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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
A Captain Shoots n soldier for
Slapping u Negro.

The Rochester Democrat says: The 50th
and 5th Engineers are now in Emira and
ere this reaches you, they too will be paid
off and sent home. / hear of some sad do
ings in one Of those regiments. A Captain
i'll the 18th (tho name has escaped mel re-
turned with trophy ofwar in the shape of
"A pet contraband. This darkey has met
with nothing but kindness at the hands of
the Captain, while the men have been treat
ed worse than brutes. While at Sunbury,
below Williamsport, the contraband, assum-
ing liberties that did not belong to him, or
dcrod the men about in similar manner as
did his master, when one of the privates
gave him blow in the face. The Captain
enragcd that his pet should be thus abused,
drew a revolver and shot the man through
the bowels, whereupon, his comrades rushed
in, seized him, threw him to the earth, and
kicked and beat him to such an extent that
he died ere the train passed from the station.
[ have read articles in the daily press,
from the pens of sensation writers, of simi
lar occurrences, but they did not appear
halfso horrible as this, related to me by an
eyewitness
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
II You Mean No, Say NO.!

When man has made up his mind to do
or not to do o thing, he should have the
pluck to say so plainly and decidedly. 1t
Is a mistaken kindness, to meet a request
which you have determined not to grant.
with I'll think the matter over" or "T
cannot give you positive answer now; call
in few days and I'll let you know" It
may be said, perhaps, that the object of
these ambiguous expressions is to 'let the
applicant down easy" but the tendency is
ia give him useless trouble and anxiety, and
possibly prevent his seeking what ho re-.
CURES IN a more propitious quarter until
after the golden opportunity is passed. -
Moreover, it is questionable whether the
motives for such equivocation arc as some
people suppose, Generally speaking, the
individual thus avoids direct refusal, does
so to avert himself pain. Men without de-
clson of character have an indescribable
aversion to say 'No." They can think
No No'-somctmes when it would be more
credltablo to their courtesy and bcncvoence
to syy Yes s'-but they dislike to utter the
bold word that represents their thoughts. -
They prefer to mislead and deceive. 1t is
true these bland and considcrate people are
often spoken Of as very gentlemanly. -
But Is it gentlcmanly to keep man in sus-
ponse for days, and perhaps weeks, merely
because you do not choose to put him out
OF it by straight forward declaration? He
onlyis a gentleman who treats his fellow men
in friendly, straightforward way. Ncycr
seem by ambiguous words to sanction honScs
you do dot intend to crafty. If you mean
No" out with it
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
A Court Scene.

william, look up: tell us, William, who
made you. Do you know ?'
William, who was considcrcda fool, screw
ed up his face, and looking thoughtful, and
somewhat bcwildclcd, slowly answered.
"Moscs, | sposcs"
That will do" said counselor Gray, adj
dressing the court, ''thc witness says Ii,
supposcs that Moses made him. That
certainly is an intelligent answer, more than
! supposed him capable of giving, for il
shows that he has some. faint idea of scrip.
turc; but must submit that it is not sufi
cicnt to cntitlc him to be sworn as wtnes.
capable of giving evidence"
Mr.. Judge, " said the fool, "may | ax
the lawyer a question.
"Ccrtainly," said the Judge.
"Wal, then, Mr.. Lawyer, who do yc
sposc made you ?"
aaron. | sposc," said Counselor
Gray, initiating the witness.
After the mirth had somewhat subsidized
the witness drawlcd out. oval, meow, VIC
do read in the good book that Aaron once
made u calf, but who'd thought the darn
ed crittcr had got in here 2"
The Judge ordered the man to be sworn
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06

bers on the roads, whose stomachs were
found filled with unwholesomc herbagc, and
sbrunk by the action OF the peptic acids. -
Similarly the inhabitants of Germany and
Sweden were reduced to starvation after
long wars. The South has not been reduced
to this pitch ofpoverty, neither did they be.
gin the contest in the same destitution. -
1t may be taken as evidence of the scarcity
OF provisions, that Of many plantations the
masters have said to their servants 81
cant feed you if you can find living any
where, you had better go. On others,
they have been obliged to omit the scanty
little ration of meal on Sundays. Some OF
the negroes say they have tasted no meat
for six months. Money they have none. -
! What boards of specie may be in the coun.
try, is held until times improve. The poor
old women, sixty years OF age, bring little
lots of socks, pies, green apples, and berries
to the trains in hope Of getting little good
money. Small change is the great want. -
] urge upon all travellers hitbcrward the me-
ccssity Of supplying themselves with an
abundance of fractional currency. 1t is with
the utmost difficulty that the exchange of
small articles can be made for the want of
small change.
The waste of war in property has beer
great, but the waste in life has been unpar.
allclcd by any modern people. 1t is doubt.
full if even the rebel archives, which were
scattered bctwccn Danvillc and Charlotte,
can furnish approximately the number of
men in the ranks from the beginning to the
end, on account of the number ofdescrtion-
and uncountcd deaths it will be impossible
to arrive at the number killed. The sur
gcons' reports, and the official reports can
not do more than furnish the means for Il
wide guess. For instance, North Carolina
claims to have furnished hundred thous-
and, or onc-cighth of her white populations
Or these not more than onc-third have as
yet ScturneI.
At the several railway stations, groups of
old men and women, of all ages, arc gath
cred to watch for the arrival of some of their
kindred from Northern prisons, or to hear,
if possible, some word of information of
their missing friends, and their prospects of
release. Point Lookout is regarded here
with something Of the same horror as Libby
Prison is at the North, though they do not
appear to know specifically much about the
treatment.
IIailng from the North, my companion
and myself alc often asked for news regard
ing the prisoners, which we are unable to
give. One wistlul looking young damsel,
as fair rs any in the State, perhaps, for
comely females are extremely rare, impor-
tuned us yesterday to send word to the
North for one of her particular friends. -
Where is hc?" asked we. "Oh, you all
ha' got him at the North, and Just wish
you would try and get him released, for m
mighty badoI so long as hc'saway.' Find
ln% that his name was Bob Thorn, we here
bv rnll thr attention nr thn \Vnr S,,roi,r,,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
From Onr Fat Contributors.

EDITOR FARMER Please give me n
small space in the farmer, for Just think
that Oil and Minerl Company viii bore
MIR ,Iocuh his farm So full of holes, that it
Will he Dangerous to travel bout between
two Days thoy think they can strike oil un-
der two thousand five hundred feet, u vain
rs large as killbuck, think the oil will be
soplcnty and SO Cheap, so We can burn oil
IN our stoves and our oil lamps, and the
blacksmiths can use il in Stead of Coal. in
Doing Work think black Smithing viii he
very Cheap. they talk Of when they strike
that large vain of oil, it would take five
hundred barrels day and require hun
drcd and fifty Coop Pcrs to make the
Barrels. the mineral and oil Company
will run oil Crick out if they strike the vain
they will find it Win be Large enough to run
Steam boats holmes County Will bee nobel
and Welthy County the Wages viii be five
Dollars a Day, the farmers VIII have so
mutch mummy that they VIII have to build
mummy houses to put their mummy in. No
Moar at present to the farmer. Your Tru-
ly. Good BY for this time. SIMON.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
Balsanl Of WedIOCk.

The Arabs possess a wise practice in
proceedings for divorce. When married
people seek a separation, the Cadi orders
them to live for some time with a discreet
and austere man of the tribe, that the lat
ter may examine their life and see on
what side the blame lies. The elderly man
makes a report at the expiration of the ap-
pointed time, and this report is the founda-
ton on which the Cadi builds his .iungment
of divorce. Experience has demonstrated
that there is no better method of restoring
peace in families. The husband and wife,
put thus upon their good behavior, resume
the manners of court days. Each strives
to be moro amiablc than the other, to con
vince the ''elder of Israeli that it is not
this ones fault if the honeymoon changed
its quarter. Old love is awakened, and the
pair that went to the approved mans tent
snaring like cat and dog, return home COO
ing like doves.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
What I Would DO.

A lazy fcllcr was lying in the woods one
day in autumn, under hickory tree
While thus employed, he happened to look
gan to phiIosophise and say what he would
do. Said he what a queer world thi,
is to he sure; it is not made right at all, to
my thinking. Here are these little she'll
arks hanging high above the reach of man
while those noble pumpkins in yondcr field
are made to lie upon the ground Now if
had my way, would make the nuts grow
on vines trailing on the ground, and the
pumpkins should hang on treos-the larger
tho fruit tho more elevated should be its po
sltion.
He had scarcely ceased speaking, when
nut from the tree fell pop into his eye near
ly binding him.
"Jemimah - ho exclaimed, jumping
up in pain, 'if that had been a pumpkin
| would have been a gone goslin guess
things are arranged well enough in thi,
world only we cannot always see il, -
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
VOL. 27.
Srlttt 4oetrp.
Destruction Of SOdom.

The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot
entered into Zoar.
Gomorrah birthstone and fire from the Lord out
of Heaven;
And lie overthrew those cities, and all the
plain. and all the inhabitants of the cities, and
that which grew upon the ground.-Gcn. Iig,
2,2l,2j.
sleep,
And streams of light like purple currents
With new life the mornings cold, pale cheek;
~ M sui, sun rode up INC orient and the hills
Their thousand beacons-tho fair sky unfurlcd
Her cloudy bnnncrets, of rosy folds;
IN ne i.e,y ucWy earth arrayed herself in gems
70 gT'ct ms coming: ana upon the air
Rich with the perfumes which the spicy flowers
shook from their crimson cenScrs rose the peal
vi natures anthem; while each mount and
That met his glance, reflected back his smile.
onlstretchcd in lovlincss the fertile plain
~ ,9oloh HtN, with many n laughing stream,
Like merry children, sporting o'cr lis glade;
~, Ana Jordan with its mnss Driving waves
Inc 1oilnS Of puccnly cities mirroring,
Encifclcd with their crowns of golden towers
M smiling in security, while earth
hhu silent heaven were slowly marShaling
/ nncir lAiuldDnS of ruin, to descend
win storm of war, aud blot with fire nnd blood
from natures page, the guilty realm whore
hloot,d with crimc, Pollution, on his throne
VI darkness seated.
. From the couch of lust
Mhd WIN the wnc-cupand the night : sdrbauch
N"hl' lpllh me sons Ol pleasure: lud their SoIus
Niiu uhNCcio phahS rose on heaven pure air,
i,Nc h,Nc pSl Hence, hhtling in another day
'I 5S4Iiiliy daiIinncc, rs ifdeath were sleep,
ana ne a giddy dream of wicked iov;
ana ihhl because night Still smiled with stars
fruits, i "''''
The eye. "l God looked not in anger down,
Nor registered their calendar oi crimes
h'' Son @ 'he Slumbcring breeze awoltc, and
us sounding pnionS - trembling Jordan
Shiunk
lni3 it, inmost cavcs-thc pallid sun
li'lllnd his vcil disable cloud Withdrew
MA d"solation's broodcd DER
anon, th" clouds shook from their cbon uIum,s
nrW-htnpN 81 inmc the balefu lightning raiucd
Us Il'lH nam OF birthstone aud of fire,
IN ''IN"i>S storm, and Heavens artillery
Us storm of thunder on the smoking plain;
ana hcliN--lnrott-shrub, and cen the ground
10 th' great c"nscr of the wrath of God,
Went up To Heaven in flame
The earthquake raised
ms Nnlc" ni fury, and the trembling hills
hmc topping from their rocky podcStais;
Nhh fli'n u crash was heard ms i'rthp riIs
~ 'hltIl were crushed beneath the iron car
~ WhIril jehovah rolled in fury by
ana as W." thunder boOmcd u funeral kncII
~ ntT ll, uhik grave, the giant earthquake duu
sniIIuud"d ~ winding sheet of fire went down
me naming city, with its blazing towers.
io'ndi"Sh Tophct.
m Slowly rolled away
! ne AuiphurouS canopy ui clouds that huns,
'""' H'NoI"tloh wings, stretched Der the
lI'lhlc.snu ana troolcss- manIrss was thc voIc
~ hrl Sodum AHA wntrrv wn.tr
N'lh I"ih'hn lake of guilt ana hluod
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
Wight.

'Tis night. The busy hum of day has
ceased, and the laborcr's hands arc folded in
peaceful rest upon his bosom. The sweet
warbling of the little songsters is hushcd,
and the silvery dewdrops are falling; the
pale faced Empress of Night is sailing in
all her majestic splendor, and the twinking
stars smile upon the fragrant flowers that
glow in profusion around my valley home.
The spring winds are slightly strung, and
softly do they rustic the dark green leaves
Of the old forest trees. Night! How beau
titul how strangely beautiful A para
disc for the slave and the care worn mind.
"Night is the time for rest!
How sweet when labors close
Togathcr round an aching breast
The curtains of repOse
Stretch the tired limbs and lay the head
Down on our own delightful bed"
But why are we so often sad? Why do
we so often murmur when God has given
us such beautiful world? Why not look
up and smile? The chccrless clouds of dark
ness may ovcrshadow the sky at times, but
remember
There Is no sunshine that hath not its shade,
Nor shadow that the sun hath not made
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
Household Receipts.

HARD GINGERBREAD.-Two pound S
-four onc-halr pound butter one pint mo-
laSSCs, one-fourth pound sugar, one ounce
ginger, one-half teaspoonful of cream OF
tartar
MEAT PICKLE.-Moist sugar, one pound;
common salt, two pounds; saltpetre, II quar-
ter of II pound; fresh ground alspice, one
ounce; water, four quarts; dissolve. This
will pickle meat, to which it imparts fine
red color, and a superior flavor.
FARMERS PCDDING. Heat one quart of
milk to boiling, then stir in slowly one tea
cupful of Indian meal Mix with this about
six good apples, pared and sliced, and two
tablespoons of sugar, one of butter and a
little allspicc and nutmeg. Pour the whole
into deep dish and bake until done, or
about forty minutes.
To EXPAND Flowers. Tulips, and
many others, when cut early on dull, cold
morning, are seldom very well expanded.
If they are afterwards placed in warm
room, and their stems put to stand in warm
water, it will cause them to expand their
flowers as well as they would have done on
the bead on the brightest day in spring -
This is not only applicable to tulips, but to
many other flowers as well.
SHEEP SKINS FOR MATS. Steep the
skins in water and wash them until they
are soft and clean; they are then scraped
and thinned on the flesh side with IA flesh
ing knife, and laid in lermcntcd bran for a
few days, after which they are taken out
and washed solution of salt and alum is
then made, and the flesh side repeatedly
and well rubbed with it, until it appears
bleachod; after which make paste to the
consistency Of honey, of the alum and salt
solution, by adding wheaton flour and the
yolks of eggs, and spread this paste on the
flesh side after this they are stretched and
dried, and, when dry, rubbed with pummice
StOnO
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
The Doctor and His Patient.

or all the professions, trades and occupa
tons that engage the minds of men, that of
the physician is the most diversified. In To-
eating he has to find out tho constitution of
those he is called on to visit, for it is frc-
Qucutly the case that success may be owing
more to n deep and thorough knowledge Of
the constitution of the patient than mere
common place application. AS an illustra.
ton Of this we will relate an anecdotc OF
one of our physicians, who, if he finds
physic will not cure tries other means as the
ease may require.
DR.. W, had long been the attending
tcctcd with certain disorders incident to the
want Of occupation and cure Of a family
She sends for the doctor in season and out
Of season, he rushcs ont in a 2:40 pace and
finds his patient, physically, perfectly well,
but sad and lonely, and of course afflicted
with the blues. All he can do is to admin
ister 'tincturc" with few drops of pep
pormnt and the patient is well for day.
On one occasion, a cold, clustering night,
the doctor had Just turned in, wrapping
himself snuegly in his blankets, with the
hope OF quiet sleep, when a loud wraI
aroused him.
Who is sick, inquired the doctor muir
muring
Miss HELEN Holland, sir, she's most
dead; expect She II die before you get there.
I'll he along says the doctor, and cvclaim
ing to himself III try to cure her this time.
The doctor rides along through mud and
mirc cold and rain, studyiuJ his applca
ton. When he arrived at the dwelling OF
Miss HELEN he found her as usual in Il rath.
or depressed state of mind.
Doctor, she said fccbly, | expect tc die
every moment, am very low Can you
do anything for me
The doctor felt her pulse; nothing the
matter, merely wanted company. The doe
tor becomes communicative.
Miss HELEN, | was having terrible
dream when your servant awokc me.
| dreamed | was dead, continued the doe.
tor, "and descended into the lower regions,
where met the Old Scratch who invited
me to view his domains The inmates were
engaged in different occupations ns-somc
playing cards, some playing billiards. some
amusing themselves mt n game of checkers,
others swindling their neighbors; in fine,
all the pursuits they followed during life
they continued there. When he got
through he proclaimed to the four quarters
OF his domiuions that all should go to bed,
''ior, said he, "lIcllcn Holland will be
here directly and there will be no sleep in
hell for a month.
The doctors speedy departure was in,
creased to flight by the sight of II broom,
stick iiourishing actively in his rear, but
the remedy was cllectual.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
what IL Takes 10 Make ~ Lady

When Beau Brummcl was asked what il
took to make gentlemen, his quick reply
was, Starch, starch, my lord - This
may be true; but it takes great deal more
to make II lady; and though it may
to seem singular, am ready to maintain
that no conceivable quantity of muslin, silk
or satin, odging, frilling hopping, founcng
or iurbelowing, can per Sc or per dress ma
kcr, constitute real lady Was not Mrs,
Abbott Lawrence Just aS much lady when
attlrcd in twelve cent calico, in Boston, a,
when arrayod in full court dress at St.
James, London? "As Mrs. Washington
was said to be SO grand a lady says a eel
obrated English visitor (Mrs, Thropo,) I'VE
thought we must put on our best bihs and
bands, Sowo dressed ourselves in our most
elegant ruiies and silks, and were intro
duced to her ladyship; and don't you think
we found her knitting, and with her check
apron on She received us very graciously
and easily but after the compliments were
over she resumed her knitting. There we
were, without stitch of work, and sitting
in state; but General Washington's lady,
with her own hands was knitting stockings
for her husband" Does not that sweet re-
publican simplicity command your admira-
ton
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
How Old Is the Race.

How long has man--tho great crowning
work of the creation-becn on earth? Here
we are lost. The discoveries in Switzerland
go to show that two or three races, prc-Ad-
amte, lived in wooden cities built on pil-
lars extending into the lakes of the country.
They could be traced by the instruments
they used One had instruments of stone:
another OF iron. In other places, as in the
Amlens, IN France, Implements of stone
fashioned by human hands, have been
found in beds Of gravel under chalk form
ations, where past ages must have been re-
CURED for the soil to collect above them
In the Pyreness, also, human bones have
been found with the bones of animals OK
tlnct before history began. In Kentucky in
lo5S, the remains of an extinct animal was
cntombcd as large as an elephant, that had
been mired and destroyed by human beings,
Tue hole was nine feet below the surface.
There was found layer of charcoal six TO
ten inches thick, arrow heads, tomahawks
and pieces Of rock. The fore and hind feet
were standing in perpendicular position,
and likewise the full length of the leg be
low the askcs, so deep in the mud and wa
ter that the fire that had clearly been kin
died to destroy the animals had no effect up-
on them. Professor Agassiz has the hui
man Of a man found imhcdcd on a coral
reef on Florida coast which he considers,
we believe, a hundred and fifty thousand
years old. lie defends this view as quite
consistent, with Scripture, as Gen l. 81,
%, described, in his view, the first crca-
ton of several individuals, male and fn-
males, to stock the earth at a much earlier
period than Gen. ii. 7. when Adam and his
wife, the last creation were formed. At
least he considers the language of Scrip
turc rs sustaining his views of distinct ra
ccs being created
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
4 Burning Disgrace,

The New York Tribune publishes the let
ter of soldiers wife to her husband in the
Army of the James, in which she tell, him
his two children, for the want of bread at
home, have been taken from her by the
county poormaster to the poorhouse. The
cause of their poverty was the fact that her
husband had not been paid for six months.
Contrast this poor woman's condition with
that of thousands OF contrabands who are
fed and clothed at Government expense,
and are comfortably installed in Arlington
and other farms and villages around Wash
ington city.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
The President and Niger
PtC-NiCS.

The following is from the Washington
correspondence of the New York Ne,os..
"Until few years past, no pic MICS OF
things of the kind were allowed on the
grounds of the White House, Mr.. Lin
coin gave permission to the niggers to brake
over this rule, and the ground Immediately
in the rear Of the Presidents house, beau
tful spot, was the common resort of ON
''colored friends for this purpose, Dur;
ing the week a deputation of ''colored
American citizens of African descent
waited upon President johnson to get his
consent to perpetuate the custom. but the
request was received with most decided
negative, Thereupon radicalism was high
" excited. "
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
10 A GOOD TURN WHEN YOu
CAN.

How little we think rs we travel
Through life's ups and downs day bv day,
What good each might do for his ncighbor,
Did all of us go the right way;
How many poor fellow whose talents
To elevate science would tend,
Is lost to the worlds gaze forever,
And all for the want of friend.
Then stretch forth your hand like n brother,
70 remember that lifc's but u span;
It's our rduty to help one another,
And do good turn when we can.
Some boast of their wealth and connections
And look with contempt upon those
OF higher degree-quite forgetting
The means by which they perhaps rose.
SO he kind to the poor and the lowly,
Never utter word that's untrue
Prize the maxim which says "Act to others
AS you would they should act unto YOU"
Then stretch forth your hand like brother
Since life's after all but span
Let us try to assist one another,
And do good turn when we can.