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The Placer herald., 1874-06-20
NUMBER 44
BUSBY'S IRON WEDDING.

Busby, of Trenton, celebrated his iron
wedding one day, recently, and he invited
about one hundred and twenty guests to the
wedding. Of course each person felt com
PEELED TO bring present of some kind, and
each did.
When Mr. and Mrs. Smith came they
handed Busby a pair of Aat-irons. When
Mr.. ard Mrs Jones arrived they also had
hat-rons. All hands laughed at the coinc-
dence. And there was even greater merri-
ment when the Browns arrived with two
pairs of nat-irons
But when Mr. and Mrs. Robinson came
in with another pair of hat-irons the laughter
became perfectly convulsve. There was,
however something less amusing about it
when the Thompsons arrived with four fiat
irons wrapped in brown paper. And Busby's
face looked grave when the three John
son girls were ushcred into the paror carry
ing fiat iron apiece. Each one of the next
sixty guests brought fiat irons, and there was
no break in the countenance until old Mr.
Curby came in from Philadelphia with cast
iron cow bell. Now Busby had no earthly
use for cow bell, and at any other time lie
would have treated such resent with scorn
But now he is actually grateful TO Mr.. CURLY,
and he was about to embrace him, when the
Wasmghams came in with the new kind Of
double pointed flat-iron with wooden handles.
And the rest of them brought the same art-
ces excepting Mr. Rugby, and he had with
him patent stand for holding Aatirons.
Busby got madder and madder every min
ute, and by the time the company had all
arrived w nearly insane with rage, and lie
went to bed, leaving his wife to entertain the
guests. In the morning they counted up
the spoils, and found they had 212 fat-rons,
one stand and COW bell And now the
Busbys have cut the Smiths, and Browns,
and Jones, and Thompsons and the rest en-
lirely, for they are convinced that there was
preconcerled design oplay trick upon them.
The fact, however, is that the hardware
store in the place had an overstock of fat
irons, and sold them at an absurdly low
figure, and Busby's guests went for the
cheapest thing they could find, as people
always do on such occasions Busby thinks
he will not celebrate his silver Wedding
Uar Adeler.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20
LOCAL OPTION EXCERPS.

IHE ladies are quietly organizing for a
local option fight in San Francisco. The Sun.
Chronicle seems to think it will be " Loves
Labor Lost"
The Oaklanders are noting the saloonists
who infringe the law with view of present
ing them to the next Grand Jury for ndict-
ment. VIII the Woodlanders follow suit I?
BESIDES the Local Option law and the law
prohibiting the selling or giving away Of
liquor while an election is in progress, and
the law prohibiting the selling of liquor tc
habitual drunkards, the last legislator,
passed a law preventing the recovery of more
than five dollors for liquor sold at retail Of
by the drink.
THE Legislature cf North Carolina has
passed IN act which provides that any per-
son who manufactures, sells or deals in
spurious liquors as drink, of any name OF
kind, containing foreign properties or ingre-
dienfs poisonous to the system, shall be pun
lshed with five years Imprisonment in The
penitentiary.
THE Penal Code is amended 81 as to read
every person who sell or furnish, or causes
10 be sold or furnished intoxicating liquors
Ito any babitual drunkard or Indian, is guilty
of misdemeanor. That law is now in force
and the question will arise, what is al
"habitual drunkard?" VIII that require
legal decis on, or can SC me of our young at
iorneys define it so that it may be under
stood?
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

Is HE RIcH.-Many a sigh is heaved
many heart is broken, many life is rem
dered miserable, by the terrible infatuation
which persons often manifest in choosing a
life companion for their daughters. How is
it possible for happiness to result from the
union OF two principles as Numerically OPP
posed to each other in every point, as virtue
to vice? And yet, how often is wealth con-
sldered better recommendation for young
men than virtue? How often is the first
question which is asked respecting the suior
of a daughter this: els he rich?' But,
does that afford any evidence that he will
make a kind husband? Z" Is he rich?" Yes
his clothing is purple and fine linen, and he
fares sumptuously every day; but can you
tell from this that he is virluous? us h.
rich?' Yes, he has thousands floating on
every ocean; but do not riches sometimes
take to themselves wings and fly away?
And will you consent that your daughter
shall marry a man who has nothing to re-.
commend him but his wealth? All, beware
The gilded bait sometimes covers bearded
hook. Ask not then, "Is he rich?" "But
is he virtuous?' Ask not then, if he has
wealth, but has he honor? and do not sacri-
flee your daughters peace for money.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

in the room formerly occupied by Harwood &
Fellows, a NEW TIN SHOP, where he will keep
on hand every article usually found in a first
class establishment of the kind His GOODS and
STOCK are all new and selected with the great
est care, and with direct view to the wants Of
this market
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

FOoT4HILL LANDs-CHoICE FRUITS. We
heartily endorse the statement of the Ell
Dorado Republican, that there is no better
opening for industrious men, with small
means 10 make money, than is offered in
the foothills of California at the present
time. There is an abundance of cheap land
suitable for the grape, plum, peach, pear
apple, and various other fruits, all of which
DO much better here than down in the val
leys. There are also large quantities of
lands suitable for the production of hay,
grain and potatoes, all having ready home
market. at better prices than can be obtained
in the valley regions. 1t requir patient
industry to fully develop these resources
but diligence and economy in the start, will
soon put all who engage in it in a thriving
condition. Any man who has few acres
of choice fruits at present time has an inde-
pendent fortune. We have too much trash
1t does not pay to raise poor fruit, and the
sooner all our fruit growers realize this fact
more to raise peaches that will readily sell
at six and eight cents per pound, than it
does to raise those that are a drug in the
market at one and a half, and the same
may be said in relation TO all fruits. There
is no limit to which choice fruit can be
proftably raised, if properly managed, as
there can be large profits realized either by
selling tue fruit fresh, or by drying or other
wise preserving it. This section is surely
destined to be the fruit growing rego OF
the world.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

GA WoMAN's WRoNGs. The other day
while walking along Ohio street, we came
near cremation. A woman was shaking a
table-cloth at back door. Just then she
discovered the old hen scratching for an
early worm in her garden bed upon which
she had worked late the night before while
the old man loafed around town. The table
cloth went to grass, and for few moments
there was a shower Of brooms, mops, tin
pans, bedroom queensware and other things
raned upon that-not the hen, but the gar
den. The hen had gone. While this was
transpiring, yaller dog seized the table
cloth, and gayy tripped over the lawn, oc
casionally photographing his feet upon its
white folds. When that Ohio street woman
turned around she did not smile and gayly
exchim, "Oh what sportive pup!" She
only stopped down and seizng brick, threw
it with all her force. In her madness she
did not notice that right before her was
board nailed from one post to another.
When her hand hit the board, her poor
knuckles fairly ratified and the yaller dog,
spying a spotted whelp down street, went
scooting in that direction When that Ohio
street man next appears in church, with a
few less hairs on the top of his head, the
remote cause can be traced to the old hen,
the yaller dog and poor downtrodden
womln-Lr
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

SILK BUSINESS. The San Mateo Gazette.
referring to Larco's place. near Mayfeld,
says: Last year 800 ounces of eggs We're
sold from this cocoonery at 81 per ounce.
and that 1000 or 5000 ounces are expected
rs the product Of this season There are
IL 600 mulberry trees in the orchard. We
tasted the mulberry fruit; berries about the
size Of blackberries and Of grayish color
This fruit was so sweet as to be sickening
In the cocoonery there are millions of silk
worms of different sizes. The atmosphere
is kept at uniform temperature. and the
feeding takes place every three hours during
the day, and every four hours during the
night. Three men are employed in feeding
and watching the worms, and some halt
dozen boys in picking nd cutting the null
berry leaves. The larvae are racked up like
fruit; the wbcls surface being in motion.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

One OF The SAFEs.-rwo merchants were
recently presenting the claims of their re-
spectlve articles. One was a Yankee, the
other wasn't He that wasn't told his
story. a game-cock had been shut up in
one of his safes, and then it was exposed
three days to the most intense heat When
the door was opened, the cock stalked out
As if nothing had happened. 1t was now
the Yankees turn. A cock bad been shut
up in one of his Safes with pound of
fresh butter, and the safe was submitted to
the trial of tremendous heat for moro
than a week. The legs of the safe were
melted off, and the door itself so far fused
as to require cold chisel to get it open
When it was opened, the cock was found
frozen dead, and the butter so solid that a
man. who knocked off piece of it with a
hammer, had his eye put out with a butter
splinter.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

Coon GRACIoUs!-An ecstatic lover, down
East, thus appeals to his tender-hearted
dulcina for IA parting smack:
"Terrib'y tragcal, and subimely fetrbu-
tive will be The course pursued by me if
you do not nstantaneously place slime ala
baster lips to mine, and enrapture my i'm
mortal soul by imprinting angelic sensations
of divine bliss upon those indispensable mem
bers of human physiognomy, and then kind
ly condescend to allow me to take my de-
parture from the everlasting sublimity of
thy thrice glorious presence" Nancy tainted.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20
NEW TINSHOP.
OLD ARM DRY HALL,
NEW TIN STORE I!

~ EORGE McCOMB ANNOUNCES TO THE
" People of Auburn and Public generally
that he has just opened in
CENTER BLOCK, Aubur3s,
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

SOME of the Patrons OF Husbandry in
Minnesota have applied the principal Of CO.
operation to new industry-tbe pursuit
and capture of horse thieves. Hereafter
each Grange is to have Give riders, who
are, on robbery of stock being reported, to
monnt and follow the culprits. To this end
the Grange is to furnish them with funds not
less in amount than S25, and on giving the
hailing sign of the Patron, all other Oranges
will entertain them free Of cost. turn out to
aid them or lend them fresh horses.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-20
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The Placer herald., 1874-06-20

Rheumatism and gout can be cured by the
free use Of asparagus s.-Sac. Bee.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30
MiSce eIIUU f on S .
Queen Victoria at Home.
HER SUMNER RESIDENCE ON THE ISLE OF
WIGHT-HOW HER MAJESTY DRESSES
AND LIVES.

EAST Cows, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. l8.
Here am in the sunshine and shadow of
royalty One cannot get out of either. Every
thing around me is branded royal. The
dockyard at Portsmouth was The Royal
Naval" The Yacht Club dubs itself so like
wise. The paltry unaccOmmOdating steamboats,
which do the ferrying between this point and
the towns on the Hampshire coast are with
out exception Royal Nail packets" Our
wherry had not touched the pebby beach at
Cowes before we distinguished through our
field glasses 1.-THE Royal Hotel" and then
"the Queens" and next " the Prince of
Wales Hotel" The man at the corner house,
who sells tea, buiscuits, and bacon, is grocer
to her Majesty" and exhibits his honOrs in
huge golden letters. The butcher, iOsy and
rubcund, evidently finds stimulant to Obe-
sty in the glittering announcement, which or
naments the front of his store, that he il
"purveyor to the Queen" The barber fol-
lows suit, and SO on.
OSBORNE CASTLE.
| came here to sec the private residence and
private life of the Queen of Great Britain.
! Every old building in this conservative country
has pedigree, and this is sometimes as long
and involuted as that of the O'Elahertys, OF
Galway. Osborne, we are told, was once cal
| led OysterbOurne, from the oyster beds OF the
| Medina. Then came the melancholy story Oi
Eustace Mann, who, during the troublOus
times of the civil war, buried bags of gold and
silver in coppice, and not having marked the
spot was now unable to find them. From
Lady Isabella Banchford the Queen purcha
sed the estate in l84O. By the purchase o.
Barton and other adjoining demesnes the man
or has come to include an area OF 5000 acres
The situation of the castle is most desirable
On one side it is sheltered by woods aud plan
tations, and on the other commands an exten
sive, delightful and animated prospect, in
cluding the naval stations Of Portsmouth an'
Spithead. Girt by sea and land, il comprise
nearly every variety Of rural scenery of whicl
the poets have sung. The climate is milo ant
salubrous. Spring sets in at the end of Feb
ruary, and after the Queen has enjoyed tn
freshness and beauty OF the young year IN thi
lovely spot, she always betakes herself nortl
of the Tweed, where, in her retreat at Balmo
raj she feels again the warm breath OF Sprinl
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30
Why Do Great Men Write Badly7

This has long been subject of critical com.
ment, and much has been said upon it. Asit
Is one OF those open questions which are COM
mon property, we otter to the reader the follow
ing view Of the matter: In reply to the Gues.
ton then, why do great men write badly? We
answer they do not all write badly, but MANY
OF them have written very well, mecbani-
cally speaking. As a science writing is me.
chanlca and to be done in A superior or mas.
terly manner it must have the same kind of
thought that Is used in cutting a coat, or build
ing bridge. An amount of mechanical ability
then Is necessary to make a good penman. But
the question is not whether or not these great
men possess it? 1t is not in this way that
their writing Is effected as a rule, but it is in
their manner OF thinking that the answer to
the question Is to be found. As rule quick
thinkers write badly Slow thinkers write bet.
ter A man who thinks slowly has time to
lelaurly transfer his thoughts to paper. while
man who thinks rapidly must write RAPIDLY
III order to keep mp with his mind We once
knew an army officer who wrote two hands.
All OF his business matter was a miserable
scratch. lie thought rapidly and scribbled
the same. This was the rule with him. Being
an unmarried man he had fallen into the weak,
ness OF such mortals, aud had allowed young
lady to storm his castle and capture his heart.
III course he wrote her letter now and then
one OF which, by chance fell into our hands
and to our surprise it was splendidly written.
This fact set US thinking We concluded that
he thought slowly, and carefully when writing
to his lady love, but rapidly when issuing his
orders, through his adjutant Lincoln was
slow but powerful thinker and he wrote
strong, plain hand. Washington was slow
but thorough thinker; he wrote very good
hand. Napoleon writing was scarcely intel
IlClhe. He was rapid thinker-one of the
quickest the world ever saw Quick thinkers
have not time to write well, slow thinkers
nave. PLEBEIAN.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

Ex President Andrew johnson made an ad-
dress before the Agricultural County Fair at
Gallatin, Tennessee, the other day which was
"a usual compos d of an historical account of
Mr. johnson. He had stood by the Union in
its hour of peril, aud he thanked God that the
highway which he had travelled, in public
position aud life, was not paved with human
skulls, his path was not Strewn with dead mems
bones, and he had never caused any battle
fields Of carnage and slaughter He announced
himself as a candidate for the u. 5. Senate,
and remarked that when he had been candi-
date before he had been betrayed by his friends.
But in this treatment he modestly turned for
consolation to the fate Of other great men,
adding with striking effect: 2" Washington,
who led our armies successfully though the
revolution, had his Arnold, jefferson had his
Burr, Jackson had his faithess friends,
Napoleon had his Ney, and if | were disposed
to 90 farther back still into history and cite
| other instances, Caesar had his Brutus. Our
! Redeemer had his Judas and his Peter, and it
should not be very strange that Andrew johnson
had his Edward and his Henry" After
announcing that he was Constitutional
! Democrat" he retired amid applause. "
There is only ore trouble with Mr. johnson
he is too modest.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

The colored Republicans of Charleston, who
oppose the recent nomination of Chamberlain,
have held a large and enthusiastic meeting, to
which 5000 or 1000 were present, and resolu-
tionS were adopted protesting against Chamber
lain nomination on account of his cOrruptiOns,
and pledging support to any honest Republican
who might be a candidate Judge John Z.
Gre;n will probably be their candidate. The
Independent Republican Convention has been
called to meet at Charleston, October ID.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

1t is said that the stock of lumber now on
hand is largely in excess of the building de-
mands of the country, and lumber conventions
are pledgng themselves to reduce the forces of
cutters in the forests At all the great lumber
depots, it is said, immense quantities of boards
are held awaiting orders, and that if there is
enough on had for that period. Following
such talk as this we may shortly expect an
advance in the price Of lumber when there is
no demand to cause it. If lumber is so plen.
tiful and the supply on hand so great, why
does it not come more cheapy to the consul
merS2
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

A debtor who owed eight hundred dollars
offered his creditor eight promissory notes of
hundred dollars each, payable on the first day
of eight consecutive months, which were &C.
cepted. The first note was protested On its be-
coming due; and, on the creditor asking the
debtor for an explanation, the latter said "The
fact is my friend, | can't pay you anything,
aud l divided the debt into small portions 10
save you the shock oflosing it ell at once g
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30
WHOLE NO. 1,OI4

buzz about again and display their mouldy
crests and ornamental carriages. They endeavor
to anticipate all the Queens movements, and
to make all her journeys outside the walls of
her estate as comfortless as possible by brusque
enthusiasm and impudent staring g-Netv Korl,
| Sun
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

The discovery has been made in Maine by
the Portland Argus that, owing to "blsnders
in the Legislature" there is not now nor has
there been for two years past, any F" Maine
Liquor law" or any law against the sale Of
liquors. The Attorney General of Maine has
been in consultation with eminent legal authori-
ties on the subject.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

THE LARGEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD
They are trying to build the largest hotel in
the world in San Francisco. 1t is to be known
Us the Palace Hotel, and will contain 700
rooms. There will be 800 bath rooms aud S74
bay windows. Accommodations will be fur
nl>hcd Tor 200 guests. The hotel is to be
completed in August 1875, and will cost alto
gether, $2,75000O OF this amount 81 l,000,-
900 will be The GO t OF the lot, 81, $50 600 of the
building, and $500, O0) " the furniture.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

Montgomery, Alabama, was filled with ne
groes last week drawing rations furnished
from the fund of SlOO, 900 appropriated for the
relief of the sufferers by the overflow of the
Tombigbee and Alabama rivers last spring.
The whites who are sufferers. the telegram
says, do not draw any rations, leaving it all to
the colored people, which seems to be most
unaecountable act Of self-denial.
Smyrna times., 1874-09-30

and sees the daisies and cowslips blow for the
second time.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-25
Responses to Negroes UItimatum.

A few days ago we gave sketch of the agl-
tatIons, in Convention, of the negro politicians
of Tennessee and Louisiana. In the former
state, these colOred demagogues, inspired by
Summers example and the Civil Rights bill,
not only refused whte men admittance to
their conclave, but covered such creatures as
Brownlow with the yiest abuse, simply be-
cause q remnant of the Caucasian spirit rose
up against their ridiculous and unnatural de-
mands. The press of the state, without dis
tiuction of politics has returned prompt de
tiance to the negroes ultimatum: The Browns
Vile States advises the colored brethern to be
satisfied with what they have already obtain
ed, and warns them that the white people of
Tennessee do not intend to permit any such
nonsense as these ebony politicians seem to
hope for in the future. The people OF the
State are too much disgusted with the eviden-
ces of negro supremacy in South Carolina
their wholesale stealing in that aud other
Southern States-to allow for q moment any
further advance in that direction.
The Knoxville Press and Herald, thoroughly
disgusted with tho insolence of these black
anaIehs, in demanding a comming!ing of races
declares that the Republican papers newer
will admit this outrageous proposition, and. If
forced to do so, will unfurl the banner of white
supremacy and march against these malc0n-
monshes the black brigade that the up-shot
OF all this disturbance will simply be the popu-
laIizing of the war-cry of u "whte mans gov
ernment,' The disposition all over theNorth
upon part of tho majority Is to unload the
negro, and such will be ihe case eventually,
unless oar Southern politicians accept the le-
gacy of Mr.. Sumner and honor his memory to
a ridiculous degree. CORstituti0ndlist,
Augusta, Ga.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-25

RAILROAD CoNDUCToRs AND THE PRIVATE
DIvIDENDs.-ln the Senate of Massachusetts, on
Thursday resolution was offered 10 inquire
what legislation is necessary TO prevent the pay
ment of fares by passengers in the cars.of steam
railroad. In support of the resolution Senator
stated that it grew out Of confessions by,conduc-
tors On the Eastern railroad that in series of
years they had taken from 100000 to $500, goo
annually, which they pnt in their OWL pockets
Another Senator stated that tae practice had
long been known, with little hope ofpreveution
MIR. Banks opposed the resolution, and stated
that 1t could not be expected that road corpora
tions, aud it was for them frat 10 set good ex-
ample in not cheating the public, when the ex-
ample would be followed