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The Placer herald., 1870-09-10

DOM PIATT ON THE INDIANS IN WASHING
TON -variegated Narrative, vulgarly called
Spotted Tail, Red Cloud and other dirty In
dams, have been here some days, being
shown about to the delight of all journalistic
quill drivers from the venerable Godright to
the youthful shaw, and the delectation of
ladies of the high social classes, who are cur
ious to study man az nat,vel. An enter
tainment was given them at the executive
mansion, and poor jenkins has fairly ex-
hausted himself in the description of the
novel affair Jenkins, of course, could not
tell anything about it. He would not be
jenkins were it possible for him to see and
hear. My friend Jones, of the regular ar
my, was present, and he says it was gorge
Gus. The odor arising from the children of
the forest and plains gave the company an
aristocratic air. Your genuine aristocrat,
especially if he is a Senator, always looks as
if he smelled something. The odor, Jones
says, was a strange compound OF old moe
casn and Blue-lick water. 1t was so pow
erful at times, that Secretary Robson, of
the navy, who is prone to sea-sickness, had
| to retire several times.
1t is customary for these children Of the
wilds to eat all that is set before them This
Va,egated Narrative and others proceeded
to do with solemn resolution. Thus, a pot
of mustard being put within reach of Red
Cloud, he Immediately tossed it down. Then
while the tears came for the first time to his
savage eye, he seized Mrs. Fish's finger
glass, and after swallowing the same, to
,l ctota1,, l,I,,', ha criaU =.
clip, by dam, too hot Almost.
While eating the little kickshaws, these
noble red men had discontented look, as if
they would greatly prefer roast baby or
scalps on toast. AS it was dreaded that
they would take too much fire water, and
while under its maddening influence proceed
to scalp the company, none but the lightest
wine was served, and only bald-headed gen
tlemen were invited, while the ladies were
instructed to leave their chignons in the dress
ing room. 1t was feared that even with
light wines, of a coicky tendency, that CHG
mons would prove too tempting for these sim
pie children of the forest-or plains, and !
really don't know which, but you can take
your choice.
Their expression of contempt for the bald
headed men was open and manifest. After
looking at one of our highest dignataries of
the church, who had no more hair on his
skull than an egg, Red Cloud exclaimed
with grunt:
"Ugh-skulp no good, Cd dam"
The reverend gentleman mildly turned
aside this rude and unfeeling remark by
saying that it was customary for the Dako
tas to knock all their stupid old men in the
head. AT this, Secretary Fish was observ-
ed to move away with some uneasiness, and
soon after took his leave
The Placer herald., 1870-09-10
VALUABLE RANCH FOR SALE.

TTNHE well known Ranch of the subscriber, stu
i ated four miles northeast of Lincoln, Placer
county (adjoining the celebrated Vineyard of j.
r. Nickerson), containing 800 acres of land, 1875
acres of choice Vineyard land about 100 acres Of
natural meadow land, acres of Orchard and
Vineyard; the balance heavily trmbered, well
watered-Doty's ravne running through it; good
improvements including two barns. 30x40 feet
each, well fenced. Title Z. s. Patent.
This is one of the best Ranches in Placer
county. Part of the purchase money can remain
on the place
For further particulars apply to JOSEPH
WALKUP, PLACER HERALD office, Auburn or to
the subscriber on the Ranch.
je4 J. r. MYERS.
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ANOTHER Salt Lake has been discovered.
1t is 30 miles long by 10 or IL wide, and is
200 miles from San Diego. II h full Of FISH
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the bowl a. one sup. The daycon looked
artonishcd, but towld him he ought to see
me cousin at a camp-meeting, if he thought
that was drinking. The minister invited me
cousin into the pulpit, but he declined, on
the ground that it always made him say
sick to ride on the hurricane deck.
Well, here we are at Long Branch, the
family wonce more united, except me cousin,
who has gone to Washington to sign some
proclamations and things about neutrality,
which the clerks have been writing up in his
absence. ] say, We mind the papers say
that Mr. Fishk insulted me cousin by put
ting his thumb to his nose, whin me cousin
was passing. Those newspaper paple can't
tell me from me cousin. 1t was me that Jim
made up faces at, and not the President.
lie don't even look at me cousin since he
shtopped riding on Fishk's boat for nothing
Me cousin won't encourage Fishk by dead
heading on his ovid boat, since Fishk re-
fused to pass him.
The manest thing me cousin has ever
done was yesterday. Ye mind, l had
some fotygrafs tuck of meself, fhich | sold
to defray me cxpinses. had recaved ony
quantity of lethers, and had over siven dol
lars accumulated, whin he found it out, and
made me divide with him. Ye see that
knocks off all profits. Yers all summer.
TERENCE MIGRANT,
Assistant President
p. S.--I have given up all hopes of Brid-
gets dying. She is in bether shtate Of
preservation than iver, and can outshwim a
shark Would yez sind me box of rat
exterminator? T. MCG.
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ering an area of about three acres.
1t is in the extreme north eastern
end of the valley. Around it, in amphi-
theatric, are rs grand mountains as ever
were seen by mortal eye. On the left was
the North Dome, 1925 feet above us on
the right was the South Dome, erect, def
ant, 5000 feet above the lake, and 10000
feet above the level of the sea beyond was
Clouds Rest, 5000 feet higher, on the brow
of which the summer clouds lay in sweet
repose, but which, in winter, is the throne
of the storm. Before us lay the lake,
whose depth has never been fathomed /;
whose waters are transparent as crystal !;
whose bosom, SO clear and calm, is like a
vast mirror. Unbroken silence held sway
in that solitary spot. Far down in those
deep, clear waters the surrounding scenery
was beautifully reflected. The mountains
reversed, we seemed to stand upon their
base, the eye following their descending
sides till it reached the inverted dome. All
the ravines, all the projecting rocks, all the
oaks and pines, all the vast form of the
South Dome, were seen as if by enchant-
mcnt. While looking into those mirror
like waters, the morning sun arose over the
mountains-sunrise in lake. First, the
white halo of early morn appeared !; then
the silver frs lining the crest of the moun-
tains were Respondent with light ; then
the orb of day appeared, coming over the
mountains, in the calm heavens, seen far
down in the unknown depth of that mar
vellous lake.
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ROmanist Rule in Mexico.

The following, taken from good author
ity, shows the workings OF Romanism in
Mexico under the Spanish rule:
With the overthrow of the Montezumas'
Empire, in 1920, began the Spanish rule,
lasting another three hundred years. Dur
ing this long period the kindred despotisms
of Spain and Rome, always represented by
Spanish rulers and priests held this land
and its people as a joint possession, appro-
priating the product of its mines and the
toll of its enslaved population for their
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT and power. With
the spoil thus obtained the Church of
Rome required immense landed estates, and
erected an incredible number of magnif-
cent stone churches and converts, in which
were gathered millions of gold and ,jewelry
The people were impoverished denied
every previously enjoyed right and oppor-
tunity of personal and civil advancement
left without education denied all inter-
course with foreign nations drained of
their little gains for royal and ecclesiastical
tribute shut up to the wretchod supersti-
ton taught by an ignorant and irreligious
priesthood, and coerced to abject obedience
by the perfected machinery of the fearful
Inquisition, so that instead of increase
their numbers had diminished at the end
of the Spanish rule. And this was the
result of three centuries of absolute despo-
tism under the joint sway of Rome and
Spain.
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Selling by Weight.

On former occasion, we advocated the
selling by weight of nearly every article of
farmers produce, and we have met with
no argument sufficiently strong to convince
us, that our views then presented, were not
correct. The fact is, selling by weight is
the only fair way of dealing, and the won
der is, that Congress has not long since
taken the subject in hand, and passed
law compelling it. Those who have been
in the habit of buying potatoes, apples,
turnips, or in fact any vegetable or fruits,
that are sold by measure, cannot fail to
have noticed how frequently a skilful
measurer will defraud them ont of large
portion of their honest dues. Were these
articles sold by weight, such frauds could
not be practiced unless the scales were not
properly balanced. A pound is pound,
and nothing more or less, but peck of
potatoes or apples represents nothing
definite. By the measurement of one in
dividual who understands the art of making
the fewest apples or potatoes fill the vessel,
the weight will be much smaller than the
filing of the same measure, by one less
expert or more honest. 1t can be safely
asserted, that the difference on the average,
will not vary much from twenty-five per
cent Now if these articles were sold by
weight, there could be no such departure
from accuracy, and, if farmers were COM
PEELED to sell, as we'll as buy, by weight,
they would in the end be none the losers.
This, we believe they are nearly all ready
to admit, and would cheerfuly comply
with the terms of a law making it obliga-
sorry upon them. The opposition would
come from the middle-men or hucksters,
who, buying at wholesale, dispose of their
purchases in smaller quantities. Hence
the sufferers are mainly the consumers,
and of these, persons in humble means
form an inconsiderable part. Justice to
this class, and in fact to all classes, de-
mands that the measure system be abolished
and that of weight substituted and if some
of our prominent members of Congress,
would forget for brief season their desire
to distinguish themselves in politics, and
devote some time to the perfecting of
law, compelling all sales of solids to be
made by weight, they would entitlo them
selves to the gratitude and respect of the
whole country.-Journal Of the Farm.
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Luxury in Ancient Rome.

Ii anything more were wanted to give us
an idea of Roman magnificience, we would
turn our eyes from public monuments,
demeralizing games, and grand procession;
VIC would forget the statutes in brass and
marble, which outnumbered the living
bred thousand have been recovered and
still embellish Italy, and would descend
into the lower sphere of material life to
those things which attest luxury and taste,
to ornaments, dresses, sumptuous living,
and rich furniture. The art of using
metals and precious stones surpasses any
thing known at the present time.
In the decoration of houses, in social
entertainments, in cookery, the Romans
were remarkable, The mosaics, signet
rings, canoes, bracelets, bronzes, chains,
vases, mirrors, mattresses, cosmetics, per-
fumes, hair dyes, silk robes, potteries,-all
attest great elegance and beauty. The
tables Of thuga-root and Italian bronze
were as expensive as the side-boards of
Spanish walnut, so much admired in the
great exhibition at London. Wood and
ivory were carved as exquistely as in Japan
and China. Mirrors were made Of polished
silver. Glasscutters could initiate the
colors of precious stones so well that the
Portland vase, from the tomb of Alexander
Severvs, was long considered as genuine
sardonyx; brass could be hardened SO as to
cut stone.
The palace of Nero glittered with gold
and jewels. Perfumes and flowers were
showered from ivory ceilings. The halls
of Heliogabalus was hung with cloth and
gold, enriched with jewelry. His beads
were silver, and his table of gold. Tibcrius
gave a million of sesterces for picture for
his bedroom. A banquet dish of Disilus
weighed five hundred pounds of silver.
The cups of Dresus were of gold. TUNES
were embroidered with the figures Of vari-
GUS animals. Paulina wore jewels, when
she paid visits, valued at $3.50 Drink
ing-cups were engraved with scenes from
the poets. Libraries were adorned with
busts and presses of rare wood. Sofas
were inlaid with tortoise shell, and covered
with gorgeous purple.
The Roman grandees rode in gilded
chariots, bathed in marble baths, dined in
from golden plates, drank from chrystal
cups, slept on beds of down, reclined on
luxurious couches, wore embroidered robes,
and were adorned with precious stones;
they ransacked the earth and the sea for
rare dishes for their banquets, and orna-
mented their houses with carpets from
Babylon, onyx cups from Bythnia, marble
from Numidia, bronzes from Corinth,
statues from ADMINISTRATORS, in short,
was precious or curious in most countries.
The luxuries of the bath almost exceeded
belief; and on the walls were magnificent
frescoes and paintings, exhibiting an mex
productivcness in landscape and
scenes.
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A Wonderful Memory.

| From AN article in Scribner's Monthly,
by 5Tary E. Dodge, on the New York
Jure ale Asylum, we extract the following
account u a negro boy:
The Ins,i$a;ioi: has lad some very
bright negroes il; large, chic a1noug whom
| stands IN ORPHAN 10, ~ sit: hi; brother
! an.i si>tsr. 70 XXI : hcaa 81 the Asylum
and had ss At. .,I-.'-s. &. memory, that
though only - tel years of age, he
could call 10y rote the school-roll of over
five hundred names. Wien requested, he
could as correctly call it off, including in
| their regular order the names of those who
had left within the past year or so-the
whole amounting to one thousand names.
| The brother and sister were, after while,
settled in good places and he was installed
as effice-boy in the House Of Reception,
where he renders excellent services. He
writes fine hand, and is moreover living
directory of the names and residences of all
the managers and patrons of the Institu-
ton, rs well as of almost every one whose
address he las ever known. Often he is
left in sole charge of the Office. I have
seen him lately, a fine, clear-browed fellow,
very boyish, with a good face yet full of
true negro playfulness. 1t is hard to say
whether he is happier laboring at his book
keeping duties, or when out on the side
walk driving his dog before little wagon.
None of the black young shoulders now at
the Asylum, however, seem quite ready to
catch his mantle.
An old Roman law was that no couple
should be engaged more than two years.
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Sayings Of Dean Swift.

We present below a batch of the wise
and witty sayings of Dean Swift, now col
lected in the present shape for the first
time:
Censure is the tax a man pays to the
public for being eminent.
An idle reason lessons the weight of the
good ones you gave before.
Some men take more care to hide their
wisdom than their folly.
Sometimes read book with pleasure,
and detest the author.
Elephants are always drawn smaller than
life, but flea always larger.
never wonder to see men wicked, but
often wonder to sec them not ashamed.
Love Of flattery, in most men, proceeds
from the mean opinion they have of them
selves; in women, from the contrary.
The preaching of divines helps to pre-
serve wel-inclined men in the course of
virtue, but seldom or never reclaims the
vicious.
Positiveness is good quality for preach
ers and orators, because he that would
obtrude his thoughts and reasons upon a
multitude will convince others the more a
he appears convinced himself.
l have known some men possessed of
good qualities, which were very serviceable
to others, but useless to themselves; like a
sun-dial on the front OF a house, to inform
the neighbors and passers-by, but not the
owner within.
There are but three ways for man to
revenge himself Of the censure of the world
to despise it, to return the like, or to
endeavor 70 live so as to avoid it; tie first
of these is usually pretended, the last is
almost impossible, the universal practice is
for the second.
The motives Of the best actions will not
bear too strict an inquiry. 1t is allowed
that the cause of most actions, good or bad,
may be resolved into the love of ourselves;
but the self-love Of some men inclines them
to please others, and the self love of others
is wholly employed in pleasing themselves.
This makes the great distinctson between
virtue and vice. Religion is the best
motive of all actions, yet religion is allowed
to be the highest instance of self-lovc.
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The Requiem of the Fires.

The curfew calls; hear its voice
Wall on the evening air:
Darken your fires blacken them out,
Cover their fitful flare"
Curfew, have no hearth whercon
The ruddy blaze looks bright
One fire l had,-'twas made of dreams,
And glowed with Youths delight
But that to ashes white is burnt,
Smouldering they lie about
Sad Curfew call no more my fire,
My only fire, is out.
They say that from such embers comes
A pure clear steady shine,
That leaps nor glows in cracking blaze
But gleams,-a light divine.
So be it: Curfew from thy tones
A parable doth grow;
Thou bid st the fierce flames disappear
Ere pure light gins to show.
For scarce thy requiem died from out
The air it made more sad,
When glowed the golden-hazed Moon
In harvest glory clad.
So must the passion fires of Youth
To ashes burn away,
Ere we can have the nsblcr flame
OF purer light than they.
Yet, Curfew, thou vert sad to toll
The death of things SO bright
And though we know It's best, we mourn
As fade our fires from sight.
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Consultation Free.
Tours with patients from A. N. to pm Consulta

Hours with patients from A. N. to p. NJ. Consulta
tons from / to P.M
Each patient has specified hour to call.
Positively never board patients
Professional calls ont declined please do not send
it is painful to refuse, but cannot leave our office
N. B.-Through False representation by disrcputaIl
persons whom discard for rctsurs we'll known t,
them, and who have circulated advertisements IA
theirs for lawful testimony of either ofrnsc viii
pay one hundred dOllars have received applications
to treat females in cases resulting from disrcIuta
conduct. For the information Of all; we wish it dis
tinctly under nod that MRS. DR. WARD has an,
never will .reat q" that character and if cve
called upon again for such treatment, will Instivrl,
have surh persons arrested. We would caution sucl
persons not I" mistake our door for aIoth"r's.
Nov 5, 1S10-5w
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-'Papa," said a son of Bishop Berkely,
"what is the meaning of the words cherl-
BIN and seraphim, which we meet in the
Holy Scriptures ?'' "Cherubim,' replied
his father, els Hebrew word signifying
knowledge, seraphim is another word of
the same language and signifies flame
Hence it is supposed that the cherubim are
angels who excel i'll knowledge, and that
the seraphim are angels who likewise excel
in loving God" 81 hope them" said the
little boy, "when l die shall be scraph;
for | would rather love God than know all
things"
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Napoleon {:
Add these as above
1870

And where is Louis Napoleon this year of
our Lord 1870? TO say the least this is a
remarkable instance of prophetic figure
work, for it is said to have been promul-
gated some years before Louis Philippe
abdicated, and to have been in similar
manner applied to Louis Napoleon. In
this case Figures don't lie
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- o.

When the IIindoo priest is about to
baptize an infant, he utters the following
Beautiful sentiment" Little baby, thou
entcrest the world weeping while all around
the smile. Contrve so to live that you
may depart in smiles while all around you
weep
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-11-12

She is the first lady in America who used ELECTRIC
lily ms remedial agent for disease, AMI she has taught
many LADIES its efficacy in assisting cure disease
and save ME, in conjunction with PURE VEGETABLE
MEDICINE rs, free from all P0ISONS, MINERALS or
INTOXICATING LIQUORS
ELECTRICITY, without MEDICINE. cannot cure
critical organic disease and medicine should not be
administered by persons who don't understand Ccms-
try and what constitutes the human system; that
the HEART docs not exactly lay under the right arm
or tn" LlI ER over the left shoulder.
Electricity may cure gum boil or a corn, without
medicine but tIen that may form abcess or ulcer
upon the lungs never to be cured.
All scientific doctors will testify to the necessity of
the chemical action of medicine upon disease for perfect
and we will add testimony after Il medical
practice OF thiryhvc years. with electricity that any
disease incidental to morality be cured by medicine
and electricity cnmbined and will prove it upon any
worthy lady, who will give fair chance and pay our
moderate prices. If we work must be paid
Mrs. W. will make the electrical examination then
state the price for each application how often to be given
and about how long for Should she consider the
incurable, she will decline treating it. thereby say
ing the patient much unjust expense. She has in Phil
adelphia, restored 10 perfect health two hundred
PATIENTS who had been pronounced by celebrated pysi-
clans ncurahlc Such the patients she much pre-
frs to doctor.
We would respectfully invite all ladics who wish to
live and get well, t" call upon those who choose to
die should not call, us we cure all tcc doctor.
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sB"" Have l not right to be saucy, if
please?" asked a young lady of an old
bachelor. eyes, if you please, but not if
you displease."
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Something Strange.

Figures serve singular purposes. Ger
man newspapers are making much of a
prophecy and it's confirmation in connection
with the present war. This prophecy was
fulfilled in the fall of Louis Philippe, and
seems to he again confirmed in the down.
fall of Napoleon. The following is the
figure work:
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GRAND EXPOSITION
FOR THE FASHIONABLE WORLD

GRAND EXPOSITION
FOR THE FASHIONABLE WORLD.
COMPLIMENTS OF MRS. NJ. A. BINDER
No. 1lOl N. W. Eleventh and Chestnut Streets
PHILADELPHIA.
FASHIONS FOR THE FALL AND WINTER OF 1870,
Wholesale and Retail,
which Paris ana the first manufactures supply.
Dresses, Mantes Cloaks and Costumes for Ladies and
Children.
special department. of plain and elegantly trimmed
patterns of the latest Partisan and English styles, at So
per dozen
If you want handsomely fitting, wcll-nadc suit at
and dainty stitches Mourning, Travelling and Wedding
outfits, Walking and Fancy Costumes
DRESS AND CLOAK TRIMMINGS BUTTONS,
ORNAMENTS,
comprising the latest Paris novelties in black and coorcd
Frnges Gnp-, Ruchcs, Loops, Flowers Gloves Bridal
Wrcais, Wells Ribbons, shades in Velvet, Satin
aud Tafrti, Ribbons, S;ts!cs Nccktics.
MADE UP LACE GO0DS-tRAND DUCIIESSE LACE
FOR DRESS TRIMMING.
Point Applique, Nalcncienncs, Hamburg Elgings and
Insertions, Black t;uipnrc and Thread Laces new in
design and moderate in price.
CHOICE INDIAN ORNAMENTS.
Fans Birds Mats. Cushions, Mouchoirs. Cases and
Fancy Goods selected by Mrs. Binder at niagara.
Elegant line of Whitby jet Goods in sets rcastpins
EARRINGS. Necklaces and Bracelets. Splendid line Of
French jet Goods. Coral and French Gold Sets Charms
Sleeve Buttons Chains &c. which fer price variety in
style, cannot be surpassed.
Strangers visiting our city respectfully invited to
examine.
Pinking and Gnffrring. Cutting and fitting Also,
by mail or express to all parts of the Union.
MRS. NJ. A. BINDER,
n. W. corner Eleventh and Chestnut Streets,
s-pt TO- 1S7o-im PuILADyLpuIa