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The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26
ART AMID THE SIERRAS.
TfELIOGRAPHY.

|ENllE subscriber takes this method Of informing
Il the citizens of California that he has re-
fitted his rooms, and is now prepared to take all
kinds of Pictures known to the Photographic Art,
unsurpassed in the world that he has made spe-
cial arrangements for persons coming from dis
tant parts of the State. and would say to all such
that. provided perfect satisfaction is not given, he
will not only not charge for work. but will pay
them for their time and trouble in calling
These arrangements have been made in view of
the fact that the country is ocked with unskillful
operators. whose work is not only wanting in che
mical effect. and everything that constitutes n
good pctui e, but owing TO the improper use of
the chemicals employed they are rendered perish
able and worthless
To avoid the impositions practiced, the citizens
of this and adjoining counties. and travellers, are
most respectfully invited to call on him at his
rooms. in Grass Valley, where he will be found
ready at all times. and in ali kinds of weather.
to take pictures in the best style by all the var-
Gus processes now known, some of which are as
follows:
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26
J JACOB FELDBERG,
IS POSITIVELY
SELLING OFF AT COST,
HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF
CLOTHING, BOOTS & SIIOES.

"AVING determined to close out in Auburn
4 Il for the purpose of engaging in business in
San Francisco. | now offer my entire stock Of
goods at Cost Price 1t consists of fine black
blue and Brown Frock. Business Raglans. and
Overcoats: all coors and qualities of French Cas-
simere and Cloth Pants; Silk. Silk Velvet. Satin,
Cloth, Cashmere and Marseillcs Vests: Gents Fur
nishing Goods of all kinds; Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Blankets, Trunks, Carpet Bags,
Domestic Goods, Cutlery. Perfumery, &c., &c.--
The above goods will positively
je Sold at Cost Cash Price,
and all persons desirous of obtaining bargains
are informed that now is the time to get them.
Remember the placc-n the brick store. Com
mercial street, opposite the Post Office. Auburn.
JACOB FELDDERG.
N. B.--Gentlemcn! All of you who in
debted to me by book account or otherwise, are
notified to come forward without delay and settle,
as you will thereby save trouble and cost. j. f.
Auburn, September 10TH 1859.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

Those men talk most who arc in the
greatest mental darkness Frogs cease Their
cloaking when hight is brought to the water.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26
Great Sale Of Clothing !!
AT
QUINCY HALL, SAN FRANCISCO.

ENVERY description of Fine and Heavy Cloth
NJ ing made in the Best Style and of the Best
Material expressly for this market, is now sell
ling at Quincy Hall, at the
Current New York Rates.
The following is list Of prices at which we
are selling:
Fine Dress Frock Coats, from $40 TO IL
Fine Doeskn Business Goats. from to IL
Fine Cashmere Business Coats from to 10
Light Coats for warm weather, from to 5
Handsome Raglans, from to 10
Fine Black Docskio Pants, from to I
Good quality Cashmere Pants. from to
Scrviceable Satinct Pants, from Sl,50 to $
Pants for Summer wear, from to 3
Silk Velvet Vests, from 5,oO to .
Silk and Satin Vests, from 3 to D
Davis & Jones' Shirts, fine quality, from | rs to 3
White Mcrino Undershirts, from 70 CTS. to |
White and Grey Merno Drawers, 70 cts to
Shaker Flannel Undershirts d Drawers, l,50
| Linen Uandkercbiefs, from 25 cts to so cts.
White and Coorcd Silk Pockc, handkerchiefs,
from 81 ] cts. to IS cents.
Full suits for working mcn-Coat, Vest and
Pants-ior as low as ) 10.
Also. Hats. Caps, Trunks, Valises ETC., at the
lowest living rates.
QUINCY HALL,
Nos. I40 and ISL Washing. On street.
DAVIS d. BOWERS.
November 5th lS59.-3m
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

The WEIGH IN CALIFoRNIA.-Ihe Pmife
Erpositor, says that from Information, con
sidered wholly reiabe, received by it, it in
estimated that there are from five To seves
thousand Welchmen scattered over the hills
and valleys of this State. They are quiet
intelligent and industrious class Of people,
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

"Do YOU like the game Of draughts mad
am?' Mo- don't like any game where |
can't take man without having first to jump
over hin,' was the reply.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

CHARLES SUMNER AGAIN.-A cotemporary,
evidently an ardent admirer of the Massa-
chusetts Senator, thus reioices at the ha pv
effects produced upon his shocked system by
eminent surgeons in Europe:
1--WE are pleased to earn that Hon. Char
where he had his spinal narrow taken out,
scraped, soaked in oil and replaced, his mus
cnlar membranes operated upon, his nerves
taken out, aired and replaced and is in a
fair way of recovery He will resume his
Senatorial duties, he says"
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

q KEEP constantly on hand and offer for sale.
q a complete assortment Of Hardware. Groce-
ri,s Provisions Fresh Preserved Fruits. Negeta-
bles Flour. Grain, Cordage. Mining implements,
Wines, Liquors, and other articles in the trade,
which will sell as CHEAP as the CHEAPEST,
and warrant as GOOD as the BEST, and WILL
DELIVER FREE OF CHARGE.
Having lately purchased the entire stock OF
Wines. Liquors Cordials, ETC.. of NJ. McNulty. the
friends of that favorite establishment are request
ell to continue their patronage. and are assured
that every eXerton will he used to merit a con-
tinuance of their favor. The best of Liquors by
Wholesale or Retail. ROBERT GORDON.
Auburn, August 6,h. lS59.-my
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

A small, clean potato, with the end cut off.
is very convenient medium for applying
brick dust to knives, keeping it about the
right moisture, while the juice of the pota-
to assists in removing stains troEi the sur
face. You can get a better polish by this
method, than by amy other, and with less
labor.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

A TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN SKILL.--Ine
Cars have hitherto been la:ge purchasers
abroad of steam war vessels, steam engines
and machinery, especially of this country,
where they have recently had three steam
ers built-two a, New York and one Mt
Boston. For the future, however, as we learn
from the New York Journal Of Commerce,
Russia intends to build all her hnlls and en-
gines at home, with the exception, perhaps,
Of few more engines which may be wanted
in her Northwestern possessions aud which
can he furnished here at lower price than
they can be obtained from Russia. No moro
slips are to be purchased of us, but thai fine
specimen Of American naval architecture.
the General Admiral, is to be made the
model for Russian shipbuders. Orders
have been given by the Russian Government
to copy the lines of the General Admiral
and all the pecnliarilies of her construction
in all future war vessels that may be built.
and those previously in process Of building,
and somewhat advanced, are to be modified
to her standard of excellence.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26


photographs,
PancOtypcs,
MeIainOtypes,
StereOscOpic Pictures and
Sunlight Paintings on Mica.
Also, Patent Leather Il Oil Cloth Pictures.
Artistic and life like pictures by all the above
new and beautiful processes Of finer tone and in
finite durability, unsurpassed for boldness of out
line or beauty of finish, will be executed at all
times and i'm all kinds of weather.
Persons heretofore unsuccessful in obtaining
perfect pi- lures are particularly invited to call
Old daguerreotypes and other pictures copied.
mprooed and rendered mpershable.
Views of buildings, mining claims, &c, taken
at the shortest notice.
Deceased persons taken in the most appropriate
manner.
N. B.--lnstructions given in all the depart
ments of the Art at
WOODS AMBROTYPE GALLERY
Will Street, Grass Valley,
BY T. NJ. WOOD.
Srntcmbpr 10th 1859
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

THE HONEY LAKE RoUrE.-Dr. Egery, of
Butte Mills, informed the editor of the Butte
Record asst Tuesday that there VAS no snow
on the Honey Lake route as high up as In--
skip. The route has never been abandoned
during the winter season, and there is no
distance of over ten or twelve miles without
public house 1t is only in the most Sc
we're winters that communication is interrupts
ed. The editor declares that the most ac-
cessibe route to the new silver mines Of Ne
vada Territory. during the present rainy
season. is rha, through IIoney Lake, or
thronrh Quincy, Plumas county.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

HOTELS AND SALOONS.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26

Smith the famous nulseryman, near Sac
ramento, SAYS it is more profitable to manu-
facture grapes into wine thtn TO sell them
at cents per pound.
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, WARES, ETC
GEO. WILLMENT.
Corner Of Commercial and Court Sts.,
AUBURN, CAL.

HAVE on hand, and I'm constantly receiving
IL large additions to my well selected stock o
Groceries, Liquors &c, at the old corner, consist
ing in part as follows:
, 1859-03-18
Dinner-Tabls Manners TIlussratsa.

AAoAAnS1u 4l4ubefdto0.
One day the Abbe Casson, who was celebr..
.ed literary member Of the Mazarin COllers, W.s
invited to dine with N; dc Radonvillierz At III
saoIe he found himself AMONG gentlemen u lhS
highest rank-marshals Of France. &c. TIM
good able (who was weak enough 70 believe him
sell perfect mircle Of bon toni on leaving IA
dlning.room, rather tallrative allef. his tskaV.
couldn't torbcar asking his friend. n. Dc IfI|r
IN something Of q selEsatisiied tone. whether ~
behavior during dinner hadn't been somelhlnv
eonspicuousiy coTrect-worthy, II possible. h
the great occasion. "Good gracious N renliSd
de Lille, in a thrilling whisper tis L po,Sibl-
that you can bc unaware Of the awfulIhing Yoa
"What on Garth do you mean ~ replied d.
abbe, rather taken aback. aAnyhow. i sunross -
behaved as well as my neighbors ~ Sf7-g
My poor friend, listen to me, and count nm
your sins upon your fingers. Imprimis-Insleaa
Of dropl ing your napkin unostenlatiousIy acr6q{
your Knees, you displayed Il in the most eIabor.
ate manner, and not content with having done a.
stuck the corner into your button hole. shock.
ing ltem-You ate your soup with spoon n
one hand and fork in the other. A fork 70 soupi
Good heavens ltem-You asked for fowl n.
stead Of saying chicken Fowls are only
talked about in the poultry-yard. Item-Whefl
the butler came round with the winc, you frsl
sass etaA Nipcu ~ ClEGlulIN WIIIl
your napkin. Miserable abbei where ala YOU
tancy you were dinings You behaved aifol
eiously i'll to the Baron de R. and fnrscik
Why upon earth, whenever wine was offered 10
you, did you insist upon filling our glasses beoro
your own How do you know that We wished
lor wine, or for one wine more than another ?
suppose our host, as matter or special fhFonl
had kept some capital bottle for us--ef kind.,
perhaps, for which he knew that We had pSr.
ucular weakness l-You are guilty Of piece of
otiiciousness which would not be tolerated AZ IN
most vulgar table dh0te in Paris. Item---insieai
Of managing your bread in the usual Way. yon
chopped il up with your knife. What 1 thing
to DO Itcm-I saw you put plums IL your
pocket Item-You made use Of youf pocket
handkerchief; and then. instead Of Tsplseing.if
al once in your pocket stuck II IN he arm of
your chair. That was not mere want Of polite.
ness was an indeccney and an insult o ns
ALL Iten-Bccause your coffee after dinner Eas
inconveniehtly hot, you frank Il out of your,
saucer. lean imagine few acts more shameless.
a.as,'sa aa.az diaalHann ni1nl lron,
in the most Extensively careful manner, Just i1 II
anybody was likely 10 use Il aguinl Them i
Put your ten fingers in your pocket, and pray
that you may be spared from ever SHINING 70
egregiCusly again" The poor abbe was shocked
and cOniounded, and confessed 70 himself that
his Greek and Latin had hiledto make him erun
presentable ut dinner f.ft rtff isssl. = -.
, 1859-03-18
Moonbeams.

Over Acids OF thymy blossom,
Over beds Of deEy nowers,
Nov within the whispering bowers,
ton and slow
Wandering on through midnight hours.
Lightly DER the crested bIlloW,
Where the heaving waters noW,
where Ire sea-blrd finds her pillow,
There the gllslenlng moonbeAms 90
Son and slow,
Son and sloW,
Ever wandering, son and slow.
Queen Of beauty robed In sElendOr,
finds thy silent foot no reslf
Looks thy smile, 50 son and tender
Ne'er upon kindred bFeastf
soft and slow
Thy footsteps 20,
In their silver sandals dress'd.
Queen Of beauty. canst thou ever
Thus thy lonely task fulhll
Sister voices, never, never,
Answering thee from bower or hlllf
Son and low,
As winters snow,
Fan thy footsteps cold aud still.
Silent moon thy smile Of beauty
Painting hope will on renew;
Teach me, then, thy holy duty,
Waste and Wild 70 wander through.
Son and slow,
sun to 20,
Patient, meek, but lonely, too.
, 1859-03-18
St. Jean D,Aera


This Is a celebrated seaport Of Palestine. rs
scriptural name Is Accho. BY the Greeks Il uaa
termed PtolcmaiS In 1870, II was besiered ~
Augustus the French monarch. Tnierry, IN his
History Of the Norman Conquest" observes
hervupon, that as soon as the two western Sog.
ercigns had united their forces, the siege Of Acfj
advanced rapidly; their petreroes, their mango.
nels, and their trebuehets battered the walls of
Acre 50 well that breach was made IN . FEW
days, and the garrison, consisting Of 5000 sara
acens, were obliged 10 surrender. On tho day
Of the capture, the King Of England finding TIC
Duke Of Austria's banner planted on the walIsbf
the side Of his own, had Il Immediately taken
down, torn, and thrown into deep sewer. he
had afterwards ample cause to repent having exs
cited hatred IN the breast Of him Whos5 Falof
according to Shakspcare) was such a. To Hpluck
dead lions by the beard" Il certainly Is s0ite.
what curious that the English should again haVU
to assist materially in the capture Of this re.
nowned place at a distance Of $50 years from
the time when they originally took Il undor the
iron-hearted king. II was at Acre also that "a.
ward l., when prince, received a severe wound
from poisoned arrow, his recovery from which
edness Of bis Queen, Eleanor, who Is recorded 70
have sucked the venom from the wound. Tho
town contains 1900, or, as some say, 90. 900
inhabitants. Its streets are narrow; and the
houses, which arc Of stone, have fat roof III
1890, Il withstoOd long attack from Bonapalie,
Sir Sydney Smith having also played nomor-
able part there. On the 22d July, 1889; { was
taken from the Sultan BY Mehemet Ali
, 1859-03-18
The Heart of Napoleor.

=
The following ludicrous circumstances isrelal6d
In a late "reminiscences Of Napoleon tho FiIsti
When the body Of Napoleon vas opened a st.
Helena, his heart was taken out, and, preparatory
TO It's final destination, put IN basin Of spirits
and water, and lcff for the night on table IN The
bedroom Of the medical man who had charge o.
the matter. In tho course Of the night the doe
tor was, awakened from light alumber " 4
heavy splash from the basin, and starting up
alarmed, he rested on his elbow, and BY the Light
Of a taper looked eagerly around the apartment
before he should spring lom bed. Not the shad.
ow Of an intruder was TO be seen. What had
moved the basini Had that mighty heart scoIna
ing to be quelled even by death, regainod some
Of its terrible energies Was Il still leapins
with life3 All catching the appearances q some
thing moving in the corner Of the room, he M
the heart Of Bonaparte going into hole il tho
wall; and, Jumping from the bed, was Just IN
time to seize and rescue il from the tcclh d ftt
A teacher had been explaining 10 his slass he
points Of the compass, and all were drawn up IL
front, toward the north. "
Snow, what's before you JOhnl" lFA
"The north, sir" -r 1aiias
"And what behind you, Tommy9s Jss afi
My coat tail, sir, said he, trying at same
time to get glimpse Of il ~ s.-s,
Louis XIV. asked Count Mahousy 4 hsun.
derstood Italianl EYES, please your Majesty
said the count, IL il Is spoken in Irish : ~
, 1859-03-18
[FrOm the Ladies' American MagaIlne.l
MARCH.


There Is singular Italian proverb which bids us New
eak III Of the month Of March," The odd story told In
lowing verses Is gvsn believe, In the Fentamerone
ambattlSta Basle.
A hOrseman through the valley sped,
DARK AFched the oak trees overhead;
wld blew the wind, black grew the night;
Wild torrents leapt TO left and right.
"Now II hold the middle path,
And 'seape the waters In their wrath,
And reach yOn light, which far see,
By Venus! twill be well for me-"
lie reached the Gre, he won the way,
Around Its blaze twelve figures lay.
Welcome they gave, yet little spoke:
He shared their wine, he dried his cloak.
Weird were the figures Of his hosts,
And yet they seemed no fays or ghosts;
Yet gazing on them brought q chill,
sense Of something vast and stil
The traveller had merry heart,
God shelters such In every part;
To every soul alive was he
As kind As mortal man could be.
Wild blew the wind, down drove the dust,
As In the month Of March Il must;
And yet for all the dust and wind,
He spoke Of March In accents kind.
"Many, I know" said he, arc rude,
And swear March grass does little good
And that March winds and the May sun
Make linen white and maidens dun
But then It's true, by all contest,
Birds hatched In March ever best;'
And March, II rough, Is sure, they say,
To make In time the lOVeliest May"
Aounu tne ufe \ mufmuf rolled
OF wonder, stOrm-llke, uncontrolled;
And deep laugh Of awful sport,
Like Morse gods In the Thunder Court;
And one from bis earth-bed,
A fresh young giant, white and red
"By all the winds meath Heavens arch,
What man Is this who praises march,
aThOu knou'st US not, yet soon shalt know,
Prom Us the weeks and hours grow.
Thou seest what man did never see,
For 10 THE MoSTns IN truth are We
Der every land long have blown,
All that man says to me Is known;
Yet never heard In all my search,
Aman before who praised ME-MRrrhl
1And, traveller, for pTalsing me,
Rich Is the boon give 10 thee
No sun BY day, no storm by night,
Shall give thee pain cause thee fright;
All wealth, all blessings man has known,
Shall ever freely be thine own;
Now 80 thy way In peace, and stlf
BE kpOEn as one who ne'er spoke ILL.,"
, 1859-03-18
A Tough Dose.

There is doctor in the northwestern part of
the consolidated city of Baltimore, who Is espe-
cially remarkable for b,ing, as the women term
II, '"short and crusty." a week or two since,
he was called to visit patient who was labOring
under a severe attack Of cheap whisky.
"WCll, doctor, I'm down, you sec completely
aOOred; got the Tremendous Delirium, you
know !"
"Trcmcns, you fool; whercd you get your
rum Y" queried tho doctor.
"Al over in spots; broke out promiscuOusly,
DOCTOR" .
"servcd you right-whcre'd you get your
rum 2"
"Father died Of tho same disease, took him
under the short ribs and carried him off bodily"
"Well, you've got to take something immedi-
atcly."
"YOu're trump, Doc. here, wife, I'll take a
nip Of old rye"
"Lie still blockhead. Mrs. B., il your hus-
band should get worse before return, which
will DO in about an hour, just give him dose oI
that trunk strap maybe thatll fetch him to a
sense Of bis folly"
The doctor sailed out grandly, and within an
hour sailed in again, and found his friend Of the
"Dclirinm tremendous" in terrible condition,
writhing and struggling with pain. His wife, a
female Of plain but ignorant school, came up,
and laying her hand gently upon the doctors
arm, said:
doctor, gave him the strap as you di.
reeteed." ....
"Did you thrash him well ?"
"Thrash him |" exclaimed the astonished wo.
man, "no, but cut the strap into hash and
made him swallow II"
"0hl oh DOCTOR" roarod the victem, al
swallowed the leather, but-but-"
"But what 2" ..
al swallowed the whole strap, but I'm blamed
u could 60 the buckle"
The doctor administered two bread pills and
evapOrated.
A Yankee, being in company at tavern il
Albany, Dutchman happened in, and inquired
the namo Of the Yankee. al will bet you bot
tie Of wine" replied he, "that have the hard
est name in the company" "Done," says III,
Dutchman, "what Is itH" "My name, sir, i,
Stone" said he oxultingly. "Wel, den, re-
joined the farmer, "yOur name is Stone, and min,
| is Harder (which was the casc) now pay de bot
tlc." Tho Yankee remarked that this was rather
q hard concern, but that he was fairly beaten
and paid the forfeit
, 1859-03-18
J. RIDGELY, M. D.,

PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHEUR,
Onss s main street. next door to the once Of the Puget
sSlad Herald. 3Od
, 1859-03-18
Business CarNs.
p A. cHENowETH. D. y. DENNIsos
cHENOwETH & DENNIsON,
ATTORNEYS at Law.

Having formed eopartnsrship for the practice Of Law
The Courts Puget Sound, beg say that
both may all times be found at their ONCE at Port Townsend
and In attendance upon all the Courts the Sound
POlF ToWNHEND, March 1th, 1850. lily
, 1859-03-18
". n. WOOD. H. 4. BRADLEY.
. e-- WOOD & BRADLEY,
AueiiOneen and Commission MtrehantG

naleh street, near Commercial, stellar OOm, W.T..
liesaL WOOD BRADLEY would refer to the following
ua known houses. J. n wehher Co., Steaeoom; MeCaW,
N, ssAeoOm; Baleh webber, Stewart street wharf San
IIpeses; A. n Gilman Co., 81 Front street, San Fran
slsso. Siu
, 1859-03-18

Louis XIV. asked Count Mahonsy Il hs IN.
derstood Italianl EYES, please your Majesty, Z
said the count, "if il is spoken IN Irish eze I
, 1859-03-18

LVlTnTa sILeH. "a NBBER.
BALcH 4 wEBBER,
Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in
PUGET SOUND LUMBER OF ALL KINDS.
CargOes furnished for Export on short notice
stewart street, near Poison,
San FRAScIsco, Cali and
Et sTEILAcooN, W. T.
vsslI running regularly between San Pransiseo and sss
a...m Ism
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08

THE DAILY NEws---AN ERRoR.--In oePying
into our columns of Saturday morning a COM
plimentary notice of the portrait of our
Military Editor from the Cincinnati C6~vner-
ciai, we took occasion to animadvert with
some little severity upon the course our
contemporaries of the city press saw fit to pur-
sue towards us on the appearance of that
portrait. Our contemporary, the Local of the
Daily Nncs, came out yesterday with the
anae,ade honorable, which we cheerfully placed
to hisccredit; but be falls into an exceedingly
ludicrous error in attributing the article in
Saturday mornings PdtriOt, to the pen of our
Military Editor. We had thought the world
knew that that individual is now in Egypt,
we having dispatched him to that country a
few days since to negotiate a loan of Cleopa-
tria's Needle, with which we shall endeavor
to repair the rent made in the Democratic
part y, last Thursday. Besides, when he is
here. at his post, his pen is employed exclu-
siye ly upon military subjects. We trust the
Nesas will make the correction.