The Placer herald., 1862-05-24


attentive French waiter. "T take some Of
that that-what do YOU call itl same AS I
had yesterday French dish or other"
81 do not recollect, sare, what you had the
day before dis" "Oh, some fried dish
let's see, fried file de chombre--I believe
that's what you cali it," The poor waiter
shrugged his shoulders, and put on look of
perfect aston;shment, when his customer
called for fried chambermaid.
GLOW different you soldiers are from us!',
said Arabella to the Captain, with us
conquest only begins, while with you it ends
the engagement"
HEAVY OpDs-Al the Charter elections,
in San Jose the straight out Republicans
were beaten. The 4Neycury says they "had
to contend against city patronage, shaky
Republicans, the small pox, whiskey and
h-ll generally"
WooL.-the receipts Of wool from the
interior, says the Stockton Independent, are
every day increasing, scarcely ranch wag
on making its appearance in town without
one or more bales for market. The steamer
"Christina" brought down from Hills Ferry,
on Monday SO bales. The greater part of
the wool of the Spring clip is of good quail
itv, and commands full prices.
Eg- An eye witness relates the follow
ing incident: At revival meeting in Hi
nois, an impulsive Dutchman WAS present
In the progress of the meeting, Dutchey's
feelings became overpowered, and rising and
swinging his bat, he exclaimed, "Hurrah
for Sheeus, he is de feer.' The effect was
electrical, and serious coueenances giving
place to merry ones.
A GRAVE CHARGE.-In the Senate on
Friday last, Senator Holden stated in de-
bate that one of the Republican appointees
in charge Of the Mendocino Reservation had
been professional kidnapper of Indian
children, and at one time had six of them
in this city, where th1R were disposed of at
good prices. He+ PRESSED to name the
man, but he refused do so ace,iously giv.
inc as a reason, that she did not want to
bring the republican administration into
disrepute." s. +. Paper.
Say this correctly without stopping: "Ban
dy'leeged Barrachinu Mustachio Whistkeri-
fustcus the bold and brave Bombardiino of
Bagdad helped Abomnique Blue Beard
Bashaw of Babelmandeb to beat down an
abominabIe Bumb le Bee at Besora.
West, the artist, said that "the manner of
carrying the hands, is always sure ndica.
ton of the mind; dangling hands telong
to dangling mind; cenched hands TO q
close and thinking mind.
A sailed man is among the curiosiies in
Illinois. Miller Donuiy, aged SO years, who
died recently, left orders that he should be
sailed down like a barrel of pork, before be-
inc buried, and he was salted down accord
ngly.
CURE FOR Lock JAw-We have noticed
lately, says the Lancaster Gazette, accounts
of a number of deaths by tl is disease, which
induces us to publish a remedy for it. 1t is
the simple application of beef's gall to the
wound Besides its anti spasmodic proper
g ties, the gall draws from the wound any
particles of wood glass, iron, or other SUBJ
stances that may cause irritation, when
other applications have failed.
MAMMOTH BoNEs.-The Contra Costa Ga
zette speaks of some mammoth bones lately
found at Kirker Pass in the DiabIo range
one the upper portion of the thigh bone,
and measured at the socket end, l6 inches
in circumference; the knee oint measured
II inches.
FINE PLACE 1t is stated there is not
wood enough within Is miles of Lewiston,
w. IT, to boil a coffee pot. This is the great
rendezvous town for Salmon river mines.
Some men are like cats. You may stroke
the fur for years the right way, and hear
nothing but purring bat accidently tread on
the tail, and all memory of former kindness
is obliterated.
CurNEsE.-The statistics show that S4,578
Chinese, male and female, had arrived in this
State up to and including A pril last, and that
27,55S had departed. How many have died
here there is no knowing.
The two famous instances of teegraphic
wit are, Lord Cliaes dispstch, after his sue
cessfu siege, "I'm in luck now (Lucknow)
and Sir Chas Napier's dispatch of "Pecavvi,"
81 haze sinned," (Scinde)
A Young lady studying French, and find
inc that belle" meant fine" told somebody
in a letter, that "We have had great deal
Of beeweather lately
JOHN IL. GWYNN'S
VARIETY STORE.
AUBURN.
F OFFER FOR SALE
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