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The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
SH ASTA A COU RTER
BIRDS At THE WINDOW.

"Better be at work." grumbled JOB n
Spence, as he pissed the minister's house
and saw Jennie, the minister's daughter.
feeding the birds that came every day to
her window. "My girls have something
elese to do. I'll not give cent to support
such lazy doings."
"Good morning, MIR. Spence" said a
friendly voice
"Oh it's you. Good morning, Egbert.
Nice day this "
ELEGANT Balmy as May, and soft as
June. | was going round to see you y
"Ah, indeed just met then in the
nick of time"
Eyes, in the nick of time; l want to
know how much you will put down for
Mr.. Elders salary this year We want to
increase it five hundred dollars if we can. "
The countenance of MIR. Spence fell
He pushed out bis lips and looked hard
and disagreeabie. "Not one cent" was his
slow emphatic answer.
"Ol you're jesting, Mr. Spense," said
his neighbor.
"No; I'm in earnest My girls have
something better to do than feeding birds
Humph p
"Feeding birds? Tn blind as to your
meaning" replied Mr.. Egbert
LET !" open your eyes Come back
with me little way )"
They turned and walked a short distance
eyes, there it is" said Mr. Spence, as
he came in view of the minister's house
"Do you see that ?"
And be pointed to window where
Jennie Elder, the minister's daughter
stood feeding half dozen birds that few
close to her band one or two OF them
even lighting on her shoulder.
"WeH that Is beautiful exclaimed MI
Egbert.
Beautiful -
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

=. On one ofthe recent cold nights Nashua
lady put her two boys in cold room,
tucked them up, and sat down on the edge
of the bed to hear them say their prayers.
Johnny, aged seven got through all right,
and cnddled up to Willie, aged five, who
had commenced his prayer. Presently
Willie began to hurry, the words came
faster than he could distinctly utter them,
and the prayer ended thus: II pray the
Lord my soul to keep, amen-take your
hand of me or III warm your ear for you"
Johnny was trying to tickle him.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

A conference of ministers of the Pres
byterian Church in the Lexington Presby-
terry, Kentucky. was in session in that city
on the 9th, to take into consideration the
subject of foreign missions The meeting
was one of great interest. One fact was
stated of rather startling nature, which
Was that the Sandwich Islands. which but
few years since were inhabited by cauni
oals and the worst Of savages, now con-
tribute more than the whole Southern
Presbyterian Church to the cause of fforeign
missions
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

The TEST OF SoBRIETY.-About a
gentleman by-gone there fourished in
Western. Michigan certain Squire t.,
whose stalwart son now tills the parental
acres, in whose honesty the community had
great confidence, but who had an unfortu-
nate iailing-driuk.
lie had been known to try cases when
he would have been more appropriately in
bed. Upon one occasion an appeal was
taken from a judgment rendered, as it was
alleged, "when the wine was in and the
wit was out"
UDder the board latitude taken at that
day, full inquiry was gone into upon the
trial of the appeal, as to the question OF
sobriety Of the justice, and there was con.
Trajectory testimony-the friends OF the
justice swearing one way, his enemies
directly contrary.
At tlength avery candid witness appeared
who testified with great apparent circum
spection-so great, indeed, that on the
direct examination almost nothing was
elected from him.
Upon the c'oss examination the lawyer
conducting it made very common mis- axe,
and being, unwilling to "let well enough
alone" kept driving away at the witness
until he finally felt sale in putting the
leading and dangerous question
'rid you look upon the justice, uron the
trial Of that case as perfectly sober man 2
The witness hes;tated and the counsel
pressed the iuterrogatory still closer The
witness unally omitted the following, with
great Difficult y, as though it had been
drawn from hin painfully:
81 should have thought so only for one
thing"
WELL" said the cross-examiner, what is
that
II saw him fill up the inkstaDd with
VIII sky, and take snifter out of the ink
bottle"
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
ALPHABET OF SHORT RULEs-Attend

ALPHABET OF SHORT RULEs.-Attend
well to your business
Be punctual in your payments.
Consider we'll before you promise.
Dare to dc right.
Envy no man.
Faithfully preform your duty.
Go not in the path of vice.
Have respect for your character.
Know thyselt
Lie not, for any consideration.
Make few aequaintances
Never profess what you do not practice.
Occupy your time in usefulness.
Postpone nothing that you can do now.
Quarrel not with your neighbor
ecompence every man for his labor.
Save something against a day of trouble.
Treat everybody with kindness.
Use yourself to moderation.
Villify no persons reputation.
Watchfully guard against idleness.
Examine your conduct daily.
Yield to superior judgment.
Zealously pursue the right path.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

at any one speaks ill of thee" says
Epictetus, "consider whether he bath truth
on his side, aud if so, reform thyself. that
his censure may not effect thee" When
Anaximander was told that the very boys
laughed at his singing, "Ah!" said he
"then 1 must learn to sing better" Plate
being told that he had many enemies who
spoke i'll of him, said, ut is no matter
shall live so that none will believe them
Hearing another time that an intimate
friend of his had spoken detractingly O
him, he said, ''I'm sure he would not do il
if he had not some good reason for it.
This is the surest as well as the mobiles
way to draw the sting out of a reproach
and the true method of pref airing mai
for the great only relief against the pain
of calumuy.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

Mr.. Spence was taken by surprise at the
sudden outburst Of delight that cam from
Margaret when she understood that he hao
really bought her the bird Tears filleu
her eyes. She threw her arms about h.,
neck and kissed him.
'4t was so kind OF you-and wanted a
bird so much p she said. "Oh, I'll be Sc
good, and do everything for you can
What sweet feeling warmed the hear
of Mr. Spence through and through. The
delight of this moment was greater than
anythisg be remember to have experienc
ed for years.
II am glad my little present has given
you so much pleasure" be answered. sub
DUNG his voice that he might not betl a,
too much Of what be felt 1T is a good
singer, the ms said"
It's beauty" returned Margaret feast.
ing her eyes upon the bird "aud III love
it if i. doesn't sing note"
"Such little thing to give so much
pleasure p Mr.. Spence said to hin self, as
be sat pondering this new phase of life
And to his thought came this reply: "a
cup of water is little thing, but to thirsty
lips it is sweeter than nectar"
And then, as if window had been
opened in his soul a whole, food of new
ideas and thoughts came in upon him, and
he saw that the mind has needs as we'll as
the b dy, and that unless these we're sup.
piled, life would be poor and dreary-just
as his life, and the lives of his wife and
children, had for the most part been
Mr. Spence never shut that window, but
let the birds fly in and out at pleasure
When MIR ebert next saw him, he
doubled his subscription for the ministers S
salary.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

"Now I've Cor HER"-Parson Welch
was the Congregational minister at Ames-
bury, Massachusetts, two or three genera
tions ago. % one occasion he was called
Oh to marry rustic couple. According
to his custom, he began with: "Please
join your right hands," Thereupon the
groom, with his right hand, takes the
brides left. please join your right
hands" The groom, little confused, LEI
90 bis grasp, and with his left hand takes
the brides right. "Your right hands
please join your right hands p The groom
thinks moment, lets go his grasp again
and turning around, seizes the bIide with
both hands her right with bis left, her left
with his right, and exclaims, NOW I've
got her %
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

WITH the opening of spring the rebuild
ing OF Chicago will make abundance OF
work for thousands of masons, carpenters,
laborers aud teams. Fair wages will doubt
less be commanded by all, especially g cd
by first class mechanics. During the
wiuter carpenters have commanded S2.5O
to S. So per day; masons, S4.5U to S5.5U
Common laborers, l.50 to $500 teams. s.
to 81. Board can be had at Eom 81 to s.
q week.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
TIN S H 0 P.

TIME UNDERSIGNED, HAVING LOCATED
Il at the town of Millville. 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 most
reasonable.
Repairing done on short notice.
Stoves and Stove Pipe supplied on demand.
Old Pewter, Brass, Copper and Greenbacks
taken in trade. Highest price paid for Wool.
BENJAMIN SNOW.
Millville, June /, 1871.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
EMPIRE HOTEL +!
Hi MAIN STREET, SHASTA, HiM
JOHN v. SCOTT, Proprietor.

TIME 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 now 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 and sleeping ac-
comodations unsurpassed.
THE TABLE
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets of this locality afford, and every possible at
tenton will be paid to the wants of guests, and
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 4 Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

"Ma," said an intelligent, thoughtful
boy of9 81 don't think Solomon was so rich
as they say he was" "Wby, my dear,
what could have put that into your head p
asked the astonished mother. because
the Bible says he slept with his fathers,
and think if he had been so rich he would
have had bed of his own"
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

"You can do anything if you have pa
tience," said an old uncle, who bad made a
fortune, to his nephew, who had nearly
spent one. "Water may be carried in a
sieve, if you only wait" "How long ?"
asked the petulant speudthrift, "1ill it
freezes" was the cold reply
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

There was much sound palpable argu-
ment in the reply of a country lad to an
idler, who boasted his ancient family: $50
much the worse for you" said the peasant;
las we ploughmen say, "The older the
seed, the worse the CROP"
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

Iowa boasts that her Chief Magistrate,
Go-er Carpenter, practices the economy
of the fathers. He was inauguraied in a
suit of homespun, and delighted the good
people With his afability and good sense.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

Colorado is oui of debt and has large
surplus in the treasury. No tax will be
collected in the territory this year, and in
1873 the tax will be on y one and one half
mills on the dollar.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
CORRAL g. STABLE.

Attached to this establishment is good COR
RAL and STABLE where Teamsters and others
can always find abundant supply of HAY and
BARLEY at reasonable prices.
JOHN v. SCOTT.
Shasta, June 18th, 1869. jel9
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

A Georgia prayer meeting was enlivened
by one of the brethren shooting another in
the shoulder
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

GEO. P. ROwELL &'Co, Park Row. Ny.
are authorized to solicit and collect for advertis
ing in New York and other eastern cities
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

COUNTY COURT.
W. E. HoPPING, Judge.
TERMs-First Monday in January, May and
September
PROBATE COURT.
W. f. Hopping, Judge.
TERMs-Firse Monday in February, April, June,
August, October and December.
BOARD OF SUPERVISOR S.
E. Anderson, J. N. Logan G. C. Schroter
TERMs-First Monday in February May August
November.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

A little girl wanted to say that she had
a fan. but had forgotten the name, so she
described it as "a thing you brush the
warm off YOU with"
Honey bees are winged mercbants-tbey
cell their honey.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09

NoTIcE.-No attention will be paid to any ad-
vertisement unless accompanied by the cash, or
sent through responsible Advertising Agency.
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
JOHN FLEMING, Proprietor.

vyyHIs MILL IS IN SUCCESSFUL OPERA
tion on Brandy Creek, about two miles from
whiskytown, and g. C. SCHROEDER will keep
sH hand and for sale supply of Lumber. at
Shasta and all orders left with him will receive
prompt attention. L. BEHRENS will also re-
ccive orders and attend to the sale Of Lunber at
WhiskytoHn. Prices reasonable,
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
THE
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, By
w. L. CARTER.
Publication Ofice,-Armory Hall
Building, First Floor.
Terms of Subscription.

Terms of Advertising:
For One Square, of 10 lines less, one insertion,
-Four Dollars for each subsequent insertion, Two
Dollars.
A liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
kS- 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 elegant as
sortment Of FANCY JOB TYPES, are pre-
pared to execute, neatly and expeditiously. all
manner of Job Printing, such
Bills of Fare, Bill Heads,
Circulars, Handbills,
Pamphlets, Programmes,
Ball Tickets, Cards,
Posters, Books,
Law Blanks, Catalogues,
Drafts, Checks, e..
The Shasta courier., 1872-03-09
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chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
San Francisco.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Senator BrOwnlOw interviewed.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, II. V. r., reports
an interview with Senator Brownlow.
Speaking of the Liberal" Senators, the in
terview is reported as follows:
"What is to be done with the Liberal
Senators ?n l asked, feeling tender solicit
tude for my friend Upton, who breaches
such good sermons when not in politics.
Turn them out in the cold where they
belong. Let them stay with the DemOc-
racy. AS the boys say, let them rip"
won't you invite them into your party
caucuses %
mo, indeed. Here is a copy of a caucus
notice distributed last evening. Read it,"
did. 1t said "There will be meeting
OF Senators who supported the platform
and nominees of the Philadelphia Con-
vention,n &c.
it P'I
well, yes rather"
"They deserted us, and we are strong
enough without them. l regret Summers
course mere than any of the rest. Sumner
is q great man, giant. l can't say any
thing against him. He has done such
noble work in the past that he deserves all
credit He is strong man, whether in
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
The Temperance Question.
PLEASANT HILL,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. =,
nepemhpr bth 1870

DecemDer ON, 1917.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: The good people
of this county are in the field with petit
ton to our Legislature, asking for law
allowing the legal voters of any county in
the State to determine by ballot whether
saloons or groceries for the sale of liquors
shall be thereafter licensed in their county;
and since former legislatures have enacted
that each county of our State may or may
not levy tax on dogs, also may or may
not levy a tax on the property of the
county for school purposes, may we not
reasonably expect they will consider favor
ably petition from the people, asking
that every county of the State have the
privilege of determining for themselves
whether they will or will not have groce-
ries
enclose copy of the petition, which,
if you publish may meet the approval of
friends of temperance and good order in
other counties of our State, and induce
them to join in similar request:
1.-The undersigned, citizens of Cumber-
land county, and State of Tennessee, be-
lieving the use of alcoholic liquors as n
beverage fruitful source of Thriftlessness,
Poverty, Pauperism, Crime and Taxation,
do respectfully petition our Legisla-
ture soon to assemble to enact a
law providing that when at least
State, shall at least thirty days previous to
the holding of any election, general
throughout said county, in writing so petit
ton their County Court, it shall be the
duty of said Court to cause due notice to be
given i'll every ward, precinct or civil Dis
trict of said county that at the ensuing
election the legal voters of said county will
decide by ballot whether thereafter the
sale of Intoxicating liquors except fol
medical or mechanical purposes) shall bc
licensed in said county,"
1t will he perceived such vote would bt
attended by no extra expense or waste o
time as it could not be taken on any othe
than an election day where most voters at
tend the polls on other business, and rs t.
the notice OF said vote 10 be taken, il would
be incorporated in the regular election
notice with other business or questions L
be voted on and so cause little, if any eX
ira expense. Yours,
A. A. HUBBARD.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

victory or defeat, and personally he pro-
baby cares very little about it,
"As for Schurz, he looks cut down good
deal. Had you noticed it If the thing
was to do over again, i doubt If he or any
of the rest Of them would go into it.
Schurz never did believe that the nomina-
ton of Greeley was wise one. No doubt
he is certain of it now. The Republican
papers that went Off in the strange bolt
would not do it again, if they could roll
back the past eight months.n
He is reported rs saying of Andrew
Johnson:
~ want the johnson men and Republic
cans to form some kind of an alliance
said the Senator, land take Tennessee out
of the hands of the rebel Democracy. The
Republicans feel very kind toward Andy /;
he has done a great work. / understand
that he says, although defeated, he has re-
duced some of the Rebel Generals to the
ranks. Andy is patriot. He gets his
politics mixed sometimes, but he is true to
the Union and the nation. The Republi-
cans here are much better disposed toward
him than they were. They see from his
speeches reported from Tennessee that he
stands square up to the line he marked out
in lS61.h
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Mr.. Maynard and the speakership.

II. V. r. of the Cincinnati Commercial,
speaking of Mr.. Maynard and the Speak
ership, of the next House of Representa-
tives, says:
OF Mr.. Maynard's ability and integrity
there is no question. He is an able man,
and in a certain way peculiarly his own, a
good man. Let all this go in his favor.
Then he is from Southern State-a
pioneer Republican Southern State, a State
which made larger practical Republican
gains at the late election than any other,
North or South. With considerable pat
ting on the back and recognition and en-
couragement, and all that, and above all
not too much abuse of Andy Johnson,
she may yet become full fiedged Repub-
lican State. So much for his State. AS
for Maynard himself, he comes with the
prestige of SUGGESTIVE glow of victory
upon his otherwise dark face. The DEM
ocrats tried to cheat him out of his district,
and he turned around and cheated them
out of the whole State. He comes from
the field where he bearded two lions in
their dens, one genuine African lion,
with foaming mouth and flowing name
and slashing tail, and the other q South
American animal, but more South than
American. Then he is from the South,
and the South needs a show in the Gov
eminent beside what she makes with her
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Tar Heels as Fighters,

General Hood, in responding to sere-
made at Raleigh, North Carolina, recently
said: while Virginia grand old Vir-
ginia-gave us Lee and Stonewall Jackson
North Carolina had more dead upon the
field of battle than any other State of the
Southern Confederacy. She better
equipped her soldiers, and at the same
time furnished more men. And to-day, if
| were called upon to bestow the bouquet
upon the State that did most i'll the late
revolution, it would be to North Carolina.
This statement of facts you will find to be
the truth; am pleased to state it,"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
OVARIAN TUMOR CURED.

Never has medicine taken internally been known
TO have cured tumors either of the womb, uer ova-
RES or bowels; the knife has been the sole reliance in
the hands OF experienced surgeons; but Or. Radways
Sarsapariian settles this question. For it has cured
over TWENTY persons of OVARIAN CYsTs and TUMuRs.
as well as Tumors in the bowels uterus. womb liver
Dropsca EHusion. Ascites. and Calculus Corrections
AN IMPORTANT LETTER
from prominent gentleman and dent of Cincinnn-
IT, Ohio, for the past forty years well known to the
newspaper publishers throughout the United States:
NEW YORK, Oct. 18th, 1870.
DR.. RADwAY-Dear Sir am induced by a sense of
duty TO the suffering make brief statemen emit of the
working of your medicine myself orseveral years
had been affected with some trouble in the bladder
and urinary organs, which some twelve months ago
eliminated in a terribly affecting disease which the
physicians all said spasmOdic structure in the
urethra as also inamD stion OF the kidneys and bad
der and it their opinion that my AGES years
would prevent my ever getting radically cured. |
had tried number of physicians, and had taken large
quantity OF medicine, both aopathc and homeopathic,
but got no relief had read of astonishing hay
ing been made by your remedies and four months
ago read notice in the Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post of cure having been effected person who
had long been suffering as L had been. went right
Oft and got some of eAch-your :Sarsaparian Resolv-
ent. Ready Relief aud Regulating Pills-and com
menced taking them. In rec days was greatly re-
lieyed, and now feel as well as ever.
c. W. JAMES, Cincinnati Ohio
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18

COAL PRODUCTION OF THE UNITED
STATEs.-The total anthracite coal pro-
duction of the United States was, in 1920,
1854 tons 1880, l74734 tons; 1910, S64, $40
tons 1850, 1885, 1893 tons; 1860, S,5l3, 1913
tons; 1870, l5,S49, 500 tons and up to Sep
TENDER 81, 1872, the total production was
"A, 133, 173 tons, against l0,l20,7S4 to the
same date last year, thus showing that
1872 will give a far larger production than
in any previous year.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
Resignation of a Representative Elect.

The formal resignation of l.. L, Boyd,
Joint Representative elect from Shelby
aud Fayette, was received at the Govern Z.
ors office yesterday, and an election WI s
ordered 10 be held on the third of January:
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-18
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