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The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
"WHAr is The news in your usiQhbor oodi

"WHAr is The news iu your nsighborhoodi
anybody making improvsmsDts, selling
out. buying in, moving away, moving 10,
met with an accident, struck q good or bad
thing. killed . panther, raised . big crop,
planted an orchard or vineyard, opened q
claim, died, got married, had . baby. ruua.
way, or anything s'-snd generally eighteen
out Of the twenty will shake their beads sud
reply: "Don't know Of anything" Under
such circumstances vs 6nd collecting local
Intelligence an up bill business. but look to
The future for livslisr timss.-Shasta Cowr-
ier
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
NUMBER u.

How III MADs Hls Noxxr.-Ths IL:
lowing Conversation is reported - bavisk
taken place in the barber shop attached =
one Of our principal botsls The other Day:
First man and brotbsr (sssdiog ssvsps.
peril see die Mr.. Rosschilds. vbat jsN died :
was wort TO- hundred milIios dollars.
Second msp and brother (ssrsppisg . re-
sor)-Whoi
First no. and b.-Nr Rosschilds.
Second %. apd b.--Hos mach wss he
WORT, did yba ssyi '.Pa
F'rst-Fo hundred million dollars.
Sscond.-Goshamigbty n mss hsd
good districk. s
First.-Good distrckl What you usAot
Sscoud-I mean good dis,rick; dat's What
| mean. ISposs Be was vhisky inspector;
else how could he ,uaks 90 much mensyI
-Ereunt Reporter.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Slow TO WARN M Tarlaud's waitior.
~" yssrs sftsr the alleged ssduetiou o. BE
wife. before be got mad enough 10 sbees
the man BE- bad taken disliks 70, rsmiads
os Of man who once lived st Beaver Dam.
Wisconsin. Coming home one night from
a fishiog excursion, be found . nsigbbsr ID
bed With bis wife. Said be to the hired
girl.
"Coms, Matilda. help clean these 6sb, 20
| can eat my mush aud milk, thee you II
see me hist that fsllar bel.ward ~. =.
Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

New PoTAroEs.-Mr. John Tarbuck, Of
Woodland, says the Yolo Democrat. has
Ief. at that Office sample OF new potatoes
just dug from bis garden. They are from
sslfsown seed, about quart in quantity,
the largest fully an inch diameter, and grow
10 the open cir. There have been new po-
tatoes 10 the San Francisco market. for q
month-and full grown ones too -bu. they
were brought from South America.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
WATER PIPES.

DETER McDERMlT having secured all the
L tools and outfit necessary to the boring. point.
ing. roaming aud laying or erecting pump and
water logs. now offers his services to the public
in the above branches OF business on the MOST
REASONABLE TERMS. The undersigned hav-
ing had long and extensive experience in this
business feels justified in warrantIag satisfaction
to all employers. The work of boring and it,
ting will be done on the premises where t'c de
sired timber can be secured. Orders left at Will
ment's store, in Auburn, will be promptly filed.
PETER MCDERMIT
Auburn Sent. l8.h. l869-tf. 4r
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
WASHOE HOTEL,
Cisco. Placer county, California.
JAMES gibson, Proprietor.

This Uell known Hotel. located in one of the
Nselisst business points in the county, is now in
complete order.
Il I0B TABLE will always be supplied with the
Sesl The market affords.
fHE BEDS are good, clean and comfortable
TIE BAR is supplied with full stock of the
very cheicest, Wines, Liquors Cigars, etc.. and no
pans will ~ spared to render all customers, both
9nasieut and permanent, comfortable. aflJ
{As proprietor solieits the patronage Of the
pSlle. a Oct. II.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

How THE HEAVENS ARE SHIFTING 1t 10
well known that the eternal and incorrupt.
ible bsaveas, ss they we're termed BY Aris
totls, ere undergoing cou,inual and marked
changes. The so.callsd 6xed stars - the
land marks Of The. univsrss'-havs their
own proper motions not accounted for by
that Of the solar system. Sirius-m that
wonderful aid to physiosi astronomy, the
spso,roscops, rsssaIs--is shooting through
space at the rate Of q thousand million miles
q rear. The star known - 81 Cygni bss q
trans, srss motion alone Of one thousand
four hundred and City million miles year
Manv stars, more distinct stilI. may even
exceed THE rate. Coopsr's recent catalogue
Of stars shows that 20 fswrr than seventy
seven stars previously catalogued are now
missing. This. no doubt, 10 to be ascribed
10 part 10 The errors of former observations |;
but it 10 certain that 10 some extent at least
it 10 the result Of changes actually in pro-
grsss IN the sidsrsal system. OF temporary
stars. about twenty have besn observ ed, and
more than six times that number are known
to be variable. 1. appears quite certain also
that some Of the nsbule have undergone .
change Of both form and brlliaucy. When
the celestial lamps shall by their own light,
record their history on the Photographic page.
our knowledge Of these mysterious lumio.
aries, whose fires wax and waue or 90 out in
utter darkness, will be lees involved in
doubt.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

A srsAnBoAr on the Mississippi passed .
drowning man. The poor fellow struggled.
splashed, tbundsrsd and scssamsd fer dear
life. The pilot Of the steamer yelled TO him
to stand upr he did 20, and iouad hs Va.
ter 10 b scarcely knee deep. more fool
ish, sbsspisb appearing man tbss hs, - the
ladiss and gentlemen 90 the boat screamed
With laughter, it would bs bard 10 God.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Took Her CoNcEr Our.-A gentleman
oamsd Ross, having . daughter, samsd her
Wild as 10 bis opinion wild Ross' vas .
pretty couceit for . name. But when che
grew up, and married q msU named Bull.
the combination Of her Christan. and sur-
namss took the concsit out Of The old man.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

SAID an astronomer to bright eyed girl,
when taking of rainbows: did you ever
see q lunar bow, Nissi" i have seen
bsaux BY moonlight, cir, il that's what you
mean was the sly rejoinder.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

A YANKeE South has struck . fortups By
invsnting a sort of "turpsutiss sosp," which
10 advertised 10 kill The olfepsive smell Of
the niggsrs. The colorsd popsIslion and
csrpst-baSgsrs ere ceiling their Last shirt
10 raise money 10 buy it, One nisgsr esus
near killing bi@sslf .. Aswphis BY taking .
csks Of ii internally.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
WIN, NEEtY JOHNSON ,

AJIOTHey ana COUHSettOT " AuW.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS
w in the Sixth Judicial District, and in the
Supreme Court and having associated with him
H. C. johnson. will devote special attention to
all matters relating to Public Lands before the
United States Land Office. and the State Land
Office at Sac, amento. and before the General
Land Office at Washington City.
Business arran gements having been completed
with prompt and competent Agents. in washing
ton for the speedy settlement OF all Land Claimss
it is believed that unusual facilities can be Offer
ed to all persons interested in Land matters,
applications for Presumption, Homestead, Mining
Claims and all other classes Of Lands drawn u
aud p, erared, and correspondence promptly atd
tended to. f.
Office in Gillig 4 Motifs Building, J street, be-
tween Second and Third. Sacramento.
Auburn, June 9Th, 1869. je5-ly.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

NEVADA RAIsINs.-Mr. E. w. Barnsm,
Of Nevada City, has been experimenting 10
The production Of raisins from the Muscat
Of Alexandria variety. The Gazette says
"tbsy are quite large, and have the flavor OF
the best Malaga rsisins without their lougb-
ness. The grapes were picked. and laid on
the roof OF the house. sloping towards the
sun, where they we're dried in two weeks.
There is no reason why California should
not produce all the ras'ns for home con.
sumption on this coast"
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Nor ALwAys.-An exchange, 10 40 en-
tbusiastic description Of The scsnsry s'oug
White river. says: You often sss dan
By mill sits.' Yes, bot you do not alwsys
80 mill by . dam site.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

A oorsxPoRAsy says that roasted onion
bound upon The pulse on the wrist, will stop
the most invstsrsts tootbacbs 10 Gsw min
utes.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

RENARKABLE CAsE.--We published in our issue
yesterday the fact that on the evening previous,
about six O'Clock, q man named Jerry Hogan
was found by officer Mcfarland lying on the side
walk near the corner of Eighth and Broadway,
with pocket knife buried up to the hiIt In bis
skull just over the left temple. The poor fellow
was taken to the hospital, with the knife st ill
sticking in his head. He was quite insensible ut
the time, but soon recovered 70 as TO he ablc TO
converse. We stated in our previous notice that
the knife was removed by the surgeons at the
hospital but as the case Is q very singular one.
it 10 worth being more explicit The knife was
SO imbedded in the wound that II was impossible
to remove it with the hand. After Horgnn re-
vived, be endeavored himself to extract II, but
could not. and yet he persisted In working at 1t
with bis bands To those who we're about him be
said. 1T feels good but it feels mighty queer;
my head feels as though It was cut in two
halves. To one tf the surgeons he said Am I
a dead man Dr.. I aiu't nt to die, for I'm too
much Of sinner. don't think I'll die, though
for it's hard to kill an Irsbman." He was ev-
IDENTITY under the influence Of liquor. When the
surgeons got ready TO extract the weapon, they
laid the wounded mans head on its side, and
three men laid hold Of him and held him. Then
the engineer ut the hospital brought up pair
oftongs knows as pipe tongs'--the kind used for
handling pipes. With these they claspcd the ham
die OF the knife. and two Of the surgeons wrench
ed and pulled until the knife was extracted.
There now said Horgan, that feels as though
my head had come together again."
When Horgan was first taken to the hospital it
was thought by many that he could not live, but
strange to say, he is still alive and doing well,
and will. in all likelihood recover. The knife
blade, which must have been driven with terrible
force, fortunately missed th. optic nerve and
penetrated just below the base Of the brain. 1t
is believed that Horgan knows the man with
whom he had his drunken quarrel, and who COM
mitted the murderous assault, but he refuses to
tell. No arrest had bcen made last night, but
tho police have hopes Of being able to identity
the scoundrsl and bring him to Justice Can
cinnoti Enqxiyer. s al Aa 81
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

CAN anything be ssddsr than the last
words Of . little boy who lately died
from injuries received BY being run over ia
the street: "Dont whip me, father, I'll
never do so as aiul" He WAS only six ysars
old.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

A NOVEL cure for bsky horse is to fill
bis mouth With dry loose dirt; and then take
bold Of the bride, aud be will 60 il there il
any 90 10 him.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

A LADY 10 Paris is now mourning with
unaba.sd grief the loss Of her eleventh bus
band. Sbs hopes to complete the dosss
sometime during the coming winter.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
1920 ACRES
VALUABLE Ian D
E For Sala!.A

CsssisGng Of the follswing described Tracts
rhs serth-wsst quarter of section two, Town
ship twelve, north range, eight East.
Containing lee ACRES.
TSis land lies tive miles from Auburn, the
county seat Of Placer county, and Immediately
- the line Of tho Central Pacific Railroad; is well
aAspta1 for agriculture, iruit, vines, or grazing
purpeaas; contains . number OF large living
sprinss, sni suicisnt tiuber 10 last the place for
all nssdial purposes for years
sna -ALSO,-
The seufb-west quarter Of the southeast quarter
sf section twelve; The south half OF southwest
aasrter OF section twelve; the east half ol south
Sas, quarter Of southeast quarter of section elev-
@: tke east half Of the northeast quarter ol
north-east quarter Of section fourteen the
north half ot the northwest quarter OF section
thirteen; the north west quarter OF the northcast
ausrter Of section thirteen; the southeast quarter
Of the northeast quarter Of section fourteenj the
oorth-east quarter OF the southeast quarter OF sec
tiea fourteen the southwest quarter OF the north
West quarter of section thirteen; the northwest
quarter OF the south west quarter OF section thr
tea, Township No, IL, North Range, six East
Nj Dixblo Base and Meridian,
.l CONTAINING $50 ACRES.
xsis land lies one and half miles east Of the
t4vu Of Lincoln, In Placer county; 10 in com
tess form, we'll watered, and part OF it timbered
vitn tAs main Auburn Ravine running throu 81
u u from east 10 west
9l- ALSO
TIE south-ea quarter Of section ten, Township
Ne. -, North Range, six East,
tafm CONTAINING l0O ACRES.
11js land lies within eighty rods Of the town o
Liocoln. has good spring of living water on it
and il good farming land.
~ r.r ALSO,
The southwest quarter Of section one, the south
east quarter Of section one, and the north-wes
Ssarter Of section one, Township No. IL, Nor,l
Range, six East
- CONTAINING $50 ACRES.
fhas land lies two and a half miles from Lincoln
epd 10 valuable for the timber 1t contains, which
70 10 demand on tho California Central Railroad
at Liaooln. and IL suitable for tillage when th'
timber is removed.
ALSO
fhe eAs half OF lot No. e. of the northeast quarter
4 section four, Township No. IL, North Range
seven East.
CONTAINING 40 ACRES,
All The above lands, or any portion thereof, will
be sold at reason able prices, and on accom-
aodating terms.
- Persons desiring further information viii
bs furnished the same on application to this Office
Plaesr Herald Office Dec. rs, lS6S.-f
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

DO mako yoursslvs At homo, lsdiss. said
a lady one day to her visitors. I am q
home myss!f, and wish you wsss.'
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

S,NcE Louis Dent was defeated In Mississippi.
hs haA eettlsd at Warrington for the purpose II
pesotielps a. . claim agent betors the dApsFss
msnts, and to be near biz dear brother tn,l law
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

A NEw YoRK drug list says bs bas pre-
vented many a suicide BY putting up cream
of tartar for arsenic.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

WESTERN paper, speaking Of the arrival Of
some Boston girls 10 its to*n, who were on the
marry, aays: ''Western men want wives not In.
cubaiiug encyclopedias" The women returned
By the next train.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Ar the election in Chicago, Lydia Thompasa
received one vote for gauger, and Pauline Mark.
ham one for nsh inspector. They would do their
duty BY their constituents. II elected.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Mr.. B. RAYMOND, whose wife was drowned At
Oakland, by falling from ferry-boat, has sued
the ferry company for SIPS 900 50. The 6hy
cent business is hat beatS ~.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Constitutions contaminated with scrofula, are
more than any Others subject 10 disease, and Of
course have far less power TO withstand or re-
cover from It. Hence 1t is in thousands Of casss,
the real cause of sickness and death where no
ulcerous manifestations Of the disorder appear.
The influence of scrofula is foun d not only to as
gravate the course Of diseases, but il originates
many of them. Dr. Walkers VegetaSie Vinegor
B1ters puriHes the blood. purging out the rot
and corruption that scrofula breeds In il, giving
It renewed vitality, and the force of youth again.
FLowERY exchange says: The oyster 10 what
10 known to science as a marine acephalous mol
lusk Of the lamellibranchiate order Of the genus
ostrea. II 10 also known to science that they 70
good with vinegar, disguised even in such .
name 40 the above.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

Txs Boy OF THE PERIop.-Ths New Or
leans Pcsyuns Of recent date has the fol-
lowing. A lady walking along Canal street
yesterday evening was attracted BY The
bright eyes aud blonde curls Of q little
urchn seated on the curbing. She approach
ed. aod asked il be was nswsboy.
No ina'sm; | amt uothiu.'
Have you no homsf
Mo-
Would you not like TO have one r
You bet.'
You should not speak 20 idly, my sou.
But come. how would you like me for q
mother
The little fellow scanned her from head 10
foot for moment. aud then inquired:
Would you whip met
Not unless you we're bad
Lem me 60 bars-footsdf 7
No.
PLAY hossi'
No
Pull he cats talr
No.
Lick ths puddiu dish 4
No.
'Cuss 7
No.
'Chaw tobaccor
NO.
Smoker
No.
Then 60 along with you; you don't know
anything. reckon next you'd say teller
shouldn't cross his legs and sing Come
along Josty.'
Aud the little fellows face glowsd with
a sense Of in-ffsbls contempt.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

ANNE JOHNSON only got seventy five dollars Of
the Pittsbu 6 man for breNh Of promise. That
amount would buy several brcechss. or panta-
looms, IL you think It would sound better. '"-
LAST week man fell little In bis own esti-
timation. but soon recovered. This circumstance
should cause others against entertaining very
hiah opinions Of themselves.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
JAM Es WALSH, MaL
IOOTAND SHOE M A X ER ON MAIN oT

III A'.on'. ~
SHOP IN THE "MIDDLE ROW. OPPOSITE
TO Robert Gordo on's Store where am prepared
to do all kinds of work in my line. Boots and
Shoes made to order. Harness neatly repaired,
&c. &c. .. Dec. LIST. l865.-my.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

AN AWFUL OLD MusKET.-Mark Twain
tells the following Story related by a fellow
passenger, who being bantersd about his
,im,dl,y. said be had never been scared since
he loaded 40 old Queen Aunss muskst for
bic father once, whsrsupon be gave the fol.
lowing:
"You see the old man was trying 70 learn
me to shoe. blsckbirds, and beasts that tore
up The young corn and things so that
cou'd be Of some use about the farm, be-
cause | ~s:n't zig enough 10 do much My
gun was . single bsrrslsd shot gun, and the
old man carried 40 old Queen Anne wushst
that weighed a ton, made q rspor. like q
thunder clap and kicked like q muie. The
old man wanted me 10 shoot the muskst
sometimes bu. was afraid. One day,
though, got her down, aud 90 took her
to The birsd man and asked him how 10
load her, because it was out in the field.
"Hiram," said be, do you aee these marks
on the s,o *, an x and v, on each side Of
the Queens crowoi Well, that means ten
;aIIs and five slugs-thst's her load.
But how much powder, said II
o. be said, it don't matter, put in two or
three bandfuls.
So loaded her up that way, and it was
40 awful obargs-I had sense enough to see
tbal-and started out. ievslsd her on
good many black birds; but every time
went to pull the trigger, l shut my eyes and
winked. | was afraid Of her kick Towards
sundown | fetched her up At the house, and
there Was The old man resting on the porch.
Been out bunting have ysi'
Yes sir.' says l.
what did you kill T.
'Didu't kill anything sir-didDt shoot her
off--was afraid she would kick Il Aosw
blamed we'll she would)' 1 r
Gimme the gun f! the old mau said, as
ma as sin.
And bs took aim a. sapplu on the 9th
er side Of the road, and ! began 10 drop
back out Of danger. And The next moment
l heard the earth quake, and heard the
Queen Anne whirling end over end in the
air. and the old mau spinning around on
one heel with one leg up and both bands on
his Jaw. and the bark was orn of from that
sapplng like there had been . bail storm
rbs old mans shoulder WAS set back three
inches and bis jaw turned black and blue.
aud be bad to lay up three days. Cholers
nor nothing else can scare me the way
was scared that time.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

HARD CusrOMER.-The scene Of the following
incident was Utica restaurant. man recent
ly entered the place and ordered very elaborate
dinner. He fingered long at the table, and fin-
ally wound up with q bottle Of wine Then
lighting cigar he had ordered, he lcisurely
sauntered up to the proprietor VERY hnc din
ner, landlord; just charge it to mel haven't
got cent" "But don't know you," said the
proprietor Indignantly. "Of course you don't.
Ii you did you wouldn't let me have the dinner"
Pay me for the dinner, say" "And l ny
can't" '.I'll see about that" said the proprietor
who snatched revolver out of drawer Il leaped
over the counter and collared the man, exclaim-
ing. as he pointed at his head, "Now see If you II
get away with that dinner without paying for It,
you scoundrel." What is that you hold in your
hand !" said the impecunious customer, drawing
back. THAT, sir, 10 q revolver SIR" "Oh
that's revolver, wit! I don't care d--n for
. revolver Il thought II wis o stomac;s pump"
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

mo, THANK U."-At sitting in Hartford,
recently, there was present a woman who mourn
ed the loss OF her consort, and as the manifesta-
tions began to appear, the spirit Of the departed
Benedict entered upon the scene. OF course the
widow was now eager to engage in conversation
with the absent one, and the following dialogue
ensued.
Widow Ar. you in the spirit world! n
The Lamentej l am. ....
Widow How long have you been there!
The Lamented o, some time.
Widow Don't you want to come back and be
with your lonety wife, ae
The Lamented Not If 1 know myself. It's
hot enough here. .t. ls.s.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

FRANK PEIL. a minstrel, and not minister, rs
we have seen it stated, has been in Cincinnati
hospital to get some snakes out o. pair Of
boots be owned. They have been extracted.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22
G. w. FINLEY,

COUNTY SURV YOR
Onacc in Auburn, Placer County, Cal.
March Il, 1868. IL
The Placer herald., 1870-01-22

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