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The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

TAxEs.-We used to smile at sydney
Smiths humorous account of English taxes,
never dreaming that such would, at some
time, be our own experience. Since misery
loves company" we reproduce it for the con.
ISOLATION of our tax payers:
"Taxes were piled on taxes, until they
reached every article which enters into the
mouth, or covers the back, or is placed un
der foot, taxes upon everything which it ia
pleasant to see, hear, feel smell or taste;
taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion;
taxes upon everything that comes from
abroad or is grown at home; taxes on the
raw material; taxes on fresh value that is
added to it by industry Of man; taxes on the
source which pampers mans appetite, and
the drug which restores him to health; on
the ermine which decorates the Judge, and
rope which hangs the criminal, on the poor
mans salt and the rich mans spice; on the
brass nails Of the coffin, and the ribbons of
the bride. At bed or board, couchant or
evant, we must pay.
"The schooI'boy whips bis taxed top; the
beardless youth manages his taxed horse
with taxed bride, on taxed road; and the
dying Englishman, pouring his medicine
which has paid seven per cent. into spoon
that has paid fifteen per cent. filings himself
back upon the chintz bed which has paid
twenty-five per cent. makes his will on an
eight pound stamp and expires in the arms
of an apothecary, who has paid license of
hundred pounds for the privilege Of put
ting him to death. His whole property is
then Immediately y taxed from two to ten per
cent. Besides the probate large fees are
demanded for burying him in the cbancel;
his virtues are handed down to poserity on
taxed marble; and he is then gathered to his
fathers, to be taxed no more"
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

A REcIpE.-A New Hampshire gentleman
says: Take two large tablespoonfnls Of
cologne and two tea spoonfuls Of fine salt,
mix them together in small bottle; every
time you have au acute affection of the
nerves or neuralgia, simply breathe the fumes
in your nose from the bottle, and you will be
immediately relieved"
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

The mining interest of Lake Superior
amounting to some thirteen millions of
dollars, is rapidly passing into the hands of
judcious men, who know the real value of
their possessions and will seek to take cop
per stocks from the list of fancies There
are several copper stocks which to-day are
as good investments as any stock in the
market, but capitalists very naturally hold
back from even an Investigation Of their
merits. A few months will probably show
a great change in this line Of stocks.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

A French Chemist has discovered liquid
which, when applied to dead bodies, will
cause them to be pelrfed. lie has in -
private room the dead body of bis wife, who
is standing on a pedestal. and is as natural as
life. The secret is one which be has known
for twenty years.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
MY MOTHER.

Give me my old seat. mother,
With my hand upon thy knee;
I've passed through many changing scene,
Since then l sat by thee.
Oh! let me look into thine eyes
Their meek, soft, loving light
Falls like gleam Of holiness
Upon my heart tonight.
Pve not been long away, mother,
Few suns have rose and set,
Since last tear dropped on my check,
Our lips in kisses met.
'Tis but a little time. know,
But very long it seems,
Though every night come to thee,
Dear mother, in my dreams.
The world has kindly dealt, mother,
BY the child thou lov'st so we'll,
Thy prayers have circled round my path,
And twas their holy spell
Which made their path SO dearly bright
Which strewed the roses there
Which gave the light and cast the balm
On every breath of air.
have happy heart, mother,
happier never beat;
And, even now, new buds of hope
Are bursting at my feet.
Oh. mother. life may be a dream,
But if such dreams are given,
While at the portal thus we stand,
What are the truths of heaven?
bear happy heart mother;
Yet when loved eyes see.
And hear soft tones and winning words,
| ever think Of thee.
And then the tear my spirit wceps,
Unbdden fills my eye.
And like homeless dove long,
Unto thy breast to fly.
Then ] am very sad, mother,
I'm very sad and lone;
Oh. there's no heart whose inmost fold
Opens to me like thine own
Though sunny smiles wreath blooming lips
While love tones meet my ear,
My mother, one fond glance of thee
Were a thousand times more dear,
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
R Rates of A d ver n II z.

Ten IIHeS OHt squHre tnIS S!Zeu type:
First insertion .....................$ 50 90
Each subsequent insertion ............... l 90
For hall square, or les, es,................1 90
Each subsequent insertion. ,............ SO cents
Liberal deductions made to monthlyor yearly
advertisers.
The number OF insertions must be marked on
the advertisement, otherwise it will be continued
until forbidden.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
LAW CARDS.
JOH NT.CANNON,
Attorney and Counsellor

Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
LINCOLN, PLACER COUNTY CALIFORNIA,
"ILL practice in the courts OF Placer and
w adjoining counties. All businesSin intrusted
to his care will be punctually attended TO.
Lincoln, June 25th, S65-my
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
JOB PRINTING

OF every variety, executed with neatness and
dispatch, at reasonable rates.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

The French Emperor, at this moment,
(says Paris correspondent pays more at
tention to his wife than he has done for
many years. He is constantly in her soci
ETY., and. so far as is known, has no mistress
"a thing which could not have been said
OF him before at ny'time since bis marriage.
Metaphysicians OF the Balzac school say that
he is at this moment undergoing a phase of
married life which often happens-that of
being in love with his wife for the second
time. But the same philosophers observe
this second period of love, though intense,
is apt not to be of long duration.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

A wag in Appleton, Wisconsin supplied
farmer with four'quarts Of Hungarian grass
seed last spring, from which the farmer this
summer raised about 100000 muIlen
stalks.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

SIMPLE MODE OF COMPUTING ISTEREsr.-
Multiply any given number Of dollars by the
number of days interest required, seperats
the right hand figure and divide by six, the
result is the true interest for such number of
days at six per cent. This rule is so simple
and SO true, according to all business usages,
that every banker, broker, merchant and
clerk should post it up for reference and use.
There being no such thing as fraction in it.
there is scarcely any liability to error or mis-
take. BY no aritbmstica process can so der
sired information be obtained with so few
figures.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

The Jews both in this country and in Eu~
rope, have for several years past been making
great efforts to raise subscriptions for the re-
building of the Temple at Jerusalem, perms'
sion to that effect having been given by the
Turkish Government. There is sublimity
of purpose about the movement which must
claim the respect and sympathy Of all Chris
tendon,
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
Release of Cant, Hogg,

Captain Hogg and his "Confederaes" have
been released from Imprisonment by order OF
the President of the United States. This is
no more than simple act of justice, revers
ing and contemning the outrageous proceed
the parties we're tried This final consum
NATION of the affair may we'll be source OF
sincere professional pride to Mr.. Pixey who
so ably and chivarousy defended the alleged
'pirates" at time when few members of the
San Francisco bar had the moral courage to
discharge the simple duty which, according
to all the traditions of the ancient and hon
orabIe profession Of the law, every practitioner
owes to bis client In the face of popular
prejudice and popular clamor, the denunci;.-
tons Of extra-loyal howlers and unreasonng
and unconscientious partisans, Frank Pixley
had the manliness and pluck to stand up in
the gamest spirit, and bid defiance to the vul
gar and passionate "public opinion" that ruled
the town. The extra loyal press overwhelm-
ed him with denunciations; his enemies exul
ted over his "ruin" and his timd and time
serving friends depored his "rashness." But
obeyiug the impulses fan honest thoughltoo
combatve nature he "went ahead" Now,
the United States Supreme Court has sus-
tained bis objections to the consttutonalily
of the whole proceeding, ordered the dis.
charge of the persons illegally convicted, and
virtually indorsed the propriety of his entire
course in the matter. In this connection the
utter silence of the press of this city in re-
gard to the Presidents interference in the
matter, is worthy Of notice. At the time Of
the trial all the;"loyal" papers shrieked aloud
for the conviction of "the pirates" vitupera-
ted PixIey for defending them, and applaud.
ed the Court for couvicting and imprisoning
them. Now that the Executive has declared
e'sentence illegal and unjust, they do not
even make casual mention of the fact as an
item Of inteligeuce.-tS. r. News Letter.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26

CURIOUS ORIENTAL CusToMs-There are
many traits of character and CUSTOMS
SAYS the "Bausman's Sinai and Zion," in
which the Arabs and Turks are our anti,
podes. They shave the head and not the
chin, and we the reverse. With US the un'
covering of the head in the presence of an
other is mark Of respect. When they 60
into place of worship they keep on the hat
and take off the shoes and slippers; and we
do the opposite. They mount on the right
side OF horse, and we on the left. They
write from right to left, and we from left to
right. We show our good breeding by
taking the outside when we pass persons on
the street; they by passing nearest to the
wall. They do the honors af the table by
serving themselves first; we serve ourselves
last. Ifa friend inquiries after your wife,
you regard it as compliment; to inquire
after theirs is an insult. Their mourning
dress is white; ours is black. They finish
their wooden houses from the top down
ward and we from the foundation up. The
men wear frocks and the women pantaloons.
We wash the hands by dipping them in wa
ter they by having water poured upon them.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
q, r. MYR ES,

AttOrnCy and COUnSCIIOT AT LdV n HUUUIH
OFFICE in building on Court street, next door
" 10th Temple. Having resumed the practice
oflaw will attend to all business intrusted to his
care in the several courts of the State. jellmy
The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
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TERMS:

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The Placer herald., 1866-05-26
Robert Lincoln. Gossip in High Life.

You remember Robert Lincoln, son of the
late PRESIDENT He was generally liked
here as an amiable and intelligent young
gentleman, not quite equal to bis father in
ability, but of superior culture. A story
is just now current in which bis name is So
freely banded and universally that seeing
that all parties are Of public noteriety, there
may be no improperly in alluding to it.
Nearly two years ago, SO the story runs,
Robert fell in love with young lady, whose
father was at the time out of Office and out
Of money. To be in this condition at Wash.
iegton is next to being convicted Of forging
a Government bond or murder in the first
degree, and the idea of marrying the lady in
that condition was not to be thought of. So
Robert set about mending the matter, and
made desperate effort to secure the pro,
posed father in-law a seat in the Lower
House of Congress. He failed in this, how.
ever, and was at dead halt, when luckily
member of the Cabinet died. Here was a
vacancy, and the lover speeding on the wings
of passion, flew to the President and stated
the whole case to him, with great frankness.
81 like your way of doing things, Bob"
said Mr.. Lincoln, "and, if possible, l will
work the thing for you." To cut a long
story short, he did "work it," the broken
down politician became member of the
Cabinet; the young alliance was suddenly
converted into leader Of fashion, and all
went smoothly as marriage bell toward
the wedding day. But the adage never fails
to hold its own, and in this, as in every 9TH
er instance. the course of true love did not
run smooth. The hand of the assassin I'M
terposed. The young gentleman found him
self bereft Of father, Of fortune, and Of place,
at one fell swoop. On the other hand, the
Cabinet member created by his interpositon
had experienced change of fortune, for,
having shuff1ed his cards skillfully, he was
just returned a Senator in Congress. The
lady wavered; the nupitals were postponed;
and finally, as visions of gay career and
better match began to fit across her beauti.
tul blue eyes, she resolved that she was not
so much in love as she had been, and she
broke off the engagement altogether. tell
you the tale as it was told to me; it is just
now NE gossip of the hour, and as have
no doubt it will appear in print-such se'
crets being too valuable and too notorious
for letterwriter to keep-I give you the
benefit of it. 1t is an apt illustration of the
world and the fckleness of womankind.-
Wash. Cor. Nashville RepubLirdn Banner.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

REGmENTAL REvoLT.--Wc pre-.
sumo that there is no longer sny
reason for rctiuinirg from publish
ing the particulars of = difficulty
which occurred on Saturday !ast Mt
the camp Of the 18TH Ohio regiment.
A largo part Of three companies
stacked their arms and refused 70 DO
duty. There are about sixty mutt.
neers. The whole battalion does ne;
repor; more than two hundred mcn,
= large portion Of which are on dc.
tailed duty. There was hut about
thirty men in camp on duty ycstry.
day. ColOrcl troops arrested and
now guard the insurgents. 50 far
as we are informed. the wrong con.
duct Of these men has been merely
negative. They simply refused to
do duty. giving as a reason that or
dcrs had been sent from Washington
several times for their muster out,
and that they were entitled to it, tho
war being ended OF course, this IS
no excuse in military law, which has
for its Fundamental! principe III
questioning obedience. Still faces
are stubborn things. and these men
| have had Il good reputation for sol
dicrIy conduct. Ii is much TO be
regretted that good soldiers should
/ blcmish their record tv ciev
enth-huur misconduct, even though
when viewed abstractly, their CON
duct seems right. II is to be hoped
that a few hours reflection will show
these men wherein they have done
wrong. and that they will'submitto
do duty, aud trust to the nagnan-
unity Of their Department Com
mander to escape severe punishment.
/ In the meantime colcred soldiers are
doing guard daty "A The city
Flakes Bgi'et'G.
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A. MiSsNuri Nrnsailop.

the St Joseph papers Of yesterday
that Il cave had just been discovered
in the bluffs, mile above this city,
which had excited great curiosity in
the ncighborhood.
A gentleman had been q good deal
annoyed by the dcprodations of
wolf, and pursuing him, a few days
ago, he was led ~ Il small opening
in the side OF the biuf, almost con.
ccalcd by brush, into which the
wolt ran and concealed himsclf.--
Making n torch of some fagots, he
struck u light and crawlcd into the
opening which was about fur feet
high and two feet wide. Whom no
had advanced 4 little way, he came
TO large rotunda ahapcd space,
which revcrbcratcd strangely. Ho
stood pcrpectly Y amazed, and gazed
around in the impenc' able darkness.
The torchliGht seemed to shine upon
vacancy. lie could perceive no lin.
il to the space. Strange sounds fell
upon his car, and in wonderment
and in awe rctroatcd to the open
air and hsstcndCd to town and re-
ported the strange discovery.
J. Van Riley, E,q., a gentleman
Of enterprise and scientific attain.
ments. accompanied by three or four
Of our best citizens, soon hastcncd
TO view this new discovery, and 10
explore its mysterious depths. Pro-
vidcd with all things necessary,
they entered the cavern at 100 clock
A. NJ, and We're gone till 4 o'clock
p. NJ, when they returned, cypress
ing the creates, wonder, and rclat.
marvels almost too strange for Gre
dence,
Before proceeding very 'a", they
came to u vast and splendid cham.
Der, whose ceilings and sides were
adorned with sta!.cctitcs o! ever,
form and hue, and transparent IN
their brightness. Fish aud bcas;s,
and human forms. were represented
by this brilliant accreton, and mas.
slyc curtains Of it, brilliant n huo,
We're pendant from the ceiling and
hang heavily around the walls --
Passing through this vast chamber,
they found themselves in sort Of
grotto, whose sides were formed Of
crystal columns, and whose arched
ceiling resembles Il gorgeous bow of
diamonds. Emerging thence they
bchcId another hail vastcr than
the first one, and far more gcorp Jus
in all its appointments. Here wcre
inches, columns, reccsses. f0unt lin.,
all arranged as il by the hand OF
some great artist, and what was
stranger s Ill. n sort of low melody
seemed to ill the space. The las,
they attributed to the murmurs Of
crystal streamlet, which lcaped
from 4 portion Of the wall and ran
into n recess over glittcring pebbles.
On one side WAS raised platform
Of pure white marble, extending the
entire length OF the room; and on
| this platform they discovered a
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07
DRESS sooDs

wEPAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION
To THIS BRANCH Of the trade, and can
show selection far superior 10 any in this
State, consisting in part of
SILKS, CHENE LENOS,
Brooches, ARMORETTS,
MOZAMBIQUES, TISSUES,
GRENADINES.
ORGANDIES,
GRAPE MORETTS,
DE BERGES,
PERCALLES,
POPLINETS.
ROUBAIX, MARGUERITE,
LURLINES, BERAGES,
ALAPACAS, LAWNS,
LINEN LAWNS, ETC, ETC,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

4. "a - .
day is IN tAc rear "l far's OF Lon
don.
! remember To- have hGara "i tn'
wise virgin ct New BEDFORD NG" WI,
having not only the sp''. OF In'
Lord, but some H'%'y tNou'n,'' @ @"o'
lars q year 'n'ome'l'l' hersyI NOV e.,
to become "'"',,''hatl' A'''' "'"''
de.locT,Ion ahI lFAl'fiNl cDIi''u
Mon WITH .he 1'acI' ct Iy' 'H"''"
she decided 10 OBEY the p.N'"e mo.
tiuni declared "cr','I missionary
bougn,a "rea. nlmib'r", J''e''' u" q
elected ,p undertake. the cure o!
souls IN the heaiH'n cilI ol t"t's,
This was pretty much the sort o.
mi.siuu2ry duty to which the found
dcrs OF New England devoted lhem'
selves when they abandoned 'he''
British .5.and tleirruder'S,..!en
anu Their CanIahNeron7 pn,i''cS' u
90 and III themselves WIN peace
ana i".nes' ~ the prosperous "l''
OF the hAtayIan5. J nat thrN even
LEFT Holland for another migration
was the result hot oi the.r oe9'r1 'l
do the work OF froY'dence by
founding % republic beyond the sea
but Of q pretty strong intjmotion
from their Du.oh hosts that they
would probably find some other
climate more conggnai riJh their
constitutions. When they could nc
longer resist this conclusion them.
selves, they made up their mind.
to come in as sqn"tterS upon the al
ready improved regions Of Manhat.
tan. A happy destiny, however
turned the helm @! their snip q tNiiC
mormon east, and landed them upon
that spit Of sand, upon which then
descendants have since erected to
their memory u monument. which
will pretty surely be just about as
lasting as brass.
let give th.n the credit OF
making the best Of il when they
fOuud that there WAS nothing left for
them but TO roc, on die They
were Eng,ishmcn, men ofthc same
race with Gilbert and Drake, and
Hawkins and FrobiShcr. Thcy
bore with the trials they had never
sought as manluIIy as hundreds of
thousands Of iIngjsbmcu and Amer
leans sine, have tornc with similar
trials: as mNuiulIy-but not one
whit moro manluiIy. The French
settlers Of Acadia went through as
many hardship as the Pilgrims OF
Plymouth; 50, too, did the French
settlers Of Canada. In our fathers
time the pioneers Of Virginia and
North Carolina went throngh h vastly
greater hardshlpS IL opening the
pathway Of civilization and freedom
across the Al!eGh1nics and through
that glorious praIfled West which
the Old Dominion gave to the Uni
on at the dawn OF our national day.
But il there was nothing particu-
larIy singular in the trials OF lhc
MaSlioWcr people, there was good
deal that WAS singular IN their be,
haV'or rs soon "S lney y,. nah secured n,, ca
footing in the New world. They
began at once 10 buI ~ ana tyranIHe
overeYcry bodJ VINO tell among them
without berngoI them. ihey whip
ped the British aud slit the ears OF
the QuakcrS, ana hung the Anti
monian heroti,s. Voting themselves
to be the Lord : people. they set
about making the children OF TINS
orld as meom'prtN0." rs possible.
Their early annals are filled with
horg,OIoHLotics Of persecution, with
foul scandal, with all imaginabIc
per.,r>,t.os. born and naturally
- ! ! d.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

. ,ri,n. ur fine MississiDDi. How II Re
Tny. ,,,r,,ntius .rs il, thi. field /
mood ,n,v r.l,r IN tbc Rc,ous,ruc..
,f,p Cnmmiftrr and the bill, before
r,rgr,ss gy,r.-b finn, every New
Fnrl.,I mann ,,l, has shown him.
.r'i r.rla't .r homo nm American
,,s n.,, .s.oiI,l nrI .laudprcd by
n.a ,.r..o,t.rt Plymouth Rock
rr-.t ,v.rs,.r l'hor,c Pierce,
D.as0a.. nil po,.eI under its ban
Eorr .r those mon came Of The
or'u'nar Puritan stock. in mono Of
tlno .,p w, find the characteristic
t1f,s M ,lc prf,gn Yet your bib
Minus N,.w "-.,r,nl.r ON The 92nd
a. T...r.r.,. fs 1,.ri.rtly capablc OF
c,rrv.r. .prh nup os these 10 the
grati, ,rsiso,,..,rol blurpev.stonc
In f,.,o,,,,,, and Tho ort.it lasbeea
almost f. b,,,rnn f~urc.
American Pgrironism had neither
or,at rosts nor artists. nor even. in
orv u'onnr s,rscog ihe phrase. men
op Iattars I. Iunl,d tbeolooica!
erornorl,, in d;,rrfso "a COLLEGES.
.pl kant s,rl l,ar,inp ~ il was
rg,.Lld ,f af..r tl.n nEonncr Of the
R!alm'n. and llo T.maircs Of Asia.
fa, tlo Lanrf, of tha nricstIy order
,..,,,:n,. a.. ,,., i, tI,n hoal cf tLo
n;;,, ni,,;n;..,. - n,.,,n " ",horowi,h thc
'.,,...,i,. a., - ~ ,,;d. ,%a ,,an,,ra
,"I ",,I'.. ,,,,,' ,,,., l',Jlnr m tn think how
,i,'',,'. ,I,.,f.. .,' ,I,, ,L1.I rns ban,
,",,' l,.. '"r ,.J.. ,,o ,oinii-
ra,;, ,,,',' - H. ,oro, o,,t' n% ~ tbn n,,I
v,''''.' -, |;li, ~ , '','., ,,.a G,;ahtnnod to
I,, IT." ,.;,I '''''' 49,, ,,.n;,,,. ,,a,nn ~ tLn
9',N' WIN '.lN '''''' '"'"'N '' '
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

The following beautiful inseripticn IS 70
b, seen over = ssldis- grave in he AseAe
andria Military Cemetery;
.lr-t----r''i 81 AZ tsr ssiis-N -s1 '-''s
rrr=s-s 2rau ss-s
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

Aspiring has been discovered in
Calif0lnia that flows n substance ex-
actly resembling in color and con
si>tency writing ink for which 1t
can DC used.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

Th. L. 8. steamer Brooklyn.
which had been reported lost. ar
rived safely at Rio Ianciro on Jan.
17th
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-04-07

The kew to a Mothers heart is a
baby. Keep that well oiled with
prai~e and YOU can unlock every
naBirv in the house.