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Year: 1865

Not always is sleep tired natures sweet
restorer" Sometimes, instead of balm, it
brings a bugaboO in the shape of the night
mare Man is a wonderful piece of work,
but his machinery may be thrown out of gear
and set a-whizzing by so slight n thing as a
late supper. An indgestible Welsh rarebit
at II P. NJ. may result in a big, sufocating
black dog across his chest at one clock in
the morning; an o7erplus of loaf-pastry,
which his gastric juices cannot conveniently
assimilate, may prccipitate him from preci-
pice in dreamland into a bOttOmless abyss, or
a surfeit of pate de foie grGs send him to a
Morphean gallows, there to endure all the tor
lures of actual str9ngulatiOn. This sort of
thing, by the way, is only one remove from
apoplexy, and the incubus-ridden victim of
inordinate and untimely self-indulgence is
likely enough TO be at last bestridden in his
sleep By Nightmare too strong for his vital
ity-even Death.


The term nightmare is supposed to have
been derived from Mara, the name of de-
mon which, according to the Scandinavian
mythology, pounced upon men in their sleep
and held the will in thra;dom. The old Sax
ons called the distemper EZt-gideH5yo, or elf
squattinE. With the doctors, who are moth
ing if not classical, it is EYhieIties from a
mythic giant of that name who undertook to
climb to Heaven, but missing his fOothold,
tumbled into the fathomless depths. Most of
US have probably been convulsed in our sleep
with the same sort Of horror which the trip
ped-up Titan is fabled to have experienced
during his "lofty fall from the celestial bat
Elements. In our boyish days, or rather
nights, we were frequently pitched headlong
from the tops of sky-cleaving mountains,
thrown over staircases and into wells from
which the bottoms had dropped out; to say
nothing of falling, bed and ALL through trap
doors in the floor into illimitable chaos or
being caught up by the hair into the realms
of ether and there kept dangling and kicking
like a jumping-jack, without any apparent
prospect of rescue. Well do we remember
the stlrt of terror with which we awoke on
such occasions, and the deep-drawn sghs of
relief which followed the consciousness of
safety. 1t is doubtful whether any waking
agony surpasses the torment that has been
endured in dreams.


There can be little doubt that many of the
spectrcs of the dark ages were .Haras begot-
ten of indigestion. Your Saxon gormandi-
zer, who sometimes feasted far into the night
on boars flesh and venison pastry, washing
them down with frOthy mead, must have gone
to bed with his stomach in a nice condition.
No wonder thai of the internal fermentation
caused by such stufing and swiIling, hobgob-
lins and hippOgrifs in endless variety were
born.


The surest way to avoid the nightmare and
procure that sound, hcalthful repose with
which each days life should be rounded of, u
is to live temperately, regularly and honest
ly. Ay, 5onesly-for a troubled conscience
as well as an Over-ladeR diaphragm, may en-,
gender evil dreams.
Year: 1865

he was dead. almost envied him.
looked at my rife, but felt could not
take it with me. If 1 could drag my
bare body of, it was all I could hope to
do.


I set of, crawling slowly on my hands
and knees, and working my way forward
with a good deal of pain. was two
hours getting over that half mile of
ground, often stopping to rest, and often
on the point of fainting away.


I reached the river at last, Just as the
shades of night we're stealing over the,
now to me, gloomy scene. 1 drank my
fill, and felt somewhat refreshed l
washed my wounds, put the flesh togeth-
er, and bound it up with the shreds of
my garments as well as could.


It was by this time pitch dark. 1
made no attempt to go any further then.
I crawled into some bushes and laid there
through the night long, horrible night
to mel I heard the howlings of the
wolves, as they feasted upon my dead
enemy. Fortunately, they did not find
me.


The next morning, at daylight, I re-
sumed my slow journey-Walking little,
crawling a little, and resting often. In
this way I reached dwelling after mid
day, and was Hospitality cared for. 1t was
months, though, before I fully recovered
from the effects of my bloody encounter.


A party of hunters went to the scene
of my terrific fight, and brought away
my rife. Nothing then remained of the
bear but his bones, and l never got even
bis skin. I was satisfied, though, to find
I had escaped with life. 1t was my last
hunt!
Year: 1865

What is the elevation of the soul? A
prompt, delicate, certain feeling for all
that is beautiful, all that is grand; a quick
resolution to do the greatest good by the
smallest means; a great bencvolcnce join
cd TO a great humility.
Year: 1865

A French journal recently exhausted
its ingenuity by giving its readers what is
styled an 'American Rebus," which we
translate:


Hurrah for The old Union


Secession Is a curse


We fight for The Constitution
The coufederaey Isan internal league


Welove Free discussion


Rebellion Is treason


We glory in The liberty of press
Separation Willnot be tolerated
We cherish The old flag
The Southern cross Is Haunting lie


D, ath to Jefferson Davis
Abe Lincoln Is our leader


Down with State Rights
Law and order Will triumph


Long live Universal freedom
Negro Slavery Can not exist
Each column read separately contains
the creed of the Rebels; the two read
together that of the Unionists.
Year: 1865

The TIGER iN THE SouL.-A gentle
man in India once raised tiger cub His
kindness seemed to eradicate the feroclty
Of its nature, end it grew up as a pet
One day its owner, being alono with it in
his library, caressed it, aud he gave it his
hand to lick. The rongh tongue Of the
animal grared the skin, and gave it the
first taste of blood. Then its ierocious
nature awcke. Fury cleaned from its
eyes. and crouehing itself, it made ready
to spring upon its master Fortunately
the gentleman had loaded pistol on his
table, and saved his life by shooting his
former pet.


Let this fact illustrate valuable truth.
Let the sleeping ferccity of the tiger,
walked by the taste of blood, stand for a
figure Of that sluubering passion in your
breast, which needs but taste of strong
temptation to rise into terrible life, and
break over tho feeble defences which O
maltreated conscience and pride OF char
acter may have built up in your soul te
protect its virtue. One moment of tri-
umphant passion may suffice to undue th'
work oi half lifetime. And you, hav,
YOU not this tiger 10 your breast
Year: 1865




sST~ The Boston Pest very Justly OBJ
serves


We may think as POOR Of the rcballion
as We please we may despise the rebel as
roligiously as good seuso will permit but
the conSiderate man can never forget that
the South is a part and parcel -four com.
mon couu,ry, and that the recent rebels
are now our couuirymou We shall serve
ourselves by serving them. We shall build
up oar own interests by sustaining aud
encouraging their interests. In the excr-
else of the utmost possible leniency our
goyercmcnt vii! OF necessity trench some
what upon the strict constitutional immu.
mites of the Southern States the study
should DC TO do 50 as little stead Of as
much az possible The lcadipg consdera
| tion is 10 restore the late rebellious States
as easily and as quickly as possible 20
their normal practical relations to The
| Federal Government We must take for
granted that the South will hate US until
VIC demonstrate to them by generous con
| duet and liberal fcrbearance that we arc
determined to be their friends whether
they will have it so or not. The mora
relation Of fratorna brotherhood is yet
to be established it must be the work o
time, and the result Of honorable and
and just treatment. We cannot force the
operations of nature, The human heart
may be coaxed, it cannot be driven. We
shall make the most serious mistake il
he world, by aping the vengeance o
European deOpotisms. We are not of then
in sentiments or principle. The worlC
expects something better Of the Uuitet
States in the hour Of its triumph than
stale imitation of recent fendish seyerit!
Of Russia towards Poland.
Year: 1865

From laughing lips OF grey.eyed morn.
A fresher tide of life is gushing;
About the bottom of the thorn


The maiden bud is coyly blushing.
feel upon me like hand


Lifting me up, the weight of Spring;
And as the baby.leaves expand


My spirit seems awaking'
Hath then this mingled life of ours
Aught Of tidal ebb and flow 2
Hath man a sympathy with flowers,
And with them droop, revive and grow
1t may be so; for Life is Life,


Intense or subtle, less more:
And wages the eternal strife


With death and darkness world all DER.
In youth we seek TO carve our name
Dcep.lettered on some hearts OF worth;
And fancy we may track the same


Till Time restoreth earth 10 earth:
Nor know that, as on living tree


Rough bark will overgrow our toll,
AS surely will the world; and VIC


But fmll this knowledge with smile;
A smile, to think it 'scaped our sense
How like in this we're hearts and trees;
q, soft to court our confidence,
So swift 10 hide our memories?
Year: 1865

The death of Mrs Frances Seward, wife of
the Hon. William H. Seward, will be widely
and sincerely mOurned as more than a family
bereavement. Mrs. Seward, born Frances Mil
Ter, daughter Of Judge Elijah Miller, one of
the honOred pioneers Of central New York,
had attained the aye Of sixty years, and had
filled for thirty years an exalted position with
out once exciting an cnmity or alternating
friend, and without ever meeting one who had
either the power or the wish to speak i'll Of


her. intellectually gifted and cultivated far


beyond the average not merely of her sex but
of her time, she gave much heed and thought


to public affairs without neglcctimg or sighting
any Of the duties Of beloved. exemplary wife


and mother and every pulsation Of her heart


beat strongly for Justice, Humanity, and Free


dom to All. An invalid and sufferer for seve-
raj years past, she had necessarily withdrawn
in great measure from society, solaced by the
admiring love Of devoted family and walking
cheerfully heavcnward in the light Of an un-
shadowed Christian faith. She has remained
for the most part at home during the last four
years, but hastencd to Washington on the first


tidings of the murderous assault on her husband
and son, and the ovcrtaxing Of her impaired
physical strength by that trying journey pro-
baby shortened her earthly career. All her
| children (three sons and 4 daughtcr) survive
her Her mortal remains rest in the cemetery
Of Auburn, the city OIL her birth, which, though


not always her residence, was always her home.
Year: 1865

In the course of some conversation in rela-
ton to dogs, Governor Anderson, of Ohio, re-
lated Texan practice in training dogs with
sheep A pup is taken from its mother before
its eyes are opened, and put with a e'ce to slsr
ke After few times the eve becomes recon
ciled to the pup, which follows her like LAMP


grows up among and remains with the hock,
and no wolf, man, or strange dog can come
near the sheep and the dog will bring the Hook
to the fold regularly at half past seven clock
p. NJ, if you habitually feed him at that hour.
Year: 1865

APPOINT OF ORDER-One fthe members of
the Lower House of the Legislature Of New
York, rejoiced in the name Of Bloss. lie had
the honor of representing the county of Mon
roe and if his sagaeity as a legislator did not
win for him the respect of his associates, his
eccentricities often ministered to their enter
tainment One day in the midst of windy
harangue that had become intolcrabe for its
length and emptiness, a gassy' member from
the metropolis stopped to take drink Of wa
| ter. Bloss sprang to his feet and cried:


Mr.. Speaker, | call the gentleman from
New York to order"


The whole Assembly was startled and still
ed the member from New York stood aghast,
with the glass in his hand, while the speaker
said:


The gentleman from Monroe Will please
state his point of order"


To which Mr.. Bloss with great gravity re-
piled


Il submit, sir that it is not in order for
windmill to go by water.


1t was shot between wind and water; the
verbose orator was confounded, and put him
self and his glass down together.
Year: 1865

There was some hesitation, and few
objections raised. but finally gained the
same answer TO that


Then l hurried to the drawing room
TO see the cid folks. There was consid-
cradle pleasure expressed at my unex
pected arrival and great surprise was
manifested when my errand Was made
known. and few tears and regrets
from the mother. at parting with Jessie.
and hearty congratulations from the
father. concluded by the remark, That
just as likely as not, she would change
her mind while changing her dress.


think accomplished more in that
half hour than ever did in twice that
length of time before or since, for at
its expiration l was supremely happy
And the result was that in q week l got
the prettiest and best little wife in all
England and, what is better still, l
think so now. even though she did say,
ten minutes after the ceremony, :" new
told you / loved you, Will -


And she never has to this day.
Year: 1865

Members Of Congress do not seem to
agree with the President's aimable sug-
gestion that the situation in Mexico may
be left to the amelioration of time. On
the contrary, q half dozen or more Sena-
tors and Members of the House-among
them General Schenck, have initiated 3
raid upon Maximilian, which will result
in Congressional record il nothing
more. Two sets of resolutions call up
on the President for information about
the sick man, and three other sets de
clare substantially that nothing but DIR.
Yankee with his blue pills will effect q
radical cure. While we like the yigor-
Gus tones Of these several resolutions,
we can't help but think that a gentle ap-
plication of ,.masteriy inactivity" is the
most wholesome regimen that Uncle Sam
car administer in the case. If any body
had confidence that the Empire was likely
to establish itself. the resolutions Of
Congressman, added to the fact that we
have official knowledge that there are yet
2o0,O troops in the field, and supplies
for three years war on hand, there
might be cause to apprehend a row about
the Halls Of the Montezumas, but just
now we might as well make up our minds
to .'go slow for there will be no war
about Mexico.-Daaon Journal
Year: 1865

The weather had been unusually mild
for two or three days before Christmas,
so that the ice on the big pond was rot
ten; but Harry thought he could brave
it; it would be pity not TO enjoy fur
now, and SO many admiring eyes fixed
upon him He made q bold dash--his
little figure. upright and graceful, was
balanced upon the ice. Then there was
a crash. The ice gave away; and with
loud cry, Harry disappeared beneath
it. The group AT the window seemed
for moment paralyzed with horror
Then several voices exclaimed:


He Is under water father, father,
Harrxa under the ice -


Every particle of color had gone from
Farmer Mays face He trembled and
threw up his hands wildly.


"Oh. help" he cried. MY boy
nv boy and l can't swim y


=. But l can shouted O voice.
! can swim and I'll save him. and DASH
ing past the weeping mother, Joseph
/ Craig plunged into the freezing water.


How they watched him, breathless and
excited. How they shuddcred when they
saw him grasp, once, twice, at dark Oh
ject under the water and then rise, his face
gashed and bleeding from contact with
the ugly ice corners. lie was some Way
out, but breaking tine ice he swan slow
" and with difficulty to the land with
one arm holding up poor Harry.


Thank Godi' cried the happy pa
rent folding him in his arms. They
bore him to the roaring fire III the sit
ting room, and rubbed him until he
opened his ewes. Very soon he was
able to sit up.


And where was Joseph7 Sitting on
the kitchen floor. squeezing his wet
clothes and rubbing the great painful
gashes on his arms and face from which
the blood was still streaming.


Joseph" 1t was Farmer May s
voice, unusually soft aud tender Be
fore he was aware, the poor apprentice
lad felt a strong arm round him, and IN
moment found himself sitting beside
Harry, with great tears rolling down the
grateful boy 8 cheeks.


. If there's anything you wish for
now, Joseph," said the farmer, "any-
thing youd d like to have. just name it,
my boy. You have saved US many a
year of sorrow and given us cause TO
to remember this Christmas before all
others


Twice Joseph tried to gulp down the
sobs rising in his throat, sobs OF JOY
they were.


:. Only be kind to me sir" he said at
length .'Only drop q kind word to me
now and then, for han't any mother
like, the rest"
Year: 1865

An Indian was once brought forward
to testify in suit brought before a
magistrate His blank, expressionless
face, and tue general unmeaningness OF
his whole demeanor, gave rise to a
serious doubt in the mind Of the Court
as 10 the adrnisability of his testimony.
Accordingly he was asked what the con-
sequence would be il he should tell a
falsehood while under oath The counte-
nance of the Indian Frightened little
as he replied in q solemn tone, NV ell,
if tell lie, guess be put in jail--great
while. may be- Bimby die-and then
ketch L again. The witness was permit
ted 10 proceed.
Year: 1865

CURIoSrTIEs. - The manuscript of
Madam Rumor-highlv valuable
The hammer with which Joe Miller
cracked his jokes


The hem of bad cough


drop which fell out when the moon
VAS full


Specimens of Indigo made from q fit
of the blues"


The strings TO a gin sling-etrong As
. gallovs rope.
Year: 1865

~ During the past week or ten
days, some six or eight horse thieves
have been shot or hung in various parts
Of the State. There are fifty or hun
dred more that will go the same road,
we think. unless they go to some clim-
ate where horse-thieves have better
lease for their lives. We regret that it is
necessary to resort TO summary dealings
with this class Of depredators; but there
appears to be no other remedy; and
they mast be cleaned oat. Honest peo'
pie cannot supper, themselves and LOT
Of thieves besides; and these lai!er-ma-
ny Of them great lazy fellows-must
leave the Safe or quit stealing. "Hon
esty is the best policy"
Year: 1865

HARD TO PLEAsE.-We learn that many Of
our readers-non- subscribers those who
read the paper in saloons, crib it and carry
it ho4ne-are dissatisfied with our style in
speaking of the quartz mining prospects Of
this district. In an answer to this class we
have only to say that what we write we know,
and by our own exertions procure the infor-
nation. We know, too, that the class in
question are too lazy to acquire any informa-
ton of consequence to community, and tco
selfish to impart it if they did. On the con-
trary, what little they know they steal from
our paper. This same class are heavy on
taking up claims, and holding them just as
long as they can without work, to the exclu-
sion of men who would work them if they
could do SO without laboring for the benefit
of drones and grumblers. Our mining laws
should be revised so as to exclude this dog
in-the emanger sort of men. whose names are
on every notice, but whose money or muscle
was never known to be invested in the pros
pecting of mine. No man or company
should be permitted to hold a claim except
by occupation. The notice should only hold
for few days-only long enough to enable
the claimants to procure tools and provisions
and get to work. This system of rushing
and claiming every indication of ledge for
miles around, when rich discovery has been
made, for the purpose of waiting until work
ing men have proved the richness of it, thus
enabling hummer claimants to sell out,
should be frowned down. Men have no
business with quartz lodges who will not
work them That claimants have not ma
chinery is no excuse. They don't need any.
Let them get out the rock and carry 1t to
mill as their forefathers carried their corn.
Year: 1865

WE afe told by the San Jose Mercury that
miner while drifting a tunnel from the
bottom of shaft, near Lexington, few
days since, was suddenly amazed by a jet OF
blue fame emanating from a cleft in the rock.
He threw down his pick and made somewhat
lively tracks for the bottom of the shaft,
where he signaIled his desire to leave that
section of the country. The man that was
determined to strike oil or h-ll would have
a chance there
Year: 1865

UEsULPHURIzING PROCESS. = Mr.. Peck,
while at the Bay Metropolis lately, witness
ed the process of desolphurizing quartz rock
by fire and steam, and thinks the discovery
one that will bring out the pittsburg mines.
Mr.. P. informs Us that he is going to send
below two tuns Of rock from that district
and have it put through. If it works sue
cessfully, he will at once purchase the right
to use the process, and proceed Immediately
to erect the necessary machinery. If the
process operates well on that rock, Copper
City will be place to go to.
Year: 1865

SOUTHERN DISLIKE TO CoPPERHEADs.-The
Albany Evening Journal reports the son of q
distinguished Southern statesman, now visit
ing at the North. as saying:


We are loyal-the great mass sof us-far
more loyal than some of your own people,
You can far better afford to trust us than
you can your miserable Copperheads. They
are the vlest offscourings of the earth Had
it not been for them, we should not have
rushed into war And yet they have the
impudence to come to US, claiming to be our
friends, advising us 10 be stiffnecked. and
asking US to strike hands with them and
form a new alliance. The vipers, hey
have cheated us once: they will never cheat
us again. We had rather trust the vilest
Abolitionist that ever howled and bounded
US down. than the best of them.
Year: 1865

EAST SIDE OF THE RIvER-W Watkins Ex-
press now makes semi-weekly trips between
Red Bluff and Shasta 1t leaves Shasta
every morning, and viii carry the COURIER
of that day to any and all subscribers on the
cast side of the river Heretofore the chances
for getting the paper were so doubtful that
persons living over there were excusable for
not subscribing As every citizen who can
get the paper should be subscriber, and as
there are many over there who are. not on
our list, we mention the foregoing facts.
Year: 1865

An OLD UNION MAN WHIPPED BY REBELS.
The Nashville Tenn Press says: :" A
highly esteemed citizen of Hawkins county,
6S years DID,, sends Gov. Brownlow an ac-
count of the brutal manner in which he was
whipped on the 2Sth of july by six of his
rebel neighbors. He was decoyed off from
his home into the wood by a neighbor who
pretended to wish to see him on business
On halting, one Of the party drew pistol,
and ordered him TO walk on. Presently they
ordered him to strip off his coat. vest and
shirt. The old man demonstrated, but the
rufian exclaimed, "pull them off d-n you,
or I'll shoot you." The ringleader then
drew off his coat, and taking big c0whide,
gave the old man one hundred and twenty
lashes on his bare back. The old man beg
ged leave to sit down, when his tormentor
answered. e. d-n YOU, I'll give YOU
rest" He continued to lash him until the
blood spattered over his clothes. After
whipping him on the back he began to beat
him over the breast. The lynchers then
ordered the old man to run. He hobbled
off. and the rufian followed, beating him
over the head with the butt of the cowhide.
At last one of them threw large rock with
violence. which barely missed his head
The ruffians then told him that if he ever
told of the affair, they would kill him and
every one on his farm. Two of the lynch
ers have been arrested and bound over for
trial. and the others are lurking in the
woods. They sent in word to their victim
the other day, that if he did not withdraw
the suit they would kill him.
Year: 1865

NoTIcE EXTRAORDINARILY is claim
notice on a supposed rich quartz lode, near
the Scammon discovery, embracing the names
children. There is blank left to be filled
if the realization of paternal expectations are
vouchsafed. From year to year extensions
may be taken by the same family, if all goes
,ra11
Year: 1865

TELEGRAPHIc.-Mr. Peck will in few
days commence the erection of a line oftele-
graph from this place to Copper City
Though the line may not pay at once, there
Is no doubt in the minds of those we'll posted
out that it will be paying institution in a
snort time. As matter of convenience, it
woalc be of great utility now.