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The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

ANIMALS SHOWING A PREFERENCE
FOR PARTICULAR CoLoRs.-Bert lately
took up some very curious experiments
on the preference of animals for differ
emily y-colored rays He took some of
those almost microscopic crustacea,
common enough in our fresh waters,
the daphne -feas, remarkable for their
eager way of hurrying toward light. A
number of these insects were put into a
glass vessel, well darkened, and spec
trum of the ray then thrown into it.
The daphnes were dispersed about the
dark vessel. AS soon as the spectrum
colors appeared, they began to move,
and gathered in the course of the
luminous track, but, when a screen was
interposed, they scattered again. At
first, all the colors of the spectrum at
tracted them, but it was soon noticed
that they hurried much more toward
the yellow and green, and even moved
away little if these rays were quickly
replaced by the violet. In the yellow,
green, and orange parts of the spectrum,
there was thronging and remarkable
attraction. A pretty large number of
these little beings were remarked in
the red, too, certain number in the
blue, and some, fewer in proportion to
the distance, in the most refrangible
portions of the violet and ultraviolet.
For these insects, as for ourselves, the
most luminous part of the spectrum was
also the most agreeable. They behaved
in it as a man would do who, if he
wished to read in spectrum thrown
about him, would approach the yellow
and avoid the violet. This proves, in
the first place, that these insects see all
the luminous rays that we see ourselves.
Do they perceive the chlori6c and chem
ical rays, that is to say the ultra-red
and ultraviolet ones, which do not
effect our retinas Bert's experiments
enable us to answer that they do not.
That Psychologist is even led to assert
that, with regard to light and the differ
ent rays, all animals experience the
same impressions that man does.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

GAMBLING-A WARNING
J. Aiken, member of the police force
of this city, was recently detected in
the act of committing a burglary, and
on being arrested, confessed to having
been guilty of long series of similar
crimes. He has since been sentenced
to twenty years hard labor in the State
prison. When the usual question was
put to him-what he had to say why
sentence should not be passed upon
him he freely admitted his guilt, but
remarked: Gambling is vice which
l can not overcome!"
In these few words the ruined and
wretched man-who wept bitterly when
he was reminded of his wife and chill
dren-s stated a terrible truth, which,
unfortunately, is applicable not only to
himself, but. as rule, with scarcely an
exception, to all who have once become
addicted to the habit of gambling. The
habit furnishes a kind of intellectual
intoxication, which is worse, if any
thing can be worse, than even the in
toxication of strong drink. No one,
after yielding to it, seems to be able to
overcome the weakness-to resist the
temptation.
The words of this doomed criminal
are full of warning to the young men Of
the country: Gambling is vice which
l can not overcomei" Cut out these
words. Paste them in your common
place book. Whenever you are tempted
to play any game, for single dollar or
single cent, remember Aiken in his
gloomy cell in the State prison, and Ais
terrible confession: Gambling is a
vice which can not overcome IN Y.
Ledger.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

Few appreciate the real worth of self
denial in forming the character of the
young. On this subject Sir Walter
Scott has most forcibly observed: There
never did and never viii exist anything
permanently noble and excellent in a a
character which was a stranger to the
exercise of resolute self-denial.,
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

A CHARGE 70 THE jury Gen
tlemen of the jury charged Western
judge, in this case the counsel ON
both sides are unintelligible, the wit
nesses on both sides are Incredible, and
the plaintiff and defendant are both
such characters. that to me it is indiffer-
ent which way you give verdict"
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

MARTIN LUTHER gave some good ad-
vice to a preacher of the gospel which
is not altogether out of date: Let all
thy sermons be of the simplest. Look
not to the princes, but to the simple
unwise, rude, and unlearned people,
for the prince is made of the same stuff.
If l in my sermons were to regard
Philip Melancthon and the other doc
tors, 1 should do no good, but preach
in the simplest wayt to the unlearned'
and that pleases all.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

How Much Work A HORSE CAN
Do.-At meeting of the British As
sociation at Dublin, Mr. Charles Bian-
conf, of Canpel, read paper relative
to his extensive car establishment, after
which gentleman stated that at Pick
ford's, the great English carriers, they
could not work horse more than ten
miles day, and wished to hear Mr..
Bianconi's opinion on the subject. Mr..
Bianconi stated that he found by expe-
rience, that he could better work a
horse eight miles day for six days in
the week, than six miles day. for
seven days. By not working on Sun
day, he effected a saving of twelve per
cent. Mr.. Bianconi's opinion on this
point is of the highest Importance, for
he has over nine hundred horses work.
ing sixty Us seven conveyances, which
daily travel 4,244 miles. 1t is also the
result of forty-three years experience.
Scientific american. -fG
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

q "MATCH-MAKING MAMMAs.-The
marriage de convenance is Just as
much an institution here as in Europe,
and managing mammas are just as COM
mon. There is lady well known in
one of our cities who has married off a
large family of daughters eligibly, and
prides herself openly on having per-
formed mothers duty. "Not one of
them," says this frank woman, when
speaking of her sons-in-law, "would
have married daughter of mine if I
had no. brought it about by little din
ners and adroit attentions, by making
opportunities for intercourse, and-and
by putting it in their heads. And they
are all very happy. / think the world
would be much better off if the question
of marriage were settled for people by
any body but themselves But all
young ladies have not such clever man.
mas; some must scheme and maneuvre
for themselves. "What is the charm
of the Clark girls asked lady of
young man about town. "They are
not pretty, or very intelligent, or fash
ionable, or rich, yet the young men
frequent their house, and they have
secured the three best matches in New
York" "Well," was the reply, after a
moments rendering, "they sit down
on a sofa well, they are always good
natured, they are very sympathetic, they
make you feel at home, they are woman
ly and full of tact; when they bid you
goodnight it is with gentle pressure
of the hand, which leads you to think
that you have made an impression.
Then, they never allow their eyes to
wander when you are talking to them"
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

EFFECTS OF FLOWING LAYA.-Lava
is an -incandescent mass, of SO high
temperature as to absorb and melt all
fusible bodies; forced out from the fs-
sures of the crater by irresistible ex-
pansive power, this mass rolls on in a
fiery river, burning up everything in its
path; cooling slowly, it grows as hard
as porphyry or adamant. Now, ap-
peal to the recollection of all who have
assembled Vesuvius during those lava
flows that succeeded an eruption, and
continued for weeks or months even.
What happens to-day. if studied with
little good sense and reflection, can
enlighten us on what must have hap
pened eighteen centuries ago. For in
stance, we have seen how slow lava
currents, remote from the vent of escape
and cooled by contact with the ground
and air, flowing around country-houses,
level and consume them, with sudden
flaming up of roofs and floors. How
could the stuccoes and the marble stat
ucS Vi I1tICulduculu lCliidlL uuholliCo,
in their original color, free of crack or
splinter, if they had been eDveloped in
lava? We have seen metals by mere
contact melt and vanish in that viscous
paste, which glows like fused iron or
glass gushing from furnace. How,
then, do we find in Herculaneum arti-
cles of silver. bronze statues. leaden
vases, with their shapes, their reliefs,
their ornaments and polish uninjured
The bronzes of Herculaneum are even
better preserved than those of Pompeii,
being distinguished by their freshness
of surface. their lustre, and dark and
even tone, while the Pompeian bronzes
have been attacked by sulphurous fumes,
and eaten ON the surface, and have
taken on an agreeable ultra-marine blue
tint. like that of sulphate of copper
Popular Scientific Monthly.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25
REoFENING
OF the Hygienic and PhrenologicaI Insti-
fute, cas- and 637 CaIIfo rnia ST., q. f.

DIR. BARLOW J. SMITH announces that the recent
extensive additions and improvements to his Hygiene
Home Wafer Cure and chronological Institute COM
pleied. To his orpinal premises have been added an
entirely and elegant 3story brick structure. new
and commodous lecture hail. lofty and spacious din
ing room and cosy comfortable bath in greatest
variety, and all the most modern. scientific and COM
plete appliances for administering every conceivable
description of medical baths; among " hicn may be
mentioned the eectrothermal the the cleo
trovapor the electro Russian the eectrOTurkish sui
phur ercural Iodine and other medcated baths etc.
Also entirely bath invented bv DOCTOR
SMITH. II Is named the " American Bath" his in
vention combines all the advantages of the Russian and
Turkish, together with the electric spray and other
pliances peculiar to ITSELF making 1t superior to any
other hydropathic application in The spacious
pariors and other multiplied appliances for promoting
the health and comfort OF patients combine to const
tufe DR. SMITHS HYGIENE HOME WATER CURE
by the most complete bygienic establishment the
Pacific. and affords to the sick and suffering Of both
the surest speedest and cheapest means of cure be
found anywhere west OF the Rocky Mountains Per-
desiring Hygienic board, without treatment, can
he pleasantly acc. mmodated Examinations and ad-
vice free daily from 10 A. NJ to F. NJ. Free lectures
ihrenology and Physiology, to gentlemen, every
Friday evening. Besides the Wster Cure. we employ
the Diet Cure Electro agnetc Cure, Lifting and Mo-
orpathic Cure and the Mental and Pbysicrometc Cure
= all combined, are embraced In Hygienic Medication.
Our prices are from $3.50 to S25 per week, Board,
Room and Treatment Single Baths, from 50 cents to
81 each. Send for Circulars.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

COURAGE IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in your
pocket. Have the courage to do with
out that which you do not need, how
ever much your eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary you should do SO.
Have the courage to speak to a friend
in a "seedy" coat, even though you are
in company with rich one and richly
attired. Have the courage to make a
will, and just one. Have the courage
to tell man why you do not lend him
your money. Have the courage to
show that you respect honesty. in what
ever guise it appears, and contempt for
dishonest duplicity, by whomsoever ex-
hibited. Have the courage to wear
your old clothes until you pay for your
new ones.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

The Grand Duke Alexis is to bow him
self to the people in print. he KEPT
diary while here and wherever he ma
Travelled, and tile matter is to be WORK
ed up into volume of travels by MAJ
who understands how to do that sort
thing. sfsst sf-FMk
Strauss enthusiasm in regard to the WEBE;'
PIANO was very great, and eliminated IN IL
purchase of one, which he took with him for nj
MUSHROOM in Vienna. In a letter to Mr. WEBB
he says:
"MY DEAR Mr. WEBER MANY thanks,
which my wife joins, for the beautiful Piano 20
were Kind enough to send me to my room durih
my stay in your city. 1t has astonlshed me o.
yond measure. The fullness Of its tone, its tho'
ough musical quality, so even throughout an
the easiness and compactness of its touch, nav
never met. How SO small an instrument ca
contain perfect orchestra surprises me. IN
WEBER GRAND PIANO used at the Acad'
my at my Concerts only heightens my opinion
your work. l assure you l HAVE NEVER YE
SEEN ANY PIANOS WHICH EQUAL YOURS. NJ
heartiest wishes for your health and success.
"JOHAN STRAUSS"
SHERMAN & HYDE, of San Francisco, are th'
agents for these magnificent Instruments on thi
coast. We.wo1ld call attention to their adver-
isement in another place:
FoRsUPERIoR PHOTOGRAPHS. go to EDouAR
CoBB, sO4 Keary Street. San Francisco as the Fir
Premium for best general Photographic work W.
awarded them at the Mechanics Institute Fair tor 1871
A vo.k yuarautaad
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

The height of impertinence-Asklng
a Jew what his Christian name is.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25


PROFITABLE BUSINESS FOR WOMEN.
One of the most profitable as well as
interesting kinds of business for a
woman is the care of bees. In recent
agricultural report it is stated that one
lady bought four hives for ten. dollars,
and in five years she was offered one
thousand five hundred dollars for her
stock, and refused it as not enough. In
addition to this increase of her capital,
in one of these years she sold twenty
two hives and four hundred and twenty
pounds of honey. 1t is also stated that
in five years one man, from six colonies
of bees to start with, cleared eight
thousand pounds of honey and one hun
dred and fifty-four colonies.
When properly instructed, almost
any woman in the city, as easily as in
the country, can manage bees, and
make more profit than in any other
method demanding so little time and
labor. But in the modes ordinarily
practiced, few can make any great profit
In TINS employment.
1t is hoped that time is at hand
when every woman will be trained to
some employment by which she can Sc
cure to herself an Independent home
and means to support a family, in case
she does not marry, or has been left a
widow, with herself and family to sup
port. Womdn's Home.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

MANY cultivators of ornamental
plants desire especially to raise those
which produce fragrant odors, particu-
larly for bouquets, stands, and flower
vases. In answer to occasional inqui-
ries, we name the following sweet
scented flowers, to which some of our
readers may add others: Sweet violet,
hyacinth, heliotrope, pinks, sweet
scented candy-tuft, woodbine, sweet
briar, cabbage rose, tea roses, white
lily, sweet alyssum, mignionette, sweet
pea, carnation, sweet william, and sew
eral sweet scented, perpetual roses.
Here are enough to fill room or gar
den with perfumes rivaling the "odor
from the spicy shores of Araby the
blest," if well managed and cultivated.
Country Gentleman.
IRON FOR PEAR-TREE BLIGHT.-
A correspondent of the Rural Messen-
ger had very fine Flemish Beauty
pear-tree that became affected by blight,
first in one limb, which he removed.
Early the next spring he procured some
scrap-iron. removed the soil from the
roots carefully, deposited the iron be-
tween them, and replaced the earth.
There was no further progress in the
blight, the tree continued to grow that
season, and the next leaves and bios
SONS came out vigorously, no black
spots appeared on the leaves; the tree
bore finely, and no appearance of dis
ease was seen on the tree afterward.
Others of his friends have used iron
with similar advantage.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25

LINsEED TEA FOR SICK HoRsEs.-
According to the Ame1ica,s Veterinary
journal, this is not only valuable
restorative, but is exceedingly useful in
cases of inflammation of the membranes
peculiar to the organs of respiration and
digestion; it shields and lubricates
them; tranquilizes the irritable states
of the parts, and favors healthy action.
The editor says we have prescribed lin
seed tea in large quantities during the
past month for horses laboring under
the prevailing influenza; they seem to
derive much benefit from it, and gen.
orally drank it with avidity. Aside
from the benefit we derive from the ac-
ton of mucilage and oil, which the
seed containss its nutritive element are
of some account, especially when given
to animals laboring under soreness in
the organs of deglutition, which inca
pacitates from swallowing more solid
food. In the event of an animal be-
coming prostrated by inability to masti-
cate or swallow more food, linseed tea
may be resorted to, and in case of irri-
table cough the addition of little
honey makes it still more useful. In
the latter form it may be given to ami
mails laboring under acute or chronic
disease of the urinary apparatus, more
especially of the kidneys. The linseed
tea is prepared as follows: Put couple
of handfuls of the seed into bucket,
and pour gallon and half of boiling
water upon it. Cover it up short
time, then add a couple of quarts Of
cold water, when it will be fit for use.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25
FARM AND GARDEN

FLowERs.-Flowers stimulate ipdps-
try as well as tighten toil-for we must
have them. We are cold without them
but to have them requires patient
study, patient culture, and untirinp
determination. Every one must be
studied alone. In perfection they can
be had only in connection with art
and kind of horticultural genius
Their culture is an art. How they
breathe, and eat, and drink! How
they vary their species-under what
laws! t,s ts.s tt,..s.5.
Flowers are also servitors of our i'm
agination; they bring food to the poet.
They produce an atmosphere that is
peculiarly conducive to rhythm. l do
not know why it is. that color and grace
of motion and delicacy of form and per-
fume have such tendency to make
every eighth or tenth syllable rhyme,
and every line begin with a capital, but
so it is. : What constant tribute
poetry pays to flowers. Can you find
one of the great singers who has not at
least line, and mostly poem in
honor of floral charms Take away
noble landscapes, level down the hills,
make the sun rise and set in drab. kill
out the fowers-and the poets corner
would become very speedily beam
patch. Now the flowers come to the
brain with delicate touch, like the
finger of mother in sleep that takes
the wrinkles out of dreams-tiny chill
dren with their arms full of every i'm
aginable grace. You can see purity,
modesty, benevolence, ambition, watch
fulness, patience, truth, all somewhere
about your feet. But they also contin-
ually inspire much Of the rhyme of life.
What do you suppose most be the pow
er of single fuchsia in familys 1t
never catches the eye of the mother
without resulting in song; it calls the
attention of the children, and displaces
the rudeness of coarse work or vulgar
contact. 1t doubtless has powerful
influence in making the whole family
more neat, more tasteful, more courte-
Gus, more refined. l like to take out
the animal-the feeding plague of eat
ing-by putting bouquet among the
dishes.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-23
DAILY RECORD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 1873.

RoPEs FOR FIREMES. = The Boston
Traveller suggests TO the Committee on
the Reorganization of the Fire Depart
ment of that city that there ought 10 be
attached TO every hose carriage tail
block and about 40 feet of 21a-ineh
rope, snugly coiled up, and turns care
fully taken out of it before eoiled. and
arranged in such a way that man could
easily carry on his back up stairs TO the
top Of building. The Traveller says:
The whole weight of such coil need
not exceed fifty pounds. Let there be a
small hook in each end of the rope and a
hook in the end of the tail attached to
the block. Manila hemp rope, being
timber, would be the best. When an
alarm of fire sounds, LET it be the duty of
one man to proceed to the scene of
the fire as soon us possible. If
it should be in high building,
and there is chance to as
cend by the stairs, let the rope be car
ried up to the most convenient window,
shut the room door to keep the smoke
out, then make fast the tail-block, and
throw both ends of the rope into the
street. One end can be readily hooked
dIpuui VIC uOott anu llitA tLt NIbNA "
low, taking hold of the other end, could
run the hose up to the top of any building
in few seconds. There a man would
be on hand to receive 1t, and know how
to arrange it for service without delay
Those who own high buildings would do
well to have such coil of rope them
selves, independent OF the fire depart
ment. But, as Manila rope is liable to
swell when in contact with water, whale
line might be used in preference. This
rope would also be means of escape for
the hosemen when they found the place
too hot for them. With the blight of it
around under the arms and the hook
over the rope, a man taking hold of the
other part could easily lower himself
into the street, having first sent the hose
down. The same process could easily be
used for raising or lowering ladders, or
for taking out light furniture from up
per stories.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-23

And in accordance with law and an order of
the Board of Trustees, made on the 10th day
OF June, 1873, and with subsequent order Of
the Board of Trustees, made on the 23d day
of July, 1873, SO many shares of each par
eel Of said stock as may be necessary will be
sold at the Office of the Company, Room No. /,
No. All ii California street. San Francisco, Cal
on Monday, the LIST day OF September,
1873, at the hour OF II o'clock IN. of said
day, to pay said delinquent assessment thereon.
together with costs of advertising and expenses
Of the sale. W. W. HOPKINS, Secretary.
Office; Room No. /, No. nix California street
San Francisco, Cal. aul4-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-23

And in accordance with law, and all order of
the Board of Directors, made on the I'd day of
June, 1873, so many shares of each parcel
of such stock as may be necessary will be sold
at public auction, at the Office of the Company,
509 California street, San Francisco, Cal. on
Tuesday, the Goth day of August, 1873,
at the hour of l O'Clock p. III. of such day. to
pay delinquent assessments, together with costs
of advertising and expenses OF the sale.
J. ?. CAVALIER, Secretary.
Office: No. 500 California street, San Fran
cisco, Cal aul3-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-23

And in accordance with law and an order OF
the Board of Directors, made on the 30th day OF
June, 1873, so many shares Of each parcel
OF such stockas may be necessary will be sold at
public auction, at the Office of the Company,
Room 81 No. 4l9 California street, San Francisco.
Cal, on Thursday, the 4th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1873, at the hour Of O'Clock D IA.
OF such day, to pay delinquent assessments
thereon, together with costs Of advertising and
expenses Of the sale.
CHAs E. ELLIOT, Secretary.
Office: Room 81, Hayward = Building, 4ls Cali.
fornia street, San Francisco, Cal. sul7.td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-23
Delinquent Sails.

Kentucky Gold and Silver Mining
Company of works, Ely Mining Dis
trict, Lincoln county. State OF Nevada; principal
place Of business San Francisco, Cal.-Notice. -
There are delinquent upon the following de-
scribed stock, on account Of assessment No. 6.
levied On the "a day Of sune. 1873. the sew
eral amounts set opposite the names Of the
respective shareholders, as follows: