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The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
A Nail M the Stomach.
A correspondent of the London Daily Tel
egraph writes:

A correspondent of the London Daily Tel
egraph writes:
Upon reading the account in the morning
papers of the fatal result which occurred to
a gentleman from swallowing nail. | felt
much regret that had not, for the benefit of
the public generally, made the following case
known A few years since the landlady of
the house in which | was residing, informed
me. in state of great alarm, that one of her
children, about four years of age, had swal
lowed a nail. She said that she was sure of
the fact, and thas it was an iron nail about
two inches long She requested my advice
as to how to act, and as to whether she should
give the child dose of castor oil. | told her
not to give the child anything to relax the
bowels. and upon reflection advised her to
make the child a hard dumping for dinner.
As | was quite aware that the case was dan
gerous. / advised her to consult a medical
man. This she did and informed me that
he quite agreed with my opinion, and | was
pleased to find she had not brought back any
mixture
In the evening again she consulted me as
to the child's supper. and | advised another
dumping, with as little drink as possible
The next morning she informed me that the
child had slept well, and had not exhibited
any symptoms of Mysteries. Upon asking
me what she should give the child for her
breakfast. she could not refrain from smiling
when | advised another hard dumping. In
the course of the forenoon, however, she
smiled mos. satisfactorily upon entering the
room, and at the same time placing before
me an iron spiked nail. about an inch and a
halt long. which the child had passed without
having shown any consciousness of its pres
ence. had much difficulty in persuading
the mother that | was not connected with the
medical profession. but was merely guided
by general knowledge of the intestinal or
gans and by common sense.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
SHASTA COURIER.
The Great Pla que.

Advices from Europe state iiia' So
frightful epidemic, known as Tue -
plague, is prevailing in Russia anu o."DD
GaI;gnani,s Messenger has been FURNISHED
With the following description OF the disease
N T;Ilo,r a French physician to the
Russian Court:
.ooord;no TO the opinions of the Russian
,S;a;rns II is the same fever that was OBJ
freryad for the first time IN Scotland III the
go. 1910 and denominated in that country
- ;n,ermittent fever. from the length OF the
;ntarmission. and the prolonged attacks
This fever is ushered in by cold shlyering.
alternating with remarkable heat from 40 u
Al degrees centigrade or loo degrees Fair
enbeit). the pulse beating l30. Great pros
tration and disorder are observable In the
nervous actions. although the state of the
mental faculties remains unaltered F; frequent
pains are felt in the head and limbs, great
pain is also felt in the left hypochondriac
region. and an examinations ef the palpitation
and percussion prove the spleen to have been
immensely increased in volume. The SIX N
is yellow in color, owing to the liver being
likewise affected by the malady. The in
l[latOrY attdck Ol Tue ltNeT ldSto iloth SV'Ct
to eight days. and terminates with very
copious perspiration. After the first parox-
vsm, an interval occurs of seven or eight
days, during which the patient appears al.
most as well as ever, bet at the expiration of
that period a second attack manifests itself
like the first, but accompanied with still
greater prostration. Sometimes a third par
oxysm declares itself after a further interval
of seven days, one of the symptoms being a
burning thirst and complete aneurism. and
the patient sinks into the most profound
state of prostration. The rate of mortality is
70 per cent, and the victims of this maady
die during the second attack. usually from a
kind of general paralysis, or through serious
arrangement of the nervous organs, with
real decomposition of the blood and an enor-
nous increase of the spleen. The liver also
becomes greatly enlarged, but the intestines,
on the other hand. are either found healthy.
or else hardly congested.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

SUBJECTS FOR THouGHT.-A correspond
ent of the Oakland Ne,cs says: 1--WE all
love flowers. plants. shrubbery, with their
aroma, beauty and variety. Men build cost
" houses. with finest carvings and decora-
tiOns Immediately the shrub the plant and
the vine are trained up the lattice work the
windows, doors and sides of the house are
covered with the rich foliage-the rooms are
darkened. and not a breath of air can find Its
way to the nursery or sleeping room or any
part of the house; and what is the conse
ouence? Children become pale, lose their
appetite. become restless and feverish, with
disturbed rest. Result the doctor, sick.
ness. if not the shroud the coffin and the va
cant chair Think of these things"
The Grass Valley Union makes the follow
ing sensible remarks upon similar subject
:. 1t is very common thing to see mothers
and servant girls pushing along over side
walks the little carriages in which they are
giving infants an airing on pleasant days.
The practice is very dangerous one, and is
liable to do great permanent injury to the
child. We observe also that carriages are
now so constructed that they may be pushed
instead of drawn. The position of a child,
riding backwards instead of forwards, is an
unnatural one. and directly effects the brain
of the infant. Some grown persons, even. can
not ride backwards in a railroad car without
experiencing a sense of faintness, and to ex-
pect child to do what a strong adult can
not, is unfair to say the least. tits believed by
medical writers, that infants have died from
diseases produced by being ridden backwards
We hope mothers will remember this, and
impress it on the minds of their servants.
Check the first attempt to ride the little in
nocent backward; and you will remove one
of the causes of congestion and brain fever
to which children are so liable"
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
Whlskytown Gold, Silver and Copper
Mining Company,

oeAl1oN OF Works. Trinity Centre, Trinity
IL county, Cal.-Notice is hereby given, that at
meeting of the Trustees of the above Company,
held on May Sth, 1862 an assessment of Three
Cents per share was levied upon the capital stock of
said company payable to the Secretary at Whisky
town, in United States gold or silver coin, on or
before June 9th, 1865. Any stock upon which
sald assessment shall remain unpaid on June
9th, 1865, will be advertised on that day as deiin-
quent, and unless payment shall be made before
will be sold June oath, 1865, to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with costs OF ad-
vertising and expenses of sale.
mpl3 THOMAS CARTWRIGHT, Secretary.
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||!'; |!
NOT A FEW

OF the disorders that act mankind arise from the
corruption that accuulaes in the Blood OF all the ds
coveres have been made to purge out none can
equal in efTec. HELNBOLDS COMPOUND EXTRACT
OF SARSAPAEILLA. It cleanses and renovatcs tho
Blood instlls the vsor Of health into the system, and
purges out the humos which mako disease 1t stimulates
the healthy functions Of the body and expes the disorders
that grow and rankle in the Blood Such remedy that
could be relied has long been sought for and now for
the time the pubic have which they can de-
pend Our space here does admit of certificates to
show Its effects trial OF single bottle will show to
the has virtues surprising anything they have
ever taken.
Two tablespoonful 1.-THE Extract Of Sarsapara added
to pint water is equal to the Lisbon Diet DriE aad
one bottle Ito gallon of the Syrup of sarsapariia
or the decoc.ion usually made.
The above Extracts prepared purely scientific
principes-in FIcuo-and embody the full strength Of
the ingredients entering into their composition AreaGy
and conclusive test will be comparison OF their proper
ties With those set forth in the U. s. Dspensatory.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

LADIES SHOULD READ NEwsPAPERs.-It is
great mistake, in female education, to keep
young lady's time aud attention devoted to
only fashionable literature of the day. If YOU
woald qualify her for conversation, you must
give her something to talk about-give her
eoacatlon with this actual world and its
transporting events. Urge her to read the
newspapers. and become familiar with the
present character and improvements of our
race. History is of some Importance. but
the past world is dead. and we have NOTHING
70 90 with it. Our thoughts and our con.
Ie'ns snouid be for the preseat world; to
KNOW what it is. and improve the condition of
IL LET her have an intelligent opinion, and
ne aoie TO sustain an intelligent converse.
.ion concerning the mental. moral, political
aoa rehgious improvement of our times.
Let the gilded annals and poems ON the cen.
yer table be part of the time with weekly
Journals; Let the whole family-men. wo.
men and children-read The nevsnans,s W.
Cooley
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
Ak ESocu ARDEN CASE IN DUBUQUE.

An ENocu ARDEN CASE IN DUBUQUE.-
Thirty months ago German. living on
White street in this city, volunteered in the
twenty first Iowa Infantry, and went to the
var. We shall call him Schmidt for short
He left wife, who was rather good looking,
luite Industrious. very frugal, and childless.
lime rolled on ard Schmidt went with his
regiment to Vicl sburg There heywas shot
me day. and wa> left .or-- dead on the fed.
TIE sad intelligence was sent to his W f, by
his Captain. and she Immediately obtained
the assistance of a lawyer, secured his back
payment and widows pension. She drew
the latter regularly. and. with what she
armed, managed to live comfortably. In q
few months she attracted the attention Of
me Schones, who we see is Miller by occu-
patton. He wooed and won. and for him
she gave up the pension. They were mar
ried last summer The course of true love
ran smooth with him until last Saturday
morning, when, just after they had finished
breakfast. Mr.. Schmidt. the first husband,
opened the door and paiked in Here was
fix Mrs what would her name be in
snch a case ?-shreked Mr.. Schones turn
ell pale and trembled. for Schmidt looked
vengeance after he had surveyed the scene a
moment and taken all Its meaning in. After
several minutes of silence, Schones revived.
and boldly asked. = What is to be done ?'
Schmidt sat down and told his story. He
was wounded-not severly-near Vicksburg.
and taken prisoner. and the rebels carried
him away with them. From that time he
had been in Southern prisons, until three
weeks since, when he was exchanged. He
came 10 Dubuque as soon as he could, and
hastened to his home. He received no in
timation of his wifes marriage until he en-
tered the house that morning. As he con-
cluded his story his IS .overcame him,
and he wept and she wept also. But it all
ended in the second hus ba DIS refusal to e We
the wife up. She, we are informed, refused
to express preference, and said the two
men might settle the matter between them
selves For four days both men kept very
close to the house, and had many ardent dis
cussions over this difficulty. But the mat
ter ended The returned husband offered
Schones twenty five dollars to evacuate the
premises and leave hin in possession off, An
hie." Schones accepted the offer, pocketed
the money and left. Schmidt is now with
his wife, The above is a true statement
the names only being ncorrect.-Duduque
Times
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
CONSTABLES SALE.

DY virtue of an execution issued out of Justice
I'D II. II. Shufleton's Court, of No. 8 township
county of Shasta, to me directed in favor of John
Parks and against Fredrick Wedenbach, L have
seized and will expose for SALE at puoic auction,
at IL o'clock,
On the 9th day of June, A. ID. 1865,
at Arbuckle. to the highest bidder. for cash, pay
able in u S. gold or silver coin, the following de-
scribed property to witt
An undivided half of ditch known as the South
Fork Ditch, taking the waters of Arbuckle Gulch
and its tributaries, reservoirs belonging to said
ditch, one-half of the hydraulic fume, hose and
pipe. one-half the mining claims known as the
South Fork Company's claims. Also, one-half of a
set of blacksmith tools and blacksmith shop.
Dated Horsetown, the 18th day of May, 4. D..
1865.
WILLIAM G0ODALL,
Constable Township No. 8,
myl3 Shasta Co.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

"HEREAs, by decree of foreclosure and
w order Of sale in the above entitled cause,
made and entered on the 24th day of February, A.
d. 1865, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that
sell, according to the law relative to sales of real
estate under execution, the property hereinafter
described, much thereof may be sufficient
to satisfy the amount due said plaintiff Charles
Camden, to wit: the sum of Three Thousand Five
Hundred and Ten 66-l00 (S3,5l0 66-100) Dollars.
with interest thereon at the rate of one per cent
per month from the said oath day of February,
A. ID. 1865 and the plaintiffs costs in this suit,
taxed at One Hundred and Nine 35-100 (Sl09 35-
1000 Dollars together with the costs and expenses
of sale, notice is therefore hereby given that, on
Friday, the 9th day of June, A. ID. 1865,
at O'Clock P. NJ, at the Court House doors, in
the town and county of Shasta, | will sell. at pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder, for cash. the
property and premises in said decree described as
follows, to- wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of land situated
in the county of Shasta and State of California the
ranch tract of land known as the Tower ranch,
lying on the east side of the Sacramento river,
bounded and described as follows Commencing on
the east bank of Churn creek, on the towship line
between townships number 80 and 81 north, range
4 west Mount Diablo Meridian, at the corner post
to sections and H. township 80; thence southeriy
and easterly along the plank fence. including the
same to the bank of the Sacramento river thence
up said river, meandering the the east
bank TO the point where the fence joins the river
Charles Kyies house; thence leaving the riv-
and following the fence in easterly and south
erly course including the fence to the place of
beginning, the east side of Churn creek, inclu-
ding about eight hundred acres be the same more
or less. being bounded north and easterly by a
plank fence, including the fence, and the south
and west by the Sacramento river: together with
all and singular the teuements, hereditaments and
arpurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertanng.
W. E. HOPPING, Sheriff.
By j. T. Burrows, Under Sheriff.
April 2Sth, 1865. a29
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
HAPPINESS or MISERY
THAT IS THE QUESTION.
vVVHE PROPRIEToRS OF THE
Pacific Museum of Anatomy and
Science"

have determined, regardless of expense, to Issue
FREE (for the benefit of suffering humanty,) four
OF their most interesting and instructive Lee
TURES, on MARRIAGE, and its disqualfcations:
Nervous Debility, Premature Decline of Manhood,
Indigestion, Weakness or Depression, Loss of En-
ergy and Vital Power, the great Social Evil, and
those maladies that result from youthful folies,
excesses of maturity, or ignorance of Physiology
and Natures Laws
these invaluable Lectures have been the means
OF ienhghtening and saving thousands, and Will be
forwarded FREE, on receight of Twenty five Cents
IN postage stamps. by addressing Secretary Pa
enc Museum of Anatomy and Science, Pine street,
San Francisco"
As- Letters to be sent through Wells. FARGO
70. mrT1 .1v
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

THE HAIR.-Stif bair is sometimes a sign
of obstinacy, sleek locks denote patience,
curly head is always accompanied by wit and
a love of pleasure Badness is the sign of
an active mind, unless the bald man brush
his back hair forward to cover the front :;
that is the mark Of "a mean and vulgar spirit.
or, which is still worse. unless be wears
wig, in which case he must be unquestion-
ably classed among the snobs. Premature
gray hair denotes misanthropy. continued
suffering, whether physical moral, exces-
sive labor or dissipation. With regard to
those abundant locks which time is powerless
to bleach, they are the badge of an even dis
position, and of mediocre intellect.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

GRANT ROLLING PoRK.-The New York Her.
aid relates the following incident, which took
place in that city during the general rejoicing
over recent great victory:
In the very centre of one of these groups
our reporter noticed veteran soldier of the
Union. lie wore a Sergeant's stripe on his
arm, and bore the marks of long service in
his bronzed and weather beaten countenance
The Sergeant i0yed the honor of being the
leading orator of the crowd. A evil an,
after listening to the oratorcal efforts of the
veteran, ventured the very original remark
that Grant was certainly a great General.
L" Great Sir-great Sir" shouted the sol
dior, interrup.ing the civilian in half. plea
scd tone. Great He is greatest There
is no General in the world like him, tell you
He is great in fighting, great in planning.
and great in mnding his men. Let me tell
you story about Grant. Sir: When was
down at City Point, once. saw one dav a
number of soldiers rolling barrels of pork
from vessel. There were officers superin-
tending the work. Some of the soldiers did
not work fast enough, and "A lieutenant felt
himself called upon to kick one of the men
in tender spot just at this moment an
othtT oiuccr cduIe up. II WAS Oeneral UTanl
himself who had witnessed the occurrence
The Lieutenant General peeled off his coat,
rolled up his sleeves and set to work helping
the men roll up the barrels. When the
operation was over, he wiped his hands with
his handkerchief. and turning to the kicking
lieutenant. said: Young man, remember
that a good officer never abuses Ills men. he
degrades himself when he does SO, and earns
the hatred of those under him. Tell Jour
commanding officer that General Grant is not
ashamed to help the poor soldiers, even in
rolling up pork
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
County Officers.

District sadge-E. Garter, of Shasta.
County Judge. C. Bush.
Sheriff-Wm. E. Hopping
Deputy Shcrif-Joseph 7. Burrows.
Tax Collector w. Garden.
Deputy-James Reagan.
County Clerk-Charles Mcdonald.
Deputy-John A. Fowler.
District Attorney-H. A. Curtiss.
County Treasurer-Felix Tracy.
Recorder-Geo. D. Forbes
Assessor-A. P. Ladd
Supt. Public Schools-John j.. Conmy.
Pub. Administrator and Cororer-D. II. Dunn
Board Of SMperuisors.-lst District, Henry
Jones I'd District, James Daley Sd District, E.
Nichols.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

BREAD FOR THE BoNEs.-Bread and butter
are the only articles of which we never tire.
from early childhood to extreme old age. 4
pound OF fine -four or Indian meal contains
three times as much nutriment as one pound
of butchers roast beef: and if the whole
product of the grain, bran and all, were
made into bread, fifteen per cent. more of
nutriment would be added. Unfortunately
the bran, the coarsest part, is thrown away
the very part which gives soundness to the
teeth and strength to the bones and vigor to
the brain. Five hundred pounds of fine flour
gives to the body thirty pcands Of the bony
element while the same quantity of bran
gives one hundred and twenty five pounds.
This bone is lime" the phosphate Of lime,
the indispensable element of health to the
whole human body, from the want of the
natural supply of which multitudes go into
general decline" But swallowing ''phos-
pilates" in the shape of powders, or in syr
ups, to cure these - declines,' has little or
no virtue The articles contained in them
must pass through Natures laboratory {;
must be subject to her manipulations, in
alembics specially prepared by Almighty
lower and skill, in order to impart their
peculiar virtues to the human frame in
palmer words the shortest, safest and surest
method of giving strength to the body. bone,
and brain, thereby arresting disease, and
building up the constitution, is to eat and
digest more bread made out of the whole
grain, whether of wheat, rye, corn or oats.
-HuWs Journal of HedHh
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
Sheriff'S Sale.

Charles Camden VS.. Margaret Mullen
ct al.
In the District Court of the 9th Judicial District
State of California, in and for the county of
Shasta,
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
CAUTION
FROM
THE AMERICAN WATCH co,

FROM
THE AMERICAN WATCH ca.
1t having come to our knowledge that limitations
of the American Watch have been put upon the
market in great numbers, calculated by their uter
worthessness, to injure the reputation of our gen.
une products, to protect own interests and the
public from imposition, we again publish the trade
marks by which our Watches may invariably be
known.
We manufacture four styles of Watches
The FIRST has the name
"AMERICAN WATCH CO., Waltham, Mass"
engraved on the inside plate.
The SECOND has the name
"APPLETON, TRACY & CO., Waltham,
Mass engraved on the inside plate.
The THIRD has the name
"P. S. BARTLETT, Watham, Mass" engrav-
ed on the inside plate.
All the above styles have the same American
Watch Co. painted on the dial, and are warranted
in every respect.
The FOURTH has the name
"WM. ELLERY, Boston, Mass" engraved on
the inside plate and is not named on the dial.
All the above described Watches are made Of
various sizes, and are sold in gold silver cases.
as may be required.
ItTis hardly possible for us to accurately de-
scribe the numerous limitations to which we have
alluded. They are usually inscribed with names so
nearly approaching our own to escape the OBJ
servation of the unaccustomed buyer. Some are
represented as made by the "Union Watch Co., of
Boston, Mass."-no such company existing. Some
are named the Soldiers Watch, to be sold our
Fourth or VIM. Elery style, usually known as the
"Soldiers Watch" !" others are named the apple
ton Watch Co. y others the "P. S. Barley" in
stead of our P S. Bartlett, besides many varieties
named in such manner to convey the idea that
they the veritable productions of the American
Watch Company.
A little attention the part of the buyers will
protect them from gross imposition.
For sale by the trade generally.
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
Agents for the American Watch Co.,
jn2s 1s2 Broadway, N. Y.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

EXTREME DELcAcY.-A young lady recent
ly entered the shop of a fashionable milliner
with whom her family were acquainted. for
the purpose OF making some trifiing purchase.
-.'How is your mother, miss ~ politely in.
ouired the lady. She is not very well,
replied Affectionate "Ah What is the mat
ter with herr" ..She fell down stairs an
hurt her curtsy bender" " Her what? %
"Her curtesy bender" " Curtsey-bender
what is that?" inquired the puzzled milline7.
" Why her knee said the blushing damsel.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
Times of Holding Courts.

Times OF Holding Courts.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
SHAsTA-Second Mondays of March, June and
November.
SIsKIYoU-Third Monday of January, first Mo,-
day of May, and third Monday of September.
TRISITY-Second Mondays in April, August and
December.
County Court.
Held on the first Mondays of May, September
and January.
Probate Court.
First Mondays of February, April, June, Au-
gust, October and D ecember.
BOARD OF SuPERvIsoRs-Meets 1st MONDAYS in
May, August, November and February.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27

Posr OFFICE AT BATTLE CREEK.-We un-
derstand thrt commission has arrived to
Sam. f. Frank, ESQ.,, creating him Post
master at Battle Creek. The Post Office
Will be opened Immediately. This is great
convenience to th. public and one which has
long been needeS.-Indpcndens.
The Shasta courier., 1865-05-27
HELMBOLD9S
HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
COMPOUND Fluid Extract Sarsaparilla

For purifying the blood removing all diseases arising from
and inprudence in ifc chronic constitutional dis
arising from impure state Of the BLOOD and Oh
only reliable and ectual known remedy for the cure Of
scrofula scad Head Salt Iheu, Pains and Swelling Of
Bones Ulccratons of the Throat and Legs Eotches
Pmpes the Face letter Eryspelas and al scay erup.
tions Of the skin and beautifying the COMPLEXION.