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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12
To Preserve Lamp Chimneys.

The cheapness Of coal oil, its briliiancy
and safety renders it more desirable for
for illuminating purposes than candles or
any article ever before used. The great
drawback is the frequency with which the
chimneys are broken.
1t is said that by putting the chimneys
into luke warm water, heating the water
20 boiling, and then cooling slowly, the
glass will be so toughened as to render it
stronger and less liable to breakage. In
cold weather lamp chimneys are liable to
break on first lighting the lamp. To
avoid this, raise the wick slowly, which
will heat the chimney gradually. and when
extinguishing the light, turn the wick
down slowly. so that the chimney will
cool off gradually. By observing these
hints you will save quite an item in lamp
chimneys id year.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12
Not To BE Excluded.

Numerous petitions, praying that the
question of negro immigration into Ohio
should be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie. were presented to the Senate. The
petitions were all referred to the Judi
ciaiy Committee. who have reported
that it wonld be unconstitutional to pass
law to he submitted to the people for
acceptance or rejection. prohibiting the
immigration of free negroes into the State.
Whenever the interests of the negro are
involved the Abolitionists are very par
ticu'ar about tho Constitution
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12
From the New York World. Peb. Is.
VALLANDIGHAM In NEW JERSEY
Seward's Conservatism Denounced.

MEETING AT NEWARK
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12
people through the Red sea to the prom.

PeUPIe 1HTUUBh Tue Red sea 70 The prom.
ised land.
Give us the nerve OF steel,
The strength of iron will,
The arm Of fearless might,
The strength Of will that is ready still,
To battle for the right;
oh give US the nerve Of steel,
And the hand OF fearless might,
The hart that can love and feel
And the head tl.at 10 always right.
Our foemen are now abroad,
And the earth is filled with crimes,
And be ii our prayers to Omnipotcnt God
Oh give US man for the times
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12

A lady feeding Printing Press rs apt
to catch cold, because she hss to hay on
damp sheets;
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-12
PINE GROVE NURSERY.

{NE un ersgned 10 prepared 20 furnish Fruit Trees
shrubbery, Ornamental Trees, Flowers, Grapes, DC
OF the most most approved kinds, on very moderate
terms, AZ ms ursery, near Benton, Holmes county o.
Particular attention is invited to his assortmen, of
apes. embracing twenty-five varieties, among which
Concord, Cuyahoga, Colenl ans white Csuby's August
or YORK Madeira, Cassidy, Clara, Hartfo Proiiac,
extremely chesp, aud warranted genuine. ''''
great variety Of Hot Hous. and Green House
Plants. 'u''
viii furnish everything that can be asked for which
grcws In this climate. ~
January ], Ie5 JOHN sTIFPLFR
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10
borrowing Trouble.

That was sensible advice which was given
to the young bear, puzzled to know how to
walk "Shall l., said be, "move my right
front paw first, or my left, or the two front
paws first, or the two hind ones, or all four
at once, and how?" The old she bear came
to his relief, with the advice: "Leave off
thinking, and walk"
1t is not uncommon for men to place them
selves in the predicament of the young bear;
to involve themselves in needles complexi-
ties, by trumpiug up imaginary difficulties,
or by timorously looking forward to the
future. There are some who appear to take
pleasure in casting dismal horoscope of
their lot and there is no one who does not
suffer, more or less, from dangers and per-
plexities, from trials and sorrows, which
have no real existence.
AS general thing, one who is oVer-anx
ious about future and double duties, may
be sure that he is Sinking present and plain
duties. It seldom happens that the duty
of the present moment cannot be discerned.
If that is done, it becomes torch, throw
ing light on the duty next at hand.
In every department of life the habit Of
borrowing trouble is found, Gripping action
and sound thought. In religious experience
it is often hindrance. It's victim, while
neglecting palpable duties, bemoans his pres
ent condition, and laments that he has not
the emotions which he should, like to have,
and torments himself with doubts and fears.
A more devout faith would lead him to walk,
cheerfully and step by step, his appointed
path, and to believe that the merciful Power
which had upheld him hitherto would shield
him to the end.-New York Examiner.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10

enough, it so resulted. But when the Kan
sas forces entered the field, the enemy st
ones quit the conflict with Gen. Herron's
division, and whirled like gathering storm
upon them. Eight regiments of infantry
with the shortest possible dispatch, brought
to bear directly upon the Cd brigade. The
Sd brigade was also forced to contend with
fearful odds.
Parties detailed from the enemy to bury
his dead, report that on the 9th, they bur-
led 400 of their comrades, and on the
morning of the 9th they were still permitted
to pass our lines to inter those unfortunate
men who lost their lives fighting against
free institutions. On the morning of the
9th, there were still lying on the ground uu-
buried, near our camp 100 belonging to
the slain of the enemy Our batteries made
fearful havoc among the euemy's ranks.
Their killed and wounded were found scat
tered through the woods for miles around.
Our sources of information may not be suf-
6cient to give an accurate, detailed account
of the loss on either side; but if the account
Of rebel surgeons is to be credited, together
with that of those who were busy buryibg
his dead for two days, the enemy lost in
killed, 1900, and corresponding number
of wounded. Gen. Hindman is reported as
having said that he lost more men killed and
wounded In the engagement than General
Blunt's division, all told. Be it as it may,
he met with an awful defeat, to which he:
was forced to acknowledge.
| have met and talked with those who
were in the battles Of Wilson's Greek, Pea
Ridge and Pittsburgh Landing, and all
agree that no harder or more destructive
fighting occurred in any OF those fields for
the time occupied therein, than on the 7th
of December, 1869; and said one of the
soldiers in conversation on the subject: 81
was in all of the battles named, and the Sc
verest of all was that of Prairie Grove.
That Of Pea RIDGE said he, "was a chick
en- fight compared to it." Our loss was
heavy, but our victory complete.
The horrors of this war are beyond all
conception. A certain woman came upon
the battle field after the fighting was over,
and she found among the slain of the rebels
father, brother, and husband. l saw
one of our soldiers burying one of the enc
my's killed who, he informed me, was his
own father in-law. Another soldier recog
nized among the slain of the enemy broth
er, on seeing whom he dismounted, strip
ped up his sleeve, and discovering his name,
casually observed that he, poor fellow,
ought not to have been rebel, then got on
to bis horse and rode away.
Numerous instances of like character
might be cited, but forbear. 1t is lamen
table, indeed, to think that this fratricidat
war, now desolating so many homes and
running so fair a country, should be persis-
ted in by a reckless, deluded portion of our
countrymen. God grant that it speedily
end.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE OF
PRAIRIE GROVE.

The Lawrence Republican has letter
from correspondent, giving the following
incidents of the terrible battle ia Arkansas:
The battle opened near II O'Clock a. M,
of the 7th December, and ragged with most
awful destructiveness till 81 o'clock, when
Gen. Blunt, with his division, came up to the
relief of Gen. Heron, and relief indeed
it was, for those veterans under the COM
mand of Gen. Heron were falling thick and
fast, and had been thrice repulsed by an OBJ
stinate and overwhelming foe. The day
appeared lost by Heron, and he was pre-
pairing, with heavy heart. to quit the field
he had so sternly contended for with his
Spartan officers and soldiers.
But better fate awaited those brave de-
tenders of their country's flag, for at that
critical moment Blunt came up ike whirl
wind. the arrival OF which was signalized
by deafening roar of artillery and tor
nado of musketry. Then it was that tie
shouts, cheers aud loud huzzas of those
wearied and blood stained soldiers, rent the
heavens and made the woods and weikin
ring again ''Hurrah for Gen Blunt ~
''Hurrah for the Kansas boys % ."B"
Hurrah Hurrah 70 pass --..rrah
lines, and was caught I'D along the
fingered on the; N by the dying, AM
ebbed 81 ,;,s ghils the life curren
-.owly away. - svr
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10
ARTICLE vII.-GRADED SCHOOLS.

AHtIOLE NII'-UHADED sCHOOLss
Sec. So. Whenever the inhabitants of
two or more school districts may wish to
unite for the purpose of establishing gra-
ded school, in which instruction shall be
given in the higher branches of education.
the clerks of the several districts shall, mp
on application of five voters of the respect
i've districts, call a meeting of the voters of
such districts, at some convenient place, by
posting up written notices thereof, in like
manner as provided for calling district
meetings; and, if a majority of the voters
of each of the two or more districts shall
vote to unite for the purpose herein stated,
they shall, at that meeting. or at an ad-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10

Official information has been received at
Washington, direct from Gen. Grants de-
partment, contradicting the story of our
losses at Holly Springs, Mississippi. Ac-
cording to the official report, the attack of
the rebels was promptly met, and they were
driven from the place before any mischief
was accomplished. This is important in
telligence, and, coming from an official
source, is entitled to full credit.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10

Mas. BEAUREGARD DTtEe. = Late New
Orleans letters say that Mrs. Beauregard is
now lying dangerously i'll at her residence.
of disease which must terminate her life.
Ge1. Butter has sent TO Gen. Beauregard
very kind invitation to visit his wife, assur-
ing him of every courtesy and protection
possible. JEFF. Davis retaliates upon Cen.
Butler BY decie-.,s., MIN felon. and order
ing b,. .u 70 be hanged. ifcaptured.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-10

The currency has "touched bottom ), IN
an interior town of New OH. "A sIn" 49,.
man rendered dollar bill to pay . epa.s
Of sixty cents, and was gravely Gnsls0 ''
SQUASH seeds as the change due hiLn'
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07
My Country.

Alas, NJ country which 50 lately shone
Among the nations Ike their morning star;
How hast thou nerited this stern rebake,
This diretul scurge Of bloody civil wal?
Thou, the fair fabric Of the monsser minds,
That strove 50 CALAMITY TO give thee birth,
A refuge for the oppressed Of every cline,
a safe asylum for the sons Of earth.
4 sunny land vert thou aud full of life,
Where industry might toll. and fear no more
The MOBILES gripping palm outstretched to share
The hard earned savings OF the laboriag poor.
Wide were thy fields Of softly waving grain,
And many gallant bark her sails unfarled,
Bearing thy garnered treasure DER the sea,
To feed the millions of distant world.
Proudly thy banner waved OF triple dye
In every port to boundless ocean known,
A terror only TO the hireling crew
That basely trembled at; tyrant' frown.
Here, too, the tree of liberty found
PLANTED and cherished by that Patriot band)
A soil congenial, TIL it bloomed around,
It's go0dly branches spreading Ger the land.
And strangers came from many a foreign shore
Its noble growth and foliage bright too see.
And carried with them to their distant homes
Some precious scion Of that goodly tree.
Hither did art repair, and taught men how
To save their labor aad increase their gain;
And how by labor-saying engines to prevail
Ger rugged nature and acquire domain.
Such vert thou once, Columbia, but alas
If should paint thee As thou art to-day,
Thy features blackened by the smoke of war.
\ sad reverse the portrait would display.
Like some proud ship with snow white sails unfurl
And hummer floating from its lofty mast,
On which as hopefully She wends her way,
The fearful hurricane descends at last
Then ruin on The fltel bark descends;
Her lofty spars in splinters choke the deck,
Her snow-white canvass into fragments torn,
She lies upon the deep helpless wreck.
From such task my sinking muse recoils,
Ner YES the theme Of towns and cities burn'd,
And mangled corpses with the Wholesome air
By noXioas vapors to mias-aa turned.
Curs d, ard thrice cursed be they, who er they be-
That brought this ruin on their native land,
Oh may their names to the latest times descend
Stained with the fratricide detested brand
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

inkling Of the fraud was never diScoy-
cred; tut large fortune had been re-
allied by the torto;se-shell speetacles
before the disappearance Of Major
Sprott. Ere he finally levanted, how
ever, he contriyed 10 swindle his con-
federate out Of his share Of the plunder;
and, weighing all the pros and cons Of
the matter, and Judging him by purely
human standard. incline to think that
Major Sprott, or whatever his name
was, has every right to be reckoned Z
Great Man.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07
Counterfeits.

A cnlioas document Supposed to have been found
in one Of the deserted camps Of the army Of the
Pctomac) wherein the poet eXFresseth his ndi gna
ton - Secretary staaton's military banking sys-
tenn.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07
a Game at Cards.

Major Sprott was an inyeterate game
stea. II HjOuait gros jeu. The highest
stakes were powerless to make him
finch. There was, as l have limited,
public gaming tables at Aix-la- Cha
pelle in those days, and the Major look
ed in for two or three hours every after
noon at the karsaal. As rule, altho'
a careless player, he Won largely one
night he carried away 5000 Napoleons;
on another he broke tie bank, which
was limited to 5000. But it was OBJ
served that he never approached the
roulette table, addicting himself to the
rouge ct noir or trente ct quarante-a
game which, as You should know, is
played with cards, and in no way de
pends upon the treacherous revolutions
of an ivory ball.
After all, these attendances at the
kursaal We're only pour Sc distraire.-
1t was in private that Major Sprott
made his largest gains. At lqasquenet,
at piquct, at ecarte, at whist, at ringt-
et-un, he was unconquerable. He al
ways won; and that, too, by seemingly
the most indifferent play. At loo, he
Is sad to have amassed enormous sums.
1t was impossible to bring against him
the slightest accusation Of foul play !;
but at last the grand-dukes and ambas-
sadors, whose pockets he emptiel, be-
gan to look with some uneasiness upon
the terrible American. He didn't play
on a system; he scarcely looked at his
cards; and yet he always won.
There was at this time at AK dash
ing adyenturer, Of Irish extraction,
whose real name was supposed to be o.
Kelly, but who called himself the Baron
de kolh. He had been mixed up in
the mysterious and disreputable intrigue
BY which the British Government en-
deavored, but unsuccessfully, to iber-
ate Ferdinand Of Spain (the virgins
petticoat embroiderer,) from the clutch
es of Napoleon at Bayonne. The Ba-
ron de kolli had come to AK on the
chance Of something turning up in the
way Of adventure or Of swindling, and
lived from hand TO mouth, like high
mettled gamester as hewas. He could
not gain admission to the patrician So
ciety in which Major SprOtt was vel
come guest, but the kursaal was open
to every body who had decent coat
to his back and TO the kursaal, and
70 the trente-et-guarante table the Baron
de koIli came afternoon after afternoon.
playing little when the odds were IA
yorabie, but occupying himself much
more with watching the game of the
Man with the 'Tortoise-shell Spectacles
It CHANGED one day that, as Major
Sprott was bending across the green
baise to stake handful of Napoleons
on the rouge, one Of the strings which,
beside the tortoise-shell, confined the
sdectacleS to his head. became loosenei.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

The Clden Time.

The appearance of Fulton's first
steamboat caused surprise to all, and
CONSERVATION to many. A vessel NOV
ing against wind and tide, without any
visible propelling power, was phe-
nomenon to the most experienced nayi
gator, and created wonder in every
spectator. The Clermont, the expert
mental vessel, had no covers to her
paddle wheels, and the revolutions Of
these were visible but what set them
in motion was to all incomprehensible.
On the first passage of the North
River, whose wheels were similarly un-
guarded, the Dutch population was
singularly excited and at the dawn Of
day, when approaching Coxsakie, an
early riser rushed into the house Of his
near neighbor, and finding none but
the good yrow stirring, he hurriedly
exclaimed:
Where's Yaucob ;"
Hes busy sleeping" )" was the reply.
Call him up said the neighbor.
And he was soon at the door in his
night-cap.
Look there, once" said the neigh
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

THE SUBJECT Of impression at first
sight was talked over at the tea-table,
when the lady who presided said that
she always formed an idea Of person
at first sight, and that idea she found
was generally correct. Mamma"
said her Youngest son, in a shrill voice,
that attracted the attention of all pres
ent. 8 Well, my dear" said the fond
mother, 'what do you want?" Iwant
to know" said Young America, what
you thought when YOU first saw me!"
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

A Poor law guardian in the North
Of Ireland lately addressed his audience:
. Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
Board, the eye Of Europe IS upon US
the apple Of discord has been flung in
our midst-and if it be not nipped in
the bud, it will burst into a confagra-
ton which Will deluge the world"
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07

Just after Bull Ran,
II >lXy-9uc.
The North vas decidedly blue
So. in = qaandlVy
Old A5e's Secretary
Sat down and 5e.hougAt him what new,
'I'is true
What new under the sun could he do.
ills face, very strange,
At once maze 4 change.
Though ''blue in despair, it was seen,
From his heel 10 his head
\ hue quickly spread
As il a chameleon he'd been
The whole Of his back had turned greed.
The people were quite
klate the sight.
And "greenb2cks' became all the go"
Acquired the passion.
They made il a fashion:
\ very good hit yuu mus, know.
just So
For it aided cur spirits 10 tiow.
No longer was seen
Aught but 4 bright green:
Blue vanished from every face;
Twas IlEht. then. OF course
The people endorsed
Though bread and all went up apace
In space,
And gold ran wonderful race.
Now this that betell,
Had been very well,
Had q rival not opened next door;
But you kaow, now and then,
That m 'uheys ape men,
nd 10 ~, l.
No more
4 fact which the folks plainly saw.
This next Secretary
Was all military,
And the bank he established the same.
His fortunes were made,
BY General Trade,
His issue should add TO his name
And fame
And thus he run on this strain.
'Twixt cup and the lip
There's many q slip
Folks straight made bank of their own,
And issued a note
BY populous vote,
Fresh, blooming aad scarcely yet blown,
As shown,
The people backed" Mac all alone
As rogues always do
When their plans fall through,
This firm. though high in its station,
Determined that he
Discounted should be
If they fell below par with the nation,
Darnation
They refused him Z free circulation.
a counterfeit trade
Is speedily made,
Since Virginia won fairly be took, or
Surrender her host
And give up the ghost,
And Mac, when he eLSy could book her,
For>o0k her,
By jingo! why then Wen II )ok err
But alas alas
I his note wouldn't pass
Across the first stream that he met,
And back he was sent
From where he had went,
And sal himself down in 4 pet,
III Bet
Bat fer Lee he'd been setting there yet.
Base currency he
Was decided 10 be.
Though Of Gen 'r,.i> lac thought himself best
For dreadful the slaughter
He 4 made of reporters,
But found no conteuptiole jest,
guess,
When he batted his head Oh the Press.
Oh with what flourish
Our hopes he On nourished,
He swore he would never knock under.1
He crossed and came back
With his head in a sack,
His "object accomplished no blunder,
/ wonder
Did he mean to be wailoped Ike thunder?
The past, tho no more.
Leaves Is knowledge IN store;
A tale with 4 moral quite near.
The plain simple facts
IL his General acts .
Make it settled undoubIed ! fear,
Qiite clear,
That old Abe" has been showing the quee
Hark. guns are booming
And flames are looming;
The rebels are on Us to pillage and sack,
Then raise the ola standard
Meath which we were banded
Drive counterfeit out Of the track,
And back
Well have our own brave little Mae
The weekly Butte record., 1863-11-07
NO 1

casion they dill not fail to labor in their
vocation. | Jared better than many
others, for, with the noisy crew, there
came On board two Jolly tars of Nan
tuckot, who, being driven from the O.
cean, had been mp the river on a visit
to their kinsfolk. These secured a bot
tie Of ram, and pitcher Of water, and
ensconced themselves close to my berth,
where, in the interval Of bovsing their
iibs, ;" they amused themselves and me
by spinning sea yarns" No class of
people suffered more by the war which
was then raging than the sea far;
man, and in order torelicye tn
in our borders, Governor T
ganized corps of sea fer
protection Of the coast, al
were going to joint. Notwi
the din, they continued their CO.
til near morning, when the COZ
suddenly ceased. Not long afserW
in reaching my foot ont of the berth
came in contact with the naked face .
one Of the sailors. I drew my curtains,
and found him fiat on his back, with
his feet pointing to the PROV ; the other
held his seat.
"Your friend has given out, SIR" 1
said.
"Yes yes! He broached to half
an hour ago." he answered
But he lies in bad POSITION" 1
added; /" his heels are higher than his
head"
"True, true,7 he replied; "I'll wind
him rou 3D."
And, taking the sleeping man by the
arm, he drew him round end for end.
The next day met my nautical ac-
quaintance going into the quarters of
the Paymaster-General. He had been
commissioned as paymaster to the fen
cibles, and had a similar appointment
to one of the regiments of drafted mi
htia. We presented our credentials to
the head of the department, who point
ed with his pen to an assistant.
"These gentlemen are regimental
paymasters, Mr.. Talmadge,' he said;
. give them the necessary blanks, with
the articles of war;"
The book and the papers were duly
received, and each was required to dis
burse three shillings for the book.
A week afterward | encountered the
paymaster of the fencibles coming out
of the generals Office, with his book in
his hand and his blanks under his arm.
" What cheer, captain" l asked.
"Bad enough" he answered. l am
in fog, out sight of land, and no COM
pass. | can make nothing out of this
book and these papers, and | have been
in there once or twice for n tructicns,
bat all can get from them is, Look
in your book, sir, look in your book.
l might as well find the longitude with
out chronometer. | must give it up.
and shall resign my commission"
"Do not DO that" said l where
are your quarters 2"
" Hard-by," was the answer.
And taking him by the arm, he led =
me to his room, where | marked the
passages in the articles of war which it
was necessary to study, and in ten min
utes removed every difficulty from his
mind.
Why, =i it, sir!" he exclaimed;
. it is plain sailing! Why could not
those lubbers in the Office tell me as
much? But, sir, l am eyerlastingly
obliged to you for your kindness
Without your assistance should have
been again stranded and driven to enter
aboard this privateer in the river"
1 shook hands with my friend, and
parted, not a little gratifed by having
saved an honest fellow from that neces-
sity. \. Y. Home Journal.