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The Placer herald., 1870-10-08
STAY HOME WITH ME TO. NIGHT, TOM

Stay home with me tonight, Tom,
Don't put my arms away,
If they ono gentle memory wake
That pleads with you to stay.
Oh, think of all my love for you,
Before you quit my sight,
And change your mind for once, Tom
Stay home with me tonight.
Stay homo with me tonight, Tom,
just as you used to do;
will not say one single word
You would not have me to.
o Tom, my voice can be as sweet,
My voice can be rs light
As when you loved me first, Tom
Stay home with me tonight.
Think, while you hear me speak, Tom
(And | believe it's true)
IT'S not alone my voice you hear,
But or dear babys too.
O Tom, your eyes are full of tears,
Your arms are round me tight;
You'll stay at home, my darling,
Home home with me to-night
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08

LILLY CAKE.-Two cups sugar, one Of
butter, one of milk, one of starch, wnites of
five eggs, one-half teaspoon cream tartar,
one-fourth teaspoon soda, two cups -four
Beat the starch, milk, soda and cream tartar
together, and favor with rose or anything
YOU desire.
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08

A CHICAGO paper tells story of San i'm
tatve Chinese cook in Sacramento, which
will be new to most of our readers The
Chinaman's mistress showing him how to
make cake used three eggs after smelling of
the first and throwing it away, so whenever
he made cake thereafter, he smelled of one
egg and threw it away. ann then used three,
as she did
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08

A JOLLY time was had at the Republican
State Convention held in Missouri few davs
ago. Soon after organization delegate
made speech in which he denounced the
"lop-eared Dutch" Til. kind. of talk
aroused the ire Of a German present, who
event for the delegate, and a fearful strug-
gle ensued, in which clubs, pistols and knives
were freely used. The sheriff and posse
quelled the row. Soon after another fight
broke out, and everybody had a hand.
When this was stopped the convention ad-
.journed, With these triang exceptions, the
Radical love feast was very harmonious -
Stockton Republican,.
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08
NUMBER 7.

THE WrE's GENTLE REpRooF. One dav
as Eachariah Hodgson was going to his daily
avocations, after breakfast, he purchased a
large Goldfish and sent it home. with direc-
tons to have it cooked for dinner. As no
particular mode of cooking was prescribed,
the good woman well knew that whether she
boiled it or made it into chowder, her hus-
band would scold her when he came home.
But she resolved to please him once, if pos
sibe, and therefore cooked several portions
of it in several different ways. She also,
with some difficulty, procured an amphibi-
Gus animal from the brook back of the house,
and pumped it into the pot. In due time
the husband came home; some covered dishes
were on the table, and with frowning, fault
finding look, the moody man commenced the
conversation:
"Well, wife, did you get the fish that I
bought? p
"Yes, my dear"
81 should like to know how You have
cooked it. I'll bet anything that You have
spoiled it for eating. Takes of the cover.
| thought so. What in creation possessed
you to fry it? I'd as leave cat boiled
frog
"Why, my dear, I thought you loved it
best fried !"
"You didn't think any such thing. You
knew better-I never loved fried fsh-why
didn't you boil it ?"
"My dear, the last time we had fresh fish
you know | boiled it, and you said YOU liked
it best fried. Bus I have boiled some also"
So saying she lifted up a cover, and 10
the shoulders of a cod, nicely boiled, were
neatly deposited in a dish, the sight of viii ch
was enough to make an epicure rejoice, but
which added to the ill-nature of her husband.
ga pretty dish, this p he exclaimed;
"boiled chips! fish and .porridgel If you
had not been one Of the most stupid of hu-
man beings you would have made it into
chowder."
His patient wife, with a smile, Immediate
ly placed tureen before Him, containing an
excellent chowder.
"My dear" said she, 'I was resolved to
please you; here is your favcrite dish"
"Favorite dish, indeedl | dare say it is
an unpalatable, wshy-washy mess. | would
rather have a boiled frog than the whole Of
it"
This was common expression Of his, and
had been anticipated by his wife, who as
soon as the preference was expressed, un-
covered a large dish near her husband, and
there was a large bull frog of portentous
dimensions and pugnacous aspect, stretched
out at full length Zachariah started from
his chair, not little frightened at the unex-
pected apparition
"My dear, said his wife in kind, en-
treating tone, 81 hope at length you will be
able to make dinner"
Zachariah could not stand this. His
surly mood was finally overcome, and he
burst into hearty laugh He acknowledge
ed that his wife was right, and that he was
wrong, and declared that she should never
again have occasion to read him another such
lesson; and he was as good as his word.
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08
Murderously yours,

IMMIGRATION. - From the Washington
Bureau of statistics we learn that the total
number Of immigrants who arrived in the
United States for the year ending june 80,
1870, foots up 367 ,097 OF this number,
235, ,55l were males, and l5l ,546 were fe-
males The following table shows the num-
ber from each county which furnishes this
large accession to our population, and their
nationalities:
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08

The Pacific Hotel in Chicago is to occu
py about an acre and half, and cost over q
million Of dollars
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08

Here at the cottage, for few weeks, your
prisence is of the Utmost Importance, but
otherwise you amt worth dam. In the
deed which conveys the property to me from
Misther Bradley-in consideration of the APP
pointment Of himself as Supreme Judges
a clause which says that unless the Presi-
dent and his fam y remain in the cottage till
the fusht Of October of each year, the prop
erty reverts back to the original owner. So
you see, if you leave and return to Wash
ington, can't how'd the property for sin
gle day"
This explanation was satisfactory, though
all agreed that ould Bradley was hard
mashter. But probably he was working for
the besht Interests of the people here.
Perhaps We don't know the rason Gray
ley was defeated at Saratoga. I'll tell yez.
le see he had offered me cousin some shtock
in the Tluibune if he would appoint him
English Alinishter, and as me cousin didn't
want onything but money for such offices, he
thought the chapest way would be to get
Grayley nominated for Governor of New
York. So me cousin sent thrusty agent
to Saratoga to help get Grayley nominated,
and gave him some money to use, if neces-
sary, to accomplish the purpose. AS it was
Bin Butler me cousin sint, We can imagine
the result. He was surrounded on his ar
rival at Saratoga be rival candidates, and
they aisily bought him up to work for thin,
and the consequence was that a boy was
nominated, because he had more money than
Grayley's friends. And now that ovid div
il Grayley insishts on palming off on to me
cousin some shtock in profanc sheet as pay
for one of the besht offices me cousin has at
his dshposal, and threatens if he don't get
1t, he will let out so many sacrets of me
cousins administration that he couldn't be
reelected for saler of weights and measures.
Such are some of the beauties of a Repuhli-
can form of misgovemment. If only the
right man would apply to me cousin he could
get lucrative engagement to murdher ovid
Grayley. If wasn't afraid of Bergh and
his cruelty society, be gora I'd chance the
ovid divil mesif. If We hear that the phil
osopher is dead, yc musht cast suspicion on
Mcfarland or somebody.
Murderously yours,
TERENCE MIGRANT.
p. S.-As all the people are gone from
here, me cousin is going to have a guard of
soldiers detailed to come here and protect us
from burglars. All me cousins pockets are
lined with grancbacks, and divil the bar
room open in town. Fhat an opening there
is here for a nice, quiet little saloon on the
European plan T. McG.
The Placer herald., 1870-10-08
business cards..
DIR. a. S. DU sOsS,

Physician and Surgeon,
MAIN STREET, AUBURN,
OPPOSITE WELLS, FARGo & Co.. OFFICE.
Having removed from Lincoln to Auburn may
be found at his Office or at his Residence near
the Court House (the former residence of j. W.
Dickerson). mar13-9G-lny
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
Rules for scholars,

TnE following excellent rules for sehol-,
ars are taken from Northcnds TsaeAeris
AssistdHt.
/. On entering the school, pass 40 cTu,et-
ly as possible to your scat, taxing care tc
close the door gently, and avoid making
unnecessary noises with tho het in cross.
ing the room. EF g uF
2. Take out books, slate, etc from your
desk with care, and lay them down in
such manner as not 70 be heard. Avoid
making Eustling noise with papers, or
noisily turning over leaves OF books.
Never let the marking of a pencil ON vour
slate be heard.
3 BE careful to keep the feet quiet
while engaged in study; or, if II be
necessary TO move them, do IL without
noiso ..r
4. In passing to andE from recshtions,
observe whether you are moving quietly.
Take special care If you wear thick shoes
or boots, or II they are made of squeaking
leather.
8. Avoid the awkward and annoying
habit of making a noise with the lips
while studying
g. Sculling, striking, pushing, or rude-
ness, of any kind, should never be prac-
ticed at all within the school.bulding.
T. Let your shoes or boots be cleaned at
the door-steps; always luse the mat, If
wet, muddy, or dirty.
3 Never suffer the floor under your
desk, or the aisles around it, to be covered
by papers or any thing else dropped on
il.
9. Avoid splitting on the floor; it Is a
vulgar, filthy habit
10. For cleaning your slate you should
| provide yourself with piece of sponge,
and should moisten it with clean water
| before school opens, or at recess
II. Marking or writing on the desk,
walls, or any part of She building ~
school premises, with pencil, chalk, or
| other articles, manifests bad taste, or q
vicious disposition to destroy and defaco
property. None but vicious, reckless, or
thoughtless persons will do it.
l2, Knives should never be used in cut
| ting anything on desk.
| 10. Particular care should he observed
to avoid spilling ink anywhere in the
school building. .. .stt.... s.
| Ia Let your books, etc, be always ar-
| ranged in neat and convenient order in
your desk and upon it.
10. Al(er using brooms, dust brushes,
etc, always return them to their places.
49, Be ambitious to have every part of
your school in so neat and orderly a con-
dition that visitors may be favorably inn
pressed with this trait of your character.
II. Never meddle with the desk or
property of another scholar without lib
erty.
49, Boys should never wear hats or
caps in the school room.
10. Always be in your own place, and
busy about your own duties.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
A Marriage In Joke Turning Out Hap.
,pily,

Thirty years ago, when Charleston, Hi
nois was in an,embryo state, Dick Stod-
dard was caught mapping for the first time.
Dick was at party, country dance, ana
had been playing his tricks on the boys
and girls, when ii was proposed to en-.
liven tho company with a matrimonial
scene. All things being ready, save the
bride and groom, two very essential parts
of the ceremony, they were soon procured
in the persons of the aforesaid Dick and
tho beautiful and accomplished Miss -,
the belle of the whole country, who, llike
Dick, was full of fun and of romantic
disposition. Tho license was easily pro-
| cured; so was the justice. The ceremony
was performed, and the bride and groom
pronounced husband and wife. This OF
course was considered the joke of the sea-
son. Dick and his bride enjoyed it; SO
did the spectators. The justice, however,
had performed the ceremony; had the Ii
ccnse, and knew the penalty for failure
to return it as the law directs, and being
sworn to discharge the duties incumbent
upon him as justice of the peace, was le-
gally and morally bound TO return the
| license to the county clerk, which he did,
andswhere it Is to this day, withhis ceruh-
cate properly indorsed thereon to the eff
feet that he had "duly joined in the bonds
Of holy wedlock" the parties aforesaid.
Dick and his wife soon learned that what
they had conceived TO be joke was sad
or joyful reality. SO the matter was
talked over, and they concluded to make
the best of it. They have been living to-
gether ever since, blessed with bOunti-
full supply of this worlds goods-a large
family and host Of friends, and as Dick
says, they have been enjoying the joke
ever since Missouri Republican,.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28

Idle boys oflon make idle men for IL Is
hard to throw OFF habit fixed on ms In
our youth. Siias was lazy boy, and he
grew up q lazy man lie never lost his
namcof "0ld Slow" Now " slow and
sure" is not bad motto, but silas was
neither fast nor sure
The last saw Of hin he was rhnfiuK 70
catch railroad train in one Of the cars OF
which sat. Ali uo was Just half a
minute too lat0. Slow 10 the last -
thought |, as We whirled away, leaving
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
The Lazy Lad.

WTHERE was boy at our school whose
name was Silas Low. He always wrote
his name S. Loio / am not a friend OF
nicknames but he here gave too great a
temptation to the boys.
To change s. LOio into &0U was an easy
step so Silas lost his name of Lolo for
that of SlOao for slow he was in all he
tried to do. a-'s.. '-. .-a. ,a. !.
II his father told him 70 run for a pail
of water, Silas would stretch himself, and
slouch out of the room at a snaiPs pace,
and not come back perhaps for five min
utes. think he would not be the right
sort of a boy TO help put out fires
When Silas left school, he tried TO get a
living by selling newspapers in the street
bat in this he was too a0tO All Of the lit.
tie boys would sell OFF their stock Of pa
pers while he was idling away his time
leaning on wall, or looking into a shop
hlhooWsi Hi r'ri- rrrfl.rn s.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
life made cveything:Obout thcm mystcri'

life made everything:Obout thcm mysteri'
Gus and bright.
Was that old time come agsin9
. Crompton's cheerful, ruddy face was
before him. "I am so glad to have the
chance Of shaking you by the hand, /
have been waiting for it a long time"
Sam took the hand and shook il heartily.
Mrs Bender, this is Miss Stouch, who
hopes she will not bear that name month
longer"
The fair, calm-looking beauty took
Mary's hand and then kissed her, after the
manner OF women. "Ive heard all about
the mortgage and the secret" she whis
pered, WAS It not delioious9 But
have a message for your husband. Papa
babe me say TO you, MIR. Bender, turning,
with husiness.like look, TO Sam, that
he has been i'll for several weeks-that
horrid rheumatism II is; and he had TO
leave the business almost entirely in the
hands of Mr.. Morris, who will make mis-
takes sometimes. He is so sorry that
there was one in yours, and that your
rightful salary was detained. He begged
me TO hand you this letter"
"The salary is not due" said Sam,
stiilly. "Mr. Morris will tell you that"
"Mr. Morris has no authority to speak
for us" the young lady said haughtily
at is not the custom of our house to make
deductions in case of sickness"
at is the best policy" said Mary, quiet.
| y. "a house loses nothing by generous
dealing. AT least, not with men like my
| husband"
Bender stood hesitating "How did
your father know"
"Oh, it was that little creature, Joe
| Houston, who told me. Where in all the
world Is the manp He came with us--sC
ridiculous, Mrs. Bender! But the best
fellow in the world Tho tears were nc
tually in his eyes when he told me how
uniustly your husband had been treated
/ Oh, here he is
"IIere amp Joe came in with Skin
and flourish. "Ierc we all are, Sam
God bless you, boy just like scene il
play. It's n jolly good world after all
now, isn't it? What bad humor yol
were in with it to-day, though, to be sure
You look as if you were cured now"-iI
an undcrtone, where Bender stood apar
with his wife.
"Are you cured ?" she said, softly touch
ing him. ..g ... ..-. ..
by an old song" he said "Somctim
l will tell you all, Mary. But let me hca
your songs and your laugh every day
You do not know from what they hay
saved me-"
lie stood looking at them talking tC
gcther, smile on his lips, but his eye
dim as mans seldom are in this world
thinking of the song, and of how man
messengers He had in this world, and hO'
none of them over failed in its orrand.-
The GdJdIy nsr
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT
"HoB YOUR OWN ROW.,

TuNT thcrc are some maxims
Under the sun,
Scarcely worth preservation;
But hero, boys, Is ono
SO sound aud So simple,
Wis worth while tn know;
Aud all In tho single line,
Hoe your own rowi
IL you want to have richcs,
And want TO have friouds,
Dou't tramplo tho means down,
And look for the ends;
But always remember,
Wherever you 90, ..-.. .
Tho wisdom Of pracliciugJ
Hoe yodr own rowi
Don't Just sit and pray,
For increase Of Y ar store,
but work who viii help himself
Heaven helps more
Tho weeds white you're sleeping
Will como up aud grow,
But II you would have tho
Fu0 car, you must hoo
Nor will II do only
To hoe out the weeds,
You must mako your ground mellow,
Aud put in the seeds.
Aud when the young blade
Pushes through, You must know
There is nothing will strengthen
It's growth like the hoe
There's no use OF saying
What win bc, will be;
Once try ", my lack hraiu,
Aud sec what you'll scci
Why, just small potatoes,
And few In q row;
You'd better take hold then,
And honestly hoei
A good many workers
I've known In my time
some builders of houses,
Some builders Of rhyme
Aud they that were prusporod,
We're prospored, know,
nv the intent and meaning OF
Hoe your own rowi
I've known, too, good many
ldlors, who said,
I've right to my living,
The world OWES mo brcadi
A right lazy lubbcr
A thousand times, Mol
"Tis his, and his only
Who hoes his own row,-Alic6 CIry.'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28

A GENTLEMAN visited Atlanta one year
ago, bought a plug Of tobacco from an
Irish clerk, and handed him what he con-
sidered the proper change. Yesterday he
walked into the same store for the hrst
time since the purchase Of the tobacco,
and was handed the amount he imagined
he had paid for it. The lrislInlan In
formed him that after he had le'e the
store, he found that two bills of the same
amount sticking together had been given
10 rim by the gentleman in question, and
he took this the first opportunity Of re
| funding the amount overpaid, d,-AaaNtd,
| G0., int7liQoReer. 2,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
POETRY.
.eUBHLIND IBK 081lG


Br L. D NICHOLS.
OFTEN little childish hearts,
When for fancied rood they sigh.
Meet tho hope-dcferring words
"By and by, deAri by and hy.H -
"when Will Johnny be man
Like papa, so tall and high? 20
When can no NJ mp at nichtfV no I
Wy and by, dear; by and by"
"wheu win winter 20 awnyi I4l lF.E
When will come Fourth o JulyP
When can Nell long dresses wemf"
by aud by, dear; by and by
by and by" the country seems
Where oil glorics waiting lie;
And when dissppOintmcnts come,
Tears are dried with by and by"
Each bright hope the young hearts form,
Longings fond ambitions high,
Wait beneath tho ranbow-arch
or the land Of by and by"
Older grown, tits yet the same;
Though the rainbows farther ny,
MocKing OF our eager chare,
We press on to by and by" ~
IIonors there, and true love crowned,
Cold and all that gold can buy;
Present toll, sick "hupe deferred"
We can bear till 'By and by"
Years roll ou-somc fair, some sad
Age and death urc drawing nigh; 1850
Look we upward onward still
Tothe rest Of "By and by"
..-rT -u..tfr...I..1 --Nerry'S Mtsetipl.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
PLAYING KITTEN.

HAVE you seen akittcn play with balll -u
She clutches II tight in her sharp little claws,
Tosses It up, and then lets II fall
. Rolls II away, and after al pause,
Brings it again to her side; with spring,
Bounds far FRONT It with motion active, I.
Yet ne'er for an instant, losses the thing r. . d
OH kitten playing Is very attractive.
Just so maiden plays with my heart
A moment she holds II meehed d In her smiles,
Then seems to forget me and turns apart r.
And, when | am almost freed from her wiles,
Calls me baelS with a glance so sweet II
Ihnt only lIer In the world seq i n + 4
And again lie captive before her feet,
Though know sho Is playing kitten with me-
= IfirUdrd ddrOcdff.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28

A WOMAN reporter who ascertains facts
in regard to sowing women, tells the New
York STIR OF young woman who was
making chemises" for a Broadway dollar
store at five cents apiece. She could
make two a day by dint of hard work.
Three women in Brooklyn made up Bal.
moral skirts for seven cents each, and
together earn forty cents a day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28
A Singular Experience.

The Auburn Adcertisor publishes the
following statement, with the remark that,
from its knowledge of the gentleman by
whom the account is given, it is prepared
to give entire credit to it:
"Soms weeks ago, prominent citizen
of Auburn was in the city of Chicago
transacting business connected with his
manufacture in this place. One evening,
after an, active days work, feeling somer
what fatigued, he retired to his room at
the hotel earlier than usual, and made his
customary arrangements for the night;
but lust as he had composed himself for
sleep, he experienced singular sensation,
and heard a voice, apparently very near,
and as plainly and distinctly as though 1t
issued from the throat of a human, pro-
nounce the words, Your mother died to-
day; = and with the words came an assNr-
ance that the announcement was, indeed,
too true to doubt it. He arose in the
morning, after having passed sleepless
night, and made immediate preparation
for Journey home. AS he started for the
depot he met boy with telegraph dis
patch in his hand, and calling him to his
side he asked if the message was not for
him-giving the name-and, sure enough,
it was from his family, confirming the
truth Of the announcement OF the unseen
informant, that his mother had died the
day previous at Auburn. Hehad received
no intimation but that she was enjoying
her usual health nor had there been any
thing to excite in the slightest degree his
apprehensions for her safety, until the oc'
currence of the incident related"
A HARTFORD mother amused herself
the other day by leaving hand carriage
occupied by her baby, standing IN th'
middle of the sidewalk while she hid her
self in a doorway. Soon great crowc
assembled, from which arose storm o
indignant uttemuces relative TO the heart
less "desertion," and, just as an Office
was about to wheel the little innocent u
| less exposed quarters, the joyial paren
stepped forward, and, remarking tina
there was no occasion for excitement
walked away with her charge
THE water power Of Maine, deriveC
from the rivers and streams, is estimated
by an official report, at between two AM
three million horse power. The approx
mate area Of the lakes, ponds, and river
of the State is placed at 5000 square miles
and the area Of forests at 1000 squar
miles. Maine, it is asserted, has 1,66
lakes, more in proportion TO its size thai
any other country of the globe, with fey
exceptions and 1,220, ,200,OO0,0O0 cubi
feet of water are annually delivered ,.
her rivers.
A WOMAN reporter who ascertains TACT
in regard to sowing women, tells the NeV
York STIR OF young woman who wa
making "chemises" for Broadway dolla
store at five cents apiece. She coul
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-28

A SMALL carriage drawn by four trained
goats is now kept Tor hire In Central PasSs
New York