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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
4 Happy Woman.

What spectacle more pleasing does the
world atfored then happy woman content.
ed in her sphere, ready at all times to ben.
eft her little world by her exertions, and
trantorming briars and thoms of life into
roses Of Paradise by the magic Of her touch:
There are those who are thus happy because
they cannot help it-no mistortunes dam
pen their sweet smiles, and they dif'use a
cheerful glow around them as they pursue
the even tenor of their way They have
the secret Of contentment whose value is A.
boye. the philosopher 5 stone; for without
seeking the baser exchange Of gold, which
may buy some sort Of pleasure, they CON
vert evrything they touch into JOY. What
their condition is it makes no difference
They may be rich or poor, high or low, ad-
mired or forsaken by the tickle world but
the sparkling fountain of happiness bub-
olcs up in their hearts and makes them
radiantly beautiful Though they live in a
log cabin, they make it shine with lustre
which Kings and Queens may covet. and
they make wealth fountain of blessings TO
the children of poverty. Happy woman
alc the highest typs of humanity. and we
cannot say how much we owe to thine for
the progress of the race. Would there
We're enough to 20 around
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
"som ebOdy's GRANDMA -

Oh, - cried Emma Rich, out of breath
went running to catch up with JUL,
!K,Scnt, there's an old man coming dowr
Truman street, and he walks SO queer; th,
boys are pestering him, and it frighted me
r, Juiaiookcd around, yet saw nobody but
bling. ''0'"
'Awfully, said Emma, who saw him
through her fears and fears Won know
Oiten give quite wrong impression.
Jqlla looked again, and caught sight OF
an old man staggering round the corner.
with pack Of rude boys behind him.
Lets run away, cried Emma.
Instead Of hat Julia stopped. II should
think these boys would be ashamed to
treat an Old man 50" she said, her cheeks
glowing. HIS 'somebodys groudpa. -
Oh, l am 50 scared!' cried Emma
"scwed!" cried julia indiqnont,v. ,.fbar
run. Julia went back. Bows" she
said, boldly, II think you ought to be m A.
named TO- treat poor old man 50. Should
( you Ike 1t, if twas your rrandpa?"
/ Who are your" cried the rude BOYS
and they began 10 sneer at her.
You may laugh as much as YOU please. -
SAID Julia; 81 don't mind il. ="
1 heard a friendly voice, +" said the old
man, but am blin1-I can not see where
1t comes from"
IT Is !, answered the child, going M
to him, and ! will lead you home, if you'll
lke me TOO. Maybe you lost your way. sir.
1t must be 50 hard not to see. A"
es, dear child, said the old blind man:
N a stranger here. I'm visiting my
daughter, who llvs On---street lust
stepped out to sun and air myself and some
how, missed my way The bows think IN
m liquor, for | can walk with Young leg.
How came YOU to befriend me. dear child?"
"Oh, sir. said little Julia, q, [ though
you must be somebody's grandpa, and I
cDulu not bear to see you treated 50. | will
lead you home, sir.
"God bless you, dear child, - said the Old
man.
As soon as Julia took him in charge, the
rude boys sneaked off, showing that the
brave stand ofeyen little girl for right CON
iounds and puts to fight the wicked. Kin
dly and carefully she helped him down un-
expected steps. and round sharp corners.
by the dogs and the people in the streets.
the old man thankful for little child TO re-
,,pect and care for the aged. Her grandpa
had lived in her fathers family, and she
knew old feet needed young active steps to
20 for them old eyes wanted Young bright
eyes to see for them and old hands, which
had done the hard work Of other days. must
now have young, strong hands to help them,
So, in every old man, no matter how
poor or how pitiful he was, She saws.
somebody grandpa" who aught to have
the, respectful behavior, the kind attention,
and the affectionate treatment which made
her. grandpa 50 happy while he lived, and
which made grandpa memory so sweet to
his little grandchildren.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
TE:e Internal EIeIlislness of the
War.

We pity the heart of that man, who can
read the following, from the battlefield cor
respondent OF the New York World, with
out hating this war, and detesting the poll,
tlcianS who are ior continuing it. He says
'AT THE HOSPITALS.
'Thc scene was sickeniug in the vicinity
Of the hospitals, for here one sees the dark
side Of battle. The knife and saw Of the
surgeon We're actively engaged almost every
moment; indeed, there seemed little cessa-
tion to their dread duties The groans OF
the patients suffering under cruel and ago
nizing wounds were terrible. The opera
ting tables--none of those comfortable con-
trivances seen in our peace blessed hospi-
tails, but eXtempOrized almost for the occa-
slon-were rarely empty; but rs fast as one
victim was removed to recover, perhaps to
die, another would take his place. Ambu-
hnces red with gore and stretchcrs whose
canvass was dyed with the ruby stream Of
life came and went, borne by hospital atten-
dants and soldiers detailed for that purpose,
bringing in fresh victims and fastening
away for others whose sutferings demanded
surgical assistance. These were scenes of
the day, from early dawn until dark and Far
into the night, with scarcely a moment 5
cessation; while day, mingled with the cries
and entreatics of the poor fellows under the
knife, was the sad music of carnage--the
boom Of cannon and the rattle Of musketry
telling in unlnistakable terms the stern
truth that there were coming still more VIC
tins for the surgeons knife and probe" "
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
Mechanics and Farmers Pay
the Faxes.

The people Of hi5country have not yet
| begun to feel the effect, Of the taxation that
is in store for them. The value of the real
and personal estate IN the United States in
1860 was SlT ,O00,0 ,0b0, 600. This amount
embraced the whole Union, North, South,
East and West. ltmust be admitted that
the amount at this time is much less Upon
what there IS lett IS to fall the enormous
debt Of $ ,OO0, ,OOo,000 Therefore 50 much
Of the capital Of the country is sunk-is
worse than destroyed, because it is bur
den, a dead weight upon what there is left
for all time to come,
The bonds issued by the United States
are to draw interest but they are exempt
from taxation. The effect of this is that
the farmer and mechanic must pay, while
the capitalist who has ready cash to invest
escapes taxation by investing his nancy in
United States bonds.
In this way this Immense debt Of 81, ,000,- =
000,O 900 is withdrawn from the productive
capital Of the country, and becomes Il bur
den upon the remainder The question
naturally arises, as to how far it is safe to
carry such a system and have we not near
ly reached the limit already? The farmer
and the mechanic pay the taxes, while the
rich man who has invested his capital in
bonds, is exempt, and not obliged TO pay
cent. The rich are to grow richer, and the
poor poorer, under such system The dis
elimination is against the luboring men of
the country, Labor is taxed, while capital
becomes privileged, and escapes. 1t is
therefore for the interest Of every farmer,
every mechanic, every laborng man OF
small means, that the debt shal! not be in
creased
Already the Government mortgage upon
every farm and every house and lot, is enor-
nous, aud every days continuance Of this
reckless Administration increases it. SO
long as the Republican party continue in
power, we have no eason to expect to see
an end to this struggle. .-ARaay 1tIaS and
argus.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
A Mild Indictment.


The Albany N. " Statesman most
ultra and bitter radical Republican paper,
finds some fault with the Administration of
its party at Washington. The fault it ex-
presses in the following energetic terms:
"A pack Of sharks, hungry, villainous
and ineorrigible, have fastened upon the
public Treasury and depleted it at the rate
OF millions monthly; that the patronage of
the Federal Government has been bestowed
upon those with whom the electors, if al
lowed an exercise of choice, would have ab-
solutey refused all dealings, until high pla-
ces OF trust are held by known and convic.
ted cormorants, and men drive fast horses
and live in free-stone houses purchased with
United States greenbacks, who ought to be
pegging shoes in State prison"
There are people who are actually such
Copperheads as to believe that an Admin
istration guilty of such acts is not worthy
Of public confidence !
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
Oh PRINTING
King George and King Abra-
ham.

10 show how closely our government has
COPIED the act Of the british king towards our
Revolutionary fathers, we quote the char.
ges they made against King George as fnl-
lows: He caused the stamp act to be nass.
ed. He made the military above civil
power. lie sent men into banishment and
exile without authority of law. He excited
ne negroes to lnsurrection. He disgarded
the constitutions and laws of the colonies"
Has not Abraham Lincoln done all this.
and even more and worse ? No truthful
man. will deny it. These acts drove our
patriotic ancestors into rebellion. And the
whole civilized world held them Justified
therein. But we submit to these tyrannical
acts IN the hope. that the people will rem
edy and reform them by peaceful means
through. the ballot.,box. As long as that
hope exists and as long az the ballot-box is
free, so long will tyranny be tolerated. But
II the great right Of suffrage shall be shown
to take Of their liberties, submission will
become crime and disgrace. Let men in
power think Of this.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
What q Statesman is Lincoln

Writers and political speakers are in the
habit of quoting great truths from the say
ingS of statesmen. Here are some extracts
from Lincoln's writings-they are taken
from his annual messages to Congress :
norant--and then blush for his country
1T is easier to pay small sum than it is
to pay large one. A. Lincoln
1T is easier to pay debt when you have
the money than it is when you havn't got
the money. "A Lincoln.
Il am not great man. "-A Lincoln,
'War should not be looked upon as an
alarming evil by any means. "A. Lincoln.
"Nobody's hurt. "A. Lincoln
"The crime of silence is what l fear. -
4. Lincoln.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
legal Tender.

! One of the most alarming features of tn
times, it has been truly remarked, is th
! subservlency Of the judicial to the politica
power of the Government. Every intelli
gent man knows and every honest man be
lleyes that gold and silver only are legal ten
der. Our wisest statesmen and profound
est lawyers have 50 declared repeatedly. but
the opinions OF eminent men are at dis
count in these days Of fanaticism, venaity
aud servility.
Nobody ever questioned that gold and
silver only were legal tender until it was sup
posed a political necessity existed for the
substitution Of grecnbacks; and many iud-
ges, more solicitous to please the Admins
tration than to obey the laws and promote
the public welfare, have so far yielded to
this assumed necessity, as to give opinions
TO order sustaining the new theory. Web
ster's opinion on this subject ought to salts
ty every person He was called, and not
appropriately, the great expounder of
the Constitution, and few had the temeri-
ty to question the soundness of his opinion
on a constitutional question. Mr. Webster
said
Most unquestonably there is and there
can be no legal tender in this country under
the authority of this government or any
other, but gold and silver This is Con
stitutional principle, perfectly plain, Of the
very highest importance. The States are
expressly prohibited from making anything
but gold and silver legal tender in pay
ment Of debts, and although no such eS-
press prohibition is applied to Congress,
yet as Congress has no power granted to it,
but to coin money and to regulate the value
thereof, it clearly has no power to substi-
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
a Good Story.

Thee is good story told at the expense
of two deputy sherits from Newport, II:
l., who arrested on, o. ". Ryder, and
started to lodge HMM Irasburg jail. Or
the way, the captrs stopped at well
known hotel and left the captured, while
they INDUCED freely IN the flowing bowl =
The prisoner took nap, and when he
awol;e found the sheifls non est and so went
to Irasburg and voluntarily offered him sell
to the ,jailor, who, however, would not take
him in. In this desperate extremity he de-
termined to advertise for the sheritis, which
he did in a neat hanlbill
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
SSrlctt Storp.
ZOE BLAME's TEMPTATION.
From the New Yo.I, Evangelist.

'i, 'I9 NC" lo.N Evangelist.
wv ell, | suppose this is a free seat. -
sad joe Blake, dropping down by the Res
cryoir fence that fronts on Fifth Avenue
Il guess ii Just rest bit; dear me wbot
4 dogs life | do lead, any how with scoI,
dings and hard work, and not half enough
to eat at that, | wish / had never been
porh' Go.
y gay throng of carriages with liyeried
coachmcn and eaiv dressed ladies and cbiI-
dren We're passing up and down from Cen
tral Park, and Joe continued his sollo-
quy:
''Jast see there now; it's mighty easy
being good when n fellow lives like that see
that chap driving his pony carljars os Li~
as anybody, and there 5 another one not a
bit bigger than me in the crtr.t litGln Los'
him, that ! suppose il his e;s4Gr 81 Tbo,. M'o,,
hain't nothing to do but ride around. With
lots of money in their pockct.. and bnrn bl,
sits poor, ragged, barelf5oted chan ' With. ifie
out the first rcd cent. Now. if that i
right / cant see" said Joe, shaking his
head slowly. The teacher at Chat mission
! school last Sunday says God is everywhere
| and sees all we do; if that is so, | wonder
why he lets some Of Us have such heaps Of
trouble. -
tlcHo' Ned, mere 8 par@on Joe. Dc
you SnoW he turned saint and goes tc
ouhqay schooi' Sa'd stout, coarse look
lns poy thaI mad just turned the street
corner
! wi Wlsh | 4ad' lhcre Is need of it, y
Soiu wv Nc S?DcTy' >,
ao,1 " ', haI = lLe use sad Dick being
soou won heip US any; we may as well
cnn'5G "fou'io' ana take all the comfort we
''.i. 9.c.or,c,.. u..,,
g., Co'iIiTi,, a,,I atiat lust Wnat l N looking
,;nb t.'Ii ~, ~ ''i' anu SeV oh inc
"f HTonl.;n,a ,liin, oI,t nt't: e.. o"u ',hoo
LOOKING our I0r number one, Is the on
bro,rH ""1 It1 = n,ips. a. ~ you see tnat spiendid
nointad % dawn 'Jl' thn o"nn uomm tnrtti ana DICK
poi!,teu gown tne avenue Il little way.
ulVni', thnt fin4 oyo, :.
sto,,;nC W. J, 'A'' ''i"p ill'uo MS money py
''O'.lS ..Stanl;,,o,,, ..:, :.
Steailhs' SAD Joe, opening his eyes IN
"onVer. .iWa: .o,, :.,
oho,l g, Ierho" i an anytnlhg else to
Gne3t man out OF gu he,s got, exclaimed
Df!Jik' ahI Ihcn I34!;S think Just as much
VI nlli Us i nc e haa done something Tor his
JJG;GTinllyi J;Gill,yi 1 yen yoq It don't make much
ulncie'ice W!lat IeiIoW docs, II he only
~: pIeh'y OF liie ready TO cover 1t up with.
d'u,nS 5'oor j. 'he greatest CRIME there Is
hotW,I-days' ;,
way pe so' IePAeu joe, sowlN " ii
Jo Shetu o Tn,n any uod, ana we nadn got to
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

cher biiskly; "now, my lad, shall look for
you in a day or two.
Joe carried a light heart home that night.
and whom he told the story to his aunt and
Elsie, they could scarcely credit il twen-
ty dollars was quite little fortune to
them. ''''' ~
Wen, the result Of it all was, Joe rot a
good situation; and is now in a fair way to
make an active, upright business man
Aunt Hannah and Else are seeing brighter
days, and all are learning TO put their irust
IN the Divine Giyer Of all these mcrcics
whIe Dick Duncan, Is spending a few
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

The Republican papers are discussing the
one.term principle pro and con- The quar-.
rel Is very pretty one as it stands, and we
have no wish to intermeddle, but nature
has shown that great evils, scourges. and
annoyances, such as measles, smallpox.
scarlet fever, mumps, etc., are all directed
BY her on this one-term principle, and we
live in hopes, therefore, that the pestilence
Of Black Republicanism will pass over us
alter the first intiietion without the posi-.
billty Of a recurrence -Pfenttce
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

You labor overmuch on your compost
tons, doctor said fppant clergyman to
a venerable divine: Il write sermon in
three hours, and make nothing of it," So
your congregation say" quoth the doctor.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

An editor heads his lists of births, mar
riages and deaths thus Matched matched
and dispatched" The rascals face deserves
to be scattered.
Those who make sales to the Uncle
Sam in this war may be war-horses but
they are generaly tremendous chargers.
Gently the de,os are DER me steal
ing" as the men said when he had five
bills presented TO him at one time.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

\ contestant for the lst Congressional
seat from Missouri says: IF the city of
had been standing by the side
Of Sodom in the time of Lot, its superior in
quity would have saved Sodom.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

Sambo, you black thief, Sambo, YOU
betray dat secret? l told you the oder
day
| betray de secret I scorn de puta-
ton. | found l could't keep um, co I
tolo 'um to sombody dat could
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

The public houses, says an eastern paper,
charge three dollars and a half day for
regular board-two dollars for smelling of
the kitchen, and fifty cents for kissing the
cook.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

y woman in Pownal, Vermont, declares
she wont have telegraph put in her yard,
and every time l spank my young ones
have it go all over the country"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

The experience of my life:
What a fool [ have BEEN"
The experience of my wife:
wv hat a fool | have got !"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

\ hard shell preacher, dscoursing about
Daniel in the lion den, said:
And there he sat looking the show for
nothing, and it didn't cost him nary red
cent
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

It may, perhaps be thought difficult to-
decide which is the most destructive-the
mortar on the battle field or the mortar in
the drug store.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

a reservoir of water for the supply of a
city is ike a Dutchman-it never works
without pipe in its mouth.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

Admiral Wilkes, the hero of the Trent
affair who took Mason and Slidell, has been
dismissed from the service by court mar
tial.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

A bachelor editor of our acquaintance
who has a very pretty sister, recently wroto
to another batchelor eqally fortunate,
please exchange"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

Our currency is like some fat men We
know oi-too great in quantity, too poor in
quality.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

A new plan of ascertaning the strength
Of convalescent soldiers in the hospitals, is
to establish ten-pin alleys for their amuse-
ment, and send TO their regiments all who
can make strings of hundred and fifty or
upwards.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
The vanity KiGe--A Sonnet.

Like the muddy Mississippi,
Winding TO his ocean bed,
We descend liic's turbid torrent,
To the ocean Of the dead
Like the rolling billows breaking
NainlY, on the rock bound shore,
We are tOiling, Vaiuiy tOiliug,
Chasing shadows CVeruurc.
Like alternate shade and sunshine,
sweeping O'Cr the earth below.
Lies alternate joys and sorrows
sweep US onward as they ilow.
Like the Autumn's passing glory,
Fading into WntCrs gloom
Lies fair morning, bright ana glowing.
Ends III darkness and the tomb.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

A Republican editor SAYS, 'the Democrats
are pretty busy up Salt River, lust now"
Yes, sir, they are spawning, and next fall
will come down in legions.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

Why are the abolitionists like necessity :?
Because they. know no law"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

a Skeleton i'm Every EsOuse.


How few In life's fierce battle know
The struggles by their side:
We seldom see anOthcr's woe,
Than ours more deep and wide;
THE heart its own dark sorrow knows
But little can IL dream
The storm that Tor another blows
Whom we 50 happy deem.
In every house, I've heard II said
n skeleton appears:
The shudUw OF lost hope dead;
a light put out 10y tears.
Then, II on earth, no perfect bliss
No perfect Joy, hc given,
1Wrrc hard to thinlS q world Hike this
Were all we had OF heaven.
o no, Thank Godl when life Is DER,
Our battles Drlvcly done,
There il q home, WhCrc ncVerlnorc
The gricts of earth can come;
a house, where no guant bony form
Can tell of bright hopes riVen,
Where JOY Is bright, Where love Is warm
That home, that homie, is Heaven.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

Pompey, what for the President says free
Americans OBJ African decent?
Why, jules, he means dat Africaner
de sent which the oder Americans hadn't
got.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

Sambo says: ''Dees folks made good
many of dees patches from the seat Of war
out of whole clof
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26

The Washington Era dec.ars that the
President and General Halleck dictated the
Red River campaign, and that Banks fol-
lowed their orders.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-08-20
THE CHILD'S REBUKE.

The evening that the news of the
surrender of Fort Donelson reached
Albany, a striking incident occurred
at the Delavan House. The city was
wild with Joy. News boys gather
ed a rich harvest.
Quite late in the evening, small
lad, about seven, entered the read
ing-room, and cried, Fort Donelson
surrendered evening papers three
cents His extreme youth and in
telligent, pleasing manner, attracted
attention.
a gentleman caught the boy drew
him 10 his side, paid liberal price
for a paper. and with repeated oaihs
pronounced him a man. a Sine boy;'
that he would make general; and
for aught he knew a PRESIDENT and
asked his fathers name.
"My father is dead" said the boy.
"WelI, WE'LL said the man, Il must
adopt you as my boy and with re-
peated oatIis, declared he would make
a lawyer, and maybe, SIR. we'll
make a Governor Of the State OF
New York out of you.".
His frequent profanity, yet earn
est and afectionate manner. quite
si.enced the lad, ard he Submissive
" yielded himself TO the force that
held him. The gentleman saw his
depression Of spirit, and kindly stro-
king his head inquiringly, asked:
"Say, my son, how will yon like
10 go and live with me and become
a man in the world p
The little boy kindly hut firmly
replied 81 shouldn't like 10 live with
a man that swears So"
The swearing gentleman was hit.
Scores Of by.standers heard il all.
and saw his modification. The boy
was released, and quickly left the
wounded gentleman TO pocket the
cutting rebuke of an orphan child
that he had failed to corrupt by his
ihough,less aud wicked profanity.