Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-15
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fascinating dry.goods clerk is a--girll
The Louisville, Ky, Journal says;
"For long time Kansas was bleeding"
Now she is starving. She finds this de-
cidedly the worst of two.
A correspondent Of the London Times
says that the Eternal City" is sunk in
the lcthargy of eternal death, and that,
Notwithstanding the glory of her past his
tory, she is unfit to be the capital OF the
new Italian nation. .r
A REFUGE or home for lost or starved
dogs is now being built in London, and
the secretary to the society for the pre-
venton of cruelty to animals is announc-
ed to receive subscriptions to effect this
object, until the canine home is fully es-
tablished
SINCE the erection Of the first Method
iSt Church in America, in the year 176O,
there have been erected Ia 900 churches,
or an average of about three a week.
This Church probably has advanced more
within the last century, than any other in
America.
MRs. LYMAN ELpRIDGE Of Ashfed,
Mass, fell few days since and broke hel
leg in two places. She had to crawl
some distance before she could call hel
son, to send him for a surgeon. He went
with all speed, but before his return, she
had set the broken bones herself, and the
surgeon found all right, and nothing fol
him to do.
THE St. Josephs (Mo.) West, says
GA wagon passed through our city this
evening with buffalo tied to its axle
1t appeared to be about six months old
it is the ugicst specimen Of wild beasts
we have ever seen. The hyena is mat
ter of moonshine in comparison. w,
can only describe buffalo as being sor
of intermedium between COW and cam
ell.
ONLY about thirty patents have beer
issued at Washington last week, and tn,
reason is novel one. 1t appears tina
the old Board of Examiners have beer
issuing two patents for the same inven
tions in some cases. So Supervisor,
Board has been created by the Commits
sioners, and their labors have been o
marked effect.
A POWERFUL AND PENETRATING LIGHT
The New York Journal Of Commerce
states that the New York Central Rail.
road Company has adopted the "Smith'
light, for general use, upon the locomo
tives of their road. by aid Of this light
says the Journal, "the print of newspa
per can be read 2,400 feet distant" -
Nearly half a milel
FALL OF A BRIDGE Full OF GInLs.-A
narrow iron girder bridge, over the cana
at Manchester, Eng, recently fell, will
some $50 girls upon it, who were lookin:
at some public show. Swapping thu
stone from the piers on each side, tn
bridge fell without turning over, the cen
tire only breaking after it had reached III,
bottom. Ouly one life was lost.
TEA USED BY HALE THE HUMAN RACE
Statistics go to prove that tea is used
more or less, by one-half Of the human
race, 500, 600, 900 Of people. Theme i,
the peculiar organic principle which give
tea its value. Taken in small quantities
tea is healthful; bnt the extract of on,
ounce taken per day, hy one person, pro
duces trembling of the limbs and wan.
dering Of the mind
KISSING THE BRIpE.-Wh hen the Prince
of Wales grandfather, Prince Edward
was in Boston, in 1894, he attended {
wedding, the parties married being Mr.
F. and Miss G.. After the ccic
monies were over, Prince Edward wa
reminded that it was the custom to lGS,
the bride; and he liked the custom 50 wei
One of these ladies is now living, the sol
survivor of the wedding party, at the ag
of 81 years, and reside, in that city.
DEATH OF TIE FlRsT BANJoIsT IN TIL
CouNTHY.-The original banjoist, "Ol,
John Sweeney" died at the late resdeuc,
of his father, in AppomattoX comfy
Virginia, ON Saturday evening the q inst
at the age of about 40 years. He har
travelled extensively in Europe and almos
entirely over the United States, and en-
joyed probably greater reputation thar
any other man as n hanioiSt, having beer
the first white man to introduce the banj,
to the public
A Justice of the peace in Dubuque
Iowa, whose love of liquor exceeds hi
knowledge Of law, visited sick trienC
the other night, upon whose table stoo,
a tumbler OF brandy whicl, had been or
deled by the doctor. After little con
versation, the Justice recommended we
bandage across the eyes as sure cure TO
his friends complaint, and after adjust
ing one carefully, soon left the room
Upon removing the bandagc, the sick maj
found that his brandy had gone as wei
rs his friend.
The VirGinians are abont to erect
monument to the memory OF Peter Fran
cisco, whose herculean hand to han'
struggles for liberty in the Revolutionar,
war with British troops arc commo,
themes for fire side stories in the Ole
Dominion. Francisco died in 1881, pre-
vious to which event he served thre
terms as Sergeant at Arms in the Nir
ginia Legislature. A design of the mon
ument has been furnished consisting o
neat granite shaft, eighteen or twent,
feet i'm heirht. which will cost about siN