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The Placer herald., 1856-08-23
THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

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t. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the paper is sent to
the former direction. they are held Responsible
Ess- Notice should always be given Of removal.
s. The courts have decided that refusing to take
paper or periodical from the office, or removing
and leaving il uncalled for, is prima facie evil
dence of intentional fraud.
5ser Postmasters would oblige, by strict full
filment Of the regulations requiring them to mott
fly Publishers, once in three months, of papers not
taken from their Office by subscribers.
N1r Under the law of Congress papers are not
charged postage in the county in which they are
published
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NATURALIIATION.

To obtain q certificate Of naturalization, appl-
cation must be made to the District Courts of this
State.
Any free white male person arriving in the
United States shall make his declaration Of inten-
tion to become such citizen before the Clerk Of
said Court two years before he shall be entitled
to the certificate; Provided, that if he has arrived
in the United States before he was eighteen years
of age, such declaration may be made at the time
of applying for certificate of citizenship.
1t is necessary in obtaining certificate of natu-
ralization to produce two citizens of the United
States each of whom have been personally ac-
qusnted with the applicant and who can testify
that he has resided in the United States for the
full term of five years and in this State within the
year last past. That during all this time he has
behaved as man of good moral character, at
tached to the principles of the Constitution Of the
United States and well disposed to the good order
and happiness Of the same.
In case it has been necessary for the applicant
to make his declaration of intention he must pro
duce evidence Of that.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

How TO DO UP SHRr BosoMs.-We have
always been requested by lady correspondents
to state by what process the gloss Of new
linen, shirt bosoms, etc, is produced, and in
order to crafty them subjoin the following
recipe; Take two ounces Of fine gum arabic
powder-put it in pitcher, pour pint or
more Of boiling water, according to the
degree Of strength you require-and then
having covered it, let it stand all night-in
the morning pour it carefully from the dregs
into a clean bottle, cork it and keep it for use.
A table spoonful Of gum water stirred in a
pint Of starch, made in the usual manner,
will give lawn, either white or printed a
look of newness, when nothing else can
restore them after they have been washed.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23
Potato Yeast,

Pare and boil very tender, fifteen medium
sized potatoes, mash fine while hot, add one
large spoonful of flour, and two spoonfus Of
sugar, stir them in one cup of common yeast,
and set it in a warm place to stand over
night This yeast will keep good two weeks
in cold weather, but in summer should be
made fresh for use. This quantity is sulli-
cient to make eight large loavcs, and is pre-
lerable for biscuit, mullins, rusks, DC, to any
other kind. In using it should be strained
through a colander, by pouring the milk
upon it to free it from any Jumps Of potatoe
which remain unmashed. Much is said and
written of the injurious effects Of saleratns in
cooking, and we can assure those who will
try it that their bread or cakes made in this
way, Will be better without it than with it.
Bread made with this yeast retains its fresh
ness, ""i 10 ,o"aer ~.'A good nurh lonrer
than that made with common yeast.
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like, 1--WE bin round tending to meetin'"
"What kind of mectin'
"Why, sort of perIitical meetin," sez he
shiverin' all over.
well" says she, "ef you've only bin tryin
to he'd these I,no nuthius, aint cot nuthin'
to say; for | understand them hounds 90
about in dark alleys o nights with dark
lanterns, seekin how they may catch some
body and make him jne i'm. The Lords
massy. | wonder if they could catch good
Dimicrat anyhow! Why, | couldn't never
look one in the face again, who would low
himself to be catched by them. But Jacob,
what on yearth makes You look so sick and
trembe so: Why, you've got a chill -
NO, no, uuthn'-only w-want to 90 to
bed, and with that he undressed and turned
in just as quick as ever he couId-and Nancy
followed.
Bimeby Uncle Jake, after tossn' and rolln'
about, GETS to sleep, and drempt that all his
Dimicralic friends, that he used to be with
so much, wouldn't hay uuthn' to do with
him, and that he couldn't no longer vote his
old ticket-tor his old friends, pr bis old
principles; and he groaned in spirit
Aunt Nancy walked up most skeercd to
death and SO Uncle Jake had to tell her the
hull thing; and when he'd got fairly out with
it, she jumped rite up, and declared that no
man who was a kno nuthin' shouldn't never
by no means cum a-nigh her. Uncle Jake
finally told her that ef she'd forgive him
he'd go airly in the mornin' and cit out the
thing; but she scd no, that wouldn't do
She couldn't wait till mornn', and so Uncle
Jake GETS up and hauls on his duds and goes
and looks up the President and some more
on 'em and swore he must be let out atore
mornin', or kill somebody. so they agreed to
let him off; and when he cot loose, he jist
capered and sung and shouted like mad and
then run home to Nancy. SIZE good soul,
was nifty liIed about it all, but finally made
up, and agreed to let by-eones be by-gones.
One man, arer while, kinder hintcd to
Uncle Jake that he knowed he was a llno
nuthin; and the way he dove inter linn was
a perfect caution to all the bystandcrs; and
since then Uncle Jake aint been accused
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NUMBER so.
James Buchanan.

We clip the following from the Shasta
Republican
James Buchanan has been spotted by the
American people, long ago, as an old blue
light Federahst-a supporter of the odious
Alien and Sedition aws,-CaI Ame,ican.
"Ihe Alien and Sedition laws, SAYS the
Shasta Courier, was passed under the admin
iatration Of John Adams-l708. They at
once met with bitter and vehement OPP
position from the Republican party, under
the lead of Mr.. Jefferson. In the Presidential
conyass of 1900, which was one of the most
eXciteing ever known to the country, they
formed no inconsderable part of the political
element. Mr.. Jefferson and the Republican
party triumphed. The administration of
Mr.. Jefferson commenced in 1901, and one
OF the first acts was the repeal of the odous
Alien and Sedition laws. Since that time,
as political issue, they have been as obsolete
as the question Of a L. S. Bank is to-day,
and have been known only in history JAS.
Buchanan was born in l79l, consequent
uently he was seven years of AGE at the time
of the passage of the Alien and Sedition
laws, and ten when they were repealed. Now
only think of the little urchin, from seven
to ten years Of AGE, standing shoulder to hip
with John Adams Alexander Hamilton, Ru-
fus King and Patrick Henry, in support of
the Alien and Sedtion laws
What will be the next charge the wiseacres
of the Know Nothing party can trump up
against the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency! VIII the California Amoican
inform us whether it was Mr.. buchanan or
Fillmore that opposed the annexation of
Texas
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

IioN. GEORGE M. DALLAS IN ENGLAYD.-
a correspondent Of the Manchester (Eng)
Gaa'djaa thus describes Mr.. Dallas the
American Minister as he appeared at the
Queens drawing room, June 80:
Mr. Dallas moved in the cay crowd Jein
diStinqae, as was said of Lord Castlereagh at
the Congress Of Vienna, by the simplicity of
his attire, Mr.. Dallas is the most venerable
of all the American Ministers that | remem-
ber If you saw him sitting upon the plat
form of Il Wesleyan Conference, you would
instinctively turn to him and declare that he
was the fittest man to preside over their delib-
crations. Indeed his long hair of siIvery
white, his sage, yet amiabIe expression, his
white neckcloth, and black, clerical looking
dress completely realise ones idea of the Pre-
sident Of a religious conclave. Mr.. Dallas paid
lis respects to her Majesty in black coat of
Quaker-like cut, white wajstcoat, buttoned al
most up to his throat, white neckcIoth, and
black kneebreeches and black silk stockings,
and as his tall yet venerable figure was seen
in the diplomatic circle, closely followed by
two young attaches similarly attred, the
Americans might have leen proud of their
minister, for more gentlemanly man, or
one whose bearing was indicitive Of more
simple dignity and self respect, was not pres
eut at he drawing-room.
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To Make Fruit Pies.

No under crust Should be made % apple or
any fruit pie. 1t is always heavy and not fit
to eat. Place narrow rim of paste around
the edge Of the plate, and fill with the fruit
juices will be retained much better, and it
will save a site Of butter and -four which is
no riiling consideration in these days, and
what is Of more consequence, save dyspepsia,
which costs more. After cutting, they are
taken out with n spoon.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

HGo-'" hI-."VoN.-Ihe Memphis Bulletin an
oId-llne wing paper, conducted wii signol
ability, in a recent editorial, speaks in high
complimentary terms Of Mr. Fillmore, and ex-
presses the belief that he cannot consistently
accept the nomination rendered him by the
Know Nothing Convention and thea proceeds:
"ln any event, the duty Of the old-line wings
is the same. They are not man-wor7hip-
ers. They are sincere admirers and friends
of Mr.. Fillmore, but they are more devoted to
country than they are even to him. As one
Of them, we should most heartily rejoice to
to see him President, such as by Providence
Of God he was once before-a Conservative
Wing president. But it is worse than use
less for us here in the South to throw away
our strength upon him, if the contest at the
North and in all the Free States, is to be be-
tween a National Conservative Democrat and
the nominee Of the Black Republicans. The
old-whigs will not be parties, and they ought
not to be parties, to a triangular Presidential
scramble such as that which made Banks the
Ablitionlst, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives of an Ahlitonist President.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23
TO Preserve Herbes.

All kinds of herbos should be gathered on
a dry day, Just before or while in blossom
Tie them in bundles, and suspend them in a
dry, airy place with the blossoms downwards
When perfectly dry wrap the medical ones
in paper and keep them from the air. Pick
off the leaves of those which are to be used
in cooking, pound and sift them fine, and
keep the powder in bottles, corked up tight
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

SrRYcHNlNE is a native of Ceylon and sew
eral districs of India, and grows to the size
of a small tree; having thick shining leaves,
and orange colored berries about the size of
golden pippins, containing round flat seeds,
which are deadly poison. The seeds have
long been made use of by the Iindoos, for
medicine.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23
From the Sierra Citizen.
Strike the Harp Gently"

We have received a message, dictated bv
the late MIRIAM GooDENow RoDD Il few
days before the gates of Paradise were lifted
up at the coming of one of the fsrest and
purest OF those whom God created only lit
tie lower than the angels. Her request WIS
that GEN. ALLEN and the editor of this pa
per would not forget that she had lived
that they would collect and send to her lit
tie daughter Ella the articles written about
herself, that when Ella shall have learned to
read she may honor the name Of her lost
mother, and be taught hat this world is not
so very drealy; because in this tar-oH sunset
land, among the noading frs aud bleak and
silent crags OF California, many a heart, cal
loused with the curse of gold, welled up
like fountain in the desert, when the sweet
voice Of her mother bade the bearded miner
'strike the harp gently"
Strange it is, when the Angel of Death is
sent to earth to execute the decree of dust
to dust" that the young and beautiful perish
while the Old and the detormed and the
heavy ladened are left to toll on with their
heavy burdens. But so it is, the archer sends
his shaft at the soaring eagle rather than at
the partridge covering under thr hedge;
and when the lightning crowns the mountains
brow with fire, the ignoble trees escape its
vengeance, but the lofty pine that lifts its
head heavenward and mods to its Creator, is
blasted and its branches wi(hered, leaving
only the riyen trunk swayng to and fro, wr-
ting on the overhangiug dome, in characters
Invisible to mortal eye, "Ihy will be DONE
And when "the demons down under the sea
come up and war among the waves, the
worthless hulk is thrown upon the beach,
but the noble ship goes down full of life and
majesty.
And when the flower Girl goes forth to
gather the frst-born of the spring-tme, the
lily bending with the purest Oscillations Of
night is gathered first
Rest thee, sweet singer. Rest thee beneath
the green prailios of Illinois; and every eve
ming when the chaste sunlight draws its last
magic circle round thy sleeping place, still
honored by the tears and memory of the
loved and lost, "SrnIKE TIE HARP Gen
TYP
And the little ELLM In after years, when
the gIow Of womanhood has manted her
cheek; when the strangers kiss pressed on
her infant brow shall have grown cold; when
the chaste summer wind sweeps up from
Lake Michigan aud plays among the branches
OF the locust and the willow in Gods Acre.
when
The young lambs are playing in the meadows;
The young birds are chipping in the nest;
The young tawns are playing with the shadows.
And the young flowers are blowing towards
the west
let ELLA, l,nceng by the honored grave Of
genius, whisper to the overwhelming angel,
"Mother, strike the harp gently for me'
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23
To Extract Grease from Silk.

AS soon alter the lnlUry as possible, hold
the part firmly, and with clean, soft, white
cloth, or an old cambric handkerchief rub
the spot briskIy, changing the position Of
the handkerchief frequently, and in minute
or two the spot will disappear. On silks
which fray easily, this plan would be unsuita
bic.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

Gs5"A A Mr.. Workman was recently elected
assessor Of a town in Ohio, and gave heavy
bond: but fearing that he was not fit for the
Office and to avoid the modification of
being laughed at, he rose in the morning at
four o'clock, and went to the barn and hung
himself. If every incompetent officer
were to commit suicide, what a harvest the
coroners would have!
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a Night with the Know Nothings' or,


U>Nelo Tn1yo'e C~por;nnnn
There never was a better dimicrat on this
yearth than Uncle Jake Rogers-awers at
tendin' on balbecues, and speechifyiug every
chance, and could, Ike the parson, offer a rea-
son for the faith that WAS in him. He was
regerely looked up to as a sort of oracle in
political matters and he noes the hull hist'rv
Of the United States Bank, and its orful
iniquities, the tariff and its oppressians, the
distributions Of the public lands, and all
them measures that the old wings used
to try to fix oil the people so hard. In fact
Uncle Jake was a dimicrat from the crown
ofhis head to the sole Of his foot, and from
one side all through to the other-and Aunt
Nancy was just as rambunctious on the sub
lcct as himself only lectle more so,
Now, Mr.. Eastman, | don't Ike to expose
Uncle Jrl1e-but the thing is entirely too
good to keep and,so ! must cen tell YOU all
about it.
Last summer thar came into our settle
mont nice young man, sent out as larned
from your placcto make kno nuthings; but
he didn't let us know that at first How
sever, he linked in quite lot on 'em princi-
pally wings, and then they determined on
tryin' their hand on Uncle Jake, Thinks |,
old felers, you'll be harkin' up the wrong
tree this time sarin; but the very first thing
knoed they cot hold on him, and treated
him up high with hot Ticker, and told him
that all the dimicrats were i'inin on 'cm-
that it walnt no whig lie or federal trick,
nor nuthn of that sort-that the Pope of
Rome, that the great fiery dragon, was a com
in here to make war on the government,
and to take all the boys for press and make
nuns of all the gals, and that all other dcnom-
inashuns would have to cave and kiss his
bigtoe: that the kno-nuthncs we're goin' to
put stop to all these perceedngs, and to re-
generate tho land, and to bring back the fine
old times of Ginersl Jackson, and that the
| President and all was for 'om, tooth and toe
nail. With that Uncle Jake knocked under
and was initiated right away into regular
ring tailed kno nuthing-They dun him al
night, ruther late, and when it was all ovei
he set out for hum. But on the way his heaC
was full Of missgivings as to how he SHOULD
meet the old woman. What would she say
What would the spirit of Gineral jackson
say, if it was around? And then suddenly
he recollected that your paper, which he
used to call the banner of our Perlitical Zior
was opposed to it. These things worked
with sich effect on Uncle Jake's mind, tina
he got into apowerful sweat, which was OF
to him when he arrived to hum, where h
found Aunt Nancy still settin up a waitin 70
him.
well says she, "what on yearth has KEEP
you out so latel"-for you must kno Uncle
Jake was nifty regar.
"Why you see said he, kinder hesitatin
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

The SrNFLowER is now much cultivated
for It's oil, and as food for cattle and poultry.
One acre will produce so gallons of oil and
1000 pounds of oilcalle. The stalks, when
burnt for alkali, give 10 cwt. of potash
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

Axs- The number Of ilegitimate children
born every year in Paris has varied much in
thirty years. 1t averages about 70,l50, or l
in l3 7-l0ths of all the children in the
empire
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

Fruit jeIies may be epreseved from mould,
ness, by covering the surface one-fourth of
an inch deep with finely pulyerised loaf sugar.
Thus protected they will keep in good con
diton for wears.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

Gxg- DIVIDE the property, real and per-
sonable in the United States, equally among
the inhabitants and each individual would
possess about 1915
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

The population of Texas has increased ac-
cording to the lowest calculations, four hun
dred per cent in ten years.
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

The Yrelxa Union Of the 3lst ult, says
that John Molane, who murdered James Per-
kins, short time since, on the Siskiyou
mountains, committed suicde in the county
Jail at Jacksonville.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
J. w. Chinn, Dotans Bar, 1st District.
VIM. Z. Miller. Auburn, I'd
Wm. A. Rogers, Dutch Flat, Sd &C
VIM D. Lawrence. Birds Flat, 4th %
d. J. Baker, Todd's Valley, 9TH %
The Board meet on the first Monday in Februa
ry May, August and November.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
w OOD y n W ARE

W DO y n n " Z II II !
EpASKETS, &c, including Brooms Tubs. Pals,
-a1 Wood and Zinc Wash Boards. Chopping
Trays. Rolling Pins, Barrel Covers, Clothes Pins,
Clothes and Market Baskets, Shoe, Scrub and Dust
Brushes. hair and wire Selves Cotton and Linen
Twine, Bed Cords. and Clothes Lines with every
other article belonging to the WOOD AND Will
Low WARE business at the lowest wholesale
prices by W. IIAWXHURST,
ll2 and III Front. near Washington street,
San Francisco.
p. ST am still doing business in the same old
wooden building, at a very low rent; a saving of
expense which about all goes to the benefit of my
customers; and Merchants who do not at least
call and see me before they buy elsewhere. cannot
be wide awake to their own interests. cl4 Gm
The Placer herald., 1856-08-23

A New PAPER.-The Daily Times is the
name of the new Fremont paper to be pub
lshed in Sacramento.
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JOB PRINTING.

Large additions have recently been made to the
Job Office, and work of all descriptions will be
executed in superior manner.
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PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.

PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Hon. J. e. Hale, County Judge.
VIM. 7. Henson, Sheriff.
A. S. Grant County Clerk.
J. r. Crandall, Treasurer.
NJ. E. Mills, District Attorney.
A. S. Smith, Assessor.
Thos A. Young, Surveyor.
J. R. Gwynn, Public Administrator.
J. L. Finley, Coroner.
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COIrRT QE SESSIONS

Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Presiding Judge. J. NJ
Frey and G. w. Finley. Associates.
Meets on the second Monday of FEBRUARY, May
August and November.
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TERMS:

Subscriptions invariably in advance. For one
one month Sl,00; single copies, twenty five cents.
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FOR ADVERTISING.

One square of TEN LINES, or more than FIVE first
insertion $780, each subsequent insertion 81 80.
For half square Of FIVE LINES, or less 81 90; each
subsequent insertion 81 90.
~ Liberal deductions made to monthly adver-
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DISTRICT COTR

DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. JOHN NJ. HOWELL, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in January, and on
the third Mondays in April, July and October.
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J. r. BRADFORD.
NO HUMBUG---$l3O,oO 600 WORTH
| CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE

SAE have the largest stock and best as fars=,
w sortment of Crockery Glassware E4&
Lamps, Clocks, Looking Glasses, &c, Of any TX
house in the State, which we will sell at greatly
Reduced PRICES.
We are in constant receipt Of large shipments
from Europe and the Eastern States, direct from
the manufactures. Our motto is:
LARGE SALES MD S.M4LL PROFITS.
Merchants and Hotel Keepers will find it much
to their advantage to call and examine our stock
before purchasing elsewhere, as they will be sure
to find GREAT BARGAINS at ia j street, be-
tween and ., Sacramento; 17G and us Montgo-
merry street San Francisco.
July '56.-3m. WHALLEY & PERSIIBAKER.
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COUNTY COURT

Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Judge
Meets on the first Mondays in January, March
May, July, September and November.
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JOHN w. JUSTISS,
MAGNOLIA MILL---LUMBER.

MAGNOLIA MILL---LUMB
THE undersigned would respectfully inform
l. their friends and the public generally, that
they have at their Mill,
ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM PHELPS
RANCH, A LARGE LOT OF LUMBER,
and are constantly manufacturing lumber of all
kinds SLUTcE LUMBER always on hand; also.
Laths and Pickets.
SMITH e. EVANS.
Magnolia Mill, December IS, 1855 If
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YANKEE JIM LINE.

E
James Ci0rhe. Proprietor.
Leaves Auburn daily at o'cock, p. NJ Ar
rives every morning at III O'Clock.
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STAGES
California Stage Company's Stages. leave for
Sacramento daily at o'clock.
For Nevada at | o'clock p. NJ.
Illnostown I" s.
Marysvile II NJ.
Rattlesnake " ! " =. NJ
S. WHTTMARsu, Agent
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VOLUME 4.
THE PLACER HERALD.

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, AT THE OFFICE
Main Street, Auburn, Cal (at the old stand, } by
rABB MITCHELL. JAMES ANDERSON.
MITCHELL & ANDERSON.
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PROBATE COURT.
Hon. JAMES e. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the fourth Monday in each month