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The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
Early Breakfast.

Breakfast should be eaten in the morning,
before leaving the house for exercise, or labor
of any descriptions; those who do it will be
able to perform more work, and with great
er comfort and alacrity, than those who
work an hour or two before breakfast. Be-
sides this, the average duration of the life Of
those who take breakfast before exercise or
work, will be a number of years greater
than those who do otherwise. Most persons
brgn to feel weak after having been engag
ed five or six hours in their ordinary avoca-
tons; good meal re.invigorates, bu. from
the last meal of the day until the next morn
ing, there is an interval of some twelve
hours; hence the body in sense is weak,
and in proportion cannot resist deleterous
agencies, whether Of the fierce cold or mid.
winter, or OF the poisonous miasm which
rests upon the surface Of the earth, wherever
the sun shines upon The blade of vegetation
or heap of of1al. This miasm, is more sol
id, more concentrated, and hence more NAL
ignant about sunrise and sunset, than at
any other hour Of the twenty four; because
the cold of the night condenses it, and it is
on the first few inches above the soil in its
most solid form; but as the sun rises it
warns and expands, and ascends to point
high enough to be breathed; and being ia.
ken into the lungs with the air, and swallow
ell with the saliva into the stomach, all weak
and empty as it is it is greedily drank in,
thrown Immediately into the circulation Of
the blood and carried directly to every part
of t'e body, deposting its poisonous in.
tluences at the very fountain head of life
When in Cuba many years ago, we observed
that the tavorite time for travel was mid.
night; and the old merchants of Charleston
may remember that when deadly fevers pre-
vailed in hot weather. they dared not ride
into town in the cool of the evening, but
Midday was accounted the safest. We
know, from many years living in New Or.
leans, that it was when the evenings and
mornings were unusually cool, balmy, and
delightful, the citizens prepared themselves
for still greater ravages Of the deadly epi
demc for the first few days following.
If early breakfasts were taken in regions
where chis and fever. and fever and ague
prevail, and if in addition brisk fire were
kindled in the family room, for the hours in,
Guiding sunset and sunrise, these troublesome
maadies would diminish in any one year,
not ten fold, but a thousand fold, because the
heat of the fire would rarely the miasmatic
air instantly, and send it above the breathing
point. But it is troublesome to be building
fires night and morning all summer, and not
one in thousand who reads this will put
the suggestion into practice, it being so
"troubesome," requiring no effort to shiver
and shake by the hour, daily for weeks and
months together; such is the stupidity of
the animal man!
HuWs Journal of Health.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
The Devil.

We find the following in our neat month
ly friend, The Printer:
The "Devil" is an institution by and Of
himself lie inks the type or turns the
crank or "lays on the Sheets" (Othcr peo
pie sometimes do the latter) II it were
not for him the paper would not "come out"
He sweeps out the office He builds the
fres-an appropriate work for fiend-and
swears because some one has "hooked the
kindlings" He dos the "chores at the
house" He "quiets the baby" Yet his
most important duty is to keep watch on the
street corner, so as to be able to inform the
editor when the sheriff is after him.
With all this the "Aevi' shoulders all the
bad or smutty jokes of the editor. When
the mighty man of the pen is ashamed Of
an expression, and still desires to utter it, he
say. "our devil says thus and So" and the
poor devil has to stand ii! Nevertheless,
the "Devi' is an important parsonage in So
ciety. He attends lectures. He frequents
concerts, shows and the opera; butt say
it more in sorrow than in anger-he sell
dom attends church! He presents himself
at the ticket office of the "show," with his
"lnen" reserved, by way of a change, (for
he seldom possesses more than a single shirt
as "member Of the'Press," and so presses
his claims that he is admitted without the
accustomed quarter But our young friend
is not alone. He is too much of gallant
for that His woman" is with him, and he
and his woman" pass in and enjoy the en-
tertainment, which, whatever it may be, is
taken down with doses a':ernated with pea,
nuts and tobacco. For the "Devil" chews
as well as smokes, and spits profusely upon
carpets, when he gets within reach Of them.
never heard "f a Printers Devil who
had "risen in life," but do the class the
justice to say that, to my knowledge, none
of them have fallen very low. Some Of
these Devils have descended to be mayors of
cities. Some of them have even let them.
selves down into Congressman. But | new
er knew one to degrade himself so low as
to become President of the United Sta:es.
So much for the Devil. | know the "ani-
NAL" I've been there myself"
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
The Slave States.

The Philadelphia North american has
been examining the returns Of the late cen
srs agents from the South, and submits the
following statement as the result of its in
vestigations:
The enumeration shows that in the entire
South the free population has gained largely
upon lhe servile element, for while the for
mer has gained 2,O21,7 ,7O2, the latter gains
but 796,94l. In 1850 the slaves were just
half as numerous as the free population
Now they have fallen behind $4,000. The
gain of the free population is chiefly in the
border States. In Missouri the free popula-
ton have nearly doubled in ten years, and
the slaves, who in 1850, were as one to seven
lucky in ten years gained l78,663 free peo
pie, and only l4,5O9 slaves Slavery in
Delaware and Maryland shows a decided
decrease in numbers. In Kentucky and
Missouri it is evidently being overwhelmed
by the large and stead y increase Of the free
population. In Virginia, large as the slave
population is, its hold is growing weaker.
In 1850, the excess of free people over slaves
was 476,6O5; it is now COL SAT, the increase
OF The free elements during the decade hav-
ing been 8,24O, and of the slaves only
23,19s. 1t is apparent that in Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri
the peculiar institution is ebbing away before
the mighty power of free emigration. In
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Miss ssippi and Louisiana the institution
maintains its strength and preponderance
Tn North Carolina Tennessee and Arkansas
it is strong and progressive, but the free
element is largely in the ascendant. Slavery
is clearly moving towards the tropics, and if
suffered to do so, will pass away from the
States north Of $500.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

REMOVING SMALL INSECTS FROM TREES,
Erc.-Many insects may be readily removed
from trees, by giving the tree sudden
blow with hammer, which cannot be re-
moved by shaking the tree; and if a piece
of wood be held against the tree and then
struck sharply, the bark will not be injured
by the blow.
If sheet be first placed on the ground
around the tree and it then be treated as
above, the rose bug and many other insects
may be readily removed. and in less time
than by any other process.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
NUMBER 33.
Short but to the Point.

1t should not be forgotten, forcibly and
tru,hfully says the New Hampshire Patriot,
that the people of the United States, by
majority of nearly million have condemned
and repudiated the policy OF black republ-
canism, the triumph of which, in the late
election, in spite of that immense majority
against it, has brought about the present ru-
inous and alarming condition of affairs.
More than 100000 men solemnly protest.
ed, through the ballot. box, against that
party and its policy. while but 100000
men supported them. AS their policy is
thus condemned and repuda'ed ly an i'm
mense majority of the people, as the fear of
the evil results from it has brought the
country its government, its business inter
ests, its prospects and the happiness of its
people to the very brink Of ruin, why
should they not abandon or modify ii? If
they are governed by patriotic motives,
they will; if they desire to save the Union
and the people themselves from ruin, they
will. They profess to be intensly devoted
to the Union; to deplore the action of the
Southern States; lie, them manifest their sin
celity y repeating their obnoxious Personal
Liberty laws and observing the compacts of
the Constitution
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 2. 1861.

j. A. SPENCER, Ese-!Sir: l had resol-
we'd in my mind to reply to no letters ad-
dressed to me from any one, concerning the
manifold questions that have Of late gained
a footing in our distracted country. But as
l have frequently had the same interroga
tions propounded to me by others, and as
your letter seems to be dictated in a spirit
of kindness, seeking information only,
have concluded for the present to waive my
resolve and reply, giving YOU permission to
dispose of my answer as you see fit.
You ask Had the Jurisdiction of the
crime committed by Brown and others, been
surrendered to the Federal Government and
Judgment thereon delayed until the 4th of
March next, would you W have exercised
the pardoning power" answer: have
carefully reviewed the testimony in said case,
and in my opinion Brown committed no of.
fence against the Federal Government mer-
ting such severe punishment as he received
The most he committed against the Federal
Government was gross misdemeanor. Had
been the Governor of your State | might
have pursued the course he did. Yet even
then there was strong mitigating circum-
stances. Brown was no doubt a monomani
&C on the subject Of negro slavery; and as
such, close confinement would have been
more in accordance with the dictates of JUS
tice
To your second, reply in the negative,
for this reason: said decision is hostile to the
advancement of Republican principles and
therefore attended with danger in govern
ment like ours.
Hoping the above will prove satisfactory
am, sir your ob't servt,
Signed A. LINCOLN.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

The FEELING OF GROWING OLD.-It
seems but summer since we looked for
ward with eager hopes 70 the coming years
And now we are looking sadly back. Not
that the dream has passed, but that it has
been of no more worth to those around us.
As the glowing hopes and ambition of early
life pass away; as friend after friend departs
and the stronger ties which hold us here
are thrown off-our lie seems but bubble
glancing fer momeet in the light, then
broken, leaving not ripple on the stream.
Forty years once seemed long and weary
pilgrimage to tread. 1t now seems but
step. And yet along the way are broken
shrines where thousand hopes have wasted
into ashes; footprints sacred under their
drifting dust; green mounds, whose grass is
fresh with the watering of tears; shadows,
which we would not forget. We will gar
ner the sunshine of those years, and with
chastened step and hopes, push on towards
the quiet evening whose signal lights will
soon be seen swinging where the waters are
still and the storms never beat
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

A New SAFETY VALvE.-An important
Improvement in safety valves is chronicleo
by the Alta. That paper says:
The invention is known rs "McCarthy's
Automatic Steam Boiler Safety Valve" 1t
is simply pipe leading from the boiler into
a small chamber in which is valve made
to raise when the pressure of steam gets
beyond a certain degree. The raising of
this valve admits discharge of water from
the boiler through another pire leading
from the chamber directly into the furnace,
where, in the form Of violently elected spray,
it serves to ex'nguish the fire to any extent
desired, and thus removes the cause of an
explosion.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

VIRTUES OF Milk 1t is a most perfect
diet. Nothing like tit contains curd,
which is necessary for the development aud
formation OF muscle butter for the pro
duction of an adequate supply of fat; sugar
to feed the respiration, and thereby add
warmth to the body; the phosphates of
lime and magnesa, the peroxyde of iron,
chIorides of potassium and soda, with the
free soda, required to give solidty and
strength to the bone, together with the sa
line articles so essentially necessary for
other parts of the body. 1t contains Tactic
acid, or the acid of milk, which, chemists
inform us, is the acid of the gastric juice
SO requisite for the proper dssoIving of our
food in the stomach. 1t is therefore, obvi,
Gus that milk should be chemically correct
in all its constituents and should not be neu.
trazed by adulteraion. at is," Dr. lrout
properly states, "the true types Of food"
How necessary, therefore, it is that it should
be pure; otherwise this wonderful and wise
provision of Providence would be a curse,
rather than blessing
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
WHEELING Va, December "a, 1860.

WHEELING VA, December "a, 1860.
Hon A. LINCoLN-Deor SIR: | hope
you will not deem it presumptuous in me,
in thus demanding from you a plain reply
to the following interrogatores, and more
over that you will give me the permission
TO give publicity to your answer, should |
desire to do so.
l. Had the jurisdiction of the crime
committel by John Brown and ais. been sur
rendered to the Federal Government. and
judgment DELAYED until the 4th Of March
next, would you have exercised the pardon
ing power!
2. Do yon regard the Dred Scott decis-
ion as binding upon the people Of the Norlh'
Hoping to hear from You socn, remain,
Truly yours, &c, J. A. SPENCER.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

ATLANTIC AND PACIF LEvEL.-Some thir-
ty or forty years ago an opinion generally
prevailed that the Atlantic is six feet higher
than the Pacific at the Isthmus of Panama,
Col. To;ten has exploded this old popular
error by series of careful dwellings, from
ocean to ocean, on line of the Panama
railroad. lie found the Atlantic and Pacific
to he exactly coincident with each other in
the same telular curve.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

A FUNNY OLD PREAcHER.--A preacher
from Umpqna, Oregon, lately strolled into
Weaverville, Trinity county, where he told
his hearers, says the Journal that the Jews
would all be in Jerusalem on the 4th of
March, 1865, and that Rothschid will be
King. lie further remarked that all things
earthly will come to focus about five
years from this date
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

A Massachusetts paper says that wife,
fourteen gears Of age, not long since applied
for divorce to court of that State, after
a months trial Of matrimony, on the ground
that she was too young, and wanted to 90
back to her mother, and that the court
'hesred and granted her prayer"
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

The Congregationalist thinks that much Of
the devotion current in the Christian world
finds it's model in the prayer of the negro:
20 Lord l tank de for food and raiment;
and vittes and close, but not for de shoe
buckLs, for l bought dem wild my own
money"
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

The first feeling Of a woman for man
she loves is desire to receive bis kssses.-
Bdlzdb.
And it is, if he loves her, and isn't sheep
ish, the first thing TO be gratifed.-Pre~'
tiee.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

AMALGAMATIoN IN CLEAvELAND.-It is
said that over thirty negroes are living as
man and wife with white women in the city
of Cleaveland. Since Lincon's election.
and the triumph of the Black Republican
party, iugitves are returning from Canada
to Ohio, feeling quite as secure there ms in
the Queens dominons
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
Abraham Lincoln on the John Brown Raid
and Dred Scott Decision.
WHEELING, VA, Jan |

w HEELINl', A., JHH tt, ICOI.
TO the Editor Ct the Charleston Mercury:
Enclosed | send YOU copy Of letter of
mine to the President elect, and his reply.
You are at liberty to make any disposition
of them you may deem proper.
Yours, DC, j. A. SPENCER.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
TO CONSUMERS OF
WINES AND LIQUORS
AND ESPECIALLY TO INVALIDES.

"AVING resigned the position of United
4 Il States Appraiser of the District Of Sap Fran
cisco, the duties of which had discharged under
the Administrations of Presidents Pierce and
Buchanan, my friends are hereby respectfully in
formed that have established myself rs Il DEA IER
IN WINES AND Liquors. Store H. W. corner of
Jackson and SnnsOme streets San Francisco.
To consumers of the above articles it is deemed
proper to sate, that for the last eight gears all
Wines and Liquors arriving in San Francisco
from any foreign port as also those IN BOND from
any port in the United States have been examined
under my supervision; and that previous ia my
arrival in Cali Iornia, in lS49, had been engaged
for many years in France, Portugal etc., in bns-
ness requiring similar knowledge of liquors.
PHILIP A. ROACH.
San Francisco, March 30th, lS6l.-3m
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

A Yankee wishing for some sauce for his
dumplings, forgot :hen anne Of it, and said
"Hsre, waiter, fetch me some of that gravy
that YOU walow your dumplins in."
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

An editor in the western part of Micli-
gan is in a fix. lie dunned subscriber for.
his subscription; he refused to pay, and
threatened to fog the editor if he stopped
the paper
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

Little drops Of rain brighten the mead.
ows, and little acts Of kindness brighten
the world.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

Some idea of the commerce of London
may be formed from the fact that two hun
dred and forty eight vessels IA total of
more than $4,000 tuns) arrived there on the
the fifth of November.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

SHAKEspEARIAN.-When you kiss willy
and beautiful coquette, yon put an enemy
to your mouth to steal away your brain"
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

"My good woman" said the evangelist, as
he offered her a tract. shave you got the
gospel here!"
mo, sir, we haven't replied the old drone
"but they've got it awfully down to New
Orleans
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

Why is an overloaded gun like an office
holderl Because it kicks nightly when it is
discharged.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

"Taking item me with another" said
Sidney Smith, believe my congregation
to be the most exemplary in the observance
of religious ordinances; for the poor keep
all The fasts and the rich keep al! the feasts." ;"
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

To ridicule old age is to pour cold water
in the bed on which you must sleen.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

The Hebrews used to call the devil Abad.
don ia bad 'un)
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

For OwEN's LAKE.-Mr. Rghtmire and
Capt. Sprague have gone to examine the In
dian Reservation at Owens Lake, with a
view of removing to it all the Indians in
the southern part Of the State. They take
an escort Of 25 dragons from Fort Tejon.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

A DARE DEVILS IDEA OF AN IGNoDLE
DEATH.-A political speaker recently rela
ted an anecdote in which he said he had
been in the Florida wars chasing the Indians,
some years before, and among his compan-
ions was reckless dare devil sort of fe.
low, who seemed as careless of his own life
as if he had dozen more of them in his
pocket. He had been hacked, cut, stabbed
and shot in all possible and impossible pla
ces and his life despared Of frequently. All
Of tins he had born with philosophc indif
erence. One day, however, he was tremen.
dously kicked by tremendous jackass, and
this time death was inevitable
His companions gathered about him, and
one was selected to give him the painful in
telIigence that he mus: die. To the surprise
of all, the reckless, calous, fearless soldier
burst into tears. This WAS unexpected, as
no one had ever associated him with fear Of
death. and a surprise and i'll concealed sol
dierIy contempt appeared on the faces of his
companions. Seeing this, he drew up his
shattered arms and lifted his head, and said:
ats no; that boys; it's not the fear Of dy
ing, though that isn't pleasant; but to think,
after all the high, grand old chances o dy-
ing I've had and lost, jest to be kicked to
death by dod-erned yee having, thunder
ing old cuss of a jackassw
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20

How IT HApPENED.-"Billy, how did you
lose your fnger?"
Easy enough" said Billy.
81 suppose you did; but howe
II guess you'd a lost yourn, if it had
been where mine was"
"That don't answer my question"
"Well, if you must know" said Billy, 81
had to cut it off or steal the trap
The Placer herald., 1861-04-20
p Barnum Sold at Last.

A public joke at Il. L. Barnums expense
is not an every day luxury, P. T. b., for ma
ny years having had the laugh on the other
side But at length the Prince Of Show
men has been shown trick that he did not
know before and the hero of the occasion,
has been, as is very usual on such occasions
a son of the Emerald Isle. 1t seems that
Barnum a few days ago, was in great hur
ry to get shaved, and entered his ordinary
place of tonsorial resort under the Park
Hotel; but all the operatives were engaged,
and one other customer-a great brawny
lrshman, just landed, and with beard and
head requiring very extensive attention.
stood between the exhibitor of the "What is
it!" and his turn as "next" 81 am in bur-
ry, my good mani" said Phneas T., ad
dressing Pat; "and if you will give me your
turn will pay for what you want done
here. "All right" responded the delighted
lrishman; and the Snowman was soon sha
we'd and on his way to keep his engagement,
merely saying as he left the door to the
proprietor of the saloon. "Do what this
man wants." pointing to the exile OF Erin,
"and charge it to me-" No sooner was he
gone than Patrick took off his "trusty" and
"a thick cotton neckti tie, at the same time
asking the barber Nov tel! me all you do?'
why Sir" responded the tonsorial opera
tive 1--WE shave, cut and curl hair, shampoo
and bathe." "All right, then," said Pat;
Do all them things to me. Sora wan of
me knows what they name, bnt as he said
he'd pay for them. Just do them all, an God
bless your The barber saw the joke and
did as requested, putting the big lrishman
through a.! the processes, and bringing him
out so pleasantly altered that he scarcely
knew himself. We leave our readers to i'm
agne Barnum's face next morning, when
the proprietor Of the saloon handed him a
bilI-"For shaving lrshman 10 cents, cut
ting his hair 25 cents, curling it 25 cents
shampooning it 25 cents, and bathing Irish
man 25 cents-total for Irishman 81 TO-"
Barnum at once acknowledged the corn
gave receipt for the maize; but he is after
the Irish exile, and swears, if he catches him,
that he will place him check by jowl be-
tween the "What is it?" and the Aztec chill
dren.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-29
COURT PROCLAMATION.

NTHEREAS Hon. SAMUEL LINN, Esq.
w President Judge Of the Court of Common
Pleas Of the twenty fifth Judicial District, com
posed of the counties Of Clearfcld, Centre and
Clinton-and the Hon. VIM. l.. Moore and Hon.
benjamin Bonsal, Associate Judges Of Clearteld
county; have issued their preccpt to me direct
ed, for the holding of Court of Common Pleas,
Orphans Court, Court of Quarter Sessions. Court
Of Oyer and Terminer, and Court Of General Jail
Delivery Il: Clearield in and for the county Of
Clearfeld. on the
Thin Monday (l7h day) p Juae merit,
NOTICE Is, therefore, hereby given, to the
Coroner, Justices of the Peace, snd Constables,
in and for said county of Clearfeld, to appear in
their proper persons, with their Rolls, Records,
Tnquiritions. Exami nations, and other Remem-
brauces. to do those things which to their oiccr'
and in their behalf pertain to be done.
GIVEN under my hand at Clearfeld, this ljth
day of May, in the year Of our Lord, one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty-onc.
/. G. MILLER, Sheriff