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The Shasta courier., 1869-04-03

But undeterred by the commotion he was
exciting, Mr.. Smiler confined his flight.
But one idea predomnated in his confused
brain-that was desire to reach his board
ing-housc as quickly as possible, and trust
to luck to get into it without being observed
by the inmates
At last he reached the welcome steps,
Up to the door he went with a bound He
felt mechanically for his latch-key. Con
fusion He had left it behind iu his
pantaloons pocket What was to be done
He resJlved to ring the door-bell ard bolt
past the person who should answer it, and
SO regain his room without observation
A violent ring, however, brought no re-
sponse. A second and third Jared no bet
ter Poor Mr. Smiler was perishing with
cold and heartsick with despair lie rang
again and again with desperation, and was
meditatlng an alarm of fire, when, to his
horror, a carriage entered the street, and
ratified up to Mrs. McHashs very door.
cor! gasped Adolphus. {" Now | am
ruined, indeed" 1t was too true. The
carriage contained Miss Tilda Wattles and
her cousin, Mr.. Washington jerks, who
were just returning from the party. Tc
make matters worse, justas Mr.. jerks had
handed the lady out, and the twain were
ascending the steps, the front door was
opened by two of the female servants, who
had been alarmed by the violent ringing,
and had come down stairs in great terror
As the hall gaslight streamed out Of
the door, Illuminating the steps and the
sidewalk in front, the unfortunate Smiler
stood revealed to the gaze of the assembled
party. He gave one agonized look at his
ladylove, sprang past the servant like a
madnan, and his spindle shanks were seen
rapidly disappearing up the stairs
A loud shrek rang through the deserted
streets.
Miss Tilda Wattles had tainted.
The next morning, in spite of splitting
headache, Mr. Smiler arose early. Four
sealed notes were lying under his door, and
it Was with feelings akin to suicidal that
he picked them up and discovered that
Mrs. Diana Wattles emphaticalIy demanded
that he should never more visit her daugh-
ter, the fair Tilda
Mrs. McHash, too, with unqualified
severity, requested immediate payment OF
her bill, which was duly inclo$ed; 4" OIL" /"
she said, if the bill is not paid L shall
hold on to your miserable baggage" Was
not this shower of misfortunes! But the
end was not yet His rival, the hated
Washington jerks, threatened to cowhide
him at sight if he did not leave the city
within twenty-four hours and to make his
cup of anguish overflow, he learned from
the fourth note that the brigands who had
/ waylaid and robbed him were the vile tailors
and hatters, whom he declared with sor-
rowful shake of the head, ayould have
paid-next Easter" Poor Adol phus Smil-
ers career had come to a sudden and dis
astrous turn, which not even the affection
ate Lobelia or the admring Medusa might
retrieve, aud with this sad conviction at
his heart Adolphus turned his back to the
city after discovering that suicide was
downright impossibility"
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-03

THE PROGRESS OF A LIE.-Anybody
can tell lie; but it requires practical
hand to tell ''lie with circumstance. -
For something like four hundred years
much longer for aught | know-there has
been a story floating about the world to the
effect that in certain northern regions the
words one speaks are frozen as soon as they
are uttered, and have to be thawed before
they can be heard. Castillian tells the
story as story. Heylin repeats it. Re-
belias adds that the words, when frozen,
fall about like hail, and are taken up care
fully in the order in, which they fall and
placed in frying-pan to talk Another
writer says that some Of them break in be-
ing picked up, and perish without utter
anee. 1t required the master hand of Sir
John Vaudeville to complete the thing
Heresay was far too tame for him. He
saw the phenomenon, he says, and he gives
you the name of the ship he Was ON board
of at the time, and the exact latitude aud
longitude in which the occurrence took
place. Growing even more minute he tells
you that several of the words fell overload
and were no more heard of, and that the
little frozen fakes, when much talk was
going on, were great annoyance to the
common seamen in their work. His crown
ing triumph, however, occurs when the
thaw comes. A rude fellow, boatswain,
he thinks-having swallowed the camel he
is very particular about the gnat, it will be
observed-had, during the continuance OF
the frost, cursed the Captain in fit OF
passion; but as soon as the words began tc
thaw, his sin found him out, and he was
soundly beaten for his disorderly behavior
Munchausen's version of the story is un
inventive compared with this
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-03

A RECIPE WORTH ONE THOUSAND
DoLLARs.-The Ohio Cultivator says the
following recipe is worth one thousand dol
lars to every house-keeper: Take one
pound of sal soda and half pound of un-
Stacked lime and put them in a gallon of
water, boil twenty minutes, let it stand till
cool, then drain off and put in small iug
or jar; soak your dirty clothes over night.
or until they are wet through, then wiring
them, and rub on plenty of soap, and in
one boiler of clothes well covered with
water add one tea-cupful of the washing
fluid boil half an bour or more rinse
and your clothes will look better than by
the old way of washing twice before boil
ing. This is an invaluable receipe. and
every poor, tired. woman should try it."
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-03

WHEN Peter the Great passed an edict
tnat any man who challenged another should
pe hanged, whether the meeting should take
place or not, one might have supposed that
duelling in Russia would have come to sud-
den end. Yet it is related that even this
edIct did not prevent General Zass and Prince
Doigoroucki from bringing a quarrel they
nad 10 mortal arbitrament. though they were
forced to adopt mode Of settling their diff.
ierences which was much fairer than ordi-
nary dueling. They agreed to stand in an
embrasure. against which the Swedes were
recting a heavy fire, until one or the other
50 he struck. The arrangement was car
ried out, and the two foolish heroes " stood
| erec', W tn one hand on the hip, and looking
Lercely at each other. until the Prince was
cut in two by cannon ball"
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-03

l.. p. FISHER, 20 &; 81 New ner-
chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
San Francisco. For Eastern Advertising, Mr..
Fisher is represented by S. NJ. Pettengill Co.,
of New York und Boston
The Shasta courier., 1869-04-03
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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25
THE DAILY APPEAL

PBRsoSAL.-We notice the return here
from California of Senator Nye, after an
absence of few weeks.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

8. S. B. B. C.-The Committee of
escort the Virginia City Base Bail Club
will meet promptly at the room Of the
s. S. B. B. c. at Z O'Clock a. IN. to.
day. By order of the chairman.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

The GRAND March GAME OF BASE
BALL, between the Virginia City Club
of Virginia and the Silver Star Club
of Carson will take place to-day. Play
will be called at l O'Clock p. m. Il
will be necessary to have clear field,
and persons DESTROYS Of witnessing the
game are requested TO enter the Plaza
at the corner nearest Greeuebaum s
store and the entrance in front of Mason
i buff, and keep within the two rows of
trees on the north and west sides. Seats
for ladies will be placed where a good
view of the playing can be had. A com
mittee viii be upon the ground to see
that ladies are provided with seats.
Everything has been pnt in tip-top
teresting and exciting match it will
doubtless be. Following are the names
of the two mines to play the game:
VIRGINIA CITY B. B. CLUB.
Kelly, catcher; Beals, pitcher; Hop
kins, LIST base; Angel, Fad base Lac
key, Sd base; Brady, short stop !; Gran.
dali, left field; Woodburne, centre field;
Campbell, right field.
SILVER STAR B. B. CLUB.
Burgesser. catcher; johnson, pitcher,
Cowan, lst base; Finney, End base
Day. Sd base; Berthroug, short stop Il
Sharp, left field; Meder, center field
Parkinson, right field.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF A
movement was made some time since
having ter its object the - declaration
of a vacancy " in he Office of Sheriff
in this county. 1t was based upon evil
dence of the Sheriff being absent from
the county logger than three mouths
Complaint was made, we are Informed,
by D. G.. Corbett. The legal papers
deemed necessary in the matter were
forwarded to White Pine, served upon
Sheriff Swift, and have been returned
to this place. OF further action in the
premises we are not informed Should
vacancy occur in that Office, We be
lieve the duly of the appointment of
person to ell the same would deyolve
upon the County Commissioners. 1t
has been suggested that Mr Swift might,
in such case, receive thai appointment.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

OSB HUSDRED Days ABsKSoE.--Th
editor of this paper returued with his
family last eyeainy from a visit to his
old home and friends 10 the New Eng
land States, having been absent on hat
tour from his home in Carson just one
hundred days. Besides tue pleasure OF
greeting friend, The printers experience
no slight sense Of relief from the an
ticipated release of their hold on
some of the many " irons in the fire.
and Congratulate themselves that he
has arrived just in the Dick of time to
professionally receive the application of
any rod that the Old Man of the Cres-
cent may have bad ia pickle for the
APPEAL during The pas, week. Instead
of retiring in blaze We recede
from one, and The edI'or steps in and
takes the chances OF being consumed.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

The BOARD oE EQUALIZATION. - The
County Commissioners are in daily
session for the purpose Of examining the
lax roll and equalizing he same to the
best of their Judgment. Personal notices
to tax payers will be issued about the
lst of October. The rates of taxation
are much higher this year than last.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

The PANToaIaE entertainment by the
MartinttCti was, again well attended
last night. This afternoon at o. clock
they will give a grand matinee for la
dies and children. To night avery
attractive performance II be given,
on the occasion Of their last appearance
in this place. The members Of this
Troupe are real artists in tneir profes
sion.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-25

TRE New SroRE BUILDING just erected
by Er. Fox will be occupied as his Book
and Stationery establishment in about
two weeks. The upper portion of the
reference TO the convenience of the
Office requirements of the State Treas
urer aud Controller, who will occupy
the new premises within few weeks.
, 1869-11-09
u Unclaimed Letters
IN CHRISTIANSTED'S POST OFFICE.

Mrs. AdeIaid Adams, Ellen Anchor,
Mrs. H. Baerntzen, Alfred Ballourd, Fredk.
Bauditz, S.. Benzon, Napoleon Roberts,
Miss Frances Buck, Mamsel Braas, Teficia
Byam, Caroline Clendinen, William Col
dat, Eliza Grouse, Mis-. M. J. Dahl, G. G..
Dahl, Ann Daniel, A. M. Daniel, Mrs. Ro-
sipa DanieIsen, Isle Edwards, Peter Eng
land, Senior Don Juan Estevan, Johaua
Ferdinand, Miss II. Furey, S. J. Goose
feldt, George w. Harris, Cathrine Harris,
NJ. L. Hatchett, P. b. Hatchett, Lizzie
Henderman, William Henry, Melton Hill,
G. Hunt, William Isaac, Martha L James,
Mrs. Elena James, JacObina James, Phil
lister Joseph, Mrs. VIM. Joseph, Miss Ann
Kenly, Capt. John Lauderkln, Elizabeth
Lantrube, A. J. Marthens Lind, Maria
Martin, Juliana Martin, NJ. Miller, Ellen
Nantrup, Amelia Nolen, AchiIIe Nones,
Catherine O'Bryan, Jacob O>ford, Dote
Petersen, P. B. Petersen, Madame V.
Plou, Jacob Richardson, W. Rocbuck,
Adriana Rogers, Mr.. Ryan, Jacob SasSo,
E. Sasso, Mrs. S. Smith, Thos. o. Salli-
van, Mrs. A. NJ. Thomas, Hanah Thomas,
William Thomas, Thomas Thomson,
Theodocia Westerband, Ann E. White,
Mrs. D. White, Madame Williams, Re-
becca Williams, Mary Ann Williams.
, 1869-11-09

nLLE og Enhver der have Noget
III at fordre paa F~aIledsboet efter
afgangne Henry MaIVille Francis de
Silva og efterlevende Hustru Jose
phine Christine WiIheImine de Silva
og paa Boet efter afgangne Peter
Anthony Dyer indkaldes herved til
at anmeIde og beviisliggj0re deres
Kray for undertegnede Skifteret
linden Udl0bet af 3 Maaneder efter
denne Indkaldelses sidste Bekjendt-
gj0relse.
Ch~ristiansted Skifteret den 3die
November 1869.
C. SARAUW.
, 1869-11-09

Assurances of every description on sin
gle lives are granted by the Society for
any sum from 5OODOllarS to 10000 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
yearly, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment of their Premiums, may either
dispose of their Policies TO the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain a free
Policy for Il reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof Of such death has been re-
ceived by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinquennially,
and the surplus then existing is allotted to
the Members, after a sufficient sun has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The next investigation
and Division Of Profits, will take place at
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British West India Islands.
Actuary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DIR. Won. BRETON. Dr.. HOLM.
Forms of Proposal, Prospectuses, and
every information may be obtained from
F. B. GRIFFITH, Agent.
, 1869-11-09
BARBADOS Mutual Life Assurance Society.

BARBADOS Mutual Life Assurance Society
ESTABLISHED IN 1910.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT 1851.
CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 20, HIGH STREET, B~RIDGETowN, BARBADOS
gTlHIS Society, which confines it's bust
IA uess exclusively to assuring the lives
OF persons resident in the West Indies,
presents advantages such as no other AS
surance Company, labouring in the same
field, can offer. It's scale of Premiums,
although considerably lower than that OF
any other Company, has nevertheless been
found quite adequate to provide for the
risk of life in the West Indies, and suffi-
cient TO create large SURPRISES, out of
which RcverSionary Bonuses, averaging
. per cent per annnm upon the amount
assured have been distributed among Il e
Members of the Society.
Its career, during a period of 80 years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part 70
the world, are, when carefully selected,
almost as valuable as those inhabiting
Europe, and that they do not demand
such excessive Premiums as are charged
by every other Company.
The following abridged Table shows
the Premiums required TO assure $500,
for the whole term, upon a single life =
, 1869-11-09

timent. Natural emotion is the highest
form of truth. The preacher should be
full of love and faith and inspiration in
order TO animate his audience to the love
and glory Of God. The man who instructs
his congregation BY a written discourse
was not preaching, but teaching-follow-
ing the Helleniotic rather than the He
Drastic. The Hebrew appealed to the
heart, the Greek TO head and st. Paul
stood between them and said, cit Is
not by wisdom the word is to be
conferred, but by the power of God
that comes from an infamcd human
heart" In New England there was
always a teacher and a pastor, each hav-s
ing separate duty to discharge, and in like
manner every pastor should know when
to be IA teacher and when to be a preach
err. The three great elements of good
preaching are intense conviction, intense
fervor and intense sympathy. A person
who desired TO move an audience must
believe earnestly himself. Sympathy is
another chief element in good preaching.
1t is as if you felt that you knew all the
people and that all the people knew you.
All these requisites are to be found in the
present day and it is not necessary TO go
back for them to the days Of the Apostles.
The temptation of the times is to incline
too much to science and reason. Besides
preaching it is also necessary to organize
and instruct. The question arose, what
were the hindrances that lay in the way
of preaching producing its proper effect?
The most eminent was the church build
ing. This is a very stately church for
many purpose but not for preaching.
A person could not preach in that church
as he ought. If he courted a fair lady in
his congregation before him couldhe make
Roadway? He contrasted the churches
Of the present day with the Roman Catho-
lie churches of the middle ages. If they
were Catholics he could very we'll under
stand their anxiety to obtain costly church
es but their church was "A household
church. And yet we see men building
ambitious churches. A preacher should
be not merely O scholar or cultivated man,
and if he were true to nature he could
not help carrying everybody with him.
Language should be employed suitable
to the understanding ofthe congregation.
Elegant and refined language is often
without effect. It was not necessary to
be ungrammatical or vulgar. In what
ever manner, I have spoken my heart is
in this matter, for if there is anything on
Gods earth l long for after Jesus Christ,
and next to my congratulations of
my home, heart of my heart-it is to raise
up a generation of preachers for the SER
vice of God and their fellow man. The
Gospel is not dead and never will die.
AS long as the sun shines; the rain de-
, 1869-11-09
An

UNDER SIDE September dctte Aar err
BRITISH Consul paa st. Thomas J. D. Lamb
bleven anerkiendt som BRITISH Consul ogsaa
paa st. CrOix.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-30
Taking Wine.

Gov. Briggs once said to lady Mad
am ifyou will go by yourself in some
corner here, and spend half an hour
thinking over your acquaintances and
friends, and count the number of vic.
tins of fintemperance in each family,
and can come back to me, aud say that
YOU think me fanatical in doing all
can to keep others from an evil so COM
mon and so dreadful, l will take wine
with YOU il wish me to do so, for know
YOU are reasonable woman; but
know you will come back agreeing with
me that touch not, taste not is the on
ly safe rule" She replied, laughing,
"Of course I'll do it, or anything else
that you request, but don't expect me to
be con nverted for you radical reiormers
always exagerate danger" "She went
and half All hour returned pale, and her
eyes filled with tears, exclaiming, 80,
Governor Briggs! how could you ask
me to do such thing at a party: am
appalled,; it is 50 dreadful to find that |
do not know family that does not mum
ber victim, and some have had their
brightest fall by it-fathers, husbands,
clildren-it is too dreadful to think OF,
| would not have believed it. You are
quite right, aud I will never ask you
again to drink wine nor call you anatica
/ for not taking wine"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-30
The Farmer and the Beggars.

An old farmer was once travelling
with his son on u lonely and unfrequent
ed road. BY some mishap, the cart in
which they were seated, broke down,
try and remedy the evil. They found,
however, that they would require more
assistance than they two could render
to set them right.
Elm this dilemma a troop OF ragged beg
gars came up, and began to inquire
what was the matter.
"You may see that plain enough
said the farmer, "our axletree Is broken
aud we need help to mend it."
"Ho! ho!" said one, "he expects to
find help ready made to his hands,
mo doubt he would have us mend
the cart, said another, that he might
have the pleasure of wishing us good
morrow as he drove away"
"Do but wait awhile, old ploughman,
and the axletree will grow together
again." said 4 third.
THANK you good friends" said the
IolAlSA puiAb6 +" swung WI" SeS ~
his pocket, "but 1t just strikes me that
l can, perhaps, do without your help,
as certainly can dispense with your
jokes and counsel"
With that the beygars set up laugh,
and went walking on. The farmer, by
the aid Of his cord, soon righted his mis-
fortune, and arrived at his journeys cad
safely.
Not long afterwards, as the farmer sat
at meat with his family and servants,
before the blazing kitchen fire, the three
beggars who had Knocked him by the
roadside. came up and asked aims. The
farmer asked them to come in out uf the
cold, in loud tut hospitable words; and
set before them the best provisions his
house woald afford.
When the beggars were gone, the
little boy, who remembered them well
enough; said to his father:
Father, why did you give those men
food? They are the same wicked beg
gars who laughed at US Oh the lonely
road"
True, my boy" answered the farm
er, taking his hand, and leading him to
the doorstep but do you see the
great sun in the beautiful blue sky over
our heads?"
eyes," said the wondering child.
. "Well," added the farmer, "he shines
on the evil and the good alike. 1t new
er troubles him whether men are de-
serving "r not deserving Of the the light
& warmth he sends them. 1t is enough
for him, that he can diffuse his goodness
in his own great way. And so it should
be with us. Ifother men are unkind
and bad, that Is no reason why we
should be so. Our course Is clear: TO
do good at all times, both to friends aud
foes. ."-A fable, Ly j. Sedrel
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-30
A Happy Heart.

A little boy came to me this morning
with a broken arrow, and begged me to
sofne afHa aifr5W,h ,hdnh wis vRs pftds dl"'fiis
heart, just then, 50 did not wonder to
see his lip quivering, and the tears come
into his eyes.
"Ill try to fix it, darling" l said "but
I'm afraid can't do it,"
He watched me anxiously for few
moments; and then said, cheerfully:
Never mind, mamma if you can't
fix it, TH b. just as happy withoM IT,"
Wasn't that brave, sunshiny heart:
And that made me think of a dear little
girl, only three years old, whom l once
saw bringing out her choicest play
things to amuse little homesick cous-
in. Among the rest was u little trunk,
with bands of gilt paper for straps IA
pretty toy; but careless little Fred tip
ed the lid too far back, and broke it oft.
He burst out with cry OF fright, but
little Minnie, with her own eyes full OF
tears, said:
"Never mind, Freddie; just see what
cunning little cradle the top will
make.'
Dear little Minnie went to live with
tha angels Il few years ago, but we have
great many such sweet memories to
keep of her.
Keep happy heart, little children,
and you will be like snnbeams every
where you go.-LiUlc Corporal.