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The Placer herald., 1861-03-02

HEREDITARY MoNsrRosIrY.-At recent
sitting of the College of Surgeons, in Paris,
DIR. Broca, interested the faculty by relating
the case of a family in Belgium that. from
time immemoriaI, have enjoyed the singular
privilege of possessing six fingers instead Of
five. The little finger on each hand is form
ed INTO two perfect ones, without putting
the limb out of shape And the same is
true of the toes. These extra joints are as
supple as the others. There is portrait of
one of their ancestors, painted by Reubens,
in existence, and on it this singular malform-
alton may be seen.
The Placer herald., 1861-03-02
NUMBER 26.
Maxims of Poor Richard.

The celebrated maxims of Poor Richard
by Benjamin Franklin, are worth reprintng,
now and then, in this fast and extravagant
generation. Poor Richard held the follow
ing opinions among others:
Pow deep while sluggards sleep, and you
shall have grain to sell and to keep.
Pride is as loud beggar as want, and a.
great deal more saucy.
Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets, put
out the kitchen fire.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with
poverty, and supped with infamy.
Extravaganza and improvidence ends at
the prison door.
1t Is easier to build two chmneys than to
keep one in fuel.
If you would know the value of money,
60 and try to borrow some.
The eve of the master will do more work
than both of his hands.
What maintains one vice would bring up
two children.
He that goes a borrowing, goes sorrow
ing.
Rather go to bed supperless than rise in
debt.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than Ia
Dor wears
life of leisure and life of laziness are
two different things.
A cat in glove catches no MICE
An empty bag cannot stand upright
Three removes are as bad as fire.
Creditors have better memories than debt
ors.
The rolling stone gathers no moss.
If you would have your busnes done, 90;
if not, send.
Buy what thou needest not, and thou
shalt sell thy necessaries.
1t is foolish to lay out money in the pur-
chase of repentance.
The Placer herald., 1861-03-02
JULIUS p. BROOKS.
EXCHANGE AND BANKING HOUSE,.

M~ Sight Drafts Procured. .~ss@ payable in
all the principal cities in the United States, Can
ada, and Europe. Checks on San Francisco and
Sacramento at Far. Highest price paid for
Gold Dust. Advances made on Gold Dust for
warded for coinage or assay. Depostes received.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-06-19
FADED FLOWERS.

Tie flowers 1 have seen in the wildwood
Have since droop'd their beautiful leaves,
And the many dear friends of my childhood,
Have slumbered for years in their graves,
But the bloom on the flowers | remember,
Though their smiles l shall never more see,
For the cold, chilling winds of December,
Stole my f owers-ny companions from me.
The roses may bloom on the morrow,
And many dear friends that I've won,
But my heart can part with but sorrrw
When l think of the ones that are gone.
IT'S 10 wonder that | am broben-hearted,
And stricken with sorrow should be.
For we we met, we We loved, and we we parted
My fowers-my companions and me.
How dark looks this world and how dreary,
When we part from the ones that we love,
But there's rest for the faint and the weary,
And friends meet with loved ones abeve.
But in Heaven l can but remember,
When from earth my proud soul shall be free
That no cold, chilling winds of December,
Shall steal my companions from me.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-06-19
FROM the kuicilcrbosker for May.
..RgCn 4fETO SEEEP.3

..s re ..es.isr reading some few months
one Of or New Hampshire exchange
rs a. account of the death ola citizen pa
q. nv FIVE years of age. III last words
y. II veteran were. I want to- see moth
s. a,Ib,ea Head more -ls@a so-sy years.
l.iIeas has lust been called to mind by
.hrns iia-s. r ,ok M to sleep" sent
an old friend aad correspondent now
rom Ais early home an friends in far
liforuia
ri. turn backward, Time in your flight
&. me a child again-just for tonight!
come back from the echoless shore,
m again to Your heart as of yore:
..a my forehead the burrows 0: care,
the few silver threads out Of my hair;
v s.u.aJers your loving watch keep
he to -lgc?. Mother, rock me to sleep
.zarl. alw 6ac.. ward. 0 swift tide. years!
wary D.. toll. am weary Of tears
a.... 5ut rycanIpeu~e, tears all IN vain,
.- ....l AMI give me my childhood again!
Sc -ryvu weary Of dust and decay,
- II L.n-las my soul wealth away,
D. 4 ts..f.g FIR uthers TO reap;
lie d. sep, 3.otLer-lock LIE to sleep!
. t.. n.l',w, the base. the untrue:
-. % Mother, my heart calls for youi
l..... .--..,rrr. ,--..,...
saa-. Al faded, our faces between
al-4 strong yearniug and passionate pain
q Itrai-at iar your presence aga-u;
.-,a To. silence - long and So deep
ITO {, Sep. Mother, rock Inc t. sleep,
NY heart Il. the days tl-at are flown.
-ve like mother IJve-ever has shown;
.er worship aJides and endures,
tsl, unselfisu, and patient, ike yours:
e Ike q mother car charm away pain
b a.e s.rr.win. soul and the world weary
brain.
-y-s's soft calm Ger my heavy HGa creep
ne to sleep. MotLer-rocl- me to sleep
s,lsr your brown hair, just lighted with gold
"a your shoulders again as Of old;
Il fall over my forehead tonight,
ling NV ewes from the hickering light,
OH with its suuny~edged shadows ono
llore,
= viii throng the sweet vision of yoro;
agly, softly its bright pillows sweep
me TO sleep, Mother-Rock me to sleep!
.ler, dear Mother they ears have been Ion
s last was hushed by your lullaby song
{, then again.-to my sou. it shall seem
1arhood's years have been only dream
p to your arms in loving embrace,
ID your soft, light lashes just sweeping N
face.
7er hereafter to wake or to weep;
NE to sleep Mother rock me to sleep!'
Who wrote these lines? They are bri
Of tears; and we envy not the man wi
read them without emotion.
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: Coon RULE-A man wlo Is very rieh
now. was very poor VIXEN be was boy
when asked how be got his riches, be replied,
my father taught me never TO play until ny
work was finished, and nevec 10 spend my
money uatil had earned il. If | had but
ore hours work in q day l must do that the
first thing, and IL an hour. and after this
was allowed to play, au6 then could play wan
much mors<ieasu,e than II [ had the thought
of an unfinished task before my mlad ear
lv formed tbo habit Of doing eFerytf.ng Z
time, aud At soon became reIi-cl5 cas- To CD
50 /, IS TO th.s l one ~ rTosP, my
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"a modest old maid, visiting a newly
-''ied friend recently, say her husbands s
't lying on the bed, exclaimed
~, mercy, mans shirt on your bed
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Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
SHREVEPORT, La, THURSDAY, APRIL 25 1861.

raj Brewster, when you come in
Who told you was Gin'ral Houston
he fiercely asked.
"Col. G." responded several voices,
"Where is he z"
But the Colonel slipped out.
In an instant the truth flashed
upon the mind of one of the gentle
men present and he said.
Gentlemen. this is the first of
April, and we are all fooled -
The Tennesseean, upon this an
nouncement, looked exceedingly grim
and his visitors had that when they
are taken in; but Tennessee soon
relaxed, and with broad grin said {:
"Let's go And get a drink, boys,
and say nothing more about it,
The trick was kept dark during
the day, and many more applications
were made to Col. G. for an intro
duction to Gen. Houston, all of
which he declined, on one pretext or
another, whilst some others denounced
those who were willing to pay the
old traitor the courtesy Of visit.
Tennessee left early next morning.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

CAPT. JONES HuNG.-In the Mo
bile Evening News we find the follow
ing statement, which is confirmed by
other papers:
We have it from highly responsible
authority that the rrmors, of which
we have been cognizant for some
time, are well founded, and that Cap
tain William Jones, Of the slocp Isa-
bel, has terminated his brief but no
torious career at the end of a rope.
The account we hear is, ths@ ~
the arrival of the Thursday evening
cars at Scooba,a passenger on the train
pointed out Jones as boasting to him
Of being the person who ''provisioned
Slemmer," and stated that he was
then on his way to Washington with
dispatches for Lincoln's Governments.
He was arrested, the proofs of his
treason found upon him, and was e,--
ecuted on the spot by the enraged
citizens.
The only paper we have received
from up the road, Of Il later date than
the reported occurrence, is the South
ern Republic, of Sunday morning,
which says nothing about it, and, III
deed, it has been our impression tIss
Jones left Mobile on Friday.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
The BLACK REPUBLICAN. RULE 4

THE BLACK REPUBLICAN,. RULE 4
DIcTAToRsHIP.-Th Baltimore Sna
we'll says that it is quite novel proceed
ing in American history for such ex-
tensive preparations of a warlike
character to be going on without the
least public information as to the.;
design, and without authority FROM
Congress. The thing has all the ap
pearance of making war, and resem-
bles more the mode of action under s.n
absolute despotism than such as we
have been accustomedt to in the United
States. No one can doubt that, had
any Democratic or Wing Presiden.
ever undertaken to adopt such a course
of procedure, and to have totally
ignored the people and the coordinate
branches Of the government, as the
present Administration is doing, there
would have been an outburst of in
dignation from one extreme Of the
country to the other. But secrecy
and apparent lack Of all sense OF re
sponsibility seem to prevail at Wash
ington, and to such IN extent that We
may be involved in foreign or civil
war without the slightest regard FOX
the interests, will, or cooperation Of
the people.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

CURE FOR THE DIPTHERIA.-A
lady of Port Byron, Cayuga county,
New York, has cured six children
five Of them her own-of diptheria,
by the following remedy:
When the symptom are first dicov-
cred, take Spanish flies, pound and
mix with Venice turpentine, spread
it on piece of cloth, and bind it on
the throat, which will raise q blister,
and soon remove the disease from
the throat.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
Triihes.

A cloud may intercept the sun,
A webb by insect workers spun
Preserve the life within the frame,
Or vapors take away the sumo.
A grain Of sand upon the sight
May rob giant of his might!
Or needle-point let out his breath,
And make a banquet-meal for Death.
How often, at u single word,
The heart with agony is stirred,
The ties that years could not have riven,
Are scattered to the winds Of heaven.
A glance that looks what words would speak
Win speed the pulse and blanche the cheek
And thoughts, not looked, nor yet exprest,
Create chaos in The breast
A smile Of hope from those we love
May be angel from above;
A whispered welcome in our ears
BE as the music Of the spheres.
The pressure of gentle hand
Worth ali that gIittcrs in the land;
Oh! tritles are not what they seem,
But Fortunes voice and star supreme!
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

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Advertisements published at irregular
Intervals, 81 per square for each insertion.
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Marriages and deaths will be published
news obituaries, tributes of respect, and
funeral invitations as other advertisements
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
Wrong Room, Sir.

Room l9, IN hotel appertalnlng
to city which shall be nameless,
was recently the scene of a dramma
by a gentleman Of that city. In fact,
the scene was originally set, for a
tragedy, but through the completely
Of certain actors with the god of
chance, the performance was turned
into comedy. AS the curtain arises,
we witness the arrival of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. from Pittsburg, and their
progress to room 81 in the aforesaid
hotel. The "Hat" opens, and dis
closes street and a millinery shop,
wherein the young and beautiful
Mrs. A. purchases duck Of bonnet.
Next we behold the lovely female
ascending to her room in the hotel,
as she supposes; though by holding
the key carelessly upside doum she
has made the number Of the apart
ment 10, instead of 81. Thinking
only Of her new bonnet, and how she
will try it on Immediately, she mar
ches into the room nineteen, which be-
longs to a highly moral old bachelor
named B., who happens to be shaving
himself when the door in opened.
Here is the first situation" in the
piece. Mrs. A. catches sight of the
man in her room, as she supposes,
screams "Murder!'' and falls fain-
ting on the floor. The wretched
bachelor has just begun to say
"Now, my dear madam" when Mr.
a. appears upon the scene and i'm
AGNES that he beholds what is tech
nically called "an incident in high
life
"Scoundrel in my room!-wife in
sulted!-my revolver!-perish, ,tiend!'
thunders Mr.. A., and departs frantic
ally in search Of a "a FOUNDER of
vengeance.
The miserable B. revives Mrs. A.
by painting her beautiful nose and
mouth with lather, and proceeds to
guard against the sanginuary assaults
of a. by putting a bureau against
the door.
Second "Situation."
B. has just commenced to explain:
"Now, my dear madam when A.
kicks panel out of the door, and
calls "Blood! Iago! blood!" The in
terest of the drama is becoming posi-
lively painful, when-enter the land
lord, who asks: "what's the row?"
A tells the narrowing tale: Fiend in
human shape in his room-wite as
suited with razor-"His blood or
mine, by Heaven
Landlord sees the point-all a mis-
take. "Wrong room, sir-yours is
81: this is 19. Mr.. B. is one Of my
Oldest guests, and very respectable
man. Your lady has got into the
wrong apartment"
Third " situation"
Mrs. A. bursts into tears. Mr. a.
has detected-in-sheep-stealing look,
and Mr.. B. proceeds to wipe his razor
and remove the barricade from the
door.
The last scenei in the drama is very
picturesque and moral Three per-
sons are seated at q table, on which
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

MoDEsrY.-A modest young lady
at the table desiring leg of chick
en-, said /: ''I'n take the part which
ought to be dressed in drawers" A
young gentleman opposite, immedi-
ately replied: 'tI'l take the part
which ought to wear the bustle."
The young lady tainted and was car
ried out on a salver.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
From Pensacola.

The Mobile Advertiser publishes
the following letter:
PENSACOLA Monday night, April Is, 1861.
This has been a rainy day, and
cold enough tor winter. Nothing
from headquarters to report.
The strong wind that prevailed
from o'clock this morning to II,
drove to sea the blockading squadron.
The steamer Galveston, according to
custom, when opposite Fort Pickens,
threw overheard this morning copies
of the New Orleans papers containing
full telegraphic particulars OF the sur
render OF Fort Sumter. This indis-
cretion on the part Of the Captain OF
the Galveston is almost inexcusable,
after the exertions Of Gen. Bragg to
keep the fort and fleet in ignorance of
the true state of affairs. L. is posi-
BILE they may not have been picked
up; but if they have, it is thought a
row is not far distant.
Memo" the Warrington cores
pondent Of the Observer, was sent on
Sunday to Montgomery under arrest
for communicating to the Observer
information Of the intention of Gen.
Bragg to throw Confederate troops on
Santa Rosa Island, designed to ac,
against Fort pickens. He is said to
be very knowing man, but there is
such a thing as knowing too much
On the day Of publication, the Wy
andotte brought up Lieut.. Worden,
and some OF her crew, while ashore,
it is supposed, obtained a copy Of the
paper. At any rate, that night Fort
pickcnS was reinforced.
here are new spaper correspondents
here from various cities. The New
\ ok Herald, Of course, has one, and
4 very gcn.Iemanly y one at that. Gen.
Bragg has forbid all newspaper pub
ticAtlous in regard to the movements
or disposition Of the troops, and it
has become quite difficult to visit the
works, or get the slightest clue to
what is going on, since "Nemo's"
last publication. ] shall go to the
Navy Yard and other places to-mor
row, under a passport from Il friend
who enjoys to an unlimited degree the
confidence Of the commanding Gen
eral
l have met with many acquaint-
ances-among them your former
townsman, Mr.. Leonard LeBaron.-
He is the most energetic, untiring
man in the State; his office is crowded
the day long; and how he can attend
to such mass Of business, and an
swer SO many questions, is mystery.
In fact, the house Of Judah Il Lee
Baron is headquarters at Pensacola,
and they enjoy the entire confidence
of Gen. Bragg. Lieut.. Holt, also a
Mobilian, and a resigned officer of the
United States Army, was in town
this morning. He is on duty at the
Navy Yard, in the Commissary De-
partment, and is said to be a young
officer Of great promise. He prefer
red active duty to awaiting an assign
ment, and hence his present position.
Troops are arriving by every train;
I came down last night with the
"Oglethorpe Infantry" from Angus
ia, Ga, a splendid looking and ele
gantly uniformed company.
Rumors have been floating about
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
Gen. Houston in Cahawba.

Last Monday morning, the name. of
Gen. Sam Houston, Of Texas, was
entered on the register of the Dallas
Hall as one Of the late and distin-
guished arrivals.
Two gentlemen sent their cards to
him-took their seats in the parlor,
and in quiet dignity, waited for his
appearance. They waited long time,
but old San Jacinto did not appear
AT length, their patience "wore out, -
and they left. Soon after it was an
nounced that the General was ready
to receive company, and Col. c.
consented to act as master Of ceremo-
nies. Several gentlemen expresseda a
desire to be presented to him. They
marched up stairs to the parlor, head
ed by the Colonel, where the General
was ready to receive them. They were
introduced in due form, and invited
to take seats. Each and every eye
in the room, save those Of the Colo
mel himself commenced "a critical ex-
animation Of the person Of the Gen.
who bore it with patient dignity as a
matter Of course. The Genaral was
found to be a man of apparently sixty
years OF age, tall and burly il person
Il little bald, and boasting All extensive
pair of whiskers.
After a few minutes silence, one of
the visitors politely inquired of the
General if he would not visit Marion
where it is known he married his
present wife.
:" es, l am gwine to Marion before
| go home, replied he, in a most de-
cided Tennessee horse drover dialect,
which astonished his visitors not "a
little, but they remembered he had
been tennessee pioneer, and alittle
of the demagogue, in latter days, so
they excused what they considered
the effect OF early impressions, or the
attectation of one who wanted to talk
in the familiar language of the masses.
The surprise passed away, and an
other gentleman asked
What is the news from Texas, Sir?"
"They are kickin' up HI in Tex
u.s." promptly responded the General
TO the very great amazement of the
company, who thought that General
Houston was a member of some
Christian Church, and not given tn
the use ofb bad words. Before they
recovered from their astonishment,
the General proceeded
"lreckin, gentlemen you have come
here to trade-(increased sensation)
I've got as fine drove of mules
in Gibson's lot as you ever seen-
(speechless astonishmcnt)-and, in Il
few days, FL have Il lot Of the best
Tennessee corn whisky that ever was
'stilled any whars-{ {unspeakable hor
ror depicted in the countenances of
the visitors Sand when it comes, and
you take a taste of it you will say
it's as good sperrits as you ever
drinls'd.
AT length one of the gentlemen re-
covered sufficiently to enquire, in a
faint voice ..
sAre you from Texas!"
mo, sir; l never was in Texas,
and don't waut to go there"
Are you not Gen. Sam Houston 2"
enquired another whose eyes were
opening.
+" No, sir my name is Sam Brew
ster, of Rutherford county, Tennes
see, whar the boys sometimes call me
Central. 1 thought you called Gin
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
NO IL.

numerous bottles Of ''green seal" de-
light the eye. As the curtain falls,
one gentleman is observed 70 roll
under the table, and others TO wink
80 presently at the audience, that their
sobriety becomes matter Of great
doubt
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

To prevent grubs from attacking
peach trees, place around the tree,
above the ground, the saw-dust and
chips Of cedar.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

town, out OF which could be manu-
factured sensation paragraphs of the
biggest order: pursued several of
them square or two, and stopped!
j.
p. SIT is now said, and believed,
that the little boat to which the cap
tain of the Galveston threw the New
Orleans papers belonged to Mr.. P.
Miners, pilot, and not Lieut.. Slem-
mer. If such is the case, neither
the feet nor the fort is aware of the
surrender of Fort Sumter.
The captain Of the Galveston has
just told me that his ship is not al
lowed to leave the port; but the rea-
son l shall not conjecture, let it de-
velop itself. He is with the Confed-
crate States, heart and soul!
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25

'Tis said the putting of refuse pork,
or brine on Asparagus beds adds to
the growth of the plant while it de-
stroys the weeds.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-04-25
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