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There have been various movements during
the Inst ton days for the selection Of proper call
tlidatcB for municipal Offices. All these efforts.
though ,nado by different persons. havo had for
their common purpose tho union Of the respocs.
able md tax-paylng cltizons against IN organiza-
ton Which may throaten tho peace and imporil
tho credit Of tho city. Az wo srito, con-
foronco between thoHo opposed to Mr,
11osing'a attempted combination Of all the
foreIgn-boru oitizons has beon arranged, and
from tliH, 1t is to bo hoped, common uplar-
stanling muy DO reached, without which a,ccosa
is impossible.
The Hesing party claims to havo tho entire
German. Irish, scandinavian, Tron.h. and other
foroign-born vote. besides oil those interested
IN tho llquor-tratllc, Of whatever nationality. II
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Orthodox Christians who havo boen at all dis
turbod By the prayor-test suggested some timo
ago by Prof. Tyndall may find d good deal Of
comfort in m nrtioo published in the September
number Of Frase''s Magazine, III which Leonard
Woolsoy Baoon oxamines tho relations Of Prayer
and Natural Law from theological point OF Wow,
and nlalcs tho strongest statement of tile ortho-
dox estimate Of prayer that has yet been brought
forward to controvert Tyndall's position, lie
takos tho fa1nilinr incident Of tho muscular
young priest who climbed tho Alps to :. bless the
mountains " for the purpose Of avorttng tho in-
undation after, as Tyndall maintains, I'LL the
causos TINT could load to tho dreaded event had
d fixed place in the systom Of natural law. h1r.
Bacon suggests several escapes tint will COM
n,enl thomaelyos to Christian minds. There ia
tho hypothesis of q miracle. which, ho olalns ia
conceivable a!ko to re1lKEb{97n, 1lKEb{97n, philosophy, and
science, though probable to mono. There NAV
DO MI nnswor to tho prayer through tue AGENCY
Of human Wills, auct Us the application Of sclonco,
or tho engineering art. There IL also the ly-
potllesls OF Divine Intervention. But n1r. d.
con IL willing to take up Il moro difficult problem
than my which Prof. Tyndall has suggcatod,--
one In which tic mattor Of the prayer IL already
decided and paat, though the decision In not yet
known to tho petitioner. III tho consideration
Of 30 oxlromo a oaso Al this he n,altes IN iugo-
nious argument to show that prayer IL stlll
proper, coal1nontlabie, and porhapH necessary.
Tho case suggested is QUO Of actual occur
rouoe. When travelling in Moaopotamia some
twenty years ago, Mr. Bacon met two American
clorgymen. At Dlarbokr, on tue Tigrs, ono Of
these gentlemen received letter from Shanghai,
iu Chiua, Aoyeral montha before. announcing
that his brother was at that time lying dangor~
ously i'll OF typhus foyoz. The question then
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Rrnso whether It would 1o right to pray for
tho sick man'a recovery. It was decided that It
would not be right, as tho prayer would DO for
resurrection and not for recovery, for tho i'll
valid must havo eithor recovered long since, In
which oaso prayer would 10 supor1uous, or died,
Iii which cnBo 1t would bo nBoleBs. Mr.. Bacon
thinks thai tho decision was wrong, md illus
tratoa Ills WOW Of tho ma.tor by parable. A
gentleman who had two sons at gclloo, rronl-
ised them gifts ut Christmas on condition That
tlloy would writo to him ono wook bofore to ro-
mind him Of his pronliHo. Boon aftor, ho ro-
moYod hia residence 30 far away Tint a lottor
dated wook bofore Christmas could not
possibly roach him. Tho aous know this,
Nevertheless, tho oldor wrote tho let
tor, accordtng to agroomont, whilo tho
younger poo]l-poohod tho waato Of ttmo, and
wont Oft to p]ay. Whom Christmas Day camo.
tho oldor son received package containing hts
fathor's present. but none camo for tho younger.
Tho way 1t happened was this: Tho father un-
dorstood TINT tho 1ettors could not roach him in
timo but. knowing tho different character
iaticH Of lla two Sons, ho Hald to liusolf that
the older would be suro to writo whom tie timo
came around, but that tho other would
neglect It. uo therefore atarted Off tue
elder aon'a presont In time to reach
him by Christmas Dav, but sent nothing
to tho younger. His Judgment proved to bo
correct. Tho analogy is obvious. II q parent,
having only conjectural foreknos7lodgo Of
eon's free acts, mny forecast approximately wl,at
TINT son will do in ccrlain emergency, thon
tho Fathor Of all, having m infalliblo forc-
knowledge Of what His children will do, may
certainly outline events with reference thereto,
aud always correctly. Tho prayer OF man Oh
ono atdo Of tho world for tho recovery OF
brother who WAS takon sick OF typhus foyor
six months before, on the other nido,
was therefore proper ii 1t was O
natural prompting Of his intuition. It
wnB not o petition for o chemical change in
tho ink of the letter bringing him information
Of doath or recovery, but prayer that tho plans
Of tho Fathor might include tho preservation Of
his brother's lifo. Ar. Bacon holds that tho idea
Of prayer contemplatcs moral and spiritual Bys-
tenn Of tho universe, to which all things must DO
aubordinatod at loast equally with their eubor-
dination to nntural laws. This is not necessarily
in conflict with auy position advanced by Prof.
Tynda1t,
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The Japanese, lilto the Chinese, mako no dis
tinction between moral aud mental Hcieuco anl
worry little between ethics aud etiquette. 70
HON education IL morals. 4 cultured man IL,
III their Wow, Of necessity moral 1unn. They
say 1T is not polite to lo. to cheat to DO angry,
etc. Ono Of tho now things uudor tho sun III
tho dlfforonce botwoon tue intellectual mud
moral character of L mnn, o. taught IN Christian
ethics. In their theoretical eyHtem and III pop
ular practice the ,yirtueB most exalted mid
sought are aelf-roatraint, freedom from anger
aud from Islander. obedience, respect to aupa-
riors ana patriotism. Truth, chastity, a,ld the
positive yirtuoa no prominent iu tue Christian
code arc suburtlinato or absent. To DO rude or
ilnpolitc IL far worgo tlnn to tell a lie. Fur
n,al to loso lls temper il much worgo than to
commit foruieation. The greatest stumbling
blook against tho advance Of ChriHtianity il
Japau il not tlat must Of tho unmarried foreign.
orb haya native couuubnoB, but tint go many
Of thom net tho part Of tue bully, habitualy loso
tIloir temper, mud hayo 40 regard FOR tue fool
ings of tho natives. Tic rutlo, ill~toulpered,
and tlnpolito missionary. whatever bo l.ia
qualifications, can neyor hope to have porma-
nnnt iutluouca orHuceeHa among tho Japanoso.
Tic contact Of tia pa!iyea with tho Foreigners
IN japan has alroady produced some highly
developed specimens of tho boor. We can boar
winosa TINT wi1en the native Of Japan IL Bpoilol
ho becomes ua hateful human boing as oan bo
produced by tho mixture Of tho worst qualities
OF two racos.-Ns,o lork independent.
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Tho Now York Times statos Tint 1t Inns been
foind upon experiment that tho expectation Of
live bcovcs to Europe will not pay ut tho present
lnto Of frcights on steamships. Tho Glasgow
house which las attempted this trado Inns
abandoned It, but 1t haa not given up tie
idca OF supplying tl1o British market with froBh
boof. It is now proposed to slaughter tho beet,
and transport tho carcassos In vessels furnished
with rofrigerating-t
Tho succoas Of this business depends almost
exclusively upon the character OF tho boot ship
pod. The English havo IN avcrBfon to hnrd and
Btringy beef. Tho Texan boovcs, Or cattlo fed
on the plains, will not suit tho English market
It is assumed, however, that bcoves from Gen.
tral 1lliuois, Ohio, md Kentucky, fed
three years on grass, mud coru-fod
ono ycar, will meet tho standard Of
good boof in England, md that they will fur
niHh as good boof Us any brought to tho London
market. Tho Times estimates tllat these boovcs
will dress on ca pounds to tho 100 leaving 3s for
offal. Tho cost will bo about 975 por head for
stoors tllat when slaughtered and dresaod will
weigh from 600 to 1900 pounds. Tho " fifth
quarter" which inc1udea tho horns, hoofs, hide,
alank-bones, head, tongue, and cntraila, are re-
lied on us sufficient to pay the railroad freight
ind cost Of a]aughtesiug. At present, beef COM
mands an unusually high price in England, be-
caugo of the exclusion OF beeycs from tho Baltic
and from Lisbon because Of discase. THO pros-
ont importation Of boof into England from Iro-
lind ia 80 great TINT becf-raising has largely
taken the placo Of hog-brooding, and the crop Of
Irish pork is lower than in previous years. Un-
der those circumstances, it Is anticipated that
tho supply Of pork for tho British Navy
heretofore obtained from ireland must bc sought
this year from tho United states. Tho dcmand
for mesB beef will Of course DO increased by tho
ruling high prices Of fresh beof in all tho Briteh
markets. It is not improbable therefore, that, In
addition to tho unusually large demand for
breadstufrs, thero will be also IN increased do
maul for provisions. Should tho expectation Of
fresh beef become permanent, then beef-raising
in Illinois will receive fresh impetus.
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and discharge thoir 1nnla. Tlis norvos to show
tho value OF tint "homo market" Which pro-
toction ia supposed to furnish for tho consump-
tion Of Western broadatuffs. Tho producers Of
btcatlBtufs aro tnxett from 70 to loo por cont on
their woolen goods md carpets In order to build
mp n homo market OF lnborcrs who arc supposed
to buy tho breaflHt.fry. But, at tho 1rst intor-
rnption Of business. thcAo protected establish
nontH close thsirtt and discharge thcir opera
tivos, leaving tho homo marriott without cont
thiug olse.
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TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

rEllMB OF aunanNtrr1nH trAyAHLE IN ADvAScK}.
nnilS, by mn'l....S tE.UD Snndas. as.."..."...SG.51
rsrta al yrar ut tho aalio rnto ;
Torrosont rlny an mistakes. 10 and niso Post
Oh &C nddte.s III fu Including State mil f'o,nty.
Rentanccs may bo undo otur y draft, oAnross, Post
Dn.su 81 der, registered lotsc't, at err risk
TENMH IL CITY RuDaCnfHERs.
rns. e1l~c,ud. Sunday cscrpu.. ni cul9 por ruoi:.
t.:t GtlI.ued sunday tncl',ucd, % cents por weuk.
htiucs3 THE TKHlUSE COMPANY.
Lttier Mniltson aud Dcarbora-st%.. UhIonxu, iii.
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Doatrico Conoi, Soon 10 l,o tho fayorito Bubjoots
pleaae Tho wornhiper Ut csttotio taato.

1'oatrico Conci soom TO l,o tue fayorIto Hubjoota
ploaee Tho wornhper Ut cst1otio taato.
ron THE uousEKt!RrEn,
tho supply tB almost incxhaustlblo; and, though
waro still to ono WIN can afford It,. thcro ia
something vcry tompting In the ring Of tho rcnl
metal. Tlrst, tlloro aro tho eporBnca for tho
certor of tho table. Tho losgi'B ARC exquisite;
il f'a for s' oxydi2od % sivor TIoy arc r%r.
ct1aHabo nt rates ranging from $500 to
S5,0u0. For tho latter 1r!co n worry llantl.
homo ornament Is obtannb,o, aud, whom filled
to lie oyo. Nnt-lisl1oH with Tho dropping fruit,
lny sqnirro percl,ed upon aaol hand!o, with tho
accompanying spoon and picks, are tfillo to bo
aoslred by wol!-rognlased mind: glapo'tlhu,
md grnpos. It would 10 safo to ill it with tho
tincst blnols Halnburgs, however, rs fur aa that
specla fox wis Goncernod' ;1 dsl for cr9skea l,s
Cooling ci morpcls, will i aiso tenpt tho pur-
chagor of1 dno. goods. Individual .salt
and buttor-dlslos also prevail IN tho precious
those Of tlno crystal la frames Of gold. leo
cream dishes with tiny Spoons, and tho satno
little implements for stirring lor-dluuqr coiroo
arc specinlIy attractive.
arc Of all shapes and Bizes, round oval. mount
cd OIL fcot, In pAlra. in Bela, and Hiugly. The
prottleat yero wrcaths Of !loyors IL oxydizod
;e el acted .:s ss tsot to keep thoal }ron rolling
Eastlake would say, as nothing more absurd
than wreath held oreGt by tho ribbon that
faatoned II could 10 imagined Quito right, wo
numtt, but this III fairy-work, aud, though not Of
tho namo kind, still recalls tneso lines from
Scott:
!. was aa u some fairy's band
frwixt ropars straight tlin oYier-wnnd
n nany a freaklst kl,nt lid tw!ncL,
TLen framed = Bpell When lie work vas done,
In fact, oil this delicato nilvorware looks like
1aify-wofk, hnu wo cannot but admire tho ar
tst!o thought that llaa created it, aud tho ar
tStao Workmanship TINT haa uiaterallzel the
1dca.
somewhat a,3 more prosalo aud suggestive Of
good dinners nro tue
KNIVES AND FoRKs.
Win carved lVory-hanules, u rot Of moat-
cafgcts, gano.carVers, stool, and two dozen
ran9 @ anu hlo, may bo bought for 9s5.
Ihe large knives aud forks briatIa
VII. four projecting pointe, each, which make
knife-restH unnecessary, as those prevent thenl
Wien soil9d from touching, THO tablo-olotl: s
sot with plain handles n1ny bo bought Tor $50;
with poarl handles, ut 810o, it used with euro to
provont their faillng and breaking, will be pre-
ferrcd. Pearl does not discoior like ivory, mud
80 givos better satisfaction WHOM sucll expensive
cutlcry Is to DO bought. Those all ilayo the 1iu-
est Of s1oel blades, Eulltless Of pAtng,-syor
bla1os with poarl handles being altucd for fruit
knivcs.
a visit to some Inrgo importer Of
fine china aud glssu would, OF
course, DO next in order; for only tho most
dolicato porcelain and purcst crystal would be in
keeping with auc, articles as nc Lave described.
These must bo loft for another time. however;
but, before wo loavo tho jewelers., wo must not
forgetto mention.
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PROTECTIVE corporation haB assumed new
form, which tlo Boston Courier sums IN III tllu
shape: Il Ccrtain uetroosas connected with tho
PariA theatros hayo latoly been forced to giyo III,
many valuable prasonta received from their pro-
tsottors th9 litter aayg become either bal-
pay for the jowolry with which thoy won tho
hoartH OF tho fur doyotoos Of Tlalia. Iii co1-
sequence Of tho frequency OF tAis oontretomps,
the ladleB OF tho profession have unanimously
agreed to accept no gifts from their adorors un-
lsss they ara accompanied by re0eiptod bills"
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Tho poa AToinea Drama!u Club il fliyitlod as to
tho moaning uf Deadem0na'8 exclamation afior
0Acllo las toid tho story of lls Ills, .'Woud
bolioyo slo doBrod to bo an individual OF that de-
scriptlon, and others hold that she wanted auoh
q mau bestowed upun Aor.
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G1OnE ETHEArRE-Despla'noss street. bet,socn Mad
thornc. -Four CHristnna Nights"
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TO.MORROWS ADJUSTMENTS,

AfcV1OKEn'S T11EATRE-Atadisnn stroet. botrcon
Den tlurn mud finn Enhancement Of Chnrlnttn fiua.
nun. " Henry Vlff.h
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ACApEMY OF NfusIC-1Ia1stot1s street, hotwccn nlnt-
Eus Magha!ou."
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HEADQUARTERS FOR BOYS CLOTHING. O. q.
COLLINS, 1871 and 1856 Cnrk.st.
puNv!LLls CO., ROYAL IRISH DIs'rlLIERtE:'.
xa1la. Theit old Irish whisky u recommendod BY tho
medical profession III pref to French brandy. Sup
Piled In casks United StacB Branch. b BruAd.
it,, Suw Iurk.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-01

STRAUSS enthusiasm in regard to the WEBER
PIANO was very great, and eliminated in the
purchase of one, which he took with him for his
MUSHROOM in Vienna. In a letter to Mr.. Weber
he says:
"MY DEAR Mr.. WEBER Many thanks, in
which my wife joins, for the beautiful Piano you
were kind enough to send me to my room during
my stay in your city. 1t has astonished me be-
yond measure. The fullness of its tone, its thor
ough musical quality, so even throughout, and
the easiness and compactness of its touch, have
never met. How so small an instrument can
contain a perfect orchestra surprises me. The
WEBER GRAND PIANO used at the Acade-
my at my Concerts only heightens my opinion of
your work. | assure you | HAVE NEVER YET
SEEN. ANY PIANOS WHICH EQUAL YOURS. My
heartiest wishes for your health and success.
"JOHAN STRAUSS"
SHERMAN & HYDE, of San Francisco, are the
agents for these magnificent instruments on this
coast. We would call attention to their adver-
isement in an ther place.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-01

PoMoLoGIcAL PHENOMENA. Two
pomological phenomena are spoken of
in an exchange-apples which are sweet
on one side and sour on the other, and
apples without seeds. At the American
lns itute last year apples of both de-
scriptions were exhibited. In the one
case, it has been supposed that the sap
tubes, running side by side from the
roofs of the tree, pour their secretions
on the two sides of the fruit, which
present a sort of Siamese connection,
although they are really two distinct
apples-a sweet and a sour one-in
juxtaposition. In seedless apples, one
theory is that the development of the
seeds is suspended at an early period of
growth from an unknown cause, not
unlike the arrest of the growth of a
child, which constitutes a dwarf.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-01
The Journal of Health asserts that no

The Journal of Health asserts that no
thoughtful mother should rest until she
has.taught her daughters to do well the
following things: to make cup of cof-
fee; to draw dish of tea; to bake
loaf of bread; to cook a potato; to
broil steak or chicken; to cut, fit, and
make dress; to set tidy table. For
every woman to so understand these
seven things as to be able to do them
herself, or to teach others how to do
them well, would bring material comfort
into thousands of families.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-01

The Figaro, a propos of reward of
one hundred dollars offered in its COL
umns for the return of five hundred,
recalls an incident which occurred
few years ago. A merchant, having
lost a large sum, offered reward of
one hundred dollars, but with very
slender expectation of regaining his
money. Much to his surprise, how
ever, man came to him few days
after, to announce that he had found
his pocket-book containing the m issing
seven notes of one thousand francs
each. He forthwith proceeded to say
that, in returning the money. he had
only done his duty, and looked for no
reward, but that times had lately gone
so terribly hard with him that he would
be grateful for the hundred dollars as a
loan, to be repaid so soon as Fortune
began to smile. The worthy merchant,
much moved, protested that the prof
fered reward was nothing more than
meet recognition of his conduct, and
thanked him warmly. Before leaving,
the restorer of the purse begged him to
see that the numeer of the notes was
correct, and they were forthwith count
ed. When the man left, the merchant
repaired to madame's apartment in
great glee. He told his story of super
lative honesty to an admiring circle, and
then half mechanically recommended
his examination of his treasures. Hor-
rible to relate, a close examination
proved that, instead of being for
thousand francs each, they were for
that number of .fracs-in other words,
the notes were forged. so that, besides
the original loss, the merchant was
minus the reward.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-01

OLD AGE.-An old person has feeble
circulation in the feet and legs. Moth
ing contributes more to relieve the diff
Guilty in breathing, and the chronic
cough and other troubles about the
head and chest, so common among all
people, than keeping the feet and legs
warm.
Mr.. s., bank officer, had been
sitting in bank nearly fifty years. He
came for some advice about short
breath, wheeling, and cough.
"Your feet and legs are very cold.'
eyes; but how did you know it:
"By these troubles about your throat
and lungs. There is congestion too
much blood there. If the legs and feet
were warm, if they had their share of
the blood, this congestion about the
upper parts would cease, and this short
breath, wheeling, and cough would be
relieved at once"
SHOW shall l make my legs and feet
warm: l wear as much clothing about
my lower extremities as l ever did, and
yet they are like icicles."
81 will tell you a secret: An old
man with low vitality must have two,
three, or four times as much dress
about the legs and feet as a young man
with high vitality. Now, you must
put on two pair of thick knit wooden
drawers, very thick stockings, and broad,
strong shoes. Your legs win be warm
enough, perhaps. If not, then put on
pair of wash-leather drawers over the
knit woolen ones. With thick pants
over these you will probably be warm.
In some rare cases even this will not
keep the limbs warm. But they must
be kept warm. This is the way you do
with your body; why not the same
with your legss You will thereby save
your throat, lungs, and head from many
common troubles. es."-To-dav.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-01

SEALS AND SALMON. - Seals hunt
salmon much in the same way that
hounds hunt hares. Seals swim faster
than salmon, and the fish escape by
doubling and evading their pursuers.
In clean water, and with little wind
and no surf, salmon swim deep or very
close in shore, sheltering themselves in
seaweed, as hares do in covers The
marks or scratches on salmon, especially
one side of the salmon, mark those who
have made hair breadth escape by
doubling while the seal has run past his
quarry. In very calm weather the seal
takes up position in the bay or in the
track of salmon run, raising his head
out of water, sustaining that position
on his hind fippers, his head moving
round as if on universal joint, watch
ing eagerly for salmon to leap, when
he rushes with unerring accuracy to the
spot. l saw an instance of this kind
in June, 1881, iR Boyndie Bay, near
Banff, in the year when my father and
uncle were tenants of the Earl of Flies
fishery in the Deveron. 1 was then
waiting with crew of men on the beach
before fishing the nets after two hours
food, the most likely time for salmon
to swim in shore. A seal was in the
center of the bay, about couple OF
hundred yards from shore, in the posi-
ton have described. A salmon leap
ed land at the period l mention they
were very scarce), the seal dipped and
swan to the spot where the salmon leap
ed; in less time then write about his
movements, up went the seal with the
salmon in his claws. The struggle was
of short duration; two or three twists
and the salmon was motionless; then
the seal, in his own fashion, began to
feast on him, commencing at the head,
tearing Of the skin, and swallowing
lump after lump, and in less than a
minute the salmon was in the seals
stomach. When seal is very hungry
and salmon very scarce, especially in
the months of February and March,
SSdiS arc oOiiScu W CoutcnI lueHiSel'eS
with fare such as sea-perch and lump
fish, familiarly known among salmon
fishers as paddlecocks. The latter is a
sluggish fish, padding along with the
propelling power of a small tail, provi-
ded with a fringed sucker under the
throat, by which it adheres to rocks in
stormy weather; it has rough prickly
skin, and only frequents our shores in
the spring to deposit its spawn. 1t
swims so slow that it falls an easy prey
to seal, powerless to escape from him.
l have often seen seals take these fish
they make short work of them; there is
no bone in them; the seal takes him in
his paw as a monkey would an apple,
tears off the skin and soon swallows the
lump-fsh. l have often seen seals feed
on these fish, and found the skins of
these fish strewn along the shore
Land and Water.