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The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
LOCAL ADVERTISERS.

D. WE'LL BROTHER, Dealers in Dry Goods
Clothing, Main Street
JOSEPH ISAACS. Dealer in Dry Goods
Clothing, Main Street. t
C. c. BUSH & co, Dealer in Groceries
Provisions, Main Street.
DANIEL LYNCH, Dealer in Groceries Il
Provisions Main Street.
SCAMMON 4 TIFFIN, Wagon making 4
Blacksmithing Main Street.
SAMUEL ISAACKS, Blacksmithing Main
street.
SAMUEL RICHARDS, Blacksmithing and
Wagon-making. Main street.
JOHN v. SCOTT, Empire Hotel, Main Stcet.
d. H. DUNN, Boarding House.
MRS. H L. GREENE, Hotel, Main Street.
J. M. MANASSE, Books and Stationery, Etc.,
Main Street.
VIM. HARTMANN, Bathing & Shaving Saloon,
Main Street, Shasta.
L. WELLENDORFF. Dealer in Drugs, Med
icines, Etc, Main street.
WIN H. DUNN. Livery Stable and Coral,
Main Street. .
O.. &C. STAGE CO. Jno. Craddoek, Agent.
Office Empire Hotel. -. v--re -. esrs-
GRANT l TAGGART, Shasta and Weaverville
Express Line, Office Empire HOTEL s
JOHN FLENHN G Proprietor Of the Brandy
Greek Saw Mil. "a III "a III "a
CHARLES MCDONALD, Saloon and Reading
Room. opposite the Court House. Main Street.
chant, Red Bluff.
RANTZAU 4 SHAW, Commission Merchants.
Red Bluff.
G. C. sCHRoTER, Saddle 4 Harness Maker,
Charter Oak, Main Street.
PETER HOFF, City Meat Market, Main
Street.
J. E. PELHAM, Physician, Office up stairs in
Wells Fargo & Co., building. Main Street.
JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE Attorney at Law,
Shasta.
SAMUEL COOPER, Agent for PhGuix and
Home Insurance Companies, Office Main Street,
Shasta.
E. LEVIN Co., Matchmaker Jewellers,
Main Street.
E. DORROWSKY, Gunsmith Mnchinist,
Main Street.
A. DOBROWSKY, Matchmaker and Jeweler,
Main Street.
WA. SCOTT, Bootmaker Main treet.
G. R. KNOX, Saloon. Litsch's old stand
E. VOLUNTINE, Hardware Store and Tin
Shop, Main Street.
GARRECHT & FERRIER, Meut Market op-
posite Empire Hotel.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

reasons why Congress should not thus dis
pose of them. Should these lands be
granted to the State, the State would
sell them in the same manner as it
has sold its school, university and swamp
lands, in large bodies to spectators, who
in turn would sell them, at enormous profit,
to foreign capitalists Is it quite certain
that the sale of the mineral, or the swamp
lands, to non resident foreigners is either a
present or will be future benefit to the
State?
Suppose, for arguments sake, that one
or fifty foreign companies should manage
to obtain possession of large portion Of
these lands. hey would take all the
profits of such investments out of the
State. The comparatively triflng sum
they would pay for taxes, would be nc
equivalent for the loss of the States re-
sources. 1t is infinitely more to the in
terest of the State to defir the exhaustion
Of its mines, till such result can be ef-
fected by its citizens, than it is to make
enormous sacrifices to reach that result
through the aid of non resident foreign
capitalists.
To develop the resou ces of the State,
free, intelligent laborers are more essential
than non resident foreign capitalists The
influence of foreign capital already too
potent on the Pacific Coast, to place the
control of the mineral lands within its
reach, would make California assume
more the character of foreign colony.
than that of an Independent member of the
States composing the Great American
Republic.
We trust our friends among the miners
will think over this question, and inform
us of their opinions thereon, that We may
place them before the people and the
Legislature, in time to prevent the infic-
tion of ruinous blow TO the mining
interests. F. Mining Scientific Press.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
SH ASIA COURIE ER.

PUBLISH THE LAWS 1t is maxim in
the administration of justice that "ignor-
ancc of the law excuses no person." So it
could happen that man might do some
act innocent in itself but prohibited by a
statute of which be had no knowledge and
on being arraigned for the offense his plea
of ignorance would 90 for naught. No
other safe rule could be adopted. To say
that ignorance should excuse would be to
offer premium for ignorance But what
we wished to remark is this: How can
any one but a lawyer in this State even be
presumed to know the law, SO long as the
means of obtaining that knowledge are
never placed within his reach? The the
ory is the every law is published and thus
placed before the eyes of every person to
be affected thereby. As matter of fact,
however, the laws of this State are supplied
to few State, County and local officials,
but private citizens can procure them only
per copy. In the Eastern States all the
Acts OF each session of the legislature are
published in two papers in every County,
usually one of each party. That strikes
us as sensible, and worthy of adoption here.
Letall the laws be published 10 every
County, SO that the people may, if they
will, read and understand what laws they
are living under, and be prepared to judge
whether their servants at the Capital have
acted wise or otherwise.-A Alameda Ga
Zette. 1tf 4ft} ~t8f9f ffFr -yF9
We believe the above expresses the
will Of the people Hundreds of people in
Shasta never read and know comparatively
nothing of the laws under which theil
county government is, or should be, con-
Quoted. 1t would cost but trife to pub
lish the laws specially applying to the coun
ty, at least, and such expenditure would
prove great economy in the end.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

EARLY RIsING.-All this talk about
early rising is moon shine. The habit of
turning out of bed in the middle of the
night suits some people; let them enjoy it.
But it is only folly to lay down a general
rule upon the subject. Some men are fit
for nothing all day after they have risen
early in the morning Their energies are
deadened, their imaginatioDs are heavy,
their spirits are depressed. 1t is said you
can work SO well in the morning. Some
people can, but others can work best at
night; ethers again, in the afternoon. Long
rial and experiment form the only conclu-
sive tests on these points. AS for getting
up early, because Professor Cannon has
written letters to the papers proving the
necessity Of it, let no one be goose enough
to do it. We all know the model man,
aged eighty-"I invariably rise at five; l
work three hours, take light breakfast
namely, a cracker and pinch of salt -
work five hours more never smoke never
drink anything but barley water eat no
dinner, and 90 to bed at six IN the evening"
If anybody finds that donkeyfed sort OF life
suits him, by all means let him continue it.
But few people would care to live to eighty
on these terms If a man cannot get we'll
withered and crumbled up on easier terms
than those, it is almost as we'll that he
should depart before he is nuisance to
himself and bore to everybody else.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
WRECKS OF MEN.

| 1t appears to us that we are upon the
verge of an extraordinary and sweeping
moral reform. Not one of spasmodic fa-
duration. We are referring to temper
ance reform, which is being suggested to
the people of California by the common
sense of selfpreservation. 1t is coming
on swiftly and inevitably, and its approach
is indicated by the expressed sentiment Of
leading people who never talked so before,
and by the open declarations of public
journals that had never before paid any
attention to the subject So is the coming
on of the storms foretold by the outguard
winds agtatirg the foliage and gently
swaying the tree-tops
The State of California has been drunk
for more than twenty years, and as well,
macy of her oldest and best citizens
She can't stand it much longer A State
is but an aggregation of individuals, aud
what impovershes and destroys the one,
must in like manner affect the other If
the people are drunkards and spendthrifts
in the aggregate, the commonwealth must
unavoidably suffer the effects resulting
from individual dissipation; and there can
be no doubt but that many of the failures
in business. and the general hard times
prevailing here, resulted directly from the
hard drinking habits of our people. 1t is
frightful to go along the heavier business
streets of San Francisco and ascertain the
| whereabouts and condition of the old mer
oLcct. Mo,o tbor holP &C tb on, bo,o J,c
appeared; many of them may be traced by
their unsteady steps to Lone Mountain,
aud others are going about the streets
bankrupt, undone, heart broken aud forgot
ten, save when the poor shattered wrecks
are described silently and unhailcd in the
Indifferent and unsympathetic crowd.
Every now and then we hear of one OF
these hard old drinkers dropping off The
charitable cali it apopexy, heart disease OF
something else, but we know it was whisky
and any one who will stand half an hour
on the corner of Clay and Montgomery
streets, may see more of these wretched
hulks drifting by and heading for the
cemetery. And SO they have fallen, one
after another, the brave and open hearted
men who built up an excellent and forget
full city in which they are "poor, wayfaring
men of grief"
The melancholy spectacle has begun tc
touch the public heart. You feel the pa
thos of its appeal, reader and so it is go
ing abroad like unkindled electricity, and
presently it will catch fire among the nigh
ty wheels of the printing press Then the
forces of Legislation will be compelled tc
operate, and the retail liquor business vii
be reduced to social plane which many
who are now SO engaged will abandon with
alacrity Oak land News
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
NUMBER is.

A THRILLING INCIDENT.-During the
past year little boy about five years
old entered the Phelps Industrial School,
No. 235 East Fifty fifth street He was
beautiful looking child, with large gray
eyes, dark brown hair, ruby cheeks, and
very full, regular features. He attracted
universal attention. Visitors as we'll as the
teachers admired him, and even the very
toughest of his playmates were kind to him.
The teacher taught him piece to recite,
which caused great laughter on account of
the bright active manner he had in deliv-
ering it. A gentleman, one morning, Wis
Iited the school, when the lad was called up
Fon to recite his piece. After he had fin
ished, the gentleman placed his hand upon
bis shoulder, and said
"Well done, my boy, here is five cents
for you"
The teacher noticed an unusual express
sion of joy in the child's face, but duty call.
ing her attention in various directions, it
soon passed from her mind for awhile
The boy was regular in his attendance at
school, but soon there came change in
the child day by day he grew paler and
paler, and his step less elastic and buoyant.
When he was asked if he was sick, his answer
was always the same
"No, not sick, but tired"
He was noticed daily taking his bread
home Che lived with his grandmother); no
questions were asked why he did so. Many
very pale and sickly children are in these
schools.
Thus, day after day aud week after week
passed, until one day he came in looking
SO thin and pale that the teacher told him
to 90 home and rest, that he might feel better
the next day. Tears came to his eyes, and
be SAID, 81 want to stay in school" The
teacher not knowing be was starving for his
bread, allowed him to remain. At noon
his grandmother came to him, saying that
he not eaten morsel that day (not stating
that she had none in the house,. He took
the bread and left. He was soon attacked
with hemorrhage of the lungs, and in his
weakened state he could not throw it off,
He grew worse that night, and in half
dreaming state would call out, "Grandma,
oh, grandma what will you do for bread
when die?'' During his illness the teach
er called and learned from the grandmother
that each day had the child divided his
bread with her, and many day this was all
they had to eat. While the tears were
flowing pTofusely, she said, II shan't for
get the day the gentleman gave him five
cents for reciting his piece. He came in SO
delighted with his usual allowance Of
bread) and said, Look, grandma here is
so much bread, and here is five cents that
gentleman gave me for speaking my piece.
Now, we've all the bread we want today
He then went out and bought some rolls
with his money" When he was near his
end, speaking aloud, he clasped his little
hands and whispered the Lords prayer,
though to him the "daily bread" had not
come, and departed whittier no hunger or
pain shall come. He was buried by the
ladies of the school-N. Y Times.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
TIN S H 0 P.

TNHE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING LOCATED
IL at the town of Milville. Shasta county, and
opened shop for the manufacture and sale OF all
kinds of Tinware and such other articles as are
usually to be found in such establishments respect
fully requests the support and liberal patronage OF
the people of the surrounding country, and begs
leave to assure all, that his prices will be mos'
reasonable.
Repairing done on short notice.
Stoves and Stove Pipe supplied on demand
Old Pewter, Rrass Copper and Greenoacks
taken in trade. Highest price paid for Wool
BENJAMIN SNOW.
Millville, June l, 1871.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

CURIOUS BET.-At Newberry, England,
Sir John Trockmorton recently made a
wager of thousand pounds that at eight
o'clock on particular evening he would
set down to dinner in well woven, we'll
dyed suit of clothes, the wool of which
formed the fleece on sleeps back at five
o'clock OF the same morning. Two sheep
were shorn, the wool was washed, carded,
stubbed, roved, spun and wove, the cloth
was secured, fulled, tented, raised, sheared,
dyed and dressed, the garments were made,
and at quarter past six in the evening
Sir John sat down to dinner at the head of
his guests, in a complete damson- -colored
suit, thus winning his wager with one hour
and three quarters to spare.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

Among the curiosities of climate, VIC
have Shasta with about 20 inches of rain
fall, and San Diego with hardly more than
four inches. In the latter county, accord
ing to the testimony of residents, there is
now no prospect of sufficient moisture tc
insure full crop Of wheat, San Diego, in
its physical characteristics, belongs to Low
er California. 1t appears to be just fal
enough removed from the positive climate
of both countries to lose the benefit of either
1t does not come within the sweep of the
rainy season of Mexico, or of our own State
1t is between hay and grass, ha, ing little
of either. But their are living streams il
that region, and we shall see some day
what irrigation will do for country which
only needs little more water to redeem i
from all the caprices Of nature.-ExchaDge
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

THE editor of Harper's Weekly puts a
great deal in few words, as follows: A
party which, while defending and extend
ing human slavery, called itself Democratic,
and while actively in one part of the coun-
try and passively in the other, trying to
overthrow the Government, called itself
Conservative, may also, when foiled in the
attempt to destroy the Constitution, sol.
emDly call itself Constitutional.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

The richest people in the world are the
Cherokee Indians. They number 10000 !;
own in fee simple 100000 acres of the
best land on this continent, and have in the
lands of the United States Government on
which they receive annually the interest,
100000.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY koRNISG'Br
w. L. CARTER.
Pablic alton Office, e,-Armory Hall
Building, First Floor.
Terms of subscriptiol

Terms of Advertising:
For One Square, of 10 lines or less, one insertion,
-Four Dollars; for each subsequent insertion, Two
Dollars.
A liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
nA- Advertisements not marked with the num-
Der of insertions thereon, will be continued until
ordered out, and charged accordingly.
All Summonses Sheriff's sales, and Court ad-
vertisements charged strictly according to the
rates fixed by law. All legal advertising must be
paid for in advance.
ALSO,
Having furnished our Office with an elegant as
sortment of FANCY JOB TYPES, We are pre-
pared to execute neatly and expeditiously all
manner of Job Printing, such as
Bills of Fare, Bill Heads,
Circulars Handbills,
Pamphlets, Programmes,
Ball Tickets, Cards,
Posters Books,
Law Blanks, Catalogues,
Drafts Checks, H..
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HE IA BL E
CORRAL g. STABLE.

Attached to this establishment is good COR
RAJ and STABLE where Teamsters and others
can always find an abundant supply of HAY and
BARLEY at reasonable prices.
JOHN V. SCOTT.
Shasta, June 18th, 1862 je19
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

NoTICE.-No attention will be paid to any ad-
vertisement unless accompanied by the cash. or
sent through a responsible Advertising Agency.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

GEO. p. ROWELL Co., Park Row. N. Y.
authorized to solicit and collect for advertis-
ing in New York and other eastern cities.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
EMPIRE HOTEL F!
MHi MAIN STREET, SHASTA, ai1
JOHN v. SCOTT, Proprietor.

vTHE PROPRIETOR OF THIS FAvORITE
i Hotel takes pleasure in announcing to his
friends and the public generally that he has re-
fitted and re-furnished the establishment through
out, and is prepared to entertain guests in a
style equal to any other house in Northern Cal
ifornia. The PARLOR and ROOMS are large
and commodious and the BEDS md sleeping ac-
comodations unsurpassed.
THE TABLE
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets of this locality afford, and every possible at
tention will be paid to the wants of guests, and no
pains spared to render them comfortable.
At the B AR none but the best brands of Wine,
Liquor and Cigars will be dispensed to customers.
The Oregon L Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24
FLEMING'S SAW MILL,
Brandy Greek.
JOHN FLEMING, Proprietor

vVVHIs MILL Is IN SUCCESSFUL OPERA
i tiOn on Brandy Creek, about two miles from
whiskytown, and 6. C. SCHROEDER will keep
hand and for sale supply of Lumber at
Shasta. and all orders left with him will receive
prompt attention. L. BEHRENS will also re-
ceive orders and attend to the sale of Lumber at
Whiskytown. Prices reasonable,
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

COUNTY COURT
w. Z. HOPPING, Judge.
TERMs-First Monday in January, May and
September.
PROBATE COURT
W. f. Hopping Judge.
TERMs-First Monday in February April. June.
August, October and December.
BOARD OF SUPERVISOR S.
Lorin Scott. and J. N. Logan. G. C. Schroter.
TERMs-First Monday in February, May August
November.
The Shasta courier., 1872-02-24

Wednesday-heavy rain storm to-day
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POST OFFICE HOURS.

parts at ZOO ", daily. except Sundays.
MAYNARD vile Mail arrives az 1900. NJ on Mondays
and Thursdaye, aad departs at Loo, P. NJ same days
The Blains Y Roads Mail arrives Tuesdays and Fri
days at Hoo 4. NJ and departs ut 100, NJ same days.
Gap Creek Mail arrives "Wednesday at 800 P. ~.
and departs Thursday at 600 AM.
The Post-Ofice opens ats. A. NJ. and closes at 48O
Pm. Opens again at 500, PM closes at 700 Pm Once
open on Sunday at Loo P. NJ, for one hour.
JAMES RODGERS, PM,
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ONE GRAND GIFT, CASH,

The money necessary to pay in full all the offered
gifts is now upon deposit in the Farmers and Drovers
Bank as will be by the following Certificate of the
Cashier .'-A'''0o VI tn'
farmers AND DRovERs' BANK.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. %, 1872
1hls Is to certify that there is now on eposit in this
bank over half million of dollars to the credit of the
Glft CONCERT Fund 900 of which is held BY this
bank as Treasurer of the Public Library
r. S, VEACH, Cashier
PRICE OF TICKETS.
whole tickets for 500; % for $2f5: Sc for s ia for
$1,000; 25S for $500 SIS for $780, No discount on
less A. tnan Sl0O worth OF tickets at a time.
place December7. Agents are peremptorily REQUIRED
to close sales and make returns November g. in order
to give ample time for the final arrangements Orders
for tickets applications for circulars should be ad
dressed to Gov. TH0S. E. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Public Library of Kentucky.
octldIW-2tWlt Louisville. Ky
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Kingston Turnpike.

DURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
i Kingston Turnpike Company. notice is hereby
given that the books OF said Company are open for
sixty days for the subscription of $40 10000 addi-
uoes stock. The Secretary will receive subscriptions
rtifcates Of stock in accordance with the
LIST Il. ii. ARMSTRONG,
Sect'y X. T. Co.
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A FULL DRAWING IN SIGHT!
100000 For Only $40.

A 7 the Second Grand Gift Concert, authorized by
special act Of the Legislature, in aid of the Public
Library of Kentucky, unavodably postponed from
unequyocally occurs in Louisville Kyu Saturday,
December 1872 without further delay any account
whatever the following Cash Gifts for distribution
By lot among the ticket holders;
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Arrival and Departure Of Trains.

EFT. VA. l. Ca R.R
DAT TRAINS,
Passenger train going West:
Arrives at Knoxville. 11:30 AN. Leaves, lilo Am.
Passenger train going East:
Arrives at Knoxville, l21o Pm; leaves 12:2o p.
NIGHT TRAINS.
Passenger trains going West;
Arrives at Knoxville, 11:19 P.N.; leaves 11:29 Pm
Passenger train going East =
Arrives at Knoxville, 3:3S AM; leaves. 3:49 An.
KNOXVILLE AND CHARLESTON Rp
Arrives at Knoxville from Maryyille, 10 AM leaves
Knoxville for Maryville 2;40 PM
KNOXVILLE AND OHIO R.R.
Arrive at Knoxville. 1920 AN; leaves. Pm.
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The ,oach quiete1 the fever within HIM
- L am glad YOU dii. was under the trees
trying to find my reckoaiuE, us they say. Per
hAps You eau help III, to it
She shook her head sgavtly.
W by should you lose Il =
= do you mean to BE- cruel, Miss Eliz ,beth :
Don't you know that ,ny ship went down u few
weeks ago. aud that | am ont IL the waters, uu.
able to swim Z"
She I4uyhed little.
- The smile does pot hold good. You will not
drown-yu GA can swim ~
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one Tie, thai | may fad mother, l suppose.
en- going out to morrow, to find what life is
Aou viii bid me G9d.speeL =
Yes; l.
SonethIns stopped her. He looked question.
insiy into her face, and that her eyes wer.
briminiuE with tears
Il am very sorry" she added, cru.ning back
the emotion which Tor the instant had ov rpow
cred Acs. Il want Tor some reason, hardly
Know what 10 UndO an impression which Won
have al me. l. isn't much of course-ouI, I
would lake you TO me in better light
Week, 40, when you met my cousin, Mr.. How.
ard, You saw by hl~ lace what his lite had been,
and you questioned .ur, as It brother 10 * bit bave
doue. My PRIDE was touched, and | allowed You
10 teleiye what VS. untrue. He IL nothing To
ma-has not been-ctn never be. That is ali |
came out to ray to you. l Did you God.
speed, now"
at were worth i fortune TO hear this from
your lips" he said, speaking slowly and sadly.
" 1t IL better, perhaps, that l did not know it
then"
She gave oGe swift look into his face, and then
turned from him He put out u detsininy hand
"Oh, Elizabeth. viii! You let me win my way
back to your'
Win YOUR vsy back ~ she said, her face