The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-05
VARIETIES.

Sincerity il to speak as we think, to do
as we pretend aud profess, to perform and
make GOOD what we promise, ard really
10 be what we would seem and appear tn
be. Il is an excel emf instrument for the
dispatch Of business, by creating conf
dence in those we have TO- deal with, and
saving the labor of many inquiries.
If you happen to fall into company
where the talk runs into party, obscenity,
scandal, folly, or vice of any klndj You
had better pass for morose or unsociaI,
among people whose good opinion is not
worth having, than shock your own con
science by joining in conversation which
you must disapprove Of.
It is ilI-manncrs to trouble people with
talking too much either of yourself, or
your affairs. If you are full Of yourself,
consider, that you, or your affairs, are
not so interesting TO other people as to you.
"My son." said Mr. Spriggns to his lit
tie boy, who was devouring an egg-it
was Mr.. Spriggins' desire to instruct his
boy-"my son, do you know that chick
ems come out of eggs!"
"Oh, do they, falher!" said the young
hopeiu 81 thought that eggs came out of
chick-ns'' The e'der Spriggins drew
back bis chair from the table, gazed sadly
n1'on his son, jumped up, put on his hat
and went out to bis work.
One advantage ahOut India rubber rifles
~ this: you can shoot around corner
without exposing your rear to the flank
movement of brick bat.
GALLANr.-One of our acquaintances
BIAS a perfect passion tor rainy weather
Do you snow why? Because he can
spend the day in riding in omnbusses,
and holding good looking girls Oh his lap
The North Pacific Fleet, of 1859, of
American wlialers, it is now ascrr.aine,f,
comprises not less than two hundred and
that Of any previous year except in 1916,
when the fleet consisted of 292 ships.
There are nineteen plank roads in the
State Of New York, costing $SS, 800, ,2S6
or s 1888 per mile.
SAN JOAQUIN CouNTY-'The San Joa-
quin Republican speaks in high terms of
the condition Of the finances of tliut
county. This exception to the general
rue is really worthy Of no~e.
The foik,~ ips words, if spelled back
ward or forward, are the same, "Name
no one man."
Boys that are philosophers at six years
of age are generally block heaess at twenty
one.
SALvE FOR BURNs.-Take two pnrrs ofI
olive oil to one Of landanun, to be APP
piled as soon as possible. Ii has long
been used, and never known to fail in
giving Immediate reiIef, and heals with
out leaving Il scar.
The NEw Custom HoUsE.-Blorks of
granite are now being conveyed to the lot
on which the new Custom house is to be |
erected, AMI doubtless the foundation of
the building will be lain at an early day.
@f 3 Times and Transcript.
Why is the first chicken of brood like
the foremost of ship? Because it's a
little for'ard of the main hatch!
BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT-lt is difficult to
conceive anything more beautiful than the
reply given by one in aff1 ictiOn, when he
was asked how he bore it so well. "It
Fghtens The stroke" said he, "to draw
near 10 HIN VINO naiIuIeS the rOu.
A POLITICIANS IDEA. .--Wt recollect. |
not many years since, having heard pol
Nician inquire what was to lie understood
by Il resolution which had just been pass
Ell at caucus, by which the persons
present pledged themselves to use all hon.
OrabIe ueft,as to secure the success Of Il
ticket i,ist agreed upon2 "What is con-
siIereu huuorah 1. EsaiI hp Y i'm me rlaca
may he considered dishonorabe in an
other. In the town where live, we can
not get along without lying,"
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