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Year: 1873

CHICAGO, September l6.-The Execu-
tive Committee Of the Interstate In
dustriai Exposition held meeting yes
terdsy afternoon and decided to issue
season tickets, good for thirty admis'
sions, for ten dollars.


Free Love Convention.


The National Convention OF the Free
Love wing OF Spiritualistis, is in ses-
sion in this city.


The Lake Tunnel.


Tie Board OF Public Works finds it
necessary to withdraw the water from
the Lake Tunnel and temporarily close
it up until the shaft OF the new tun-
mel, whieh is being constructed, shall
have been completed. The leak from
the old tunnel into the shaft Of the new
is the difficulty to be remedied. In the
meantime, during the close Of the old
tunnel, the water will ne drawn from
the shore, the same as before the con-
struetion of the first tunnel under the
lake.


Tho Money oder Forger.


Colonel Young, the postal money
order forger is still in his cell in the
county jail, awaiting his forthcoming
trial in the United States Court. The
wound in his shoulder is not so pain-
full as it was, but seems to be healing
gradually, though the bullet has not
been extracted. The prisoner is visit
ed daily by his faithful vile, who
spends most of her time in his presence.
lie seems to be in pretty good spirits
for msn who has nothing before him
but the penitentiary. His trial will
probably not take place before October.
Year: 1873

A oill changing the burden Of
proof in cases Of destruction ofstock
by railroads has passed with an
amendment that the road shall hare
the privilege Of paying hall the val
ue oil stock within thirty days. For
merly tho owner Of stock had to
prove negligence on the part Of the
road.
Year: 1873

The opperation of the intellectual
powers on the features is seen IN the
fine cutting and chiseling Of them, and
the removal from them of signs ot SEN
suality and sloth by which they are
blunted and deadened, and the substl-
tuition of energy and intensity Tor va
qrancy and insipidity, and by the keen
ness given to the eye, and the line
molding and developing of the brow, OF
which effects Sir Charles Bell has we'll
noted the desirableness and opposition
to brute types only this he has not
sufficiently observed, that there are
certain virtues of the intellect i'll a
measure inconsistent with each other,
as perhaps great subtlety with great
comprehensiveness, and high analytical
with high imaginative power. But ci
the sweetness which a serenity OF nobler
than intellectual origin, and the dlgnl-
ty which the authority of divine law,
not human reason, can and must stamp
upon the features, it would be futile
to speak here at length, for there Is not
any beauty but theirs to which men
pay long obedience; at all events, If
not by sympathy discovered it IS not
in words explicable, with what divine
lines and lights the exercise of godli-
ness and charity will mold and gild the
hardest. coldest counteHance, neither
to what darkness their departure will
consign the lovliest. For there is not
anv virtue the exercise of which, even
momentarily, will not impress a new
fairness upon the features, neither upon
them only, but on the whole body, the
moral and intellectual faculties have
operation, for all the movements and
gestures. however slight, are different
in their modes according to the mind
that governs them-and on the gentle
ness and decision { + just feeling follows
grace of actions, and through contlnu'
ance of this, grace of form.-Rusi;tn.
Year: 1873

The japanese, like the Chinese,
make no distinction between moral and
mental science and very little between
ethics and etiquette. To them educa-
ton is morals. A cultured man is, in
their view of necessity, moral man.
They say it is not polite to lie, to cheat,
to be angry, etc. One of the new things
under the sun is the difference between
the intellectual and moral character of
q man, as taught in Christian ethics. In
their theoretical system and III popular
practice the virtues most exalted and
sought are self-restraint, freedom from
anger and from slander, obedience, re-
spect to superiors, an1 patriotism.
Truth. chastity, and the positive vir-
tues so prominent in the Christian code
are subordinate or absent. To be rude
or impolite is far worse than to tell a
lie. For a man to lose his temper is
much worse than to commit fornlcatlon.
The greatest stumbling block against
the advance of christianity in Japan Is
not that most of the unmarried foreign


ers have native cncubines, but that so
many of them act the part OF the bully,
habitualiy lose their temper, ana have
no regard for the feelings of the natives.
The rude, ill-tempered, and lmpoilte
missionary, whatever be his qualitica-
tions, can never Fhope to have Perlna-
nent influence or success among the
Japanese. The contact of the natives
with the foreigners in Japan has al
ready produced some highly developed
specimens of the boor. We can bear
witness that when the native of Japan
ia spoiIed he becomes SIS hateful a hu-
man being as can be produced by the
mixture of the worst qualities of two
races.-N. Y. Independent.
Year: 1873

When You go to Africa Don't Buy


Horse of a Widow.


MIR. G.. Gerard, now of Philadelphia,
but formerly American counsul at Cape
Town, cape of Good Hope, communicates
to the press of the former city the fol-
lowing amusing reminscence Of his Afrl-
can consular experience "There is a
very singular custom among the farmers
how to get wife. If you desire to get
married you should first make enquiry
whether the lady you love has horse !;
if so, YOU must ask her whether she has
horse for sale. If she gays No. then
you had better quit the house at once.
She does not like you. But if, on the
contrary, she says Yes, it is good
sign, but she will ask you a very high
price. If the amount named is paid on
the spot, the engagement is conclu ed,
as fully as if the marriage was cOnsum-
mated by the parson.


"On my arrival at the cape, did
not know of this custom. I wanted to
purchase a horse, and I was informed
bv an old Dutch resident that widow
had one to sell. / followed the address
given. and soon arrived at the door of
the widow (who by the way, wasnot bad
I J. l.
horse to sell. She looked at me very
sharp then asked me whether l had
letters of introduction. J said that l
was the American consul, and would
paw cash for her horse. In that case,
said she, "letters are not necessary" l
paid down the sum demanded then,
after taking cup of coffee, she sent her
horse by her groom, and both accom-
panied me home. On the road the
groom asked me thousand questions,
Master said he, will my mistress go
live with you in town, or will you come
live with us ? You will love my mistress,
for she was very kind to my old master
Qaughing) Where will the wedding be?
docking at me and laughing.) Truly
I thought, the poor fellow has drank
TOO much or he is an imbecile.' felt
sorry for him. When arrived home /
found many people at my door con-
graduating me, not for the horse, but for
the acquaintance of the widow. Truly,
said one, you have been very success
full. 'She is very rich.' said another.
! 7 really did not know what it all meant,
| and I began to be very uneasy, when, to
my very great surprise, lady al1ghted
on my steps, and at once / recognized
the widow She very cody asked me
when [ desired to have the ceremony OF
the wedding performed. Then indeed,
I fully preceived the scrape in which ]
was. and told her frankly that it was q
horse I wanted, and not wife. What,
said she, do you mean to act thus to 9
lady like me? If so, I shall send back
for my horse, and will repay you the
money. In few hours her groom wa
at nv door with the money. l gladly
| gave back the horse, thankful to have
thus escaped. A few weeks after, how
ever. the widow was married more
ambitious man had bought her horse
Year: 1873


The summer has gone and the autumn is here,
And the flowers are strewing their earthly blsr;
dreamy mist Ger the woodland sw1ms,
While rattle the nuts from the windy limbs
From bough to boagh the squirrels run,
At the noise OF the hunters echoing gun,
And the partridge flies where my fOotstep hesyes
Tho RUSTY drifts of the withering leaves.
The aocks pursue their southern flight
some all the day and some all the night
And mp from the wooded marshes come
The sounds of the PEASANTS feathery drum
on the highest bough the mourRer crow
Sits In his funeral suit of woe;
All nature mourns-and my spirit grieyes
At the noise Of my feet in the withering leaves.
sigh for the days that have passed away,
When my life, like the year, had its Of May
When the world was all sunshine and beauty and


truth,


And the dew bathed my feet in the valley of youth.
Then my heart felt its wings, and no bird Of the


sky


Sang over the flowers more joyous than I;
But youth is fable, and beauty deceive5;
For my footsteps loud in the witheriDg leaves.
And sigh for the time when the reapers at morn
Came down from the hill at the round of the horn
Or when dragging the rake, followed them out,
when they tossed the light sheayes with their laugh
Thrter about;


= ough the fold, with boy daring, barefooted !


ran;


But the stbbles foreshadowed the path of the man.
Now the upands of life lie all barren of sheaves-
While my footsteps are loud in the withering leaves
Year: 1873

THE ARCTIC BEAR NOT A HUGGER.-
The bear of the Arctic regions does not
hug like the other bears, but bites at
his opponent and he declines to eat his
captive until life is quite extinct. Like
d cat. he plays with his victim. Among
the Esduimaux of Greenland he plays
strange pranks, often creeping upon the
hunter while busy fleeing seals and
tapping him on the shoulder with bis
powerful paw. Then it is the unfortu-
nate mans cue to "feign dead" so that
when Brownie retreats a few PAGES to
enjoy the prospect of his intended me' J.
the gun can be got ready before he re-
turns again To the attack
Year: 1873

There must be some reason for being
For the misery man calls Life
For the ceaseless toll Of the millions,
For the never-victorious strife;
For the priest who guides without seeing,
For the ploughman who garners no grain,
For the statesman who breaks without founding
For the thinker whose thought edges pain;
For the faith which but tortures the doubter,
For the hope which attains not the prize,
For the love which, loses It's SAVIOR,
For the instincts they tell US are lies.
There must be a reason for being,
And the best they can tell us is this
That we add TO the Infinite somewhat,
And increase an Ineffabble Bliss.


London Spectator.
Year: 1873

New York World, Oct. Ill


The effect of the general stringency
of the currency market has placed sill
YER at discount when sold for cur
rency. The exact cause of this de-
cline is not easily comprehended. Be
fore the panic silver was rated at a
premium of 81 per cent. but the crash
has had such perceptible effect upon
it that during the days of the Crisis in
diyiduals offered it to dealers in large
and small quantities for par, and in
some instances Mt o fraction discount for
currency. The rates at which 1T was
offered remained the same. A Wall
street firm doing large business IN the
purchase and sale of gold and silver
coin absoletely refused to buy a lot OF
$4,000 worth offered them at par.
The currency was more preferable for
them to hold, and the time wasted in
counting the silver coin could more
advantageously be used. A dealer said
that there was only about $lOO,OOO
worth of silver coin in New York.
About this period of the year certain
portion of the quantity of silver in the
home market is bought by silversmiths
and ieweners for manufacturing pur-
poses. But as the trade is dull, owing
to financial troubles, their portion OF
the silver remains in the market, thus
aiding in bearing down the rate. These
causes combined have suficed TO create
such q marked decline in the exchange
able value of silver, which has always
led preenbacks from its international
use as a medium of exchange.
Year: 1873

"A postal card was received at Port
land, Me-, recently, having dollar bill
sewed on one side of it, and directly
above the bill was written, IF this Is
stolen, it will be after it leaves the Kit
terry post-ofice."
Year: 1873

The PARISH BEADLE OF BRITAIN
Great is the parish beadle He is great
in his livery, and his livery makes him


great. Though filling an humble posi-
fion he ,ieems himself capable of fill
ing ing the greatest. He is like sancho,
ly become him, for he had once been
beadle to brotherhood, and that peo-
pie would come from leagues around to
see him in his ducal robes. The beadle
Ioveth to show his power. Little boys
tremble in his presence, and old wo-
men bow before him. He fawnesh upon
the great, and the weak look not to him
for aid. Divested of his beadles gown,
he is plain John Smith or Ezekiel Jones
of anywhere in that wondrous garb,
he is the beadle of Bellyfllem. He
may get into parliament or may don the
robes of an earl, but the beast within
the robes and the spirit of the beast
within his body bespeaks him still the
parish beadle.-Author Of Gtnr'S Bd6y
Year: 1873

we should not exercise after long alb
stinence from food, nor Immediately after
meal unless the meal or the exercise be
very light. There is an old fashioned
prejudice in favor Of exercise before
breakfast-en hour suited to the strong
and healthy, but entirely untitled to the
weak and delicate. Feeble persons
should be braced with food before they
brave outdoor air.
Year: 1873

Castoria is more than a substitute for Castor
OIL 1t is the only safe article in existence which
is certain to assmate the food, regulate the bow
els cure wind-colic and produce natural sleep. It
contains neither minerals, morphine or alcohol,
and is pleasant to take. Children need not cry
and mothers may rest. nl5-6m
Year: 1873

There is no period in mans life when he
can wrestle with such learned subjects as
when be graduates from college. Among the
topics which The seniors of Dartmouth are
going to demolish at the coming commence,
ment are, "the Law of Growth and Decay in
the Material Universe;'' ''The Intentional
Theory ''the Union of Craftsmanship and
Philosophy" and such like The intellectu-
al daring Of these fellows would put Newton
and Bacon to shame.
Year: 1873

The wild man has been taking a long va
cation, but has returned at last to his ancient
occupation of soaring country people out Of
their wits. He is in Florida this time, and
has popularity which we never
heard of before that of ''ranging
apparently from five to sevea feet in
height" This having a range of two feet in
his stature must be satisfaction to a wild
man, especially as he wears nothing but
''long whitish hair of bristy Stiffness and it
does not multiply his taior's bills.
Year: 1873

to make Its existence secure, and secu~
rity to the States comes only from the
education Of the whole people, which
thus becomes self Defense. Dogmatie
religion is not necessary to the existence
Of the State intelligence is: School
houses should be multiplied till they
are ample for the accommodation of all
and the teacher should be among the
most honored of the land. No one
stands 80 near the father and mother,
in influence upon the future Of the
country, as the sci,ool teaeher--od
professors 10 colleges, bnt the educator
of the masses.


Our schools do not teach eHough>
They should include the distinction
between good and evil, inculcate truth
honesty, temperance. self control, fidel-
ity, economy and patriotism. 1t was
not imperative, that tie use of the
Bible be insisted up. for really it was
the most felicitous school book ; but
more truth should be taught. Every
man should improve in the use of
| truth. Is there truth in the houses
we build in the goods we sell in
the work we do? Are there not as
many untruths as mice in an old hotel ?
we grasp for more than ws deserve,
and fnd ourselves cheated in the quail"
| ity. It il vain to teach the higher
branches aud leave these more import
ant things untaught. Men should be
SO Taught as to be patriotic, not when
drum beats aud cannon roar, but when
they stand alone Dapper, dainty,
delicate young men, who are afraid oi
hard work, swarm 10 all the cities and
beg for soft positions under government
and in tat Offices 1t is sin for any
TO bring up boys thus they should b'
taught to take care of their own mouths
and backs with their own hands. II is
a shame to know all about Mars aud
Jupiter, and nothing of Massachusetts,
The State schools should be made SC
good that no private school can live in
their vicinity and every poor boy
should look up TO the State as his rich


uncle. Compulsory education ought


to give no just person offcnse. The


law gives no annoyance to the man


who always keeps in advance of it


Self interest might demand education


but it could not be depended upon


Many foreigners come here desiring


education tor their children others
who ought to be equally interested come


with far different motives. They are q
useless and dangerous class without
intelligence. We have 100000 mer


in the country, who cannot make any


thing, and these all require
education. The speaker hailed
the coming of the Chinese to ou1
western shores. for they brought theil
hands full of tools-brought intelligence
r education and industry He did no
fear their religion, if their JOSS wa


stronger than our Jehovah he ought tt


reign; but the times was not dlstan
when they would become valuble Good
serving citizeus.-Journal of Educa
fi0U.
Year: 1873

Last Sunday a boy about seventeen


years old, having in bis possession watch,
revolver, and about one hundred dollars in


money, came from below to Redding, where
Re fell in with middle-aged man who repre-
sented himself as the owner of ranch and
a rich placer mine in Trinity county. The
boy wanted employment, and his newly
found acquaintance agreed to give him work
on his mining claim at good wages. In
order to economize, the pair concluded to
walk to Trinity They passed through
Shasta Monday. Tuesday they arrived at
Buckborn Station, took refreshments and
left in the direction of Weaverville. The
boy says that after passing Buckhorn sta
tion few miles, ard just as it begas to
grow dark, they came to an unoccupied
building rhich his companion said was his
house, and pushed open one of the doors
and invited him to enter, which he did
The man remarked that as they had eaten
supper at the Station, and were tired, they
had better 90 TO sleep, get up early in the
uUtuluS duu 81 oNCi thC uiA oou oSS INV
mining claim The boy assented to this,
spread his blankets upon the floor and soon
fell into sound sleep. From this slumber
he was awakened during the night by
severe blow across the head from an old
pick handle in the hands Of his companion
and supposed friend. The boy struggled
to his feet, and begged for his life, but his
assailant struck him several more blows,
knocked him senseless, and robbed him of
his revolver, watch and coin, left him for
dead. and fed fiom the scene. The boy
finally recovered his consciousness, got
into Weaverville the next day, and was ta-
ken to the Hospital where be now lies in
critical condition.


Officers are in pursuit OF the black heart
ed scoundrel who undoubtedly enticed the
boy up into the mountains with the delb-
crate intention of numbering him for what
little valuables be had about his person.
Il the offender is caught, hanging will be
too good for him. Ifcaught, let the honest
miners Of Trinity make an example of him
by taking him out Of the hands of the Sher-


Fl. lashing him to the outside rim of one
of the large slowly revolving water wheels
in Trinity river, and keeping him there un-
til the breath leaves his carcass
Year: 1873

To the Hon. County Court of the Coun-
ty of Shasta.


We the Grand Jury empauneled for
this the September Term ofthis Court, \.
ID. 1873, having completed the business of
the session, most respectfully submit our
final report as follows


We have carefully and diligently ex-
amined into all cases brought Us or present
ed to US for examination, and have found
two true bills of indictment as follows
One for attenpt al arson and one for en-
bezzlement


The Committee appointed by us to ex-
anime the County Jail, report that the Jail
is kept in reat and proper condition, and
that the prisoners confined therein, stated
that they were comfortable and had no
complaints to make But that we find the
Water Pipe entirely out of order and rec
ommend that the same be repaired in a
good substantial manner, and supply Of
water kept constantly on hand.


The Committee appointed to examine
the County Ilospita! and condition Of pa
tients therein, report that they made in
quiries of the patients there who stated that
they were well treated and properly cared
for, and made no complaints of any kind.


The Committee on public records report
that they find the Books of the various or
icers kept in a neat condition and correct
so far as they were able to examine the
same, and they also fud that several parties
in the County are doing business without
license, and recommend that the proper
Officers proceed to collect the same.


All Of which is respectfully submitted,
D. ID. HARRILL, Foreman Grand jury.
Year: 1873

THE AwARD.-The bond of S15,500,
000--the amount Of the Geneva award
is held by the Secretary Of State in that
department, and is now placed for safe
keeping in the treasury. The bond is
made payable to the order of the Secretary
of State. This bond is for the largest
amount of money ever issued for any Gov
ernment in a single transaction.
Year: 1873

IRoN-Mr. |. b Potter, in behalf of
the Iron Mining Company recently organ
ized in Sacramento, has secured the ex
tensive deposit of ore situated near the site
Of the old Silverthorn Bridge on the Nc
Cloud river, in this County. He has pur-
chased portion Of Silverthorn's road, and
will son commence taking out ore for
shi, ment below. 1t it estimated that mil
lions Of tons OF good paying iron ore can
be taken from the surface OF the ground
claimed by the Company, and that the
expense Of taking it up from its orig
iual place of deposit will be very triAing.
The iron Company have done work enough
on Iron Mountains above Shasta, to eDtitlc
them to hold the ground and apply for a
patent for mineral land, and it is their in
tention to do so. Tests show that the ore
on Iron Mountain contains not only iron but
also other valuable minerals estab-
fishes the fact that the ground is subject
to entry under the Mineral Land Law cx.
clusvely.