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The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

PRooF.READING.-Few persons outside Of
printing Offices know the importance of
"proof rsading"-that is the careful revision
Of the type after it is set up, for the purpose
Of removing wrong letters, etc For instance,
miserabIy scrawled marriage notice is
handed in, which ought to read as follows:
"Married-On August LIST, A. Conkey, At
torney at.Law, 10 Euphemia Wiggins.
Love is the union OF two hearts that beat in soft
Time with its ravages imparts no bitter fusion to
its ecstasy"
The notice is banded to the compositor
or type setter, whose rapid fingers fly among
the type. boxes for brief space. A "proof,'
or first print, is then taken off the type. and
the proot.rsader has the following version be
fore him:
"Married-On April lst. A. Donkey, Eter
nally at Law, to Euphunia Piggins.
Jove is the onion of two heads that beat in soft
est melody;
Time with its cabbages imparts no better food tt
an extra dray.'"
The proof is then handed back to the
compositor to be corrected. "D" is taker
out Of Conkey's name, and inserted
Externally" is altered to Attorney, and SO on
until the whole paragraph is in proper shape
for the public eye.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
High.Heeled Shoes.

Ladies, do you remember how hard it was
for you TO become accustomed to wearing
big .hesIed shoss-bow they threw you for
ward squeezing your poor toes down to the
extreme ends OF your shoes, making them
ache horribly, and insuring you good crop
Of corpsi Don't you remember tbs after
YOU had worn them an hour or two the cords
Of your legs felt as though they were stretch
cd to their utmost tension, aud there was
such trembling weakness in the saal' OF
your back you could hardly stand-tbat there
was fain.ness felt, a sort Of AZ "alI-gone.
ness," At the pit Of the stomach, and, last,
but not least, . reeking headache
Did you attribute all these most distress
sing symptoms to the wearing ofhigh-beeled
sboesl dare affirm you did notl These
symptoms wore off after a while; you became
accustomed TO the shoes and now they don't
burt you at all.
They DON'T You are greatly mistaken,
nv dear friends. The evil is there just the
same, but Nature has ceased her efforts to
teach you the error Of your ways, Your
toes have grown numb and insensble to
piuching. The muscles are stretched out
SO they are no longer painfu|, but are, never.
theIess, unnatural; and should the high heels
90 out Of STYLE you would find it equally
hard to wear shoes without heels, because
Nature must then make an effort to resume
her normal condition.
Just consider for a moment the absurdity
Of the thing. The foot is so constructed as
to touch tho floor from toe TO heel, except
narrow strip from the inner side of it. 10.
stead Of making a shoe to fit the foot we
make a shoe that compels the foot to fit itself
to it, at a fearful cost of good temper-and
even health itself They are dangerous, too.
Have you ever noticed how apt you are to
trip 1t sligat obstructions. and how easily
your ankle is turosd aud spraiusd-how fre'
quently the heel OF your foot is caught in the
stair carpet, and you are in imminent peril
Of falling from the top to the bottom Of the
stairsi All these msbaps are clearly attrib'
utable to high.heeIed shoes.
am quite willing you should make mar
tyrs Of yourselves, if you choose; but pro
test against the cruelty and wickedness of
putting them upon your children, even upon
babes Of six months. and compelling them to
learn to walk in them. The muscles of their
little legs are never properly developed. thus
tempting girls to resort to the pi,itul cheat
Of false calves Jennie I. Hazen, in West
srn Rural.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
A Reconstructed Wedding.

A negro wedding recently took place near
Montgomery, Alabama, at which the sable
parsou thus spoke:
Here is couple who have walked ou
TO night. wishing to be jined in, and through
love, and wishing all dem that have any ting
twixt deln, come forward and speak now, il
not, let dem hold dar peace now and forever
more. | wants every ear TO hear and every
heart to enjoy. Mr.. Jim Thompson, whom.
soever stands fastly by your lett side, do you
take her for your beloved wife, to wait on
her through sickness, and through health,
safe and be safe, holy and be holy, loving and
be loving; do you love her mother; do you
love her father; do you love her brothers; do
you love her sister; do you love her master;
do you love her mistress; but do you love
God the bes9'
Answer-"I do"
miss Mary Thompson. whomsoever stands
fasty by your right side, do you take to be
your dear beloved husband, to wait on him
through conflution, safe and be safe, holy and
be holy; do you love bis mother; do you love
bis father; do you love his brothers; do you
love his sisters; do you love God the bes,9"
Answer-"I will"
II shall pronounce Mr.. Jim to bold Miss
Mary lastly by the right hand, and shall
pronounce you both to be man and wife, by
the commandments of God. We shall hope,
and trusting through God, that you may live
right, now and forevermore. Now, Mr.. Jim,
slew your bride. Let us sing hime:"
plunged in gulf of dark despair" etc.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
How to Sleep in Church.

Assuming that It is duty, let us consider
the manner Of performing it, Like all
Christian practices. there should be uniform,
ity in the manner:
First-It is an improper manner in per-
forming this duty to nod, and for the plain
reason that it attracts too much attention.
We are every ywbere taught to avoid ostenta'
tious display in our whole worship. The
Pharisees were condemned for praying at
the corners of the street, that they might b
seen of men. On the same principle the
noddDg worshiper is making too public .
display OF his devotions.
Second--Nor s it proper to snore in the
performance Of this du,y--partly for the fore,
going reason; but mainly because it is a di.
rect iulracton Of the golden rule. Suppose
for instance that your next neigbbor is asleep;
by your snoring be will be disturbed, probs.
bly awakened. This is not doing unto others
as you would thsy.should do unto you.
Thrd--It is wrong 10 injure ones bealth
while Offering worship; and all physicians 3D.
NIT that to sleep with the head thrown back
and mouth wide open is liable to produce
sore throat and hoarseness. Besides, flies
sometimes get into the mouth on snoh occa
sions, and by their injurious explorations
tickle the delicate membranes and causes
horrible strenutatons and coughing, which
is very injurious to health.
Fourth-To sleep with the head resting
upon the arms Of the wofshippsr and the
face buried in the coat cuffs, is the most i'm.
proper way Of offering sleep worship. First,
because it is 80 injurious to health, and main
ly because it is direct violation Of the
Scriptures, which oommandssus to let our
light so shine that men may profit BY our ex.
ample In this case it is impossible to know
whether the Christian worsbipper is asIsep
or awake. 1t is positive case OF lukswarm-
uess-neither the one thing nor the other.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
Truckee Items.

The annexed items are from the Tribune
Of November 7th:
On Tuesday evening about nine o'clock,
90 Irishman named Lyons, who was under
the influence Of liquor, got into dispute with
. man named Jones, and bard names passed
between them. Finally Lyons drew his re-
volver and began firing into the crowd. A
coIored man named Henry, in the employ Of
w. B. Campbell, who was standing near at
tho time, received one Of the balls in his right
thigh, and passing through it, lodged in his
left, but fortunately breaking no bones, caus.
ing very painful wound. Another ball
struck young man named Augustus Mari,
on the end Of the fore finger Of the right
hand, and ranging crusbed~ his thumb badly
and lodged in bis coat. After dischargng
bis pistol Lyons seized Jones and began beat
ing him over the head With the butt Of bis
revolver, and succeeded in cracking his skull
before any one could interfere to separate
them. DR.. Weed was summoned and dres-
.sd tho wounds Of the injured men. lie says
they are getting along as we'll as could be
expected.
Three men were found dear the summit
yesterday morning frozen to death. 1t is
thought that they must have been under the
influence of liquor, as they were but short
distance from shelter. They were brought
to this place yesterday on the afternoon train
We have been unable to learn their names
A difficulty occurred at Gusendorfer and
Brickelrs mill Thursday, between Watson,
The foreman Of the mill, and apother man
named Snyder, in which the former was stab
bed twice. Neither Of the wounds are con
sidsred dangerous, and it is thought that he
will be all right in few days.
The Railroad Company are engaged ia
building a large boarding house on Cold
stream, this side Of the summit. They in
tend to quarter 400 men at the point men
toned, who shall have no other duty thar
shovel snow and keep the road in that vicin
ity open. They are determined to keep the
cars running over tho summit this season nt
matter to how great depth The snow ma,
fall.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

AN OPPORTUNITY Losr.-Seward has let a
valuable piece Of real estate and most de.
sirabIs body Of future citizens clip through bis
fingers. The King of Fiji has succeeded in
raising money enough from some English
company to pay Uncle Sans claim for salts
faction on account Of Fiji dinner, the staple
dish Of which was roast sailor. So Seward
has no longer a chance Of foreclosipg the
mortgage and founding new State in the
South Pacific. It is not agreeable, no doubt
to have John Bull thus step between the
United States and its proposed acquisitions,
but We believe we can manage to get asonp
just ~ we'll without any closer relations with
ths cannibaIs Of FJi.-Monitor.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
UNION Pacific RAILRoAD.-Ths Salt Lake
ReDOrter Of October 3Oth save:

UNION Pacific RAILRoAD.-Ths Salt Lake
Reporter Of October 3Oth says:
The rapid approach of the Union Pacific
Railroad towards Salt Lake Valley has awak.
sned lively interest among those who pur,
pose to make an early real estate investment
in the great central city of the future."-
Where is it to be, now that the road is actu.
ally being built north OF the Lakel Some
where between the mouth Of Weber canyon
and the northwest point Of the Lake, at the
most convenient spot for staging and freight.
ing to Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Wash.
ipgton, is to be city Of permanent impor.
tancs. That part of the valley between Bear
River and the Weber, though 10 great ex-
tent unsettled, is fertile and with little irrga.
ton will produce all the fruits and grains Of
the temperate zone. Timber can be brought
there by either stream. Ditchiug for water
purposes can be DONE n moderate expense,
and both valley and mountain holows
abound in the finest pastures. Within a
distance Of ten miles there are as many fa'
vorable sites. Where will it be?
The News Of October 20 has this:
We understand that on Monday the track
laying Of the Union Pacific Railroad vas
twenty miles this side of Bryan. This would
bring it nearly opposite Bridgsr, from which
point to Bear river is little over thirty
miles. 1t was proposed to lay eight miles Of
track in that day, but if four miles day are
laid, and the weather keeps open, the ter
minus will be at Bear river in few days.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

A few years ago, at the conclusion Of =
sermon, the preacher requested some one to
pass around the bat and take up collection"
A young man jumped up and commenced
circulating the hat" in such way a. to
finish the job at the door and pass out with
the proceeds. The preacher eysug him as
be went out, observed: "lf that young man
runs away with that money he'll be damned"
A deacon sitting by the window, seeing him
make off down the street, responded: "And
if he hasn't run away with that money, II!
be d-d!'
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
The crust of the earth on which We live

The crust Of the earth on which We live is
only thirty miles thick. Below that depth
the earth is incrandescent, a mass Of fire.
The great volcanic chimneys ofPopocatapeti
in Mexico, and Cotopaxi in South America,
are vents for this internal fire. The recent
tremendous earthquake which overwhelmed
entire cities and their inhabitants, and made
a funeral waste Of the coast of Peru, Euca.
dor and Chile, shows that nature is still sub.
iect to terrific convulsious. The old theo.
logical view Of such hearIrendlng catastro.
pbes was that they were punshments for sin.
But the very constitution of this globe rend-
ers such upheavals inevitable. Doubtless tho
volcanic region of South America would be
subjest to such vsilations if not single hu.
man being dwelt on hs borders But even
the scientific man must stand appalled, and
helpless in the presence Of such a fearful
phenomenon. When the firm earth itself
ceases to be reliable, and is more treacherous
than the ocean in a storm, then man is com /.
peey dismayed. We seemed to have on.
ored upon an era Of earthquakes. The dss.
truction of property on the western coast Of
South America by the earthquake of August
last is reckoned at 5000, 900, 900, and 10000
human beings were crushed to death. No
wonder that the people of the tropics are
more superstitious, unthrify and careless Of
the future than the people OF the temperate
lattudes, when few moments Of subterra.
mean convusions will wipe out Of existence
the works and accumulated capital OF gensr.
ATOMS Erchange
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

THE LAND We LovE.-ZHe Land We
Love, for October, con tains seventeen articles:
The leading article, the Battle Of Mansfield,
is well written and Of stirring interest. The
other prose articles are, Chicago, Dancing
under Shell, Gen. Lee at the Wilderness,
Mary Ashburton, Westminster Abbey, The
Pare Mouccaux, Orchards, Our Life in Books,
Mabel, The Future Of Young Africa, Haver
sack, Editorial and Book Notices.
The Poetry is by Mrs. Bsllamy, Of Ala.
bama, Henr6 F. Parr, Of Memphis, Seon, etc:
This number compares favorablp with the
others Of this most popular Southerc Maga-
zine.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

A matter Of fact old gentleman 10 New
England, whose wife was thorough "De-
s.ructiopist," was awakened out Of bis sleep
BY bis possessed rib. one night, with the
words: Husband, did you hear that noise9
It's Gabriel comm! It's the sound Of the
chariot wbeeis!" 80, pshaw, you old fool!''
replied the good old man; " do you s'pose
Gabriel is such an ASS as to come Oh wheels
in such good sleighing as this I l tell you
it's not him. Turn over and 90 10 Sleep"
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

WANTED TO KNow.-Ma, you said there's
. time for oil things, didu't youi Mother
Yes, dear, Why do you askl Jobnny-Bs.
cause want to know the proper time for
hooking sugar out Of The sugar bowli
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

A RECIPE.-If you want strange lady to
speak to you, tread on her dress. Nine
chances in ten she will enter into conver
satiop that will not ou y entertain your head
but Jingle your ears.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

Non SEouIrEE.-It does not follow that
two persons are fit TO marry because they
are good. Milk is good and so is mustard, ,
but they are not good mixed.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

The Grecian bend is not 10 Denver, al
tbougd it has been exclusively exhibited over
the washtub. 1t is supposed to be the polite
for "elbow grease."-Denver News.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

Fashionable earrings in Paris are made
10 such curious designs as owls suspended by
the beak. monkeys balancing on hoop,
squirrels in cagss, sto.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

PROMPT REPLY.-"Wby did Adam bite
the applet" said schoomaster to a country
lad. "Bscause be bad no knife" said the
urchin.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

Why is the letter U the gayest 10 the al.
phabsl! Because l. 10 always 10 fun.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14

Why is postage stamp lige bad scholar'
Because it gets licked and put in q corner.
The Placer herald., 1868-11-14
THE BANK EXCHANGE

SALOON,
SIMONS 4 PETERSON, Proprietors.
YNHE PUBLIC WILL PLEASE TAKE NO.
Il tice that we have thoroughly re-itted and
re furnished our splendid Saloon, on Main street,
opposite Harwood Il Fellows Tinshop. Our
Lay Out" embraces rare assortment Of
Foreign and California Brandies, Port
Wine, Champagne. and other
Genuine Liquors.
And all other Concomitants Of First Class
Saloon. "Drap in." We shall be happy 10 see
all our old friends, or any other man e See u.s."
SIMONS l. PETERSON.
Auburn, May 14tb, 1868.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-12
We have heard that Lit II. ID. Willis,

We have heard that Lit II. ID. Willis,
Sheriff elect of this county, will appoint
os his deputies three of our citizens who
will be acceptable to the people, and
will not be Influenced by political con-
slderations. We hope he will do so.
We have heard disfranchised Confed-
crate soldiers speak very highly of Mr..
Willcts as a gentleman. Our own &C
ouaintance with him, though very limi
ted. has led us TO readily believe thai
he is a man who will rise superior tC
petty or vindicti,e action TOWARDS al
honorable though DISTINGUISHED people
and thus inauguratc accursc Of conduc'
calculated to allay passion, curb the in
science of negroes and white men o
both parties, and make for himsel
friends ofpolitical opponents. We as
sure him that our people arc ready t.
appreciate and rcciprocate all actor
that is intended in sincerity and good
will, and they would be glad il 1t. VIII
lets should manifest regard for then
by the appointment Of Deputies not oh
noxious, and full Of hypocrisy, backsli
ding and yindictiveness.
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ga Gend in human shape"-who

ga Gend in human shape'-"hosc
name, with extraordinary tenderness, Is
withheld from publication-kicked his
wife in Decatur, Illinois, the other day,
nntil she gave premature birth TO IL
child, and then murdered the child
There is some talk, out there, oIha'lhs
him arrested Erchonyc.
What u pity this did not occur in the
poor South, and the abused woman was
not Il negro, and the husband was not
a white rebel. OF course it could not
be, for no rebel would be guilty OF such
cohabitation. But then the Jacop"'
press need something 10 howl over SO
badly-indeed they do. Won't some
rebel please kill one Of tine sovereign
negroes who struts about, DoasLhS OF
his freedom and asking for more rights
than those he has already which place
him above his former master! II
something isn't done soon, we ooh
see where Congress or Brownlow cal
find an excuse for sending troops among
US. Won't some one cut down the poe
that stands on our square? What wA
the Jacobins do for an excuse TO pun
ish us still mOre-what!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-12
Avoid Extremes.

In times O bipartisan excitement 'nefo
are men on both sides who become e1'
IRENE, and even disrespectful towaraS
all who differ with them. There a'o
men in the Radical party who torture
every private difficulty in the South in
to an evidence that we are disloyal.--
And there are men in tho South who
seem to think that because some bum
mers come here to seek Office therefore,
all men from the North are to be dls.
trusted. Now, this is all wrong. we
want to encourage immigration, anG
we want to sec men bring capital ano
labor into this county especially oev'
cral men are now in Winchester NUM-
ing homes. Quite a number OF ger
mans are here after land. and the Ger
man people make the best OF citizehs.I,
We want them all to come, and deVel
on our county. We want W%incheste'
to spread into magnificent proportlon'
and become q market for all the farm
ers can produce. 10 this end we say
! Be courteous in every expression 70
: wards strangers who come among "
, and win them us friends. DO not D,
hastv and rude terms in debate or cor
versation create an erroneous impres
sion that may cause the immigrant :
, feel that he is looked upon with susp
q. cion,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-12

PsIDg.-We love o man VINO mas
pride. 1t is the proper kind OF pride
which keeps a man from getting drunk
and making himself a fool upon the
streets. 1t is the proper kind OF pride
which keeps q man from stealing, or
doing aught that would make him un'
acceptable to a congregation OF gentle
mer or ladies on eny occasion. 1t is
the proper kind Of pride which would
make 4 man scorn to do any lutte ac'
that would draw upon him the censur'
Of the good people. But is there any
pride or principle in a mans bosom
who would seek Office by aiding in th'
infamous, rotten business OF disfran
chising honorable, intelligent whit
men, lwho have to pay all the take
nearly and enlranchising ignorant, ir
responsible negroes? 1.-THE shoe tits
wear it. As they say in Latin: "Qu
capA, lille tacit." He is not one WIT
believes in Republicanism, for there !
not the least spark Of Republicanism /
such little, low, contemplate, under
handed rascality.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-12
STRIKE OF EMPLOYEES L"'

STRIKE OF EMPLoYEEs.-MaJor E"-
ing, Superintendent of the N T. h'''
Road, with a view to reduce as lar Us
possible the expenses Of the road 'ssu,
cd an order lately directing that no eS-
ira labor should be done except IN ca
ses OF emergency, and that employees
were expected to do such work at night
and on Sunday without extra pay wher
the necessities of the road should Sc
demand. This order proved very DIS
tasteful to the men, between one hun
dred and fifty and two hundred innum
Der, who we're employed in the machine
shop. A conference with Maj E. wa
the result, and after n concession OF
the Majors part, characterized by mncl
courtesy, it is probable the whole mat
ter will be arranged satisfactorily to all
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-12

to hear this hellish LIEF Go to an Office
seeker--to bad men who would wallow
with hogs in order to get money with
out earning it by the sweat OF the prow'
who would even bankrupt the Country
and dcsecrate all that it timc-honored
and noble rather than loose their grasp
upon the threats Of the people VINO
were brave in warnnd surrendered WIN
an implicit trust that the victor "ou'o
not violate the terms Of the treaty bu'
-. the men who most Cypress ~ ala no.
conquer us. Like ell towards, they
. arc only brave when their own carcas
ses arc out Of danger. THESE arc vi
g vile men who are keeping back all IN
ion, and even defcrring the hope 0
o any union in the future, even until I'd
y heart is sick. And yet, If we oppos
c these men--thesc Jacobins-these u
surpcrs--thcse petty Tyrants in time
of Peace, we are called extreme!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-12
Oux. Platform.

!. AGovcrnmcnt Of white men for wiite mem
and no political misccgcnation. a.,
?. Strict subordinaton OF lhe military " 'he
civil power.
q. No standing armies Of States In time OF peace
I. Perpetual assurance to Mi frccmch o. 'h' ~
y!can race, Of al the civil rights oil irecmen,
&. Loyalty TO the Union Of the sta'cs' f''e'''
10 the Constitution in It's true cxtcntan' meaning
q. Obey the laws, however odious, unless obc
d,cncc be more d.sgraccfui than rebellion
Z. Unless dishonor invadcs our hear.p', sum.
10 anything for tho sake Of peace pu' he''' :"
knowledge negro equality. ,,u.,
q. Never, Wy vote, or for "policy sake 'hv'
negro equality, but await the victory VI ''"'
and wisdom over fanaticism andighor"'oo'
.. No establishment Of Military desPou''",' ,
cntbropinp of martial law, no suspension o' "
writ of IIabcas Corpus, no Staying OF 'i'Iv"S ,
Military Commission, no Interference WV" V
Courts. no lcttrcs dc cachct, IN time o'Ic"''