Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-12-08
scribbings and Clippings.

Creator.
A Maine justice of the peace had some
business which must be certified to before a
magistrate, and none other living within 20
miles, lac solved the difficulty by standing
before mirror and holding up his right
hand, while he himself repeated the oath,
which he certified under his own signature.
The document passed without question.
a Portland paper relates that a gentle
man going to that city on the train from
Boston, Il day or two since, was delighted
to share his seat with an aifectionate, pretty |
and chatty young feminine, who seated her
self in a manner to spread her dress well
over him. Much to his regret his agreeable
companion left at the first station, and great
ly to his chagrin he discovered shortly after
that she had cut open his pocket and taken
thcrctrom his wallet
a Sabbath-school girl in Bangor only ten
years old recently received the prize of a BIZ
Bile for committing 1860 verses to memory
in six months. The teachers should be
prosecuted
j. The Parasian ladies dye their lapdogs.
Green dogs, yellow dogs, and pugs sky blue,
are at present much in vogue.
In Utah, which claims II population Of
loo, 600 people, with "A metropolis (Salt
Lake, containing some 90, 200 people, there
is not single book store, and, except "A lit
- tie Mormon literature from the Desert News
!, office, almost no books sold.
! Republican papers are just now gloating
oyer the suppression Of Democratic newsra-
, pcrs. Every discontinued Democratic pa
p per is grave of liberty.
. In the capture of New Creek by the reb-
els the lcderals lost 800 men and six or
seven pieces Of artillery.
The position of Attorney General was
@ rendered to Judge Holt, but he declined to
accept it.
Gen BANKS is to resume the charge OF
ri the department of the Gulf, including the
lo states of Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri
Is Gen. Candy will retain the command of tn,
n troops in the field.
e. There are upwards of thirty Generals il
C. the United States army who profess tn
le Roman Catholic faith, among whom ar
I. Generals Meade, Rosccrans, Sickles Sher
70 idan, and Keys.
MCCLELLAN AND PENpLEToN receive,
more votes than any defeated candidates fo
President and Vice President and NOR
IT votes than any successful candidates previ
Il ous to 1852 This may be very bad dc
C. feat; but if so, we fail to see it,
lc A dispatch to the Cincinnati Guzette say
at that recent order Of the Secretary of Wa
'y reduces the minimum height of voluntee
'e from five Feet three inches to five feet.
Each recruit who preserves his arms t,
. the end of his term may retain them as hi
VI own upon being honorably discharged. S,
lo says the order from the Adjutant- General
D, office for raising General Hancock $ he,
!" first army corps. 1t might have added tina
" if the arms were not preserved, the Govern
ment would find artificial limbs.
o, Some white boys were plaguing a littl
Nc Niger, in Columbus, few days ago, whc
u- the small American Of African descent DIRE
IN himself up and said, "Now you jus left II
's- alonc--you'l wish you'sc II niggah you sc
MS fore this wars done y
lp' The iron-cads in the James River hay
been provided with large sized locomoti,
lantern, which is placed in the bow; its IA!
:; thrown abroad ON the water, enables tt
men to see if the rebels send down intern
,th ''''''''o'' VI '"""o "'' W '0'''
No.. them.
IaI A big cheese has been shipped from Cal
lornia for the use of the army. Its weigl
~, is 3, 1870 lbs. 1t was made from the milk
= coo cows, given at seven milkings, and
nearly six feet in diameter. This beats ii
famous Cheshire cheese, presented to Nj
y, " Jefferson on his accession to the Presidcnc
low 1t is stated that the rebels have had
number Of their most experienced shar
shooters prcambulating their lines for son
time past, armed with some captured gu
Nv, of ours, for the purpose of discovering Gle
zee, cral Butler in one of his rides along t
~, lines, and mt some time shooting him.
'S' Kansas is said to have gone for McCl
'"'' Ian, The Lane and Anti-Ianc factions W,
'n'' busily engaged cutting each Others throa
ne that two Of the Mcclellan electors ran
lie giving them thus the majority.
On the evening of the 3Oth ult, a ias
ionablc party was given by Hon. George
or Pcndleton at his house. Between 500 n
en- Goo guests were in attendance, Of all parti,
les including among whom were Gen. Hook
oi and Mr.. Chase.
r,i rT 1t is stated that the Printing DEPARTING
no of the United States Treasury has neal
is completed the issue of three cent postal C,
Ihe rcncy.
,r's The excavations at Pompeii have just
ate to the discovery of Il temple Of Juno, ON I
, IN flags of which were scattered about me
mt than 200 skeletons of women and chidr
=. ~, !, who, during the eruption of Nesuvius, HI
i'm. tened to the temple to implore the prot
ton Of the goddess,
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