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The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

WILD CoFFEE.-From a very sensible article
on this subject, in the Rural Press, we clip the
following
Zone Of our correspondents considerably
sent us some of the dried pits Of the berries.
We took hint from this, reasoning that if the
proof of the padding is in the eating, the proof
of the coffee should be in the drinking. We
accordingly roasted and ground these pits and
made from the material a cup of coffee or
buckthorr, If botany 80 Misunderstanding it in
every respect precisely as we would the genuine
article OF commerce. The assertion of one of
our correspondents, that tho buckthorn1 is an
active, gripping cathartic, did not intirnidate u.s.
we rather gloried in the prospect of mild case
of journalistic martyrdom. How did it taste?
1t had a pleasant, wholesome taste, with flavor
decidedly coheeish. The aroma was not as
strong as that of tho genuine coffee, but it was
quite agreeable. It was tasted by different par
ties, some of whom have been intimately &C
quainted with the coffee of civilized life for half
century; and the opinion expressed by all was
favorable to the wild berry. No effects were
perceptible, the subsequent proceedings of
the barbarian not occurring according to pre-
dictions.'
Still, it further remarks, all this does no
prove it to be coffee. We have no prejudice fort
the name, and since botanists persist in calling
it " buckthorn." why, buckthorn, it is. That it
possesses qualities which make it valuable - .
beverage. all who have tried it admit, and would
it not be quite an improvement to ask your visit
ors. whether they will take tea, coffee. chocolate,
or buckthorn
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

FINE FRurr. - We were presented BY Mr..
Dubois. from his fine garden in Auburn. few
days ago. some ~ Ane favored apples and
peaches - can b found anywhere. and lAree
beyond al reason. The average circumfsreaee
OF the spples was about twelve inches. The
peaches about the same hsft. but not quite 70
large.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

LIST Of letters remaining uncalled for in the
Auburn, CAL, Post-ofdce, Sept. 1st 1874.
CA Cooper. Esq, Mr. A Fike (3), Mrs Eme
Faire, W b Grimes, Mr. w Gallaher, Francis
House. William W Haines, J ohm Kennan, Mr. J
E Levy. Mr. o McElwaine, Chas Miner, ESQ,
H Ncholai (V, John O'Conor. Mrs Ester
Sandals.
Persons calling for the above letters will please
say, advertised.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

FATE FAIR. - The State Fair, which is to
on the 2lst inst, and run to the 26th in
Pve, it is generally believed, will be the finest
oition of the kind ever held in California.
| particulars, the attention of the reader is
ecaully called to the advertisement, found
nother column, to-day. Everybody wants to
the Fair-many will go. We hear on all
the wish expressed that the railroad COM
would run an excursion train from Placer
y. We think it would pay well. train
rom here to arrive in sacramento about
NJ. and return IN the evening. for about
Y usual fare, would, doubtless, get all they
carry.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

WE ARE TRouBLED.-We have. through tho
kindness of the managers, received season tickets
from both the Mechanics Fair, now going on in
San Francisco, and the State Fair. to commence
at Sacramento ON the 21st inst, and have no
time to attend either. We hope. though. our
misfortune will not prevent others from attend
ing
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

1NsrAILATroN.-The following is list Of offi-
GERS installed by Rocklin Chapter, No IL. OF T
L G Smith. wP; Mary Muir. W MA 8
Bates, M; Emma Smith, Sec'y; Harriet Pat
terson. Treas; Mary Burchard, Conductress;
Nelly Goolsby, Asst Conductress; Julia Griffith,
Warder; Thomas Patterson, Sentinel; Christina
Schuetze, Adah; Mary Ertle, Ruth; Annie
Crocker, Esther; Mary Goolsby, Martha; Jane
Donahue, Electa.
The regular meeting nights are the 6rst and
third Thursdays of each month.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

CERTA1NrY.-The prospect of soon having
a railroad from Colfax, IN this county, to Grass
Valley and Nevada City, in Nevada county, is
now assured. The Directors held meeting. at
Grass Valley, last Tuesday, and decided to go
ahead and build the road. The Grass Valley
Union says: 1.-The President was authorized to
receive proposals for building and equipping the
road the contractor or contractors to receive
one-half of the pay for the work in coin, and
the other half in bonds of the Company, which
bonds shall bear interest at the rate of per
cent per annum. Whether the road work will
be let in sections or as whole has not yet been
determined upon, but has been left to the dis
cretion OF President Coleman In short time,
and after consultation with the Chief Engineer,
he will advertise for bids to do the work and to
equip the road" The subscription books are
still to be kept open, thus graciously giving
those chance to Still subscribe who have here
tofore held of, for fear the project would come
to naught.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05
PROBATE COURT PR0CEEDINGs.

In the matter of the estate OF John J. Rich.
ards, deceased. Order appointing G.. Griffith
Administrator.
In the same estate. Order appointing ap-
praisers; also, In the same estate, order issued
for publication Of notice to creditors,
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

AZ For the very best photographs, go to
Bradley & Rulofson's Gallery with On ELEvA-
TOR, 429 Montgomery street. San Francisco.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

os PR1NT1Na.-I affords us pleasure to say to
4 people OF Placer county, or any other county,
we have, recently, made extensive additions
pur already large job Office, and are prepared
turn out any kind of job work required, in
"a style. on short notice, and at reasonable
Ps. We invite an inspection of our work. as
ng turned out from day to day. Nothing but
q work is allowed to pass out of our Office.
y parties desiring Billheads, Letterheads,
aness Cards. Ball Cards, Fine Visiting Cards,
Pgrammes, Circulars, Handbills, Posters, or
other character of job work, will be guar
eed satisfaction by sending their orders to the
ACER HERALD Office, Auburn.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

INCORPORATED. = There was filed, Saturday,
&ugust twenty-ninth, 1879, in the Office of the
cretary of State, articles of incorporation of
Booth Gold Mining Company-to operate in
ecer county. Capital, $4 900, 900, in shares of
20 each. Directors--L A Booth, G A Miller,
Dorsey, Richard Chenery, and Robt Graves.
z principal place of business will be San
nncisco.-Sdc'amento Union.
is rumored that this is the Orleans mine,
s transmogrfied. Booth is a good name,
this mine is well worthy of it.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

TAos. II. GoaDoN has sold the Orleans Mine
for 100000. He will continue to superiutsnd
the works.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

LEWIS BnoTHEns will perform here tonight,
Sept. 5th. The sight Of this head indicates
show and show Of the best kind. The Lewis
Brothers have performed here on two different
occasions, and al who were here and attended
their performance, in the Hall, two years ago
last May, will remember it a. one of the finest
and most enjoyable and instructive entertain
ments ever exhibited in this town. Their last
performance was Of different character, and
did not take 80 WE'LL On that occasion they
performed the second night, and agreed to give
half Of their net receipts to the town. TO be used
for any charitable purpose the people nav fit;
but, il will be remembered. the attendance was
so slim that they did not near clear expenses,
consequently there was no division of funds
This time they come with their original hall
performance; the same, with variations that 30
much delighted the Auburnites, two years ago,
and propose to fulfll their promise, by giving a
grand benefit to the public school, Their hall
performance does not incur much expense, and
the receipts are usually larger than when they
had their tent. The first time they were here,
in two nights, they took in $S60, and their ex-
penses were $12 for board and horse feed, and
they took in, in two nights, $134, and their ex-
penses was $1lS, the last night the receipts
being IS 70 less than expenses. We get these
figures from Mr. Lewis account book, which, It
is hoped, will satisfy the people that, though
they made no division of funds last year, as
promised, it was not their fault. They assure
us their entertainment is better now than it ever
was, and If they do as we'll as they did with
their hall performance here before, we will re-
ceive from $75 to $85, being half the net re-
ceipts, for the benefit of the public school,
They show their honest intentions, by giving
their tickets entirely into the hands of our town
people to sell, and keep the money until called
on for division. Many may still fear the re-
ceipts will be eaten up by expenses. To those.
we would say, Mr.. Lewis vouches that the en-
tire expenses shall not exceed $25 and it may
be less. Read the advertisement in another
column. satisfy yourself that the show is good
one, and the division Of the funds will be hon.
estly made, and then buy ticket for atty cents
and 60 and see it.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

Foor-H1LL PoTAroEs.-Friend Myrick. who is
always saying or doing something good for the
foothills came quietly into our sanctum last
Monday, carrying in his hands a few potatoes
and laying them on our table he remarked,
''There, sir, is specimen of foot-hill potatoes,
raised on sidehill red land; what do you think
of that?" Without a word, we turned with
mingled pleasure and astonishment to examine,
what proved to be as fine potatoes as we ever
saw; not the largest, but large enough, God
knows, for all practical purposes. We tested
the largest, and fonnd it weighed one pound,
four ounces, and measured within fraction of
thirteen inches in circumference. They were
of the Peach Blow variety, very firm and pos
sessing flavor which would delight the
palate of the most fastidious epicure. In
color, the part which had been deepest was
white. which shaded into bright dark pink to-
wards the surface side, which made them really
handsome to look upon, and which, we are in
formed is peculiarly Of tho foot-hill potato
Mr.. M. has on his place. near Auburn, about
half an acre of this variety Of potatoes, which
promise an abundant yield. To make long
story short, we believe that for substance, flavor
and appearance, there are no finer potatoes
raised in the world than these, which establishes
fact that our foot-hill farmers, who have been
buying their spuds, would do well to consider.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

ADVERTISING AND SUBscRIB1Na.-A few weeks
ago, party who had lost some horses, advertised
the fact in the HERALD, at the same time offering
a liberal reward for their recovery. Two weeks
ago a certain party came in and said II want to
subscribe for the HERALD The HERALD was
accordingly sent to him. He read of the horses,
and, at once, called to mind certain animals
struggling about his place, as answering to the
description. On inquiry they were found to be
the same. Hence, the mar who advertised got
his horses, and the man who subscribed received
information from the first copy which helped
him make enough to pay for his paper year or
two, and leave him nice little stake for his
trouble. This incident goes to prove what has
so often been repeated That the man who
reads, and advertises, has two chances to make
a dollar where others have one. Just think of
it. All the information and advantages to be de-
rived from your home-paper can be had for the
triAing sum of $4OO per year. Who wouldn't
be subscriber !?
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

The bachelors, in Auburn seem, just now, to
be having more than their just share of trouble.
One of them, on retiring, a few nights ago,
found sick infant in his bed, and, of course,
for time, was much perplexed to know what
to do with it. On second and closer look at
the babe, he saw it would not suffer by being
pitched out Of the window, 80 out it went.
LATER, as he passed down the stairs of his
boardinghouse to breakfast, he discovered his
weakness at the table. His shirt being some
what soiled, he feared to face the music. He
had no clean one, but being a practical man,
with plan for every emergency, he returned to
his room, turned the garment inside out and in
a few moments, appeared at the table, with
what some Of the boys envied as new styled
shirt on,
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

SLArE.-Mr. VIM. o. Thomas, recently from
Nashville, Tenn. paid US a visit, for the purpose
of making inquiries regarding slate lodges.
He has been hunting through the county for
some time, in search of . large ledge of this
rock. He reports having found good qualities
of slate in various places in this county, but
nowhere yet has he found ledge large enough,
and near enough the railroad to pay for work
ing. Any one who knows Of an extensive slate
ledge, from go to 100 feet in width, knows Of q
fortune, from what Mr.. Thomas says. If any
have ledge, let US know, and we will inform
Mr.. T. of the fact, who will do the fair thing by
the owner or discoverer, as the case may be.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

ABOUT ORGANS. = The temperance lodge at
Ophir, have we are informed, for some time,
been saving funds for the purpose of purchas-
ing an organ for their hall. We can all under
stand how much pleasure the possession of q
good instrument of the kind would add to
their gatherings. We suppose they wanted q
nice instrument to assist them, as an accompani-
ment in their songs. At last they had what,
they thought, would be sufficient funds to pur-
chase the desired instrument, and accordingly
placed the money in the hands Of one of their
members, and sent him out to secure the long
looked for, and wished for prize. Imagine, what
could have been their indignation, when their
agent returned with little. cheap, music box,
the original retail cost of which was $12. and
smilingly, informed them that he had struck it
rich; had bought an organ that anybody could
play, and all that it cost was $50.
The Placer herald., 1874-09-05

The ANNIE BELCHER.-We find the following
the Calistoga Free Press From the reports
about this mine, it begins to seem that our friend
Carr, being one of the principal owners, has got
fortune "work on this finely prospecting
mine is progressing rapidly. The Annie Belcher
Quicksilver Mining Company was incorporated
few days ago. The objects set forth in the in
corporation act are to mine for quicksilver and
other metals in Sonoma county. Directors
William Faulkner, Charles P. Faulkner, Matthew
D. Carr, James Howarth, and John Goldthroy
Capital stock, S., ,OO0, ,OOO.''
, 1874-04-12
Rents


DwELLISG-HoUEEs.
This is the renting season, when those VINO
are not fortunate in owning houses change
round because they do not like the locality or
the house, or because the rent is too high, OF
for some ono OF the raultifarlous reasons that
induce persons to pull up stakes and remove to
new quarters. There are probably 80 many per-
sons moving as in previous years. the pr1neaPa!
induconent being, Of cor7ne, lower rents: mat ;s
true There has been universal de-
mand for cottages and moderate-aized
houses at reasonable rents. Persons are econo-
MIXING, and those who have heretofore occupied
pre.entious promises because they had plenty Of
money, are disposed to retrcnch, and live further
out, or in houses rented at lower rates: Couse-
uuentlv, there has been 8 demand for houses OF
the medium class, renting at from s300 to s'6oo
year. The rates for such houses remain tlrna,
and there arc not more than enough to supply all
who want them In some cases, good tenants
have been induced to remain by 8 slight raduc-
ton, or by tie generosity of the landlord
in laying out some Of the rent in repairs. Houses
above $500 . year are at discount. and the
higher the former rent the greater the reduction.
Tenants who pay 81, 900 this year, can retain tho
earne premises for 9900 those paying 81 200
will only pay $1,000 those paying Sl:5oO,
81, 200 those paying 91,80o, s1,5oo those pay
i Tie I' reaidence No. sos washington street.
which cost S27, 600, and has rented for 81 SUI
has been 1eased Tor three years ct 900. q
new house on park avenue, WHICH "oulu
have brought $1,000 last year, has been
rented for 81 200; on PraiEie avenue, frame
building that used to rent for 81 200 has been
let for 5000; a house On Jackson street, which
was rented for 81, 500, has been reduced to
81, 200; residence on Washington, near Shell
don. formerly rented ut 1,s00, has come down
to 81 200; house on dearborn street, near
Ontario, which brought 81, 500, has been let for
S1.100.
The reduction in rents Of high-priced houses
is uniform throughout the city. 4 large number
OF houses we're rented during the last week.
There will be no perceptible change in tho popu-
latiou Of the different divisions Of the city. AS
many are moving in as are moving out, thus
maintaining the equilibrium. The North Side Is
growing in favor since the cars began to cross
The river, md tho only drawback seems to be
TINT there are no night-cars, as there arc on the
South md West Sidee.
OFFICES AND STORES.
Offices are offered on exceedingly reasonable
-terng, Medium-sized stores are in demand.
Large stores arc not much inquired for. William
81. Sampson l. Co. rented the following prom
ises; No. 172 Madison street, near IaSalle, to
". a. sch1mpfe1man d Co., at 81 900 year;
No. l74 Madison street, the whole building, four
stories and basement, 25x1s6, to Cincinnati
.picture-frame firm, for $751; GOO . year; No 1?s
Madison street, ha1f-store and basement for a
crocke1y and glass establishment, at 8, 800
year.
, 1874-04-12
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Inc tarcs oalec!e may ne ny u!s
masters; 1orris atuGn' milspn. i1snlo?ia': c!ea
p!eancss that no similar osanizhtioa POSSESSES 1f
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comedian ct America ana has nuays rankea as the 17
hrAt to the Esraons char.tan t11cks
OF nuEnbcrlcsa t;a!9! no nas succecdea y mag
tnE Ietau fass Lua ot nufos pleasant
An. amusing s1ko to 1et1nss oao Americans
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comwedy tho ,v Snly !Fs nesFo 1 noo1s 1hs pnbe
GkOKGE y tlSOH; tne yennS Saloin1A ooE1euian,
OF undlsputcd fnne IN ne" ana noscA prodncLaons OF
which he Is the nutaer:
BERN A1tDO the Monaef1nl soeast 5to fesnato I'M
personat9r "n9 by MS gaieo ahn Eas
tatlons Of tho Hu:!esQnG fna ooha mas EHtnea po-
GANElELE md BooAEE Ansscia greatest ia o Song
Meszra. GtssS and FOX. tho Sensational. Gspte.aue
bong-aad-Daoco Artists, IN n1abo1 Of tner Original
productions
, S1?c:tGr ; VoSal & G1aItetI;, tI;,o,ro., .~n p.co~
The Brilliant Orchestra, under directon Of psof. ~
y; BARBOUR: H. ailllsr HLf.y Moreau, II; Hi,hce, =.
lEger, dorzo Hrocos eof8o bank4' aaa H. fs- de1-
masls
All tho shoFo,nained Comeofaas soGalsb. ana Musl'
claas viii fosttvsly At oach and sye ontertan M
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, 1874-04-12

apot, which has long been visited in summer by
parties from tho city and nel5h6orhood Oh &C.
count of it's eeclusion and rich growth OF ever
greens, and the fro view which could be had
iuto suburban residence and tuLo its place
among the numerous beautiful homes that sur
round Chicago.
WEST EIDE.
Campbell Bros. made number Of sales in the
vicinity Of Congress Park two blocks west Of West
cru avenue. Among them wero two story and
basement 1e-foot front Philadelphia cottage
fronting Congress Park, between Van Bnren aud
Harrison, for 93 500; cottage and lot 2i1125 on
Harvard, south Of Polk street, So, 500; On Vest
ern avenue south Of Madison street, two-story
frnne house On 60-foot lot, S5, 500: lot 25x102
on Van Duren, near Rockwell street, 81 800; q
lot on Campbell avenue 25x125, near Congress-
street, 81, 500.
J. r. Matthews d, Co. sold 400 feet front on
Rut1edge avenue at Irving Park at $50 a foot.
ke11, Davidson d. Welch sold the house and
Is feet Of ground, No. 172 Warren avenue, for
s9, 700 cash, and 24 lots 25x80 in Dawson d Nc
EHoy's Subdivision south OF the orthwestern
car-shops, corner Of Madison and West Forty
eighth streets, at $3.50 each for speculative pul-
poses.
E. G. Cole l. Co. sold No. IS Park avenue, near
Paulina street, for s10,500, half cash The
house has stone front 221>z feet wide two sto-
res and basement
The northwest corner OF Hnmilton avenue and
ooSlAooA ot1ce4 t-A%os hao bull Aux V7s AoV CkaoA
unimproyed-
NORTH BIDE.
William 3. Sampson i Co: sold 50 feet on
North Dearborn street to William WEll4ck, for
$l3, 900; which is ut the rate Of $3.50 q foot. A
brick stable is the only improvement on the lot.
George Dunlap sold 50 feet east front on North
Dearborn etreot. near Maple, to William Waller
ut s275 foot. 11r. Wallcr's brother Edwin pur-
chased the adjoining lot some time ago, and
both purpose orecting handsome residences.
ing sales in South Evanston: For 3. F. Allen,
in Ills recent purchase, house and lot to J. H.
Thomas for $500, house and lot to ]. 3.
Gascoigno for SO, 900, house and two lots to s.
,EIas for 81, $50, house and lot to Thomas Tenn
p1eton for s., 900, house md two lots to Mr.
Morgan for IS, lbs ALSO four lots, 50 feet each,
to q. F. Thurston for sc, 900 also, four lots to
III. Drew for SG.o 600.
They also sold for themselves, east Of the raii-
road, on Arnold avenue, 100 feet for $1,000 !;
also, 100 feet On uinman avenue for 81, 500
They have sold for Merril Ladd to DR.. J. Il.
McIinstry $50 feet fronting the ridge and ad-
joining Mr.. Kirk's property. for $40, ,662.50.
SALE or DDs1SEss BLOCK.
The Ballard Block, at the southwest corner OF
Wabash avenue and Monroe street, WAS sold last
week by J. Henry i Jacob We'll to Carol Gaytes
for $165 900, part cash. Tho block has So feet
front on the avenue and &c on Monroe street.
It is magnificent si1-story iron-front building,
with p1ate-glass aud all modern improvements
The present tenant has = leAse for ten years at
the yearly rent OF $4,000 for tho first five,
and 920, 900 for the second fFe years. He SUBJ
lets about $40, 600 worth. The prico paid for the
block is regarded as cheap.