this will give the
length. For the girth, measure. immediately
behind the shoulders and fore-legs. Multiply
half the girth by itself in feet, then multiply
this product by the length. and the product
will give the net weight in stones of eight
pounds. For example. with an OK or cow
5 five feet in length and I feet in girth, the
calculation wilfbe as follows.
Multiply half the girth by itself in feet....3.5
3.5
The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN STATE of John G. Strickland Deceased
IA Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Adminisratrator of the above named estate, TO the
creditors of, and all persons having claims against
said deceased, TO exhibit the same, with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months from the
first publication of this notice, to the undersigned,
at his residence Thomas Ferry, Pitt river, Town
ship No. 4, Shasts county.
A. THOMAS, Administrator.
October Is, 1868. OH
The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05

Weight in stones. nes....................61. 81 .25
This multiplied by eight, the pounds in
stone, or rather half stone, and the result
will be 400 pounds net.
The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05
L. p. FISHER, go & FL New Mer.

Ls r FISH EN-, 70 q II No" nv
chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent IN
San Francisco. For Eastern Advertising Mr.
Fisher is represented by S. M. Pettengill 4 Co.,
of New York und Boston.
The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05

The Atlantic Monthly for October gives the
following graphic sketch of the daily expe-
riences of every drunkard:
The Shasta courier., 1868-12-05

In late number of Harper's Magazine we
find the following description of a Wall street
character and Wall street load
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
COLUMBUS, O., FRIDAY MORNING, j

Now, between cousin Bob and the
dignifed young man come the majority
of young men, who doubt, and question,
and worry themselves whenever the SUBJ
ject Of meeting cousin comes up. Our
advice is to take cousin Bob's course.
Kiss your pretty cousins as matter of
course. If they do not expect it they
will be pleasurably disappointed; if they
do. expect it they will not think you are
formal and uncousinly. Although an
apparently radical course. it is in reality
a higher conservative course. If fam
lily objects to the kissing of cousins, as
some families do, there is time enough
after the first meeting to come to an un-
derstanding. At that meeting all are
expected to follow their own customs.
The only safe and generally satisfactory
way for young man to meet cousin
is to kiss her-frankly, honestly, heart
ily.-NeW York Mail.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26

What young man but has asked him
self when going on visit to an uncle's
family, whether or not he was expected
to kiss his pretty cousin whom he has
not seen since she was fifteen.
The question is perplexed one. A
young gentleman wishes to do nothing
which is not expected. On the other
hand, he wishes to show sufficient
warmth of feeling to his uncle's family.
The question. too, is one which must
be answered, apparently, before reaching
the presence of his cousin. The least
hesitation is fatal. To take the hand of
pretty cousin and hesitate a second
whether to kiss or not, is out of the
question. If she expects you to kiss
her, and sees a hesitation, she thinks
there must be something improper in it,,
and blush follows that thought wheth-
er you kiss her or not. The slightest
hesitation makes it awkward in every
way. Uncle and aunt smile at each
other, and can only think of you both as
you used to be-a cunning little couple,
frolicking together and making mud pies
in the back yard. Even the Inevitable,
the omnipresent, the irrepressible little
brother sees something queer about it !;
he thinks of it, and there is no telling
in what form he may express himself on
subsequent occasion. There must be
no hesitation.
How then, must the question be deci-
ded =? Two classes of young men have
little difficulty in deciding it, but be-
tween these two classes there is a larger
class, so large that it embraces the ma
.iority of young men; those who belong
to this class can never decide the ques-
tion until the last moment, and usually
think that they have made fools of them
selves when the thing is over.
Our dignifed young man, careful of
only etiquette and anxious not to be too
familiar-fresh from the gentleman's
guide-book and recently from college,
decided promptly and easily not to kiss
his cousin. He takes her hand, is very
polite to her, repents of his decision be-
fore his eyes are away from her, and
makes up for his loss before the week is
out With rollicking cousin Bob, on
the other hand, the proceeding is very
different. He hardly asks himself
question at all. He not only expects to
kiss his pretty cousin when he meets
her, but expects to repeat the ceremony
as often as he used to do it-when she
was fifteen. He kisses her with such
hearty goodwill that all the questions
of propriety which had vexed her disap-
pear, and they are children together
again in a moment. The kiss becomes
purely a matter of relationship.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
"The Flying NIan."

At recent meeting of the Eronauti-
cal Society it was announced by Mr..
Wenham that one of the members of the
society, Mr.. Spencer. had already con.
structed an apparatus by the aid of
which he had accomplished the feat of
raising himself from the ground level
and performing a horizontal flight of
sixty feet, and it was furtherastated by
Mr.. Wenham, that Mr.. Spencer expected
to fly the length of the Crystal Palace
during the meeting of the Eronautical
Society, to be held there on the 25th
inst. Since the above announce.
ment was made, we have received from
Mr.. Spencer some particulars of the ap-
paratus employed by him. 1t consists
of pair OF wings, of rather small size,
arranged so that they can be worked by
the arms, and large fan-shaped tail of
avery light tconstruction connected to the
body by basket work, so that it stands at
all angle of about three degrees with the
horizontal. Mr.. Spencer does not pro-
fess to fly in the ordinary sense of the
term. He uses his apparatus by taking a
short, quick run, this run being continued
until, by pressure of the air against the
under surface of the tail, he is raised
from the ground. He then, by using the
wings, maintains the momentum which
he has acquired as long as possible, and
is thus enabled to skim along at dis
tance above the ground. Mr.. Spencer
commenced his operations by practicing
long jumps without the aid of apparatus,
and he then commenced using the wings.
and finally added the tail. By continued
practice, and from time to time making
alterations in his apparatus, Mr.. Spencer
has been enabled to extend considera-
bly, his early flights or skims," and we
Were informed by him few days ago
that he had lately accomplished hori-
zontal flight of one hundred and eighty
feet, starting and alighting at the ground
level. Mr.. Spencer is now engaged in
completing new apparatus, which he
hopes to finish in time for the exhibition
of the Hronautical Society at the Crys-
tai Palace, and we look forward with
some interest to witnessing his perfor-
mance.-Enganeeran
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
Narrow Escape from a Horrfd
Death.

The Newark (New Jersey Courier
says: Thursday last the Street Com
missioner was engaged in superintend-
ing some repairs in process in the South
Grange avenue sewer, when the heavy
shower came up, which it will be re-
membered occurred on that day. Being
anxious to complete the job in which he
Was engaged, the laborer employed in
side the sewer continued his work, not
withstanding the rain literally poured
down, and he well knew that the sewer
would speedily be full of water, as a
number of other sewers and drains
emptied into it above that point
Soon the water began to rise about
him until it was nearly knee
deep; still he felt no alarm and he toiled
on, confident that he would be done be-
fore the volume of water could fill the
sewer and render his escape impossible.
What was his CONSERVATION, however,
when suddenly looking up, he observed
by the light shed through the "man-
hole" that only few rods above it the
torrent was rushing towards him with
such force as descent of forty-four
inches to the yard would give it, and in
volume equal to the capacity of the
sewer itself. His only means of escape
was through the "man-hole," where
ladder was placed, and all de
pended upon his reaching it, from
the point below where he had been
at work, in advance of the rushing wa
ters from above. OF course he strained
every nerve, and, as good fortune would
have it, gained the ladder just as the tor
rent began to swell and surge about him.
He sprang upon it, and had safely
reached the fourth ring, when the dash
ing torrent came rushing along in all its
force, and swapping the timbers of the
ladder, like pipe stems, carried the bot
tom portion away, and left the poor fell
low hanging to the rung, in imminent
danger of yet being carried down
and drowned in the dark cham
bers of the sewer. In this horrid stu
alton he shouted for help, and his cries
were heard by Major Morris and other
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
What lie COuId Do.

We have men of very long bodies
and very short legs, and men of very
long legs and very short bodies.
One of the latter class, who, while
sitting down, looks like small man,
but who towers like giant when he gets
upon his feet, once edited country pa
per near Philadelphia.
One day man who had no acquaint-
ance with the editor, and who had be-
come greatly exasperated at certain
article in the journal refecting upon
himself, rushed into the editors sanctum
in terrible rage, vengeance in his eye,
and the paper in his hand, Espying a
quiet looking man sitting by the table
writing, he rushed up to him and ex-
claimed
"Be you the editor of this paper 2"
81 am, sir" was the reply.
"Did you write that infermous article
on me2" pointing to the editorial in
question.
"I did write the article you are point
ing at, SIR" returned the editor quietly.
"Then, sir" exclaimed the enraged
man, pulling off his coat, edo you know
what you can do?''
Raising himself slowly upon his feet
until he lowered at least foot and a
half above his would-be adversary, and
bringing his fist down on the table saw
agely, he said
"Well, sir, what can I do ?"
The man eyed him from head to foot
for moment in utter amazement, and
then slipped on his coat again, ex-
claimed
"What can you do2 Well, stranger,
| jes' think you can give me the gol-
darndest mauling that man ever got,"
and he hurriedly shot out of the office.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
Paving Notice.
To all aohons dt mag Concern:
CITY CIERK,S nEEJCE \

10 dH aohon1 St may Concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
.-. COLUMBUS, o., May 25 1861
Notice is hereby given. that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus for
making the folowiIg improvements, to- wit:
IA inches wde) on the west side of Seventh street
across Broad street.
Also, for building double row lagstone crossing
(h gs IA inches wideJ the east side of Sixth
street across Broad street.
Also, for building double row q ,gstone crossing
ags IA inches wde) on the east side of Fifth street
across Broad street.
Also, for grading and paving the unpaved cutters
and crossings and to grade and gravel the roadway
OF Medary alley from Sixth street to Eighth street.
Also, for making crosswalk across State street
on the west side of Sixth st eet.
Also. for grading and graveling the roadway of
High street from South Public lane to the south
corporation line.
Also, for constructing a do1ble row flag
crossing across Cherry street on the east side of
Seventh street.
Also, for grading and grave|ing the unpaved side
walks and paving the cutters and crossings both
sides of Mound street from the canal bridge to the
east line of the Hooking Valley railroad.
Also, for raising the market house bell fifteen
feet from its present position in order that it may
be connected with the Engine Houses by the Fire
Alarm Telegraph and struck by electricity in case
of fire.
Also for grading to the depth of three inches the
roadway of State street from High street to Sixth
street.
The same to be done in accordance with plats
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
gin er, and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages on account of said
claims in the office of the Clerk in writing, on or
before the Eleventh day of July. A. D: 1863.
l.. E. WILSON.
my29-dltaw4w City Clerk.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
Paving Notice.

To al act0rn It may c0ncern
CITY CLERKS OFFICEl
COLUMBUS, o., June 8, 1868. !
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have heen
instituted in the City Council of Columbus, for max
ing the following improvements, to- wit:
For grading and paving the uupaved sidewalks
street to Stone alley.
Also for bull ling double row flag crossing on
the north side of north street Third street.
Also. to extend the main sewer on the north side
OF Broad street. as follows: For circular brick
sever, four feet in diameter from the west side of
thence to the east side of Pike street three feet
diameter thence as far east as the grade will allow
thirty inches in diameter.
The same to be done in accordance with plats and
estimates to be prepared by the City Civil Engin-
eer and filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages on account of said
proposed improvements, required to file their
before the Twenty-fourth day of July. A. d. 1868.
l.. E. WILSON,
juIl-dltaw4w CITY Cerk
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
Paving Notice.
To GH eohon1 1t may concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, /,

To GU eohon1 1t may concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, ,
COLUMBUS, o., May 1s, 1861
Notice is hereby given, that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus, Tor
making the following improvements, to wit:
For buildinga four foot sewer in Third street
from Spring street to North Public lane thence in
Depot street to Worcester street; thence the
railroad grounds to the intersection of Swan and
h err streets; thence in Kerr street to Russell
street, and three foot sewer in Kerr street from
Russell street to the north end of Kerr street,
The same to be done in accordance with the plats
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
gineer. and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages account of said
proposed improvements, are required to file their
claims in the Office of the Clerk. in writing, or
u. Z. WILSON,
my20-1taw4w City Clerk
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26

laborers, who hastened to his rescue, and
succeeded in drawing him out just in
time to save him from being carried
away by the force of the current. He
sunk down upon the pavement COM
pletely exhausted, and it was some mo-
ments before he recovered sufficiently to
be able to walk to his house. The com
missioner, to whom we are indebted for
the facts of the case, assures us that the
escape from his perilous situation was
truly miraculous.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege.

THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AP-
j. pointed by the General Assembly of the
state % Of ohio for the. purpose of receiving
slies and lands for the location and es
oh;n .Soii;nmen6 M OF the Ohio Agricultural and Me
Julv 1882 granting land script to the State for that
HOEpose hereby give notice that the committee
writing for donations of lands, sites and ,nonav 70
erect buildings for said Colese and will continne
next. ' Va "ui'
The committee will meet at Columbus. Jn,x s1s,
next, to visit and examine proposed sites -A''
Z ALL communications on the subject should he "A :
dressed to +. W. Thornhill. New Guilford. Coshoc-
ton county. Ohio. marked Proposals for Agri
cultural College"
F. W. THORNHILL, Chairman.
N. b. SHERWIN, Sec'y. aprll-d3m
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
NOTICES.
Valuable Property at Public Sale.

THE PROPERTY OCCUPY AS A
residence, No 257 South High street, and pre-
viously described and offered at private sale will
be offered at public sale to the highest bidder on
SATURDAY morning, 9th day OF JUNE, inst,
at eleven O'Clock.
TERMs-One-third in hand and remainder in two
equal annual payments, bearing interest from date
of sale, and secured by mortgage on the premises
reasonable discount allowed on all cash not re-
quired by the terms.
+ ju6-dtd GEO. W. MARIS, M. d.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
Paving Notice.

To all aohons it may Concern:
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, !
COLUMBUS, o., June 16 1858.
Notice is hereby given that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of CoIumbus for
making the following improvements, to-wit:
For grading and paving the unp4ved sidewalks
cutters and crossings on Washington avenue be-
tween Mound street and South Public lane.
The same to be done in accordance with plats and
estimates to be prepared by the City Civil Engi-
neer, and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
All persons claiming damages on account of said
propose6-imProvements. are required to file their
claims in the Office of tie Clerk in writing, on or
before the Thirtieth day of July. A. D. 1883:
l.. E. WILSON,
julS-d1taw4w City Clerk.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
NOTICE.
BANK OF COMMERCE, !
CLEVELAND. NAV %. 1868

BANK OF COMMERCE,
CLEVELAND, May %, 1868
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN T0TFlE
IN holders of the outstanding notes of the late
Rank of Commerce, and all other parties interested
that after the expiration of six months from this
date, application will pe made to the Auditor Sec
retary and Treasurer of State to surrender to said
circulation Of said Bank in pursuance of the forty
first (4D section of the act to authorize Free Bank
ing passed March 2lst. 1851.
JOSEPH PERKINS, President
II. r. HURLBUT. Cashier. lmay25 d6m
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26

AMONG the obituary notices of a
country paper we recently noticed the
following: Mr., of Malvern, aged
eighty-three, passed peacefully away, on
Tuesday evening last. from single bless
edness to matrimonial bliss, after short
but sudden attack by Mrs., bloom
ing widow of thirty-five.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sealed Proposals

WILL BE II BECEtVED AT TNE OF
w fee of the City Civil Engineer, in Columbus.
Ohio. until =
Monday, j June 20ih,
at o'clock p. NJ for furnishing materials and do
ing the following work:
:, For, grading AMI graveling South alley from
Fourth street to Fifth street.
For grading and graveling South High street from
South Public lane t. the corporation line.
For building aedouble row of q x crossing across
Cherry street on the east side of Seventh street.
For building twenty inch stone- pipe sewer in
Fisher alley and Fair alley. from the north line of
Gay street in Fisher alley to Fair alley; thence in
Fair alley to the sewer now in Fair alley.
The bids will be opened by the committee of the
Wards in which the imorovement is to be made
The committee reserve the right to reject any or ali
bids, at their discretion.
b. +. BOWEN,
Assistant Engineer.
City Civil Engineers Office, No. 9s South High
street, up stairs. ju23-d5t
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
6l CITY LOTS AT AUCTION.

,U,H ESE LOTS ARE SITUATED AT
i the junction Of the Groveport pike and South
Public lane. known as the Maurer property will be
sold to the highest bidder. on the premises.
Saturday, June 9th, 1858, at 10 Am.
Z TERxs-One-third in hand and balance in one
and two years, with interest.
ju22-d6t-r WIN. JAMESON
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
FLORISTS.

& CO. ARE NOW PRE-
" pared to furnish from their extensive Nurse
ry, east of the County Fair Grounds. between
mental Shrubs; Provence, Damask: Moss, China.
Bourbon and Tea Roses; new varieties. of Peonies
collection will not be wanting in any desirable
novelty. Cut Flowers of great variety in season.
apr2l- eod6m
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
$40 MILES
OF THE
Union PACIFIC R. R.

Ara nou fn;shad ,nd =, ox.-..: NJ, -
twenty tbousand rnep orc amnIoroa an5 - 8. -.
;r,,os,;h,s .. ~ "Au ~ - AO'
Sacramento, will be finished in 1863 instead of 1870
The UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
receive:
IA cov.-,
wav .nd sIi aoass.r. .;,,ha- ". ~. o.,..o
rials found alor the line of its operations.
II.-A Government Grant of II 500 acres of
land to the mile taken in alternate sections on
each side of its road. Thisis an ,bsolute do
nation and will be a source of large revenue in
tine future
State. Bonds Grans .nsns,ss Of u U4sd 5
heulties to be sur%ounted a, on the various sec
tloas 70 De ouilt. inc Government takes sec
nav he nsd in ssrvios srs h .
pany in transporting troops, mails. &c.
Iv.-a cover,u.,, 90 .,.,.
Iait oi the rient 10
issue its own FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
10 aid IN nullding tue road. to the same amount
as the U. 8. Bonds, issued for IL g same purpose
aud no more The GoyE RguE,sF PFkMfTs thu
1a,:.'.h Ot .ne aS. Ni0l, ,sase Donunoiuers 10
-, ,., NAi' 90 'ne
80 70 I'm d ~ ,'er a. IL nas oeeh exam
lned oy United states Commissioners and pro-
nounced 70 De IN all respects hrst-class Rail
road.
VA CapttaI Stuck Suhscr;n,x. s
a. on ~ Iro"
the sUockhoiuefs' OF wnicn o0er Etght AaftSon
Dollars have been paid in upon the work al
ready done and which will he ;noro.saa os ~ :.
wants of the Com osnv recpire
-.-.
VI.-Net Cash Earnings on its Way Busi-
ness that sIrasdy sno,nt 70 ,,o,r ~, -, -
-. o-s e.as ." .a ~. u.0nO ~ " mUHh TEAM THE
INTEREST on the FIRST Mortgage bon1s. These
earnings are no oindication of the vast through
traffic that must follow the opening of the line
to the Pacific. but they certainly prove that
~ pi0'o 'n"'
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26

uVeRHsiaG RATES For DAILY STATESMAN.
tE gas ttnes Aospareil asake a Soucreo
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Symptoms Of Worms in children are often over
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irritation, which can be removed only by the use
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