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The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

ENcouRAGING.-1he Supreme Court Of
Wisconsin has decided that the law of Con-
grcss requiring stamps On legal process, in
the beginning or other stage Of n suit, is uni
constitutional, and therefore void, and that
The stamps on legal papers are not necessary
The ground Of the decision is that the ,iipo.
>it"n of n tax upon any proceedings in a
State Court Is an invasion of the right Of a
State TO regulate proceedings in its own
Courl; that it Congress can tax these pro
re+dings at all, it can lay tax that will
practically amount to prohibition, and thus
yiSlate the State courts out OF existsnce.-
Exchange.
This is a rather encouraging sign. show
ing that The authorities of even a"l"yaI" Re-
publican State, as black rs Wisconsin, al
m's that there is such thing as Stale
'igh's, and has the courage t" take II stand
IN defense of these righrs. W. shall have
more Of this ere long, and the sooner the
e,ier. for it is only on tie bass Of State
Rights that the rights and interests Of the
people can be vin'l,aled. and the free govl
.rn,nent established by Washington and his
compa'ro's be preserved. Tins is now, AS
it has II ways been, The position of The do
moria'y, aud self interest, il nothing else
will Al An early day, cause thousands on
thousands If R-ruhI,rans, who are not c,sz,
ed with "nigser on the braiu," to rail-,
around it.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
Law OF Newspapers.

!. Subscribers who do not give express motto,
to the contrary. are considered as wishing TO con
tinue the subscription.
@ If subscribers wish their papers discontnu
ed, publishers may continue TO send them until
all charges are paid.
8. Ifsuhscrhers neglect or refuse TO take THEFT
papers from the Office or place 10 which they are
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their bills and give due notice to discunti ue.
I, II subscribers move TO other places without
informing the publisher. and the paper is sent to
the former direction. they are held responsible
Notice should always be given Of the r. moyal.'
S. The Courts have decided that refusing to
take paper from the Office or removing and
leaving it uncalled for, is prima Jacica evidence
of intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

ABOUT CoASs Tile shape Of corn il
exactly similar to that of a carpenters nail,
having crown or head and stein pointing
downwards, which piercing tho true under.
skin irri'a'es tho nervous tibres in its vicinity.
10 cut oft the head Of the corn is only TEN.
porary rel'ef--a cnre can only be accom-.
pllshed by cautiously digging out the stem.
which may he thus done hy steady hand:
steep 1t in hot water and rub it in with 4
coarse towel or the finger nail will no, re-.
move it; place small quantity of oil on tho
corn aud let it soak we'll in Then with a
penknlte. or what is still batter, a sharp bod,
kin, work it out of its bed IS you would A
horn. Not drop of blood should be shed
during the operation. and it's success NAV be
tested by finding pressure unacrompanied by
pain. A stnall piece of diarhyon plaster
with cessation Of pressure will complete
the cure. Should inflammation have been
excited-which may be known by the redness
prevailing around it, rest and emoient appIi-
cations, such as linseed poul,ice, or fie, will
be found beneficial"
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
From the Hartford Times.
LIT the Truth be Told.

We have Seen \ number If The soldiers Of
the l0h and other Conneriirut regiments
who have been prisoners at AndeIsomvile.
Among them is gentleman Who was de
tailed rs rleik u the C.i f.lerate com.
mander Al Amdersonvil'e; and he Informs US
that h. knows from the official record that
the Richmond aulhorti.s directed that the
prisoners should receive the same ra,ions that
were allowed b. The rebel soldiers. lie says
there were about 80 600 prisoners there at n
time, and about 1900 of them were detailed
TO d" cel tain duties, aud among these duties
WAS the collection hhd distribution of the
food. lie AYERS that frauds wer- lrar,rrd
toy some of the men upon their own llnw
soldiers, and upon one ocrasion six Federal
prisoners were tried and hung 10y their own
comrades FIR the robheries.
But he says, and several others with whom
We have conveised confirm his statement,
that the ra,ons, though coarse. were suffi,
rient TO sustain well men. and there were u"
deaths by starvation. Sick men there, as Al
other slorkAd-s both on that side and this.
had hard time Of it, as it was a rough place
for hulsing The sick, and hongh -four. instead
OF meal, was given to the sick with Cruel.
still they 81 tf.r-d for the wan, of ner-ssarirs
aud comforts which the sick demand Bu,
all tlr"u-h the war. in camp aud storkade,
the same tact WAS apparent.
We only d,si t" present the truth, and
the evidence is abundant that the ConIe-r
atrs did not slarve the prisoners in their
hands. The war is over We are to live
under a g ,nmnn Government with the peo
pie Of the South. II there is any credit to
be- gained for our nation, or any advantage
to be derived except to gut the cursed pas
siohs Of blood.thirsty wr-lches. III labnring
to prove ,ha, The late war WAS characterized
10y features worse than ba,barous, we are
unable to comprehend it.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

The PETTICoAT SToKY -Slanton's petit
roa, s'ory. which for many weeks passed un-
challenged and which many persons greedi'
|, swallowed, is Thoroughly exploded y, last
line Chicago Republican, edited 10y Dana,
late Assistant Secretary Of War, says the
whole thing is ia school. that members of
\ Chicago battery who were. present. say tha,
Mr.. Davis wore Il gentlemAn's c"rnmon dress.
ng gown. and surrendered with dignity.
without Disguise or attempt to escape. 1t is
y disgrace to the country that the authors of
the liz occupy public position. Well may
European urnals sligmalise us as ra'ion
f liars. II is not complimentary, bu. ii is
tue.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

IMPORTANT LAND DEclsIoN.-Secretary
Harlan has made an important decision re-
specting the even or reserved sections along
The line of the Union Pacific Railroad Under
grants by ac's Of Congress. to The +fFec, tha,
they must he treated us reserved sections,
and that ~" price to be paid shall, in all
eases. be 50 SO per acre, or such other MINI
''n"m price Ms is n W fixed by law, or may
he fixed upon lands hereafter granted. The
price of reserved sections is to be So SO per
acre. unless changed by price fixed, or To
he fixed bv LAW, on granted sections. In
this ease, Congress has not fixed any price
ON granted s-cli"ns until three years after
the complexion Of the entire road; it ronse
qusn,ly follows that the price named, 50 90
per acre, must now be paid fer tesetveu sec
lions under existing legislation.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
New York in 1865.

The census e this State, taken in order to
mike new apportionment Of the members
of 'he legislature, is now in progress. and the
return of this city are sufficiently fall to ex.
h'bl its present population and wealth, and
lis ratio of increase.
As nearly rs can be ascertaineI, the popu
la!ion of the city is one million three thou
sand two hundred and fifly-an increase Of
nearly two hundred thousand (l 80 5sl) since
1860, when The total WAS Sl3,669 The av-
er"ge growth of population for five Years,
the,ef,re, in round numbers, is about 10000
year. The apporlionment of members Of
the Legislature, under the new census, will
he seven Senators and twenty nine Assem-
hlymen. In the Common Council. calrula
ting upon the same basis. there will be 20
Aldermen and AZ Counrilmen
The total valuation If property in the city
in 1865. is $6os 1886. Real estate in
creased SIG .665 399. while personal estate
the fact that the government, bonds are not
taxable un,ler the law Of Congress-
The lower wards are declining in popula-
tol; the First ward having ,ost one thousand
in 5 years. the Second 500, the Third $50,
The Fourth 900, and the Fifth 1000. Up
town the increase is greater than in any for.
mer period; The Sixteenth ward having gain
ed ZOO IN S years. and the Seventeenth
ward 10000; the Nineteenth o5 900, and the
Twenty ty-serond 5000. The Seventeenth
ward now has the enormous population "i
93, 3,OOO-a city of i,self-lhe Twentieth ha.
$4,000, the Twenty fist 1850, aud the
Twenty second 10000.
1t is estimated that the aggregate popu|a
ton Of the State will foot up 1880 900, an'
that the basis Of Senatorial representation,
will be 35.047, and Of Assembly repr-sen
,ation $4,000. About score Of counties
would be denied representation in The legis
Iature but for the clause of the State Consti
In'ion, which declares every county in the
Stale entitled to at least one member, re.
garJless Of opula'on.-New York Post.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
The Rich Mans Country.

The Dubuque Herald has well said tina,
this has got to he the rirh's mans country,
where legislation is wholly in his favor and
against the poor man. Never was greater
piece of rascatv committed than has been
| done in the case of the bonds whirh are now
in the market. They are exempt from taxa
alton, and pay good interest every six
months; consequently we see a great demand
for them by all who are able to invest all
their funds in them. Men are in some eases
even selling their real estate to put their
money in lhrtn, ard thus sertre hot only a
good revenue but avoid all taxa,nn.
The po": man is therefore taxed double
lie has not on to pay his own taxes, but
those which the rich man should pay. H..
has not only to support himself. but the gov
eruii,eut and The rich man as we'll.
When the lax gatherer comes round, rs he
does often now aud stays long-one N the
bitter fruits of Republican administration -
the rich man returns his property As so much
in bonds. The lax-valh-rer writes down ''-x
emp:," and passrs on to the poor man, VIII"
has no bonds aud SO must pay enough for
both
We do not believe ,his will last long. II
is too maniirstly outrageously unjn to be
continued. The rich man is continually cry
ing f'r protection and the abolition govern
ment is continually giving it to him, while
more sweat is +x,or'ed from the poor man
II will no the first business of the Democrat,
party to set these things right. That party
has always been pre'-ninen,ly the poor
mans party, and to that party mus, he lool
for the re lress of his wrongs.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

CoRsIcA.-A great portion Of the i'm.
mense quantity Of honey consumed in France
is supplied fr"'n Corsica and Brittany. Cor.
sra produced so much WAX in ancient times
the Romans imposed on it an annual tribute
of 100000 ponnds weight. Subsequently
The inhabitants revolteh. and they were pun,
ished 10y tho tribute being raised TO 100000
pounds weight annually, which they we're
able to supply. Wax is to honey in Corsica
a. one TO fifteen, so ,ha, the inhabitants must
have gathered 100000 kilogrammes Of
honey. When C,'sica became dependency
of the papal court, il paid its taxes in wax.
and the quantity Was sufficient to supply the
consumption not only of The churches in the
ely OF Rome. bnt those in the papal States.
Brittany likewise supp.ies a great quantity
Of honey but of An inferior quality TO that
of Corsica. The annual value of the honey
aud wax produced in that province is esli
mated at S5OOO,OOO.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

DIET OF THE FRENcn WoRKMAN. He is
mp at dawn; in fact, everyday rises early in
France. There is more business done before
ten O'Clock, in Paris, than there is in Lon
don before eleven. There are two places
where breakfast may be haI-lhe cremerio
and the soup-shop. Some exr-Ilen, c"tfr,
with milk, costs less than ono and a quarter
pence; and the bread, with butter, one PEN
ny. For dinner, the soup will cost one and
half pence; the plate of NEXT, two pence;
half bottle Of Wholesome wine, four penc.
or quarter "f bottle, tw" pence; or a put
Of beer or milk two pence-and all of n
really good quality. In many places they
rive soup, pieces of mutton, or boeuf al a
mode, bread and half bottle Of wine, tor
sixty centimes, or about eleven cents Of our
money. Traveller.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

ORIGIN OF THE Bonnet The first bonnet
worn in England was brought from Italy in
The reign OF Qnren Ehzabeih, and its form
was compromise between the present l'a
ian hat and French hood. The materials
employed in constructing these head orna
tnen's we're crimson satin, elab"ralely EN-
hroid-rrd, cloth Of gold. and similar rich
materials. The Lrghorn hat, with prrpen'
d,cnar crown and wide brim standing on,
far around the fare. was the first legitimate
bonnet worn, and this appeared long after
Queen Elizahe!l's time. 1t WAS trimmed
Win artificial flowers and immense bows of
ribbons Our present neat and exqnisilely
delicate and tasteful head towering Is but
mnditcalion of this hinge affair, which not
very many years back WAS SO universally
worn and admired.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
A REFORMED MAN.-Od Billy Smith kept

| A REFORMED MAN.-Oid Billy Smith kept
a small store in one of the interior town o
Massachusetts. II WAS the rend. svons of all
The loaf-rs in the viIlags. These fellows
nsed to be there every night. playing poker
generally with the old mans clio k, and be
sides drinking the old mans l'qnor, spent
his money, furnished hy his confidential
cI-'k. Old Billy suspected what WAS going
on, and came down Oh them sndd-nly one
night. and before they could hide lh-mseI, es
Ne,n,ah got Jesse. but WAS forgiven, prom
isiny to sin no more.
'NrmiAh.' said Billy, never let soul in
after 8 "'rluk.'
N,mlah promised obedience Next night
The crowd WAS At work rs usual, and Billy
thought lie would go down and sea how
things went on. Accordingly down he went
aud knocked at the door
Who's ,h-r-l' cried Nemiah.
"I''s me-. Mr.. -; open the door,"
'N"; Billy told me never to- lot any one in
after eight O'clock, and amt going to do
it,"
But, Nemiah, it's me-open the door
in one moment"
No. none of your CANNON; you sound
mighty like him. hut it won, go down; so
travel. or d"d ROT your head if | don't give
you a shot with this old Llunderbuss, you
old humhpg!
If like the wind, c"nident that Nemah was
reformed man, snd the next day doubled
bis salary.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

young man named Durkee, at work ID
soap factory in parkinsvills, Vermont, went
into the wheel pit TO tighten so.ne nuts and
while there WAS caught by the coat sleeve
upon two inch horiz ,ntal shaft. and after
being carried around the shaft fifteen or
twenty times with fearful velocity, was
thrown into the inside of large breast
wheel, and brought TO a small door, where
he was left in "a perfect state of nudity
Strange as it appears, hardly a scratch could
be found upon him; though he tainted, hav.
ihg become perfectly exhausted.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

STATE CARROLL In the grounds Of the
new state Capitol merry is the music from
doz-ns # hammers in the hands If craft v
s'oneru''ers. Huge blocks # excellent
granite are being brought into shape loads
Of bricks pass up by means Of tall ladders.
and the s'up-ndous work is making far and
rel able progress Long'arm-d derrrks
send up the granite after it is dressed, and
place the blocks in The abiding places where
they are to remain for centuries. We ob.
served on Monday morning last that At the
northwest corner of the structure, the gran
ii- IS being graced with its first moding.-
Sacramento Bee.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

A CURrrs RKMkDY M. de Mortillet has
published in the Sud.Est, Gren"ble paper
curious remedy tor The sting of danger
ous insect. 1t is the application Of the Wax
Of the ear TO the injnr'd part. This simple
remedy. he positively asserts, will cure the
deadly sting Of poisonous fly, which would
otherwise produce csrhuncIe. Whatever
may he The efficacy Of this treatment. there
can bs no harm in trying it, the substance
being always At hand. Should it not suc
ceed, the pslsn. will always be in time to
have recourse to q more radical treatment,
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
SouND.-lhe PHILADELPHIA Press cbarar

SoUND.-lhe PhiIaIe phia Press charac'
,eIiz-s it AS "slup-ndous deusion tn expect
that Cungress or the Executive to do that for
the uneducated freedmen Of the South which
The independent Stales of the North have
failed or refused to do for the better trained
and more experienced free colored men in
their section" This is significant. coming
from the Administration organ of Penns>
vania. Forney is the editor of the Press,
aud it is we'll known he shares the confidence
uf President johnson.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

Colonel StodArp, a nscromancer, is giving
exhibitions in London, and exrit attention
hecatIse he performs several OF those iyste
rious fsats of Indian jnggery which have so
often been described. One is the rapid
growth. in the presence Of the audience, Of a
tree. which is presently covered with foliage
and fruit. In another trick. child is placed
in basket into which sword is thrust sew
eral times. the child shrieking. but the basket
is afterwards found to be empty.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
A New Process for Roasting Ores.

Many of our readers doubtless read the
New York correspondence Of this paper.
published in last Sundays issue, giving a de.
script N Of new process "f roasting ores,
winch the writer had examined. 1t consist,
e, III the use of The draft limekiln with su
perhealed steam to all combustion. a kiln
capable of holding fifty tons, for instance, is
filed by alternate layers Of rock and fuel,
and set on fire. A stream of superrheated
or dry steam is CO, du ted under the furnace
or bottom of The kiln, which being decom-
posed, the oxygen, which ;s the great natural
supporter Of combustion, aids the fuel in the
complete destruction Of the cohesiveness of
the ores and sui phnrets. The sulphur, being
disengaged by the heat, adds TO the general
combustion of the mass SO .ha: the base
metals and all combus,h!e elements con.
taned in the ore are destroyed. The heat is
not s" great as to melt the precious metals.
but sufficient to thoroughly dsiuegrate the
ma,rce which holds them. The pre- cess is
perpetual, as the kiln is fed at the top, and
rs fast AS the ore is acted upon. it is removed
| fom the bottom. One half IF the contents
Of the kiln, or twenty-five tons Of ore, are
thus reduced every day, the writer SAYS, a,
less.
II this statement is correct in relation to
the a,iiouht of fuel required it is a subject
OF immense Importance TO the people OF this
State; for the pr"cess described saves the
heavy expense Of crushing by stamps, and
necessarily saves a larger per cenlage Of the
gold aud silver than any process in use here
When ore is so thoroughly reduced and de
sulphurzed rs in the case described, ltd,
grinding before or in connection with th
amalga,hation is all tha, is needed. Ih
great saving OF fuel resulting from the use to
the heated steam to aid combustion in tn
manner supposed, is particularly imporan
to us who have so mlch to pay for wood
that we have hitherto been compelled tc
forpgo the advantages that would undouhted
ly result from rnas'ing our ores. Nothing is
said of the expense of predicting the steam
required, hut we presume that is not taken
| into account, because the waste or exhausted
steam from the engine used to pr'pel the
anna gamaling and grinding machinery would
furnish supply without cost. 1t appears to
us tina: tho process is entirely practicable;
and that, 10y combining it with the grinding
and anal lgamaling mill recently invented by
Col. Collins of this city, the business of re-
ducing and ANA gama,iny our ores eronnmi.
rAIIy and tfsclualIy is brought VERY nearly
to perfection. Virginia Union.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16


Mention Was lately made of the discovery
at Po,npeii of a temple of Juno. with more
than 800 Skeletons Those remains, which
crum led to dust 10y degrees as they were
brought to light, we're those Of women and
children who had been buried beneath the
burning ashes thrown out by lle volrano at
the ih"inent In which 4 sacrifice was being
offered up in the temple to the Queen Of the
Gods, no dnuh, to i,nljlore her to avert the
terrible caIatii,y which menaced the city.
To the arm of one Of those skeletons. which,
from the rich jewels with which it was cow
cred, is supposed to have teen that of the
high priesless, was still attached by n gold
ring, n c+nsrr If the same metal filled with
calrine'l perfumes This vessel is in the form
of those nnA used in The ceremonies Of Cath
ollie churches, and is of beautiful workman.
ship aud inad with precious stones. The
statue of tho goddess is one of the most
magnificent relics vet found in that cit,; its
eyes are Of enamel. aud on the neck aud
arms, as well M at the ankles are j-weIs and
bracelets of precious stones Of the most ex'
qniste finish and elegance Of form. The
peacock placed at her side is almost entirely
composed Of precious s'ones. The tripod
before the altar is, like the renser held hy
the high Pries'ess, magn'tiren'ly worked
gold The temple also contained lamps, ar
,'sl"ally g ased Of bronze, iron, silver and
gold; branches Of foliage, vine stems. inter-
spesrd with flowers and fruit Of The most
beautiful form. The space around the altar
is paved with splendid mosaics in excellent
preservation" and the rest of the temple is
"Iaid with sihaI Triangular blacks of white
and purple agate. The spot on which the
sacrifices we've made is alone paved with
marble. Al! the Instruments used on the
occasion were still lying on bronze table,
and the sacred vases were filed with red.
dish matter, which is supposed to have been
blood.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16
Best time for Trimming Trees.

Until within n few years, | have held to
the theory that the best time to trim trees
was when they were growing most rapidly:
but more recently have been of the onji!ion
that any other time is better, because l find.
when trimming is done at time when the
trees are growing fast, the new made wounds
leak The sap, and i, runs down the tree and
discolors the bark, and produces an unhealthy
condition, and ii continual oozing of the
sap keeps the new cuts damp. until, in many
cases, the wood decays, which leaves an
opening to receive the rain, and the Flemish
spreads until 1t sometimes DESTROYS the tree.
have in s"lne cases been unable 10 make
WAX or varnish adhere to the wound on &C.
count of excessive bleeding. have expe.
ri-nced no bad results from trimming ia the
month Of March and July. IN ordinary sea.
sons, the spring growth ceases about the first
Of July, and the fall growth commences
about the first of August, and during the
time Intervening between the spring and fall
gr 'wths, think the best time for trimming
young trees. When trimming, the form or
shape of the tree should be regarded and ia
the country think low Spreading top pre-.
terable to n high top, AS it is much less ex.
posed to winds, and the shorter The trunk Of
The tree the less liable it is to leave its up.
right position and the fruit is less liable 10
blow off. besides the top shades the BODY
better and saves it from the burning sun,
which helps to produce injury on the south.
west side, and with long trunks, on loose
prairie soil, with hard winds. the tree is not
cnly soon made to lean, but the fhrous roots
are dis,u'b bed. All branches tina, will even.
tually have to be removed should be cut of
when small, As the wound made By the cut.
ting which is smaller then. and does less
injury. Io,ra Herald.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

To KEEP FLowERs FREsH-I. Is With
great regret we see the flowers OF fine nosei
gay fade away in the course OF day or two,
notwithstanding the care We take TO cbanpe
the water IN which we have put them. The
Memorial des Ueux Sevres informs us tha, Is
a good spoonful of charcoal powder be added
10 the water the flowers will last as ioho a.
they wouId on the plant, without any need
"f changing the water or taking any trouble
at all. 1t is stated 10y several agricultural
journals that 10y watering plants with sui.
phate Of iron most extraordinary results may
be Obtained; beans, for instance, will grow
to double their size and acquire much bet.
ter taste; the same is the case with pears
and other fruit. Water kept in tub with
quantity of old nails in it may also be used
tor watering with good effect.
The Placer herald., 1865-09-16

The population Of Chicago is estimated by
the publisher of the new City Directory. at
100000. The Chicago papers are much
slAled lhereat. ..er