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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10
Theory rs. Practice.
a PROFESSOR prcn WE'D BY MOMENTUM

a (orESsoR DICE WE'D by MOMENTUM.
R1s. Elijah Kellogg. in his capital
story. The spark ot Genius no" being
published in Oliver Optics Magazine"
relate, this Iunny incident and ,Oucheh
for lis truth:
The extent 10 which theory often fails
in practice is furnished by vtneratrd
professor. most dis ing i>hed ~ ,thema
tician, whose works are still used a>t,x
books in many of our institutions, and
! which occurred within the compass of
Our own experience.
IIc went ~ Bethel: on his return, h.
spent the Sabbath At Lewiston. Monday
morning, he WAS told the horse w..S sick.
Nevertheless, he started The horse went
few rods, Tell down. and broke both
thills. ilu then sent his wife home. and
also sent to Brunswick fnr another horse
and carriage 10 take him and the broken
chaise home.
When The driver came they lashed
the tSo vehicles together and started.
All went well ill they came 10 The iiroL
long, steep hill between Lewiston and
Brunswick; on is summit they held Il
consultation. The professor hal an OK
agrrated idea Of his strength, and said,
"Mr Chandler, il i, 10 much !or the hnr<j
To hold these two carriages on this stet p
descent take the hnrsc out will get into
the shafts"
Professor" rcpliol Chlndler. the
"brccching is strong. and so is the ann.
sirlI,."
'But the horse. Mr. Ch.nller; it is too
much for The horse Bcsi les being strong
Of know hov to take advantage nf the
descent, and manage il much better than
the horse"
If the horse can't hold it, You can't"
"Do YOU, sir, intend to place me. IL
point Of Intelligence, and knowledge of
mechanical forces. below u horse |
have made mathematics the study OF
lifetime
Il have no intention 10 be disrcspect
lul, sir but know that II horse under.
stands his own business which is hand
ling load on a hill-bcttcr than all the
professors in the United States. was
sent mp here By my employee, who con
iidcs in me, 20 take care oi his property,
if you will take the business o;.t Of my
hands, and be horse yourself. You must
be answcrablc Tor The consequences"
The professor had Il habit. when little
excited, Of giving 4 nervous twitch III
the lapel oil his coat with his right hand.
Il. he replied, with Il most emphatic
twitch. assume all responsibility"
The driver. in reality nothing lnaih I"
witness The operation. toak mt The horse
and held him by the brdlc; aud the
professor. getting into the shafts. took
hold oil them at the ends. The forward
carriage WAS just descending the hill
and the hinder one little over the sum
nit, when the professor trod upnn roll
ing stone. which caused him to plunge
forward, and increased the velocity of
his load SD much that he was forced io
walk iastrr than he desired. and exchange
the slanling position-with his shoulders
thrown we'll back, md his feet braced-
which he had at first adopted. for per
pendicular one. At length he was push,
ed into run; the carriages were going
at fearful rate.
Al the bottom Of tho hill was brook;
on each side. precipitous banks. The
professor was between Scylla and Chary.
bdis. going niuc feet ut leep. In order
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EDITOR ANn pROPRIFTOR

rEIHS:-TsO Dollars peryear; One pollsranS
fifty Cents IL paid In advance
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
Application for Patent to Min
ing Claim.

Copy of notice posted on the Claim.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM
~ it may concern. that application has
been made by MICHAEL MCBRIDE and AU
GUSTUS C. BOWEN to the Government of the
United States for Patent to the following des-
cribed Placer Gold Mining Claim, viz; known as
the RED HILL CLAIM situated in Michigan
Bluff Mining District, in Placer county State Of
California, being bounded by the mining claim
on the north known as the Mill Sap claim, there
being no other mining Claims bounding any
part of this said claim, and more particularly
described as follows. to-wit on unsurveyed land,
being in Sections % and 27, in Township IA
North Range IL East, Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian, in the district of lands subject to sale
at Sacramento, California, and containing 20
acres, said claim being still more particularly
described in the diagram posted and filed with
said application.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required to present the same before
the Register and Receiver of the United States
for Sacramento Land District at Sacra-
mento, California, within ninety days from
the first day of publishing and posting hereof.
Dated April 10th, 1871.
MICHAEL MCBRIDE,
AUGUSTUS c. BOWEN,
apl5-3m.1 Applicants.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
A CARD.
NAre We BarbarianS. !"

Editor Of the Herdld:-There appeared in last
weeks Stars and Stripes under the above caption
wanton vile and infamous attack on myself
which, however, is in keeping with the past his
tory and acts Of the editor OF that paper. II the
article had been read only by those who know
the editor there would be no necessity of my
correcting his falsehoods and base insinuations
The article says, in substance, the father Of n
quiet, modest, well-behaved lad, from five to
seven years old has collar fitted to the boys
neck, and is in the habit of claiming up the lad
and leaving him alone-that a box is specially
provided for the key to the chain, out of reach
of the boy; that in case of fire the little fellow
would be roasted alive: that this last occurred on
the Christian Sabbath while the father and his
house-keeper took pleasure jaunt. These as
srtions all contain base, vile, slanderous false
hoods, but they are in perfect character with the
promulgator. The boy is nine years old, and
only his parents know his disposition and hab
its, acquired by association with other bad boys.
While his Christian mother WAS alive, every
mode of moderate correction was resorted to to
keep him at home. ont Of bad company, and
render him obedient, and with her consent and
full participation the boy was confined, which
proved to be the mildest and most effective cor
recton--so effective as not to require repeating
for months and months, and but few times in
his life has he been confined and then, only for
a very brief time The father and his daughter,
a girl in her teens took walk on Sabbath, and
the housekeeper accompanied them,--but the
daughters name was left out by the evil-mnded
editor, because it would sound worse. How
long since that editor believed in Christian
Sabbath God in Heaven Or the duty OF faith
to furnish even bread to his children, if We
are to judge by his past life. The people Of Au-
burn for long years know m, character for sobri-
ety. industry and parental care in being with,
providing for and dtrying to properly and humane
ly protect, educate and rear my young family,
and to them word of this card is necessary
l have no wish to blacken even the vilest man s
character but must ask the editor OF the Stars
and Stripes to cast his mind back over his life
over his family living and dead and then tell us
if he can find one living example Of his barba,ity
in the whole county. l am told that the Grass
Valley Union, the Nevada Transcript and the
Sacramento Reporter and Record have copied the
lying article of the Stars and Stripes, and ask
them, in justice to Auburn and myself to copy
this card. is
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
Probate Notice.

State OF Calorni.. County Of Placer-In Pro
bate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of s. Ct. MORRIS,
Deceased.
4 DOCUMENT PURPORTING TO BE THE
n last Will and Testament Of Samuel Ct Nor
ris Deceased, having, on the 1lth day of April,
A. D. 1871 come into the possession of said
Probate Court, and petition for the probate
thereof, and for the issuance of Letters to Geo.
II. Stephens having been filed by him.
1t Ia hereby ordered that MONDAY, the 1st
day of May, A. ID. 1871 at IL O'Clock, A. Nj. of
said day, at the Court room of said Court at the
Court House at Auburn, in the COUNTY of Placer
be, and the same is hereby appointed the time
for proving said viii and hearing said applica-
ton, when and where any person interested may
appear and contest the said WILL and may file
objections in writing to the granting OF letters
testamen:ary to sal petit )ner.
1t is further ordered that notice be given there
OF by the Clerk of said Court by publication not
less than three insertions, before said lst day of
May, \. D. 1871, in the PLAoEE HERALD news
paper printed and published in said county.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, a.
COUNTY OF PLACER.
!, Geo. G. Sewell, County Clerk and ex-officio
Clerk of the Probate Court, County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a
full, true and correct copy of an order duly made
and entered upon the minutes OF said Probate
Court.
In Witness Whereof. l have horeunto set my
~ hand and the Seal of said Court, this
SEAL 18th day of April, A. d: 1871.
N<I6ND GEO. &. SEWELL Clerk.
BY JAS W. SMITH, Deputy.
Auburn, April l4th, lS7l.--3w
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
Probate Notice.

In Probate Court of Placer County, California.
March Term, 1871
In the Matter of the Estate of HENRY SCHAF-
FER Deceased.
TT APPEARING TO THE JUDGE OF THIS
i Court by the petition this day presented and
filed by John Meyer, the Administrator OF tha
Estate of Henry Schaffer Deceased, praying for
an order of sale of Real Estate, That it il neces-
sary to sell the whole of the Real Estate to pay
the debts outstanding against the Deceased, and
the debts expenses and charges OF Administra-
ton. 1t is therefore ordered by this Court that
all persons interested in the Estate of said De-
ceased appear before the said Probate Court. on
MONDAY, the lst day of MAY, A. d. 1871, at
ii o'clock, A. M, of said day, at the Courtroom
of said Probate Court, at Auburn in said Placer
County, to show cause why an order should not
be granted to the said Administrator to sell the
whole of the Real Estate belonging to said Es-
tate and that a copy Of this order be published
at least four successive weeks in the PLACER
HERALD, newspaper printed and published OF
Auburn in said county.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF PLACER.
/, Geo. G.. Sewell, County Clerk and Ex-om-
clio Clerk of the Probate Court in and for SAID
County and State, do hereby certify the fore
going to be full, true and correct copy OF an
order this day made and entered upon the min
utes of said Probate Court
~ WITNESS my hand and the Seal OF
SEAL said Court this 3Oth day OF March,
Wv A. ID. 1871.
GEO. G. SrwELL. Clerk
Auburn. March 10th. 1871. ap1-t' ia
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

WHICH DO You PREFER?-Mr. j. c.
Brown writes long letter to the Stripes,
in which he says, substantially, have been
law student for fourteen years and a prac
ticing attorney for ten years, have been So
lieited by my friend TO be a candidate for
County Judge, and, in truth, feeling myself
qualified, should be pleased with the NOM
nation. A little farther down he says: "In
1869 was candidate for District Attor-
ney and was defeated. If seek a nomina-
tion from the coming Convention it will be,
in all probability, for the sane office" 1t
is not our funeral, but as Il e gentleman has
expressed desire for both Offices, County
Judge and District Attorney, we have a
curiosity to know which he wants worst, OF
if he proposes to fill both.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of MATT. 5. DAMON, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
~ undersigned Administrators Of the above
named Estate, to the Creditors Of. and all per-
sons having claims a9oins; said Deceased, to
exhibit the same, with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months from the first publication of
this notice to the undersigned, at the Store of
George D. Aldrich, in the town Of Gold Run,
County of Placer, and State Of California.
JOHN y. DAMON
GEO. d. ALDRICH
Administrators.
Auburn, April llth, 1871.
FELLOWS g. MORTON, Attorneys for Admins
traitor. apl5-4w.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

THINK IT NOT BEST. We have received a
roll of slips containing Hon. James A. john
sons sIeech at San Francisco and printed note,
with no one name signed to it, requesting us
to fold them in the HERALD for our subscri-
bers. The speech is calculated to do Mr..
johnson irreparable injury, not only row but
in all the future, and as a really good friend
and well wisher of his, We cannot become a
party to extend the circulation of the damag-
ing document.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

SORRY TO HEAR IT.-We are sorry to learn that
Hon. Joseph Walkup, Of the Placer Herald has
been confined to his room for a week or more by
serious illness. Nevertheless, the Herald,
though written up under these dsadvantageous
circumstances, is as bright and lively as ever.
We sincerely trust that brother Walkup will con-
slider it his duty not to die until after the cam
pagn is over. He can't be spared. Examiner.
We are better, thank you, and have con-
cluded not only to live through this campaign
but shall try to tough it out until we see the
old Flag 60 up on the 4th of March, 1873,
over an old style Jeffersonian Democratic
Government in all portions Of the Union.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
BORN.
In Gold Run, March 3lst, the wife of Harrison
White, of a son.
ID | T. d.

At Illinoistown April 13th 1871, JONATHAN
BBowN, native Of New Hampshire, aged II
years.
At the American Hotel, Auburn, April 9th,
1871, SAMUEL GoUvHNIEUR MORRIS. in the 57th
year of his age.
Deceased was born in the city of Columbia,
South Carolina, in 1914. When young man
he become an employe on steamboat and con-
tinued in various capacities, as chief Steward
part owner, etc, in that line of business chiefly
on the Mississippi and it's tributaries, until the
Spring of 1852, when he crossed the plains to
California, and came to Ophir in this county in
the winter of 1852. After the great fire at Ophir
in July 1853 he built and opened the Mount
Pleasant House. between here and Ophr. Al
terwards, in 1855, he settled at Rattlesnake Bar
and remained there in business, keeping hotel
principally, until 1861 or 'G2, when he came to
Auburn, and in April, 1864 become proprietor
of the American Hotel, in which position he re-
mained to the time of his death. S. G. Morris
was man of sterling integrity, energetic, perse-
verins and honest in all his business relations, o
high-toned, honorable, social gentleman, and
one universally loved, respected and esteemed
by all his acquaintances, and their name was le-
gion. He had been unwell for weeks, when ty-
phoid fever set in and proved fatal.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

THOMAS BoYcE. No. 80. Exchange Building,
on California street San Francisco. is authorized
70 solicit advertisements and subscriptions in that
city for the HERALD, and receipt for the same.
BEAN 4 BLACK, No. 4l0 Montgomery street,
opposite Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, are
authorized to solicit advertisements and subscrip-
lions, and receipt for the same
HUDSON & MENET are our authorized sole Agents
In New York. All orders for publication, unless
accompanied with the money, must come through
them to insure attention.
H. W. STARR, of Lincoln, is authorized to act
- our Agent in that place.
P.E. WEBER is authorized to act as our Agent
In Gold Run and vicinity.
JAMES McCoRMICK is our authorized agent on
the Forest Hill Divide to solicit subscriptions,
advertisements and make collections and receipt
for the same.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
Sheriff's Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 81
" virtue of an execution issued out of tn,
Fourteenth Judicial District Court of the Stat
of California, in and for the county of Placer
on the 1lth day of March, A. ID. 1871, upon
Judgment rendered in said Court on the 25th day
of February, A. ID. 1871, i'll favor OF b. ID. Dun
nam and against John W. Afford, for the sum Of
Fifty Six dollars and eighty cents, 500 800 costs
of suit and seventy five cents accrung cost
have levied upon and will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for gold coin on
MONDAY the 10th day of May, A. u. 1871,
at l O'Clock ?. NJ, of that day, at the Court
house door in the town of Aa11yn, Placer coun-
ty, the following described property, to-wit:
All the interest OF John ". A!tJrd in and to
that certain piece or parcel Of land known and
described as tn" southeast quarter of the south
east quarter OF Seciol 90; the southwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter af Section %; the
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter Of
Section 33; and the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of $ elton 80, Township Ii
north. Range cast, Mount Diablo base and
meridian, Placer county Cal fJrnia, conta ming
one hundred and slAty acres: together with all
and sin gut t ie ten ements, Lered taments and
appurtenanccs thereto p-lNn tins o. III anywise
appertaining.
The above described pr0Yerty / " IL sell as
aforesaid to satisfy sail j.d mont costs, accru-
ing costs and expenses Ok sale.
3. d. DUNNAM, Sheriff Placer County
Sheriff. office, Auburn, April 10Th, 1S71.-3w.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
A GRAND BALL

WILL BE GIVEN Az ARMORY HALL
w in the evening to which members of tho
Order and the public are respectfully invited
Committee OF Arrangement.
Geo W. McCreedy, James A. Lavan. Thos. Cain.
Committee ofInvitation.
Auburn. " Smith, p. G; w. G. Greene,
V. G.
Michigan Bluf-B. D. Dunnam, p. G; James
Gould.
Iowa Hll-Wm. Van vactor, F. G.; P. Stone,
2. G.
Yankee Jims- Martin B. Tubbs, p. G; J. T.
Middleton, p. G..
Todd's Valley. B. Russell, p @; Charles
Constable, p. Ct.
Forest HillJohn I. @ Ackesmaa. p G; f. W.
Bradford, p. g.
Dutch Flat. I. Coffin, P, &; ChOslss II.
Kopp, P. CT.
l. ncoln-H. W Starr P. G.; Samuel Dodd>
p. CT.
Colfax-James Harrison, F. G.; L. Webster.
Gold Ruu-W. S. Wolcott. p G., G. c. Brogan.
Red DogL. Ii. Heydlautf, =. G.; b. F. Smell.
p. G.
Georgetown-w Ct. Gibbs. p, G; Isaac r.
Jackson, Z. G
Folsom-B n Bugby, p. G.; John Eoif. P. q.
Sacramento Nc. 2)--C. c. Hayden. Z. &;
George Nelson, Z. G.
SacrauYento q Fl Dorado No, S--Warrcn n Hea~
ton p. G; John Rider, p G.
Sacramento No, 4)>.>so Andxows, p. G.,
Jacob Levnson.
deception Confnfittcrn-
". 3. Lyon, d. ". Spear, T. t.. CflS5 asl
s. NJ. StaN ms.
EIOo2 MA\ACERs.--tieo. VI StrCreetlT.
TICKETS, Including supper. $5.cst.
Dancins music by Bonty & Simpson, Goth
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

WE have aletter from Lincoln which is un-
Objectionable and will be published if the au-
thor will send his real name We do not
want the name tc publish or for any one to
see but ourself, but il is a rule of this and
all other responsible printing offices to pub
lish no communications without private pos
session of the real name of the author
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

MARX THE ADMISSION. Let Democrats
and Democratic editors read this. The Stars
and Stripes, the Republican paper of this
county, and edited by subsidy Republican,
announces, in the course of long leader in
the last issue, that Gov. Haight, if renomi
mated, and Booth not, will get 100 Republi-
can votes in the county, and 200 more Re-
publicans will refuse to vote against Haight,
thus admitting that Haight's nomination will
virtually give the Democrats 400 more
votes in this county than any other man we can
nominate. The editor could have truthfully
said that Haight would receive 800 Repub-
lican votes and add 600 votes to the Demo-
cratic party in this county, and gives US the
entire Legislative and county ticket.
The editor reckons wildly when he contends
that Booths nomination would materially
change this result. Haght has been tried
and found to be as firm and mmovably fixed
on the peoples side and against all corruption
and thievery as are the eternal hills, while
Booth is untried, uncommitted, of mild mega
tive character, and in fact would be the cleo
ton of a pig in poke, or, rather "going it
blind" What is true of Placer is true all
over the State. Haight is the choice of nine
out Of every ten Democrats in the State, and
of three fourths of the entire people Of the
State, and his nomination is only opposed,
with some honorable exceptions, by disap-
pointed politicians, by men having Legislative
jobs and designs on the pockets Of the peo-
pie, and thieving pluunderers and monopo-
lists who desire to rule the State and rob
every man in it.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
STRAYED OR STOLEN!

TROM THE UNDERSIGNED. AT
l. the Nebraska Ranch. OF b-tt,r l
known as the Davis place on Antelope N-N-
ravine, one span of horses; one dark bay with
heavy name and tail, branded DIP on the sti-
he; one mare, four years old, light bay, slim
built, no white or brand; sonae harness marks on
both. Any'person that will find or give any
information of them that viii lead 70 their re
covery, will be paid for their trouble.
G. ". WILLIS.
Pino, Placer county, Cal
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

The EAR-MARKs- would seem that
Stanford, Crocker & Co. have determined
not to advertise their timetable in any news
paper that is not the suppliant tool of the
plundering monopoly. We like this, be-
cause when we take up paper in the flu
sure we can tell at glance by the presence
or absence of the timetable, whether the
paper belongs to the e,ple or plunderers.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
General DesCripiior.

The above described Salt Marsh and Tide
Lands are situated in Richardson's Bay, Rae
coon Straits, and along the shore of San Fran
cisco Bay, between Raccoon Straits and Point
San Quentin, in The county Of Marin, and ex-
tend to depth of nine feet water at the lowest
stage of the tide, as shown on the official map on
file in the Office of the Board Of Tide land Com
mis- S ners, S. E. cor. of Clay and Kearny street
San Francisco. 70 The dimension of fractional
lots will be announced at time of sale.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15

SORRY TO HEAR IT.--From the Los An
geles Ne,cs and Santa Barbara Times, we
learn that the late rains were very light in
those sections of the State and that they are
still suffering for more rain.
The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
Terms of sale.

Cash. in gold coin-25 per cent. payable on
the day of sale to the Commissioners, and Is
per cent. payable 25 per cent. in one year, 25
per cent in two years, and % per cent in three
years thereafter to the State Treasurer, at Sac
ramento. The Commissioners shall receipt to
each purchaser for the amount of his paymel t
of % per cent, stipulating that if the remaining
IS per cent. of the purchase money shall be paid
in three equal parts-in one two and three years
thereafter-together with legal interest to the
State Treasurer at Sacramento he shall receive
a deed from the State of California for the prop
erty purchased by him.
tS~ Deeds at expense of purchaser.
b. +. WASHINGTON.
REDMOND GIBBONS,
l.. l.. BULLOCK,
Board Of Tide Land Commissioners
WIN. S. BYRNE, Secretary.
JOHN MIDDLETON, AuctiOneer.
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The Placer herald., 1871-04-15
Increased Patronage.

1T HAS BEEN DECIDED TO ALLOW
l. twenty per cent. commission to agents for
sale of tickets to the Rattlesnake Bar Gift Con-
cert and Ball, payable in tickets. As there was
no margin in the original scheme to cover this
increase, the Gifts will be proportionately re-
duced. This change is made because the draw
ing must come off on the LIST Of May.
TRUSTEES r. r. s. DISTRICT.
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