The Placer herald., 1866-01-13
NuMPER 20.
CLIPPINGS.


"JOhn. did you ever bet on n horse -race?"--
mo; but I've seen my sister Bet on mIre!"
Wla; fruit does newly married couple most
resemble? green pear.
CoPrERoPoIIs RAILEoAD.--Thc Enquirer states
that ground will be broken and work commenced
on this road about the first Of next month.
LARGE MINING SALE.-On Friday last, n Mr..
Bacon purchased the western extension of the
Eureka mine. at Grass Valley, for the sum Of
twenty thousand dollars, cash.
The Government has sold over eight millioD
dollars worth of horses and mules, and Il large
number still to dispose OF, which will be finished
n another monIh.
A SIEvF.-Shahspeare tells us that 1.-The quality
of mercy is not strained;' yet it was recently
announced ha, hencelorth the u ). Attorney.
Generals Office will be sieve thi ough which all
applications Of pardons must pass.
The Hartford Times says Sharp's Rife factory
has stopped work. B""chcr ought 10 besiir HIM
sell sharply and get up new war. else his chosen
weapons OF salvation" will fall into disrcpute
THE GOLDEN RuLE.-A Young lady who was
rchuked by heI mother for kissing her intended
Justified herself by quoting the passage: "What-
soever ye would that men should 90 unto YOU,
DO ye even so unto them"
In a strong Republican ward in Hartford, Con-
it has been decided by a popular vote to discon-
tinue public school of 400 children because it
was Kept in II building belonging to the Catho-
lie Church. but Ior which no rent was charged
"Ma." said the pride of the family who had
seen some seven summers. do you know why
our tom-cat is like poe'?" NJ, didn't. why,
| exclaimed ;hc precious pet "dOes'nt he 20 out
moonlight nights and invoke The mews?'
Pennsy lvania .even yearold was reploved
lately for playing out door with the boys: She
was "too big for that now" But with all imag-
inable inn occnoe she replied Why grandma,
the bigger we grow the better we like sm!"-
Grandma took time to think
The San Francisco Eromine ente' ed upon
its second half yearly volumne on Tuesday last
Col. Washington. the able editor, speaks cheer
fully Of its present and hopefully OF its future
Tie says: 1t was at first considered rs as an ex
pertinent ii is now in the full tide of successful
experiment.
PRACTICAL AMALGAMATION.-Th The California Ex-
press says: III S said one Of our ''city fathers"
attended the Proclamation Ball. given by the
colortd population. on New Years nj sht. DANG
ed with one OF the negro damsels, and paraded
her on his arm to the supper table What do
our citizens think of their representative?
The Mayor of Mobile recently prohibited the
railroads and steamers from importing" nesyoes
INTO that city. for the reason that there are
more there now than will work, and stealing has
become too common to render an addition TO the
colored population desirable.
ger OF the womans left hand. because, it is said
in the original formulary of marriage it was plac
| ed on top Of the thumb. with the words: In the
name OF the Father then on the next finger,
with the words: "And of the Son. then ON the
middle with: And of the Holy Ghost" and H.
nay on the fourth, with the "Amen."
SHERMANs OPINION 49, General Sherman, while
in Lawrenceburg, In Llama. few days ago. was
asked what he thought of General Palmer's
course in Kentucky. He replied: "Well, don't
know; If it's monarchy or consultations we're af-
| ter he is right; but il we want to preserve the
old form of Government, he's all wrong"
A LIVELY CORPSE. The same Abolition Jour.
nails and speakers who, at the close OF the war,
pronounced the doctrine of State Rights deal,
are now reilerating. for the thouslndth time, that
| the Democratic purity is dead. A Connecticut
editor very sagely observe that if the Democrat
| c party is dead it is the livelest corpse that the
| Abolllonlsts ever set up.
| PaOPEssIoNAL.-An editor aud bis wife we're
walking out in the bright ght one evening.
Like all editors wives, she was of eX cedinglv
poetic nature and said to her mate, Notice that
moon; how bright calm and bcautilul!" Could.
| mi think OF noticing it," returned the editor
for anything less than the usual rates-a dollar
and fifty cents for twelve lincsl''
AT protractcd meeting recently held out
west, IN ancient sister in the hurch arose and
said: Il see young ladies here who think more
OF gcwgaws, iarbelows ribbons, and l.ces than
they do OF their creator. loved them once, and
adorned my hat with French artificial flowers.
bright coored ribbons and sky-blue trimmings;
but found they were dragging me d, wn to de-
stlucton and took them off and gave them
TO my sister,
TIE HORIZONTAL. REMEDY. Dr.. Sayre, one of
the N. Y. Health Commissioners, says that "if
persons attacked with symptoms of Cholera
would Immediately go to bed and remain there
quietly in IL horizontal position for 4s hours, all
danger in most cases would he avoided Rest
and mental tranquility are undoubtedly the best
prevcntatives OF serious consequences in cholera
cases."
The Supreme Court has decided that where a
note is made payable in gold coin its equiv
ulent in legal tenders" it can be paid i'm plper
currency. dollar for dollar. 1t says while the
court sustains the Specific Contract law il holds
that hundred dollars in greenbacks are the
equivalent OF il hundred dollars in gold coin.-
Parties must be careful in drawing their notes.
GRAIN RoTrlNG The Napa County Register
says:
A gentleman up the valley informs us that a
considerable amount of the grain sown before
lhe Late cold snap has rotted in the ground He
tells US that sere.a f,rmers in the county have
made such complaints to him. The wheat sprout-
ed but owing TO the intense cold the sprouts rot
ted aud thus the crop in some instances will have
TO be resOwn.
For GOVERNOR The Folsom Telegraph names
George s. Evans of this county, to succeed Gov
Low Whereupon the Placerville Mirror s,ys it
never knew Il man to succeed who was put up so
far ahead. To this the Sacramento Union replies
that it will make no difference in this case No.
we presume not, for il we do not greatly mis-
take the democracy will furnish the hext Cover
nor for Caliiorni'-S Sonora Democrat.
STATIsTICs.-By the last years statistics we
learn that the whole number Of public schools in
California is 947. or l Is more than the year pre-
vious; the whole number of children and youth
III the State is 1882 an increase of ten thou
sand over 1854. In the State Piis'n, 64S con-
u'cts were immured OF the st of December. In
the Insane Asylum, 2GS patients were admitted
and $40 treated during the year 1868. The total