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The Placer herald., 1872-10-26
HOW PENNsYLVANIA WAS CARRIED.

FRAUDS IN PENNsYIvANIA.-A dispatch from
Wilkesbarre Pa, says Internal Revenue Col
lector Hoyt l.. D. Shoemaker, candidate Tor
Congress. .ex-Mayor Louis Scranton and Revenue
Assessor Gains of Pttston have been arrested
on a charge of bribing voters at the recent cleo
ton.
This telegram is OF date the 18th inst, 4,
and is only one of the proofs of the wholesale
bribery and corruption resorted to by Grant
and his thieves to carry that State at the
late election. A Revenue Collector, candi-
date for Congress, ex-Mayor and l. 5.
Revenue Assessor, all Grants men, caught
bribing voters in one precinct in Pennsylvania.
There are about l 600 voting places in the
State, and if the thief ring, Grant, Hart
ranft and Cameron, had four men at each
precinct, like the above arrested villains, to
bribe voters and stuff ballot-boXes, that
would make 4 900 official agents of Grant at
their ribery and corruption work in Penn
svlvania on the late election day. Another
Z. s. officer has been arrested, in Lancaster,
for offering judge Of election $500 to stuff
the ballot-box, The New York 5un got
wind that ! ,000 men were to be sent to
Phi adelphia. each TO vote twenty times,
once in each ward, and employed man to
90 with them in disguise. These men had
free passes from New York to Philadelphia
and back, ard $25 each on rsturn. They
went and voted their 10000 votes in Phila
delphia, returned and received their money.
Take these 20, coo in Philadelphia, the
thousands bought and got in by stufing bal
lot-boxes by Grants 4 eco thief officials
f.om the returns, and Pennsylvania was and
is to-day Democratic by 10000 majority.
These same frauds were practiced in Ohio
and Indiana. Are the American people
ready to sanction, aye, TO encourage these
scoundredly acts by their votes? Every
man who votes for Grant becomes a party
to these crimes, and every man who fails to
vote for Greeley by omission commits the
came sin against his government and fellow
citizens. Who of our vo'ers in Placer county
will be guilty of such crime ? Let each
voter ask himself this question before he
casts his vote or declines to vote.
The Placer herald., 1872-10-26

No. 4OS.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SAcRAMENro Cal, Oct 22d, 1872.
CHAUNcY BAKER having filed his application
in this Office for patent to a mining claim, and
the law and instructions in such cases provided
having been complied with, it is hereby ordered
that the annexed notice of such application be
published for sixty days in the PLACER HERALD,
a newspaper published nearest the location Of
said claim, at Auburn in Placer county, State Of
California.
r. b. MCFARLAND,
SEAL Register.
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The Placer herald., 1872-10-26

70 THE Public. No person. but the names of
the agents found at the head of our editorial
columns are authorized to do business or collect
money for the PLACER HERALD.
ALL communications to this Office will please
b. addsessed to WALKUP & Co.
The Placer herald., 1872-10-26
official Paper of Placer county

THOMAS BoYoE, No 30, Exchange Suildin5
on California street. San francisco is authorizep
O solicit advertisements and subscriptions in that
CITY for the HERALD, and receipt for the same.
L. P FISHER, 20 and II New Merchants Ex-
change is authorized to act as agent for the
ltFRALD in San Francisco.
The Placer herald., 1872-10-26
Netc Advertisements.
Application for a Patent
TO A
Quartz Gold Mining Claim.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

No. 4OS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
COL. DEM. -. VOL. XXXVI.. NO. /.
Webster and Branch.

While John Branch, of North Carroll
ma, was General Jackson's Secretary of
the Navy, he, Tazewell, and Daniel
Webster were walking on the north
bank of the Potomac, at Washington.
Tazewell, willing to amuse himself at
Branch's simplicity, said, "Branch, I'll
bet you ten-dollar hat that can prove
that you are on the other side of the
river" "Done," said Branch" Well"
said Tazewell, pointing to the opposite
shore, "isn't that one side of the river?"
--"Yes." "Well, isn't this the other
side ?r-"Yes." "Then, as you are
here, are you not on the other ?"-
Why, / DECLARE" said poor Branch,
80 it is! But here comes Webster.
I'll win back my hat from him." Web
ster now came up, and Branch accosted
him: "Webster, I'll bet you a ten dol.
lar hat that can prove that you are on
the other side of the river. ."-"Done.n -
-"Well, isn't this one side ?"-"Yes."
"Well, isn't that the other ?''-"Yes
but am not on that side." Branch
hung his head, and submitted to the
loss of the two hats as quietly as he
could.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
The Wrong Vote.

Apropos of elections, the following is
capital and will be especially relished
by gentlemen who have been unsuc-
cessful in their aspirations for Office:
In one of the towns of Pennsylva-
MIA, the freemen had for many years
deposited their votes solidly for the
Democratic candidates. Such thing
as Whig or Republican ticket had
never been run. At that time, howev-
er, the politicians of an adjacent to Wn-
ship thought it an Opportune occasion
to attempt the establishment, in that
town, of Republican organization. To
this end, they persuaded a certain Mr..
Green, who had recently settled there
to become their candidate for some mi
nor Office, hoping to procure for him
few votes under the popularity of the
great name of Grant, and thus to get
an entering wedge in the local affairs of
the township.
The day of election arrived, but Mr..
G. was unable to get to the polls by
reason of sickness. In due time the re-
turns were published, and Mr.. Green
had just one vote. Chagrined at this,
and annoyed by the accusation that he
had voted for himself, he said if any one
would make affidavit to the vote he
would reward him with good suit OF
clothes. A few mornings afterward a
burly looking Pennsylvania Dutchman
called upon Mr.. Green and abruptly re-
marked: 81 wants dat suit of close"
"Ah !" said Mr.. c., "then you are
the person who voted for me?"
"Yah, Pm dat man."
care you willing to make an ailida'
Wit of it 2"
yah, l swear to 'em.'
Mr.. Green, accompanied by the in.
tellig ent voter, went to the Office of the
justice of the peace, and the required
affidavit was made; after which the
clothes were purchased and given tC
the deponent.
So delighted was Mr.. Green to be re
lieved from the unplea5antnesS of his
situation, and so glad to learn that there
was another righteous man in the town
ship, that he had taken the Dutchman's
Republicanism as matter of course
However, at parting he said: "Now
my friend you have your suit of clothes
just answer me one question-HoW
came you to vote for me?"
"You wants to know dat 2"
"Yes."
"And you Won't go back on th,
close ~
NO"
"Vell," said he, slowly, and with {
sly twinkle of the eye, "den l tole you
ImakeS mistake in de hcketE
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

A Buffalo man must have the credit
for the most novel invention yet pro-
posed for propelling boats on the canal.
The power is not attached to the boat,
but the entire body of water in the ca
nal is moved, and the current thus
created is used as the propelling power.
The plan embraces wall laid in the
centre of the canal its entire length,
dividing it into two equal channels. AT
the head of each level is placed an i'm
mersed wheel of peculiar construction
which is moved by stationary engine
and the action of which is to throw the
water from one of the channels into the
other. A current is thus created from
the machinery in one channel and to-
ward it in the other.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

Ten or fifteen years ago pub lie din
ner was given to the members of the
legislature at Providence, and Nara
gansett preacher, called the "Regular
PAGER" because in his pray ers he had a
habit of standing behind a chair, step
ping backward and hitching it after
him, was called on to ask a blessing.
He stood up in his usual style and be-
gan lengthy prayer. There was an
open door behind him, and he soon un
Willingly backed into an adjoining
70 ON taking his chair along, when
some one softly closed the door, and the
hungry guests proceeded to dine, while
the petition was finished at leisure by
the distracted minister.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
Anecdotes of Sir Walter Scott.

No pleasanter anecdotes have been
told of any man. These are generally
well known, but / will trust that the
following may be new to my readers:
Mrs. John Ballantyne was just married.
She was young, the beauty of Edin-
burgh, and half spoiled by fiattery. She
was to meet Sir Walter at dinner, and
resolved to put on airs, and show the
great lion of the time that she was not
to be brought to fawn even at his feet.
He asked her to take glass of wine,
and she affected not to hear him but
the great man instead of noticing this
girlish folly, proceeded to talk to her
with such politeness that she speedily
felt ashamed of herself. This lady re-
lated that once, at her own table, on
the occasion of large and ceremonious
dinner party, there was scarcity of
spoons, and, what added to the awk-
wardness, at the precise moment when
the servant was washing the spoons for
further use most determined pause in
conversation ensued. The silence was
so profound that no sound was to be
heard save the whispers of the servants
just without, and the washing of the
spoons. At last the blushing lady's
husband drank, "Relief to all in dis
tress," which broke the spell, and set
all laughing, while Mr.. James Ballan-
tyne called out, with line of Shakes
peare:
"My lord, my lori, methinks you'd spare your
spoons!'
"Not /, indeed, my lord,' responded
Mrs b., "for i have none to spare"
"Not amiss," said Sir Walter, in genial
recognition of the lady's hit. Next day
a parcel ca me to her, directed in an un-
mistakabe handwriting, containing a
dozen of the handsomest spoons that
could be found In Edinburgh. This
same old lady relates story which de-
serves to be told as one of the most sim
gular among the curiosities of litera.
| ture. She relates that once when her
| brother. Flaw, James, was reading tC
her, Scott entered, and told him to &c
on reading. AS the reader proceeded
Scott at first nodded appreciation ther
said "Good ~ next Every good y
"Charming - Powerful ~ until al
last the upper lip began to tremble, ant
the tears to fall. Taking his staff, he
strobe across the room and looked ovel
Mr.. Ballantyne'5 shoulder to see wha
the volume was. 1t was the "Lay o
the Last Minstrel" He was quite il
discontinue, dashing the tears indig
nantly from his eyes, uttered an impa
tient "Pshaw!" and said, "God helI
me, james 1 am losing my memo
ry."-M. ID. Con,0ay, in Harper'S Mag
| ryi,1o
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

JUMP IN.--Sidney Smith very wise
ly said: ga great deal of talent is lost
to the world for the want of little
courage. Every day sends tothe grave
a number of obscure men who have
only remained in obscurity because
their timidity has prevented them from
making a first effort, and who, if they
could only have been induced to begin,
would in all probability have gone great
lengths in the career of fame. The fact
is, that in order to do anything in this
world worth doing, we must not stand
shivering ON the bank, thinking of the
cold or danger, but jump in andscramble
through as we'll as we can. 1t will not
do to be perpetually calculating risks
and adjusting the chances"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
How He Rules His Wife,

A man named Traddles, in Virginia,
has got his wife in proper subsection,
and means to keep her so. ooh !" says
he, in telling about it, "there amt
many who know how to rule a wife
properly. Now, my old woman is one
of the best Datured women in the world,
but she's got a devil of a temper.
Whenever 1 see she's got her mad up,
if it's dozen times day, just quiet
ly say nothing,' but kinder humor her
and she comes round all right after
while. Even when she throws things
at me, or gives a wild slash for me with
the broom or rollin' pin, just dodge
little, and she never hits me the third
time before l get my eye on her and let
her know l disapprove of such action
on her part. Perhaps / have to leave
the house to shG->her this, but she sees
the point. Then, by being careful not
to irritate her, and letting her have her
own way, l manage to make her do
just as | please. And you bet I make
her un derstand and appreciate my dis
cipline. oh! L keep her under perfect
control. A man has to, you know.
Got to boss in your own house, or first
thing you know your wife will ride you
down like you wasn't nobody. My
wife's perfect angel in her natural dis
position, but any other man but me
would spoil her.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

"September fifth, eighteen hundred
and forty. one" answered the witness,
reading from the instrument.
"Now, Mr.. Goodrich, will you please
in form the jury, and tho court, If
you observe anything else, in or upon
that paper which you hold in your
hand, that would positively affect the
reliability of that written date? Make
your own statement, in your own way,
only make it con else and clear"
"Y our honor, and gentlemen of the
jury" com menced the witness, "this
piece of paper which / now hold in my
hand was manufactured by myself and
caltndered upon a machine of my own
inv ention. The water lines, in place
Of the ordinary blue ruling, was includ-
cd in my Improvement. You will also
pbsesve, apon close inspection--though
the ink upon the surface has somewhat
obscured Tiny own stamp in water
marks. Your honor can examine it for
yourself"
The Judge took the document, and
held it up against the strong light; and
involuntary he read aloud, so as to be
heard by all in the room-for every
breath was hushed-"H. Goodrich's
Patent. Eighteen Hundred and Forty
Three"
Eyes, your Honor" broke in Good,
rich, whose professional integrity was
now in the balance. 81 can solemnly
swear that that sheet Of paper was not
male until at least two years after the
date of the instrument which has been
written upon its face"
The paper was given to the jury, who
were all upon their feet Arnold IS
counsel demanded to see it. Mr.. Cloud
man and his wife got up, and tried to
leave the room, but were prevented.
Judge and bar were in state of fer
ment; while the dense audience sway.
ed to and fro in eager, painful suspense.
Would this old mans testimony have
its legitimate weight?
All! how could it be otherwise ?
q
intelli gent court and jury than speech
OF tongue. The contested will bore in
its innermost heart-in its "heart Of
hearts"-the emphatic evidence Of the
base lie upon its written face. Other
witnesses were called-one paper maker
and two paper dealers-but the thing
was settled. The water lined date o.
the paper was evidence enough. A lit
tie while and the Judge gave his charge
about as brief a charge as 1 eve
heard. A little longer, and we knew
that the orphans were the true and lie
gally established heirs to Jacob Ames
fortune. L will not attempt to describe
the scene that followed. Suffice it fol
me to say, that the perjured partie
were severely punished, while the SUI
of Joy and kindness cast its graciou
beams upon the beloved and deserving
otStSis
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
Ihp EirtnnS of NitrO.GlYCCrinp.

The boys don't do things now like
they did when Noah Webster was
making spelling books. An old man
near Pleasantville, the other day, found
al rude boy posting Lydia Thompson
bills all over his door yard fence, and
desired him to desist; but the young
sauce-box told him plainly he would
not, and slapped up another naughty
picture.
"You WON'T, ,"said the old man; "then
l will fetch you down." So he pulled
out orse-pistol and shot Sc veral times
at him; but this only made the young
ster laugh; for the old man was cross
eyed and could not hit barn-door.
"Well, WE'LL" said the old man, "if
neither words nor horse-pistol will do,
1 must try what virtue there is in nj
tro glycerine )" so that old man pulled
out a two-q uart can of torpedo mixture
and exploded it under the chap, who
coolly whistled, "If Ever / Cease to
Love-" while the old man went soaring
away into the sky like a k ite.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

HENRY CLAY never liked to see
dumb animals abused or worried.
When he was at Washington, a very
large, somewhat noted billy goat roam
ed the streets, and the news. paper boys,
boot blacks, and street. -imps generally
made common cause against him, On one
occasion, while the statesman was pas =
sing down the avenue, a large crowd Of
these mischievous urchins were at
their usual sport. Mr.. Clay, with his
walking stick, drove them away, Civ
ing them sound lecture in the mean
while. AS they scam pered off in all
directions, Billy seeing no one but Mr..
Clay within reach, mad a charge on
him. Mr.. Clay dropped his cane and
caught his goatship by the horns. The
goat would rear up, being nearly as
high as the tall Kentuck an himself,
and the latter would pull him down
again. This sort of sport soon became
! tiresome, and he could conceive of nc
way by which he could free himseli
from the two-horned dilemma, soin his
desp Grafton he sang out to the boys tC
know what to do. One of the smallest
in the crowd shouted back "Let &C
and run, you old fool !" And the dig
nified statesman had to do it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
POetical.
Sunshine and Shadow.

III ifNNhN.
Two children played on the kitchen floor,
They laughed and they crowed in their child
ish elee,
The sunsh inc came through the open door,
Its bright beams dancing merrily.
The children caught at the shining stream,
As though they had found a golden toy,
Enough for them that the passing BEAM
Had filled their little hearts with JOY.
The mother watched them in their play,
a prayer rose up in her loving heart,
"Oh far, far of may be the day,
When with my children must part"
Alas how little do we know,
OF joy or sorrow yet TO come,
The sunbeams come and quickly go,
And leave but shadows on our home.
on Jenny first the shadow fcll
They bore her from her home away.
The little mound is left to tell,
Her feet among the shadows stay.
a year of mingled light and shade
Around the mothers heart is thrown,
a sunbeam was the child that staid,
a Ashadow for the one that's gone.
The light to darkness still gave place,
For dark, moro dark the sh 'dows grew,
EnvUlvlng in their cold embrace,
The form ofllttle Perry too.
They laid him by his sisters side,
Where golden sunbe ans never come,
With tears, 'twould be a sin to hide,
Returned to find chidless home
And yet through all this gloom there breaks,
A light that gives the heart its rest,
Bless Him who gives bless Him who takes,
As in Bis wisdom seemeth best
Let little children co me to me-"
"I'll bear them TO my blessed home,
From every sin and sorrow free,
Where blasting shadows never com e."
lis here at last we find the light
True sunshine beamiug on the soul.
. liy faith we live" ana not by sight,
And hope to reach the blissful goal.
The sun will there forever shi ne,
No oclouds, and hence, no shadows fall,
Thine be the Power, tn glory thine,
Aud thou our God be all in all.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

A BALTIMORE lady who had been
greatly annoyed by mischievous ur-
chins who rang her door bell and then
made off, made bad mistake one after
noon recently. She lay in wait for them,
and soon there came step on the
porch, and a vigorous jerk at the bell.
She cried out 81 see you, you little ras'
cal" caught the unresisting figure by
the coat collar, and shook him Vigor-
ously. When her strength was nearly
exhausted, aud hoarse with excitement,
she discovered TO her horror that twas
the diminutive minister of her church,
very red in the face, and very short fol-
breath. An explanation followed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
A HOss Stable,

The Hon. Benjamin Tappan, once a
Senator from Ohio, was on the bench
when the Buckeye State was admitted
into the Union. He was famous in his
time for being very ugly, very talented,
and very cross.eyed, grabbed, and sar-
castle. On one occasion he was holding
court in the wilderness, where one log
cabin had to be used for court house,
tavern and bar room. The stable near
by was used pro tenn. for Jail. The
Judge had just given some malefactors
a very severe sentence, when a rough
backwoodsman who had been practic-
ing at the other bar, exclaimed:
"That's right; give 'em thunder, old
gimlet eyes,"
"Who is that? ?" screamed the irate
and indignant Judge.
"It's this old hoss," answered the pio-
neer, giving his breast an approving
slap.
"Mr. Sheriff." retorted Tappan, "put
that old hoss in the stable, and keeE
him a week on bread and water"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23
A SAN FRANCISCO incident. "a

a SAN FRANCISCO incident: "a
venerable looking organ-grinder, ac-
companied by an active little monkey,
dressed in red, was patiently turning
out his dilapidated melodies for the
benefit of couple of servant girls, when
he was suddenly surrounded by a
group of school children, boys and
girls, who at once became devoted to
the monkey. The latter, seeing an ap-
pie in the hands of one of the boys, sud
denly ceased his gamrbols, and, snatch
ing the fruit, ran nimbly up tree just
by. The boy cried, and his compan-
ions laughed, while the, italian alter
nately swore at and coaxed the chatter.
Ing chief, but in vain, until at last the
monkey Of his own accord, come swift.
ly down, and springing in front of q
pretty little girl with long curls, deftly
took off his jaunty cap, and bowling po
litely, handed her the apple,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

NEW YORK has him now-the one
Observation-Disclosures old mau
who voted for all the Presidents, saws
wood, was the groom of Washington,
body.servant of Jackson, coachman OF
jefferson and barber to Franklin. He
walks twenty-five miles every morning
before breakfast, has used liquor and
tobacco for So years, and never was sick
a day in his life. His teeth are in the
highest state of preservation, he can
read agate type by moonlight, and can
hear the lowest whisper at distance of
several miles, etc., etc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

A BAsHFUL youth was paying ad-
dresses to a gay lass of the country, who
had long despaired of bringing things
to crisis. He came one day when she
was alone, and after settling the merits
of the weather, the girl said, looking
shyly into his face: 81 dreamed OF
you last night" .....
"Did you, why-nowW
"Yes,I dreamed that you kissed me-"
"Why, now! what did you dream
your mother said?" .....
SOB, l dreamed she was not at
home"
A light dawned on the youths intel
lect, singular sound broke the still
ness, and in less than month they
were married.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

A Minnesota sheriff kindly allowed
q convict tostep outside the penitentiary
a moment to kiss his wife, and the fam
lily tie proved SO strong that he has not
yet returned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

"Is this seat unoccupied?" asked an
exquisite of an elderly lady of rustic
design in the cars at Norwalk, Saturday
evening. 81 don't know" said she
hastily, running herhands with a great
deal Of feeling over the surface. "It
feels mostly like plush, but you can't
always tell"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-02-23

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RcgisfcT e Recorder-W1LLlAMsON ~ 'JACobh'
Diirict AuornclJ-JAMES BRHsoN, JR'
GhcrjG-AAHoN SMITH.
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7TCdSitrer-W1LLIAM LAMoN.
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REFuFR WILLIAM SHAFFER.
Commissioners Cicrk-W1ILIAM KRTCKBAuM,
fudjt0gS--U. j. CAMPBELL, DANIEL LEE.
CHARLES CONNER
CorOncr-CHARLEs G. MURPHY.
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