The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

A YANkEE AT A REsrAuRANr.-An Amer
ican in Paris went to a restaurant to get his
dinner Unacquainted with the French Ian
guage, yet unwilling to show his ignorance,
he pointed to the first line on the bill of fare,
and the polite waiter brought him fragrant
plate of beef soup. This was very well, and
when it was dispatched, he pointed to the
second line on the bill. The waiter under
stood him perfectly, and brought him vege-
table soup.-"Rs!her more soup than
want" thought he, 'but it is Paris fashion"
He duly pointed to the third line, and
plate OF tapico broth was brought him.
Again to the fourth, and was furnished with
bowl of preparation of arrow root. lie
tried the fifth line, and was supplied with
some Cruel kept for invalids. The bystanders
now supposed that they saw an unfortunate
individual who had lost all of his teeth and
our good friend, determined to get as far
from the soup as possible, pointed in despair
to the last line on the bill of fare. The in
telligent waiter, who saw at once what he
wanted, politely handed him a bunch of
toothpicks. This was to much: the Ameri
can paid his bill and left.
A CLERICAL ANEcporE.-The Rev. Dr. p
of Brookline belonged to the old school di
vines, and while attending to his usual Sab
bath ministrations managed to discover who
OF his congregation were absent, his first
duty on Monday morning being to call ON
his absentees, and to find out why they were
not at church.
Among those whose places were often va
can't was one man who cared but little for
the sanctity of the holy day, or the reproof
of the minister.
On taking his usual Monday morning
rounds DIR. P-,was sure to visit Mr.. c.,
as we will call him. Said the good man.
'Whv were you not at church yesterdavH
Had other business to attend to- was the
blunt reply.
Mr.. c. said the clergyman solemnIy.
there will be no prearhng in hell
'Well i; won't be for the want of minis
ters,' was the quick rejonder.
This was hard cut, and the good old
doctor shook his head, and went on his way,
rumnating doubtless, upon the doctrine Of
total depravity.
"THE SCHooLMAsrER ABKoAD"-A notice,
of which the following is a correct copy, was
lately stuck up at Napa county, in the
neghborhood referred to:
"Nb
'March the twenty first
"BiggvaIy district no l we do hereby Civ
notice to the peaple of Said district that
thare will be Schoolmeetng held at the
school house for the perpos of affecting
Trustees on april the Second"
We are convinced that there ought to be
several "Schoolmeetngs" held in that district
A New INJUNCTION CAsE.-A lawyer of
this village was consulted few days since
by an injured husband, who complained of
the unfaithfulncss of his spoue. Repeated
acts of Inconsistency upon the part of the wife
could be clearly proved and the man of the
law told his client there would be no diff
Guilty in obtaining a decree of divorce at the
next term of Court. "Divorce next term of
court" exclaimed the now excited Benedict.
"Blame your divorce. only want to get
out an injunction to stay her proceedings
Grass Valley National.
TOoTH- DRAwING IN SPAIN.-A recent
traveller in Spain describes an itinerant den
tist in the public square of Cadz, to whom
patient in the shape of a pain stricken mule
teer came, gripping at the jaw, for assistance.
The grave quack did not dsmount, hardly
stopped in his saddle, but, tn one exper-
fenced, far-sighted, keen glance at the cav
ernous tooth, drew a long Toledo rapier,
with curious twisted steel hiIt, that hung
by his side, slipped the point un ler the mu
leteers black fang, and scooped it out with
single twitch With military precision he
wiped his sword, slipped it back into its
sheath, held out his hand for the twopenny
fee, touched his hat and rode gravey away.
"WHo is HEP" said passer by to police
man, who was endeavoring to raise an intox
icated individual who had fallen into the
gutter. Cant say, sir" replied the police
man, "he can give no account Of himself
"Of course not" said the other; show can you
expect an account from man who has lost
his balance!"
DISEASES AMONG SnEEp.-Iho California
Farmer states that in its opinion a conside
rabl portion of the disease among sheep,
called scab, is nothing but manure scurvy;
that sit is the same kind Of disease that
aillicts great portion of mankind, and is
known by the more f,nliar term OF dirt
and the sovereign remedy is water and
cleanliness" The remedy is to move the