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The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

"Ir May BURST Man. BUT WILL NOT MAKE
HIM DRrsK."-A highly interesting trial was
lately held in Petersburg, Va, in which
some statistics concerning the manufacture of
lager beer-and the effects resulting from CO.
pious libations Of that Teutonic beverase-were
given. This valuable information was elected
under oath, and may therefore be credited. 1t
was as follows:
Mr. Solomon Keyser was the defendant, and
was charged with keeping disorderly beer
saloon. A very respectable witness in the case
defined what lager beer was. He said it was
manufactured of malt and hops, and TO make it
bitter, an extra amount of the latter was thrown
in-that was beer. This compound was pitched
in barrel with casing OF rosin, and was laid
in cellar, from which laying in store, was de-
rived the name lager. This was lager beer, or
stock ale The witness thought it might burst
a man, bit ,coaid not make him dunk. He had
known German ladies in New York and Phila.
dephia to put II to 90 glasses (pints) under their
waistbnnds in one day, and never feel the ef.
fects.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
Smoking song.

AIR" Sparkling and Bright
Floating away like the fountains spray,
Or the snow-white plume OF a maiden,
The smoke-wreaths rise to the star-lit skies,
With blissfu fragrance laden.
Then smoke away till golden ray
Lights up the dawn of the morrow,
For a cheerful cigar, like shield. will bar
=. The blows of care and sorrow.
The leaf burns bright, like the gems of light
That flash in the braids of Beauty,
Il nerves each heart for the hero's part,
On the battle-plan of duty
In the thoughtful gloom of his darkened room,
Sits the child of song and story,
And his heart is light, for his pipe beams bright,
And his dreams are all of glory.
BY Tie blazing FIRE sits the gray-haired sire,
And infant arms surround him
Aud he smiles on all in that quaint old hall,
While the smoke-curls float around him.
Il, the forest grand of our native land,
Wlru the savage conflicts ended
Tie '.l.pe Of Peace" brought sweet release
.tvitg Toll aiId terror blended.
Tie tark-eycd train of the maids of Spain,
NcalL their arbor shades "trip lightly,
A.d cleaning cigar, like new born star,
IN - casp oi their lips burns brightly.
/ i, lrue tie soul. ike The blushins bowl,
y iii lis rose-red burden streaming,
"a Il ,lfov9ns it in bliss like the first warm kiss
Rom .!i. lips with love-btds teeming.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

WHrsr.-Never let man and wife play to-
gether at whist. There always family tele-
graphs, and if they fancy their looks are watch
ed they communicate by words. found out
that l never could win of Smigsmag and his
wife. l mentioned this one day to my partner,
and he told me, "You can never win of them."
why 7" said I. signals by looksl"
NO." said he. "by words. II Mrs. Smigs-
mag is to lead. Smigmag says, Dear begin.
Dear begins with D. and does diamond. and
out comes diamond from the lady. If he has
to play, and she says. IS. my love. play she
wants spade. Harriet. my dear says Smigs-
mag. how long you are sorting your cards
Mrs. Smigmag stnmps down heart; and q
gentle Come my love- on either side, produces
q club"
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

New BRIDeE.-A new bridge has lately
been completed across The Trinity river on the
trail from Weaver to Shasta. of which the Trim.
ity Times gives this decrip,icn:
The whole length of the bridge across the
river is four hundred and fiftysix feet. There
nre two piers only, one on each side of the chan
mel, and present surface on the top of each
forty feet in length and sixteen feet in width
These are made in the most thorough manner.
and placed on firm foundation. filled with
heavy stone. and are twenty feet above low wa
ter mark. Upon the top Of these piers rests the
timber upon which the floor is placed, and over
which the travel passes
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

LONG SPEEcHEs-The London Dispatch. in
alluding to the 6unkum speeches made in Par
liamen, says:
"Oh seldom-speaking Cromwell! whose vo-
cation was by no means talk. but who made
Europe trembe Ireland orderly, and England
great-how need we wonder that true worker
should seek to get rid of ofchattering Parliamenta-
ry magpes, and pray the Lord to deliver him
from Sir Henry vane!" Oh silent Washington!
who could conquer the mighty. and found the
greatest empire in the world. but whom a
D'Israeli could confound in utterance Oh
taci,nrn Brutus! who conld even make Rome
more illustrious, and delete Carthage from the
worlds map, but could not outspeak even the
rawest of reporters. Have we not fallen on
evil days and evil tongues p"
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

y Gaa SraiNG.-The location of an inhamma.
:'ie eat SPsIug. says the Placervlle american is
go = snmli Inc less than half a mile from the
e"aS lscart.d wngon road 10 Carson Valley.
SD sllur' distance this side Of Hope Valley
mere 's no wa er IL rs viciuiiy at this season
oi 'he year. bat during tie rains of winter, the
.pfng mus, bc covered with water. Its present
appearance is that of q shallow cavity or basin
J., the earth four or FIVE feet in diameter, and
rAy a5ant ~ many inches in depth. The bot
;''n m substance through which the gas, ia con
st'iii lIrge hnhbles. IS emitted. has much the
c'hsiS'cnry and appearance of thick, muddy or
t'o|n lnnkins tar. and which TO- the touch is
'Ntrn 'h"n.h not hot; and though the gas burns
'viih brilliant though h'nish flame. on the ap.
p'lo'ti"n "f lighted match, this tar like sub.
t'3nee IS ri ia The least degree inflammable.
'>.si ~ien Tried 10 hardness The .prins in
'isch . curiosity. bp; owing to its locality can
never hs made available for any useful purpose.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

V Mary Fontenay. the French traveller.
says in her new work on America
But tits above ALL the poses of the Americans
which merit being studied. have rarely seen
Yankee. whose position. when seated. was not
miracle of equilibrium and Imagination. Gen
orally. they place their feet muntle-piece
on s,ove-pipe, against wall or pillar, but in
such manner that their heels shall always be
higher than the head IF cne were TO ask an
American, which being in fable in history
ought to have been the happiest, he would
without doubt angwer-Briarius; because he
could extend more arms and legs than other
mortals"
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

lV The State Journal of yesterday. in Mt
tempting to demolish our arguments in favor of
giving the next u. S. Senator to Northern Cali
fornia. pokes its fun at us by nominating us as a
candidate. We are not particularly thin skinned.
and can stand as much quizzing the next man.
but to couple our name with the U. S. Senator
ship is joke for which we have stomach
Candidate for Serator Twenty yoke of the
biggest and strongest oxen that may be paraded
at the agricultural fair. could not drag us up to
such ridiculous position. No more of that
Mr. State Journal, an thou lowest me !'-Morys-
rifle Herald.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
CourlshiP.

Annie sighed, and Jamie seized her
Pretty little trembling hand,
Then with outstretched arm he seized her
Half reluctant form, and-and-
"Loose me" but he clasped the tighter
"Annie, say, wilt thou be mine1"
Then her bright face grew much brighter,
Then she whispered, am thine"
Then they clasped each other fondly,
Close together as two br cks;
And they kissed each other soundly,
And-I left them in this fix.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

HUmoRors.-Two gentlemen, of opposite po-
litics, meeting, one inquired the address of some
political celebrity, when the other Indignantly
answered:
81 am proud to say, sir, that am wholly ig-
norant Of it,
"Oh, you are proud of ignorance, eh, sir I"
"Yes. am." replied the beligerent gentle
man, I" and what then, sir?"
"Oh, nothing. sir nothing; only you have
great deal to be proud of, that's all"
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
YE THAT sUFFER-READ
DOCTOR PAREaRA,s

For the certain and specify cure Of diseases Of q
priyose nature, no matte, hoi0 long Standing,
uihout ong Injurious effects TO the
system. any change Of daet.
never hns fniicd--Et cannot fail TO Cure.
TVHIS INVALUABLE SPECIFIC, FIRST
4 introduced into Pisa some fifty gears since,
soon became so well known as certain cr,e,
that in every town and city, not only on tho
Continent but in Grea: Briain the demand Tor
il was so great 1t merits go astounding, that IN
less than che year fon lis introduction II had
svrplnniei ali other remedies. The Medical
Faculty of The principal cities of Europe were
comrelled 10 Il, knowledge its wonderful mastery
over disease irnprctors ui other Medicine.
Jealous Of its sway. valnly endeavCred 10 stay its
onward prngress. Like grass before The mower.
their efforts fell to the srnnnd; aud Ike fire On
the praires, sweeping all before II, It's onward
march became triumphant II Stood forlh upon
its own neri's; discerning public saw, tried
and were convinced ct It's magic0l cirtncs. The
massive fortune acquired by Dr. Pareira from
e sale oi it during the six years lle prepared il.
alone bore witness to its airocnio"s me'iis. AT
the decease of The Doctor, the recip was be-
oueutleI 10 his " ho has lately introduced
the remedy into the United States. The number
of cures il has already made astcnishiug.-
Thousands and tens Of thousands eau bear t.st,.
mony 10 lis efficacy.
All WHO ssse 1t, i: viii Cure,
With safety speed and certainty 10 other med
lCilie LdS ever IsOSaSsStu
Resort TO no Guncas NostIunis.
Use remedy that has been Tried i"r the pass
6tiy gears. and was never known 10 fail
THIS GRxAT REMEDY Is
WARRANTED PURELY VEGETABLE.
Beware Of Counfcrfei:s.
Tie extensive sale of Ihs wonderful medi-
cine has already caused some person or persons
lo palm III upon the unsIsrecing y rpnrions
compound closely resembling The orisin1l. Be
particular tp buy none without the written sig
nature oi \. fsnFIKs. NJ. D an the 0ntslis
wrapper oi each bottle. All others counter
lett, and their con,poundrrs VIII be punished
with the utmost rigor of the law.
Price. Three Dollars per hotfle. For sale by
d. BAscptK. sole Agent for California Oregon
and the Sandwich Islands, To whom all orders
wholesale dealers.
D. BABCOCK. Wholesale Drne est, II Davis
street, between Clay and Wnshnston streets.
List Of Agents Throughout siie State.
RHODES & DEBNAM Main $sreci. door
ot Hunter street. Agent nj St"cktnn.
RICE, COFFIN & Co, Draeyist Marysri!le.
w Ii BRrNTLR. Tuoune Drug Store Sounrn.
BENZ SHuRTLtFr. Shasta Drug Store, Sasis.
CHILD & WoHTRES, Plot eryiv Drug SIurr.
Placervi,le.
JUSTIN GaTEs. JR., Sacramcnto City
Dir K w CARR, Downieyille.
Dr. JoHN L.RK, Nevada.
DR. " II CATLIFF, lreka.
Dr. j WIxsToN, Los Angeles
WHALEY & MoRsg San Diego
GEORGE J. SToRY, Portland. . T. srr-oo-3Es
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

The SHIP CAHAL.-The cost of uniting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. by ship canal
through the Atrato route. recently surveyed. is
estimated at $l5.000, 200. This route enters the
Atra:o river on the Atlantic side, about $50 miles
below Aspnwall passes up the river 81 miles
TO its junction with the Trnando; follows the
Truando 3S miles, after which it makes direct
cut to the Pacific, further distance of 25 miles,
making the whole canal l25 miles in length
The river Atrato is 800 miles in length, very
large, broad stream. with sufficient water 10
float navy.-EreniRg Journal.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
The Deacon mud fhe Irishmnn.

A few months ago. as Deacon Ingalls,, Of
Swampsett, R. l., was travelling through the
western part OF the State OF New York, he Tell
in with an Irishman who had lately arrived In
this country, and who was in quest OF brother
that came over before him, and settled in some
of the diggings in that vicinity.
Pat was strong, athletic man, and true
Catholic. and had never seen the interior of
Protestant church. 1t was pleasant Sabbath
morning that Brother ingalls, met Pat, who in
qnred the road TO the nearest church.
Deacon Ingalls, was a good. pious man. He
told Pat he was going to church himself, aud in
vited his new acquaintance to keep bim compa-
ny ihither, his place OF destination being small
meeting house near by. There was great re-
vival there at that time, and one of the deacons
(who. by the way, was very small in sta:ure) in
vited Brother Ingalls, 10 take seat in his pew
He accepted the invitation and walked in, fol-
lowed by Pat, who in vain looked TO lind an al
tar. After he was seated. he turned to Brother
Ingalls, and. in whisper, which could be heard
all around, inquired
Sure. isn't this hirrtic church =
Hush = said the Deacon; If you speak a
loud word they will put you oat.'
Divil word will spake, at ALL at all, re-
piled Pat.
The meeting was opened with prayer by the
pastor Pat was cycling him very closely. when
an old gentleman who wns standing il. the pew
directly in front of Pat, shouted 'Gloryn
Hist. ye divi.' rejoined Pat. in his loud whis
per, which was plainly heard by the minister
BE dacint, and don't make blnckguard of your
self"
The parson grew more and more fervent in
his devo,ons. Presently the deacon uttered an
! audible groan.
Hist ye blackguard; have ye no deccncs
at all. at all giving the deacon punch in the
ribs. which caused him nearly to lose his eqni-
librium.
The minister stopped. and extending his hand
in snpplicating manner. said" Brethren, we
cannot be disturbed in this way Will some one
put that man out =
Yes. your rivercnce,' shouted Pat, 4 will,
and suitng the action TO the word, he collared
the deacon, and to the utter horror and aston
ishment of the pastor, Brother Ingalls, and the
whole congregation. he dragged him through
the aisle, and with tremendous kick, he land
ed him in the vestibue of the church.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

GROUNDS FOR DIvoRcE.-Ladies must beware
of sitting in gentemens' laps and kissing them,
in the absence of their husbands, for the Su.
preme Court yesterday granted divorce in the
case of Frederick Loerz against his wife Catha-
rine, the evidence shaving that he was sea-
faring man, aud that during his absence at sea,
Mrs. Loerz was frequently visited by one Henry
Schmidt. and on one occasion she was seen sit
ting in his lap, and as he going away she
accompanied him TO the door, where he kissed
her and went of.-Ner York Mirror.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

TgE NrRDsRsR.-Ihet following. says The Err
Pres. Is The description of Walker who escaped
from 'he Downievisle Jail. and for whose appre.
i nslnn reward OF : 900 is offered
heisil'. about feet inches; hair, chestnut
,"lur; hsA; blue eyes good teeth. straight nose,
si"'rs ifce. nn heard; wears ring on the finger
"es lie lii;lA finger on the right hand which
'hpP"' 4e gnt otf unless cut and has piece of
silas'1 IN il when he left wore pair of black
H'Ssin;ere panta. eclean white shirt, not starchsd
,'f ifoaed. y resh colored nnder-shirt, no hat.
l..o.s or shnes on. -
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

CrRE FOR RHEuMATIsA. - Lemon juice is
recommended certain cure tor acute inham-
ma'ory rheumatism. 1t is given in quantities
of table spoonful of twice the quantity Of cold
water. with sugar. every hour. The effect of the
lemon juice was almost instantaneous in one
case mentioned: in ten days the worst case was
cnred. and in seven the other was able to 60 out,
and there wasa fexibility of the joinis of the
cured quite unusual in recovery after other
modes of treatment. We know of several re-
cent cures of severe cases.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
MELTING ACCIDENT.
He clasped his Julia's form

He clasped his Julia's form
That form the fairest under Heaven:
His love. just like the day was warm
The mercury at 81.
Oh. Juliana. dear. he cried,
My love its top degree is getting;
'Tis gold, in truths alembic tried,
That never can grow less by sweating.
She bowed her head upon his breast,
AS hotter grew the summer weather.
And as her form he warmly pressed.
They melted right away together!
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

NoMGTHING FOR GREELEY TO SMoKE.-The
hev. Or. Styles, Secretary of the Southern Aid
oooiety' states fhat the people OF the sonth have
expended more to elnancipate slaves than Il, :
religions community in The whole country ba.
ior ai benevolent objects beaides. The soulb
has enianeipated slaves at cost and sacrifice
TO themselves OF Sl25 900, 900: while the con.
'fihut.ons 10 all benevolent objects have not been
more than one fifth Of this arnonn,
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

WBAr NEXT I've are informed that chem
list in this city is making arrangements to erect
a powder mill in this vicinity. Should the en-.
terprise be consummated it will stop heavy
drain on our resources-a sufficient reason that
we should give it our earnest wishes for it's sue
cess The celebration of the Fourth OF July
with California powder would certainly make
a noise in the world.-Sac. Union.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

V The Poughkeepsie Telegraph says that
one of the smelling committee Of the Carson
League in that place. being pious man. felt it
his duty to call at place where he suspected
liquor vas kept, and asked the privilege of
praying. The store was kept by a woman, and
two or three OF her children were present at the
time. After the praying had progressed TO great
length the woman not feeling particularly inte-
rested. quietly left the room. As soon as she
had disappeared. the man on his knees turned
to one OF his little children and said" "Sssey.
where does your mother keep her brandy !
Amen.n
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

A POINTED BLow.-An invalid sent for ply
sican and after detaining HIM for some time
with description of his pains, &C., he thus
sums up:
Now. doctor. you have long hnmbngged me
with your good for nothing pills and worthless
syruPs. they don't touch The real difficulty.
wish you to strike the of my ailment, if
it is in your power to reach IT,"
1t shall be done" said the doctor, and lifting
his cane he demolished decanter of gin that
stood upon the side-board.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

On THE RIGHT RoAD.-Engiish Trdoeler-"Hi
say. sir. ham on the right road to 'Artford ~
Jonnthan-" Well. you be-"
Trareiler-" Ow far shall ave to so before
get there p
Jonathan-"Well, if yeou turn reound and 60
t'other way. may be yeoul have to travel about
ten miles. But if yeou keep on the way yeou
are going, yeou'll have to 60 about twen'y-four
thousand, reckon
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
" The steamer Ericsson, witt. its new steam

~ The steamer Ericsson, with its new steam
engines improved by Mr.. Ericsson is quite sue
cessful in its working. so far as the saving OF
fuel is concerned. The average pressure of
steam is % lbs and the number of revolutions
per minute thirteen and a quarter. The aver
age speed twelve and three fourth miles an
hour: and the consumption, seven.eiehts of
ton per hour. Mr.. Haswell. U. S. Engineer
pronounces the result the most wonderful ever
obtained from any steam engines.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

ANOTHER SsoRrER.-A locomotive for the Sac
ramenio Valley Railroad, weighing 35, 1000 lbs
brought up from the bay on brig, was hauled
over the levee yesterday with oxen, a distance
OF so feet, with a rise of o5 feet. As may be
supposed, it took long. strong pail TO transfer
the monster to terra hrma.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
WHIT Cens,i.utc. Richer.

' - he rich" said Mr.. Marcy, our worthy
Secretary of State. requires only satisfactory
r.uetiitsli Of the mind. One man may be rich
VIII 'b4ndrcd dollars, while another in the
l,ns.ss-t.ln " nii!lirus may think himself poor
a"d - The necessities of life are enjoyed by
.ic! il ID evident that tie man who is best sat-
l4.isl with his possession is the richer"
fu illustrate his idea, Mr.. Marcy related the
following anecdoic:
'.Whiie was Governor Of the State OF New
York. ;" said he. :" / was called on morning
by j rough specimen of d back-wood snan. who
stalked in and commenced conversation by in.
quiring il this was Mr.. Marcy =
| replied that was my name
"Bill Marcyl" said he.
nodded assent
' Used TO live in Southport, didn', YET"
answered in the affirmative, and began to
be little curious to know who my visitor was
and what he was driving at.
That's what told em;' cried the back
woods.man, bringing his hand down on his
thigh with iremenduous force; " | told 'em you
the same old Bill Marcy who used to live
in Southport; but they would not believe it,
and promised tho next time l came to Albany,
20 como and you and find out for sartin-
Why. you know me. don't you, Bill ~
didn't exactly like to ignore his acquain-
lance altogether, but for the life of me / could
not recolect ever having seen him before, and
but was not able to call him by name.
My name is Jack Smith," answered the
back-wood s-man, "and used TO go to school
together thirty years ago, in the little red school
house in old Southport. WE'LL times have
changed since then. and you have become
great man and got rich, suppose"
shook my head, and was going to contradict
the impression, when he broke in
"Oh, yes you are-I know you are -rich-no
use in denying it. You was Controller for-for
long time. and the next we heard of you, you
were Governor. You must have made heap of
money. and | am glad of it-gad to see you
getting along smart. You was always a smart
lad at school, and knew you would como to
something"
l thanked him for his good wishes and opin-
ions. but told him that political life did not pay
well he imagined. II suppose' said |.
fortune has smiled on you since you left South
port"
"Oh, yes" said he, Al hain't got nothing to
complain OIL must say have got along quite
smart. You see shortly after you left Southport,
our whole family moved up to Vermont, and
put right into the woods-and reckon our fam.
IiT cut down more trees aud cleared more laud
Than any other in the State"
"And you have made good thing of it: How
n.uch do you consider yourself worth ~ l
asked, feeling a little curious to know what he
considered fortune, as he seemed 10 be so well
satisfied with his.
WELL" he replied, 81 don't know how much
am worth; but think (strai eh,ening himself
"cl all NY debts werepaid should be worth
'hIee hundred dollars clean cash. And he WAS
IN. tor he was sa'is6ed.-I Knickei booker.
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13
To THE LADIES OF CALIFORNIA;

YNO THE LADIES OF CALIFORNIA;.
Il j. CZAPKAY, NJ D., Physician, Surgeon
and Acconcher, invites the attention of the sick
and afflicted females laboring nnder any of the
various forms Of diseases of the brain. lungs.
heart. stomach, liver, womb, blood, kidneys. and
all diseases peculiar to their sex. The Doctor
Is ettectIng more cure than any other physician
IN the State of California. Let no false delicacy
prevent you, but apply Immediately, and save
yourselves from painful sutferings and, prema-
ture death. All married ladies. whose delicate
health or other circumstances do not allow an
increase in their families. should call nj Dir. L.
j. Czapkay's Medical Institute, Armory Hall
corner OF Sacramento and Montgomery streets
and they will receive every possible relief und
help. The Doctors Offices are so arranged tina,
he can be consulted without the fear Of uIn,esta.
tion. Ii desired, DR.. C. viii visit the ladies' al
their. residences
All consultations tby letter ar otl,erwise(
free.
Address DR.. L. J. ZEAPKAY.
Medical Enstiiute. Armory Hall Builiins
corner Sacra,ncn'o and Montgomery sts
oco-'n Sou francisco
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

GS During the examination Of a witness, as
ask ed him
" nicn way do the stairs run7 %"
wag. replied.
One way anes run mp .tnirs, bu, the other
way they fnn down .sairs.s
The learned counsel winasa, both eye.. and
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

. Monroaors.-The amount of money loaned
upon mortgage in San Francisco. for the cnr-
reat wear. has been sscertained, by examine
ton Of lAe records in the County Recorders OF.
6ce, TO be g., $50 oaa: aud the county paid 1862
for the examination i-cziris,
The Shasta courier., 1855-10-13

SOMEBODY HOLD HIM!-One of Ohio's sturdy
orators wound up recent speech with the fol-
lowing lines. Somebody hold him or he will
be next President sure:
The American Eagle
That proud bird of destiny hail!
Let no man think of plucking his wings
By depositing salt on his venerable tail