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The Placer herald., 1871-09-30
A SERMON GAS IS" A SERMON.

The following article was copied from some
old writing brought to this country some fifty
years since, and your contributor thinks it
may be of interest to your readers, as it s
too good to be lost, and will go to prove that
at that time temperance had its able advo-
Gates.
The Rev. DIR. Dodd lived within few
miles of Cambridge, England, and had Of
Tended several students by preaching ser
mon on temperance.
One day some of them met him. They
said one to another: Here's Father Dodd
he shall preach us a Sermon
Accosting him with "your servants!
Sirs, yours, gentlemen! replied the
Doctor.
They said" We have favor to ask Of
you, which must be granted" The Doctor
asked what it was ''ro preach sermon, -
was the reply. "Well," said he, "appoint
the time and place, and will" "The time
the present. the place-that hollow tree, y
(pointng to it,) said the students. 'Tis
an imposition" said the Doctor I" here
ought TO be considerative before preaching
"lf you refuse responded they, Il" we
will put you into the tree" Whereupon
the Doctor did as dcs red, asked of them his
text.
Malt, +" said they.
The reverend gentleman commenced.
"Let me claim your attention, my belov-
ed. am a little man, come on short warn
ing to preach short sermon, upon shor
subject, to a thin congregation, in an un-
worthy pulpit.
"Beioyed, my text is Malt.
81 cannot divide it into syllables, it being
but monosyllable, therefore l must divide
it into letters, which find in my text book
to be four-M-A-L-T.
"M, my beloved, is moral A, is allego-
rical; L, is literal; 7, is theoretical
"lst. The moral teacaes such as you
lrulllards, good manners; therefore, NJ, my
masters; a, all of you; L, leave off; 7, tip
ping.
"a. The allegorcal is when one thing is
spoken, and another meant; the thing spoken
is Malt, the thing meant is the oil of malt,
ol&,h you rustics make NJ, your masters;
i, ycUr apparel; l., your liberty; T, your
..Ust.
I'D. The theoretical is according to the
feet it works, which are two kinds, first in
.4.s "a old, eooonil, in The world to come.
The effects it v orks in this world are in
some n, murder; in Others A, adultry; in
al, i, looseness; in some, I, treason.
'in The world to come the effects of it are
II, misery; A, anguish l., lameniation; Z,
o4nent. And this much for my text
'-Laltn"
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30
SEVENTY.SlX.
BY WILLIAM C. BRYANT.

What heroes from the woodland sprung,
When through the fresh awakened land
The thrilling cry of Freedom rung,
And to the work of warfare strung
The yeoman's iron hand?
Hills flung the cry to hills around,
And ocean mart replied to mart,
And streams, whose springs were yet unbound
Pealed far away the startling sound,
Into the forests heart.
Then marched the brave from rocky steep,
From mountain river, swift and cold,
The border of the stormy deep,
The Wales where gathered waters sleep,
Sent up the strong and bold
As if the very earth again
Grew quick with God s creating breath,
And from the sods of grove and glen,
Rose ranks of iron hearted men,
To battle and to death.
The wife, whose babe first smiled that day,
The fair, fond bride of yestereve,
And aged sire and matron gray,
Saw the loved warrior haste away,
And deemed it sin to grieve.
Already had the strife begun;
Already blood on Concord's plain
Along the springing grass had run,
And blood had flowed at Lexington,
Like brooks of April rain.
That death stain on the vernal swad
Hallowed to Freedom all the shore,
In fragments fell the yoke abhorred-
The footsteps of q forcing lord
Profaned the soil no more.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

AccoRD1NG to the London Lancet, plan
has generally been adopted in France Of
placing babies in bran An ordinary cradle
is filled with common bran, a hair pillow is
put in, and then the bran is moved aside
with the hands until hollow is formed the
size of the child's body. The infant, divest-
ed of everything below the waist, and having
little bodice or cape above that, is placed
in the bran and its body completely covered
with it, exactly as may be seen at the sea-
side at the present time, where children play
at burying one another in the sand. A light
coveret or counterpane is placed above all,
and the baby is in bed for the night. The
two great advantages connected with bran
are said to be its particular cleanliness and
the pleasant and even temperature which it
maintains about the infants body. There
seems to be no good reason, says an English
paper, why this privilege, if il possesses
these advantages, should be confined to the
small portion of humanity. Bran might be
used instead of bedding in casual wards,
common lodging houses, and would be pre-
ferable to the dirty beds to be found at sea-
side lodgings. Perhaps the day is not fan
distant when the sojourner at the seaside
will take his carpet bag, a folding box and a
bag of bran, and bid defiance to dirt, fleas
and infection.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30
l. l A II 5 .
The world is full of liars. !

The world is full of liars. There are busi-
ness liars-lhe buying liar and the selling
.t,r. The buyer unduly depreciating the
goods, and the seller unduly extollng, are
ID !hs class. Solomon caug hit them at it in
his day. "It is naught! it is naught! said
lie tuyer; but when lie is gone his way
,A.n lie boaateih." Even in this day many
a man boasts when he has lied another out
of his prop-rly. The seller attempts to lie
lie buyer Of his money. Both regard it ar
very witty. Some parents rejoice when heir
4oJ5 display this kind Of slnartness Some
- ploycrs encourage their statesmen in this
" sharp practice" In such cases the en-
pioyed will he sharp for his employer, and
vice versa. They are two dogs, hunting in
couples, that tear each other when they can
not catch the prey. An employer ought to
instruct bis salesman that if he ever detects
him decciving a customer he will discharge
linn on the spot. Business may come in
slowly, but confidence once secured, fortune
follows; but business built on lies falls down
n q day, wien the want of honesty in the
iladesman is Discovered. Lying don't pay.
There are polite liars, whom we smoothly
Gdl u!uOiudts, iieH WHoSc P'"s are as
soft as velvet, but armed with claws ike
steel. They gain nothing by direct force of
.ruth. Their whole brains are given to the
study of circumvention. AS soon as man
who is smoother and more patient comes
along. their time of ruin comes
There are begging liars, who live by their
wits, such wits as they have, who are franz
ing narratives of misfortunes, who are at
tempting to deceive the charitable, who are
"dead beats"
The worst of the class is the long faced
liar, the pious deceiver, who asks blessing
on the lie he is about to tell, and then re-
turns thanks at its success Alas! for the
success. 1t always comes back on the hypo-
critic in curse. God will avenge Himself
if any man attempts to make Him party
to talsehood.
Truth is clear. 1t is easy. 1t requires
no study. 1t does not have to be watched.
The falsehood has no real and permanent
power in it. Truth triumphs at last. The
simplest soul can conquer life to himself by
truth, but it is not in the wit of man to bring
beauty and good up out Of the reeking cor
ruption of lies.-Our Society.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

How IT WoEKs.--Says the Washington
Patriot: "The annual consumption of the
country in the three articles of manufactured
iron, and cotton, fabrics, in 1870, reached
the sum of $3.50, 900, 900. OF this, the
value of $40, 900, 900 was imported, the re-
mainder produced at home. On these arti-
cles the tariff compelled us to pay an aggre-
gate duty of 52aa per cent, which paid to
the government, as the popular contribution
from these sources toward the liquidation Of
the national debt, the gross sum of $42,
100000. At the same time, however, it
taxed us, for the exclusive benefit of the
monopolists, for whose "protection this
tariff was instituted, in the gross sum Of
$270, 900, 600. In other words, this beauti-
full scheme of a tariff for the purpose of pay
ing the national debt, taxes the people eigh'
dollars in order to pay one dollar into the
Treasury. At this rate, accepting Mr..
Boutwels figures, and leaving the bagatelle
of interest entirely out of the calculation, a
protective tariff, levied to pay debt of $2,-
300, 900, 900, will extort from the people tc
that end the astounding sum of $18, AGO.
900, ,00O."
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

A New CATECHIsM.- did Adam
marry, and when did he marry herr? One
Ere.
What was her bridal dress ? Barely
nothing
Not even ribbon? No, she had no need
of one; she was a rib bone herself.
When Adam and Eve were in the garden
ing business, what time did they c~mmence
picking apples In the Fall.
What was the first step they took in the
sugar business ? Raising Cain.
Why didn't Cain make good sugar? Be-
cause be wasn't Able.
Spirit, as we'll as sugar, comes from cane;
what evil resulted from this Gains spirit
Abel got sle,ced.
What reason have we to suppose that
Cain also got slowed He went immedi-
ately to the land of Nod.
Who was the wisest man? KlO,cer.
What did he know? lie knew enough
to 60 in out of the rain.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

A CORRESPONDENT of the Providence Jour
nal attempts to show the origin of the cant
phrase "put head on him" IN 1868, he
says, he was corporal of the first relief on a
certain cavalry picket, and in posting his
men, heard from the corporal of the relief
then ON post, queer story, to the effect
that the sentinel on one of the posts, which
happened to be near an old grave, had been
horribly perturbed by the appearance before
him in the dead hour of night Of a man on
horseback without head. 10 Jones, the
man whom the Journals corporal corre-
spondent was to station at this post, the tale
was duly told, and then, adds the corre-
spondent: Look out for the man on horse
back without any head on" Jones was
just firing up his "briar wood for company,
and replied between whiffs "Well (pufl, if
man (puff, puff, on horseback (puff) with
out any head on (puf), comes around me
(puff, puff, puff I'll put head on him"
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

DEATH To THE FAmLY.-In the pathetic
history of Mr. Nix, of Wyoming, the dele
tefious effects of female juryism on the fam
lily have been shown. Mrs. Nix, then having
divers children Of tender years at home, one
requiring sus,enance from her and all atten-
ton, was drawn upon jury. For a whole
long summers day that jury sat. With
night it was still undecided, and by direction
Of the Judge was put in charge of bailiff,
as is customary in exigencies Of this kind.
Nix first sought his wite's return to his hab-
itation by an argument ad miscricorliam,
but the Court refused to recognize in the
Juror the wife and mother then Nix took
legal steps and sought by an injunction, or
habeas corpus, or ca sa to obtain Mrs. Nix,
and again failed; then he pettioned the
Judge to send the jury to his house, which
the Judge refused; and finally, in an agony
of despair, carried his grievances bodily, in
the shape of bowling infant, TO the door Of
the jury room, beseechng that the innocent
might he let in. Once more justice inter-
posed with remark that the law forbade
strange person 10 the jUry-room, and babe
was in the eye of the law person; and on
this fourth rebuff Nix secured the services Of
good-looking cook and committed into her
keeping the infant, the other children, his
house, and himself If Sarah is drawn on
Jury what is left for Abraham but to put up
with the best that Hagar can do. Warned
by the Nix case, every wise man in Wyo-
ming has comely handmaid in reserve to
| preside over his household when the mistress
Of the household Ia off administering tho
! law.-Nep York World.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

wedding; but, fortunately, there are many
ways Of insuring happy fortune. In the
Highlands of Scotland, the malicious inf1u-
ences of warlock and witches used to be kept
at bay by preventing any unlucky dog pass
ing between the ,uple on the way to church,
and taking care that the bridcgroom's shoe
bore no latchet buckle. by using gray horses
in the bridal carriage, the same good purpose
is effected. Swedish bridegrooms sew garlic,
olives and rosemary in their wedding gar
ments to frustrate the evil designs of the
trolls and sprites, and the attendants on the
lady carry boquets of the same herbs in their
hands, while the bride herself fills her pocket
with bread, which she dispenses to any poor
way farer she espes as she goes to church,
every piece she gets rid of averting a mis-
fortune. The gift, however, is Of no use to
the receiver, since, if he eats it, he thereby
brings the misfortune on bis own head
ManXmen tind pocketful of salt equally
eilicacious.
In China they have a curious ceremony,
believed to be neverfailing means of max
ing a marriage turn out we'll for the lady.
" hen she has taken her place in the sedan
i'll which she is to be carried to her future
home, her fl her and mother, or other near
relatives, hold a bed quilt up by its fur cor
ners in front of the bridal char Into this
one Of tile brides female cronies tosaes, one
by one, four bread cakes (the gift of the
bridegroom fam'y,) sending them high VI
in tie al; Lille The lady most concerned in
the mattefIapcA.5 without ceas;nS sentences
invoking IN ufcA herself and spouse,
to which l.e lai- my assembled respond
with the l.'l..e equivalent for "amen.
HE t. @, St. keyne possesses
T.. l.an and VIE,
Nhc ....t ae v'.c,eo sltaing,
Ii'-. o. .-.u- "a TO dlillk,
II 49,. .-..,..t.. ANS;
bat in S,r, .5 1: .s, gbitious of rul-
ing her IA ;s }si.- hs hao@e, can at
tain her ! .T .a.y c,t,as 70 sac
him Oh g. . -" 'e.cela s. lcr;
or, faiijra ~se5 ''.'.. .c
at the t. 'i"- 81, ...t
before llu' vi ...o i4~A '.--,I .-sy' II so~oh
ihe al.ar.
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shoes al.sr .. .r p .,rl-,
is q y,ry H.
siIcc il e, .at
as lney ~ lt@
lie c..el-c-H ..l.-!
where, 4
heroine {. ..:.
in some ,.
does nct
gone, Ya"4
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thrown aa ..t
nits, li.a .'.-i.
being isr..s..-
be n.I.l l@d
one she H.. -
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pr&ct;a5a, ..a, fog
IN t'e..t.f
bride, ,e
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aMnti ,r Ve....-
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used 10 De l-
Dg croc%-, .~. cf ,4e ~sa ln
which tb.y
Tie o.s s.i.t -& i*'@ omen
that lis ", ".es rs VI 1". i
corresponde4., -. sasa r"c 9 found
this fancy c~s- -t u -. Z 4 iw , ...,s go.
A man had n-.l ,.-.at.eI n t4,a county,
and bis widoa s.. !, 81 ,ao.s. ! s.-onId
soon lose him, e. bro.e ry 81, .n8rng
the other day; anl my e..i.t, toe, lost her
husband after breaking Eer l.lg. 1t is sure
signv' Such notions are ..r c-e prevalent
than one would suppose, a-4 ,D- cAoolmas-
ter will have 10 work hu,, anl ioog before
they are entirely eradioa.ed J.. car land.-
TIn7Dbp,s' /0HJ.l0I
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

The FIRST TME.-A negro member of the
Texas Legislature was met upon the street
with large roll Of greenbacks in his hand,
looking at his pile, and cackliag so loud that
he attracted the attention of bystander,
who said to him: What are you laughing
at, Jimq" Jim replied: You see that
money!" eyes" "Well, boss, | just
got that for my vote. Use been bought four
or five times in my life, but dis is dc fust
time ever got de cash myself.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

SENSIBLE. "A poverty-stricken French
man, being aroused by his wife one night
with the cry of "Get up, Jacques, there's a
robber in the house," calmly answered.
"Hush, don't let us disturb him. Let him
ransack the house, and if he finds anything
of value we'll get up and take it away from
him."
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30
WEDDING.DAY SUPERSTITIONS.

In olden days, June was held the most
propitious month in the twelve for marriage,
happy result being rendered doubly GER
tain if the ceremony was timed SO as to take
place at the full moon, or when the sun and
moon were in conjunction. May is, in these
latter days, a marrying month, go that ones
matrimonial superstition has gone the way all
such fancies are doomed, sooner or later, to
60; for May used to be as much avoided by
persons about to marry as June was favored,
that merry month being supposed to be spe-
cialy under the influence of malignant spirits
delig ghting in domestic discord. "Thc girls
are all stark naught that wed in May" is
the verdict of one old saw; while another
declares
From the marriages in May
All the BARNS die and decay
a third pronounces, "Who marries between
the sickle and the scythe will never thrive;
while poet complimenting the month at the
expense of what should be the ruling passion
in marriage minded folks, sings
May never the month of Love,
For May is full Of flowers;
But rather April, wet by kind,
For Love is full of showers!
But if old sayings rule the world, there
would be no marrying at all, for very old
one AYERS that no man enters the holy state
without repenting his rashness before tie
year is out; unless, indeed, everybody de
termined, like the old Norfolk farmer, to
cheat the adagc by wedding ON the 31st OF
December.
1t was considered improper to marry upon
Innocents Day, because it commemorate
the slaughter of the children by Herod; and
it was equally wrong to wed upon ST. Jo-
seph's Day. In fact, the whole season
of Lent was declared sacred from tie
intrusion of Hymen's devoees. " Marry in
Lent, and you'll repent and there arn good
people among us still who, if they dorot he
lieve that bit of proverbai wisdom "a lie pc'o-
phetic, undoubtedly think Lenten Me'.lere
deserve to find it so.
We may possibly be doing soryce to
some of our readers by informing tacn (on
the authority of a manuscript OF t. i'.esNtl
century, quoted in the "Book Of u J's, }
there are just thirty-two days IA Tie year
upon which it is unadvisahlc 10 c.s-r into
matrmony-namely, seven in J.n1aef, ih,re
each in February, Narcl, May erl '}5cem-
ber, two each in April jane, July, August.
September and November; and oAe "A 0cto-
Der, the best month for comm. Dg ;1aNi-
mony; the actual unluclSy days '.g these
January, 1st, I'd, 4th, 5ih. ttA Lc,h, I5ihi
February 9th, 7th, 18Th; March g.. Cih,
Sth; April 9th, l1th; May 5tl, C.. n, Th:
June 7th, 18th; July 9Th, 1gA; August
10Th, 10Th; September 9Th, I'll; ;le-o1.ra.h =;
November 10Th, 10th, and Eac.- oeg' 15.h,
10Th, 18th. AS to which is the b.st day oi
the week, why
The Placer herald., 1871-09-30

A Fish STORY Fish have great tenacty
of life. 1t is believed that the carp has at
tanned the ago Of lS0 years, and the pike a
still greater age. A pike was caught in a
lake In South Germany in l4o7, on which
was found a ring bearing this inscription; 81
am the fab which was first put into this
lake by the hands of the Governor of IL"
Universe, Frederick H.. the 9th of 90 o. 9oe,,
1890" 1t weighed $50 po"' - "'''' was
10 feet long. ~.>
, -.o--Ihe halter.