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GAs Fixtures.
picte assortment Of articles in the above lines
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Advice. to Buyers.

In selecting Range there several; important
points to be considered, via: = 3.
l. Will the Range DO What is CLAIMED fort
the parts Tor plated be easily repiaoedin case
they are burnt out or accidently broken =
a. The general construction-is it durable and con-
venient
Our Claims to Favor.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-08-25

Mr.. MeKENDRIcK has just received . large variety
Of the
:. AMERICAN EARTH CLOSET,
ths nests.t. best AnIshsd. moss compact ornamenta
and durable article OF Its kind which YET be-
fore tho public. Being supplied with
PORCELAIN AND GALVANIZED IRON FrrIIsas
It 10 not liable TO get out Of order
tho varous obeciione found in similar articles These
Cle11ts must euYsroede al oters ard those intending
to intreduee this heelthfu nysnient and indss1el
sable arteie in their dwellings. should not fall to call
and inspect the ~
at57 AAfER1cAS EARTH CLOSET:
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
AUBURN PLACER COUNTY, CAIFORNIA. DECEMBER a. 1872
The Wi-I.I. III, GER.
DY JOHN G.. SAKE.

by JOHN g. SAKE.
Come listen all while l relate
What recently befen
Unto n farmer down in Maine.
While digging for a well.
Full many n yard he dug and delved,
And still he dug in vain;
"Alack!" quoth he. "e'en water seems
Prohibited in Maine"
And still he dug and delved away,
And still the well was dry;
The only water to be found
Was in the farmers eye.
For by the breaking of the bank
That tumbled from its station,
All suddenly his hopes were dashed
OF future liquidation.
And now his sands were running fast
Aud he had died no douht,
But that lust when the well caved in,
He happened to he out,
"Ahai-T have a lucky thought"
Exclaimed this wicked man,
"To dig anew this wretched well
see pretty PLAN
'I'N hide me straight and when my wife
And eke my neighbors know,
What's happened to my digging here.
They'll think I IN below
"And so to save my precious lie,
THEY'LL dig the well no doubt,
Fen deeper than twas dug at first
Before they find me out!
And so he hid him in the barn
Through all the hungry dav,
To bide The digging Of his well
In this deceitful way.
But list what grief and shame befell
This fqlse ungrateful man,
The while he slylv watched to see
The working of his plan,
The neighbors all with one accord
Unto each other said.
with such n weight of eorth above,
The man is surely dead.
And then the wife with pious care,
All needless cost TO save,
Said: Since the Lord hath willcd il SO
Fen let it be his gravel
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14

[hit ! iN-l%i- IL
SECTION 1. The officers OF lhe Club shall
consist Of a President, two NicePresidents,
4 Secretary and Treasurer, who shall consti-
tute Board Of Directors, and shall have
he general management Of the business OF
The Clab. The officers shall be elected an
nually by ballot, on the third Saturday in
December, and shall hold their Offices until
their successors are elected and installed.
SEC 2 AT the annual meeting for the
election of officers, The Board Of Directors
shall make report Of the transactions Of the
Club, including the receipts and expenditures
for the year.
SEC. 3. The President shall preside at
all meetings of the Club, when present, ex-
c.pt when he may wish to take part in the
discussion. In the absence Of the President,
or when he takes part in The discussion, cne
of The Vice. Presidents shall perform the du-
ties Of the President. In the absence Of
President and Presidents, any other
member may be elected President, pro tenn
pore.
SEC. /. The Secretary shall keep re-
cord of the proceedings Of the Club, in a
book for that purpose; shall collect and pay
to the Treasurer all moneys due the Club,
and shall keep a true account thereof and
shall perform such other duties as are usu
ally performed by Secretaries Of similar AS
sOciations
SEC. 5. The Treasurer shall receive and
receipt for all moneys of the Club paid him
by the Secretary, and shall pay the same
out only on the order of the Board Of D-
rectcrs, signed 10y the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /. The business Of each meeting
of the Club shall be transacted in the follow
ing order, unless changed by a vote OF the
meeting:
1st-Calling 10 order.
Reading and approval of minutes.
3d-Report Of Standing Committees.
4,h-Report Of Special Committees.
5lh--Discussion Of the Order of the Day.
Glh-New business.
7th--Adjournment.
SEC. 2. This Constitution may be altered
or amended at any regular meeting 10y vote
Of two-tlirds Of the members present, notice
of the intended amendment having been given
and spread upon the minutes Of the preceding
meeting.
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14

ANYTHING TO ACCOMMODATE At jersey
City. recently, an lrisbmln who was known
to have wholesome dread Of The Internal
fire, was taken by some of his friends while
intoxicated, to the Glass House, where they
left him until about midnight to sleep of the
liquor. The foreman at that time happened
10 espy him sleeping in the corner, ana think
ing he was one of the worlsmen, he walked
over to him aud walked him up, and asked
what he had worked at. Patrick, having
been walked up SO suddenly, and seeing the
lights of the fires in fall blast, thought he
was in hell, and replied to the foreman
"Howly mother of Moses its in limbo | am
at last; well, Mr. Devil, used to work at
the sboemaking trade in the other world, but
AS long as you have me here yoa can put ns
at what you like
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14

POLAR DISCOVERIES. Norway has out
stripped all the other nations in the discov-
cries made by her Polar expedition. Cap
tain Nils johnson, who sailed from Fromose,
Norway, Oh the Sth of last May, gives out
that he has reached the Open Polar Sea, and
accomplished still more in locating the lands
to the east Of Spilzbergen, which have SO
long beeen a puzzle to geographers. lie
says he finds these lands to consist Of three
islands, separated by channels, to be broad
stretch Of ground, low in some places, but
continuous. The atmospheric conditions,
from the facts reported by Captain johnson,
are very different from what they have been
commonly supposed to be. In the Open
Polar Sea, and all around the coast Of the
terra incognita, he failed to meet with any
iccberga, and nowhere was ice to be seen
except from The summit of TIE bills. Dr.
Augustus Peterman, Of Gotha who makes
the report on what Captain Johnson has al
ready communicated, holds that the immense
longitudinal piles of driftwood, which were
discovered along the coast, are conlirmatory
Of the supposed current conditions Of the
Arctic Ocean. Captain Johnson reports
birds, seals, and rendeers in great number.
The maps and charts drawn by Capt. john
son, when received, will explain many other
details of his discoveries. If this information
is reliahe-and there seems little reason 10
doubt it-other explorers will be encouraged
to persevere in their in,es igations, until
they have pushed them to the ultima thule
ofpolar knowledge The reports Of Capt.
johnson are yerilicat;on of Kane's and
Halls previous reported discoveries. 5. +.
CaW.
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14

Az UNUSUAL REQUEsT.-A man named
John Hanafan, Sin IL weaving way, called
attic Central station. Detroit, the Other
evening, and asked to be locked up. When
the sergeant expressed surprise at the mans
unusual request, Hanafan replied: "P"t el
name down, say. When I'm drunk the
old woman can handle me like a child, but
when I'm sober can wallop her all to smash
Just lock me up till get sober"
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
NU MBER II.

when | saw Mary stan ding with the dining :
room girls ON the piazza. | went out, and
shaking her by the hand, told ker how inter-
ested had been in her success, and Low
proud | was to find Greenland girl so ac-
complishel. She blushed and thanked me,
and said, in a modest way that she was vuy
glad if all were suited; and then Norton came
up and expires sed his entire satisfaction with
what she had done. As she stood there, in
white pique dress, with n scarlet low at
her throat and her dark hair neatly arranged,
she looked every inch lady.
''Do me the favor, Miss Lyford," said !,
''to dance the next cotlion with me.
"Ah, Mr.. Foster" she replied, looking
archly at Norton, chat isn't expected of the
help"
''The helpp' | said, Indignantly, "You
are the queen of the establishment, and |
invite you to dance, and so does Mr.. Nor
ton"
"Certainly l do he answered "Co
and show the company that yol are at home
in the paror as well as the kitchen" So,
smiling and blushing, she took my arm.
Didn't we make sensation wien we went
in? PERHAPS there was no fellow there with
better "social position" you know the
plrase) than J. and had been quite fl-
vorile with the ladies. You should have
seen them when we took our places On the
floor! Some laughed, some frownod, some
whispered to their neghbors, but paid not
the slightest attention TO it all, and Mary
looked so pretty and went through the dance
with such grace and dignity that before it
was over all regarded her with sdmiralion.
| didn't wait for comments, lnt escorted her
out as if she had been the belle Of Boston.
Good night, Miss Lyiord," J said, when
we reached the hall. 81 am going in the
morning, but shall see you again when you
get back to Greenland" !"
Good night, Mr. Foster" she replied.
81 thank you for your kindness" Then
she added, laugh'nsly; "Have you any or
ders for breakiast?'
"Why, yes. should like to remember
you 10y plate of such mullins as we had
yesterday"
"You shall have them, sir" she said, as
she disappeared in the doorway. And have
them did.
Three weeks later Mary came home to
Greenland, with more than one hundred dol
lrs in her purse, and fame that was worth
thousands | went to see her at her father S
house. found her every way excellent and
lovely, and the end was that at Christmas
we were married.
"Glorous' exclaimed, "Give me your
hand, Toni | was afraid You had been
taken in by Matilda Lane"
"Do you think I'm fool p said he.
! then told bin Of my own choice, and |
waa still talking when the train stopped at
Greenland station.
We soon arrived at bis hospitable home.
His wife Was all that he had pictured her; II
refined, intelligent, handsome woman, who
could develop and grow in attractiyoness
every year of her life. After merry even
ing in their pleasant parlor, | went to bed
and dreamed that the millennium had come,
and that all women were like my blue eyed
gill and Mrs. Tom Foster.
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
ARTICLE II.

for The use Of lhe Clul
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
FORM OF CONSTITUTION FOR FARMERS
] CLUBS.
RTICI.E |.

SECTION 1. This Association shall be
called the Farmers Club of --.
SEC. 2. The object of this Association
slall be the promotion and protection Of the
individual and collective interests of its mem
bcrs, and of the agricultural interests of the
State generally; the collection and dissent
nation Of useful Information touching the art
and science Of agriculture, and the promotion
Of closer social relations among the members
and their families.
SEC 3. Any person interested in the
objects Of this Association may, upon being
proposed, become a member Of this Clnb by
signing the Constitution and paying to the
Secretary membership fee Of $, and
annual dues in The sum Of S., payable
The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
Mrs. e. ADRIAN, Pvopr;ctress.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.

THIS WE'LL KNOWN AND POPULAR
1 house has been recently re-htted and re-iur-
nished, and offers superior accommodations to
both regular and transient customers: The
rooms are neat, clean, and furnished with excel,
lent beds, while the table is furnished at all
times with the best the market affords By a
careful and constant attention to the wants ahd
comforts of my customers | hope to merit and
receive liberal share Of the public patronage.
jel-72-my] Mrs. L. ADRIAN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-27
Teach the Girls to Work.

Farmers little daughters can be taught
many valuable duties at the early age of
seven or eight. They can be taught to
knit their own stockings and mittens,
Sew patchwork, and even spin. At the
age of nine or eleven let them have
quilting and invite the little girls in tho
neighborhood to help them quilt. This
will induce them to be smart and per-
severing. Likewise have them practice
in cooking, as every mother knows this
is the most essential part of housekeep-
ing. We must not think because they
do not go about it as handily as we do,
or scatter little flour, they must wait
until they are sixteen. Just go into the
pantry, and tell them how to proceed to
make biscuit and pies, and then leave
them to cook and use their own ludg-
ment, as they will have more confidence
when left alone. Then praise and en-
courage them II they succeed. Never
speak discouragingly of their efforts if
they do not. It is very satisfactory to
know our daughters will accomplish
their domestic duties with economy,
cheerfulness and alacrity. The neglect
of early training in the above mentioned
duties, perhaps, may be the reason why
so many misses are not skilled In those
duties, and, therefore, do not succeed
when called to take charge of home of
their own. I am acquainted with a
couple of daughters, who, when at the
age of thirteen, could cook, spin and
weave, and make butter. They drew
tho first premium on misses butter at
t@ county fair.-A Mother, in Naine
Farmer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-27
The Anaconda OF Venezuela.

Of Ophidians, the great anaconda
serpent is unquestionably the most
terrific i'm character of all the reptiles
on the African continent.
Under the name of ceLebrd de aqua,
the anaconda of Venezuela (eunectes
naurin,ts) not unfrequently attains the
length of twenty, thirty, and even
forty feet. 1t actually swallows ami
mails larger than its own body. The
throat may be put upon a stretch to
admit deer, or cow, and theStOmach
is sufficiently elastic to receive the
mass.
In gorging a tall stag with antlers,
they stick crosswise at the angles of
the mouth until decomposition in one
direction and prodigious muscular ac-
ton in another, separate them from
the skull, and then the remnants of an
engulphed carcass slides down for di-
gestion. They only feed occasionally.
After successfully swallowing a'crushed
victim they can 60 seven months or
more without further food. Their
skin is used for straps when tanned,
on account of toughness and durabil-
ity, in that country. Serpents, large
or small, inspire q feeling of horror.
There is an instructive dread of them
in all human beings. And yet they
fulfill an important mission in the
economy of life, indispensable, viewed
by the law of e4ualiZation-or checks
and balances in the domain of nature.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-27
Pedigree Of Poets.

Mr.. Algernon Swinburne has the
ory that only men of patrician birth
can be poets. This is q mere whim.
Perhaps Dante, Alfieri, and Byron
NAV be set down as patricians. But
these are almost the only men whose
names suggest themselves on the spur :
of the moment, and scores OF poets OF
the highest genius, but of pleoelan
birth. rise to the tip of the tongue:
Horace, Beranger, Burns-what sort Q,
a pedigree had any of these men {.
Neither Shakespeare nor Milton can oe
said to be of the patrician oroer.
They were representatives OF the mlo-
die elass-of the class which IN every
country has produced the truest Poe.s'
the keenest and profoundest tninkefs,
the greatest statesman. MOST Q! tne
hest English poetry has been written
bv men as free from a pedlgree as
Burns R What pedigree had Words
worth. Coleridge, Southey, Moore,
Gable Keats, Tom Hood, or even
Scott. except the pedigree which he
imnroyised out of his own imagina-
ton? They belonged to the yeomen
and merchant class. Byron and Shell
lev were the only two men who were
entitled to bear arms. Genius is not IN
the blood. 1t often turns up, like wild
honey, in strange places.-Erdn''ner.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-27
Deaths Of Aged People.

In our late exchanges we find the
following notices of deaths of aged
Tennesseeans:
At Carter's Depot, Carter county,
Tenn, on Thursday, the 18th inst,
Hiss Abigail Lacy, aged about 75years;;
She was much esteemed and respected
by her friends and acquaintances.
In Monroe county, Tennessee, on
the 18th inst. DIR. F. H. Gregory, in
the seth year of his age.
On the same day in the same
county, Mrs. Pennington, aged about
IS years.
Also, on the same day in the same
settlement, Mrs. Reagan, aged about
80 years.
We regret to have to announce the
death of Mrs. Latitia Clark, which oc-
Cured at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Amanda Bacon, near Buffalo
Ridge, in Washington county, on Sat.
urday last, at the advanced age OF 81
wears.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-09-27
The Rich Mans Entrance Door.

That passage from the New Testa-
ment which reads, ait is easier for a
camel" ETC., is familiar to all readers
and has perplexed many good men
who have read it literally. Yet the
explanation of its precise meaning is
very simple. In Oriental cities there
are in the large gates small and very
low appertures, called metaphorically
needles eyes," just as we talk of
windows on ship board as bulls
eyes.n These entrances are too narrow
for camel to pass through in the ordi-
nary manner even if unlOaded. When
a loaded camel has to pass through one
of these entrances it kneels down, its
load il removed, and then it shuffies
through on its knees; he must kneel.
and bow his head, to go through the
"eye of a needle" that is, the low,
arched door of an inclosure I; and thus
the rich man must humble hilnsel
when he enters the gates of heaven.
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to work his amusement nr his gratitude
for his restored faith, which though his
wife did not suspect it, was by far his
most precious anniversary gift. She
went on -" could always use my PEN
Gil nimbly, you know, John. Aud it
had occurred to me one day why 1
couldn't DO something with 1t for profit
] spoke to Mr.. Halliburton; and he was
so kind-you must thank him, John
he took so much trouble with my crude
attempts; he did 80 much to encourage
me. And now / am fairly in the way
of work. shall work better, to know
that you know of it. want to design
for carpets by-and-by, as for prints
that pays so well-a percentage on The
sale.h
She stopped short, suddenly conscious
of how much she was saying.
"I have q surprise, also, for you Mr..
Randall, added Stephen Halliburton,
quietly. "I hope it too, will prove
agreeable. The universal testimony Of
my officials. as to your efficiency
and trustiness, make me feel that am
not showing you proper appreciation,
and ] desire to give you . somewha
more responsible position, with an in
crease of salary!"
The very glory of heaven seemed to
he opening . way to john Randall out
of all bis trouble.
81 am too happy. Mr.. Halliburton,
to talk much" he said In q straight
forward way. AZ bave been depressed
lately-the sudden removal of all cause
for low spirits"
He stopped short. Two big tears
rolled down his cheeks. Stephen Hall
burton alone perceived what George
never suspected, that her secret had
made her husband jealous. He grasp.
ed Johns hand.
"My dear fellow, It's too bad! I
feared it a little once or twice. OF
course could not hint to Mrs Ran
dali.
"What John? What, Mr.. Halibur-
ton?n
Nothing, George, that you will
ever know.
They were all alone together, by-and-
by, with their new found Happiness.
Perhaps George was equally relieved
that there was no moro need ut mysti-
ficatiOn.
"Wbat ever made you think of it,
George ?" her husband asked.
"Why, John, it was that day about
gloves. / set myself considering why
you should have all the toll, and l all
the indulgence. pOndered how i
could make or save something.
{" am happier than 1 ever thought 1
could be again, dear.
"Do you know, I have fancied you
were unhappy lately. John, because
you thought / was longing for things
you could not give me? / could hard
ly wait for tonight to come to tel you
all.
"Mv darling!"
And he folded his arms about her.
with his face on her shoulder (; and in
the brightness and silence of the room,
with its Odor of flowers and glow of
caves, they felt their way through the
coming future, safe. confident, out Of
the reach of any bitter trouble, since
they loved and trusted one another.
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The Voyage:of Life.

One summers day. when fields were green,
And skies were bright above.
Launched my boat upon life's stream:
Her whispered name was "Love."
The wavelets kissed her rose-wreathed brow,
And bore her in his arms:
Isaw sweet water-lilies bow
In honor to her charms.
And thus through all that summer day
She sailed. a thing of life;
And. when the moon rose Ger the bay,
Some one had called her wife.
In after years. more thoughtful grown,
Launched another boat;
And, kneeling on the sands alone,
Iprayed that she might foat.
This white-winged boat was "Hope:"
With care trimmed her sails,
Secured each dangling rope,
Then gave her to the gales.
How anxiou.ly waited.
Day after day. year after year.
For "Hope" to come back freighted
With all deemed ~ ost dear!
One day. by invitati.a
Offriends knew in:youth,
/ stepped on bos-d the good ship "Faith.'.
Then vsyagitg after truth.
As fair winds sped Us on our way,
We passed by many a wreck;
And. feeling more secure than they.
Iproudly paced the deck.
But what is this poor fragile barque.
Dismantled. cast away,
With scarce color left to mark
Her name on launching-day?
My own, my cherished. ill-starred Lowell"
How sad indeed thy fatel
Thou'rt like n woun 1ed, dying dove.
Left by its cruel mate,
Fond wreck of"Love," leave thee here
Upon this desert strand:
While me mory pays the tribute-tear,
Time shifts the golden sand.
The o,d ship Faith" keeps bravely on,
AnII looked DER the side
To zee where my white WINGED Hope" Is
gone
That went out with the.tide.
Her snow-white sails aud pennant fair
Are wet with the salt-sea wave;
Her anchor has caught on the reef despair,
And gulls scream over her grave.
The good ship Path" halls the shore to-day
Of that fair realm Of truth,
Where our hearts best treasures ne'e decay,
And we find the lost love Of youth.
Departed friends that we once did love
Signal us from the nearing shore,
And soon the waiting heavenly dove
Tells US life's voyage is DER.
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Horse Breeding.

Every farmer who breeds horse for
his own use or for market should at the
outset possess himself of highly formed,
powerfully built, well bred mare. standing
at least sixteen hands high, and weighing
no less than two hundred pounds in ordi,
nary condition This mare he should
breed to a thoroughbred horse of pure de-
gree, good form. great strength and depth
in body, standing on short, powerful and
stronglimbs He should at least be six
teen hands high, and weigh not less than
one thousand two hundred pounds. From
the union Of these We may expect q fine
animal. The mare must ut least be reas-
onably well bred, and ought to be larger il
any thing than the horse. Never breed TO
a small or delicate thoroughbred. If you
SOW weeds you can not expect to reap
wheat.