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The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-26
A RxxARkAnIr ExrLos1oS.-A mos,

A REMARKABLE ExPLos1oS.-A most re-
markable explosion, which illustrates the
expansive force of steam, took place on the
evening of January 21st. at Pittsburg, Pa.
While the workmen at Bateman & Garri-
sons foundry were moving q ladls filled
with several tons of molten metal, the crane
hooks broke, letting the iron fall into .
hole which contained some two feet of wa
ter, and terrific explosion followed. The
roof of the building was carried away, and
the walls cracked. Houses in the vicinity
had windows badly shattered. Several
workmen we're slightly injured though none
seriously. The damage to the foundry will
amount to about s 10000.
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When l am dead and buried, then
There will he mourning among men.
l hear one musing on my dust:
" How hard he fought to win his crust"
And one, He was too sensitive
In this cold wintered world to live"
Another, weeping, All, how few
So gentle-hearted and so true
" met him only once, and yet
think | never shall forget
The strange sad look in his young eyes,"
One other says. and then with wise
And solemn shaking head" No doubt
The hot heart burnt that frail frame out"
Good friends, discount on your grief
A little present help were worth
More than sorrow-stricken earth
When l am but a withered leaf.
An outstretchsd hand were better to me
Than your glib graveyard sympathy.
You need not pity and rhyme and paint me,
You need weep for, and sigh for, and saint m
After you've starved me-driven me dead.
Say dc you hear? What want is bread!
-Sc1Ibner's for April
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As people grow older they come at length
to I've so much in memory that they often
think with kind of pleasure Of losing their
dearest blessings. Nothing can be 80 per-
feet while we possess it as it will seem when
remembered. The friend We love best may
sometimes weary Us BY his presence or vex
Us by his infrmities. How sweet to think
of him as he win be to rs after we have
outlived him ten or a. dozen yeaul Then
we recall him in his best moments, bid him
stay with US as long as we want his compa-
ny, and send him away when We wish to be
alone again.-O. ". Holmes.
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Two Receipts FOR GETTING INTO Coop
SoCIETY.-Mrs. L., of E. Park,
was always to be seen everywhere, no
matter what difficulty much more exalted
personages experienced in getting invitations
She was at the marriage of Paul Esterhazy
with Lady Sarah Villiers-the Prince who
dropped elOO worth of diamonds from his
jeweled attire whenever he went toa ball
and saw everything, though the crowd was
SO great that nobody else could see anything
but the person before him. This, however,
she contrived to do by getting into the pull
pit. To obtain an invitation to Lady Lon
donderry's ball required greater tact. allow
did You do it?" asked a friend. Mrs.
L., of E. Park, hesitated considera-
bly, before answering the question, but at
last replied Well I'll tell you. The morn
ing of that ball I sent her ladyship large
van full Of the most beautiful flowers and
she was so delighted with them that she
sent me back most pressing invitation to
come and see how well my flowers looked at
night. My garden is my life" she added,
and never rob that for anybody" but
for twenty-five pounds spent in Covent
Garden she found she could be asked where
ever she pleased. A still cheaper method
of receiving good company at ones own ia
BILE was adopted by certain city man."
who requested the honor Of the Duke OF
Wellingtons company to meet Marshal
Soult, and that Of Marshal iSoult to meet
the Duke of wellington, although unacquaint-
ed with either of them, for he knew that
both these illustrious warriors were so fond
of" fighting their battles DER again" with
one another that they were sure to accept.
And then he invited people to meet Marsh
al Soult and the Duke Of Wellington
RecoAsctions Of Society an France and
England.
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There is no outward sign Of politeness
which has not deep moral reason. True
education teaches both the sign and the
reason. Behavior is mirror in which
every one shows bis own image. There is
politeness of the heart akin to love, from
which springs the earnest politeness Of out
ward behavior.
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A Quaker who had been troubled with rats
informs friend that he creased thrty-foot
board, filed it full Of fshhooks, set it up at
an angle Of As degrees, an old cheese at the
top. The rats went up, slid back, and be
caught thirty of EN- the first night.
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The cheerful Turkey-red plaid and fig
ured table cloths for breakfast and tea
are more common with people of means
than in humber homes. But they are
really cheaper even for poor people than
the white cloth, as they do not soil and
rumple so readily, and save not only the
work bat the wear of frequent washing.
With the same care they can ordinarily
be used three or four times as long as a
white one, without washing.
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An exchange has discovered that pet and
other names may be thus utilized: For
sports wife, Betty; for lawyers wife, Sue;
for a Transfers wife, Carrie; for a shoe
makers wife, Peggy; for auctioneer's wife,
Bid-dy for a chemists wife, Ann Eliza
the wife of a Credit Mobllier Congressman.
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Plain things may be as cheap and humble
as one chooses, or ones purse compels, bat
anything like luxury must always be good.
Cheap necessaries are respectable. Cheap
fnery il low.
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A bronze statute of the sewing machine
inventor. Elias Howe, is in process Of cast
ing in Philadelphia, and will be placed in
Central Park next summer.
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: Alas! il the principles Of contentment
are not within us, the height Of station and
worldly grandeur will as soon add cubit to
a mans stature as to his happiness.-Sterne
The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-26

The first and last thing that is required Of
genius is the love Of truth.-Goelhe.
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COUNTING NEW GREENBAcKs-Yea ears of
experience have made the counters who have
been longest employed marvelously expert
and almost infallible, their fingers passing
from one note to another with the celebrity
and regularity Of some wonderful machine.
The lady who sits nearest to the chief of
the room, and who has come to be consider
ed sort of assistant to him, having some
times performed his duties during his alb
sence, has been engaged in the division ever
since its organization in 1862, and probably
has no rival in accuracy and dexterity in
counting. On many occasions she has
counted fifty thousand notes in one day.
As the nominal hours of labor are from nine
to three o'clock, and as at least half an hour
must be deducted from this for necessary
Interruptions and for lunch, the time occu.
pied in counting these fifty thousand notes
was five and half hours. This is at the
rate of nine thousand and ninety notes every
hour, one hundred and fifty every minute
and two and a half every second! The lady
informs US that it is no unusual feat for her
to "plck up" bundle containing four thou
sand legal-tender notes in twenty minutes
We doubt whether this can be excelIed. If
any gentleman thinks it can, let him try the
experiment of simply tapping his finger on
table at the above rate, and we predict
that at the end of. half an hours trial he
will change his mind. There are other
ladies who are almost as rapid and ac
curate. They are sometimes called upon
with others equally skillful from the re-
demption division (which we shall visit
presently, to visit other cities, when the
Treasury Offices in those places are to be ex-
amined, and to assist in counting the gov
eminent funds there.
Through this division and under these
skillful fingers has passed every note, wheth-
er legal-tender or fractional, which has been
issued by the United States since the be-
ginning of THE rebellion-every note which
we have ever handled or seen-as we'll as
all the gold notes, and many millions of i'm
perfect bonds and notes which were never
put in circulation. The total value Of the
money which had been counted in this d.
vision previouslyt to the first day of July,
1872, was, according to the Treasurer's last
annual report, nearly two thousand nine
hundred million dollars more than
two hundred and twenty-three millions OF
which consisted of postal and fractional cur
rency. Just now, the counters find full en-
ployment in counting new legal-tender and
fractional notes.-Scribner's for April.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-03-01
leEVlVALNEWS.

a private letter from Dubuque, Iowa,
gives an account of tho great revival
there in connection with the labors of
Mr.. Hammond. 1t says: "'rhis is tho
eighth week since our meetings COM
mcnccd, and we have held them every
morning and evening except Saturday
evening during tho whole time, und
the work continues with incrcas-
ing interest. All classes arc reached.
Over II hundred yong mon are rejoicing
i'll the Lord, and nearly :ta many young
ladies arc converted. a great many
have given their hearts to Christ, and
they hold meetings in different parts
of the city. Thcrc arc also u very
large number OF Older mon and women
who have found the Saviour. 1t is i'm
possible to toll how many cases of con-
versions have takcn place. They arc
numbered by hundreds. More than
fifty have Joined the Congregational
Church, (of which DIR. Bingham is
pastor,) and more than fifty moro
have boon examined fOr admission.
These arc mostly adults. 1t Is expect
cd there will be nearly II hundred unite
with the church Mt tho next cOmmun-
ion, and as many more with each Of
tho other evangelical churches. The
Methodist Church will probably receive
meetings will stop, for the people say
sgo on,' and tho wosk goes on with
increasing interest"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-03-01
An Extraordinary Surgical Operation.

Thc Lancet gives an account of m
extraordinary operation in which tho
nerves OF the left upper extremity,
from thoir origin ut the vcrtcbral col
umn almost to their insertion ut the
hand, were raised from their beds and
subjected to stretching and pulling.
The patient was a soldier, who had
been struck on the napc of the neck by
the butt end OF IL nuskct, and following
the injury there was the most violent
contraction OF the muscles OF the upper
extremity, attended by II loss Of scnsa-
ton In the skin over the same. This
continued for nearly two years, when
the operation was performed by max
ing three long incisions, ono on the
arm, one in the axilla, and over tho
calvicle; the nerves were raised, sub
mittcd to the munipulations described
above, then returned, and when tho
wounds healed the parts were entirely
restored to thirnormal lstatc.-.Sc,tbucr's
tor March.
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condition Of the people Of Louisiana,
who are substantially in u state Of an
archy, make it tho duty Of Congress
to act in tho premises; therefore your
committee recommend the adoption OF
the following resolutions;
Ioesolred, That there Is no State gov
ernment at present existing In the
State Of Louisiana.
Resolved, That neither John Ray,
nor w. l.. McMillen, is entitled to a
seat in the United States Senate, neith-
or having been elected by the Legisla-
ture Of the State Of Louisiana.
The following is portion Of the
majority report on Louisiana matters,
not summarized above:
Its purpose is to show that the va
1idity Of the kellogg Government was
not established by the decision of the
Supreme Court of Louisiana offered to
Mr.. Morton's minority report. The
only question to be settled by this
suit was whether Morgan the relator
or Kennard the defendant was entitled
to hold the Office Of Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court, in place OF Howe,
resigned. And the idea that in dispos-
ing OF this single question the court
had any authority or Jurisdiction to
determine between Gov. Warlnoth ana
Pinchback, neither OF whom was u
party the cause, which Of them was on
titled to exercise tho Office Of Governor,
and between two and three hundred
persons, the Kellogg Legislature and
as many more the N1cEnery Legisla-
turc, not one Of whom was n party to
the suit, which OF the rival bodies was
authorized to exercise the legislative
power Of that State, is too preposterous
Il proposition to require serious rein-
tation. The utmost that can be claimed
for this decision is that the court recog-
nizes the kellogg Government as tho
government tle .ft<cto, which may be
conceded without touching tho ques-
ton, whether it has been published by
a regular election, or set up and pub
lishcd by the usurpation Of tho indi-
viduals composing it, sustained by tho
military forces OF the United States.
Tho question we arc considering is not
II judicial one, and no judicial court can
determine it. Tho question Is political
In its character, and, so far as tho Uni
ted States have to deal with it, must
bo determined by the political depart
mcnt of this Government. We must,
therefore, investigate tho facts, and no
decision of any branch OF IL pretended
State Government can stop us in this
inquiry.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-03-01

Tcutonic merchant, on the rear plat
form OF n Milwaukee avenue car, and
pointing to II man trudging along tho
sidewalk with a valisc: "Yaw, yaw,
look at dot man! lie vas mine clerk,
und gif3 him ten cents to ride down
nit mine vulisc. Dcrc he vas, valkin'.
lie shu3t got beer nit dot five cents
worth, and walks two miles. My clerk
vas sharp, dOn'd hc?' - ChicnyO Times.
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Frank Moore,

rARISH SURVEYOR for Ouachita, and
lioneral Land Agent for North !,ousi-
;lna, will attend to any business IN inns or
,Iioiuinr Parishes. Parties wishing to sell
or purchase real estate IN this section Will
lind it to thor interest to address him. lie
has for salo several tine bodies or lanu IN
Duachita Richland, Morchousc, frankllh
and Caldwell Parishes. Persons wishing I"
sell will send numbers. description ns TO nm
connections in both Washington and New
Orleans. no is prepared 60 represent htigants
in contest cd land cases, obtain patents, &c.
pfficc rear room of Richardson ~ McEnery y
Law Office. For particulars address hlhl'
care of Richardson II McEnerv. Monroe La
August g. 1870.
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Governor Washburn, OF Wisconsin
In his annual message to the Legisla-
turo, favors the passage Of a law to pro-
hibit gift concerts, rafllcs, grnb-iAks
and prize packages ut church fairs.
He regards tho practice rs fostersng
the spirit of gambling, and injurious to
the morals of the young. :"
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They do not call Senator PomcrOy
'sOld Subsidy" any more, but 'bld
Sub4idc.'
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Dentistry.

ST.. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
offers his professional services to the
ci,izens OF Monroe and surrounding coun,
wears in the practice, fc feels confident or
giving satisfaction in all branches OF his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
Gtfira uonr the Courthouse and next door
south Of tho Ondchitd Telegraph ofnce on
Grand street, Monroe, Lo- v7-marloIy
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n
l. q q. ID. AcEnefT,
n practico in tho Parish aud District
courts OF Ouachita, Morehouse, Franklin,
iHchlnnd, Caldwell and Catahoula Parishes,
in tho Stprcme Court at Monroe, and Uni
trl stat es Courts. Particular attention PAID
to business in tho Land Othco department.
# tho General Governments nltI
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DR.. WIN. SAndel
ys>INDElsS his services as Physician and
L Surgeon, to tho public He can be louna 9.'
tInon his plantation, four miles below Mon
rtn March IL 1872 25-ly
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-03-08
A CIRCUS ON THE RHINE.

American enterprise has invaded
the classic Rhine in the shape of a
floating circus. An enterprising COM
patriot, finding our free, native soil
overstocked with circuscs, bctool him.
self, with his horses, riders, acrobats,
clowns, banners and canvas, to Germa-
ny. There he built Il huge raft, and
on it pitched his amphitheatrc. The
establishment is towed by a steam tug =,
and anchored in front of villages and
towns that promise paying business.
The patronage bestowed upon this
marine hippodrome, which n few weeks
ago was on the Rhine, is said to be
generous, and the shrcwd and bold
manager is making a fortune out Of the
summersaults of his riders under tho
shadows of Ehrenbrietstcin and the
Drachenfels. So times change. Where
once rode the steel clad barons, wrest-
ing with sword aud lance the possess
sions Of others, now ride tho agile cir
Gus people, gathering funds ut the rate
of full admissions for adults, children
half price. There is nothing like gen
uine American enterprise.
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One pound of green coppcras, costing
seven cents, dissolved in one quart Of
of water, and poured down a water
closet, will efiectually contrate and de-
stroy the foulest smells. On board ships
and steamboats,, about hotels and other
public places, there is nothing 50 nice
to purify the air. Simple green cop
peras, dissolved under the bed in any
thing that will hold water, will render
hospital, or other places for the sick,
free from unpleasant smells.
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NT.kINNA'S SALOON,

M'kINNA'S SALOON,
NA DIES \ Il ID : II Il Il Il T,
[Orposito Eudcm's Livery Stablcl
NJ o RO T., LA.,
Is kept we'll supplied with tho host wines
and liquors and Etvoritc brands of cigars.
Polite attention and good order guaraut ecd.
April II, 1871. nS0-Snl
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THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL.

This magnificent Hotel, lately renewed
and greatly improved, and entirely rcfur-
nished in most sumptuous style, by the st.
Louis Hotel Association, of which T.. F.
Motion, Esq, of New Orleans, is the Prcsi-
dent, was opened to the travelling commit
nifty on the First Day of February, 1872, uI:-
dor tho management of tho undersigned.
HIRAM CRASTON,
30:1y Formerly Prop'r Now York Hote..
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"Buchu" Helmbold is now carning
his living in Paris as an assistant in n
large drug house. This, for man
who appeared at Long Branch with a
turnout Of siX-in-hand, and whose
career was one of luxurious display, is
certainly a remarkable change.
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M. J. LOWS, Proprietor.
MONROE HOUSE,

Jackson Street, adjoining Actdodtst c/tst,ch.
Tho undersigned has taken charge of this
house, and intends making it Il tirst-class
ceive boarders by the week or month as may
be desired. Rooms large, spacious and we'll
ventilated, and suitable for families. No
pains will DO spared by the proprietor to
make his guests comfortable. Charges to
suit the times. JAS. A. LAWIER.
March 25, 1S72.-2S:1y
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HOTELS.
T EVILS HOUSE,

] EVILS HOUSE,
Oo. C,thokic Church and Female Acaden.y;
MONROE, Id.
M. J. LOWS, Proprietor.
This house is under the efficient manage
ment Of Mr.. VIM. Lewis, who has twenty
five years. continuous experience in the
business. Well-regulated, neatly kept, and
supplied with excellent beds and table-fare,
the Lewis House, located near the wharf
and passed going and coming by the Shreve-
port stages, is confidently recommended to
tho travelling public as model hotel.
October /. 1870 n2:ly
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An Alabama woman has just won
her case in court, having argued it hcr-
self. The jury were irtimitatcd ut the
prospect of serving until she shonld
have the "last word.''
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Tho undcrsigncd has opened Il Saloon in
tho Bcrnhardt building, which no has sup
piled with now Bar fixtures tho choicest
brands of Liquors, and tino Cigars. lilo has
two Billiard tables, and during the Oyster
season supply fresh oysters on the
Shcii. lager Beer from tho best Western,
browcrics kept at this Saloon. Prompt at
tcntion and good order will 10 observed.
TlIOS. DUNN.
Monroe, November 80, lS72.-ll-lv
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DOLpI.S l.. JACKSON,
III T. a - IL M G l. a n,
TRENTON, LA.
Having connected himself with the above
house, will he pleased to have his old friends
and acquaintance cali on him whom they
visit Trenton and will be pleased t" sorvo
tlo1n in any way possible with tho adran-
tagcs Of IL largo amount of General Mcrch-
andiSc, feeling confident that hc can mako
il to thcir interest to do so. ct.3,'72.-tf