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The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

Col. F1sK's PAnTNER.-A correspondent
Of the Post tells this pleasant story: Co.
Fisk had often noticed in Twtnty-thrd street
little crippled newsboy, and one day he
spoke to him in his bluff, off-hand manner.
"Well, my boy, how's business p
"Not very good, SIR was the reply.
"What's the matter2"
"Why, you see, I'm lame and l can't
run, and the other boys they get ahead Of
me, and can't sell my papers very well"
"Not a very good look out for you, is it :?
I say, my boy, how would you like to go
into business with me p
The boy looked perplexed, ard eyed the
Colonel curiously.
81 think we might strike up bargain.
You come to the Opera House at IL tlis
morning. I've got a plan for you; now le
on time.
AT II o'clock the boy was there, quite
curious to know what the Colonel wanted.
"Hulloa, boy, you're a good one. Now,
see here; do you know good place for a
paper-stand?' 2
"Yes, sir; tip-top."
"Where is it? ?"
"Down here at the corner"
GLOW much will stand cost ?"
"Lots of money; much as fifty or hun
dred dollars.
"You don't say so; why that's fortune.
Do you think there's money to be made
there ?"
eyes, do It's frst-rate place"
"Well, I'll get a carpenter to make the
stand and III stock it; then you shall take care
of if, and we'll he partners; you and | will go
in the paper business"
COL Fisk thea arranged with the boy
what part of the profits 'e should receive,
told him when the stand would be ready,
and sent him on his way rejoicing. The
plan was very successful. Trade was good,
ard every week the boy carried his share Of
the money to his partner. Seeing the boys
determination, Col. Fisk quietly put the
money aside, and one day gave it all to him,
releasing him rom his contract to pay any
part of the money to himself.
When Col. Fisk died there was nowhere
sincerer mourner than this little newsboy,
and the little stand on the corner was heavily
draped on the day of the burial.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09
NUMBER 12.

RHYMINa GAME. One person thinks OF
word, and then gives word that will rhyme
with it, The players, while endeavoring to
guess the word, think CT those that will
rhyme with the one given, and instead Of
speaking, define them. Then the first per-
son must be quick in guessing what is meant
by the description. and answers whether it
is right or no, giving the definition to the
question. Here are two examples:
Il have a word that rhymes with bun"
''Is it what many people call sport or
rerimentY'
"No, 1t is no! fun"
"Is it q troublesome creditor?"
"No, it is not a dun"
"Is it Kind Of ire-armP"
"No, it is not gun.
els it religious woman who lives in re-
tirement ?"
"No, it is not nun"
"ls It the act Of moving very swiftly, or
what one does when in great haste 2
"No, it is not to run"
"Is it quibble OF play upon words ?"
"No, 1t is no. pun? :"
"Is it a word we often use to denote when
a thing is finished p
"No, it is not done"
"Is it weight @
"No, it is not a ton. ="
"Wel, is that luminary that shines by
day, and brightens everything it shines
upon?'
eyes, it is tie sun ?"
The one who guesses The word will then,
perhaps, say: -.
owe thought Of a word that rhymeS with
sane.
els it native Of Denmark ?"
"No, is not Dane"
els it used by an old gentleman"
"No, it is not cane"
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

How LONG SHOULD MAN LIVE. Accord
ing to Professor Naraday, the crime of suicide
is very common in this age of the world and
he intmates that all who die under one hun
dred years Of age Il ay be charged with self
murder. Providence having originally inten-
ded man to live century, would allow hm
to arrive at that dvancel period if he did
not kill himself by eating unwholesome food.
allowing himself to be annoyed by trfies,
giving license to passions, and exposing him
self to accident. Flourn advanced the the
ory that tie duration of life is measured by
the time Of growth. When once the bones
and epiphyss are united, the body grows no
more, and it is at twenty years this union is
effected in man. The natural termination
of life is five removes from the several points
Man being twenty years in growing, lives
five times twenty years, that is to say, one
hundred years; the camel is eight years in
growing, lives FIVE times eight years, that is
to say forty years; the horse is five years in
growing. and lives twenty-five years, and so
with other animals.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

An ENGLISH LABoRER AT HOME The
daily fare Of an English laborer is shown in
communication published in the Daily
Telegraph, purporling TO dave been written
by an agriculiuralist. For fifteen years
this honest fellow has worked for the same
master, ten hours daily, at the municent
wages of eighteen pence (3G cents) day.
On this he has supported himself, wife
and three children The wife's labor adds
to these scanty resources two shillings, and
ore of the children earns two pence more n
week. For his cottage he pays four pounds
per annum. Naturally poor Hodges fare on
this income has not been precisely luxurious.
For breakfast he has generally Il piece Of
bread and water cress, "and, if we have it,
a cold potato His dinner sis boiled
dumping, with potatoes and onions in it, and
he is fain to make his supper on cup Of tea,
a bit of bread, ga tiny bit of cheese Of we
have it, and for treat, an onion. lie can
never "get mutton or beef, but sometimes
pigs pluck say six times a year"
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

Two long hungry Ameri ans, two lrish-
men, one Indian, two cadaverous beings of
unknown nationality, John @. G. Carter,
and an Indian dog, are said by a Texas paper
to make up the census Of Red River city.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

CYRUS, the conqueror af Babylon, of whom
we read in the Bible, was once asked what
was the first thing he ever learned?
"To tell the truth" was the reply.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

81 am speaking" said long winded Or
ator, "for the benefit ofposterity." eyes,
said one Of his hearers. ''and ii You keep on
much longer. your audience will be here.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

Success don CONSIST IN never making
blunders, but in never making the same one
the second time. Billings.
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The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

Cor THINGS MIXED. Not bad story Is
told at the expense of one of olr most dis
tinguished and cstimablo citizens. 1t seems
that dinner party was in progress during
brilliant display Of northern lights, and this
gentleman stepped out to cool bis burning
brow, and was startled by The display about
the frosty pole. lie stood perfectly amazed;
then, turning to the window, he saw within
the wife of his bosom sitting with the ladies,
waiting for their leigc lords to end their
champagne and cigars. Pushing aside the
lace curtains he beckoned Mrs. Agnes -
to come out She compiled, when he said
to her solemnly
"Wagncs, der see anything very ez-
stronory, now?
eyes, Dolly; sec that you have been
drinking too much wine.
"No-not that, Wagnes. | mean ex-
stronory phornomonums in the atmosphere ?"
"Why, where, DoIIy?"
"Upper yonder, Wagnes."
''Why, dear mel Yes, do, indeed
the most brilliant aurora ever saw"
"Wagnes, are the things shootin' ?"
eyes, dear"
"And fash'n', Wogncs?"
eyes, Dolly"
can sorter spreadin' and dancin'-eh,
Wagues %
"All that, ny dear"
"Hol ho!" laughed her husband, much
relieved "Do you know, Wagnes--l mean
Hagnes, when came out and saw the
CELESTIAL phornomonums a CLOWN upper yon-
der, plague eiler didn't think ! was drunk
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09

Excuse haste and bad pen, as the pig
said when be broke out.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09


CIvlLrTY ON CoMPULsIoN.-A correspond
ent Of the St. John 1elegrGph, who is tray
cling in Scotland tells the following story
As we came through Glen Arl,let to ln-
versnaid we had to pass Il gate. An old
lady at the lodge came out to open it. Ere
she put the key in the keyhole she said:
"Say Open the gate, please. "
"W hat for?"
because you can't go along here if you
don't"
GLOW is that %
cit belongs to the Duke Of Montresse
and he would only let the road be made on
condition that all foot-passengers say these
words Those who won't say them have TO
go by the upper road, now unused and al
most impossible"
ooh, well, wel say please open the gate;
Or open The gate, please; Or the gate open,
please; or put the words in any other form to
please his dukeship you please. We think
it will be better than going by rough i'm
passable route. "
On this the gate swung open and we went
on, thinking Of the many lessons in polite
ness which have been and will be taught at
that gate to all who for years have passed
or will pass thereby.
The Placer herald., 1872-11-09
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MOTHER EYES SERVANT GIRL.-"Can
any of you tell why, when Eve was manu-
facture9 from one of Adams ribs, servant
girl wasn't made at the same time to wait on
herr"
Because Adam never came whining to
Eve with ragged stockings to be darned, a
collar string to be sewed on, or gloves to be
mended, fright away, quick, now!' Be
canse he never read the newspaper till the
sun went down behind the palm-trees, and
then stretching, yawned out, "AiY't supper
most ready, my dear?' Not he. lie made
the fire and hung over the tea-kettle himself,
we'll venture, and pulled the radishcs, peeled
the bananas, and did everything else that he
ought to. He MIXED the COW, fed the
chickens and looked after the pigs himself.
He never brought half dozen friends
home to dinner when Eve hadn't any fresh
pomegranates and the mango season was
over. He never stayed out until eleven
o'clock TO "ward meeing," hurrahing for
an ont and out candidate, and then scolded
poor Eve because she was sitting up and
crying inside the gate. He never played
billiards nor drove fast horses, nor choked
Eve with cigar smoke. He never loafed
around corner groceries while solitary Eve
was rocking little Gains cradle at home. In
short, he didn't think she was specially ere
ated for the purpose Of waiting on him, and
was under the impression that il didn't dis
grace a man to Tighten his wife's cares a
little.
That's the reason that Eve did not need
hired girl, and we wish it was the reason
why meme of her fair descendants did.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

shall 60 for him Of course, because he
was born in Kentucky. ! always go for
men who were born IN Kentucky; they
will do to tic to; I'll bet on them. Gree
ley wasn't born in Kentucky, though 1
wish he had been. But we can't manage
these things you know. Men will be born
wherever Il happens, and
"Tm glad he wasn't born here" broke
in Missouri, "for was, and l don't like
his stock"
"What, don't like the man Henry Clay
put trust in f? slIow you talk Old Gree
Icy will do, no matter where he was born"
"You seem to be for him, no matter
what action the Baltimore convention
may take replied Missouri.
"Well no, / propose TO 60 with my
party, although ] sometimes think the
party is humbug. The leaders up
north don't manage we'll. II will be just
like them at Baltimore to put a straight
democrat in the field, and thus elect Grant
again. Us in Kentucky arc for Greeley
to beat Grant. But up north they amt
so much that way. 1t seems as though
they could swallow Greeley if we can, but
from what l hear they are not so keen us
we are. They talk too much about prin.
ciples up there. Oh principles till
we get Grant beat, then we will talk about
principles
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23
THE POPULAR WAVE.

THE FOLLOWING is the testimony Of
Judge Sanford L. Church, of New York,
the New York Worlds nominee for the
Baltimore convention:
l am free to say that when I first re-
ceived the intelligence Of tho nomination
OF Mr.. Greeley by the liberal republicans
at Cincinnati, it struck me rs mistake al
most equal to destroying the liberal move
ment, which had started OIL So suspicious.
ly. have had no personal acquaintance
with Mr.. Greeley, but from the position
which he has occupied before the public,
and his life long antagonism to the demo-
cratic party, could not for moment be-
lieve that the democracy could ever be in =
duced to support him for the highest office
IN the gift Of the people. Since then
have had leisure and time to reflect upon
the subject; have been home and have
| taken some pains to ascertain the feelings
OF the people, and to obtain its drift of
public sentiment. To secure this have
gone among the common people and the
men who are not seeking office, and who
vote from conscientious duty. | never 90
to what are called tho political leaders,
nor the politicians nor oflice-seekers, when
l desire TO know the public sentiment or
drift of opinion, but to tho intelligent
mechanic, the farmer and the laboring
man. 1t is there tho change in public
opinion and its drift is first discovered and
can be ascertained moro correctly than
from any other source. have taken the
trouble to talk to this class of men, draw
ing them out without expressing any
views of my own. In all that l have
talked with, l have only met with one
man who says he will not vote for Gree
ley. In many cases democratic farmers
have said ut seems queer for us to 90
for Greeley, and at first was bitter pill
but if it is necessary to defeat Grant then
We will cbeerfully 60 for him" Others an
hesitatingly declared in favor of the demo-
cratic convention indorsing Mr. Greeley
1t is my opinion that the mass Of the dem
ocrats are ready to 60 for Greeley, and to
my surprise found the Irish voters al.
most unanimous for him.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

THE POET WHITTIER, who christened
Horace Greeley tour later Franklin :"
writes: 1T is very possible there may be
good reasons why Horace Greeley should
not be president, but they are not to be
found in his moral character, his intellect,
his principles, his purposes, his knowl-
edge Of the interests and resources Of the
country If this is true, the only good
reason why Greeley should not be presi-
dent, must be Grant, but mcst people
think him very bad reason and will vote
against him in November.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23
ENGLAND's "0ooD QUEEN"
tErn,p tho pi,tghuro nispatrb I

A lady of rank and culture, for ten
years enjoying high social standing, and
leading happy, virtuous life, beloved
alike in the family circle and society, is
suddenly confronted with the reproach of
an error of earlier days by scoundrel,
who thus succeeds in destroying the home,
sending the husband to the mad-housc,
and the wife fugitive over the land.
And then England's good queen" with
quick feeling for the publication Of court
society, cancels the title of the lady to
presentation at court. The years of cx-
emplary living can not atone for the
youthful indiscretion. Oh, rare, queenly
charity that shields prince Of Wales
and blasts a repentant woman.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

We DON'T SAY anything bad Of Gen.
Logan. We wouldn't do 1t but the Mem
pbs Real Estate Bulletin does, and this
is what it says;
general Dirty Work Fighting Johnny
Alexander Logan thinks that the liberal
movement has not sufficient strength to
carry the state Of Illinois against the re-
publican party. Wonder what he thinks
Of coming south this fall with a few bayo-
nets to control elections, capture horses
and plumber things round generally, and
shipping them TO Cairo on his own private
account? We rather guess he d like it,"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

The democracy of Pennsylvania are to
meet in state convention on the 3Oth inst,
and Ohio at about the same date. 1t is
stated by those who have the means of
knowing that the programme of both of
these organizations will initiate the action
of the New Workers at Rochester yester-
day-that is, help to prepare the way for
the Endorsement Of Greeley and Brown by
the Baltimore convention Il Chicago SIN.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

SOME ovER-JEALoUs democrats want
the party to take up Gen. Hancock as an
available man to beat Grant. Hancock
will scarcely consent to be made use of by
the Baltimore convention for any such at
tempt. The impracticables who insist on
a separate nomination will, we think, find
it a hard matter to choose a candidate
who will accept unless the affair is I" cut
and dried already. If it is, and nomina.
tions are made at Baltimore, the unfortu-
nate aspirant for presidential honors will
find that being the candidate of the Bal
timore convention is q vastly different
matter from being the accepted choice OF n
powerful and united democracy, even if,
in the latter case he were unsuccessful.
A certain need Of honor would belon &c
him in any event, while the former, tn,
disappointed candidate of n disappointed
clique, would be blamed by his friends
and condemned by his enemies.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

AaAssIz WAS IN CHICAGO last week.
1t is presumed he went there for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining, If possible, to what
age and species of fossil, the 'Times
newspaper belongs.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

THE PEORIA DEMOCRAT publishes
with some additions of its own, tho Chi
cago Times classification of democratic
journals on the presidential question.
Both the Times and Democrat need to
be corrected in their lists. As both Jour
mails are 30 very democratic that nothing
iess than straight out nominations at Bal
lmore will satisfy thom, il is barely posi-
bic that their failure to mention some dem
cr"'e newspapers strongly favoring the
Cincinnati ticket, is due as much to intcn-
ton as overnight Among the list, we do
not find the name of the Springfield Reg.
lister, the Jackson, (Tenn.,) 'Whig and
Tribune-a power in its sec,ion-and
many others we could mention; nor n sin.
gle dfmocratic paper Of Southern Illinois
all of which are for Greeley and Brown,
some unreservedly, others subject to the
Baltimore convention, the last dong all
they can in the meanwhile for the ticket
OF the papers mentioned as awaiting the
action Of the convention, the Columbus,
Ohio Statesman, the Richmond En-
quirer,' the Charleston, Is. c. Courier
the Evansville Courier, the Louisville
'Courier-Journal, the Quincy Herald
and others, all influential papers, are do.
ing good service for Greeley and Brown,
and II will be through no fault Of theirs, if
the Cincinnati ticket 10 not also the ticket
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

THIS Is THE WAY the Quincy Herald
sums up Gen. Grants economy; "The
miscellaneous expenditures " of the past
year were SGo,lsl,6l9! Those Of the
current year ere estimated by the secre-
tsry of the treasury TO amount to
'S6i,lss,s75li So that, instead of the
greatly reduced cost of government
which WAS to result from Grants &c ono.
mical habits, he has actually entailcd
upon tho country, in one department,
taking the present years expenditure, Il
cost Of Sli, 100000 per annum more than
johnson of s35,Oo0,ooO year more
than Lincoln ! ! and of $39,OOO,OOo per
'annum more than Buchanan /! If We
trust our economical president with
the administration of our affairs for
another term, We must be prepared for
'our civil administration costing US some.
where about $50, 900, 900 II year, or more
than three times what it was in Buchan
ans time"
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

IT Is SAID in Washington thatthe rsdi-
Gals propose TO get Gen. Grant off the
presidential track by giving him million
Of dollars. This will do 1t If anything
will
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

The GUERILLA MosBY hastens TO cor
rect the statement that no promised Grant
his support. Even Mosby don't like IL TO
be said Of him that he Is for Grant.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

BRoTHER-IN.LAw CASEY IL not to be re-.
moved from tho New Orleans custom
house.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23
DEAD ISSUES BURIED.

/. We recognize the equality Of all
men before the law, and hold that it is
the duty oftbe government in its dealings
with the people to mete out EQUAL AN d
EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL, OF
WHATEvERN NATIONALITY, RACE,
COLOR OR PERSUASION, REL1-
GIOUS OR POLITICAL.
.. WE PLEDGE OURSELVES TO
MAINTAIN THE UNION OF THESE
STATES, EMANCIPATION AND EN-
FRANCHISEMENT, AND TO OP-
POSE ANY REoPENING OF THE
ESTIONS SETTLED BY THE
THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH AND
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

NJ Earthquakes are on the steady in
crease. According TO the best authorities
there were in the fourth century 81, in
the fifth rs, in the sixth 81, in the seventh
10, in the eighth II, in the ninth 80, in the
tenth II, in the eleventh 81, in the twelfth
81, in the thirteenth So, in the fourteenth
'S in the fifteenth Al, in the sixteenth 10,
in the seventeenth $50, in tho eighteenth
$50, in the nineteenth 926.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23
[Good Enough
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
PREAMBLE,

We, the Liberal Republicans Of the
United States in Convention assembled at
Cincinnati, proclaim the following princi-
Piles as essential TO just government:
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23

. ~ A wretch broke of an engagement
for the following cogent reason; "You
know case is a fearful nuisance, and l
always carry my cigars loose in my vest
pocket. Tho necessary amount Of affec-
ton toward Mollio was awful rough on
'em. Never came away from that h,use
but every ono Of EN- was smashed.
Couldn't expect fellow to waste good TO-
bacco, that way, could you'-[ Exchange.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23
DEMOCRATIC TO THE CORE.

4. LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
with impartial suffrage will guard the
rights of all citizens more securely than
any centralized power. The people and
the public welfare require the SUPRE.
MACY OF THE CIVIL OVER THE
MILITARY AUTHORITY and
FREEDOM OF PERSON UNDER
THE PROTECTION OF THE HA-
BEAS CORPUS. We demand for the
individual the largest liberty consisten,
with public order, for the state self-gov
eminent, and for the nation u return t
the methods Of peace and the constitu
tional limitations of power.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-23
UNIVERSAL Amnesty.

8. We demand the immediate and Alb
solutc removal of all disabilities imposed
on account Of the rebellion which was
finally subdued seven years ago, believing
that UNIVERSAL AMNESTY WILL
RESULT IN THE COMPLETE PAC-
IFICATION IN ALL SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY.