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

'uany ocCurTeu III tnIS clty yesterday:
A young man about 25 years old, from
Columbia in Morris county, was at The
corner of Green and Liberty streets, with
ra'load Of potatoes, which he was selling.
Some Of the bystanders were remarking
upon the whig defeat and the election
generally, when their conversation caught
the ear of the countryman, and he IN
quired with earnestness what had been
going on. He was Informed that an cleo
tion had taken place, and Gen. Pierce had
been elected President. 20
"Why," said the youth, swhat did they
do that fors thought we had President
now" "'i
The amusement created by the guile
Tess ignorance of the uniformed youth
may be imagined - Ne,oark Daily Adu.
From the official reports made to the
Grand Lodge of the United States for the
year ending SOth of June last, we learn
that there are in the United States two
thousand seven hundred and twenty nine
Lodges, with nearly two hundred thou
sand members. The revenue of the Or
uOi yCui 10 OHc
, two hundred thousand dollars, of which
% some five hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars were disbursed for benevolent pur-
poses, viz: for the benefit of sick mem
bers, widowed families, or the schooling
q of orphan children. tY
, Now.-"Now" is the constant syllable
ticking from the clock Of time; CHOW" is
the watch-word of the wise. "Now'' is
on the banner of the prudent. Let us
keep the little word always in our mind !;
and whenever anything presents itself to
us in the shape of work, whether mental
or physical, we should do it with all our
might, remembering that "Now" is the
only time for us. 1t is indeed sorry way
to get through the world, by putting off
till Tomorrow, saying, "Then" | will do
it. No! this will never answer. "Now"
is ours; "Then" may never be.
Infanticide prevails to fearful extent
in some parts of China. Some parents
spare only one out of four or five of their
daughters. This inhuman practice pre-
walls more generally among the poor, but
is not confined to them, the rich not un-
frequently committing the same crime
The civil law seems to take no notice of
it. One reason assigned for this practice,
is the expense of giving the daughters
respectable outfit.
Some estimate may be formed of the
{ frequency with which the various letters
Of the English language are used, from
knowing that Primers cases made up
as follows: For every 100 of the letter q,
p there are 200 of x, 800 of X, 500 of B, 1900
Of c, 1000 each of 7, N, o, and S, 1880 of A,
45OO of T, 6OOO OF E.
A physician going down Regent street
with friend of his, said to him: sLet US
avoid that pretty little woman you see
there on the left, she knows me, and casts
on me looks of Indignation. attended
her husband-." "Ah, understand: ::
you had the misfortune to dispatch HIM"
. "On the contrary" replied the doctor, 81
saved him."
"I served" says Jefferson, "wth Gen.
Washington, in the Legislature of Vir-
, ginia before the Revolution, and during
it, with Dr. Franklin, in Congress
never heard either of them speak ten min
utes at time, nor to any but the main
point which was to decide the question.
They laid their shoulders to the great
points, knowing that the little ones would
follow of themselves"
A preacher-in no matter where-ob-
, served one day that striking proof of the
wisdom and benevolence of Providence
was given in placing death at the end of
life-thus giving one time for preparation,
This was almost as profound remark as
that of another person who thought ''it
. was lucky that Sunday was placed at the
end of the week, instead of in the middle,
which would have made broken aceek of
It. 81 fua .ta7f ej u aa8
"A few nights since Mr.. Bodkin,
who had been out imbibing few
toddies, on going home late, borrow
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