Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-03-13

gplmrs County fWmer,
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1859
Primary Election.
The Democracy of Hardy Township will meet
at Milcrburg on
saturday, March 22d, 1902,
and proceed TO nominate, between the hours of O
O'Clock A NJ. and O'Clock PM by ballot, tick.
ct tot supported at the appro aching Spring Flee
ton. The nominees will consist of Three Irus.
tees, one Clerk one Treasurer, one Assessor and
three Constables.
Also at the same time and place the Democrats
OF Millersburg will nominate Corporation Tick.
ct, consisting of Mayor, Recorder, and five coun.
cmen.
Prairie Township.
The Democrats of Prairie Township are re.
quested to mcetat Homesvlle on
Saturday, March Goth, 1869,
AT ] O'Clock p. NJ. for the purpose of nominating
ticket to be supported at the election 10 be held
on Monday the 7th of April.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Sudden Death.
Mr. JOHN KoRSs, of this township, died on Fri.
day last with disease of the throat He had been
afflicted but three or four days. He was good
citizen, and his death is much regretted
Serenade.
On Monday night we were walked from our
peaceful sumbers by the sweet and inspiring
music of the Millersburg String Band, playing
for our especial benefit. The young men conlpos.
ing this Band play their parts admirably. Their
music cannot be excclled Gentlemen, you have
our thanks for your friendly visit.
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Primary Election Tickets.
Those who design being candidates at the pri
mary election on the 22d inst. should hand in their
names, accompanied with twenty five cents, at or
before Thursday next, or they may be too late
to get on the ticket. The following names have
been handed in: Trustees, JAMES SKELIY, EDWARD
CARPENTER and GEORGE L. Cook Assessor,
DANIEL DuER Treasurer, Henry YOUNG.
Last Words of Shakespeare.
w Hell 'oT w LILLIAN tHAhESPEAKE WIS uDOuI
to breath his last and friends were gathered
around his bedside to catch the last intonatons of
his wit and WISDOM when mortality was about
to finish her work with him and hand him over to
immortality ; yes, when the heart was about to
make its last pulsaton he raised on his elbows,
and gazing wildly around, said "Whcn you want
the best Oysters the world affords 90 to Conpus'
and buy AMEs' Corn Fed" lie then lay down
and calmly kicked the bucket
Communications.
We give m, ch space to our correspondents this
week. Our readers will doubtless be pleased with
all the letters. While they are all well worth
reading, we would call especial attention to that
signed CHARLES HAY Mr.. HAY is young man
from Holmesvillc, private in Capt. DRAKE's
Company. CHARLEY furnishes the best manu-
script that has come under cur notice during our
long career in a printing office. We would bet
high that there is not one member of Congress
in twenty who can write all article with equal
taste and ability with CHARLES HAY. His letter
will please the disunion Abolitionists-in a horn
Examination of Teachers.
On Saturday last there. were before the Board
of School Examiners sixty applicants for certii.
Gates to teach. OF this number only nineteen
passed muster. To secure a certificate it was
necessary to correctly answer light of the twelve
questions in the several branches. The greatest
failure was on Arithmetic. At this we arc sur
priscd, for the questions are surely not very inri
cate. The following the questions, placed in
the order in which they were submitted.
ARITHMETIC.
1st. If the dividend, quotcnt and rcma indcr arc
given how do you find the divisor?
I'd. What is the base Of our system of no taton ?
.'rd How does interest differ from commission i?
4th' What is the currency of the United States
called2
9Th. Why are fractions reduced to a common
denominator?
9th. What is radusl
7th, Sold . gold breast pins for Sc each; on one
gained % per cent, and on the other | lost %
per cent Did ] gain or lose in the transaction,
and if so how mueh2
Sth A cargo is worth times the boat; what
part the cargo is SIG of the boat and cargo?
9th lady gave Il beggar 25 cents, which was
21a per cent of her money. How much had she 2
10TH If bushel of corn is worth 35 cents and
per gallon, what pei cent profit does the distiller
make?
llth. A. bequcathed | 30 of his estate to his
elder son; the rest to his younger, who received
1926 less than his brother. What was the estate
10Th If men can do a job of work in 5 days,
how much time would be saved by employing 4
more men?
oRTHoGRAPHY.
LIST. Define orthography.
ID. Define word. A letter, and power of n
letter.
3rd. What is an elementary sound, and how
many in our language!
4th. What is dipthong, how many, and how
many separable?
5th. What is digraph; a triphthong?
9Th Define vowel; a consonant.
7th. Define n mute; a semivowei.
Sth. Into how many organic divisions are con.
sonants divided?
9th. How are consonants naturally divided?
10th. When are Y and | consonants?
llth. Analyzc, orthographicaly, the words;
Holmes and County
18th. Define science; art.
GEOGRAPHY.
lst. Give the three principals divisions Of Ge-
ography.
3D. Bound the United States; Ohio,
3rd. What is the difference between the shape
of con tinental and pelagic island3
4th. How many zones of climate in the nited
States?
5th What large lake in Central America7
9Th. How many isthmuses in The world?
7th. What is a longitudinal vaey2
Sth Why does rain decrease from the equator
toward the poles2