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The Placer herald., 1874-03-21
AN EXPENSIVE JOKE.

A man w'o plays practical jokes upon his
wife deserves to be punis ed. and Slatterly
of Muncy. was punished His wife has
dread of cats, and before retiring at night
she always looks carefully under the bed to
see that no stray puss, a nd no man, Oh rob
berry intent, are concealed there.
A few nights ago, after Mr.. and Mrs
Glat'erly had retired, 81. Utterly, who had
been learning ven'rloquisl thought he
would amuse himself and scare his wife by
gently yowling and make the sound come
from under the bed. Mrs. Satte'rly instantly
sat up and exclaimed: 'll7it.
Josiah, do believe there is cat in
this room. t
"Oh, nonsense" grunted Slattel ly; and
then he made the noise again.
81 tell you, Josiah, exclaimed M rs. >.
81 hear a cat under the bed. ! wish you'd
get up and drive it away" 0if
"Oh, go to sleep. Matilda said Slatt, 'rly
81 don't hear anything. There's no cal
about"
Then slstterly. With bis mouth bepeaA
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21
A SAD SUICIDE.
A Little Girl browns Herself Because Her
Aunt keprOyed Her.

Yesterdays Inter- Ocean contained an &C.
count of the discovery of the body of H.
tie girl in the lake at the foot of Twenty
fifth street
Late on Monday evening the poor child
was identified by her uncle, Mr.. f. Dana
and yesterday Deputy Coroner Pilgrim held
an inquest on the body, and verdict OF
suicide was returned. The case is one of
sad and peculiar inlerest-sO rarely does it
occur that child of such tender age de-
liberately takes its own life.
Yesterday reporter called upon Mr.
Dana at his residence, No. 165 Eighteenth
street, to learn something of the history of
the little girl, and of the circumstances that
led her to end her life. Mr.. Dana said that
Matilda WAS 13 years of age. Last Au-
gust her mother died, and since that time
she has been living in her uncle's family,
who have made every endeavor to render
the life of the orphan child pleasant and
happy. The most of the zine Matilda has
appeared to be well content in her new home,
but at intervals she has been subject to in
controllable fits of passion, and at such times
she appeared to think that she was friend
less nd has frequently told children of her
acquaintance that she was weary of life, and
felt sure that she would end it soon. When
in her better moods she was an attractive,
lovabe little girl, fond of her relatives, de-
lighting in the performance Of such duties
as were imposed upon her, loving her school
and constant in her a tendance at Sabbath
school, But morbidly sensitive, and the
gentlest reproof would cloud her happiness
and make her miserable for hours.
Last Monday morning the little girl was
expected to assist her aunt in preparing
breakfast. She did not, however, arise in
time, and when she appeared her aunt re-
proved her for her tardiness. Matilda 8
heart was broken at once, and she returned
to her bedroom for crying SPELL and when
her aunt called her to breakf fast she an
swered that she did not wish to eat. The
family thought nothing strange of this,
neither were they alarmed at her continued
absence, thinking that she had gone to the
residence Of some other relatives for svm,
pathy in her fancitd d sorrow. In the after.
noon however, Mr.. Dana went in quest of
his niece, but was unable to find her until
lie had the great sorrow of seeing her, cold
in death, at the Morgue.
The little girl had three brothers, two Of
them in New York and one soldier in
W yoming Territory. She had been gone
from the house but short time when a
letter, addressed to her, was received from
her soldier brother 1t inclosed present OF
five dollars, and was full of expressions OF
love for her and socitude for her welfare.
Her friends say that if she had received
is letter before she left the house her JOY
would have swallowed up her grief, and she
would not have, taken the fatal step.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

OLD MAIDS A recent writer expresses
bis opinion of old MAIDS AS follows; 81 am
inclined to think that many of the satirical
aspersions cast upon old maids tell more to
their credit than is generally imagined. Is
young woman remarkably neat in her per-
son she will certainly die an old maid; is
she PARTICULAR y reserved towards the other
sex? she has all the squeamshness of an
old maid; is she frug in her expenses and
exact in her domestic concerns he is cut
out for an old maid In short, | have al
ways found that neainess, modesty, econo-
my and humanity are the never-failing char
acteristics of this terrible creature, an "Old
Maid.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21
AUBURN, PLACER COUNTY. CALIFORNIA MARCH 2l 1874

on his rrand, Pennywise turned to the gov
erness and said
SLOW did my son bear the news that
Miss Peiersham was false to him a? Thank
Heaven, my family will not be disgraced >
"Wheu first he discovered that Miss
Petersham was receiving attentions from
Mr.. Grshngton, he threatened to commit
suicide; but finally induced him to listen to
reason, and he attended the ceremony last
night"
"But how did you defeat this alteration
in him? You are witch; or, should say
a good fairy. How did you do il, p
'Wil the boy be long at the bank ??
asked the governess.
"No; he is here now. l see you want
your money before you give your informa-
iion; quite right. Well, there it is"
And he handed her the money.
Miss Amy walked to the other end of the
room and placed the money safe in her
bosom. Then, turning to Mr.. Pennywse
she said:
"Mr. Pennywise, you ask me how l OBJ
talned your sons consent to the marriage
between Mr.. Gushington and Miss Peter
sham"
"And saved my son from an alliance
with woman socially beneath him, in
terrupted Mr.. Pennywse. "You marve
among women, will you tell me p
81 will"
"How did you do it,"
81 married him myself. Good morning,
sir ,
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

the covers, uttered louder screech than be-
fore
"Well, if you won't clear that cat out,
you brute, will, said Mrs. S.
So she reached over, picked up Josiah's
boots, and put them on in order to protect
her feet and ankles from the infuriated ami
NAL. Then she took Slatterly's cane and
stopped down to sweep it around beneath
the bed. Just as she did so, Slauery
emitted a fearful yell, which right have
come from cat in the last paroxysms of
hydrophobla. This startled Mrs. S., go
that she sprang backward, and in doing 80
she stumbled against tho baby's cradle,
which was overturned, and she went head
foremost against the twenty-five dollar
looking glass on the bureau, while the cane
flew out of her hand and lighted with con
siderable force on Satterlys head
The screams of Mrs. Slattery aroused all
the neighborl oon and even brought out the
Fire Department, so that by the time the
baby was rescued from the wreck and the
broken glass picked up, two engines had
streams playing upon the house, and the
front door had been burst open by the olice
and the firemen were engaged in dragging a
wet hose over the entry-carpet and up the
front stairs just as Mr.. Slatterly came down
to explain things.
That feline ventroquism cost him just
nil ETY. dollars for carpets and looking glasses
and a confusion on the heal which the peo-
pie of Muncy up to this hour believe he re-
ceived in pugllistic encounter with his
uica
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

MARRIAGE. Leigh Hunt concludes an
essay on marriage as follows: There is no
one thrg more lovely in this life, more full
of the divine courage. tbaa when a young
maiden from her past life, from her happy
childhood, when she rambIes over every field
and moor around her home, when a mother
anticipated her wants and soohed her little
cares, when her brothers and sisters grew
from merry play mates to loving, trusiful
friends; from Christmas gatherings and
romps, the Summer festivities in bower or
garden, from the rooms sanctiiied by the
death of relatives; from the secure back
grounds of her childhood, and girlhood, and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. out into the dark and
unlluminated future, away from all that,
and yet, unterrifed, undaunted, leans her
fair cheek upon her lovers breast and whis
pers, "Dear heart. | cannot see, but | b.
lieve. The past was beautiful, but the flu
ture | can trust-with thee"
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

There is in Nashville, Tenn, what is
known as tie "Club of Rejected Lovers.
1t seems that the qualifications for member
ship of this Club are simply what the name
of the institution purports-the fact OF hav-
ing been rejected or discarded by some
young lady; together with fair average
social standing and personal repute The
members are said to be the happiest fellows
in existence
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21
PLACER HERALD
,8sciaIPaper of Placer County

prplIsHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY
WALNuP & FILCElER.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

The Amherst Record has an interesting
account of charming and popular school
mistress, of North Leverett, who is of so
slight proportions "that the man with whom
she boards carries her to school in his arms
rather than take the trouble to harness his
horse" Of course be does 20 to save har-
Messing the horse.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

Merimei says, in one of his letters, II
don't like relations; you are obliged to be
familiar with persons you never saw, just
because they happen to be sons of the
same father az your OWL father.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21
NUMBER 81

DEMoRAIIzATIoN AT JERosALEM.-Th
London correspondent of the Jewish Mes
senger says that he is in receipt of private
letter from Jerusalem. which gives a sad ac-
count of the state of things in the Holy
City. Beggars are many, laborers few. 1t
is, indeed, sad to hear these continued de-
scrip,ions from impartial witnesses of the
miserable, beggary position of the Jews Of
Jerusalem. A great deal of the present
misery of the Jerusalem Jews is directly
traced to the misplaced. ill-advised gen roei-
ty of the European Jews, who think they
are discharging a religious duty, as well as
performing charitable act, by sending
money in the form Chelnchah to Jerusalem.
Old men, middle-aged men, and even young
lads, who can and ought to be made to
work for their living, center their whole ot-
ject in life upon sharing in the funds obtain
ed from the Jews outside of Jerusalem.
The worst of it is, that the young children
follow, and, in fact, re made to follow, the
pernicous example of their parents There
must ev ntually come a time when concerted
action will be taken by the Jews of Europe
upon this question. Undoubtedly great
good could be done with the money now
sent to Jerusalem, if better system of
distribution were organized. AS it is, un-
der the present system, the money does
much more harm than good.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

VALUE OF TME.-He who every morn
ing plans the transactions of the day, and
follows out that plan, carries thread
which will guide him through the most busy
life. The orderly arrangement of his is like
ray of light which darts itself through all
his affairs. But where no plan is laid
where the disposal of time is surrendered
merely to the chance of incidents, all things
lie hudded in one chaos, which admits nei-
ther of distribution nor review
The first requisite for introducing order in
the Management of time, is to be impressed
with just sense of its value. Let us CON
slider well how much depends upon it, and
how fast it flies away. The bulk of men
are in nothing more caprcious and inconsst-
ent than in the appreciation of time. When
they think of it as the measure of their
continuance on earth they highly prize it,
and with the greatest anxiety seek to length
en- it out; but when they review in separate
parcels, they appear to hold it in contempt
and squander it with nconsiderate prous-
ion, at the same time complaining that life
is short.
Among those who are careless of time,
we cannot expect to find order much OBJ
served in it's distribution; and, by such fatal
neglect how many materials for severe and
lasting regret are they laying up in store for
themaevesl The time which is suffered to
pass away in the midst of confusion, bitter
repentance seeks in van to recall What
was omitted TO be done at the proper mo-
ment, arises to be the torment of some fu-
ture season. Manhood is disgraced by a
neglect of youth. Old age. oppressed by
The cares that belong to former period, la
bors under burden not its own.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21

SMILEY IN A BAD FIX.

Max Adeler tells how his frie, Smiley
recently got into t oube: VIM. Smiley, of
Pittsburg, started fr Philadelphia he other
day. A woman occupied the seat in front
of him with twin infants. just before the
train moved off the woman asked Smiley to
hold the babies for moment while she wen,
to the drug store across the street after a
new bottle top He took the little ones
and before the woman returned the train
started Smiley was in agony, and when
the babes began to cry no words can de-
scribe bis misery. All the passengers were
looking at him, and as he danded the chill
dren up and down, one on each knee, the
perspration streamed from every pore This
kind OF thing continued until dark, and then
as the conductor refused to have anything to
do with the infants, poor old Smiley put
them into his own berth and tried to soothe
them. But the more he tried the more the,
howled and he sat up along side of them
all night utterly wreched, while the other
passengers swore at him and threw boots at
his head and called him hard names be-
cause he wouldn't keep the youngsters qui-
ct. By the time morning came, Smiley was
plti'J near ciahN anu the WIS were al
most starved to death. He had nothing TO
give them but plug tobacco and bay rum
which he carried for his hair, and he knew
hose were not healthy The first time the
train stopped he bolted out and bought a
pie. " hen he re urn1d one of The twins
had tumbled off the seat and had n broken
nose; but he stuffed them both with the pie
until they were deathly sick, and began to
disgorge. Then Smiley was in worse case
than ever. When he reached Philadelphia
he was Oh the very verge of insanity, and
his reason was all but dethroned when a po-
liceman entered the car and seized him on
the authority of telegram from Piitsbure
on charge of kidnapping. He spent the
night in Jail, and was then released on bail.
He wants to find the father of those chill
dren. He yearns to tell him something and
to tumble among his hair.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-21


PLENTY OF TME. Coupon, the corpu-
lent banker, was standing in Wall street one
hot day in August, "wiping the serve
drops from off bis brow" when ragged but
sharp-eyed newsboy accosied him with,
PLEASE, sir, tell me the time" Coupon
lugged out his time piece, and looking down
on his iuterlocutor, responded, Just two
o'clock" "Al right, old buffer, said the
gamin, gathering his rags together for run.
" J on can sell out for soap grease at three"
The msulled man of money raised his cane,
and made frantic rush for his tormentor,
nearly fell over friend who was coming up
the street. "HeIlo Coupon, what's the
matter" said the other. "Matter" said
Coupon, putting with anger; "why, one of
those newsboys asked me the time, and
when told him two o'clock, the impudent
young rascal said might sell out for soap
grease at three" Don't be in hurry"
WAS the NAL cous RESPONSE; 'it's only five
minutes past two-youve got ffty-ive
minutes to do it in. Don't hurry"
EATING TOO Much While many people
doubtless eat too much, some are over anx-
ious lest they should err in that direction.
The following passage, from q translation Of
a recent paper by DIR Max Won Pettenkofer,
is worth noticing in this connection: 1t is
only a short time ago that it was custom
AIRY in phy siology to speak of superAuous
or luxurious consumption According to
certain phy sioIogists, rs long as the body is
able to perform its functions, even though
fi'eing from hunger, to take more food
was luxury. But Bischoff and Volt fully
demonstrated hy their experiments on nu-
triton that the result of nourisbment 80
restricted is state Of want-a continual
famine incompatible, in the long run, with
the normal conditions of life. The body
has need of a certain well-beng- a small
excess of nourishment in order to preserve its
strength and vigor What just prevents
death from hunger is not sufiicient.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

rough Oh the ''innocents" to say SO; but
these manipulators of greedy. graspine
persons, conniving crusaders. and wise
acre asses, in my opinion. ought to be
allowed free course. They are fool kill
ers for the great North American rail
way.
tried to pump Jack abou. his report
ed trick on old Frank Stewart. He
smiled. In moment he became the
Wild Missourian. He stared. He didn t
have grain of sense. "Who is Frank
Stewart? o! yes; you mean that ply
siologist what carries the crooked cane
on his elbow and looks wise. Never
heard of him before. Let's take drink.
Wha;il you have"
The sun of our Sunday went down
amidst the noise of tho whole male pop
ulation of town, including Indians and a
few Cinnamon cautiously moving about
on the outskirts of the excited crowd en-
gagged in the shin crushing pastime Of
football. Aux
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

ISCoRRECT.-A paragraph has gone
the round of the Eastern papers that
Senator Goldthwaite, of Alabama, in
tends to resign on account of i'll health.
We learn from his son, George Gold
thwalte, the District Attorney of this
county, that the statement is incorrect
and that his father has no intention of
resigning, and we hope that this dis
tinguished gentleman will long be
spared TO pursue his useful and honor
able career.-Pi0che Record, Dec. II.
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MILEAGE TO THE STATES PR.
son.
A Bill the stat. should Pay.

| Two years ago there was a bill intro
duced into the Assembly to shift the
cost of transporting prisoners from the
place of their conviction of crime 20 the
State Prison, from the county to the
State Treasury. 1t passed the House
but was killed in the Senate. 1t seems
to Us that this was bill which ous ht to
have passed. Under the law Sheriffs
are allowed a fee of IS cents per mile
fcr transporting convicts to the Peniten-
tiary, and the counties have to foot the
bills thus incurred. The unfairness of
this manner of placing the cost is mani
fest when We place side by side Ormsby
and Nye counties, for instance. From
the Ormsby Court House to
the State Prison is but a short
two miles. 1t costs us but
dollar and half, apiece to send our
convicts to the Penitentiary, while Nye
county, whose shire-town is not less
than five hundred miles hence, has to
pay as much as 1915 for the transport
ing of her convicts to the State Prison.
Nothing would be a ''fair shake" all
round, except the location Of the Prison
at such point as would be central. and
eIui-distant frou all county seats. OF
course this would be an impossibiiity.
This is one of that sort OF expenses
which, in the nature Of things the State
ought to pay; and we hope the bill al
luded to may be revived and passed at
TIE incoming session of the Legislature.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

Nj. s. BoNNIFIELE, ESQ. made ap-
plication few days ago for a pass for
Natchez and a blind brother. The
coveted document came this morning,
and the two Indian dignitaries will
leave for the Bay city this evening"
Humboldt Register.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

The CoUEr which is trying Count Won
Arnim has warned all within hearing
that to publish tho documents. the re-
tention Of which caused the Counts ar
rest, would he regarced as an act Of high
treason
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

DCLL.-Alluding to the removal from
White Pine county of Hon. Ed Mathews
tnow in Carson, by the way the Ee,-s
makes the sad admission that, 1T has
become an imperative necessity for many
% our best citizens to hunt new places. s"
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

TIE VICksBCGGERs having raised a
ghost are now scared at their own con-
Duration. Having murdered about q
hundred and fifty blacks, they are now
in great state Of fright lest the colored
people should re:aliate. SO they are
very nervous.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

KING KANAKA is still sick. He is great
ly astonished at the magnitude of the
United States and its resources.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

The Republic newspaper has been
suspended temporarily. Its publication
will soon be resumed.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

The FAvoRITK.-The Bank Exchange Saloon,
corner CT King and Ormsby streets, is becoming
the favorite resort Of this city. The great
attraction is Fredericksburg Beer. while the
best Of wines. liquors and cigars are, also, sold
at the bar. first class Billiard Table for the
amusement Of guests. . cold lunch at all hours
and hearty good cheer for all are its recommen-
dations to public favor. K. L. Brown is the
propYietor.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

DE-. UNDERWOOD, well known at Sara
tosa as a seller Of pools at races, is dead
of hemorrhase of the lungs.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

TEE rumored unpleasan.ness between
Secretaries Robson and Bristow is with.
out any foundation in fact.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

The rumor of the retirement Of Nj
Justice Swayne is quite without founda
ton.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

TIE RETURNING BOARD, sitting in New
Orleans is threatened with White Lea
guerS.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

THEIR STRIkK has broken Up til,
LonssloItnen's Unicn at Hctcken.
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An Anglers Patience-The Eiko
SprinEs-Natural Flow of Chicken
Broth-An Hour With Jack Roach
etc, etc.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE APP
PEAL.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-09-03

permanent reform through . local
party having existence in but single
State.
The Republican party is daily
demonstrating its purposes in the
way of practical reforms, and has as
freely rebuked and punished its own
offenders and criminals IS if they
were of the opposing faith. Progress
education and the rights Of man, are
its watchwords. Having preserved
the credit and honor Of the nation
when they were assaulted by open
foes in arms, and secret enemies at
the ballot box, it has earned the graf
itude of the people. 1t only remains
for the people to seize upon its strong
organization in the General Govern
ment and q large majority Of the
States, and compel it to their will
Thus it may be made still more eff
icient agency in correcting every pol
iticial evil, and in accomplishing ev-
cry desired reform. In Congress and
in many Of the State legislatures this
party has accomplished more in the
way of restricting the power and cor
recting the abuses Of monopolies
than any new party could hope to do.
Its principles are unassailable; its
ticket is conceded to be vastly sup
erior to that Of our antagonist; its
prospects for forty thousand majoriy
victory are strengthening day Sy day.
GEO. C.. HEBERLING.
Chairman Republican State Central
Committee.