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Year: 1872

Every notice required by law to be pub
lished Except those to be paid for by the
County, must, to be legal or Of a"y binding
force, be published in the PLACER HERALD.
Our contract with the State binds us, under
penal bonds, to do all this work until Jan
uary 1st 1876, and the State bound its
Courts to recognize no such notice as legal
until it is first published in the PLACER HER
AID. Advertisers can see the contract at this
Office.
Year: 1872

A valued lady friend writes us, that she has
what the world calls "a good chance to change
her condition of single "blessedness." but says
she cannot love the gentleman. She asks our
advice in the matter While we are a decided
advocates of marriage, we would regard such
proceeding marriage without love, as express
ed by Eliza Cook
Year: 1872

Out on certain western fort, some time ago,
the major conceived the idea that artillery might
be used effectively in fighting with the Indians
by dispensing with gun carriages, and fastening
the cannon upon the backs of mules. So he
explained his views to the commandant, and it
was determined to try the experiment. A
howitzer was selected, and strapped upon an
ambulance mule, with the muzzle pointing to-
ward the tail.


When they had secured the gun, and loaded
it with ball cartridge, they led that calm and
steadfast mule out on the bluff, and set up a
target in the middle of the river to practice at.
The rear of the mule was turned toward the
target, and he was backed gently up to the edge
Of the bluff The officers stood around in a
semi-circle, while the major went up and insert
ed time-fuse in the touch-hole of the howitzer.
When the fuse was ready, the major lit it and
retired.


In minute or two the hitherto unruf1ed
mule heard the fzzing back there on his neck,
and it made him uneasy. lie reached his head
around to ascertain what was going on, and, as
he did so, his body turned, and the howitzer
began to sweep around the horizon. The mule
at last became excited, and his curiosity grew
more and more intense, and in second or two
he was standing with his fore legs In bunch,
making six revolutions minute, and the how
| itzer, understand, threatening sudden death to
every man within half mile.


The commandant was observed to climb sud
denly up tree; the lleutenants were seen slid
ing over the bluff into the river, as If they did
not care at all about the high price OF uniforms
the adjutant made good time toward the fort
the sergeant began to throw up breastWorks
with his bayonet, and the major rolled over the
ground and groaned. In two or three minutes
there was puff OF smoke, dull thud, and the
mue-oh where was he!


A solitary jackass might have been seen turn q
ing successive back somersauts over the bluff,
only to rest at anchor. finally, with his howitzer
at fhe bottom of the river, while the ball went
off toward the fort, hit the chimney in the maj
or's quarters, ratified the adobe bricks down in
to the parlor, and frightened the majors wife
into commissions They do not allude toit now,
and no report of the results of the experiment
was ever sent to the War Department.
Year: 1872

Oglesby would be elected without a doubt.
He does not say however, that he will not
be candidate, but, if he should, it would
only be to give himself prominence in any
future fight for the place, or some place
under the present Administration. To be
able to make a respectable fight against
Oglesby would give him power at Wash
ington, and enable him to secure a part of
the patronage of the State In this view
he will make the race against Oglesby if at
all


SALT LAKE, Nov. PA severe storm
this afternoon coming at once from the
northwest and southeast, from its severity
may seriously impede travel and possibly
blockade trains.


WHEELING, Nov. 23.-But one fatal
case Of horse disease has occurred here.
In one case in a stable where the disease
first made its appearance the horses were
allowed no exercise, and to-day they are
showing strong symptoms of the dropsy.
Other horses that were worked moderate
iy are recovering. A great number are
reported convalescent


MEMPHIS, Nov. 23.-The horse malady
is rapidly increasing. A fine hack was
drawn through Man street with yoke Of
oxen hitched to it to-day.


ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-The reports that
the epizOOtic prevails here are untrue.
Year: 1872

PURE STARCH.-When starch is pure, it
is free from sourness and is purely white.
Inferior starch has golden or yellow
tinge, the color of -four, indicating the
presence of gluten a color not desirable in
ones linen, or is sour and musty. 1t is
absurd for the laundress to cleanse and
bleach and then discolor linen with i'm
pure golden or yellow starch. Duryea' s
Satin Gloss Starch is snow white, per
fectly pure, and the most economical
starch known.
Year: 1872

From lands end TO lands end, that all may read,
and reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are on the road to an untimely grave
with bilious complaints, there is but one truly great
and reliable remedy and that is
Year: 1872

An order, recently passed by the Common
Council Of Boston, giving authority to the Com
mitteo on Public Grounds to build On the Com
mon, at their discretion, has now become law,
and the Committee have full powers to carry
out the original plan of extending line OF
buildings along the fremont street mall,
preparatory to the surrender Of the mall
to the street on that side. The press
of Boston denounce it as an outrage, and it is
very generally regarded in the same light by the
citizens, who are moving to get out an injunc-
ton. The respect for the famous old pleasure
ground has not been altered at all by the Boston
fire, or the necessities imposed by it. The occu-
patton of the mall would be serious disfgure-
ment to the rest Of the Common, and it evl-
IDENTIFY will not be done without vigorous con-
test. The action of the Building Committee, it
ia stated, will be one Of the most prominent
issues in the coming municipal election.
Year: 1872

peal or reduction Of the tax on iron, steel, and
other materials used in the construction Of
steamships and other vessels. In the one case
there would be an Immediate transfer to our flag
of all foreign-bui1t vessels actually owned by
citizens and there would be large number
purchased. In the other case, there would be a
revival Of the ahip-bui1ding business; a re-open-
ing of the great works for the construction Of
machinery, and once moro the country would be
benefited by the increased production and con-
sumption Of the mineral deposits which nature
has go bountiful1y bestowed upon Us.


Iii. Boutwell,, while admitting that this would
remedy what he regards as national cal&nity,
has another mode He proposes to offer to u
few persons, who will build steamers and run
them upon the ocean, certain Bum Of money
from the National Treasury, per trip, IN order
to make that business profitable, which other
wise would be L loss. In other Words he pro-
poses to make the Government partner in the
carrying trade with few persons, the Govern
ment to pay it's partners some millions Of dol
lars annually to enable them to make dividend


In point Of fact, the Secretary magnihes the
assumed loss the country sustains in having its
carrying trade done by vessels owned
by foreigners. The entire ocean COM
merce is insignificant compared with the
internal commerce OF the country.
Our railroads are largely owned in Europe, and
the surplus earnings or profits go to those for
eigners precisely as do the surplus earnings Of
the steamships. The Illinois Central Railroad
is owned almost exclusively in England; the
freights upon that road are collected for the
benefit and profit Of the English owners, and
there is no more reason for the Government es-
tablishing and maintaining line Of steamships
to run alongside British line, than there is for
it's establishing and maintaining another rail-
road alongside Of the Illinois Central Road, in OF
der to keep the money expended for Transports
tion il the hands Of our own people and out Of
those Of foreigners What the country is most
ly interested in is cheap transportation, and it
ia immaterial whether the railroad car, or canal
boat, or ocean steamer is owned by an Amerl-
can, an Englishman, OF Hottentot. To tax the
whole country to enable a to run a steamship
alongside Of B without any reduction in the cost
Of freight, is scheme which can commend it.
self only to the favored parties who receive the
subsidy
Year: 1872

In another column is given an account Of the
noble work accomplished in one year, in New
York, in the suppression Of the infamous Ate1ar
ture with which that city has flooded the coun-
trv, Over seven tons Of reading matter hare
been seized and destroyed, thrty-nlne OF the
dealers have been arrested, and their allies IN
the police force Of New York and Brooklyn have
been dismissed. All this has been done By
the single zeal Of an obscure dry goods clerk,
who has devoted himself to this work
Year: 1872

White men will be banished from the territory
Of the Cherokee Nation if the bill to that effect,
which has been passed by the Cherokee National
Council, receives the signature Of their Chief.
Year: 1872

From the Manchester, (Tenn-) Democrat.


Near this city IS cave commonly
Known as ''Bone Cave, from which has
been brought, at various times, by boys
and other persons who have tried to ex-
lore its hidden recesses, human bones
If unusual size. The popular legends
of the gaople are to the effect that 1t Is
somehow connected with the people or
race which created the "Old Stone Fort,
fbat stands a short distance to the west
of the town. \ few days since some
bovs discovered an almost entire human
skeleton of mammoth size The bones
If the forearm were nearly twenty IN
ebes long, while the bone of the lower
part of the leg was longer than an ordI-
nary mans lower limb, foot and all. The
law bone Of this giant would slip over
the face Of an ordinary man. Sumu-
lated by these discoveries, and lauda
Bic curiosity to learn the secrets OF this
mysterious cavern, on last Thursday SIX
gentlemen including the editors OF this
paper, made the necessary preparations
and started out to explore the Bone
Cave


After an exbilarating walk of two miles
through clear, bracing air, we reached
the entrance ef the cave, where, divest-
ing ourselves Of our overcoats and light
ing our torches, we entered one OF the
many passages, but after a short scram-
bic, we found further advances stopped
by large piece Of rock that had fallen
and blcked up the passages. Again we
started. and this time we were correct
Going back about go feet, We found the
/ passage growing more and more narrow
until we had to 20 it snake fashion A
this poiutw we found a sharp descent lead
ing-we knew not where, but rocks de
tached and sent whirling down, re7erbe
rated and rebouuded until the sound was
lost in the distance. After pounding
away Of rocks pa-age was made large
enough for one man to 'rquirm through


Here we found many bones, but all II
a state of decompo position and decay IhI


tunnel or chamber is coated with ooii
loose soil to a depth Of foot or more
into when one can plunge stick witt


perktt ease. while all the rest OF tn
cave is solid rock This soil is suppose


to be decayed animal matter flesh an


bones. We intend shortly 20 make an
other trip to the cave, aud 90 prepare


to learn more Of its mysteries auG


possible 90 obtain some key 60 the gen
ealogy ct the race of men who built th
sold Stone Fort aud inhabited tn


Bone Cave
Year: 1872

So far. says the Washington PauioL
no official intelligence has been received
at the Executive Mansion, or al the State
Department, indicative Of any evil in-
teutions, ou the part of Great Britain,
towards this country. On the contrary,
it is known that the friendly eommuni
cation to our Government, regarding the
Interpretation Of the Treaty of Wash
iuzt9u. alluded to in the Queens speech.
consists. so far as this Government IS yet
advised, Of a note from Earl Granville to
General Scheuck, the substance of which
the latter communicates by telegraph.


This note is not in the nature of a de
mand. nor even a request that there shall
be any withdrawal Of the claims for in
direct dlmages. 1t alludes to the excite
meut in the public mind and in the press
on the subject, and ascribes it to the diff
ferent Interpretation put upon the Treaty
by the United States from that which II
received ut the hands Of the English
Government This simply gives this
Government an opportunity, il it desires
Of making an explanation, or even Of
withdrawing that part Of the case which
is the subject Of misinterpretation but
there is no demand on the part of the
English Governmeet that such action
should be taken.
Year: 1872

EDMONTON, in Metcalfe county. will
have no longer the privilege of support
ing a whisky saloon. A bill has just
passed through the Legislature. and been
signed by the Governor, prohibiting the
sale of liquor anywhere within one mile
of the town.
Year: 1872

An amusing aneedote Is told OF
King, the actor, who met a friend
whose name he had forgotten, and took
him home to dinner. Alter several at
tempts TO find out his name. King said:
my friedd and | have had a dispute
as to how you spell your name; in
deed, We have laid bottle Of wine on
it." oh! with two p's," was the
answer.
Year: 1872

The live stock trade of Philadelphia for the
year 1871 exceeded in magnitude that of any
proceeding year.


The 4,000th warning: Lizzo Bonar danger
ously burned by the explosion of coal ell lamp


When the Inquirer copies several articles
from us, in one day, could it not credit at least
Year: 1872

CLOSE OF THE TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.


ANNAPOLIS, Jan. IS.
The witnesses were examined as to the char
acter of the prisoner and the defence closed
The counsel for the prosecution then withdrew
for consultation for short time.
Year: 1872

i A RESPECTABLE MAN AND WOMAN WANT STU
/ "A atons; the man coachman ana TO make himself
generally useful the wife cook and aundrcs best city
reference Can he for two days at No Washington


st or address H. NJ
Year: 1872

IN the active pursuit of pleasure or gain,
the inestimable blessing Of heslta is too
often forgotten, until disssss is firmly
seated, and the fact only realized by great
bodily and metal suffering. The Liver is
the vulnerable point in most persons, and
the disarrsngement Of that organ involves
almost the whole system hence the reason
why under Liver disease there is enumerated
such a number of Affections, and we claim
the Simmons Liver Regulator to be RENE
DIV for them oil,
Year: 1872

=, During the existence of the Maine
liquor law Snowman appeared in a Ger
tain town with a small, dirty tattered
suspicious looking keg. The admission
fee of ten cents was Cheerfully paid bv
numbers of persons, who manifested Il
peculiarly strong desire to see this yelv
common and villainOus looking specimen
Of the animal kingdom. But the oldest
part of the show to the bystanflers was
that one visitor went I'M to " take an
other look at the WOLFF no less than
seven times during the afternoon. After
some unsuccessful attempts to start for
home, he approached the tent door with
an unsteady step, and handing his last
dime to the Snowman, said, "Ib-believe
I'll take jTj-iust one more look at the
Year: 1872

An Arkansas local s0hlOquizes thus:
Some Of our exchanges are publishiDg
as curious item statement to the ef-
feet that q horse in IOwapuIled the plug
out OF the bunghOle of barrel for the
purpose of stalking his thirst. We do
not see anything extraordinary in the
occurrence. Now, if the horse had pulled
the barrel out the bunghole and slaked
it's thirst with the plug, or if the barrel
had pulled the bun ghOle out of the plug
and slaked its thirst with the horse, or
# the plug had pr.l led the horse out Of
the barrel and slailed its. thirst with the
bunghOle' or If the bunghOle had pulled
the plug with the barrel, or if the barrel
had pulled the horse out Of the bungIrOle
and plugged it's thirst with q slake, il
might be worth while to make some fuss
over it,"
Year: 1872

The following are queries put to Bro.
SimOns, Masonic editOrOf the New York
Dispatch, and answered by him in that
paper:


Q.-Thc following difficulty occurred
in our lodge, and I do not recOllect to
have seen anything like it, though one
OF your constant readers. A member of
the lodge, who had been very active and
regular III his attendance, offered mo-
tiOn which called for committee. The
motion was adopted but the Master
whether Intentionally or not, | cannot
saay-,sO far from appointing the mover
chairman, did not name him on the
committee at all. The brother made no
observation at the time, but before the
close OF the lodge asked for his dimit,
without stating any reason. On motion,
the request was ordered to lie over till
the next meeting. At that time, the
brother still persistlng, the dimit was
granted. In the course of the evening
some of his particular friends gave him
talking to, and he finally consented to
remain. A motion was then made to
rescind the resolution to grant the limit,
and expunge the whole matter from the
minutes, which the Master refused to
entertain, stating that if the brother de-
sired to resume his membership, he must
do it i'll the usual. Please say. /. Was
not the Master bound to appoint the
mover Of the resolution on the commit
! tee? 2. The dimit not having been is
sued, would not the resembling of the
| resolution and expunging the whole
affair from the minutes have been the
| quickest way to dispose of it? and if 50,
was not the Master bound to put it?
A.-The master has Il right to appoint
nInaSnG =
not bound to appoint the mover of a re-
solution, on the adoption of which the
committee is named. The universal GUS
tom, however, is to name the mover of
| a resolution, and not only that, but to
name him first, and thus make him
chairman, We have no doubt but that
the neglect to appoint the brother in
question was a mere inadVertenCe, and
| that if the attention of the Master had
been called to it, he would have so stated,
aud made Il corresponding change in the
committee. 2. When the resolution to
grant the dimit was adopted, the mem
bership of the brother Immediately ceas-
ed, and he was just as much out of the
| lodge as it he had never been in it. Now
an unatfiliated Mason can only become a
regular course. The resembling of the
resolution could do no good, because. its
effect could not be undOne by that pro-
cess The Master was therefore perfect
| ly cOrreCt in refusing to entertain the
motion. The additional clause to ex-
punge from the minutes was, if possible
more out of order than the other.


Q.-The S. w. refuses, or neglects, to
learn his duty. Has the Master the
power to remove him? Or, in other
words, has the Master the power to, re-
move a Warden?


A.-The Master cannot remove War
den, but he may suspend him from the
functions Of his office, for neglect or in
ability. He can only be permanently
removed on charges, and after due trial
Year: 1872

In all our common articles of food


the elements of nutrition and respira-
tion are so nicely balanced in their
proportions that, for the diet of a heal
thy man, there is no necessity for add
ling an extra quantity either to the one
class or the other; or, in other words,
the supply of nutrition and Of animal


heat is so admirably equalized in the
composition of common food that any
material arrangement of the proper
tions which it affords is attended With
Ia corresponding arrangement of the
vital functions. It is obvious, there
fore, that if we add portion Of alco-
hol to the food. taken into the stomach,
the elements of respiration are increas-, !,
ed and the animal heat augmented in
a proportionate degree. No part of
the alcohol can go to form the tissues
of the body, or to renoyate and sustain
them, as it is destitute of nitrogen, and
not an element of nutrition. It can
only serve as an element of respiration,
to be burned in the lungs Of aman,
and to add to the amount Of his animal
heat. The result is that, as the guam
tity Of alcohol is increased from habit,
an unnatural exhilaration is produced,
leading to an everlasting of the mus
cular and nervous systems, and to pre-
mature decay in the manhood of the
victim. TO use familiar phrase, he
has ''lived too fast" Let us gain q
clearer view of this point by contrast.


We know that an insufficient supply
of food tends to produce paleness of
the cheek, because both the, animal
heat and the nutrition are less than
are demanded to keep up the healthful
condition Of the system. On the other


hand, where age has not indurated the
skin, an abundance of food keeps up
the vital powers, and the face, possess
ing the ruddy color of health, bears
testimony to we'll stored stomach
But when alcohol is added, in such
case, in excess, the nice balance between
nutrition and respiration is DESTROYED,
the healthful action of the animal fnnc-
tions is impaired, the ruddy glow of
health disappears from the cheek, the
deep red of the furnace heated by flame
overcasts the countenance, and the ha- !
bits of the inebriate stand. d.revealed.--
Now, if pure alcohol will do 7all this
upon healthy constitutions and none
dare gainsay this truth-hoW much
more fatal, and how much more speedy,
must be the production of the crisis in
the drinkers career, where deleterious
compounds are used in it's stead? ?-CaR-
f02Wi0 CuHurist. .r'- ....e. '.'.t.- j.
Year: 1872

Harmony in the married state is the
very first object to be aimed at. No
thing can preserve affection uninter-
rupted but a firm resolution never to
differ in will, and a determination in
each to consider the love Of the other
as of more value than any object what
ever on which a wish has been fixed.
How light, in fact, is the sacrifice Of
any other wish weighed against affec-
tions of one with whom we are to pass
our life! And though opposition in a
single instance will hardly of itself
produce alienation, yet every one has
his pouch into which all these opposi-
tions are put, and while that is filling,
the alienation is insensibly going on,
and when filled is complete. 1t would
puzzle either to say why; because no
one difference has been marked enough
to produce serious effect by ITSELF
But he finds his affection wearied out
by constant stream of checks and OBJ
stacles. Other sources of discomfort,
very common, indeed, are the cross
purposes of husband and wife, in COM
mon conversation; a disposition to
criticize and question whatever the
other says-a desire always to demon
strate and make him feel himselfwrong,
especially in sympathy. Nothing is
so goading. Much better, therefore,
if our companion views thing in, a
different light from what we do, to
leave him in quiet possession of his
view. What is the use of rectifying him
if the thing be unimportant? And if
important, let it pass for the present,
and wait softer moment and more
conciliatory occasion of revising the
subject together. 1t is wonderful how
many persons are rendered unhappy
by inattention to the rules of prudence.
Jefferson.
Year: 1872

Two or three weeks ago the creek
under the great Natural Bridge in
Virginia suddenly disappeared. On
instituting an investigation the stream
was found pouring into the earth
through number of newly-made fs-
sures, having found some unknown
beneath.
Year: 1872

The Official report of the proceedings of
the City Council last Tuesday is crowded
ont Of the REPUBLICAN this morning by the
~. Of mot found' names from the office of
the State Registrar Of Voters,
Year: 1872

A Democratic candidate boasteG on Canal
street yesterday that he mad one man in his
ward who possessed six hundred registra.
ton papers and would vote them. There
is a young man about the size of this eaDdi-
dates friend who is preparing himself to
learn shoemakjng OF cotton spinning g. Ba.
ton PouCe
Year: 1872

GRAND BALL.-The Catholic Beneyo-
lent Society Of Richmond will give grand
ball at Assembly Hall on the evening of
Easter Monday, April l, for the benefit of
st. Patrick's school, in charge of the
Sisters of Charity. The committees hav-
ing charge of the arrangements for this
ball are composed of many of our most
worthy citizens, which alone is sufficient
to indicate that it will be a most brilliant
and enjoyable affair. For further informa-
ton concerning it, we refer to the an
nouncement in another column.