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Year: 1871

SPRING CoMING.-The zee has left our
harbor completely. and our painters, rig
gers and ship carpenters have their hands
full to prepare the large feet, Said UP
here, ready for starting on an other sea
sons business.


Our two saw mills have commenced
working up the immense piles Of logs,
hauled here during the winter, and our
raftsLen are getting ready to have "the
logs come down." New life and activity
is perceptible everywhere and we look
forward hopefully to the new season OF
navigation.
Year: 1871

TEACHERS. call the especial at
tention of the Teachers of this County
and of those who wish to become such,
to the Advertisement of our indefatigable
and efficient County School Superinten
dent. Do not fail to comply promptly
with the place and time appointed in the
notioa
Year: 1871

Our young friend Clarence Smalley
met with quite an accident this morning,
by slipping and striking his right arm
against piece Of tin which cut his wrist
very severely. Doctor Balcom is attend.
ing him, and we hope there will be nc
serious consequences to the accident.
Year: 1871

PosTPoNEMENT.- account Of the
bad condition of the roads, the entertain
ment Of the Vesperian Society which
was to have been held last evening, at
the new Presbyterian church, has been
postponed until tomorrow friday
evening. We sincerely hope that the
walking will be better by that time, and
that there will be full attendance.
Year: 1871

HNHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO
u the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
in accordance with the requirements of law he 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:


If any person shall willfully make, give,
under oath affirmation, false list of his, her,
or 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 willfuly concealed, removed,
transferred or misrepresented by the owner or any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at times the amount of tax
for that year. which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it, and fifty per cent of the amount
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 list Of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps save 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

RED JACKET-An old MSS, containing
India tales, prepared by one Elan Crane,
has the following "Red Jacket $50 we'll
known as the brave chief of the Senecas),
once on visit to Canandaigua, and not
arriving until after dinner, the girl was
ordered to make preparations for him.
She, through carelessness or thinking it
would do well enough for an Indian, placed
on the table dish of meat that had been
visited by the flies Red jacket advanced
to the table, and seeing the insects busily
engaged on the meat, took the dish of meat
and placed it on the sill of the door, stepped
back, took his rife, deliberately took aim
and discharged the contents through the
meat. The report of the gun alarmed all
the house. They ran to inquire the cause
Red Jacker replied that he always killed
his meat before he ate it The joke had
its desired effect.
Year: 1871

PRovERBs.-Here is valuable bunch
of proverbs:


Borrowed lothes seldom fit we'll


Saste often trips up its own heels.


Men often blush to hear what they are
not ashamed to do.


What is not needed is dear at any price.
He who buys too many superfuities
may be obliged to sell his necessaries.


a fool generally loses his estate before
he finds his folly.


A man that boards his riches and enjoys
them not, is like an ass that carries gold
and eats thistles


That man who knows the world will
never be bashiul, and that man who knows
himself will never be impudent


Success rides on every hour grapple it
and YOU may win; but without grapple
it will never 90 with you.


u ork is the weapon of honor, and he
who lacks the weapon will never triumph.
1t was saying of Socrates that every
man should have faithful friend and a
bitter euemy--the one to advise and the
other to show his faults.
Year: 1871

Very intellectual women are seldom
beautiful, the formation of their features,
and particularly the forehead, is more or
less masculine. Miss Landon was rather
pretty and feminine in the face, but Miss
Sedgwieh, Miss Pardee, Miss Leslie and
the celebrated Anna Maria and Jane
Porter, the contrary One of the Misses
Porter, had forehead as high as that Of
an intellectual man.
Year: 1871

TIE YOSEMITE VALLEY.-Callornia
seems to be realizing, this year for the
first time, the real value of its possessions
of the Yosemite. The rush of visitors Is
large enough and constant enough and
leaves money enough TO make an i'm
preston upon her cent per cent apprecia-
zion of things The Central Pacific rail-
road is determined to control the travel
to the valley, and is pushing its branch
railroad in the San Joaquin valley with
fresh energy. The line will be compile
ted to the Mercer river in July, and
twenty miles more will be added during
the season. The probability is that
there will be more visitors TO the Yose-
mite this year, than in all previous time,
and among the crowd ale quite a num-
Der Of prominent Englishmen, including
Lord Campbell, brother of the marquis
of Lorne, lately married to the daughter
Of Queen Victoria.
Year: 1871

A man named Pierce Andrews of Tay-


lor, Mich, recently purchased n young
horse at Wyandotte. In riding the ami
NAL home, Andrews gave him several
whippings, and was once or twice run
away with, and thus, when he arrived
home, he was tired out, and the horse
was nervous and excited. There being
some goods packed away in the stables,
Andrews took the horse in Oh the barn
floor TO tie him. While 50 doing, the
animal bit him, and for this he was
soundly belaborhed with the handle of
broken-pitchtork. After being struck
several times, he broke loose and ran at
Andrews, and struck him down with
one OF his fore feet. While in this posi-
ton, the farmer received n bad injury
from being stepped or, but managed to
get up and show fight, still retaining
possession Of his weapon. The horse
reared, kicked and uttered mad neighs.
and III moment struck the man down
again. Andrews fell so close to parti-
ton that the horse could not get at him
well, and here he kept the beast at bay
by pounding its LEGS with n club. The
people at the house had heard the sounds
of the struggle, and 4 hired man and the
family were soon around the door As
the horse seemed to quiet down a little,
the man shonted to Andrews to crawl
carefully along to the door. This the
farmer started 10 do, but had not crawl
cd three feet, when the horse pounced
upon him again, and this time dislocated


his shoulder by blow of hoof. The


horse then commenced plunging and
kicking at everything, jumping at An
drews whenever the farmer moved, and
in this emergency, seeing that he was
likely TO be killed, lie shouted for the
man TO get the family out Of the yard,
and then open the door, supposing that
the animal would then 20 out. This
was done, but the horse plunged out and
in again with such rapidity that the far
n.er could not escape, the animal max
ing at him every time he tried it. AS
last resort, the hired man loaded an army
musket with fine shot, and gave tho
horse the full charge in the shoulder at
short range. The beast went down,
jumped up, made few circuits of the
yard, and then leaped the fence into the
pasture and ran until tired out. An
drews was badly bruised in many places,
had shoulder dislocated, as stated, and
Will he confined TO the house for some
time. The horse received considerable
injury from the gunshot, but it is thought
a veterinary surgeon can heal the wound.
Free Press.
Year: 1871

The JACK AT ALL TRADES-It is
worth the time and effort it requires TO
learn 4 little of everything useful, though
4 man should have a particular calling
on which all his best energies are CEN
tered. Who has not seen family 20
for days with a window pane boarded up
or covered with paper, because no glazer
could be had TO repair it, and the master
OF the house was ~ ignorant of the pro-
cess OF setting pane as his three year
cid child SO, too, the family is often
compelled to bring water from some
nei5hbor's well for weeks together, be-
cause of some little difficulty with regard
to their own pump apparatus which a
workman cannot be found TO repair.


We need TO begin early with the chIl-
dren, teach them how to use their eyes
whenever they see men working, no mat
ter whether they ever expect to do that
particular kind Of work in all their lives
The time may come when some scrap of
knowledge will DC worth many dollars to
them, not to mention the time and troub-
lc it will save.


a LARGE conconrse OF people were as
scmbled TO see the crowning block added
to some grand monument, and when it
had almost reached the summit, perhaps
an eighth Of an inch only lacking, it was
found they could not accomplish it.
There it swayed, and the vast multitude
looked on with breathless, speechless
anxiety. Just then stentorious sailors
voice sang out-''wet the ropes :" The
suggestion was at once followed, and the
contraction was sufficient to set the block
in its place. 50 much for bit of
knowledge. Learn everything you can,
boys, as you go along through life, and
never fear of being called q Jack-of-all-
Trades No one is i'll greater request in
society than the ''handy" person who is
ready for every emergency.
Year: 1871

A Coop Doc SToKY.-Thc Chris
tian Union vouches for the truth of this:


A narrow log lay as Il bridge over a
ravine. From the opposite ends Of the
log, at the same moment, there started
to cross it 4 big Newfoundland and lit
tie Italian greyhound OF course they
met in the middle; Of course there was
not room for them to pass neither could
they 60 back. The height was dan
gerous one for the greyhound, and to the
water at the bottom he was extremely
averse. The Newfoundland could have
taken the leap in safety, but evidently
Year: 1871

SETTLEMENT.


The mystery in regard to Gen. Lawrence,
who suddenly disappeared some weeks ago, leaving a
considerable deficit in his accounts Pension Agent
has been solved by the reception Of letters from him
stating that he is now in Texas. He has made full
explanations 10 his friends who while they lament MS
rash decision in previously Withholding from them
statement Of hs affairs still far from abandoning
him. The impuaton that he had taken with him, in his
ill-advised flight, woman who was not his wife, Is
removed by the present Developments As has hereto
fore been stated ne had been led TO attempt sundry
specuatons in stocks using Government money; beng
unsuccessful he msapplied more and more IN the same
manner until the deficiency in his accounts had become
great that ne had choice but 10 call upon his friends
at once for aid TO take flight. The Pension bureau
has not vet completed the examination OF the accounts
but the amount of the deficit will, it Is believed vary
little from that previously stated namely, about $4,000
This amount his friends stand ready 10 pay before ne
can be officially declared defaulter They hope that
he Will then be restored 10 his family and resume his
former pursuits with the least possible stain from this
unfortunate episode
Year: 1871

MANY DO Nor LIKE IT-But it cannot be
helped 1t always what you win England might as well
dam up the waters Of the with bush for one to under
take TO change public opinion regard to this matter s thus
It's alvays So What been be again. one thing certain
Kyo,s SUMNER STYLES thing the Kind KNOX al


taxes the lead It cannot stopped His styles the popular
yle, One only appreciate them Cal 10 aud take
look Broadway, Of Pulionst
Year: 1871

NEW YORK. Tuesday, June is fs11


There is sufficient life in the horse trade to
keep the market In fairly active condition until the
middle Of the coming month. and for work and light
driving horses good steppcrs) prices are pretty wei
kept up but dealers in fine pleasure horses beginning
10 the close OF the at hand and as
ru lie, content themselves with smaller prohts rather
than run the risk Of having large stock
LETT over to stable until the Fall trade There arc also
many droyers from the country here, who think they
have been In New-York long enough and "want TO 90
home;" these are quite willing TO submit 60 little
sacrnce Irces therefore, without exactly ruling In
favor or buyers are In most instances satisfactory to
both parties engaged In the transaction.


The following is a list OF the horses brought to-day
under the hammer at Messrs Johnston & Van Tassels
Horse Auction Marts and OF the prices at which they
oIr.,n "A dor
Year: 1871

DAY. June 49, l8T o'clock nOon board at TIE foot Of
Twenty egh East River whore she be at All reason
hours iron steamboat METROPOLITAN. formerly 10 By
the Police Department the City Of New York She about Us feet
length y feet beam and feet depth Of hold with oscang engine
feet and Einch cylinder.


sseTen per he paid to the Collector Of City
and of the balance within three days
his Office the Court House. delivery Of the vessel


RICHARD B. CONNOLLY,


Comptroller Of the City Of New-York
Year: 1871

We are Congregationalist, but for years we have not cordially approved of the Congregational form of divine worship in the house of God. As denomination, we profess to ignore form, to worship God ID spirit, as one could render such worship without form. Praying, singing, and the reading of the scriptures, are acts of wor- ship. To perform these acts sitting, stand ing, or kneeling, is to perform them in the nse of form. Whoso insists that he can worship God as truly sitting as standing or kneeling, is as much formalst as he who insists that public prayer should be offered by the congregation kneeling, and singing by the congregation standing. But the laziest and most unrevcrentiNl of all atti- tudes, is in our humble opinion, that of sitting; and, if we mistake not. it is an unscriptural attitude. Hear the psalmist ''Oh, come. let us worship, and bow down Let US kneel before the Lord our Maker Notice the command (Neh. 9:5) Stand up and bless tho Lord," i.e. stand up and sing praise to Him. Let one how attend church 8 Sunday, in some town not far from here

 and he will find only one congregation practicing in accordance with these injunc

 tions, and these the Episcopal. Is prayer to be offered up? The people literally bow down and kneel before the Lord. Is { song of praise to be rendered9 All stand up and bless the Lord. Is portion of tho New Testament read? All stand. Are tho commandments read? They are listened tc on the tender knee, all praying, at the close of each announcement, for grace to keel the command. A beautiful spectacle iron beginning to end. But let one enter th' Congregational and Methodist churches, O.

 the same village and he will never learl from observation which is the more prope

 attitude, in praying and singing, whethe

 sitting or standing. He will most likel. infer that they sometimes stand, not t worship, but just for variety. Our advic

 to all congregations is; stand up whel you sing praise to God; kneel when yo1 pray to Him. PRoPR1ErY.
Year: 1871

One-half interest in the Recorder office has been sold to prominent journalist of Cincinnati and one of the most thorough, systematic and successful managers in the country. The price paid is ten thousand dollars, and the arrangement is to take effect the first of January. This means a new and fast Taylor Cylinder Press, which our apidly-increasing circulation impera- lively demands, new dress of newspaper type throughout, small and fast Hoe Cylinder Press for the Job office, and a Chromatic Jobbing Press for printing sev- eral colors at one impression, together with large additions of Book and Job Type of all the latest styles. West Meriden Daily Recorder,
Year: 1871

am so sorry to be unable to say, or
even hint what Mr.. Collins invention was,
or to what branch of industry it applied.
IL were to do so very many people
might name names, and Mr.. S. p Collins
would not like his real name divulged in
connection with that suicidal episode. He
often contesses, indeed, that at one period
of his life he was, for short time, in a
terrible state of suspense; but he does
not intend to be taken literally. You must,
therefore, take Tom Chatteris' piece of luck
on trust, and without veIitication for the
success of the schemes in which he had
embarked with gamblers desperation
was never in doubt from the day that
Collins completed his first order; and
Tom embarked the rest of his capital and
all his time in the affair.


At the end of twelvemonth he was in
position to marry Ju Fassl, who likes
the North, where they live, and is grad
ually developing fine pity, which is
nearer akin to scOrn than love, for all peo-
pie who are not rich. But she is very
charming in her own set, and an angel at
home.


Tom chuckles inwardly to notice her
unwilling adoption of the pursy hateur,
but Tefrains from quizzing her, for that
particular manner pays in that neighbor-
hood. A goose who kept her head down
in flock where all the long necks were
erect, would run the chance of being sti1ed.


AS for Tom himself, he has developed
into capital man of business, SO far as
action and energy are concerned; the best
thing he could do would be TO take TO
farming, or some congenial pursuit of that
kind. He hunts twice week, keeps a
good table, believes in his wife to any ex-
tent, plays at no game but whist, and
never exceeds half crown points.


He patronizes the local races, but re-
mains in his carriage, and doesn go near
the ring. He gives no very high moral
reason for this prudent conduct


"Well, the fact is, /" says he, ait does not
do to tempt fate; and have had such a
tremendous windfall that l have most
probably exhausted all the luck due to me
during the whole term of my natural
life Chambers Journal.
Year: 1871

Ii you suppose that by draining a coun-
try you can get rid of Will tho Wlsps,
you had better answer those advertise
ments in the Times which are addressed to
gentlemen with a small capital at their own
disposal, and you will be speedily unde-
eeived. One of these misguided imps
proposed that Tom Chatteris should de-
vote his life to potichomanie; another that
he should become manufacturer and re-
tail vender of gnger-beer; while others,
less harmless, sought to transfer his re.
naming capital into their own pockets, on
pretexts so transparently fraudulent, that
Tom, with all his natural taste for specu-
lation and sanguine belief in "good
things" saw through them at once.


He likewise tried for vacant secretary
ships of several public companies, but
found that the directors gave those posts
to their own nominees, and only adver-
tised for the sake of appearances, lest the
shareholders should suspect them of job
berry.


By the end of couple of months he
was heartily sick Of bootless correspond
ence, and of bothering his friends for tes-
tm0nials to no purpose, and started off one
day alone to walk off fit of the blues,
eschewing the high roads and following
rural fOotpaths. One Of these brought
him into wood on the crest of some un-
dulating ground and as it was now the
last week in October, the foliage was very
finely tinted for the year is like a dol,
phin-its brightest colors come out when
it is dying


Tom Chatteris was always affected
pleasantly by beauty in any form, and the
scene cheered him up, and inclined him
to take more sanguine view of life than
he had started with.


"After all, how jolly we might live in
an Australian or American clearing! l
wonder if Ju. would consent. She might
not like the ideai but l am certain she
would enjoy herself when she got used to
it. She would be giving up nothing, ex-
cept her grandmother, and William will
look after her. What is the best l can
expect in EnglandY To sit at desk all
day, and never cross horse again; while,
~ a squatter, my life would be full Of in.
Year: 1871

SMALLPOX is reported to be unusually
prevalent in the central counties of New
York. A large number OF cases were
caused by man, Indignantly afflicted
with the disease, riding In q railroad car
Year: 1871

Names, Business and Locations of
the Leading Houses in Wheeling,
for the use of Country Merchants
and others visiting the City. Those
intending to purchase will do well
to cut this out for reference.
Year: 1871

DIVISIONS exist in the Democratic party
which, from present appearances, cannot
well be headed. Party politics have been
enunciated by different leaders, SO antago-
nistic, that nothing short of the expulsion
of one or the other Of the advocates Of those
different policies from the party, can pro-
duce harmony in the ranks. And even
should party drill, and longing after the
loaves and fishes, succeed in quieting these
discordant elements, still there will be
fostering sores beneath the surface that
will not yield to the skill of party doctors.


But the Republican party must look to
its own strength and unity of action for
success, and not rely upon discussions in
the ranks of opponents. We must go into
the fight fully organized, and with de-
termination to win, and we repeat, with
good men as our nominees, with thorough
organization Of the party, backed by de-
Termination to win, and win we will
[Amador Ledger.
Year: 1871

We think the time has come when the
Republican party in this State should begin
to burnish up its armour and make all ne
cessary preparations for the coming fight.
And in the conflict to be fought in Sep
tember next, no division should exist in
its ranks. As great National party, all
minor difference of opinions existing among
individual members should give way to the
superior claims of public good. For near
four years past the State has staggered like
drunken man under Democratic misrule,
and another four years of similar madness
and folly would leave the State in de-
plorable condition indeed. But if the Re-
publican party should be true to the pro-
gressiye principles that under lie its super
structure. the close of the present year will
witness the last act in the drama of Democ-
ratio folly 10 the golden State. The great
object snd mission of the Republican party
at the coming election should be to wrest
from the Democracy the control of the
State, and under the guidance of an honest,
competent and faithful ruler, once more
place the State on the high road of pros
perity. This object can be accomplished
as surely as the sun rises in the East if
the entire Republican strength shall be
brought to bear in favor of the nominees
the party may put forth.-[ Amador Led
ger.
Year: 1871

The NEVADA LEaIsLAEURE.-The
Virginia Enterprise of March 4th thus no
tices the close of the last session Of the
Legislature OF Nevada:


As we write (12 o'clock midnight) the fifth
session of the Nevada Legislature is pro-
badly in the act of adjourning. We think
we express the sentiment of the people of
Nevada in invoking blessing upon that
provision of the Constitution which confines
the sessions of our Legislatures to sixty
days. Had sixty days more time been
vouch safed the Legislature just adjourned,
not dollar would have been left in the
State Treasury, and it is doubtful whether
dollar could have been borrowed by the
impoverished commonwealth. Altogether,
the body was the most corrupt ever con-
vened at Carson. Both branches embrac-
ed few good men, but we think we are
safe in the assertion that majority of the
members of the fifth session Of the Nevada
Legislature have proven themselves to be
as graceless set of scoundrels as ever
cold their votes TO the highest bidder in q
deliberate body.