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The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

CAPTAIN Gilchrist, Of the California State
Prison at San Quentin, gives the following
monthly statistics Number of prisoners on
hand July 3lst. $50; received during Au-
gust, 25; aggregate, Ola; discharged under
provisions Of the Act, 2S; committed suicide
l; on hand August 31st, 8S5.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

THE Nevada Transcript insists that Lewis
VIII he Senator until the first Monday in
Dece nber. Would the Transcript stick to
tii in case Of an extra session? Please
alswer.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

HOUSE TO RENr.-By our advertisements
It will be seen that Major j. r. Gwynn has
nice, comfortable dwelling house to rent.
Tho building is on East street, III quiet,
pleasant portion Of the town. Inquire next
door to the PLACER HERALD Office.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

HoRAcE WALpolE tells a story of u Lord
Mayor Of London. who having heard that a
friend had bad the smallpox twice and died
Of il, e.ked If be died the first time or
second
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09

The Sacramento Union is Ssuring on the
census returns to see if the negroes can out.
vote the foreig,i-born white voters. This j.
eomplim ,utary to such forcign-born citizens
- voted the Republican ticket.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
Probate Notice.

In Probate Court Placer County California.
In the matter Of the Estate of MICHAEL FANSos,
deceased.
1T APPEARING TO THE COURT BY THE
I petition of MARY A. FANNoN, Administratrix
of the Estate of MICHAEL FANNoN, deceased,
PRAYING for an order to sell real estate that it is
necessary to sell the whole Of the real estate to
pay the family allowance, the claims against tho
estate, the debts, charges and expenses Of ad-
miuistration
II is therefore ordered that all persons inter-
rsted III the said estate appear before the said
Prostate Court on
Monday, tho Is:h day Of September,
4. D. 1871, Mt 10 clock, A. NJ, of said day, al
the Court-room Of said Court, Mt Auburn, in
said Placer County, TO show cause why an order
should not be made, authorizing the said Ad-
ministratrix to sell much Of the real estate of
the deceased as shall be necessary, and that Il
copy of this order be published at least four sue
cessiye weeks in the PLACER HERALD, weekly
newspaper printed and published in said County
of Placer.
D. W. SPEAR,
Probate Judge OF Placer County, Cal,
August 1ith, 1871.
STATE OF CALFoRNIA,
County of Placer.
|, Gro. G.. SEwELL Clerk Of the Probate
Court III and for said County, hereby certify the
foregoing to be q true and correct copy Of an
order made, and this day entered in the minutes
Of said Probate Court.
Witness my had and the seal Of said Court
this 18th day of August, A. d. 1871.
[sEAL.1 GEO. G. SEWELL,
aul94w Probate Clerk.
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
Copy Of notice posted on the Claim.)
Application for Patent to Mining Claim

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM
~ 1t may concern that An application has
been made by Robert Wiley, John Seford,
Thomas Dodds, Benjamin Claynord Daniel
McGregor and Peyton Powell, an association of
Miners, to the Government of the United States;
Tor a Patent to tho following described Placer
Gold Mining Claims, viz: known as the Wiley Il
CO. Big Channel Co. and Rough and Ready
Claims, situated in the Todd's Valley Mining Dis
tlict in Placer County, State of California, being
bounded by the mining claims of Bryan & Co,
on the north, and on the west by Northwood l.
Co.; there being no other known mining claims
bounding these said claims, aud more particu-
larly described as follows, to wit; on unsurveyed,
land, being in Sections and 8, Township 13
north range 10 east, Mount Diablo Base and
Meridian, in the district of tands subject to sale
at Sacramento California, and containing 3G2
acres; said claim being still more particularly
described in the diagram posted end fled with
said application.
All persons holding any adverse claims thereto
are hereby required to present ne same before
the Register and Receiver Of khe United States
Tor Sacramento Land District, at Sacramento.
California, within ninety days from the first day
of publishing and posting hereof.
Dated August 9th, 1871.
ROBERT WILEY,
JOHN SEFORD,
THOMAS DODDS,
.. BENJAMIN, CLAYNORD,
DANIEL McGREGOR,
PEYTON POWELL,
Applicants.
BY PEyroS POWELL, Atty for Applicants.
aul2-3m
The Placer herald., 1871-09-09
mo. 2l3.l
Application for a Patent
10 A.
Placer Gold Mining Claim.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Sacramento, California, August 7th 1919
ROBERT WILEY, JOHN SEFoRp THOMAS DoDDs,
BENJAMiN CLAysoRD, DANIEL McGREGoR, and
PEHToN POWELL, having filed their application in
this office for Patent to a Mining Claim, and the
law and instructions in such cases provided
having been complied with. 1t is hereby ordered
that the annexed Notice of such application be
published for ninety days, in the PLACER HER
AID, anewspaper published nearest the location
OF said claim at Auburn, in Placer county, State
OF California. JOHN G. McCALLAM,
lsEAL. Register.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

ANECDoTE OF BARONESS BURDETT Courts.
Mrs. Laura Curtis Billiard writes to the
Golden Age this story
Of course. she is n well-known and most
welcome customer at all the fashionable shops
in London, but she is not so familiar q ha-
bitue of the shops of Paris. During visit to
this latter city, not very long since, she learn
ed the death of distant relative, and
she went to purchase mourning at the shop,
the Trois Quarters, large dry goods estab-
lish.nent something like, $50 compare great
things with small" our own Stewards.
She asked for mourning dress goods, and
was shown by one of the attentive shopmen
to the proper department. "Please show
this lady mourning stufs," ne said, ''two-
ten."
Miss Coutts made her selection and then
asked for mourning collars the clerk who
had waited on her accompanied her to the
proper counter, "Please show this lady
mourning collars-two-ten," said he, and left
her. From this department she went to look
for mourning pocket handkerchefs, escorted
by the clerk, who passed her over to his sue
cessor with the request, "Show this lady
pocket Observation-Disclosures"
As she had still other articles to buy, che
was escorted from counter to counter, depart
ment to department, aud everywhere these
cabalistic words, 1.-TWO ten," were repeated
by one clerk to another.
Struck by the popularity of this refrain,
she asked the proprietor as she left the estab-
lishment, pray what does two-ten mean ?
| noticed each clerk said it to the other in
your shop"
"Oh, it is nothing" he replied ''merely
a password that they are in the habit of ex-
changing"
But Miss Coutts was not satisfied with this
explanation. Her woman's curiosity was
piqued. and she resolved to unravel the rid.
die. So in the evening, when the porter, a
young boy, brought home her purchases. af
ter paying her bill, she said. "My boy, would
you like to earn five francs?'
Of course he had no objection to do so, and
only wanted to know in what way be could
do it.
"Tell me, said the lady, "what does two
ten" mean. will give you FIVE francs"
"Why, don't you know, ma'am ?" said he,
evidently amazed at her ignorance. at
means keep your two eyes on her ten fin.
gers"
The mystery was solved at last. All the
clerks of the Trois Quarters had taken the
richest woman in Great Britain for shop
litter?
She tells the story with great gusto, and
one of her friends, to whom she had related
it in Paris repeated it to me.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21
NUMBER IL.
OLD TIMES.

| There is an elderly colored gentleman. q
gentleman in every sense of the word, who
holds forth as a tonsorial professor in the
Exchange Hotel. Richmond. Lomax Saith
is relic of the palrny times of Virginia: he
regularly shaved Madison, John Randolph
and Watkins Leigh he was the cap-bearer,
head-mnsician, punch-concoctor. and, in fact,
the presiding genius Of the "Old Richmond
Blues. IN the Gays when George Mumford
led that rare command. and had under his
leadership the bluest blood of the Ancient
Dominion
| Submitting our face the other morning to
the still skilful manipulation of the venera-
BILE Smith, the writer enjoyed heartily the
monologue with which the Professor inter
larded his "lather and shave"
"A nice collection Of gentlemen. sir" said
Lomax, this Convention at Assembly Hall
many very genteel and able persons there,
sir. 1t does me good to see again in Virgil
MA the best people coming forward to take
part In politics. And yet, sir, there are
some great men here, too-scattered about
among the hundreds. don't know; but
excuse me, sir, turn your face little to the
lett--you cant remember the Convention of
~, can you? Too young! Yes, yes
Well, there was Mr.. Jeems Madison, and
e'NN N'HNa SVhtiSHaut NCFN SHlSTt out mighty
Eighty, Mr.. Randolph. of Roanoke, and more
| than can call now. You hare got big men
here to-day, but God bless my soul. sir, they
was all giants then there wasn't an humble
Individual here. Giants, sir, giants, every
one.n
And Lomax restrapped his razor turned
our head gently, and began again:
And how did they come here, sir? Oni-
nibuses. hacks? Not they Private car
riages. private servants and every one had
a square mahogany box, with silver mount
ings IN this were four square bottles trim
med with vines and leaves in gold one held
old pineapple rum, one brandy and honey.
peach and honey, sir; one sherry, and one
Madeira. No whisky--and no drinking at
bars. The case was in every delegate room.
with the key Put away, but"-and here
Lomax thoughtfully and suggestively slowly
drew his razor through the palm of an honest
hand-'Their constituents knee tchere the key
'cds, s'r.---Yes, sir And shaving then
was fifty cents. No change Those were
days. Why nothing now is as good rs it
was, and can tell the reason. Ever since
lS5O, sir, when they got up this universal
suffrage, things have been going down, down,
down. l never used to shave anybody then,
that was nobody; and now l hardly ever
slave any oouy thae Is GnyDoIy. les, sir,
that 1850 suffrage commenced the whole
thing, and now nothing is like it used to be.
Why sausage, sir, sausage! The old Virgil
MIA luxury What is it now? 1t used to
be made out of the choicest parts of the hog
and now you're lucky if it's hog at all, and
when it is, there's nothing but gristle and
lean"
Then Lomax drew long sigh and Preached
our tore-hair "Cofee | haven't seem anv
coffee fer ten years. 1t looks like coffee and
it smells like coffee, but it isn't coffee. sir.
depend upon it l'-Petersburg Progress.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

SOB AS FERTILIzER.-During the last
year | made a limited experiment in the use
of grass sods as fertilizer. 1t was desired
to plant piece of WORKOUT land in cabbage.
Home manure was exhausted, and it was
doubtful whether commercial fertilizers would
pay on land so utterly destitute of humus and
all other carbonaceous matter. Burrows
were opened four feet apart with one-horse
turn pillow, which was run twice each way,
opending to depth and width of about ten
inches. The road.sides were resorted to for
wild sods, which were taken up with spade,
of q width to suit the furrow, and of such
length as the toughness of the sod would al
low. These were turned bottom upwards in
the burrows, which were then filled full of
pose earth with hoe.
After the first rain, the plants, which were
of good size, were dibbled into the loose
earth, the roots reaching down generally to
the sods. The plants gained rapid growth
within few days, end the result was such
crop of cabbage as have never seen produc-
ed except in soil in high state of fertility
previously, or made so for the special crop.
by a very liberal application of fertilizers.
The sod was source of both moisture and
fertility, and maintained thriftiness in the
plants during drought which seriously az
fected adjoining crops.-Cor. Plantation.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21
CRY LIrE.-A carefully prepared article


CRY LIFE.-A carefully prepared article
on New York life, in the Courier des Etas
Unis, contains the following statements.
There are not less than ten thousand fami-
lies in New York, whose annual expendi-
lures for mere livelihood are at an average of
$4,000: that there are one thousand who
spend from 500, 900 to $50, 900; that from six
ty to seventy families go to the extreme of
from $40, 900 to 100000. The main motive
prompting this extravaganza is the overween-
ing ambition fer notoriety, as is seen in the
fact that so many live in hotels in TIE winter
at New York, and in summer at popular re-
sorts, amid every form of discomfort, at an
expense greater than is requisite to keep up
the most princely palatial establishments of
European noblemen. OF all the thousands
thus living, the writer estimates that not more
than one-third have any permanent, reliable
business on which to depend; the remainder
consisting of spectators and adventures,
who may in q week be left without resources.
AS specimen of the contrast which thus
builds up city of luxury rather than of for
tune, the editor gives this example: "People
truly rich-and there are some very rich
are not those who live the most extravaganza
". To be and to appear to be are two things;
anu us IL Is heVeeealy W appear az o"y p'i|o
to be what one is not, it is only those whose
fortunes is established, as the Astors and the
Stewards, who can afford themselves the lux
ury of a simple style of living. Wien man
owns sixty millions of dollars he has no need
of wearing in his shirt-bosom briiliants worth
ten thousand dollars, and to have himself
dragged about by six horses. He has RI ghs
to have only plain white shirt-bosoms, and to
take his walk on foot after dinner without
fear of passing for a stingy man, or of spong-
ing on his bootmaker. When Prince Arthur
was at New York be went every evening on
foot cane in hand. from the Brevoort House
to the Central Park, and no one would take
him for splurge. If an agent on Change
had done this he would lose the confidence of
his customers. and, what is worse, the esteem
of his wife and the respect of his servants"
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

At negro camp-meeting in Georgia the
other day the orator of the day, seeing some
of the members had whiskey bottles in their
pockets said "Thar' sum o. these here bred
dren tryin' for to git inter de kingdum with
whisky bottle in thar pockets. The gate o.
hebben's mighty narrer, breddrer; much as
eber you'se gwine to squeeze in yourself.
How does yer spect yer gwine to git in thar
with whisky bottle hung to yer?" A men,
Der asked him what they should do with
them. 'Bring 'em right up to the pulpit"
said the speaker, "and | will offer dem as a
sacrifice to dc Lord" About half dozen
bottles were accordingly transferred to the
pulpit. The darkey gave short sermon and
repaired to his tent, and two hours afterward
was so stupidity drunk that he couldn't stand
alone.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21
Mrs. Colonel Duaning.
Br wM. H. HAYS.

Wei. Bessie. Tom has brought the news,
You've married stout old Colonel Dunning;
His face and acres both 80 broad,
His figured vest superb and stunning.
Its rather strange, this sudden change
You often said with much vexation
His visit bored you. and his head
Was balder than his conversation.
We used to quiz his solemn phz,
His sage remarks on ''moral training,
And to the orchard we would stroll
To find relief from .sub-soil draining"
All. Bessie bright the future seemed
We planned beneath the wanuts stately
But THEN. you see. my claim was rich
1t hardly pays tho working lately.
O. my los. love, is all forgot
The long glad DAYS the gollen weather
The dropping fg-tree by the porch
Where We read Tennyson together!
Twas Loo ksley Hall. she most base,
You cried. '.nor worthy true Affection"
So loud you spoke the Colonel woke,
And recommended on '.jaiLinspection.s
And the long summer was so sweet
When by the sea and shore enhancing,
/ watched beneath your ffinged lids
The lavelght and the moonlight dancing,
o. Bessie. dailingl ca1-but pshsw,
Into wfat folly am l running
l, poor miner on the Flat,
While YOU are Mrs. Colonel Dunningi
! cannot curse, you. Bessie l.
God help mel must ever love You.
You've quenehed the light from out my life,
You bartered me for rank above you;
Yet when alone you think on this,
Your memory back To old times running,
Does not your guilt seem like knife
To stab you-Mrs. Colonel Cunning?
Sac. Uaion
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

A girl of only seventeen years located a
farm in Kansas some three years ago. The
land was perfectly wild, and she employed
no male help, but her success has been such
that recently she was offered for her farm
sum ten times the amount she paid fer it.
She refused the offer, and says that in five
years more she will retire to the East and
live on the interest of her property.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

81 wish | had your head" said lady to
lawyer who had just solved knctty point for
her. "And l wish had your heart" re-
sponded the lawyer. 1t was not long before
the lawyers head and the lady's heart went
into partnership for life.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

The Scientific american says it is impossi-
BILE to construct burgler-proof safe, for the
thief. with his cylinders of compressed hydro
gen and oxygen, can in few seconds burn
holes of any size in the hardest metal, his fire
drill enabling him in few minutes to work
his way into the strongest safe that was ever
constructed.
The union Democrat., 1871-10-21

The New Orleans Doe makes the statement
that among the Sisters of Charity now in that
city are sister of Edward Everett, of Mas
sachusests, and cousin of General John c.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-11
ssAggxI0M a6LES Future Da,.
q by H. %. Robins, ~
Resi- Estate Agent sud Aaetso,ss.
40. 1907 Main street, corner Of Tsnts {

sTHUSTEEH BALE or a. yrpyv ~
S4.alEABLE LfTTL,yF ARN ~ IL DE
WIG HI ANJs ONE-H8LF 1ukps yMuIEETY.
AAgA y TYTElHHTERMsN e, ds Pow.
ALgHM0HD, AND ABOUT ONE M,YMs SSnns s0A
ZION T0MAHAWK ST6Ti0N1 20 1E IasORIH
AND LA.E. glLtsfss RAIGRoID.IR ~ .sn.oND
deed 50f trust executed "a, file II iirtse Of
w Meacoek. bsasfng data ieth NJ NJ VT W Mr.
daIy recGrasd In Powhatan Gonntv r.. . 1870,
Office. shall At The reness al 3l,e ~ cte: rs
therein au6 faf the desire OF Mr. Mearneh y
seed 20 SCI az public auction. at the ofsna Pro
d. H9pins zeal estate agent in lie civ ~ - ~
'rapngt ga myNDAY. the 18th Of NAV. N IL ,3en.
Ne, Lxalfi IL not. The next fair dsy the,s.S
tnak yesys naadsema and desirable fstfie FISsI
s1tnate1 as shove described, aud corItsint1ALr
asf - woods most which Is OF YsIusble ~
ghere arc comfortable DWELLING !,
SIooms. slcrehSuss In The yarG and ali I'VE
OBJ. bn.IdinEs fseme lye or e}r IN, nn,ntafy
we'll OF excellent water in The yard M,' Q
-okcuaId. containing sevsr3l hundred chsica S Is
trees. The place lis web fenced and hsis,e iiult
!our miies II IN Huguenot Springs q Axe. Is Uny
fleutdLty oeslr2bie-ss summer resort. II Ia ~
ness. z -, 1Ae1 s@ntiie oa2t-
Terms Csah as to so mach as NAV he r.,
safy 70 defTay the expenses Of executtnr ~.
srust ana 10 discharge bond OF ssso due iath ~
March 1871 Qua credit rs 10 $500 urtil The iab W
Until e1sth OF March, 1877 and the "a
If any On such terms us NAV be anno1ncad ~ ,hI,
sale. Tie credit payments TO be secured h. s'o
1871. 80 = .ttas W, u. R0jgTSSS ior
ap 23-td r. tzs 49, F,n.sro
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-11

By arubbs4 u Wflfaniz
ri .RsaI Estatt AgsntS aud; AdcsfDneefs,9ss g9
EI9ssntH strees, between Meirs kaa Bank

|TyRIJsPEEs SALE OF IssJ5TS ,1N DUs
i aks.aso1SsssRss 4
E En5nM ssHsas sr as
bf ahoiSas Eoaasr asd VIE q t6s aasscIigsT %
nasf He ss % Court once being
thereto required Z Will sell Ct aactton upon spe
pseses sae s Il 81 Msy q
TOD, ON a confirmation %. peter's street anu
near to Bacor's Branch! contasntng about three
a aoTs brscK soma well sin ted Building s
IS g ss ~
Or resides siiasted iea a;sly upon ms ssa
stopping place. ad3sint1g5. D. sa ~
l. Lyme. and nthers lt contains st a,a ~
which about Is2 acres are IN msou ,,d ,a
cias rd ard In good order for cultivation There
are ow shout ss acres In wheat. 30 10 2asF ~ ~
Spchas rdo Of apples pears peaches Of
s The Buildings are comfortable DWELLING with
Ave- ICONS: kitchen, superior. barn and stable,
ovsrseet'g house, and ice house tparsiy nIleal;
Tbs farm win las as INV w9 ~ s, or dtSided aa
srd iseE TH 'p &c, Consisting q one
hogs. thrcsiiing-mach,pe tcofnplete), two wheat
fans, stump pulier, cidsr-ntll, carts, wagons, &C.,
Also. small lot OF HOUSEHOLD and EIrrH-
EN- EuRNEEuRE; and several barrels PURE
TERMS: FOR the real estate. one-fourth cash !:
balance at a, g., and l2 mon hs, for negotia BILE
notes, with interest aided, and secured by trust
deeds purchasers to paw tsx 3 for 1871. For the
per:onal estate sums under $50, cash: that smount
dover, 90 days. credit, for approved notes with
interest added. = Z. $4,000 - 80 2t9. = -
Plats OF The real estate may be seen at the Office
I Of the auctioneers. ,yg 49,,
.g., PErEs TIN5LEY, Trustee.
| GRUBBs C WILLIAMS, kucts. ~
1 - MY IN IL IL * IN II 10 10 o1Eoa
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-11
BY Grubbs 6 Williams, .,..s.,7-:
o Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
Eleventh street. between Main and Rank

/, =
THAT MOST VALUABLE PRIVATE
i gRsSIDgNCF, AT THEsNoRTHWES COR
NER OF GRACE AND SIXTH STREETS. FOR
Maben who, from iDf1rm health and the reduced
SIZE OF hi6 family, wishes TO decline h0usekeep-
Ing, we will offer at auction sale, on TUESDAY.
10th. day of May. 1911 at O'Clock z. NJ, his
RESIDENCE, situated as above. -.
THIS property fs SO STeil known and so untyer-
sally ADMIR- d that lengthy description Is deem cd
unnecessary. Suffice 1t to say that sc contains
attic cosets, bath and store.roons. o. - =
The arrangements for kitchens, servants and
fuel-ro0ms are extensive and thorough:
The basement Is Of granite, with marble man.
tells throughout the house and all the modern con-
ycn ieGc 70. Including FL races Of every kind.
The lot Isl s. bysao9 feet 10 alley II feet vide,
Is enclosed with brick and granite walls and iron
evergree.1s, aud shade trees. s. r.
The situation Is such as TO afford The greatest
cunt of com rort ~ al seasons. and the front
yard beng above the street. Is at all times dry and
free from dust. -ss7 ~ -sas.s -
The buildings were erected for its present owner
under his own direction, and neither care nor ex-
pense were spared TO make IT, In every respect, q
first class residence. -
Itmay properly he mentioned. as an instance OF
the thorough construction of this dwelling, that
sll of the cross or Partition walls are CT Drl *,
there beng no stud PSI tftton IN IL. -. H.
=. Persons Wishing to examine the premises are
invited TO call on ns. s-.8 -lsa ssaG q
IN Gesirability of situation and thoroughne5s
and convenience or construction this property IL
not cqu4lled by any othernow In thu market. s'~
POSSESSION will be given at anearly day.
TERMS :Will be announced at the time OF SALE,
: - GRUBB5 s. WILLIAMS,
( my 1-eod1w&dtd5 Auctfoneers.