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n; B.-Particular attention paid to the Forward
Ing business.
Aprl IL, S54.--d4w
CHAs. STANTON, HEsRY SHELDON, CHAg MAcporGArT
Stanton, Sheldon & Co,
W II H0LES ALE GROC GERS.
AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Ne. y Front Street, near Old Slip, New York
feog7d6m
BRUCE WA. 0. DANIELS
IL CL NIEIS.
hEAliEk IN Groceries, Provisions and Produce
- No 80, Main, between Third and Fourth sts
heokak, Iowa. ddw
A. RRIDGMAN
| Agent for the Missouri State Mutual Insurance
Company, the Directors Of which are among the
oldest and best known business men OF St. Louis
i3dpd
A. C. Sheldon,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
IN HATS, CAPS, FURS & STRAW GOODS
~ Nam Street Keokuk Iowa.
Tss- Ca h paid for Furs. feb2d6w
DR. A. G. Tnos, DR A. G. GnINxAY
DK. 4. &. THOM a CO..
Il hOklk Iowa. Nholesale dealers in Staple and
LA Standard Drugs, Medicines aud Chemcals
Paints, White Lead. Dyes, Putty, Window Glass and
Dye Stuff, sperm, Whale, Elephant, Lard, Linseed
and other oils.
uenersl Agents for all the popular Patent Med.
iclnes. Agents fer Virginia Chewing Tobacco. I'm
p3rterA OF fine Havana Segars. Store on I'd street
between J Johnson and Main. mch 0daw6m
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soxERvfLLE. JOHNSON RUDp. c. u. BRADFORD.
!. Produce Il Commit IS on House.

BRADFORD x Co, General
Eodnee, Commission and Forwarding Merchants
Orleans. Particular attention pald 10 the pnr
aud sale Of Western Produce. Also, to the
|ving and Forwarding business generally. Or
respectfully solicited, No. II Tchoupitoulas
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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-01-16

Since the last session of Congress 4
treaty Of amity. commerce and ilayiya-
zion, and for the surrender Of the fugitive
criminals, with the kingdom Of the Two
Societies; y treaty. Of friendship, COM
Irneree and navigation with Nicaragua, and
a convention Of commercial reciprocity
with the Hawaiian kingdom, Have been
negotiated The latter kingdom, and the
States of Nicaragua have also acceded to
a declaration recognizing as information
al rights the principles contained III The
convention between the United States
and Russia Of the 22d of July, 1884,.
These tFeatiessnd conventions win bsldid
before the Senatefof ratification.
@ TREASURY. si1
The statenents made ID my list annu-
Eal :nessage respec citing the anticipated a.
ceipts and expendit1fe Of lhe Treasury
have been substaptialIy verified. =
Z Itappsata from tlls report f'the Sec
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
The farmers Guide
To Scientific and Practical Agriculture.

BY HENRY STEPHENS, f. r. s., of Endinburg, and
the late j. p Norton, Professor of Scientific
Agriculture in Yale College, New Haven, 2
vols. Royal Octave. 1900 pages, and numer-
ous Wood and Steel Engravings.
This is, confessedly, the most complete work on
A grculure ever published, and in order to give
it wider circulation the publishers have resolved
to reduce the price to
Five Dollars for the Two VOium ps
When sent by mail (post-paid) to California and
Oregon .he price will be 81. To every other part
Of the Union and to Canada postpaid Sc.
nzs- This ,rOrk is NOT the old /" Book Of the
Farm"
Remttances for any of the above publications
should always be addressed, postpaid, to the Pub
fishers,
LEONARD SCOTT & co.
10 81 Cold Street New York.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

SONORA, May 30th. 1855.
DR. YOUNG-I am the happcst man in this
~ country, and yet, only three months since,
had despaired Of ever being well man. You
will recolect that in March | called upon you,
discouraged and almost broken down man, afct-
ed with complaint brought by masturbation
and aggravated by the remains of an ill-treated
venereal disease so depleted that could do no
work and had no wish to live. Away from friends
and home my sufferings were intolerable. AS a
last release called to see you, and your encour-
aging advice gave me some hope, although it was
small at that time At any rate determined to
try, for had every thing to gain and nothing to
lose in the way Of health; for die must as then
was Now mark the change-from day to day
grew gradually better, until now enjoy perfect
health-and although | am not so strong as I
could wish, yet am gaining strength every day.
can do now my days work in the mines with
most of them. I introduce to your favorable
consideration the bearer Of this note; he is trou-
bed in the same way although not so bad as was
Cure him as You have me and he will thank you
as fervently as l do, and let me tell you that the
blessings of an honest man is worth more than a
dozen fees. Give my respects to Little d Co.,
and say TO them that ] send my thanks for the
able way they prepared the medicines you pre-
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
PLACERvnLE, May 2S, 1850

ILACEkNlli hay -O' 'N'''
DR.J.C. YOUNG: DEAR SR-Words cannot eX-
press the gratitude feel is due to you Tor the
benefit have received from your truly Invaluable
course of treatment Of my case while prescribing
for me- I think | cannot Justify myself without
giving this small token OF my thank1ulnesS anu
esteem. for you have been The means OF sdrWS
mn life. and restoring to me that health when
Rad SO long despaired of again enjoying. had
for a LONG time -four years,) been troubled Win
tbat most dreadful scourge of young people, sem
inal weakness or nocturnal emmlss0ns, Whlch SO
weakened me, both body and nina. mat was
obliged to give up mining altogether. consult
ed one of the best physicians $50 called) IN the
mountain districts and after a careful eXamln-
alton of my case, he gave me medicines. con
tinucd under his treatment for three moh'hs
without receiving any benefit, in fact grew worse
from week to week. until at last got discouraged
and asked him for his opinion. told MN not 10
fear to tell me the whole TRUTH for should rain
or know the worst at once. than to live IN sus-
pense | had lost about thirty pounds OF Hesi
and knew that he at least could not cure me, ana
as was then going on death must soon count me
as one Of its victims This physician then toid
me that my case was incurable; that had bet'er
not take any more medicines He said was IN
decline which was fast tending to pulmonary CON
sumption. ,c -
then despaircd OF obtaining any relief, and
saw that unless something was done to Mitigate
tbe complaint that | should be numbered with the
dead or what is worse, be raving maniac. Hap
peninc to see one of your books. the Pocket rs
culapius, | made up my mind at once to call and
consult you with the determination of trying
once more to get relief if you would undertake
the case Oh how thankful am for that deter
mination, | commenced taking the medicines
nroecribed bv vou and | am now. through their
healing powers restored to perfect health. shall
not fail to recommend you to any OF my friends
that require assistance, for man that can cure
p case as bad as mine was. can cure every disease
that flesh is heir to, if there is life enough LETT IN
! the system to build upon
Receive my most sincere and heartfelt thanks
and esteem. S. w. REIGHLEA.
iuly14my
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

R1cH JoKE.-The Syracuse Standard tells
story of resident of that city-"a staid,
middle aged gentleman, the father of large
family of children" having got into laugh-
able scrape recently, in this way: He had
taken letter from the Office directed to his
name, which being somewhat illegible, he
took home for his wife and daughter to de
cipher. It turned out to be a letter inform
ing him that he had just become the father
of fine child weighing nine pounds with
out its clothes: that its fond mother was much
better than could be expected" and earnestly
requesting him to visit his loving wife and
offspring on the coming Saturday, and bring
with him four diaper pins, few yards of
flannel, and a number of other baby things
The lesson the old gentleman learned was,
not to carry any letters home for his wife to
read until he was satisfied of their contents.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
M,RYsyIrI.r. JUNE 10th. 1855.

hAkISN LILLE. 1T M IUtll, t0DD'
DR. H. c. YOUUG. Dear Sir: Please send me
~ some of the medicine you prescribed in my
case ] have friend here WHO is troubled in cX-
actly the same way that was. He bas nightly
emissions, ringing noise in the head, weak back
and loss Of memory. and is generally debilitated;
he is discouraged and has not confidence enough
to enable him to call and see you. told him how
| was and my friends all said l was in consump-
tOn. and the doctors up here gave me up and ad-
viscd me to go home to die, but instead of going
home called upon you, and here | am as we'll as
any Of them, and likely to live long time yet,
with strength enough to work with the strongest
OF them Doctor | will send one to you that looks
to me as though he needed a physician. 1t shall
not he fault ANY one dies for want Of medical
treatment. viii do can to keep the afflicted
away from those pests Of society, yclept protes-
sors and high sounding titled men, who, if the
facts were known. are men who cleft their coun-
try for their country good Publish this letter
doctor, if you wish, and hope some Of those that
humbugged me may see it and sleep bad for one
night. Truly yours.
GEO. DAVIDSON.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
GRAND
MEDICAL & SURGICAL
INSTITUTE,
ARNIORY HALL I31 HIDING,
Garner Of Mont1onelN 6 Socyamcnt0 streeis.
CIR AND
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Established for the Permanent
Cure of all Private and
Chronic Diseases, and the Sup
preston of Quackery.

DR. L. J. CZAPKAY, late in the Hungarian
IL Revolutionary War. chief physician to the
10th Regiment of Honyeds, chief surgeon to the
military hospital OF Pesth, Hungary, and late Lee
turer on Diseases Of Urinary Organs and Diseases
of Women ana Children. would most respectfully
inform the public Of California that he has open
cd institute for the cure OF chronic diseases OF
the Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Digestive and Genital
Organs, and all Private Diseases, viz: Syphilitic
Ulcers, Gonorrhea, Gleet, Structure, Seminal
Weakness, and all the horrid consequences Of
self-abusc; and he hopes that his long experience
aud successful practice of many years will insure
him a share of public patronage. BY the practice
Of many years in Europe and the United States,
and during the Hungarian war and campaigns, he
is enabled to apply the most efficient and sue
cessful remedies against diseases of all kinds. He
uses no mercury-charges moderate-treats his
patients in correct and honorable way-and
has references of unqucstonable veracity from
men of known respectability and high standing in
society All parties consulting him. by letter
or otherwise, will receive the best and gentlcst
treatment and implicit secresy.
DR.. L. J. CZAPKAY is daily receiving appli-
cations from every part of this State and from
Oregon and Washington Territories, for treatment
of every form of disease, and there is not one who
will come forward and express dissatisfaction: on
the contrary, the Doctor is in daily receipt of let
ters expressive Of gratitude and tlankfulness
some of which are published below by permission.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
GRASS VALLEY. JUNE Sd. 1853.

GRASS VALLEY, JUNE Sd, 1853.
n Err STR:-The last medicine you sent me
~ has done The business. | am now perfectly
well. and wish to give my testimony to the pub
lie in favor Of you skill. | was troubled with a
complication of diseases brought on by that de
stroying habit sclfpollution. and complaints
caught by connection with bad persons of the op-
posite sex. | had been treated by some Of the
best physicians as well as those Xuacks who infest
the state, and by them all given up as incurabe;
but being advised by a friend who had been bene-
fitted by your scientifi treatment to call upon you,
| did so, and feel grateful to him for the insorma
ton, but still more thankful to You for the care
adm good advice you gave me- as well as the eff
cacious medicines you prescribed. If any of the
afflicted should see this be sure that it is volun-
tary Offering in gratitude for the blessings of
hoalth received from you, and also giveh with
fervent wish that it may be of service to those
suffering as did; and may God bless you in your
effort to lessen the suferings of the humany fam
lily, and may all good citizens assist you to drive
from the community those teaches that prey upon
the public by false pretensions of eminence in the
medical world
ours eternaly.
JOHN BURGESS.
To Dr. J. C. Young. San Francisco.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
COLONA. June lst, 1855.

CoL0NA. June lst, 1855.
DR. J. C. YOUNG: DEAR SIR-lt is with feel
IL ings more easily felt than described that
pen this letter. informing you OF my entire recoV-
cry from that dreadful scourge, seminal weakness.
By application to your book you Will find my
name and case. Only two short months since,
when | applied to you. | could scarcely walk.
so weak was my whole system. Dcbiitatcd end
melancholy ! wished for death. | had tried sew
eral pretended physicians but daily grew worse.
By chance | came across one of your valuable
medical works which upon reading. instilled
new hopes into my detected mind. and | resolved
to try once more. and thank God for that resolve:
| am now a well man. rejoicing in perfect health.
and daily growing stronger. Dear doctor I shall
not fail to tell all my friends Of your skill. and
if vou wish yOu may publish this letter. | shall
stop at Coloma a short time and then away to my
claim. Enclosed please find twenty-five dollars
as a remembrance. l will send you good spec
linen soon. ours as long rs life lasts.
CIIAS. T. WATSON.
p S.-Dcar Dr., if you publish The above please
add this as p. S.-Tasc my advice, all young
men. if you require medical assistance. no matter
what your case may he. go to DR., J, c. Young. and
you can rely upon a perfect cure-and not do as
l did, run to every doctor without knowing
whether he was good or bad DR.. Young cured
me. and I wish every one afflicted to receive the
benefit Of his scientific skill. CUAS T. W
DIR. YOUNG'S Office is at the corner Of Mont
gomery and California streets. over Wells. Fargo
u Co.'S Express Office. San Francisco. .uly14my
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

LONG PRAYERs.-Speaking against long
prayers Elder Knapp says-''When Peter
was endeavoring to walk on the water to
meet his master and was about sinking. had
his supplication been as long as the in
PRODUCTION to one of our modern prayers, be
fore he had got through he would have been
fifty feet under water
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
SToCKToN, Nav "a. 1855.

STOCKTON, May "a. 1855
DEAR SIR-IIaving entirely recovered from my
sickness, avail myself of this opportunity to re-
turn my thankful Acknowledgements for the relief
that you have given me. When think of the
distressing bodily weakness under which have
suffered, and the nervousness, headache, fearful
ness, want Of confidence, dizziness restlcssness,
weakness in the limbs, loss of memory, confusion
of ideas, dislike for society, nocturnal emissions,
and many other symptoms which had made my
life miserable; | can hardly express the gratitude
! feel, for my existence had become burtbcn to
me, and nothing afforded the least satisfaction,
whilst now feel perfectly well and can enjoy life
10 my entire satisfaction. Knowing that there are
many afflicted as have been, you have my per-
mission to make use of this letter as you think
proper. Believe me gratefully yours
NJ. MICHELS.
To DR, J. L. CzApSAY. San Francisco
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
40 THE AFFLIOTED.-Read the followi!

no THE AFFLICTED.-Read The following
L recommcndatory letters and then Judge be
tween DR.. Young and those vampires that malign
his motives. Avoid such men as you would a
pestilencc, for there is death in their treament-
All afflicted with disease Of private or any other
nature should call upon Dr.. J c. Young, and
they would then avoid imposition and assist the
Doctor in his hcrculoan labor Of auppressing
quackery and cmpyricism. Dr. loung's charges
are mod rate and within the reach Of the most
humble.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
AN ACT
AN hui
To authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of Placer

To authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of Placer
County to iecy SPECIAL Tar.
SEC. l. The People of the State of California
represented in Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows: The Board of Supervisors for the county
of Placer shall have power, and it is hereby made
their duty to levy special tax, annually in addi-
tion to other taxes provided Tor by law upon the
taxable property in the county. of not more than
one per cent, and said tax shall be collected at
the same time and in like manner as other taxes
are collected in said county.
SEC. 2 The special tax provided for in section
first OF this Act shall be appropriated as follows:
one half of said tax shall be subject to the order
of the Board of Supervisors in payment for sta
tionery, books. fuel, lights, board of prisoners
furnishing and repairing of public buildings of
said county, public printing, and in payment of
the sum of twenty-four hundred dollars to Muir
ply " Holmes, due them for labor and material
on the County Jail of said county, and the re-
naming one-half shall be paid into the General
Fund Of said county and become part of the
same.
Approved March IL, 1856.
.. .rr.r NFFJY JOHNSON
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

A Girl OF splRlT.-"Mary why did you
kiss your hand to the young gentleman op-
posite this morning. said careful parent to
his blooming daughter. why, the fellow
had the impudence to throw a kiss clear
across the street to me, and, of course, ]
threw it back, Indignantly. You wouldn't
have had me encourage him by keeping it,
would voul'
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
MEDICAL.

scribed. Dear doctor, have written iils ic'ser yer
With the expectation that you will publish it, for
which YOU have my voluntary consent, ana nope
it will meet the eye of some suffering felloW-mor-
taland that he will follow advice ana consult you
at once thereby freeing himself from his are cal-
amity. Respectfully your humble patent
iuly14my VIM D. Di MAJ
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
Mechanics Lien Law.

An Act FOE SFcURING LIENS TO MECHANICS AND
OTHERS.
The People 0fthe State of California represent
ed IN the Senate Gad .9ssembiy, do enact as
.f0li0tcs:
SECTION l. All artisans, builders, mechanics,
aamber merchants, and all other persons perform
ing labor or furnishing materials for the construc
tion or repairing of any building wharf or other
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

A MIDsH1PMAN.-asked a priest to tell the
The priest gave it up 'One wears cross
on his back and the other on lis breast"
said the midshipman.-"Now," said the priest
tell me the difference between a midshipman
and jack ass" The midshipman gave up
and asked what it was. The priest said he
did not know of any,
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

A PIcruRE.-A tall ladder leaning against
house, anegro at the top, and hog scratch
ing himself against the bottom. G'way-,
gway dar! dar-Youm maxim mischief"
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
JOSEPH RATII.
SONORA. May 24. lSt

SON0KA. May ZS IS55.
Dir. l.. j. CzAPKAY- DEAR SIR-l very much re.
pret that had not called upon you sooner, for
had been suffering many months, during which
time [ passed miserable existence When
called upon you few weeks since had lut lit
donict the suffering OF mind H.nch ] endured
whilst my bodily iniirmites made ne lurtbcn
to nv friends. The confusion in my brain, timid-
itv. the nervousness when would get the least
nycited or alarmed the love of solitude, the want
of appetite ard weakness generally, but particu-
larlv of my limbs. have all disappeared, as have
the nocturnal emissions, ana the romans OF an
old disease that my folly brought on me. FOR all
this feel truly thankful for to your medicines
and advice ] am indebted for the restoration Of my
health If you think any one would be benefited
lv putting this letter in the papers, You are at
liberty to do so. Believe me eI er gratefully yoCr
ABRAHAM LORING.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
MEDICAL.
PORTLAND, Oregon, May il

PORTLAND, oregon. May 10, 1855
DIR. CzApKAY-SIR-- Your medicine has been
taken according to directions. ] feel little weak
vet; in every other way am almost entirely re-
covered and think in short time shall be ar
well as ever Everybody that knows me is Won
derng what made such change, for some friends
thought had consumption, and others said was
non@ crazy. Well. don't know but they were
both right as | felt good deal both ways. and
Thought if | didn't die soon | would like to-. am
not troubled any more with emissions and the
main in my head and back, and the weakness in
my limbs have left me- and so has the dizziness,
timidity and the wish always to be alone am
not afraid to 90 in company and am not so easily
scared as used to be- when any little thing would
set me trembling. ] have been at work this week,
which is the first ! have done for six months and
the thought of it don't discourage me like it used
10 Indeed ! feel like another man. and il is all
owing TO your medicine and advice. You nav
publish this if you want to-
Yours, &c, JOSEPH RATII.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
T3r. J. g. XoJ1ng's
MEDICAL. ADVERTISEMENTS.
/. G;sEaE Ph tslC ElsOEs CGt

gzJ~ Dr. j. L. ot;E2s is tllc pioneer
advertising Physician in California, and the only
one that has received a collegiate education, and
consequently the only one competent to treat dis
ease Of any kind. Come one, come all ard trust
to 10 advertising physician but Dr. J. C. Young.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

SMART BoY.-The Sturgis (Mich) Tribune
says; 4" We have boy in our office Is years
old who never worked at setting type until
months ago. He recently set up within 9
hours nearly 5000 ems"
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
EARLY COPIES.
Terms.

Payments to be mate ia all cases IN adoonce.-
.n0ney current IN the state where issued 1UiU
be received at par
Clubbing.
a discount of twenty-five per cent from the
above prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering
direct from l.. SCOTT Il CO.. four or more copies
of any one or more Of the above works. Thus.
Four copies Of Backwood. or of one Review, will
be sent to one address for 50; four copies of the
four Reviews and Biackwood for $50; and so on.
Postage.
In all the principal cities and towns, these
works will be delivered FREE OF POSTAGE
When sent by mail, the postage to any part Of the
United States will be but TWenty.for cents
year for "Blackwood." and but Fourteen cents
year for each Of the Reviews.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10

REF1NEMESr.-A boarding school miss,
deeming eat word too vulgar for refined
ears, defines it thus: To insert nutritious pab-
uum into the denticulated oriice below the
nasal protuberance which, being masticated.
peregrinates through the cartilaginous cavi-
ties of the arynx, and is finally domicliated
in the receptacle for digestibIe particles
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
TO HARRY.

We want soap.
And both need scrubbing,
You soap me-
And | soap you;
Each, each others
Rough hides rubbing
You scrub me.
And scrub you,
What is best for us to do?
Live and rub,
Continue rubbing
You rubbing me,
l rubbing you;
Each, each others
Rough hides scrubbing-
You scrubbing me; you,
This is best for us to do
The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
M.EuNc AN ASSIGNMENT

Sam. - "Morrin, Julius-got dem two
quarters dollars you owe me
Julius.-"l don't owe you no two quar-
ters''
Sam" Yes, you does; you borryd 'em Of
me fodder day."
Julius.-Dat's muffin. I'm busted up;
made Sinenaent.'
Sam.-"Wha-wh -wha-what's dat!
Julius.-"Why, its de way de ohjte folks
do. Git all you kin, bust, and then pay half
dollar on de dollar, to git off clear"