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The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04
STRAUSS enthusiasm in regard to the WEBER

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
music-room 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 perfect orchestra surprises me. The
WEBER GRAND PIANO used at the Acade-
my at my Concerts only heightens my opinion os
your work. | assure you l 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-
tisement in antt ther place.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04
CHEERFUL UNDER D1FF1cULT1Es.-

CHEERFUL UNDER DIFFIcULTIEs.-
At Canterbury lives Lyman B. Foster,
who was brought home at the close Of
the war on lounge from which he has
not risen since. He was wounded in
the left thigh; the ball remains there
still; and he can neither sit up or lie
down, but reclines, as he has done
through all these years, at an angle
midway between the horizontal and
perpendicular. He now busies himself
by teaching classes who come to his
room, and by this means and his pen
sion supports himself well. He has
also organized literary society in the
town that is fourishing finely. He is
continually cheerful, and says he doesn't
regret going to the war.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

A NEW PARLoR AMUSEMENT - Across the
Continent. A new, beautifully illustrated
and instructive Parlor Amusement, contain
ing nearly fifty highly executed Chrome
LiTHoGRAPHIC PICTURES, which form a
continuous illustration of all the most
interesting and beautiful scenes along the
trans continental railroad, being the most
entertaining, instructive and amusing game
for old or young ever invented. Will send
it by Mail or Express, free of charge, on re-
ceipt of two dollars. G. THIsTLEToN, Pub
Usher, 8 Post ST., and No. Cos Market St.,
San Francisco
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04
HENRY WARD BEEcHER, writing O

HENRY WARD BEEcHER, writing of
minister's amusements, says the time
has gone by when minister could in
crease his influence by starched man.
ner, by super-sober face, by clothes
and gait which will enable people to
recognize him as far off as Jew could
tell leper Ee is of opinion that it is
minister's duty to produce the i'm
preston that he is royal good fellow,
and thinks a creature who does not
play croquet for fear he will "lose his
influence may be sure that he has no
influence which he would not be all the
better for losing.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

John Schemmerhorn, of Alton, H.
linois, thought one of his cows was af-
fiicted with the hollow horn. To sat
isfy himself, he caught the beast, and
held her by the tail while his wife
raped on the horn with tack ham
mer. A moment later barnyard tab
leau was seen, as Schemmerhorn scared
over ten-foot board fence, and his
wife has an aperture in her Dolly Var
den that a weeks constant labor with
a sewing machine will hardly repair.
The recent death of the Princess Won
Hohenlohe, the half sister of Queen
Victoria, has given fresh sadness to her
Majesty. A very close and confidential
correspondence was kept up between
them, and it is said that the Queen was
much guided in what she should do by
speculations as to what her mother or
husband would have done under similar
circumstances; and on such questions,
her sister, who knew both, was in some
degree an authority
Mr.. Robert Bonner announces in the
Ledger that he has no expectation of re-
tiring from the conduct of that journal
until he retires from the world" news
paper reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. There are thousands who
would miss the Ledger, and the Ledger.
could not well spare Mr.. Bonner.
Mr. Cornell continues to lavish money
upon his university. He has commenced
the building of an additional workshop,
for the purpose of supplying the man
ual-labor students with increased means
of earning support. 1t will be pro-
vided with machinery and an expert fore
man as teacher,
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe is fifty
eight years of age, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton is still on the sunny side of
sixty, and Miss Susan B. Anthony is
the record of her birth, we regret to say.
was lost in the great London fire of Sep
tember, 1666.-Erchange.
Strange to say, Louis Napoleon desires
to take up his abode in Germany, and
has asked the German Government if he
might do so. He was answered that his
presence there would be unwelcome.
General Phil Sheridan has been cap
tured at last, not by the unpleasant In
dian, but by lovely Miss
Morgan, a niece of Senator Morgan.
NJ. Touzand, the husband of Nilsson,
excommunicated himself from the Cath
olic Church, by being married in an
Episcopal sanctuary.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

MYSTERIES OF THE FEMININE TOILET
The other day, says a recent writer, l
heard of an incident which shows that
even men of society do not understand
all the mysteries of the feminine toilet.
A gentleman, who devotes large part
of his time to the society of ladies and
who believes himself c0nnoisseuw in all
that pertains to them, was much annoy
ed by observing that fair friend of his,
favorably known for her style of elegant
dressing, would insist, when the wealth
er would allow it, upon wearing an old
shawl devoid of any claims to beauty or
good taste.
The gallant endured this for long
while. He walked up Broadway and
Fifth Avenue, and rode in the park with
his friend. and often looked at the odi-
GUS shawlin way that he thought would
convince her of its unftness for so ele-
giant a woman as herself.
She did not take the hint, however,
but continued to display it on every pos
sible occasion. He lost patience at last,
and said to her one day
May L be permitted to inquire why
you will wear that miserable shawl all
the time? 1t ruins your dress. You
look so exquisitely otherwise that I can
not comprehend why you will deform
yourself with such a faded rag as that
1t has nothing in the world to recon-
mend it; and L believe if you were to
throw it off in the street nobody would
pick it up"
The bright eyes opened with surprise,
and strange expression fell across the
pretty face.
You are jesting, are you not? the
lady asked. You do not really dislike
my shawl, do you?"
never was more serious in my life.
I thoroughly detest this thing which
you call shawl"
Well, then, I'll inform you that this
is a camers hair shawl; and, though 1
think it in very bad taste to speak of
prices, it cost SO 900 at Stewards, and is
one of the finest ever brought to this
country"
The young man was astounded; but
his taste was correct
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

We have received the following from
a California poet. 1t is too many for us.
Will the public assist in calculating the
mystery?
have beam just from the sun
And now recorded number one
And l wonder at the gift
Smile because have to lift
The dewy drop now of the sun.
have word just from the sun
And now recorded as pun
And as ponder at the light
Smile because have to slight
The watery beam now of the sun
l have so far just from the sun
Caught smile from no one
And as pass the word along
Begin to think it is too long
And therefore quit and sigh-go long
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

CHARLES l.. BRACE, one of the best
qualified authorities upon difficult and
important subject, tells some plain and
wholesome truths: No young woman
who can use her needle need "make
shirts for twenty-five CENTS" or swalk
the streets homeless and helpless"
Numberless families in city and coun-
try require seamstresses and nurses;
they are willing to pay high wages,
give them comfortable rooms, take care
of them when sick, etc.; but the trouble
is, the unframed girl cursed nth
beauty" IS too proud to lire sat service,
and thinks it more respectable to take
in sewing, which means an attic-room
and rush-light, no fire and little food.
Let us hare done nth this nonsense about
driving girls to life of shame. There
is plenty of work by which unmarried
women could earn an honest living if
they were willing to do it. Unfortu-
nately, the false idea that there is some
thing disreputable in the word servant
and not UNJUST wages, oppression"
etc., is the true reason that able-bodied
women are hopeless. And when the
tempter assures her she can evade the
curse, In the sweat of thy brow thou
shalt eat thy bread,' let her not blame
others if she yields to the temptation.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

A tall, fne-looking woman, dressed
In male attire, was arrested recently IN
Michigan as successful horse-thief.
About twenty separate charges have
been entered against her.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

The constitution of the proposed
State of Deseret guarantees suffrage,
right of Office, and education to all
citizens. without respect to race, sex,
or religion.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

In Siam, in city composed exclu-
sively of woman, the manufacture of
silk and cotton stockings is extensively
carried on. Their husbands live out
side the third wall.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-04

Here is one of the soundest temper
ance arguments we ever came across.
The only temperance railroad in the
United States-indeed, in the world
is said to be the Marietta and Pittsburg
Railroad, running. from Marietta to
Cambridge, a distance of fifty nine
miles. Every officer and employee of
the road is practical temperance man,
and not single fatal accident has ever
occurred upon it since it was first
opened. This is suggestive as far as it
goes and it goes fifty-nine miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-09-09
IL. H. Baker.

The la Crosse Leader is again ir
trouble over the nomination of r. II
Baker for Lieut.. Governor. 1t arraigu;
Mr.. Baker on his "record7-on his an
teeedents. VIRTUALLY asserts that Mr.
Baker is man ofan independent mine
IA man who has mind of his own
aud veutures to exercise the prerogativC
of a freeman. And this Is the head
and front of his offending:-"He roted d
override the Ueto by Cor. Washburn Of
he railroad bridge JW"
And for this offence which is so rank
which smells to heavea-our venera-
bic friend, of the Leader, comes down
upon Mr.. Baker with all his savage
ire, aud arraigns him for catechism.
What stupidity! Does the Leade,
suppose it made the Republican party?
Does the Leader suppose it owns Mr.
Baker?
But here is stunncr:-"IIis nom
ination is looked upon with alarm by
the producing classes of the state
o, fudge! How does the Leader
know any thing about that? What
sympathy has that Metropolitan journ
al with the laboring classes? And
providing it is sympathy with the ''labor
ing classes" what then? In twenty
four hours after the nomination, no
one in thousand of the laboring classe
knew of Mr. Bakers nomination
What was the alarm, then, except witt
the Leader itselfY This is a false slarn
"a humbug. The LeatIer would fain
have its readers believe that the La
Crosse bridge bill is the only issue in
this campaign. More than this, il
would ostracize every man in the state
who ventured to dissent from the views
of Governor Washburn on the La
Crosse bridge question.
We advise Mr.. Baker to carry stiff
upper lip, and pay no attention to such
grumbIers and would-be dictators az
those SLOW guns of tho Ia Crosse Lead
er.
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And what a day. What a stew.
What FRY, and what a cry about
what? And really you don't know.
You have been requested to write a
composition; what if you had been re.
quested to walk into blacksmith shop,
step to the forge, and, with hammer
in hand, TO make a horse.nail? Could
you do III No. Do you intend to
learn the blacksmith's trade? Yes.
How will you do it?-by whining over
the anyil?-by snufiiing in the corner?
by saying 81 cqn't?"-Never.
But What of composition writing?
You have neglected it too long already;
it should have begun with your early
education; it should have begun with
your learning TO write, and you should
have learned the art Of writing as soon
as you could have held pen or pencil.
Then you would have had no more
trouble in writing than you now have
in speaking. Nay--less, it is easier,
far, to write than to speak.
The fault, then, is not all your own,
but the remedy is in your own hands.
II is not enough TO say that your par
ents, guardians or teachers are to blame
for all this feeling Of prejudice against
composition writing, since it is in your
power TO overcome it; it is in your pow
err to rectify in part, at least, the err
rors, and TO supply the omissions Of
your early education.
We are never too old TO learn; we are
never too old to improve, morally,
socially, or intellectually; hence, while
these remarks are addressed directly
TO students, thoy may have q practical
bearing upon all, and especially upon
those who assume the responsibility OF
teaching and training the rising gene
ration
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lst EDITION..

was nearly ended. A few hours before
he died, one Of his sons said, Father
are you going to leave u.s." lie replied,
81 think | am. o yes, l shall soon be
whore the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest" lie leaves
wife and nine Children wife with
whom he would have lived fifty years,
had he lived until Jan. 18th next. A
few months before his death, while in
health, he expressed wish that when
occasion required, his funeral sermon
should be preached from the words, ~
know that my redeemer liveth," being
the first clause Of the 25th verso Of tho
XIX Chap. Of the Book Of job. Ac-
cordingly his funeral sermon was
preached on Tuesday the End inst, by
Rev. James Stothard, Pastor of the
Baptist Church in this village.
Con-.
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fran NesroH

Miss Ella Hope, for some time man
agcr of the telegraph Office at st Cloud,
MINI; on the Northw stern line, is
home on visit.
Tho Grange held meeting Satur
day afternoon, at which resolution was
passed extendingan invitation to Oranges
Of Pierce Co. to meet at Prescott on the
last day of the Fair. There were many
members in attendance.
Our wheat merchants shipped 40.
900 bushels last week. The market
is steady at 95cts for No. /, with no
prospect of an advance. 1t is eviden,
that producers are anticipating decline
in the market, as their grain is being
disposed of as fast as thrashcd, as far
as We can learn.
Charles CASTILLO fell from barge
on a pile Of rocks, at lower Iovce, on
Thursday last, injuring himself quite
badly. He was picked up 10 almost
an insensible state, and taken to his
home, but is now feeling quito comfort.
ably. lie was badly bruised but fortu
nately, no bones were broken.
IL II. Smith, and Peter Misgan,
both of Faribault, Mimi,
former residents of Prescott, were re-
newing old acquaintance here last
week. Lyme" wa intending to visit The
trout streams and other favorite resort.
before his return, hut owing to business
matters was obliged to return sooner
than was anticipated
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n Biographical sketch of
MIR. mncI IL. Rollins.

Mr.. Samuel X. Rollins died at his
home in River Falls, Wis on Monday
the 1st inst, in the seventy.ninth year
Of his age.
His general health was remarkably
good until the Saturday before his
death. Saturday afternoon he com
menced purging'and vomiting and med
ical skill proved of no avail. He con.
tinued thus until quarter after one on
Monday morningwhen he expired. His
sufferings were constant and acute.
Mr.. Rollins was born in Amherst,
iIil!sborough Co., N. H., on the 3D. Of
March, 1895. His youthful days we're
spent in his native state and Northwest
ern Mass. While yet young man, he
went to Canada and finally settled in
Ottawa Co. Here, being a tanner and
currier by trade, for more than twenty
seven years he carried on an extensive
business in the manufacture of leather,
boots and shoes. He was man OF
industry, energy, enterprise and strict
integrity, and was universally respected
Here he accumulated a goodly share Of
this worlds goods and what was of inf
nifty greater importance, he proiessod
faith IN Christ, and for more than forty
years he adhered strictly to the princi.
pies Of Christianity; his rule of action
ever being, SIS it right?'
In Oct, 1851, no, with his family
removed to Hanover, Chatauqua Co.
NY. After brief stay Of four and
a half years, he removed to this yillag,
and for more than sixteen years has
been a resident here.
Mr.. Rollins was devoted husband
and kind father. His counsel to hi
children ever being such as it was wei
to either live or die BY During tn
last ycar Of his life, he seemed to b
impressed that bis earthly pilgrima.
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THE RIVER FA4lS JOURNAL.

FIRST EDITION PUNISHED EVERY TUESDAY
-Eaxs sl5o 7E2 yEAa.
SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
TERMS tl.s5 Pr yEAs.
TWO EDITIONS ONE YEAR TO ONE
ADDRESS, So. CASH IN ADVANCE.
Weekly Edition, published epery Friday, 81.
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or every description executed on short
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LETTER writing, though rapidly in-
creasing, is quite too mrch neglected
among friends and relatives. We have
but one life TO live, and of that we
should make the most and best. To
say nothing of its usefulness as mental
discipline, or as Literary accomplish
meut, it has its uses in developing the
affections-friendship, love, charity.
What 50 soothes the passiong-so stills
the restless nerves, so animstes the de-
spending heart, as the unexpected re-
ceipt Oft friendly, or an affectionate
letter from distant friend or relative?
And then to the writer, how much was
gained by inditlng it. How pleasant
the reflections that passed over HIM as
each dear or pleasant thought was evolv-
ed, and each kind word flowed from his
pen. How pleasantly that hour was
passed, and how the cares of life were
banished for a while as each fond word
was Selected--as each dear line was
penneed' Think of these things; write
letters with pure thoughts, we'll chosen
sentences and graceful expressions, and
how pleasant and profitable will be the.
result.
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PREACHING sermons is not exactly our
forte, but observation and reflection
come within our province. From these
we have deduced some conclusions
moral and otherwise. Among them we
have arrived at the conclusion that
there is no morality of a real, substan-
tial nature--a morality that is good under
all circumstances, that is not backed up
by religious faith-a faith that works
by love and purilies the heart-a faith
that has a correspondence fixed with
heaven-a faith that looks beyond the
realms of time and space, and peers into
the vast eternity beyond faith that
recognizes the immortality of man, and
the possibility Of glorious reunion of
congenial souls in life or world be.
yond the grave.
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OtIi' Candidate for. state
senator.


Below will be found the sketch Of
Judge BARRON, present candidate for
State Senator II this Senatorial District.
as published in the Legislative Manual
Of 1873:
Henry ID. Barron of st. Croix Falls.
Polk county. He was born at Wilton,
Saratoga county, n Y, April 10, 1888;
received common school education:
entered the law school at BalIston Spa.
New York, and graduated from there;
came to Wisconsin in August, 1851,
and became the editor of the Waukesha
! Democrat, afterwards the Waukesha
Chronotype, a democrat weekly'at Wau.
kesha; was appointed postmaster there
by President Pierce, and held the Office
until theinauguration of Buchanan; NOV.
ed to Pepin in June, 1857, and entered
upon the practice of his profession; was
appointed circuit Judge by Govern.
or Randall in July, 1860, for the eighth
judicial circuit, comprising the twelve
northwestern counties of the State, in.
Guiding Pepin and Polk, for an unex-
PRED term; was unanimously elected
member of assembly for the counties of
Ashland, Bayfield,, Burnett, Dallas,
Douglas and Polk, in 1862, and re-elect.
ed in 1863, and again in 1865, 1866,
1868 aud 1871; was speaker of the as
sembly of 1866; was one of the presi-
Dental electors at large in 1868, elect
ed by the Republicans, and was presi.
dent of the state electoral college of
that year; was elected a regent of the
Wisconsin State University by joint
ballot of the legislature in February,
1873, and has continued in that office
up to the present time; was appointed
fifth auditor of the United States
Treasury, by President Grant, in April,
1869, which Office he resigned Jan. 1,
1872 to take seat in the assembly of
1872; he has been elected district at
torney and county judge of Pepin coun
ty, and district attorney and superinten
dent Of schools for Polk county, which
last office he resigned upon being elect.
ed to the legislature of 1873; was ap-
pointed by Governor Fairchild trustee
of the Antietam Cemetery for Wisconsin
in May, 1871; was elected Wiscon-
sin presidential elector by the repubh-
cans in 1871, and was again elected
president Of the electoral college. At
the session ofthe assembly of 1873, was
again elected speaker he received
1877 votes, against 416 for Daniel
Mears.n
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rsepmbicnn Ticket.

@N EbaA NFAGaAAA n AN-AAAsAs
For Governor,
c. C. wASHBURN.
For Lieut.. Governor,
II. II. BAKER.
For Secretary Of State,
L. W. YOUNG.
For State Treasurer,
OLE c. JOHNSON.
For Attorney General,
l.. 7. FRISBY.
For Superintendent of Public shoots,
ROBERT GRAHAM.
For Commissioner Of Inning alton,
G. j. LINDMAN.
For State Senator,
Ii. d. BARRON.
For Member of Assembly,
j. II. PERSONS.
For County Superintendent,
NJ. E. CADY.
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FAIR SEPT. 80, OCT. l-2.
PRIZES FOR THE
RACES.
Whole Amount OF Purses
offered, Five Hundred
and Forty Dollars. Dr.
vided as Follows:

FIRST DAY.
No. I-Trotting race for four year
olds, for purse of s75; $40 to lst
horse; s25 to End; $40 to Sd.
No. 2-Hurdle race for a purse of
S25 to LIST horse.
SECOND DAY.
No. 3-Running race for purse of
$40; S25 to 1st horse; $40 to End; IS
to Sd.
No. 4 -Trotting race for horses that
never trotted better than three minutes,
for purse of 500; $50 to 1st horse;
$50 to End; $40 to Sd.
THIRD DAY.
No. 5-Trotting race for green hors-
es for a purse of $75; $40 to LIST horse;
s25 to 2nd; 10 to Sd.
No Grace for walking and trot-
ting horses; two mile heats; horses to
walk the 6rst mile and trot the second;
purse $50; s35 to lst horse; els to ID.
No. 7-Trotting race, open to all
horses; purse s175; 800 to lst horse;
$50 to 2nd; S25 to Sd.
All the above trotting races to be
mile heats, best three in FIVE to harness
except No 6, which will be best two
in three. Running race aud hurdle
race, mile heats, best three in five
Rules of National Association to govern.
Entrance ten per cent of the purse;
three to enter and two to start No
horse will be entitled to more than one
premium in race.
DUNCAN MCGREGoR, Pres,
THOMAS CLEARY, Sec,
+. j. BURHYTE. Trcas
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r. ]. WILCOX,

Dealer in Books, Stationery, Toys. News
papers, Periodicals, Inks. Pens, Pencils,
Pen-holders, Envelopes. Writing Paper,
Fancy Goods, &c. Orders for books or
anything else in my line which is not on
hand will be filed ut the shortest notice.