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EXTRAORDINARY Y1ELD.-The Crescent
City Herald says that crop of oats gather
ed by Biggs & Reid, at Fort Dick, this sea-
son, yielded 125 bushels to the acre; and
that John A. Brown, of Crescent City, has
this season raised a field of barley which
shows 100 bushels, and also field Of oats
which shows 157 1-2 bushels to the acre.
THE GREAT EAsrERN-The State of Maine
learns that the Great Eastern will certainly
make three trips to Portland having first
made an experimental one to Lisbon, Gibral-
tar, or some other part to test her machinery,
leaving for Portland about the first week of
April next.
A few weeks since the first locomotive
ever run IN the State of Arkansas ran over
the track of the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad, for q distance of three miles, as
far as the road is completed from Memphis.
DEPREc1ATIoN.-Last year the value of
railway investments decreasedlfrom one thou
sand millions to nine hundred millions and
this year, say, from nine hundred millions
to seven hundred millions.
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YENHESE OILS are obtained by distilation at
III the Chemical Laboratory, Parish of Jeffer-
son, of Pierre Lacour. author of Lacour's Chemi-
cal Analysis, Lacour's Chemical Manipulations,
Lacour on the Manufacture of Liquors, &c
Purchasers are particularly requested to return
the TASKS and obtain their money if the oils does
not give perfect satisfaction.
LACoUR's OIL OF COGNAC converts neutral spirit
to superior imitation of Imported Brandies. viz:
Otard, Sazerac, Marett Cognac Paultney. Seig-
nette, United Vineyard Proprietors Castiion and
London Lock Brandies The liquors will have
a full fruty flavor and beautiful sparkling color.
Common Rectifed Whiskey will be changed by
the use of the Oil of Cognac to New York Brandy,
Pine Apple Brandy, Common Cognac Brandy, &c.
LACoURs OIL OF RYE changes Rectifed Whiskev
to Monongahela Rye Whiskey, Old Virginia Malt
Whiskey, Bourbon Whiskey, DC.
OIL OF CEDRAT changes common Rectfed Whis-
key to Old Irish Malt Whiskey
OIL OF PEACH changes common Whiskey to
Virginia Peach Brandy, &c. Oil of Peach and
Oil of Cognac will convert common Wliskev to
Apple Brandy
OIL OF GIN converts the poorest Whiskey to
Holland Gin, Scheidam Schnaps, Rose Gin, Swan
Gin, English Gin, &C.
LAcoURs CONCENTRATED ACID will. in five hours
alter being mixed, change five gallons of good
Vinegar and twenty-five gallons of water TO thirty
gallons of the most acid Vinegar that can be found
IN the market. BY the use Of Lacour's Concene
trated Acid, Vinegar can be made for one dollar
and sixty cents per barrel
For MAKING Liquors. Lacour's Oils REQUIRES no
reparaton-only pour the oil into the whiskey
and shake we'll The liquors thus made will have
lne natural aroma, full rich oily taste; a beau
tlful transparent color and a fine bead. Lacour's
oils exert three distinct properties in converting
common whskey to brandy. gin, &c. The first
property combines with and subsidies in the form
of foculent particles the whole of the grain oil.
(Amylic Alcohol.) The whiskey is thus depriv-
ed of that peculiar irritating and burning taste.
and becomes neutral spirit; the second property
consists in an oily mucillanimous taste impaired
to the liquor, which renders it mellow and impatrs
an appearance of great age the third property is
exhibled In the rich vinous nuty odor that is i'm
parted to the liquor which renders distinction
from the genuine brands impossible
These oils are put up in quart TASKS; each flask
contains sufficient oil for making three hundred
gallons of liquor. Full and comprehensive direc
tlons accompany the bottles Price so per bottle.
For sale at the corner of St. Charles and Pow
drass streets.
One bottle of these oils, five in number, will be
securely packed and shipped with bill of lading,
TO any part of the country, upon the receipt of
$40, to the address of
P. LACOUR, New Orleans
Purchasers are requested as guarantee ofgood
faith, to furnish us the name of any house in New
Orleans and we will ship them package of the
oils If they do not perform all that is claimed
for them, they will cost nothing.-1y.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express no'lce
TO the contrary, are considered as wishing 10 co"
tinue their subscription
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Notice should always be given of removal
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moving and leaving it uncalled for, is prima aV''
evidence of intentional fraud.
Nn~Postmasters would oblige, By strlet lai'
flment of the regulations requiring them 10 nO'',
fy Publishers, once in three months, OF papers NV
taken from their Office by subscribers.
&S~ Under the law of Congress papers ore ~,
charged postage in the county in which they 'fs
published,
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Democratic State Central Committee.

The following gentlemen constitute the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee for the ensuing
year:
Sacramento-V E. Geiger, F. Forman, J. H.
Sullivan. Sacramento City Post Office; Peter
Bross Michigan Bar Post Office.
San Francisco-T. Foley, II. B. Truett, J. P.
Hoge. Robert c. Page, San Francisco. Post Office.
Ell Dorado-D. ". Gelwicks. W. H. Smith. W.
A. January, Placerville Post Office A. st. Clair
Denver, Coloma Post Office
Tuolumne-A. n. Francisco Sonora Post Office.
NevadaS. II. Chase. Nevada Post Office; S. s..
Lewis, San Juan Post Office.
Calaveras-A. III. Putney. Murphy s Post Office.
Placcr-James Anderson, Auburn Post Office.
Siskiyou-E. II. Steele, SCOTS Bar Post Office.
San Joaquin-H, T. Huggins, Stockton, p. O.
Fresno-E 2. Hart. Mllerton Post Office.
Butte-Thomas A. Turner, Orovile Post Office.
Los Angeles. ". Shore. Los Angeles p. O.
Sonoma-I. NJ. Hudspeth. Sonoma Post Office.
Trinity-S. D. Kreider, Weaverville P. O.
Sierra--Francis Anderson. Downevilc p. o.
Amador-T. A. Springer, Jackson Post Office
Santa Clara-Wm. Mathews. Jan Jose P. o.
Contra Costa-A. r. Mclony, Martinez p. O.
Plumas-W. D. Sawyer, Quincy Post Office
Suffers. r. Warrin9 9ton. Nicholous p. O.
Del Norte-C " Thornbury, Crescent City
Post Office.
V. Z. GEIGER Chairman.
X. c. PAGE. Recording Sec.
All communications must be addressed to Col.
Ferris Eorman, Sacramento.
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NATURALIZATION.

10 obtain a certificate of naturalization apP'i pIh.
cation must be made to the District Courts ol WIZ
State. T..
Any free white male person arriving in .an, the
United States shall make his declaration OF in. n
ton to become such citizen before the Oltin
said Court two years before he shall be ensi.sd
to the certfcate Provided. that if be mas oars
IN the United States before he was elghteeh line
of age, such declaration may be made at tne '''N'
OF applying for certificate of citizenship notu.
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States, each of whom have been personally ~, a.,
quainted with the applicant and who can tor esi n,
that he has resided in the United states -? ths
full term of five years and in the State WILL ~ has
year last past. That during all this time ~ a.
behaved as man of good moral character II n, i
tached to the principles of the Constitution e-d,
United States and we'll disposed to the goou W.
and happiness of the same. .,cau
In case it has been necessary for the app..,rr Spy. rro
to make his declaration of intention ne mus'
duce evidence of that
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STILL FURTHER TESTIMONY.

WEST KILLISGLEY, Conn. June 18th, 1851
Messrs A. 3. & d. SANDS: Conference.-The following
under my observation in which your Sarsapa
ra effected the of Of Chronic Rheuma-
tism The patient, Mr. Joseph X Green, has been afflicted
with rheumatism for years by turns which sometimes
attended with fever, and put form in few
days He used various remedies under the advice of his
physician which produced but partial relief and in reply
to his inquiry If something could not be done to effect
permanent cure advised him your Sarsaparilla
lie accordingly commenced its and the effect was so
marked that he able to sleep the first night compara
lively free from pain lie continued It. and before he had
taken twelve bottles he entirely free from tho disease
and has remained since being able to pursue his bust
ness, and representative for the of Brooklyn
in our Legislature. Very respectfully yours,
WM A. BREWSTER, ND
Prepared and sold by A. B. tE ID. SANDS, Whole
sale Druggists, leo Fulton-sree OF William, New
York.
SON Il Co.. and REDINGTON tS Co.. San Francisco
RICE IL COFFIN, Marysvile K. II. MCDONALD d
Co, Sacramento aud by Druggists generally
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
VOLUME THIRTEEN.
To Mechanics, Manufacturers, In
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In announcing the Thirteenth Annual Volume
of the Scientific American" which commences
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NOTICE,
TO LIQUOR DEALERS & MERCHANTS.

a COMPLETE ASSORTMENT Of The Oils ne
"a cessary FIR making ana Gayoring every va
riety of liquf.. and package Of the articles used
for giving TT IIFICLiL SIRE.NGT to IL
quors, converting 10 gallons of Whiskcy to 100
gallons and every article necessary to commence
Il LIQUOR STORE, viii be furnished for S20.
Also all the information necessary to conduct such
an establishment thus enabling the new beginner
to successfully compete with the oldest liquor
dealers. Address through the Post Office,
Z. LACOUR, New Orleans
Lacours Concentrated Acid for making Pine-
gar, is put up in 2 gallon packages at S5 per
package-in good shipping order.
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NJ 4 | LIS

Arrivals and departures of the Mails to and
from Auburn:
Arrives from Sacramento at o'clock. p N.
From Iowa Hill, lllinostown, and Yankee Jims,
at clock, A. NJ
Closes for Sacramento at 9, 2. NJ. For the
North at noon.
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07

A Pretty BEAU.-A young man recently
went to Cleveland with a young damsel, and
put up at the best hotel. When the dinner
hour arrived he boldly walked up sumptu
Gus repast, leaving the young lady alone in
the parlor After partaking of meal that
astonished his stomach, he returned to his
companion, who was rather astorished at
his proceeding, and smacking his lips re
marked:
That dinner was darned good why
didn't you buy some3"
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07
GLOVE ANODYNE
TO0THACHE DROPS.

Those who have felt the painful throbbing and excruc
atng pangs Of raging toothache shooting through their
jaws and head with the most tormenting and
as often the have received but little sympathy from
friends, will no doubt be much pleased to know of
edy that Will never fail to quiet the unmercif offender
and leave the teeth where they should remain in the head
me numerous cures it has accomplished are we'll attested
and has only to become generally known to be highly
appreciated by the public as it has long been by Dentists
The following testimony is from of the most distin
guished practical Dentists in tho city of New York:
Messrs. SANDS: Gentemen-In tho course of my prac-
tice, have extensively used your Glove Anodyne with
much success for the relief OF the Toothache; and
constantly recommend to my patients, deem it but
just to inform you Of the high opinion have of over
other remedies. | am yours, very respectfully
NJ. LEVETT l2 Waverey Place
Prepared and sold by =. II. S ID. SANDS. Whole
sale Druggists No. 100 Futonstreet corner of William
New York
For sale by DEWITT KITTLE & Co. IT. JOHNSON
n Co. and REDlNGTON & Co.. San Francisco; RICE
x COFFIN. Maysville; r. II. MCDONALD & Co. Sac.
Yameno and by Druggists generally
For Sale by HENSON HAZELL, Druggist
Auburn, Cal.
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07

UNLAWFUL NERD1cTs.-The Morning Gall
would like to know what the jury, who tried
Valentine Ritchie for the murder of Mike
Corbitt, meant by writing out tue following
verdict: I'VE find the prisor er guilty of
murder in the second degre , and recon-
mend the District -4ttorney to the mercy of
the court" This verdict was found in the
jury room, not having been presented to the
Court; it WHITES our knowledge of verdict
picked up in Court House belonging to
county within State bounded on the west
by the Mississippi:-"We convict this ere
prisoner, but eff he's hung its the Judges
talt expressly" Sac. .Aqe.
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07

An old maid was once asked to subscribe
to newspaper She answered no; she al
ways made her own news.
An Indian seeing belle dressed out in
full breadth of fashion pass by him in the
street, was heard to exclaim, "Heap wigwam,
ugh"
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07
DR.. KlIG'S IIRST NARRATIVE.
BY WILLIAM ELDER

The United States Grinnd Erpedition in
,Seuch of Sir John Franklin,
During the years 1S50-5l.
A Personal Narrative by ELISHA KENT KANE, NJ. D.
U. S. n One volume Svo., upwards $50 pages
containing 300 Steel Plates and Wood Engrav-
ings, including fine steel portrait of Sir John
Franklin. being the only one ever engraved in
America. Also Biography of Franklin, by
s. Austin Allibone, Esq. Price, $500
This work is totally distinct from the second
Arctic Expedition. and embraces much valuable
and interesting matter never before published 1t
should be owned by all who have purchased the
last Expedition, as it makes DR.. Kanes works
complete
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07
HEALTH DEPENDS

Upon the Of that fud If the skin in an un-
natural state as in Scroua Leprosy, and all Ucerous
Diseases it is evident that the vessels which ramfy
the surface of the body must be charged with diseased
blood and ii the whole volume of blood aud
arteral is impure. Before be effected there
must be publication Of the vital stream. Tho great OBJ
Ject therefore, is to ascertain what remedies will most
directly upon the constituents Of the blood when in the
act of combination. Experience observation and cloud
Of witnesses establish the fact that this preparation is at
the very head of this class and will restore the crcu
ation to healthy state by Graduating the elements of
iisaaSa
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07

you have considerable floating popula-
tlon in this village, haven't you9" asked a
stranger of one of the citizens of village
on the Mississippi, "Well, yes, rather"
was the reply; "about half the year the water
is up to the second story windows"
The Albany Knickerbocker gives the fol-
lowing recipe to destroy flies: Take board
ing house pie, cut it uto thin slices, and lav
it where the flies can have full access to it.
In less than ten minutes the whole caboodle
of them will be dead with the collie.
"IIave you "Blasted Hopesl" asked lady
of green Librarian, whose face was much
swollen by the toothache. No, ma'am;
but have blasted toothache"
When we see a pretty female foot we
naturally conclude that it belongs to beauti-
fal woman, on the principle that all is well
that ends WE'LL
What is the difference between a tree and
an elephantl A tree leaves in the spring
but an elephant leaves when the mcnagerie
does
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BRAZIL AND The BRAZILIANS,
BY REV. d. p KIDDER.
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
REV. J. G. FLETCHER,
OF the Preshvtarian Church

VI the Methodist Episcopal Church,
REV. J. c. FLETCHER,
OF the Presby terian Church.
This new and splenddly illustrated work Zone
large volume octave. in uniform style with the
superb volumes of Dr. Kane's .frctic Erplorn-
hons) is the joint effort of the above-nam ed gem
tlemen, who, as travellers and as missionaries and
one In an official position as Acting Secretary of
the United States Legation at Ro) have had a
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Es-Any Of the above works will be sent bv
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COUNTY COURT.
Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in February. Nav
August and November.
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DISTRICT COUPr

DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. JOHN M. HOWELL, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in Januarv and
on the third Mondays in April, July and Octohpr
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07

ASTOUNDING DIFFERENCEs-A teacher
of primary school was telling her pu-
pills about the difference between human
and brute modes Of expressions, and to H.
lustrate, named the dog as next to man
in intelligence. She asked the children
in what manner the dog expressed his
qualification. "He wags his tall" ans
wered little girl. Right, my dear"
said the teacher, very right, indeed, and
this is the difference between Us and the
dogs; WE don't do as they do in express
sing OUR gratiication.'
Professor Agassiz, the great geologist
and so forth, was expressed with feelings
similar to those of the teacher, when
he emphatically exclaimed: "Man is shut
like monkey, only hes wore hes tail
off NIT civilization"
The Placer herald., 1857-11-07
COTRT OF SEcCJON,

OVONI OT OEOSIUNS.
Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Presiding judge.
Frey and Rufus Smith, Associates.
Meets on the second Monday of February, Nav
August and November. '
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PROBATE COZ

PROBATE COURT.
Hon. JAMES Z. HALE. Judge
Meets on the fourth Monday in each month,
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The .NEJVEST STYLES OF TYPE will
be constantly added to the already extensive
stock Of Job materials, and fine assortment of
PAPERS AND CARDS
will be kept constantly on hand at all times
A continuance of the patronage of the old
friends and customers of the establishment is So
licited and they are assured that no effort will be
spared to give complete satisfaction.
The Herald being the oldest established paper
in the county, having the largest circulation, and
the most extensive Job Office of any press in Pla-
Ger, offers facilities for Advertising and Job Work
surpassed by none.
CALL AND BE SATISFIED OF THE
M1~ Va & rM~
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Post-OMces in Placer County

PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS
Hon. J. E. Hale, County Judge.
Charles King, Sheriff.
Tabb Mitchell, County Clerk.
Philip Stoner, Treasurer.
Philip W. Thomas, District ATTORNEY.
J. W. Spann, Assessor.
j. M. Gaunt, Public Administrator.
Eugene A. Phelps, County Surveyor.
II. NJ. House, Coroner.
Percival G. Millette Sup't. of Common scho,,,
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WIN. =. Miller, lst District, Auburn:
RoGt: R?T D. Ego Egoert' "a District, !linostown;
William Duck, Sd District, Yankee Jims.
The Board meet on the first Monday in Fehrro
ry, May August and November.
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TONIC FOR THE SYSTEM

IT IS UNRINAILEiD.
The various diseases which have their imprnts on tho
surface of the body may be compared signals of distress
thrown out by Nature to indicate that tho vital organiza
tion within needs cleansing and purifying.
The ancents believed that animal life existed In the
blood 1t is at least certain that