The Placer herald., 1857-10-03
CLIPPINGS.

the earth from the sun, but by the more or
less obiique direction Of the SUMS rays.
GOLD. - Seven hundred and thirty-two
millions Of dollars in gold have been taken
from the mines of California and Australia
during the last eight years
The editor of an eastern paper expresses
great indignation at the manner in which a
woman was buried who committed suicide
He says she was buried like dog with her
clothes on"
. A prodigious deal has been said for and
against marrage-for and against celbacy-
and the question has not yet been solved.
Punch is too careful to lay hands upon so
thorny subject, but this much he does not
mind saying: That it is always open to the
bachelor to try marriage as soon as he dis
covers the error of his ways, but it is not
quite so easy for married man to turn
bachelor.
Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with
Poverty, and supped with Infamy.
my notions about lite" says Southey "are
much the same as they are about travelling
there is good deal of amusement on the
road; but, after all, one wants to be at rest
A young wife demonstrated with her hus
band, dissipated spendthr.ft, on his conduct
"My love-" said he, 81 am only like prodi-
gal son-I shall reform, by and by" "And
| will be like the prodigal son. too" she re,
piled, 'tor 1 will arise ard go to my father )"
and accordingly she went.
AGED THOUSAND YEARs.-ln five years
from the present time the Empire of Russia
will have attained the age Of one thousand
years, an event to be celebrated by the cree
tion of national monument at Novogorod.
The profits of the Congressional printing
for the last two sessions are estimated at four
hundred thousand dollars.
The Atlantic ocean is estimated ss three
miles, and the Pacific as four miles deep.
The bones Of birds are hollow, and filled
with air instead of marrow.
Beauty is said to be like varnsh-it will
not endure the hreside blaze Should like
to try it.
Sir Walter Scott once gave an Irishman q
shilling when sixpence would have been
sufficient. "Remember," said the Baronet,
"you owe me sixpence." MAY your honor
live till pay you," was the reply.
We notice in the New York Tribune the
advertisement of lady for husband
"None need apply under six feet" Whew
that woman goes in ferociously for "hy-men.'
"IIEAD IN SoAK."-Thomas F. Marshall
in the course of remarks at the Cincinnati
celebration, referred to the Mississippi Valley
as reclining, with her head IN the lakes, her
feet in the Gulf of Mexico, and her hands
grasping the Allegheny and Rocky Noun
tains.
"lIE STILL LIvEs."-Fresno, says the
Union, is entitled to honors that should fall
upon the Republican banner county. Last
year it gave one vote for Fremont; this year
Mr.. Stanly gets the same-we presume the
identical suffrage. We have no doubt but
that Mr.. -, 1--WE mean that single unterri-
fled Republican in Fresno,) will receive and
accept the congratulations of grateful men.
Those who apply themselves too much to
little things, commonly become incapable Of
great ones.
TIE WoRLD's MONEY MATTERS
amount of American securities negotiated in
Europe, within two or three years past, has
been quite limited and we have strong
grounds for asserting that at no former period
were American securities better held or more
generally distributed in Europe than now.
EMPEROR OF HAyTI-The legislature Of
Faustn |, now in session at Port au Prince,
Hayti, have voted to raise that potentate'S
salary from $l5O,00O to 100000 year,
but that is only about $l2, 900 year in our
currency.
Old Squire B----was elected Judge Of the
Inferior Court of some county in Georgia.
When he went home his delighted wife ex-
claimed "Now, my dear, you are Judge,
what am ~ lie replied, "That same darn'd
old fool you alters was'
Is IT so'- Some one says that if a young
lady has pretty teeth, she laughs often; if
she's got small foot, she'll wear short
dress; if she's got neat hand she's fond of
a game of whist, and if the reverse, she dis.
likes all these little arrangements.
lHeIc IL no pace llko Hoine says tne
poet. Right!--unless it is the home Of the
''calico" you're after, which is, of course, an
exception. Future poets will make note.
RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN creation AND A
KIss.--A kiss, says an ingenious authority,
is like the creation. because it is made of
nothing, and is very good.
SURE ENouGH-Jones denies positively
that women are angels, and proves it by re-
ference TO Biblical research; ''for," says he,
''if women were angels Noah's wife would
have doubtless been referred to as an Ark.
angel, which she WAS not"
A SEAsoyABLE I1EM-If you want cool
water, and can't get ice, wrap your pitch
ar in two or three folds Of coarse cloth
and Keep it constantly wet. The philoso
e ~ a. Al a..