The weekly Placer herald., 1852-10-30

be signed by the inspector, Judges and
clerks; the certificate shall be attached to
the tally-lst or poll-list; and the said
tally-list, poll-list and certificate shall
be sealed up by the Inspector and endorsed
"election returns," and directed to the
county clerk l5ni 9si h"fpsj p ~ ih'
SS6, Provides that the package shall be
carried and delivered to the county clerk
within ten days after the election either by
one of the Judges or by some person who
can make oath before the clerk that he re-
received it from the hand of one! of the
Judges or inspector, and that the same had
not been opened since he received it. a..
| n B.-No elector sha be disqualified
| from voting on account Of not having paid
his poll tax, IL is lawful for enigrants
from the Atlantic States to vote, their re-
sldence being considered in this state from
the time Of their leaving home.
YANKEE HoMEsPUN. "Whcn, |
| lived in Maine," said Uncle Ezra,"I
helped to break up a new piece of
ground. We got the wood off in
winter, and early in the spring begun
ploughing ont. 1t was so consarned
rocky that we had to get forty yoke
Of oxen to one plough-we did faith:
and held that plough more'n a
week. | tho ght I should die
1t cen most killed me | VOW
Why one day | was hold'n, and the
plough hit a stump which measured
just nine feet and a half through it.
hard and sound white oak, The
plough split it, and I was going
straight through it, when l happened
to think it might snap together again
so threw my feet out, and had no
sooner done this than it snapped to-
gether, taking a smart hold of the seat
of my pantaloons. OF course | was
tight, butt held on to the plough
handles: and though the teamsters
did all they could, that team of eighty
oxen could not tear my pantaloons,
nor cause me to let go my grip. At
last, though, after letting the cattle
breathe, they gave another strong
pull oltoeathnr- and the old stump
came out about thequickest. 1t had
monstrous long roots, too, let me tell
you, My wife made the cloth for
them pantaloons, and l haven't worn
any other kind SINCE" The only re-
ply made to this was: II should have
thought it would have come hard
upon your suspenders. powerful
hard. SAM Sticks TRAITS OF
AMERICAN HUMoR. .a8b.
60 Australia is remarkable
country, ifone is to believe all that is
now related of it. 1t is a land flow
ing with milk and honey. 1t is full
of curiosities, wonders and very large
nuggets" but as yet the elephant has
not been discovered there Its pro-
ducts are innumerous, not the least
Of which are cotton, wool, sugar and
tobacco. Curiosities, says one writer,
in the shape of zoology and ornithol-
ogy-to say nothing of the botanical
and floral Departmental such an
extent and are ofso peculiar an Or
ganization, that they really require
TO be seen before attempting to de-
scribe them. Trees, with their leaves
twined and their functions entirely
inverted-bmds which no one ever
saw or heard ofbefore and pouched
animals, whose structure and habits
have invited the interest and inves-
tigation Of the most scientific enquir-
ers, form part of the wonders in this
respect. All very curious and very
wonderful, and only lately discovered
and appreciated. Surely our John
Bull brethren who for SO long a time
have occupied the colonies have been
a very sleepy headed set. 1t is
strange that they should have slum-
bered SO long te asa3 s1 20 4
| s.. ''Can such things be, l.g ,so
| And overcome us like summers cloud,
And not excite our special wonder?"
E A young convert got up in
church, and was making his con
fesslOn somewhat after. this sort