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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21
A Scrap from Cough.

l was lecturing in a small town once, and
when the lecture was ovel, persons came
up TO sign the pledge. A number o.
young ladies were standing by, and looked
at the signers with interest. Directly some
of them came to me, "Mr. Cough 60 out
there and get Joe to sign the pledge"
"Why, l didn't know joe" swell, be
is standing out by the door," Out he
went, and standing there was poor fellow
with an old tattered cap on bis head, torn
shirt, dirty clothes, old boots, and a woe
begone look. Says to myself this must
be Joe. "How do you do Joe?' said L.
"How do you do sir!" "Joe, 1 want you
to sign the pledge" "What for?" Why
Joe those ladies' in there sent me after you''
"What, who? why, l didn't think had a
friend in the world" Come on, Joe, come
on" said 1. He stopped and said. "Look
here, some fellows told me to bring bot
tie of liquorto to the meeting to night, and
get up and drink, and say, "here's to your
health" They said they would give me
fifty cents if did. Them's em all along the
gallery up there; there they are. l amt 60
ing to do it. He went to the door and we
heard him smash the bottle on the steps.
He came in and went up to the table and
commenced to write his name, but he
couldn't do it; so he braced, himself and
caught hold of his arm, but he could not
do it. Says he, "Look here that's my
mark" Then the ladies came up and
shook hands with him, but be pulled his
cap down over his eyes, and now and then
wiped away tear. Stick to it, says one
"All right Joe, all right"
Some three years after that l was in
that same place, and whilst going along
the street, saw gentlemen going along
dressed in a good suit-uice black hat,
boots cleaned, and nice shirt collar with
a lady on his arm. l knew it was Joe
Says l, "You stuck to it, didn't you?
"Yes, sir, l stuck to that pledge, and the
girls have stuck to me ever SINCE"
Some people think when they have per.
suaded drunkard to sign the pledge, they
have done. It's amistake; it's then he wants
your help. He is at the bottom of the
hill, lower than the common level; he
must climb; it's hard work; he commen
ces TREMENDOUSLY, feebly doubling; he rails
es his feet, and gets little way and be
comes faint; you see he's about to give
way; run and put little peg right under
his feet, there, he rests, he's tired he start:
again, fearing as he goes higher, he gaze'
around him, looks wearied; he has worked
hard; stops, put another peg under his fee
he rests; help him up: peg him right up
and when be gets up he will look and SCI
those little pegs all along and he will no
forget them, but bless and remember you
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21

BURIED IN THE SNow.-We take the
following brief but painful story from the
Montezuma Republican.
We are informed that, few days since,
a party of men attempted to clear a way
throug h the snow on the Montezuma and
Iowa City road, in place where it had
been blocked up for ten days, near Wind
ham, when, to their horror, they came up
on the frozen body of young man buried
in the snow. in sitting posture, with a
carpet-sack lying on his side. He had ev.
identity been overtaken, while travelling, by
the terrible snow storm of Tuesday night
the Esd ult., and becoming fatigued and be.
wildered, had seated himself amid the
howling of the tempest, and chilled and
benumbed he was soon wrapped in the
cold embrace IF death. He was stranger
apparently about 10 years of age, and had
about s24 in money in his pocket.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21

A TOUCHING SCENE.-We never saw a
more touching scene than we did yesterday
at the funeral of George Briggs, son Of
Charles G. Briggs, Esq, of this city. Du-
ring the ceremony, number Of children
about the age of the deceased, and bis
classmates in school, surrounded the coffin,
and in subdued voices, sang very sweetly
the songs that the little boy used to sing
with them in school. While singing, tht
children seemed to realize fully the place
and the occasion. and as they looked uPor
the face Of the dead before them, thei
voices seemed TO grow softer and sweeter
while 'he tears came 10 their eyes, and th'
song ended with peculiarly mournful ca
dence, which we cannot but hope soothef
the troubled hearts of the mourners.-Au
burn Union.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21

ture causes US to stand b the flag of OIL
fathers, the constitution as they made
rather than follow in the ,ortuous pathwa
of mere partizan leaders, .L1,1 blindly ell
dorse all as orthodox that is u. 'horitativel
proclaimed in the name of Dem, ocracy."
The Overland Mail, is. to un thre
times instead of twice eek bet, veen 81
Jo, Mo-, and Placerville, after Jul, mex
The Michigan Personal Liberty Bi
question has been indefinitely postpo nee
and its repeal for the present, thus defeat &c
In the Missouri Convention, March
Mr.. Birch called attention to a communica-
ton in this Mornings Republican, limiting
at secret conspiracy to force Missouri out
of the Union, and offered resolution to
appoint committee to investigate the
subject, and ifpossible, ascertain the names
of the conspirators, which passed, 81 to 80.
The treasure of some men is gold, and
the love of it grows so strong as to become
idolatrous. Such men never rise above
the merest drudgery of the world. They
eat, and drink, but it is to enable them sue
cessfully to toll on. Morning, noon, and
night it is the same drudging slavery and
submission to the craving of vicious ap-
petite. There is not one noble sentiment
or feeling that can live in their heart, be-
cause the lust of gain fills it so completely
as to leave no room for anything else
They can do nothing but grovei, ike an
earth-worm, eating dust, and casting out
their slime, in order to form pathway
along which TO crawl. 1t is pitiable and
sad 10 think of, but it is sight only too
often seen in this sin-stricken world of
ours.
Louisiana furnished block of marble
for the Washington Monument, with this
inscription: "Presented by the State Of
Lousiana-ever faithful to the Constitution
and the Union.
The State of Illinois under the new CEN
sus is entitled to fourteen congressman, in
stead of nine as heretofore. She has taken
long stride during the last ten years..
Joshua R. Giddings, it is said, is a
prominent applicant to the Counsel Gen
eral to Canada.
Old Ben Wade, during the night (Sun-
day. winding up secession of the late Con-
gress, made one of his pungent talks, pro-
nouncing the excitement got up at the
South, as wholly Fictitious. He ridiculed
the idea of peaceable secession. There
could be no government if such an idea
was acted upon. "Oh! ghost of General
Jackson, exclaimed Wade) what think
you of modern democracy~
The Revenue Cutter Dodge, was seized
by the rebels at Galveston, Texas, on the
I'd inst. The officer in command, tender
ed his services to the enemy, which were,
Of course, accepted.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21

A fellow that doesn't benefit the world
by his life does by his death.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21
THE Two WIvEs.-Recently, two me

THE Two WIvEs.-Recently, two men
were returning home from beershop at
a late hour, partially intoxicated, and one
them remarked: "When l get into my
house l shall catch terrible scoldiag
from my wife," "Ah," replied his com
panion, 81 shall meet something ten times
more in,olerable than that! My anxious
wife who is waiting for me at this mid
night hour, will meet me with nothing but
kind words and acts; but her care worn
countenanee, and the thought that she has
been praying for me, will be far harder to
endure than the most furious invectives.-
If she would scold l could answer ber
with harsh words. Her qaiet way, and
her kindness shame me, though | am tipsy
Oh am cruel-never shall taste another
drop from the degrading cup. He is keep
ing his words--so he informs the writer
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-21

~An old Dutch lady, at n religious
meeting, became very much concerned for
her soul. and went about signing and
would not be comforted. Upon being ask.
ed by the minister what the matter was, she
replied:
"Tbat she could not read English, and
she was afraid the Lord couldn't understand
Dutch"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
Q HI Il Q a O. Og
GREAT WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN uaH
Indianapolis a nd Cincinnati
SH0RT-LINE RAILROAD.
Shortest Route by 80 Miles.

NJO CHANGE OF CARS TO INDIANAF.
UN OILS, az which place it unites rfslElEE-s5IIlI
with railroads for and from all points FL
In the North and Northwest.
THREE PAssENGER TRAINS
Leave Cincinnati daily, from .he foot Of MflI-ss,,
on Front; through to Indianapolis, Terre H9utS,
Lafayette and Chicago, in advance OF all Other
FfRST TRAIN-5.50 A. M.-OHIOAGo MAIL
Arrives at Indianapolis at l0:65 A NJ, Terre Hauta
at 230 P. NJ, Lafayette at al0 P. M, Chicago %
SECOND TRAIE-0 P. M.-Indianapolis, La.
fayette, Springfield, Quincy, Palmyra and ST. jos
seph Express arrive at Indianapolis at 1880 p. H.,
Lafayette at 1880 p Nj Springfield at $40 A. Ms
Quincy at 1855 P. M, Palmyra at 2:l6 P. NJ, IS.
THIRD TRAIN-5,35 P. M.-CnfQAGQ E1.
Lafayette at $3.50 A. M; Chicago at 1920 A. NJ.
Sleeping-cars are attached to all night trains on
this line, and run through to Chicago without
Be sure you are in the right ticket-oHHce before
you purchase your Tickets, and ask for tickets via
LAwrenceburg and indianapolis.
Fare the saIne and time shorter than By any other
route.
Through tickets good until used, can be obt9in1&
at the tfcket-ofices-st the Spencer House, n. w.
corner of Broadway and Front-sts. No. Burnet
House corner, and at the Depot Qice, foot of MIN
st., on Front, whore all information may be had.
Omnibuses run to and from each train, and VIII
call for passengers at all hotels and all parts Of tha
city, by leaving address at either office. >, !.
w. II. l.. NOBLE, General Ticket Agent
O. h. COTTON, Cincinnati Agent.
no2e H. O. G0RD President
1
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
A r. ID!

RR. DAVIS, OF THR CITY OF DUBLIN.
~ who is restoring Sight to the Blind, Hearing ID
the Deaf, removing marks from the face curing
piles and bad Sore Legs Hair also restored to the
head and prevented from falliRg Of. The Doctor win
cure Private Diseases in less time than any man in
the world Ladies', with weakness of any kind, call,
and you will not regret It, Persons treated for Con-
sumption had better see the Doctor, as pine easel
curable Cancer cured without the Knife.
Notice to the Old Country people.-Dr DAYIs
from 9 A. M until 6 P. M. On Sundays, from 9 A.
NJ until ?. M. Once 90 East East Third -st, CinoiH.
might be in the city years, and the afflicted know
nothing about it, seeing the hundreds Of cures he
NV. dsI9
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
Advertised E.etters.
oFrICIAIl Lrsr

ng-An letters advertised are subject 70 an extra
charge Of one cent. Persons calling for them viii
please be prepared with the necessarychanEo.
B8-Persons calling for these letters will please say
they advertised aud give number and date Of list.
pB-The oGice will be open at half-past seven A.
M, and close at six p. NJ. sundays-oHace open
from nine A. M. to half-past ten A. NJ.
Ordered 10 be adrsted IN The Cincinnati DAILY PREss,
oOreeoby 10 he Joio,cing section Of The Postocs
Lac, he newspaper having The largest circulation
Of any paper pubhshed IN Cincinnati:
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted: That Lists Of
Letters remaining uncaled for in any Postofice in
any city, town or village, where newspaper shall
be printed, shall hereafter be published once only
In the Newspaper which, being issued weekly or
oftener, shall have the largest circulation within
the range of delivery Of said ONCE to be decided by
the Postmaster at such office. e.-Nep POsto3ce Ldi1,
passed Marck 25, 1851.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
Magnolia Ruled Cap Papers.

4 = CASES MAGNOLIA FINE, SUPEB-
Ase FINE, First-ciass and Congress- Ruled Gag
Papers, Just received from the manufacturers. Fes
'~i0 i' Nixon, OHATFIELD & WOODS,
Manufacturers Agents,
no4 "a and 10 Walnut-at.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
Hanks's BeIl and Brass Foundry.

EILES WORKS, Formerly George Il. Hanks) No,
100 East ondstreet, Cincinnati.
DELLS KEPT CONSTANTINE ON HAND
II or made to order, Of any size to 8e00 pounds
Work and Brass and Composition Castings made 70
order Also, on hand, Babbitt Metal and Spetar
IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS.
Particular attention given to Steamboat Work,
such as Wrought.iron Piping, and Fitting put uDi
Steam and Water Gangesi Metallic Packing Whistles
Blowers, Engine Bells, &c, Lager-beer Cocks ana
all other varieties always Oh hand,
Ge2Q.f THOMAS FIRTH, Suporfntepdent,
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
Fistula In Ano Treated

NY DIR. WIN. OWENS, WITHOUT TIN
I'D Knife or Ligature, by new, simple and pecu.
liar method Of treatment, discovered by. himssn
about eight years ago, and which has been at
tended With Complete success IN every case. DT.
OWENS has been a citizen Of Cincinnati for the
the above is NO humbug. For further infoTmA.
tioA, apply at his Office and residence, No. so WsEi
9evenfh ST Cincinaati oc30-H
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-16
MusIoAL.

SAUHpERS 81 sRLF.INsTRUCTING
= SCHOOL FOR THE VIOLIN. .-0n different
method from any work Of the kind heretofore offered
TO the public, for Beginners, Amateurs, Business
PLAYERS end Teachers. Price 25 cents. Garcin's
School Of Singing; in which the art Is clearly de-
Yeoped in q series Of Instructions and Appropriate
Examples, TO which are added Exercises written
and composed by Manuel Garcia. Price SO 80.
JOHN CHURCH, jr.,
fel0 No. SO West Fourth. street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-11
From The Home Journal.
The President the Providential Man.
THE MEN'-JUsT NOW.

A Agentleman who happens to have look
ed through the same spectacles as we did
Expressing our opinions exactly, as to
one or two leading men-has just returned
10 Boston, after visit to Washington
The Transcript (from which we copy it)
describes him as ''a gentleman of influence
and high financial position" and thus
quotes from private letter of his -
"4es, | have just seen the President, once
IN committee, once alone, tete a tetc I
like hial. | believe he is the providential
man. the President for the occasion. I
think him not only true and sincere, but
also sagacious, clear sighted, in-sighted
and wise (; firm when his mind is once made
up, absolutely immovable. Peculiar in
the working and unfolding of bis mind, he
is likely to switch off on side track when
you can see no sufficient reason for his not
keeping the main track but he easily
slips back again, With little or no friction
or even loss of headway. This troubles
and perplexes many. He understands his
position and responsibilities. He knows
bis surroundings. Those who think they
are using him are much mistaken. He
sees through it all. feel sure that the
committees who have recently conferred
with him. are willing to leave matters in
his hands. Within a week Seward has
told warm friend of his that of all the
men he knew, there was no one in the
uRlted States SO well fitted to carry the
country safely through the struggles as
Mr. Lncoln. | believe it thoroughly. -
Mcclellan is the head of the military prac-
tically. He magnetizes the whole army. -
His influence is felt everywhere He has
great physical endurance, and intellectual
vigor, and is endowed with military genius
developed by thorough education. Scott
is still greatly respected and much below
ed. But in the President you may have
entire faith in. no matter who doubts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-11
Tho hilosophor's Stone Discovered.

Late papers have the following very
startling item of news, which we beg our
readers to take for no more than proba-
bilties will warrant:
cit has been great mystery to Eng
lish bankers. and to the directors of the
Bank of England, how the bullion of the
Bank of France could be so greatly increas-
ed within the last three years, while the
institution has been constantly sending
gold to England. to Germany and America
Not long since the Bank Of France drew
some fifteen million francs in silver from
the Bank of England, which it paid for in
gold bars with French Mint stamp on them.
Al its last report it showed balance of
one hundred and seventeen million francs
in gold, while the amount one year ago
was under eighty millions-nearly one
third increase. 1t is whispered that this
abundance of gold is the result of scicn-
tifc discovery. which the Emperor Napo-
leon has secured the monopoly of. Gold
is, at the present moment, manufactured
at Paris in secret manner. The princi-
pal articles used are not lead and arsenic
and, though it is known how extensively
the precious metal is produced, yet several
hundred weight of the material arc taken
to certain place on the first of each
menth. Everything is conducted with the
utmost secrecy. None of the workmen
are allowed to leave, and nothing definite
can be known; but the fact that gold is
produced is beyond peradventurc. How
long Napoleon III. VIII be able to keep
this wonderful secret remains to be seen.
Bankers Rpor'cr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-11
LEGALS.
County COurt--Jefferson County,--In Pro.

In the matter Of the guardianship of the minor
heirs of John Negus, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Maria Negus,
guardian OF said minors duly verified, setting forth
description of all the real estate of which said deceas
ed died seized and the condition and value of the
specve portions thereof that it is necessary to sell
portion thereof for the support ard maintenance of
said minors, and praying that license be her grant
ed to sell portion of said real estate. And it appear
ing by said petition that there is sufficient person
al estate In the hands of said guardian to support
and maintain said minors and that it is necessary
sell portion of said real estate.
1t Is therefore ordered that all persons terested
IN SAID real estate appear b,fore the Judge of this
Court on Monday, the 7th day of October next, IL
o'clocE A. NJ at the Court House in the village of
Jefferson. and show cause, if any they have, why IL
cense should not be granted said guardian to sell
SAID real estate according to the prayer of said pet
ton
And 1t Is further ordered that copy of this order
be published for three successive weeks prior said
day OF hearing, in the ''Watertown Republican, a
weekly newspaper, published at Wrtertown, in said
c. unity.
Dated the pa h day of August A. D. 1851.
By the Court, SAM0EI4 BAIRD.
sepbw3 County Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-11
Jefferson County, In Circuit Court.
Joseph Barlwell against George Il. Mareher. Exc.

Joseph Bardwell against George H. Marcher. Exc
cution.
By virtue of execution issued of the Circuit
Court OF Jefferson County, Wis., and to directed
and delivered, against the goods and chattels lands
and tenements, of George III. Marcher have levied
upon all the right title which the said Marcher h ad
en- the 10Th day of February A D., 1852 and to the
following described premises which shall expose for
sale as the law directs at the Planters Hotel in the
city OF atertown, Saturday the 2Sth day Sep
tember next at the hour of two O'Clock in after
noon of that day 20 satisfy said execution together
with the costs and disbursements, to wit Lots two
and three q B in block eleven Il in Boomers Ad-
dition to the city Waterown and lots thirteen and
fourteen C3 l4 block ten QO) in Prtchard's Addi-
ton to the city of Watertown, all of which
lie and are in the seventh Ward of the said city of
Watertown and County aforesaid
Dated Sheriff's Office, jefferson. Aug. 8, 1861.
WILLIAMS & LEONARD, HEBER SMITH,
aug9w5 Pits Attys Sheriff. Jeff Co wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-10-11

1HE CHINESE INSULT. - The navy de-
partment has received from commander
Sehenck, of the steamer Saginaw, an ac
count of the affair at Quinchow Bay. He
was there by direction of flag officer Strib-
ling, in search of the missing boat and
crew of the bark Myotte, and was at an
chor, the Z. S. flag at the peak and a
white flag at the fore, when three shots
were fired IN succession from the Chinese
fort. none of which, however, struck the
vessel, As soon as the Saginaw could get
into position, she opened from thirty-two
FOUNDER, which threw three shot and three
she'll. The first, she'll, exploded over
tie fort, and soon after dull, heavy re-
port. as of a bursting gun or exploding
magazine, was heard. The fort was silen-
ced from that time. Com. Striblinc thinks
that no more action is required, The
French Admiral commanding in Cochin
China, largo portion of which is in pos
session of the French, who were preparing
for vigorous campaign, has been reques-
ted to make inquiries for the missing boat.
SEcEss1oNIsTs IN PUBLIC ENPLoY-The
Potter Investigating Committee is hard at
work. Mr., Potter gives himself no relax
alton, but from early day till long past
midnight he is found at his work. The
Committee report from time to time, and
in most instances the reasonable employ
ees have been quickly displaced. 1t pains
me to say, however, that persons known to
be secesslonists sre still in employ at the
White House. state it on good authori-
ty. The President has been informed of
the facts. but for some reason-good and
sufficient perhaps-they are still retained
in service.
E9~ The London Times thus describes
the condition of Hungarian affairs The
rupture between Austria and Hungary il
complete. No open insurrection is antici-
pated, but coercion on one side and pas
siye resistance on the other will be carried
as far as they can 60. The Hungarians
will not recognize the acts of the imperial
government nor will they pay their taxes
into the imperial treasury. They do not
threaten any immediate rebellion, but they
intimate in plain language that on the first
opportunity they will appeal to arms"
The probable extent of the demand
for breadstuffs from Europe for the coming
year, may be seen from few facts. 1t is
ascertained that the crops upon which
about one hundred and fifty millions of
people rely for breadstuf, and other vege-
table food, are deficient. The grain grow
ing population of this country, or in the
loyal States. does not exceed ten millions.
1t is to the crops of these ten millions that
Europe now looks to make good the def
ciencies to her one hundred and fifty mil
lions. The deficiencies need be but very
small to require all that the ten millions
can spare.