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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-06-10

OF you think for Look at bis eyes see how
bright they are ! When the sun shines he
creeps under the doorstep or some piece Of
board or turf. He is not very proud or par
tlcular about the appearance of his house if
it protects him, he is satisfied.
III you hnd the toad when the SUI shine
bright and warm, he looks sleepy and law.
and some children hate him, and torture and
sometimes kill him. This is cruel, and an act
that no child should be guilty Of Watch the
little, homely fellow, when he creeps from his
hiding place, at sundown, to hunt for food
He hunts and watches for food, as much as
the cat does for mice, but most of his hunting
is done at night, and this is one reason why
he appears so clumsy and sleepy in the day-
time. Watch him say, when he creeps forth
at night, and You will Ike him better, for then
he is awake. he hops about till he sees
worm, bug, or some other insect, which he
wants for food then he hops no more for fear
OF frightening the insect away, but creepS along
softly, like the cat when she sees mouse,
moving one foot at time When he comes
near enough 10 the insect he throws out his
round tongue which is several inches long,
something as you would strike with whip
lash. His tongue is covered with gluten or
SHINE, and when it hits the insect, the gluten
sticks and holds il fast, and the toad draws il
into his mouth You often see the toad out
hunting in the daytime, after q shower. The
reason of this is that the rain drives the in
scc;s from their hiding places, and the toad
comes out to take them.
few of these honely little creatures will
protect 8 cabbage yard or garden from the
gaTageS OF insects and there is no animal
not even the horse, OK, or COW, that is 50 mach
profit to a farmer, according to his size, as
she toad.
Give him only bit Of board or tnrf to
creep under, and he will work all summer for
nothing, and fnd himself :" and when win
ter comes he does not ask for food, Ike the
horse or OK, but freezes NJ, Ike solid lump
Of dirt, aud there he is til the warm suns Of
spring thaw him out.
tie can do what you cannot. He can see
in the night as well as you eau in the day
lie can live &l winter without food frozen up
as hard as stole, and, it is said. if be is bu-
ried up in the earth he viii live for years aud
years. 1t has been affirmed that toads have
been taken out Of solid rocks, alive, far below
the surface Of the earth 1t is believed they
became buried up and there remained until
the matter in which they were buried chang
ed TO stone.
Now, children, YOU vii not hate the birds.
and the toads, and the insects, any more, will
yoIo Tley are all u>sfu. in their places, and
If you will watch them carefully aud study
their h,st3ry, y0l will learn 70 respect evea
those taa, appear The most worthless or for
bidding.
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Female Beauty.
bidding

TIE ladies Of Arabia stain their fingers AMI
toss red, their eyebrows black, AMI their lips
blue In Persia they paint black streak around
their ewes, and ornament their eyes, and their
faces, with various figures. The japanese
women cid their teeth and those Of the In
diaas paint them red The pearl Of the tat
too must be dyed black. to be be beautiful in
Guzarat. The Hottentot women paint the en-
tire body in compartments Of red AMI black.
IN Greenland the women color their faces with
blue aud yellow, and they frequently tattoo
their bodies by saturatju- threads in Soot. and
inserting them through Hindoo females when
they wish 70 appear particularly lovely, smear
themselves with a mixture OF saffron tunerc
aud grease In nearly all the islands Of the
Pacific and Indian Oceans the women, aS well
as the me4, tattoo great variety OF h5Gres
on the face. the lips, tongue, and the whole
body. Ia New Holland they cut themselves
with shells. and keeping th2 wounds opcn
long time, form deep sears ID the flesh, which
thew deem -h'Y ornamental And another
Singular m1tiiatJoa IS made among them by
taking of, in infancy, the little finger Of the
lef, hand al the second joint. The modern
PrrSianS have . strong aversion to red hair
The Turks, on the contrary, are warm admirers
OF it. In China small ro2ai eyes are liked,
aud the girls are continually plucking their
eyebrows that they NAV be thin aud lons-
But The grea, beauty Of Chinese lady IS in
her feet. which in childhood, are 50 compress
ei bv banlaEas as efectlaIly % prevent any
further Increase in SIZE, The four small toes
are bent under the foot TO the sole Of which
tLev firmly adhere and the poor girl not on
IL endures much pain but becomes cripple
for life. Another mark of beauty consists IN
having finger nails 50 long that cases OF 6aul-
boo are necessary 70 preserve them from iajD-
". An African beauty mast have small eyes,
thick l;ps. { large fat nose. and a skin beau
,ifally black II New Guinea the nose is per
fora,ed, and large pieces Of wood Or boae IN
serted. In the northwest coaS, o. America,
an isscisoa more than two inches in length Is
made 10 the lower lip, and then filed with s
wooden pl0g. In Guinea the lips are pierced
with thorns, the heads being inside the mouth
and the points resting on the chin
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~ Have not Begun to Fight Yet"

The above language ofthe gallant and brave
Paul Jones, when the British commander asked
if be had struck his flag and surrendered, are
memorable words. Although his deck 9ias
slippery and streaming with the blood of his
gallant crew, his ship was on fire, lHs guns
were nearly every one diSnOunted his cOlors
shot away, aud his vessel gradually sinking
Paul Jones, with an immortal heroism, cou-
timed 10 f 5ht Do yoa surrender =" shouted
the English captain, desirous to prcven, fur-
ther bioodshed, and seeing the colors Of the
Bon Homme Richard gone, supposed that
the American hero wanted TO surrender. And
what was, and who can imagine his surprise,
SO receive in reply to this question the answer,
" L haee not Jegun 10 fight get" The scene
is taus described There was lu!l in the
conflict for an instant, and the boIdest held
his breath as Paul Jones' covered with blood
and black with powder STAINS jumped on
broken gun carriage, waving his sword, cX
claimed 10 the never to be forgotten words,
" / haze nat begun to fight ye:F And the
result was that the battle changed, and in
few minutes the British ship struck her color>
and surrendered and Paul Jones 'eGFny from
his own ship, stood upon the deck Of the Brit
ish vessel q conquerer and a hero. What
an admirable watchwOrl for the battle Of life,
does the above stirring incident giTe to every
man. Regerse may overwhelm for time
despair may ask hope TO strike her flag, but
planting the foot more firmly, bending the
back more readily to the burdens imposed
s.raining the muscles tothe utmost tension and
bracing he dropping heart, let him who is
driven to the wall exclaim, " | have not begun
to fight yet" They are words Of energy hope
and action. They deserve they vii! command
success. In the darkest hour les them ring
oot aud fosget the past, the years wasted and
and gone by, and give them as an inaugural
address Of new era. When the Di.fcrtuneS
Of LIFE gather to closely around, let your bat
tie cry forth from the thickest Of the conflict.
-" have not begun to fight" and yg1 vii.
fnd your foes fleeing before the new strength
impaired, and yielding the vantage as you
press forward in the battle -SPr:qCf-!4
Register.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-06-10

DAEk Ho-zs-There are da-k hoGr,. that
mark the history Of the JTighles; years. For
no. ! whole month in maay of tie m..i.oas Of
tie past, perhaps, has tie s1a sAoac brilliantly
all the time
And there have been cold and stormy days
ia every =ear. And yet the ui>ts AMI shaI-
ows OF the darkest hour disappeared All led
heedIesIy. The most cruel lce-f-t:ers have
been broken AMI d.sS37el. nai the uosc
tlri51s storm loss is power . harm.
And what Z parable IS this I'D human life
OF our inside world. where tie heart works
az is destined .ahors Here. tgo, We have
the oveTshadowing of the dark hour>, and
many a cold blast ch.ns the heart - is core
Bat what matters il ? Man Is barn heF0.
and it 5 on.y in the darkness aaI storms tast
l1T5i>n gains is greatest ami the storm bear,
i mere rapidly on TO its d->,iG7. Despair
not. then Neither give Up; ~hi.e oGe coet
power Is yours. use 1t. disappointment wi.i
not realized. A0rtifying failure may attend
This effort aud that oae-5u, o4iy Ue Lcle-j.
Sud struggle OF, aal j; VII. work wel.
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CoN-LusroS OF \ WA7c.f-NLGHr SEaE3H 3r
Rev Ma SPCRGEoy-" May grace be given
you, that We may be able 10 pour out youT
hearts this night: Remember, M hearers,
it may seem a light thing for Us u assemble
tonight al such an hour, bat listen for Que
moment to the ticking Of the clock - Here
the preacher paused, aud amid solemn silence
every one heard the clock ticE With it5 tick
tick, tick. 1t is The beating Vi the pulse OF
eternity. y YOu beac the ticking u that clock :.
Il IS the footsteps Of death pnr,aing you
Each time The clock ticks. deaths footsteps
are falling on the ground close behind you
You will soon enter another wear. This year
will have gone in = few seconds, where will the
next be spent, NV friend In heaven p
SAYS one, o. trust" Another mu7nurs. Per
haps shall spend Feiue 10 bell - All solemn
IS the thought JQt before that she clock strikes
twelve, some here may BE- in hell aisi blessed
be the name 0. God some % Us nav by in
Heaven And now ap-
preciatc the power Of silence You W.. please
observe strict and solemn silence until the
striking of that clock auJ let each one spend
il as he pleaseS.- II was BON two minutes to
twelve and profound silence reiGaai, sase
where sobs and groaus could be distinctly heard
from peaitent lips, seeking the Savior. The
clock having struck Mr.. SplrEeoa continued =
\ on are now where you never were before !;
and you never will be again where you have
been tonight
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Eject Of a Change Of Eeart.

In the Editors Table of the Hntcteykc1her
Cor June, re find the following
The incident mentioned below actually oc-
Cured il little western town, not long
since
We had, some tin9e ago, protracted
meeting held here and among the converted
was a certain Mr. C-who had always been
considered first rate" horse jockey in fact,
Oh MQt sQbiect, lie was always we'll" At
the time of his conversion he was proprietor
Of a very fast trolter and what to do with
his "2 10 nag" be was at q loss to know; but
one day, shortly after he had become a pillar
Of the chnrch, he met his old friend l.,
noted dealer in fancy horses. Friend L."
he said, &" have awakened to sense Of the
evil course have formerly pursued | have
realized a change and joined the church aud
[ intend 10 lead q different life in future -
L--rcp!ied that lie was glad to near il, for
you know, C, that YOU have lifted ms
in our trades many a time and now l hope
you will be little easier with poor fellow"
e Well, says C, YOU know | am tho
owner Of the fastest trotting-hOrse IN this
aud the change that l nave exerienced
will not admit Of Isy keeping such an animal.
To make a long story short, | will sell him To
yoG { IS sss hare a!Cays been g90d frtGads) for
seven hundred dollars !" L-0hjected, and
gave as reason, that he had not that amount
Of money just then to invest in horse-aesh-
- Never mind that" replied C, Il will
sell you the horse on .las, and YOU can IS.s
that much with him before mex! fall ~
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"a SteTne, who used his wife ilI. vas one
day taking 10 Garrics, in fns sentimental
manner. IN praise Of co4jlyal bliss and fidelity.
4" Fae husband" Observed Slerua, EIo be-
haves unkiHiiy to his wife deserves to have
lis houe burned over his head" Carries -
Piled | hope you are inSUCed, then
Some oae saTs the lo5ster IS . postbGrogs
Ro-k OF creation, foC il Is ogiy II after H.
death.
He who does his best. ho~cTer Ittle, is
always TO be Distinguished from bin who
does nothing.
- When Charles '. read uPg1 he ;orb
Of Spanish noblenz1. Here les o1e vao
never knew fear" Be wittily replied, then 1e
never sGafed candle with bis fingers
~ The little needle will draw long tail
Of thread after l.
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IyzF-- ~ THL LrSGs-Tho E-.a.ri'l4
l5n-r5l relates that y3gH- Ula OF ,ha: city
.ad been fer som months afl.c cd N-ith s.
r.3a> cough ani hcmo-rha-c'fr0.a tls luags ~
lAat il was feared lie was eate-in, into q fatal
consumption. Tat be ~as relieved in & singa-
iar Gsanaer. 0He night he vas attacked. while
.a bed. with 4 violent 81 Of coughing. which
was followed With q .og.gas hemorrhaga, and =,
tAe blood flowed from las 'jF~ lie felt sold
Substance of some s.za pass them. On exam
:a.ng the blood taroEE ~ bug with SIX hor.
~ .s-,. and lucr6agt delicate wings, was fouai
ia :. THe head e tie Insect vas oct Of pro-
portion 10 is belly The former vas of tie
s.za of sa.asi Tea. alta eyes distinctly pa-.
asp-a.s, wL.'e rs BODY was only the sze 0t L
large g--;a ( barley. Eas 1aiE- vas alive
ag.t a.s.7t. Sgue this cr---re-sca, the IT.
pleasant sensations have r~s-=sl Of. ard TIE
c1g-a hes cra7esJ. zEI cls o. ly tro1'sIc has
been one = ,It berHorrh--e = Gay OF tao after
cxp=c:oratiu- the bug The sl5-Ecr Is Of tie
ol,s:.oe, ..lt BE- inhaled the iaFva, oT e-g -
-..s ia-aet, ana that :; entered the substance -
lis lg--~. aai then aate4-,l, 6 tie sensation
Of eyral.a- the creature vas Ike tearing aEay
I pCri.Ul u tie organ.
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Wear Is GoL0 LACE.-Goid lace Is no. gold
lace II does nor deser.o this title. for tho
gold is applied as q surface 10 silver. l. il
not even silver lace, fer the silver is applied to
foundation Of silk. The silken threads for
making this material are wound round with
gold wire, 50 thckIy as 10 conceal the silk
AID the making Of this gold wire is one Of th1
most singular mechanical operations inagiHa-
bic. IL tie first place tie rrfler prepares
solid rod u silver, about au inch In thickness;
he heats this rod, applies upon the surface u
coating VI gold leaf, Furnishes this down, aD-
plies another coating, JGruishcs this down, and
so on. ulgIl the gold is abOu. one huudret!t
par, the thickness Of the silver. Then the rod
Is subjected ID a train Of processes which brings
it down - the state oi fGe wire, it is passed
through ! steel plate. lcsseuing step by step In
diameter Tie gold ue7tr deserts the silver,
but adue-es closely to il, aud shares all it,
mutations il IS Cae hundreth part the thick
ness q silver at the beginning, a41 il maiE-
t2ins tLe same ratio 10 the end. As to tho
:h.uness 10 which the go.G-eyl!ed rod Of siI-
yer eau be brought, the limit depends Oh tho
de!Icary e human skill bat the most remar-
kable example ever known was broaght for
ward 10y D.. WoIaston. This was al exam.
pie OF solid gold wire without any silver. He
p-ccyrrd small rod Of silver, bored a hols
through il iron END 10 end. aud inserted Ia
tlis hole the smallest gold wire he could pro-
cure he sDajected the silver 20 the usual wire
drawing process. until be had b-onght it to
tie f@esl a.;aiaaJ.e state-being in fact,
silver w.ge a fine as hair, with gold wirs
in the een;ys. 70 Isolate this gold wire he
subjected il 10 warm Ui;ro0s acid, by which
the silver was disso.geI, leaving a gold wirs
o.e rhr.y-;h2asaudth part Of aa inch in thick
uess-peraaps tie tL.Gucst round wire that
the hand q man has yet produced Bat this
wire. Though bcgo.l all comparison finer than
any employed in manufactures, does not sD-
p-oach in .a.nness .he il u Of gold on the sur
face q silver Ia gold lace. /, has been ca.
egG;eI ;ha: the gold OF the very finest silver
sire :2r gold .ac. is not more than oae-tnird
c! oHelai.H12yh Of an inch in thickness that
<. not above one-teu.A the thickness Of osI,-
nary leaf gol1.
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stIetttb 4ottrg.
From the London Journal.l
FOR MOTHERS SAKE"

a,her and his lt.,e son
On win:Fy waves were sailing
East, from their way, the light OF day
In cloud and gloom was failing.
,o5 aer,ely round their lonely bark
The stormy winds were wailing.
rbsy knew that peril hover'd near
They prayd-" o Heaven deliver"
Rita wilder blast came bowling past,
And s)cn with sob and shivey,
Tsey s,rlgsledi in the icy grasp
o, tbs. dark, rushing river.
% CunE fast to me. nv darling child"
AnaaIuished voice was crying
While. s.lyery clear, Ger tempest dFear.
Rose softer tones replying
90 0. mind not ne, ny father deari
I'm not afraid Of dying
O. n.ndnot ne, but save yourself.
For mothers sake, dear father;
Leave ne. and hasten TO the shore,
Orvho Will comfort m0tker?"
rse angel forms that ever wait.
Caseea on men attendant,
Y.ew up, o'e-7y't 70 heavens bright gate.
And there On page resplenient,
High oyaG those 0. hero's bold,
And martyrs famed in story.
r5ey wrote the name Of that brave boy.
Aad wrea:Lel it round with glory.
Gca y5ss the child! az, he did bless
list noble se,tdenial,
A1d s.tl,v bore him 70 the shore.
through tempest, toll s1i .-ia!.
s,3a u taei. l5i<l: and tranquil hons,
sen, sire, ant that dear mother,
=. whose sweo. sake 50 much VAS done.
Is -ayt27e lie. eacL U;laeg.
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R.r-r's s'rr-93 OF T.,-xe H5zz-s-

RArEY's NET=o7 OF Ts,ry6 HoEzEs-
Having battered your cy.l aad eare>sed lin,
fas;en his near foge-foos with s:r5Hg strap
round tie paS,era aE5 rad--s t-F--s-g7. 'zs.aa
as foss uD safe, make him hop sg8gi O. ;A-se
legs til sired when be Is tired. pg; : strap
With E5ose round the o5 Pas-s-H, make l5a
hop. tAsn p9.. the strap that's Cu of pas,z-n
and he viii come O. his knees when o. his
knees Eeep The strap ;i-h, tba, he cauuot E-'
h.s foot stack 10 get " Bear against the
horses shoulder with yours steadily ca1 lie
Will lie dOEl IL fss 2iultaS When le i
down stroke hin the way the hair !es Tak5
oE The straps IS s0o0 = lie IS down. Iou
can now do anything -i;b hin yo4 wish. or
beat drum o. hin. &c. without alarming
him Operate On yoar horse Il this 4-Eae.
Is often IS ccc4s.o1 re1aires.
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RGy- The truths OF the Bible a-e Ike god
in the soil. Whole generations walk over il,
and know not what treasures are hidden be-
meath. So centuries Of men pass oTer the
Scriptures, and know no. what riches he un-
der the feet OF their Interpretation. Some
times when they discover them they call them
new truths One might as well call gold, rev-
II dug, new gold.
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RI That was wise niger, who. in speak
ing Of the happiness Of married people, said
.' Dat ar p4rs altogedler On bow dey enjoy
demse.Ve>
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~ Via, sEe r71 af-s-. NJ dear - sasf
a -raada.,ae5 - / E,,'s boy. Eho vas siding
q gentleman Eh2 vas l--7iH- v.s.t. " an
irving. grandma % s.ea Pspa's la: oEt of the
.e1r. w..aor' Iet'5-- ;.s gentleman =: It
le v-1-s lin 10 ta.ak Ls'z oct
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TIE nan wao 1ever says nothing = r5t0l-
vas married last week 10 IT, lady wh0 never
speaks III Of 10 one
81 He who liTeS o-ly - LcEe5. hi-seIt,
gives the world tela5; Blcl be dies
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81 \ Tar>ol oaec p-ef1cel rs s=-zoT
with Nv friends. Jet rs say ie~ words
before ze Gs-5a-" Tais IS ah31t equal % tbs
chap VIC took sA3C- 112 before Le ~t1- 20
s.seP
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eS~ II IS an error TO think that long face
is essential 10 -ooi morals, or tlat laughing :
Cd unpariCoao!a crime
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TOWANDA: (:

sbprsSap alorninp, Juur 10. 1858.
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Natural History for the Young.

rom Dr.. Waterburys Lectures Physiology and Nat
ural History.
The Placer herald., 1858-01-09
Mining.

The mining for the last week or two has
not been as seemingly successful in this i'm
mediate vicinity as formerly, which is mainly
a.tr;butable to the fact that the water crea-
.,d tsd bv the late rains has been gradually de-
creasing, w compelling many of the miners who
have good claims in the surface diggings
to m suspend operations. A number who
own tunnel claims have been engaged.
for the last two weeks, in either running
nav tunnels or chimneys in their claims, for
the purpose of getting pure air. Some Of
the tunnels, however, in this vicinity, are
still taking out large sums of money.
The Dutch Washington tunnel, on Brushy
Cannon, took out, last week, in one days
washing, lightweight ounces.
We understand that Messrs. Nevitt and
Watson have nearly completed their new
tunnel, and intend, as soon as possible, to
resume operations with their quartz mill.
The Jenny Lind Tunnel continues to pay
exceedingly well, having yielded last week,
so ounces.
The Gore claim, at Forest Hill, took out
last week, ninety two ounces; which is an
average of their receipts since they struck
pay dirt.
The Gilbert claim paid last week, one
hundred ounces.
The Golden Gate tunnel, at Sarahsville,
paid last week, SS ounces.-Placer Courier.
The Placer herald., 1858-01-09
SUMMONS,

81 IVl IvIOANS.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
COUNTY OF PLACER,
In Justices Court, before VI. p. Fl. Lore, j. p,
T0tcnship No. 3.
d. W. IIildreth, vs. James Culbertson.1 ~,
Action for balance due on account amount $3.50
The people of the State of California, to James
Culbertson, Greeting:
NOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, to be and
Il appear before me at my office in Auburn,
county and State aforesaid, on the 2ad day of
January, A. d. 1853 at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to ans
wer the complaint of d. W. Ilidreth, wherein he
prays Judgment against you for the sum of twenty
five dollars and fifty cents in an action for bal
ancc due on account, for work ond blacksmithng
done and performed by Plaintiff, for you at your
sp, cial instance and request, aud take notice if
you fail so TO appear aud answer, Plaintiff will
take judgment against you for said amount and
for costs of suit.
Given under my hand at office in Auburn, Oh
this l4th day of December. A. d. 1857.
NJ. =. II. LOVE, j. =.
December 10th, 1S57.-Gw s,- sq$ea 6
The Placer herald., 1858-01-09
Insolvent Debtors Notice

1nS0lVent Debtor 8 NOC1ce.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CO
COUNTY OF PLACER. ~
In the matter of the application of David Cohn
for the benefit of an Act entitled an Act for
the relief of Insolvent Debtors and protection
of creditors" Passed May 18th, 1852.
DURSUANT TO ORDER of Hon. j. E. Hale,
l. Judge of the County Court of said county,
notice is hereby given to all the creditors of the
said David Cohen, to be and appear before the
Hon. j. +. Hale at Chambers or in open Court,
in Auburn. at the hour of O'Clock. p. NJ. of the
18th day of January, A. D. 1858, then and there
to show cause if any they can. why the prayer of
the said nsolvent should not be granted, and an
ssgnment of his estate should not be made and
he discharged from his debts, in manner and form
as prescribed by law.
49, Given nnder my hand and seal
H.. S. of the County Court, this 3Oth day
~ November, A. d. 1857.
TABB MITCHELL, Clerk.
By w. A. JOHNSON, Deputy Clerk.
December, 5th, lS57.-1m
The Placer herald., 1858-01-09

CURIOUS CAsE.-A common case, with
some novel features, was recently determined
in court in southern Kentucky. A man
of wealth had an intrigue with married
woman, whose husband was then absent.
She exacted pledge from her paramour for
the payment Of $4,000 in case she should
become enciente. Her hopes or fears in this
case 1--WE don't know which) were realized.
The sum Of money promised was demanded,
and refused. Suit was instituted, the hus-
band joining with the wife, and judgment
for the amount obtained.