The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-22
III VARIETIES.


from Washington, tells the following good
one of a minister who was not acquaint-
ed with theyways Of the Capitol;
"a, gentleman on a visit here, and anx-
aious to. listen to the debates, opened, very
,cooiy, sose of the doors of the Senate and
was about to pass in when the door-keep-
er asked, care you privileged member!"
~--"W hat do you mean by such MANI"
asked the Stranger % T-,t'Ao b. ~
The reply was a Governor, an, ex-
member of Congress, or a foreign minister.
-aht.I am ailninister,"'s said the stranger.
-s'"From what court or country, if you
plea>e!" asked the officer. "'
sm(Very graveIy pointing up)-"From
the court of heaven, SIR" l. raocG
~ Toths our doorkeeper waggishy re-
pied, ssThs government at present holds
no intercourse with that foreign power"
4. TEA Sw1NDLE.-A box of tea recent
ilyr purchased ut auction in New York,
was opened at Louisville a few days ago,
and found to be He'd with rce-hi.ls and
particles of burnt clay. The box, from
every appearance, it is stated, had hot
been opened since it left China and the
fraud was doubtless committed by the
Celestials. -la. io iaei.slna-a agsl 5t.
The Scientific Lectures of julius Caesar
Hannibal, published in the New York
picuy,,,,a d, re -, marion r., ,nopy ot h - Dis
courses of more pretention. In discours-
ing of De Whale, professor says non
bsl'sDe whale am de big fish-de Goldfish
,ariStocracy oh de Seas, De same as de big
hugs are de Goldfish aristocrary oh de lam;
but de forIper hah got de vantage oh de
latter, kase, Notwithstanding de whale de-
wours good eel, he produces sunlfin,
but de lam Goldfish arstocracy dewouer
.eberylhing, am produces nufiin.' .l.
FLEAs.-A fox will relieve himself Of
feas in the following sagacous manner:
he takes a feather in his mouth, and
grad,InIIy, though slowly enough, backs
into the water, first legs and tail, then
body, shoulders and head to the nose,
and thus compelling the ,flras to escape
from the drowning element to pass over
the nose to the bridge of the feather,
which is then committed to the stream.
A German was efectualIy blown up at
Sandusky City In a singular way. He
put uii$lacked Ine into barrel, and,
alter adding "a quantity of water, closed
the h,ing-hole and shook it. After a few
moments it exploped, touring the barrel
to pieces and killing the operator
The kaffir war costs England 50 900,
900 every year that it continues. 1t ap-
pears to he like our Seminole war. 1t
began is Il skirmish, and ended at Il cost
of millions. Wars are shaky weapons to
handle.pis aH ir4G,A f@se f.}
There appears to have been presented
the ,nau,es of 100000 petitioners to the
Legislature OF New Jersey, and 900
10 the Legislature of New York, for the
ennctnent of the Maine Law in each. of
those States. ..ii.H -uIs 1885, 4ai
"A candidate for medical honors having
thrown himself almost into "A fever
from his incapacty to answer the ques-
tions, was asked by one of the Professors,
"How would you sweat a patien for the
rheunatism?" He replied, 81 would send
him here 10 be examined. % Sd
Fake IA company of boys chasing but
terffies and put long tailed coats on the
bows and turn the butterflies into d. .illars,
and you will have Il beautiful panorama
of the world. h'a 9H'caH HHat
4is tl tet .ul9fett lli Qf rf. JaHL HIt
u l. TESTIMONIAL TO THE MILITARY.-A
friend who resides in the western part of
New York, says that man died short
time since ia a town adjoining the one in
which he resides, and being member of
a ,niIitary company, was buried with mill
tary honors. After the firing over the
grave had been performed, one of the
sc ect n,en of the town who Was present
IA. the sole.nn services, moved that three
ichee s be girer, for the military