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The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
POLITICAL ECONOMY.

The San Francisco Post has from time to
time advanced earnest argument in favor OF
teaching political economy in our pubic
echoos. The Sacrament Record has occa-
eionally put in a word flvoring the subject,
and now the Chicago Tribune, on the other
ride of the mountains, renlizing the imp r
lance of more general understanding this
important subject, also says it ought to be
taught in the public schools of The co niry.
There is no doubling the assertion that the
science is very imperlfctly understood, even
among the most intelligent classes, and with
out thorough knowledge and appreciation
of State economy ON the part Of legislators,
the laws can not be expected to be such ~
will best promote the true interests Of our
whole country. And, as for the masses, ns
long as they are perfectly ignorant of this
science, tue antagonism which now exist
between capital and hbtr will not cease.
No man can vote integenly on such qnes-
tions as the tariff, the currency etc, without
some knowledge of political economy. The
regulation Of these questions is indirectly left
10 the masses. Under existing Ignorance on
'fbc subject of political economy, their on',
.chance OF knowing the best is by experience
and experience, as we are hst finding out, i
a dear school in which TO learn national qurr-
tions, as well as those of less impor nnce
Yes, teach the boys political economy, then
when they come to vote they will be pre-
pared to judge for themselves whether the
carrying out of such and such a doctrine will
be likely to promote the best interests OF the
country.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
III r. ~ y
p,I1Y AND wflK1Y FOR 1875.

Tne onproach of the Presidential election
iv.s unllsunl Importance to the events ana de-
7.lonn,ents Of 1915. We shall endeavor to de-
.cribe III, m full. imthfnIiy, and eaIl' ssiy.
THE WEEKLY Sun has aow 1T n Il
circulation OF over seventy thousand copies
ms readers are found III every State and Tern
fory. md It's quality Is well known to the pup.
lic' We shall not only TN ea'or to Keep Il
mllv up to the old STANDARD, but to improve am
add to t. variety md power
THE WEEKLY Sun will continue to be {
or1n,h news aper. All the news OF the day
will be foun1 in it. condensed 'wlen unimp III
mt. Mt fall lengh wh,n OF moment. ana al
,ovs we trust treated in Il clt az, lntertstlls
md instructive manner.
II is our aim to make the WEEKLY sun th'
best family newspaper n the word 1t VIII D.
mll of entertaining and appropriate Il AIDING O
rs sort. bat " II print nothing to offend th'
most se4rpulous and delic tie taste. 1t VIII al
eays contain the most interesting stories ah'
romances OF the day. carefully selected and leSi
bly, printed.
The Aqricultural Department is n prominen
cature in the WEEKLY SUN, IN its article
viii always be found fresh and useful to th'
farmer
The number Of men Independent in polite
K inc easing. aud the WEEKLY sun IS thei
paper especially it belongs to no party, obey
no dictation, contendIn8 for principle, aud to-
ne election Of the best men, 1t expo es TIE
corruption that dsgraccs the country anC
threatens the overthrow OF the republican
institutions 1t has no fear Of knaves, anC
seeks no favors from their supporters.
The markets Of ,v1y kind and the fashions
IRE regularly reported in its columns.
The price of the WEEKLY SUN is one dolAl
year for a sheet of eight pages, and ffty-si,
columns. As this barely pays the expenses oi
paper and printing. we are not able to make any
discount or allow any premium to friends who
may make special efforts to extend its circula
ton. Under the new law, which requires pay
ment of postage IN advance, one doiar year
with twenty cents the cost Of prepaid postag,
added. is the rate of subscription. Itis not nee
essarv to get mp a club in order to have tn,
WEEKLY SUN at this rate. Anyone whc
sends one dollar and twenty cents VIII get tn,
paper postptd for year,
We have NJ travelling agents.
THE WEEKLY SIN. Eight pages, fifty-si,
columns. only sl.H0 a year. p6stdys prepaid
No diec08ai fro0, tbs rdfe
TIE DtiLY $UN.-A large four-9age news
oaTcr Of twrnty-o'ght columns Daily eircula
tion over 10000. All the news for cents
Subscription, postage prepaid, So cents a month
or FG. 80 year. TO clubs Of 10 or over, dis
count Of 20 per cent.
ddrc>s. ''r"E SIN" Now yor'r CIV.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

OUR neighbor in its last issue advocates
some pretty good Independent Democratic
doctline on the subject of currency subsidy
etc. 1t evidently draws its inspiration o"
the currency question from the Presidents
Message, and the President draws from the
popular voice-not from Republican doctrine.
Subsidy is an avoe3ed principle of Republican
ism, but ih- fact of it having been so emphati-
cally repudia,ed hy the people of Place,
county, has doubtless induced the too out o
policy. of course. to repudia,e that part o
Republcansm. A party must he hard run
when in order to strike popular chord, i
| must hit on another pArty's strings
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
MANUFACTURING IRON.

The Eastern capitalists now in Califor
nj, for the purpose of erecting iron furnace
,oling mills, etc have told Mayor Gree
hat they will erect their works here, it Sac
ramento will donate them ste, command
ing rail and water communication. They
themselves have chosen the site, and til,
Mayor has the promise Of the owner ms t,
he price, and after IA conversation with som,
score of merchants and property-hollers on
he subject, Le feels con 1ent that the money
can be had to mike The purchase. 1t /
probable that the Board of Trade, which has
peen dormant for long time. may wake NJ
md bold meeting TO settle the matter
The parties only want II ond from few
principi citizens, that in case they dc
nhat they agree to do, this property will h'
made over to them. They do not ask it to
oolhing. They do MT want it without gi>
NJ 9uid pro quo, II they do not Sc
heir works here there il no land to he give,
them. Bat the Mayor is satisfied from lh'
promises he now has that SIC amanlo Wi
10 willingly all that is asked Of her in the
premises. Bee.
Let these WORKS be erected at once, and
then the extensive iron deposits lying nea'
the railroad in this county will lie worked
and a new era of prosperity for Placer AZ
well as Sacramento will begin.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
TNKINDEST CUT OF ALL.


The tool as we have often bad occasion
to show, has been in the habit Of di-'orlnA
figures into all kinds Of shapes and amounts.
that were necessary to carry its object
seemingly without any regard 20 truth OF
consistency. One week it would assert that
a.certain thing cost 80 much, the next week,
ahe same thing, according to its own show
ing cost different amount, and the next
week still different ana so on. just to show
eire utter absurdiy Of such course ,and asan-
other illustration of the old adage that "liarr
have short memories, we, two weeks ago,
published few short extracts from different
issues of that sheet touching on the same
subject. Each contradictod the other, and
being brought so cl g. to- e., the contra
diciions were wildly apparent. This was a
blow that the man with short memory was
not prepared for We proved against him
all that we ever charged, hy his own writ
ings; and my sakes, though, but amt he
mad! lie Gays that is the worst act we
have been guilty of yet; which is the same
as saying he was never so clearly convicted
before. He infers that if we don't quit ex-
posing him, he will petition TO have us Sent
to the State prison. lf we We're little
worse in his estimation, he would ,donl tess
hois, our name for Congressman, on the Re
publican ticket
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

CONGRESSIONAL MINIyG LAW We find
in the Washington dispatches of the Sacrl-
mcnto Ui)n the substance of a ruling mad
by the Commissioner of the General Land
Office on the 3D. instant, which is OF The yer,
first Importance to mining men and claim
owners throughout the country. Following IL
the ruling of the Commissioners as telegraph
ed to the Union: "A mining clam upon
which the amount of expenditures required
by the mining act of 1872 shall have been
expended since the 10Th of May, 1871, will
not be subject to relocation, if the location
was made prior to the passage of said act of
May 1Oth, 1872, but that yearly expendl
lures must be made thereafter. The full
force and effect of the above ruling is this
That persons who own claims located prior
to May 10Th, 1872, have until July 1st.
1875, to perform the assessment work there
on as required under the mining law. On
all claims located subsequent to May 10Th,
1872 (thc date of the passage of the Lw),
tbs yearly expentitur of $40 worth of work
for e~eh one hundred feet must of course be
made previous to January 1st, 1875. In
other Words all claims located prior to the
PASSAGE of the law go over to next July A.,
while those located snse its passage must
comply with the provisions before the end o
the present year. This is a matter OF YER,
great importance to IN my miners in this sec
. tion, and as there can be no question as tc
the correctness of the Commissioners ruling
all concerned would do well to govern them
selves accordingly --Eureka Sentinel.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
One-haIf Of this office for sale.
a practical printer preferred.
Apply at the premises.

NoTrcE. Some have not yet settled their
old account with the HEtALD All such
must do SO Immediately. Where the money
cannot be paid note will be acceptable.
! hope this demand will be prov pity heed
ed as heEstate Of the late Joseph Wa'Arp,
cannot be settled until these accounts aYg all
adjusted. Mrs. f. A. WALKUP,
Administrators Of the Estate of j. Walkup
deceased.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

The report of the Secretary of W ar con-
taips an iIem which seems to require exp,i-
nation. 1t SAYS The President should De
authorized to drop from the rolls OF ofiieer5
Of the Army "lIose who Intentionally ana
criminally duplicate their pay accounts !"
other words, present accounts Tor the Same
month more lh n once, and obtain their pay
thereon" What kind of clerks are there
employed in the dep 'rtnenis OF Secretary o'
The Treasury? If an empoye OF merchant
should present his monthly bill second ti'ne
he would he told that it was paid.-Marys-
vile appeal.
The other day one of our farmers living
shor. distance South west Of town beng de-
sres of purchasing gang plow, ana 'o'
being over confident in bis Judgment on suc'
implements concluded TO send his better
half" accompanied by the hired man. lhey
had such ''gule hired mon" Arriving ~
lhe city across the river they selected 'He
plow then it WAS only necessary to 20 10
bank, get check ca~hed for SlOO, pay iol
he plow. and 90 home. Hired man kindly
proposes to take the money, 90 up town "ho
meet Mrs. at IA certain place, winch wa
consented TO; the man. however lost HI
way, failed to find the shop, and has nos
been seen or heard of since. .-Sniier banner
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

BoRucK wants to know when Governor
Booth is going to resign. This is quite
natural query for the inonopolsts. Don't e
impatient brother b., he don't intend to re.
sign 1t sll. There is no need Of It.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
80

The editor of the Vallejo Iudcpe1ded has
been feeling very bid for months past be-
cause he did not get to 90 and see the transit
Of Venus. He says he would now he saii'-
fed wirha gimps at he sun Afew monIL'
more brother, and the fog viii have cleared
away.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

SrNAroa HAGtl. has been placed upon the
Senate Committee on Pacific rai'rolds. That
is u good appointment It savors Of justice,
md leads US to hope tb ihe affair of the
Pociic Contract and Finance company Will
he invesrig tel vet
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

AN extensive comLnalion has been s
covered m Cil cirnaii, vli,h include man,
prominent Republican politicians to rob ihe
Internal Rcvenne, by ir udnlent disiialion
Of spirils. nnd in var;o,s other WAYS.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

FR N lhe tone Of an cdtor,l IN the san
Juan Times, we infer HAT the editor has
been perimhulatiug too near the heels OF u
Jasack. He don't leave us any hopes, as
% his recovery, either.
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
ve,r advertisement
Farm For Sale Cheap

FARM consisting of III acres WIN oi'i'e;I y
4 states patent, located between Auuurn pnn' al',
Rnrln 1i On lno of c R R one mile from ,sa ren-
m hoesu S,ltion U on, on Antelope Rayine Good house
pnrn Mi, House Celal, and Dairy Utenseis'
Chickens Chicken House, and other Goo ou1pu" Thnol
mos on the place. There are 2'oyo ono,e5 o,,5
Bfaring Grape Vines; 400 Blackberry 'intS, dan nn'
other Fruits; and a Good Vegetable I.'luen UuDae
Eleven head OF Dairy STOCK, wagon; uo' - !.
n'.oiss and Farming implements. There IS =
f,rina 5ia'nq' Stream running through the Farm thai
.nn he utilized for irrigation purposes; 20 acres
,ml,sr ''n RoorI Fence 20 acres ander Brush Fence
rbsr4 are so acres attached to the place ina
IAN m be " homesteaded. Immediate PossesSiol SIS" 81
riil h., Given to a cash buyer. The above piac'
,iIi i he Sold at barga'n For further par'c;p
,rs apply TO W B Lyon, Auburn, or A Cald
."i1 - ~ a., ,,re,o,s.s d19-1mo
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19
SEEEiFF'S SALE,

RY VIRTUE of nm ex cution to me delivered
- and DIR cted ON the 9th day of October. d
to74, issued ont of the court of J Jamison. a.
Justice of the Peace in and for Township No. 4.
county OF Placer and Sktte OF California. on a
Judgment rendered IN said court on the 26th da
II October, A D. 1914, IN favor OF L. Powers 4
20, an az inst Hooper aud Wilson for IA
um of one hundred, eishtv-seven. ana ninety
four oue-hundredths (Sls7 9D dollars to srthr.
with int rest tn reon from the 2Gth day of o..
chr, A d, 1874, ut the rate of per cent. ptl
trnum, and Tor costs OF suit taxed Mt twenty
elgh aod seventy one-hundredth (S2S 7O) dol.
ars, have this dny levied upon and will ok.
pose to public sale to the CHEST bidder fo,
ash at Ddtch Fiat in trout of Wells Fargo 4
Cos Express Office, on
SATURDAY. JANUARY, 9thIS7
1t the hour of 10 O'Clock, NJ, all the right titl,
interest and claim which the said deit 4 B vii.
son had ON the 18th day of December. A n
1874 in and to the following described proper.
~ to-wit:
That certain ranch and improvements, situat,
n Placer county. California, about one and one.
half miles East of Emgr Gap on the Dutcl
Flat and Donn,r Lake wagon road and know
is Wilson's Ranch; said b Wilson's interes
therein being one hundred and twenty acres
situate on the NE and NV quarters of section
q. tp II North. Range II East, Mount Dab {
base ana Mtf .uian, together WIN all ana SlDgu
ar the tenem -nts, heredta ments and privile e.
tn to belonging.
All of which named and described property
shall sell as aforesaid, or so much thereon AZ
may be sufficient to satisfy the above judgment
together with the costs due and to become due
thereon
JAS. MCCORMICK.
Sheriff Placer county.
By W Cooke Deputy Sheriff.
Dated this 10th day Of December, 1874. [dl9-tf
The Placer herald., 1874-12-19

FURTHER REDUCTION
! Fttk EFETE Fer THE
CONSIDERATION OF NY
ERCUS PATRONS
sCh7E CT THE LEADING
ARTICLES. THE FIGURES
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
THIS FURTHER REDUc.
TioM is DUE TO MY INDE.
FATlcABLE ENDEAVoRs TO
PURCHASE ALL NY GOODS
FOR CASH. lam GLAD TO
STATE THAT HAVE sue.
cEEDED AND NY CUSTOM.
ERs WILL REAP THE
3: :'Ir. SEE THE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-28
SINGULAR CASE.

A young lady residing Immediately
over the Wayne county line, about
nineteen years of age, has been lying
in a cataleptic- trance since Thursday
night of last week. She retired that
night in full possession of health, and
in the morning she was found, body
and limbs perfectly rigid, and has re-
manned so ever since, Tuesday evening
showing no change in her Situation.
Respiration and pulsation are regular
and natural, but she has been uncon-
scious and has taken bus trifiing
amount of nourishment. The young
lady has been subject to catalepsy fer
eighteen months past, and has, at
times, without moments warning,
become perfectly rigid and remained
so for longer or shorter intervals,
sometimes for hours and sometimes
for only a few moments. She has
been seized when about reaching her
hand for an object, and in a moment
will lose all control of her muscles.
Another singular circumstance attend
ing this case is that about year ago
she lost all pc ss1c of speech for twen-
ty-four hours, but being at the time
conscious made known her wants by
signs. When regaining her speech
she could articulate nothing bat the
German language, language she
had not been in the habit of using
aud which her parents were not aware
she could speak except q few words
We withhold names by special request
Of friends.-HolmeS Co. Farmer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-28
THE sHoHresE WAY noaIE.

''The shortest way by half mile
come so very often by it
Is up the road, across the stfle.
And through the meadow. Shall we try it
The days were not without charm
When, talking soft and looking silly,
My love and walked arm in arm.
The lanes were lone and fields were Silly.
We found so many things to say,
That always, in the shiny weather,
We took the-well the shorter way,
To be a longer time together.
We spoke about Cbut goodness knows
Our topics of eonfabulation)
About the weather. l suppose.
The crops. the harvest, and the nation
At all events. although the talk
Was neither wise Dor witty,
We ended each successive walk
With Home already-what pity!''
We might have lost Il little ground
Through coming by the road selected,
Bat both agreed that we had found
The journey shorter than expected.
Can life's experiment support
The paradox that love prOposesE
Does any path seem very short,
Unless it be a path OF roses2
We seldom find the nearest way,
And if we hit upon and take it,
BY creeping on from day to day,
1t seems as long as length can make it,
The road to fame is never brief.
The way to wealth is dull and dreary:
All earthly routes. in my belief,
Are very long AID very weary, .-
Nay-one that leads through care and strife
Is short when mortals once begin it;
We take the NEAR cut out of life.
Although we take the longest in it.
-TinsEey's Magdsisae.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-28

have belittled him by placing on q
common level with him such men as
John Brown. AS for Joshua and
Moses, men whose lives were temper
ed by the presence and admOnitionS
of God himself, ] know of no trait of
character in Brown which in any de-
gree would stand comparison before
any enlightened people. For instance
look at his conduct in Kansas which
gave him the name of OsaWatamie
Brown. John claimed to trace his an
cestry back to the landing of the May
flower, in 1920. One Peter Brown,
distant relative of Johns landing in
Massachusetts at that time. They be-
ing called the Puritan Pilgrim Fathers
John himself claimed to be governed
by the principles of this body; such
as boring holes through their ears to
make converts of people; or hanging
QHakers for opinions sake, &c. For
instance, look at his idea of marching
through the whole South and liberia
ting the slaves with but few men to
start with, showing what tickle
minded man he was, lacking in either
judgment or good sense.
The same day he was hung, in an
interview with his wife, he requested
her to obtain the bodies of his two
sons, two sons-in-law, and his own, TO
burn them and gather up the bones
and bury them at home. This shows
how heathenish were his notions. q
1t seems to me that no one but q
traitor to his country and an outlaw
to the common cause of humanity
could ever have written such an un-
truthful account as is found in this
book.
CHRIsrIAN CAeKLER, Sr.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-28
SEA LIONS.

The sea lions, which congregate by
thousands upon the cliffs, and bark
and howl and shrek and roar in the
caves and upon the steep sunny slopes
are but little disturbed and one can
usually approach them within twenty
or thirty yards. 1t is an extraordina-
rily interesting sight to see the marine
monsters, many of them bigger than an
OK, at play in the surf, and watch the
superb skill with whichthey knowhOw
to control their motions when a huge
wave seizes them and seems likely to
dash them to pieces against the rocks.
They love to lie in the sun upon the
bare, warm rocks and here they sleep
crowded together, and lying upon
each other in inextricable confusion.
The bigger the animal the greater his
ambition appears to be to climb the
highest summit, and when q huge,
slimy beast has. with infinite squirm-
ing. attained a solitary peak, he does
| not tire of raising his sharp pointed,
maggot-like head, and complacently
| looking about him. They are rough
set of brutes-rank bullies, I should
say: for | have watched them repeat
edIy, as a big fellow shouldered his
way among his fellows, reared his
huge front to intimidate some lesser
seal which had secured a favorite spot
and FIRST with howls, and if this did
not suffice, with sheer aud main force
expelled the weaker from his lodg-
ment. The smaller sea lions, at least
those which have left their mothers,
appear to have no rights which any
one is bound to respect. They get
/ out of the way with an abject prompts
ness which proves that they live in
terror of the stronger members of the
community /; but they do not give up
their places without harsh complaints
and piteous groans. Plastered against
the rocks, and with their lithe and ap-
parently boneless shapes eonformed
to the rude and sharp angles, they are
| wonderful but not graceful and
pleasing sight. AT a little distance
thev look like huge maggots, and
their slow, ungainly motions upon the
land do not lessen this resemblance,
Swimming in the ocean, at q distance
from shore, they are inconspieuous
objects. as nothing but the head shows
above the water, and that only at i'm
tervals. But when the vast surf
which breaks in mountain waves
against the weather side of the Faral-
lones with force that would in q sim
gle sweep dash to pieces the largest
Indiaman-when such a surf vehe-
mently and with apparently irresisti-
BILE might lifts it's tall white head and
with a deadly roar lashes the rocks
half way to their summit-then At is 3
magnificent sight to see dozen or i
half hundred great sea lions at play
in the very midst and fiercest part Of
the boiling surge. so completely mas
ters of the situation that they allow
themselves to be carried within foot
or two of the rocks, and at the last and
imminent moment, with an adrOit
twist of their bodies, avoid the shock,
aud, diving, reappear beyond the
breaker.