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Year: 1871

FEHHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO
L the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
in accordance with the requiem, nts of law be has
entered upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


eff any person shall willfully make, give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his, her,
their taxable property or false list of taxable
property under his, her, their control, such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury ;
and any property willfully concealed, removed
transferred, misrepresented by the owner or any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent of the amount
OF such additional tax, when collected, shall be paid
to the person or PERSONS who shall furnish the
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State"


If Tax Payers were to have a list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps themselves much an
noyance, as well as facilitate my work.


C. w. TAYLOR,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, April I'd, 1871. n4.
Year: 1871


VVyHE IMPRESSION OBTAINS AMONG many


persons that the value of Accident Insurance
can be appreciated only by travellers, or those
whose avocations are necessarily of a hazardous
nature Still statistics show that one in every
tel of the entire population meets with an
man will with reference to future contingencies.
Bodily injury by accident is of tho most fire.
quent of distress Of distress to man family
if fatal to Lin and to himself also, if only dis
ablng him from business,


In either this mode of insurance comes to
you with a certain relief.


Ecery Is liable to accident, =" Good Luck
cannot always be depended upon.


The question to be settled precisely the same
as in fire insurance. Is it not cheaper to let a
responsible company take the risk than it is to
carry it yourself? Is not the protection offered
tcorth more than 1t costs.


What Accidents Have to be Paid For.
Year: 1871

of Education has secured the services of
Miss H. N. Morris, recently of the Oswego
New York; training school, to hold teach
ers institutes in this city and in several
other places in this State during the period
between now and the yearly vacation.


Miss Morris has had extensive experience
in holding institutes, followed, we learn,
with remarkable success. That the teach
ers of our public schools and our school Off
ce-s will do all in their power to afford her
every opportunity for making her visit both
pleasing and successful we do not doubt
Miss Morris is now in this city, and is ex-
pected to commence her work within the
ne Yt Wepk
Year: 1871

sleeve of lady's dress. We have also seen
men dance with their crush hats pressed
tightly agalnt the waist of a lady partner.
A little while after we looked and saw
three hundred dollar dress sOiled and
ruined. The writer has no wife, but if he
had he would be ready to aver that such
lilac-gloved, crushed hat dress-soilers are
capable of committing the Nathan murder


At the seaside or races you can 90 into
the picturesque, and indulge in checks,
stripes, and even wear wells and feathers on
your hats Check clothes make up very
nobby seaside and race suits. Here style is
not wanted. but the picturesque is to be in
dulged in to an unlimited extent. Even
Mr. Belmont wears a feather in his hat at
Long Branch, and veil at jerome Park,
but he would hardly don either in Wall
street or Fifth avenue. LANDON.
Year: 1871

The management of the Academy of Mu-
sic always gets the best talent that can be
obtained either for tragedy, comedy or
burlesque, and they have succeeded this
time in making an engagement with Hoo
lcys Minstrels, who commence here after
the close of the dramatic season, next Tues
day evening.


Chicago and New York have rendered the
due need of praise and patronage to these
minstrels. which are superior in every re-
spect to any similar organization in the
country. Box sheet now open, and seats
NAV be secured six days in advance
Year: 1871

He took her fancy when he came; he took
her hand, he took q kiss; he took no notice
of the shame that glowed her happy cheek
at this. He took to coming afternoons; he
took an oath he'd ne'er deceive; he took her
fathers silver spoons, and after that he
took his leave
Year: 1871

Depot foot of Canal street, only five minutes
walk from st. Charles or City Hotel.


Time as quick and fare as low as by any other
line.


Ticket office corner of Camp and Common
streets. mXl66t
Year: 1871

An sold Subscriber" wishes to know
what proportion Of those who succeed in
acquiring a competency in business Pur
suits ultimately retain it. This problem
has been worked at by many statistieians
with about the same results. Of those
who engage 10 business on their own ac
count only three out of hundred es-
cape failuFs, and only five out of hun
dred succeed in avoiding an entire col
lapse Of their first effort. OF those who
at some time or other have in hand
reasonable competence, aud may be said
to have succeeded IN business, ninety
per cent. are still the subjects OF after
reverses of some sort. so that ouly ten
per cent. of the successful ones keep
their fortune uushaken. Two things
ought to be strongly impressed upon the
young people of our country The in
security OF riches even when acquired.
and their unsstisfying character. There
is no fallacy SO universally cherished IS
the notion that wealth is certainly a


means CT happiness.
Year: 1871

1t is charged by the Radical journals.
North and South, that the Democratic
party is wholly and solely responsible for
all the vice and lawlessness which is al
legged to prevail at the South. In answer
to this, it is sufficient to say, to reasona-
BILE men, that there is good deal of hu
man nature wherever you 20, whether IN
the North or in the South and further,
that human nature does not encourage
vice and lawlessuess, in the parlance of
the day, it paws, With the exception OF
the carpet baggers and scalawags, there
is no portion of the people of the South
whose every interest does not demand
and require peace and good will, law and
order. There is but one class OF COM
munity anywhere, within the realms OF
civilization, that can profit By or encour-
age vice and lawlessness, that is the class
to which peace brings no prosperity, who
fatten and flourish alone when quiet has
ceased TO reign, and when justice does
not prevail. The citizens of the South,
whether native here or ours by adoption,
who live by industry, shun strife as in
imical to personal prosperity aud the
general good.
Year: 1871

A correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal has been interviewing" LongfeIloW
and his owner, aud joins IN the popular
CRY of admiration for the beautiful quad
ruped. Longfellow besides being hand
some, is also good. He ID quiet and
even tempered as plow horse, but IS
taken as much care Of as petted child.
Nine men are in tendance upon him.
and he is not left alone a minute. Tho
night watchers at bis stable are armed
and there is a gen lal lying awake =
nights for fear that somebody will poison
or MAIN him No visitor is allowed 70
touch him, and his food is examined as
carefully as a Roman .gpperor's- 40
eording to the eorrespc5dent, the owner
Of the horse is quite as great a curiosity
as the animal himself Mr. Harper
sleeps in the stable, and never leaves the
ground day or night He oversees per-
sonaIly the feeding Of his horse.
Year: 1871

The Radical intellect, ever fruitful IN
concocting mischievous, thievish and ras
cally designs, has been able, during the
ten years it has had control of the gen
eral government, to bring the science OF
stealing from the public treasury to the
very height of perfection 10 every
conceivable shape and way have they ap
preached the public chest, and under the
plea of serving the public interest, they
have been filling their private pockets.
They have drawn money from the Treas
ury for their own enrichment, by shoddy
contracts, railroad and steamship subsl
dies, Grants free negro bureau and ne
gro colleges, and in every uuthonght OF
way and form. One of these tricks by
which money is stolen from Uncle Sam
is an cid one with very few sharpers,
but it is one that is now universally prac
ticed by the houest Radical contractors
aud connived at by the equally honest
Radical officials 1t is for those desir
ing contracts for large mail routes to
furnish straw bidders, who, of course.
put the figures so low that they get the
award, then fail to appear, leaving the
department at the mercy OF the real con
tractor. who, with conveyance all ready,
will carry the mail for the highest figure
inasmuch as bona tide bidders at a less
figure, supposiug the contract to have
been let. have not made any preparation
for such a contingency.
Year: 1871

We SAID last year-we say again, that
Kentucky needs registration law moro
than she needs any other legislation
The illegal voting in Christina on Non
day last demonstrate the necessity We
believe in fairness, and under a registrs-
ton law all legal voters would register,
aud then there would be 40 chance fer
the "Dew importation to vote. Our last
Legislature ought 10 have passed such =
law, Failing to do it, lost the Demoo'
racv in Christian county on Monday
Let the matter be presented TO the next
Legislature. Era.
Year: 1871

a NEW disease has broken out among
the hogs in Lafayette county, somewhat
similar TO the consumption. A hog
commences coughing, and in week or
ten DAYS will be reduced to skin and
bone and die from sheer exhaustion.
One gentleman had lost ifty out of three
hundred, and it was feared that the dis
ease would spread.
Year: 1871

THE Harrisburg Patriot says: "Gen-
eral Hancock is reported to be opposed
TO his own nomination for President for
the following reasons: He thinks that
by the time the American people get
through with Grant they will not want
another soldier President for genera
Year: 1871

Each mother is historian. She writes
not the history Of empires or of nations
on paper, but she writes her own history
on the impcrishablc mind OF her child.
That tablet and that history will remain
mdclible when time shall be no more
That history each mother shall meet
again, and read with eternal JOY or unut-
terublc grief in the ages OF eternity The
thought should weigh OH ,he mind of evcry
mother, and render her deeply circum
sprcl, prayerful and faithful in her sol
cmn work of training up her children for
heaven and Immortality.


The minds OF children arc very suSccpt-
lille and easily Impressed. A word, a
look, (rown, may engrayc an impres.
sion on the mind OF child which no
lapse OF time can clTace or wash ont.
You walk along the scashore when The
tide IS out, and YOU form characters, or
write worls or names in The smooth white
sand which is spread out so clear and
beautiful at your feet, according rs your
Mncv my dictate bnt the returning tide
shall in few hours wash out and clfacc
all that You have written. Not So the
lines and characters of truth and error
which Your conduct imprints on the mind
o. your child. There you write impress.
sions for the everlasting good or i'll of
Your child, which neither the food nor
the slow moving ages of eternity can OBJ
lilernle. How careful, should each
mother be in her treatment OF her child
How praycriul and how serious, and how
earnest to write the eternal truth Of God
on his mind-thosc truths which shall be
his guide and teacher when her voice
shall be silent in death, AMI her lips no
longer mo.o in prayer in his behalf, III
commencing her dear child to her coScn-
ant God
Year: 1871

--Flcshy people are constantly inquir'
ing how they can reduce their weight,
and lean people as frequently desire to
know how they may become plump
Dio Lewis says TO the former: "Rcduce
the quantity OF your food one'iourth, and
increase the proportion of animal food.
At the end OF three months reduce the
quantity another fourth. Rise early,
sleep little, and walk an hour before
breakfast Exercise into n proluse per-
spiralion at least once day" His ad.
vice to The lean IS: Eat freely OF 0at meal
and graham mush, cracked wheat, and
stcwed fruit. Retire at nino o'clock. or,
if you are in hurry to become young
and plump, go to bed at eight O'Clock,
and rise when you get ready. Cultivate
Jovia fellows. and do your share OF
laughing" Fat people will perceive that
they are not expected to be in happy
frame Of mind, and bv no meaps to IN
dulge in much laughing.
Year: 1871

Don't stay out SO late at night with
your horse that you will not have time.
after you arrive al home, 10 rub the sweat
off him, slraighten out his hair with the
cattle card. (or one of those rubber curry
combs is belter,) and wipe the mud and
dirt from his legs. especially in the fct-
lock- Neglect TO do this is the most fie.
ouent cause of the scratches"
Year: 1871

There is sometimes wit in an unwit-
ting answer. as in the reply Of lady
who, when asked. Whats the difference
between the north and south pole p un-
consciously replied, why, all the dill
ference in the world
Year: 1871

No MORE ID. D's.-The potato, as
n remedy for rheumatism, has been
pretty well experimental upon 10y
rheumatic inclined individuals in
Elko, and we learn. in many in
stances. with favorable results; but
it was left to n military genius "out
West" to discover another use for
this vegetable, which is likely to
bring it into more general notoriety
than ever before. He claims that a
raw potato cut in thin slices, and
eaten without salt, will cure. in half
an hour, the most obstinate case OF
dead drunk" ever invented. We
hear of several persons in town who
frequently overdose themselves that
propose experimenting in that direc.
ton, and if it prove an antidote,
which we hope it may, a sack o.
''murphies" will soon become par
of the outfit of every well regulated
saloon in the country Elko Inde
pendent.
Year: 1871

WHERE THE SUS DOES NOT SET
The following graphic passage is
from the description Of a scene wit
messed by Mr.. Campbell and his
party, in the north of Norway, from
n cliff | 900 feet above the sea: "the
ocean stretched away in silent vast
ness at our feet the sound of its
waves scarcely reached our airy
lookout, away in the north the huge
old sun swung low in the horizon,
like the slow beat OF the pendu-
lum in the tall clock of our grand
fathers parlor corner. We all stood
silent, lookinga at our watches. When
both hands came together at II,
midnight, the full, round orb hung
triumphantly above the waves. O
bridge Of gold, running due north,
spanned the water between us and
him. There he shone in silent ma.
jesty, which knew no sitting. We
involuntarily took off our hats; nc
word was said. Combine, if yor
can, the most brilliant sunrise and
sunset you ever saw, and its beau
ties will pale before the gorgeou,
coloring which now lit up the ocean
heaven, and mountain. In half al
hour the sun had swung up percep
tibly on its beat; the colors changed
to those of morning; fresh breez'
rippied over the flood; one songste
after another piped up in TIN
grove behind us; we had slid int
another day
Year: 1871

The other day the front door of
the New York Tribune office had TO
be closed for some purpose. So Mr..
Greeley wrote on piece of paper,
entrance on Spruce street." and
sent it down to the man who does
the painting of the bulletins, to be
copied. The man studied over
Greeley's tracks all the forenoon.
and finally in despair wrote Ed
tors on spree !" and posted it up.
Year: 1871

CAN'T BE DoNE.-A barber in Chi
cago has discovered that it is next
to impossible to shave man satis-
factorily while looking out the base
ment window at the feet of girls
passing on the sidewalk above. In
determining the number OF the shoes
a lady wore he sliced off the ear of a
customer.
Year: 1871

= The symptoms Of Liver
Complaint are uneasincss
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, and lis mistaken


fer rheumatism. The stom-


ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
shines alternating with lax
d with pain, and dull, heavy
ssensation, considerable loss
of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hav-


ing left undone something
Which ought to have been


done. Often complaining or
weakness, debility and low
sspirits. Sometimes many OF
Year: 1871

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
happiness, Indeed, without these, tho journey
through life becomes u weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkcns to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the me elancholy reflection that the happiness OF
anotbs IS blightcd with our own.
Year: 1871

1t is reported that prominent Republicans
IN Washington are urging the President to
send message to Congress recommending the
total repeal Of the test oath. 1t is held that
the bill partially repeating the oath, which
pas ed Congress q few days ago, and now
awaits his signature, is wholly in favor of the
ex rebels, and does not do justice to Union
men men who were forced into the rebel service.
Inc President is said to incline to this view,
and to have told General Clarke, of Texas
taat ne would rather sign a tOtal repeal bill
thaG the one bef,re him.
Year: 1871




There is the window over the way
That was 1T with babyss face by day si7t -
But the shutters are closed, and at the door
The doctors gig for an hour has stood
And they tell us-the little gnssips four, HF
Who bring US the news of the neighborhood-
That the doctor is coming every day e7e4Ef
To see the baby over the way
The terrible scarlet scourge has come,
And brother and sister are sent from home.
Each day they come to the gate to hear f1l q
. From the mothers lips how the baby is,
And the face is blanching with trouble and
i-- fear - 7s-f-I - ss4ii


That drops from the window mournful kiss (;
For. in spite of the skill of doctor and nurse,
The baby over the way grows worse.
When the midnight bushes the city's noise
We hear the cry of feeble voice, sir55s.f5t
And know that the room where the light burns
Holds hearts that watci, for the morning light;
What the day shah bring, if they could but
They would cling to the lingering hours of
For hearts viii break with the breaking day
When the long watch closes over the way 8
The baby over the way is dead. llJs- Il
And the mourners will not be comfOrted.
o, desolate ones no strangers voice
May break your silence, for words are cheap
But your gTiefs we tell by our tenderest joys;
q Our four little gossips are fast asleep: fll
That here in the dark we were crying with you?
Year: 1871

The annexed letter is from prom inent business man to one of our very best military officers, who kindly forwarded it to us with permission to use its substance. As we cannot abridge it without weakening the strong points, we give it in his own language. It shows bad state of affairs over in New Mexico, but we do have confidence that General Granger will turn loose on the public fed thieves and murderers and bring them to a realizing sense of the enormity of their crimes. But to the letter:

 RIO MIMBREs, N. M., July IS, 1871. For several weeks past the Indians have been very regular in their visits to this settlement, and each time got off with a few head of stock. A few days ago a party of our citizens fol- lowed their stock to the Alamoso Res ervation; found the stock they were in pursuit of, and also saw ten or twelve head of horses that had been stolen from this place, but they could not get the1r stock back. The Agent could give them no satisfaction, but he kindly gave them permission to buy their stock from the Indians if they could do it; but the Lo family asked more than the owners could raise, and they were compelled to come off without anything.

 Now, you know there is something radically wrong about this reservation system. The Indians regularly draw their rations, and then get passes to go out and steal, and have safe place to take their stolen property, too, and are then protected by government officers from the owners of that stolen property.

 A state of open war would be pref erable to this; but what can we do ? There are not citizens enough here to clean them out, and there is no law that will take hold of them. I wish you would extend one of your scouts this far and make a good killing, you would receive the thanks of every good citizen of New Mexico. There are about 500 Indians on the reser- vation.

 We may add that under orders is- sued & month or two ago, the military are authorized to pursue hostile h. dians to and on their reservations, and here is a fine opportunity to exercise the right.
Year: 1871

Our facilities or purchasing and ar engagements for selling are fully completed and we now offer to the trade Full Stock of Merchandise in each department, con- prising all articles enquired for, and sala- ble throughout the Territory.

 We sell at small advances FOR CASH, and are positive that it is to the benefit of every Interior Merchant to buy of us-in- stead of San Francisco or elsewhere
Year: 1871

At Mineral Park, distant from Cerbat in a northerly direction about five miles, very rich belt of Hedges have been found. These crop out chiefly ln a large flat covered with cedar timber. The ores contain chlo- ride and sulphide of silver with but little base metal. They are exceed- ingly rich.

 The Keystone, a wide ledge, has a shaft about 40 feet in depth; the ores assaying from two hundred to two thousand dollars per ton. The Fair field, an extension of the Keystone also promises well, but not so much work has been done on it. The Lone Star, the Setting Sun, the Dexter Putnam, Norwalk, War Horse, Tele- graph and numerous other claims, all open well. There are about sixty men at this camp at present, all busily engaged in opening their mines. A five stamp mill is now being erected and it expected to be in working order about the middle of August. Pine
Year: 1871

EDITOR ARIzoNAN: Sir-I had the exq uisite pleasure the other day, of killing the mail carrier from La MessilIa. In the newspapers taken from the white rascal, (who wounded two of my men), found Gen. Stoneman's te- port. Good people through welfare, Issee, ac- cording to bis account, that we are even bet ter than I believed ourselves to be. I feel extremely obliged to him for his kInd report, and in case he should fall into my hands, inc stead of dragging him through cacti and roasting him, head downwards-whieh is ex- trsmely amusing--I have promised my ysquaws that they shall be permitted to stone the man to death.

 By the bye I would mention the injustice the United States are doing us by keeping such miserable, lean mules. It is very ugh on my braves One fat mule is equal as an article of food, to three of the skinny old brutes that we steal from time to time, and much easier to get away with. How the deuce does the U. s. expect us to subsist on such food

 If you fail to print this note lock nut for your scalp. By giving it due publicity you will benefit your own self, as IWill deduct 1t in our settlement, and be as lenient when get you as with my friend s.

 Yours bloodthirstily

 CACHIsT.
Year: 1871

The Lynchburg (Na.) News sums up
the case as follows:


What Radicalism wants us to do is
to vote the Radical ticket. If we will
DO that, and rc-clect the Grant Admin
lstration, we might drive the whole
negro race into the Atlantic without
mourning the displcasure of the party
in power. We rather think that in
that event they would like to see us do
1T. If we choose to have peace we can
have it by surrendcring the power of
the General Government to Radicalis,n
without resistance. If the Southern
States will go for Grant they will hr
left to manage their local affairs as they
please. Whether that, on the whole.
would be the wiscst policy is question
which those who sec tit to entertain if
may ponder at their leisure. But moth
ing short of that will be satisfactory.