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The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
Volcanoes.

Vesuvius, the Neapolitan volcano; is yet
in its infancy; it only counts thirty centu-
rcs of eruptions. The giant Etna which has
more than four times its elevation, wasted
all its Obstructive force before the historic
times Of Sicily and of all Europe. This CO.
losal volcano is now declining in its old age,
but the time which will elapse until its total
extinction, may be as long as the whole of
its past existence. One may Judge from this
fact Of the prodigious antiquity of those
volcanoes which formerly burned in France,
OF which the fires had ceased a long time be-
fore the first eruption Of Nesuvius. At the
period Of the entry Of the Romans among the
Gauis they found the lava decomposed and
converted into productive soil covered with
dense forests
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
AUBURN PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER s. 1856.

seeing his patients for some time previously,
and who for the same reason was unable to
join the party earlier, made his appearance
in the gallery, and went through it, noticing
nearly every person as he passed with some
appropriate kindness. have never wtnes-
sed before SO affecting a tribute to unassum-
ING genius and worth as was paid by these
pauper lunatics to their resident physician.
With few exceptions the women rose as they
saw him, and eagerly stepping out from
their seats to shake hands with him and ask
him how he was, hoping that he was BETTER
and wishing him happy new year.
At o'clock the evening hymn was sung
by all who choose to JOIN, and the party
broke up, with no other interruption than
the loud sobs of one poor soul, who left the
room crying like great baby for "her doll"
When the signal was given to 90 to bed, the
women left the room as obediently as children,
shaking hands and wishing good night with
much simplicity. Amongst the last to go
was poor Irish girl, who interested me eX-
ceedingly. She was fine, healthy creature,
well made buXom, and high spirited, with
full round face, a brogue, and soft mild eyes,
which, while she smiled to herself, seemed
full Of viful gayety and then on Il sudden
became very sorrowiu as if her mind We're
filled with some painful recollection far re
moved from the place or circumstances about
her. She was an uncertain patient, it seem
ed, and occasionally became refractory; but
tonight she was only in unnatually hgh
spirits, dashed with these sudden fits OF sad
ness. When we were going away, she call
ed out loudly edwin. Edwin,' as if she eX-
pected him to come. She WAS supposed to
have been the bride of sailor who had mar
ried and then deserted her. She said with
nexpressible pathos, while a song was sing
mo near her. Il had rather hear Edwin play
the guitar than sit under canopy of gold
and have ten thousand Il year"
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

The DEVIL RIGHT FOR ONCE-The New
York correspondent Of the CongrfgafipnaAss
writes:
DR.. H., who is pastor Of an Orthordox
church, had been sometime annoyed at the
forwardness of a lay brother to "sheak" when
ever an opportunity was offered, to the fire.
quent exclusion of those whose remarks had
greater tendency to editcation. This had
been carried so far that the pastor whenev-
er he stated that "an opportunity would be
afforded to offer an exhortaton,' had alway
a secret dread of the loquacious members
On one special occasion, the latter pretaced
prosy, incoherent harangue, with an ac-
count of previous controversy he had beas
carrying on with the great adversary.
"My friends" said he "the devil and
have been fighting for more than twenty
minutes he told me not to speak to night,
but determined | would; he said some Of
the rest could speak better than |; he even
whispered that spoke too often and that no
one wanted to hear me; but was not to be
put down that way-and now that | have
gained the victory; must tell you all that
is in my heart" Then followed q tedous
harangue AS they were coming out of the
session room the good pastor inclined his
head so that his mouth approached the ear
of the militant member, and whispered
Brother / think the deUil acas right"
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

To CLARITY SUGAR FOR PREsERylNG.-
Put into preserving pan as many pounds of
sugar as you wish; to each pound of sugar
put half pint of water, and the white Of an
egg to every four pounds; stir it together un-
til the sugar is dissolvei; then set j over a
gentle fire; stir it occasionally, and take off
the scum as it rises. After . few boilings up
the sugar will rise so high as to run over the
sides of the pan; to prevent which, take it
from the fire for few minutes, when it will
subside, and leave time for skimlning. Re-
peat the skimming until slight scum or
foam only will rise; then take Of the pan,
lay slightly wetted napkin over the basin
and then strain the sugar through it. Put
the skimmings into basin, when the sugar
is clarified rinse the skinner and basin with
a glass of cold water, and put it to the scum
and set it by for common purposes,
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
NUMBER 9.
Horrible Blasphemy3

The Fourth of Julv was celebrated at Ober-
lin, the hot-bed of Black Republcanism in
Ohio. after the fashion of these hair-brained
fanatics and at which celebration they refu-
sed to permit the reading of the Declaration
of American Independence, as being "a COW
enant with death and league with hell"
The following prayer was also offered on that
occasion, to which we invite the attention
of the honest and candid portion of that par
ty, and would ask them if they can consis-
tently give their rountenance and support to
party whose leaders entertain such BIAS
phemous sentiments:
90! God, we know that there is in this
land host of wicked men, but we ask that
Thou wilt spare the country not for their
sakes, but for ours your chosen children.
O, God we pray that thou shalt curse the
Shareholder in all his undertakings, confound
all his plans and spread terror, horror and
dismay throughout the entire South. Curse
O God we ask Thee, with a bliGhtening
curse all the Democrats in the Union; may
they in an especial manner feel the weight of
Thy great displeasure. We entreat Thee
O Lord, to 90 to Washington and kill Frank
Pierce; show him no mercy, but strike him
down; also in your righteous wrath remem-
Der and punish with direful wrath Cass Doug
las and Toombs. let not one of these viii
lians escape We ask Thee, Q Lord, to afflict
every pro-slavery man in Kansas with the
leprosy or smallpox; and may they, after
feeling the pains of q Thousand deaths, be
umbled headlong into hell without a trial
there to feel ten thousand strokes on their
bare backs, daily inflicted by each and every
one of the slaves in the United States. Our
Heavenly Father,we ask thee to strengthen
us in our resolves to make Kansas free
State at the peril of the Union; we ask thee
to intelpose Thy mighty hand in our be-
half and help us to shiver the Union into
atoms rather than to concede to the South
ern demons, in the form of slave drivers, one
inch of the disputed territory. And finally
O Lord, we pray that Thon wilt curse all
parties, (by whatever name they may be
caled) except the Abolitionists of the North
except those men who would jeopardze the
safety of the Union for the safety of the
slave"
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

CUCUMBER CATsUP.-To one dozen cucum-
bers take three or four onions; chop them
very fine, and put them in a coander to drain;
after the water is all drained out, season with
pepper and salt, and thin il with vinegar, say
pint or more Of vinegar. Put it in jars
with small tops, or wide topped jugs; fill
them within few inches of the top; then
I'll up with clear vinegar, and tie up closely.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

Mr.. VAN l}UREN's OrINIoN OF Mr.. BU
cHANAN.-The ex-President says, referring
to the nomination of Mr. Buchanan:
lie is neither an untred man nor one of
ordinary stamp. He has for long time
been favoraby known to the public service,
and comes before the country with charac-
ter already formed, and mind thoroughly
trained in the school Of experience. In re-
gard to the future action of such man, his
constituents are not left to conjecture and
hope, but may form positive opinions. He
has established foreign reputation, in regard
to which he cannot fail to be solicitous. He
has, with characteristic good sense, relieved
himself from the imputation of being influ-
enced by desire to concliate any special or
partial interest, with view to reelection,
and his acts from misconstructions, which
the suspicion Of being SO influenced might
engender That man with such antece-
dents, and occupying such position, acting
IN a matter of sufficient interest to attract
the attention of the world, and in the pres
ence of free and intelligent people, among
whom he was reared and expected to spend
the evening of his life, can fail to perform
his entire duty when the path that leads to
it is so plain ''that the wayfaling man
though fool, cold not err therein" is con
suination that | am very certain can never
be realized.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
The Negro and the Rabbit.

A field slave in the South one day found
in his trap plump rabbit He took him
out alive, held him under his arm, patted
him and began to speculate on his qualities
"Oh, how fat!-berry fat-de fattest eb-
er did see Let me see how I'll cook him,
broil him. No, he so berry fat he lose de
grease; fry him! All, yes! he so berry fat
he fry himself-Golly, how fat he be! No,
wont fry him-I stew him"
The thought Of the savory stew made the
negro forget himself, and in spreading his
arms out at the feast of his Imagination his
arms relaxed. when off hoped the rabbit,
and squaiting at goody distance, he eyed
his late owner with cool composure
The negro knew there was an end to the
stew and summoning up all his philosophy,
he thus addressed the rabbit, at the same
time shaking his fist at him.
''You long cared white whiskered son Of
gun, you not be berry fat after aH.."
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
TOMATOES FoR WINTER

TOMATOES FOR WINTER UsE.-Late in
season, take tomatoes not too ripe, cut them
into thick slices, salt them lightly in fiat
dish, sprinkng the salt over them as you
cut them. Pour off the water; put them IN
a jar, stewing black and Cayenne pepper
through them and few slices of onion, two
wine-olssfulls of sweet oil, few blades OF
mace, and vinegar enough to cover them up
tight TO exclude the air.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
What is Dirt.

Old Doctor Cooper, of South Carolina,
used to say to his students, "Don't be afraid
ofa little dirt, young gentlemen. What is
dirt Why nothing at all offensive when
chemically viewed. Rub a little akali upon
that dirty grease spot on your coat
and it undergoes a chemical change and be
comes soap. Now rub it with little water
and it disappears; it is neither grese, soap
water, nor dirt That is not very odous
pile Of dirt, you observe there Well, scat
tere little gipsum over it and it is no longer
dirty. Everything you call dirt, is worthy
your notice as students of chemistry. Anal
ize it! twill all separate into very clean
clements.
"Dirt makes corn, corn makes bread and
and meat, and that makes a very sweet
young lady that | saw one of you kissing
last night SO after all you were kissing
particularly if she whtens her skin
with chalk or fuler's earth. There is no
telling, young gentlemen what is dirt.
Though must say that rubbing such stuff
upon the beutiful skin of "a youg lady is a
dirty practice.-Pearl POWDER think is
made Of bsmuh nothing but Dirt"
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

BAKED SWEET APPLEs-W well the
apples place them in pan with very lit
tie water, that the juice may not burn, il
they are to be cooked in a brick oven, then
put the apples in a jar, cover them close, and
bake them five or six hours. Sweet apples
should be baked long after they are tender.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

BAKED Sour AprLEs.-Wash we'll the ap-
Piles; place them in a pan; pour in teacup-
full of water and one Of sugar; bake them
slowly till done. Eat them with cream and
the Juice which cooks from them.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
The LAWYER.

In defence of criminal, Col. +. d. Baker
once uttered the following eloquent passage;
"The profession of which am one Of the
humblest members, has ever stood up AGAINST
the tyranny Of mouarchs on the one band,
and the tyranny OF public opinion on the
other, and if as the humblest among them
it becomes me to instance myscIi--l may say
it with a bold heart (and DO say it with n
bold hearth that there is not in all this world
wretch so humble, SO guilty, so diaparing,
so torn with avenging turies, so pursued
Ivy the vengeance of the law, SO hunted to
cities of refuge, so fearful of life, so afraid Of
death-here is no wretch so deeply stepped
in all the agonies of vice and misery aud
crime, that | would not have heart to listen
to his cry and find "A tongue to speak in his
defence, though around his lead all the fury
Of public opinion should gather, and rage,
and roar, and roll, as the ocean rolls around
the rock"
1t is a question in our mind whether a
more subimely beautiful passage can be
found among the relicts Of the British Bar,
in its palmest days: it is worthy Of being
written on every lawyers desk, and Of being
conned over until he knows it by heart; and
it is worthy of being engraved on the aurhor's
monument after the tongue ofeloqucnce has
been stilled forever citizen.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

THE FIRST BABY.-Just look at him
Do YOU see that individual with his hat ON
the bump of self esteem-his no-e turned up
at everythng-distingushed by a frantic
disregard of the immaculacy Of his shirt, or
the tie Of his handkerchief? Mark with
what superciliousness lie views all mundane
things. With what scorn does he gaze up
on youths and grown people, and how con
temptble appears everything to his High
Dantiness that was so attractive, before
He is a father for the first time, and the little
tiny, whining cherub is at home in embroid-
cred muslin; and the baby-yes, the baby
is as fat as butter and weighs six pounds
and quarter An intellectual baby, too
well 'red" Think Of that Six pounds
and quarter, and boy at that Bless bis
little chubby soul! What projects are run
ming in that mans brains in regard to the
new conner What long way in future he
is gazing after destiny, and he sees nothing
less than a governor, and mayhap a presi-
dent, in the little chubby boy at home,
weighing six and quarter pounds. And
the wite-the first baby she ever had-she
never thought she would be a mother; and
wildly with JOY, she is caressng the shape
less little lump, and goes mad with happi-
ness at the contemplation Of her dear little
sugar plumb of an offspring six and quar-
ter pounds The first baby is a new link to
bind the welded pair together and cement
1.-THE chain weighs exactly six and quar-
ter pounds. We congratulate our friend
upon the hurricane of happiness that has
befalen him, and ardently hope be will fall
down no cellar ways, or into any coal holes
in his up gazing pride, at having assisted to
add one to the numerical strength of the
| country
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
NOTICE,

YENHE annual meeting Of the Stockholders of
Il the Horse Shoe Bar and Pilot Hill Turnpike
Company for the election of officers. will be held
at Horse Shoe Bar, Saturday, the 29th inst, at
l2 o'clock, M. A. J. KIDD, Sec'y
~, per B. C. ALLEN.
Horse Shoe Bar Nov. 1st, 1856.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
FOR SALE Or RENT.

YTNHE NEW FIRE PROOF BRICK BUILDING
IL corner of Commercial and Main Streets, Au-
burn. Enquire at the Kentucky Store.
3 Aug l6-my A. IL |. DAVIDSON.
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08

ATTENTION ! ATTENTION !
It'd GOODKIND & CO.. would respectfully
Ees call the attention of the public in general
to his large and we'll selected assortment Of
HAVANA AND AMERICAN CIGARS,
lately received from Havana and New York, at
which place they manufacture their cgars. They
have now on hand upwards Of
FOUR-HUNDRED THOUSAND
of the most celebrated brands to be found in Mar
ket, among which can be found the following
noted brands, such as:
LA FLOR DE HENRY CLAY.
LA FLOR DE TOBACCO DE PARTAGAS
Ell ESCADOR,
IA EMELYA,
LOUISE MILLER'S,
LA BELLE AMILIE,
LA FLOR DE CABANA
JENNY LIND,
Ell CASTANO
and Others most too numerous to mention. AlsO
a large assortment Of .4meric0n cigars, suitable
for this market.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
take notice call at the 'Young America Store"
next door to |. w. Credits Restaurant, before you
go elsewhere for this is the only place where you
can select your cigars. and be well suited
Our motto is Cheap Bargains and fast sales.-
All orders from the country promptly attended to
when addressed to b. GOODKIND, Auburn, next
door to l. W. Credits Restaurant. jy 26
The Placer herald., 1856-11-08
MAGNOLIA MILL---LUMBER.

THE undersigned would respectfully inform
l. their friends and the public generally, that
they have at their Mill,
ONE AND HALF MILES FROM PHELPS
RANCH, A LARGE LOT OF LUMBER,
and are constantly manufacturing lumber OF all
kinds. SLUICE LUMBER always on hand; also
Laths and Pickets.
SMITH & EVANS.
Magnolia Mill, December 15 1855 #
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HO! FOR A LIFE-LIKE PICTURE.

A MBROTYPES, DAGUERREOTYPES, and
IN Photographs of superior quality, taken ct
all times at the Daguerrean Rooms in the rear Of
NORCROSS' Jewelry Store, Main ST., Auburn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-24
A Bible Example

Many years ago in an obscure country
school, in Massachusetts, an humble. concen-
tious boy was to be seen; and it was evident
to all that his mind was beginning to act and
thirst for some intellectual good. He was
alive to knowledge. Next we see him put
forth on foot to settle in remote town IN
that State, and pursue his fortunes there as a
shoemaker, his tools being carefully sent on
before him. In short time he is in business
in the post of county surveyor for Litchfeld
county, being the most accomplished mathe-
matician in that section of the State. Before
he is twenty-five years Of age, we find him
supplying the astronomical matter OF an al
manac, in New York Next he is admitted
to the bar, self fitted lawyer. Now he is
found on the bench Of the supreme COURT
Next he becomes a member Of the continen-
tai congress. Then he is member Of the
committee of six, to frame the Declaration
of Independence. He continued member
of Congress for nearly twenty years. and was
acknowledged to be one of the most useful
men and wisest counselors Of the land. Al
length, having discharged every office with
perfect ability, and honored in his sphere. the
name of Christian, he died regretted AND
loved by State and Nation. This man was
Roger Sherman. We take particular salts
faction, now and then, in chronicling the
career of these self.made men; and holding
them up as bright examples Tor the youth Of
our time to follow. 1t is the best service
Journalist can perform for the good Of the
rising generation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-24
The Useful and the Beautiful.

The tcmb of Moses is unknown, but the
traveller Stakes his thirst at the well OF Jacob.
The gorgeous palace Of the wsest of mon'
archs, with the cedar, and gold, and ivory,
and even the Temple Of Jerusalem, hallowed
by the visible glory Of the Deity himself, are
arc gone but Soomon's reservoirs are as
perfect as ever. Oh the ancient architecture
of the Holy City, not one stone is left upon
another; but the pool of Bethesda commands
the pilgrims reverence to the present day.
The columns of Persepolis are Wondering
into the dust; but its cisterns and aqueducts
remain to challenge our admiration. The
golden house of Nero is a mass Of ruins; but
the Aqua Claudia still pours into Rome
its limpid stream. The Temple of the Sun,
at Tadmor in the wilderness, has fallen; but
its fountains sparkle as freely in his rays, as
when thousands Of worshippers thronged it,
lofty colonnades, 1t may be that Londor
will share the fate of Babylon, and nothing
be left to mark its site, save mounds of crum
bling brickwork but the Thames will con
tinue to flow as it does now. Aud if an,
work of that art should still rise over tn,
deep ocean of time, we may well believe tina
it will be neither palace nor temple, but SOM
vast reservoir. And if the light of any nam
should still flash through the mist of antiquity
it will probably be that of Tic man who, ii
his day, sought the happiness of his fellow
men rather than glory, and linked his mem
DRY to some great work of national utlit.
aud benevolencc. This is the glory whcI
outlives all other, and shines with undyin,
lusture from generation to generation, impair
ting to its work something Of its own immor
tality.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-24
Is RELIGION Beautiful 2

Always! In the child, the maiden, the
wife, the mother, Religion shines with holy,
benignant beauty of its own, which nothing OF
earth can mar. Never yet was the female
character perfect without the steady faith of
piety. Beauty, intellect, wealth they are
like pitfalls, dark in the brightest day, unless
the divine light,-unless religion throws her
soft beams around them, to purify and exalt
making twice glorious that which seemed all
loneliness before.
Religion is very beautiful-in health or
sickness. in wealth or poverty. We can
never enter the sick chamber of the good but
soft music seems to float on the air, and the
burden of their song is" Lo! peace is
here"
Could we look into thousands of families
today, where discomfort fights sullenly with
life, we should find the chief cause of unhap.
piness, aoant Of religion in uomam.
And in felons' cells--in places of crime
isery, restitution, ignorance-we should be-
old, in all its terrible deiormity, the fruit Of
qirreligion in woman.
Oh, religion benignant majesty, high o.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-24
Study of Flowers.

1t is very common with men who think
there is nothing rational that is not connect
ed with dollars and cents, to ridcuIe the study
of flowers. What good can come of it 2"
They ask. " Will it improve mans for
tune Or advance his interest? Will it render
him shrewder calculator? Will it earn him
his bread or make him a fortune?" They
are greatly mistaken no believe that no
actual utility, in the common niggardly sense
of the term, can be derived from the pursuits
of TASTE But granting that they will accom-
plish none of these useful purposes, We would
encourage such studies, as tending to fill up
many hours of idleness with an interesting
and reeable employment. Every new
amusement which can be participated in with
out danger to the health or the morals, pro-
vides an additional means for the moral i'm
provement of society, inasmuch as it serves
to divert many minds from pleasures which
are liable to be accompanied with vice.
Though to mere plodder in the common
business of life it may seem almost ridiculous
to be engaged with enthusiasm in naming
and preserving few Insignificant wild fow-
ers, yet this very zeal may preserve many a
youth from corruption and ruin, whose pas
sious might otherwise lead him to seek the
haunts OF vice. There are many pursuits
which arc useful in no other way than by con-
tributing to our pleasures. Let plauding
misefs and conceited sensualsts ridicule them,
because they neither fill ones Golfers, nor
spread his board-they forget that one dis
tinguished mark between men and brutes, is,
that the latter pursue only the useful, while
the former are about equally employed in the
tamcJM.-Horeys Mag.