The Placer herald., 1861-06-08
NUMBER 40.
Good for Holmes,


The Mariposa Gazette says: Secession,
antisecession, revolution, support Of Govern
ment, Union, etc, are the topics that rule
the hour. Everywhere and at all times dis
cussions are eternally heard, often threat
ening something worse than windy results
aud we fully believe that if the North and
South could come together in bloody fight,
that the example would be initiated in thou.
sands of instances, between individuals in
California. If counsel would do any good,
it would be we'll to counsel men to keep
within the bounds of gentlemanly courtesy
in the discussion of political matters. Gen.
tiemen will do this; but all are not gentle.
men. 1t is well to say that such as make
harangues and talk loudly of their Mvorite
section, to the depreciation of another section,
are not worth listening to, and the sooner
respectable man gets out of the hearing Of
such bloa,s the better That all the virtues,
religion and manliness lie South, as often
said, or that one man from the North can
ohip any five from the South, is absolutely
ridiculous. A man making such statements
is one of two things-a natural born fool or
"A liar of the meanest sort. Such stuff, more.
over, shows ignorance of the history of the
country for the last one hundred years and
i'll breeding besides.
THE PRE ApAMlrE EARrH.-The discov-
cries of modern geology show conclusively
that the luxuriance Of the animal and vego-
table kingdoms was most surprising during
the long ages proceeding the advent Of man
The trees in those vast forests, of which our
coal beds are the remains, could not have
been less than three or four hundred feet in
height and proportionahly large, and they
must have grown with far greater rapidity
than any vegetation of our own times. Il
is believed that there were fishes in the sea
hundreds of feet in length and ten times
larger then the largest whales; and that
there were land animals OF such gigantic
proportions that an elephant would seem
but u mere insect in comparison with them.
A i researches among the fossils of extinct
species demonstrate that the animals of the
ancient world were of the most tremendous
description bulky monsters in the luxurious
of vegetation; and that tho bled dragons
of antiquity were in reality outdone by the
colossal beasts and reptiles Of the pre-. Ada
mite world Helmsley's Researches IN Prim-
epol History.
MonE Apour POWDER MAklNo.-The
Montgomery Mail says: "lhere are vast
deposits of ntre in North Alabama, there
is no doubt, but the people Of th~. region.
not being miners. are not likely to quit
their farms to engage in business about
which they know but little. Hence they
will not $50 to work" on these mines, on a
scale equal to meet the demands Of the pub
lie. company should be Immediately
formed to explore and work the nires Of
North Alabama, scientifically and efficient
ly. There is probably enough Of the min
eral within the vast chambers Of Santa
Cave to supply the demands Of tho South
ern Contederacy.
RELIGIOUS QuARnEI..-We are informed
tha, a very discredtable quarrel took place
at Moke umne City, in this county, between
"a cergymen of the Methodist Church North
and tho Methodist Church South. Tho
"muss" was about the Sunday School Library.
The citizens promptly intertered, discharged
both ministers, sent all the Objectionable
books off to San Francisco and ordered
new supply not sectional, which will 10
placed in tho hands of q Committee.
Stockton Republican.
SAN JOSE RAllRoAD.-The following is
the total vote on the proposition to tax San
Francisco, Santa Clara and San Mateo coun-
Ties 5000, 600 to aid in the construction of II
railroad from San Francisco to San Jose:
In Santa Clara, Yes l407; No, 725. San
Mateo, Y,~: 1909; No, 1892. San Fran
CISCO Yes, 1909; No, 1882.
NEVER roo LATE TO MEND.-"My DEAR"
said young wife, returning from ball, Il
have learned one of the most difficult steps"
There is a step" replied the husband.
"llle most valuable of all; but it is one, fear
you will never care to learn
"Indeed, what step can that beg"
at is a step into the Kitchen"
a CHANCE FOR THE SMITHs.-lt is said