Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-05-18

EFF. bAN 10 Cbulc W ANdSlNllcy Ill IlllS
county, lot of aboitionists embraced it as
an occasion for insulting and abusing Dem
ocrats. THORNTON BoLING one Of the
meancst aboltionsts in this county, or else
where, was more insoent and abusive than
the rest, applying the meanest kind of
epithets to Democrats, denouncing them as
"copperhead traitors, &c. GEORGE REED
concluded that more had been endured than
Democrats ought to take and accordingly
went for BOILING and gave him first rate
whipping. BOILING has long been an abo-
lition slang whanger in that region and it is
hoped this merited chastisement will do him
good. GEORGE received but a very small
scratch on the nose in the operation. There
is considerable rejoicing among Democrats
over this decided Union victory.
HIGH PRICEs.-A cotemporary in speak
ing of the late advance in prices remarks
that the public expected that the late mill
tary news, practically announcing a termi-
nation of the war, would have a crushing
effectu upon high prices and bring goods down
to something near their legitimate value. -
On the contrary, very much to the surprise
of buyers, there has been material advance
it nearly every article of consumption within
the last two weeks. Dry goods of nearly
every variety have advanced from twenty
five to fifty per cent. and the indications
are that much higher figures will soon be
reached. The cause ofths sudden reaction,
and at the very time when it was least ex-
peoted, is not very easily explained. A
majority of buyers are inclined to the opinion
that it is the result of speculative combina-
tion among few of the leading houses in
order that they may work off the heavy
stocks which they now have on hand, in an
ticipation of the greatly reduced prices that
are expected to rule as soon as the Southern
cotton can be brought to the North. An
other plausible theory is that the advance is
occasioned legitimately in consequence Of
the heavy purchases of country buyers, who
have been holding back in the hopes of
lower figures, and who are forced to buy -
The explanation generally advanced by the
merchants themselves, however, is perhaps
the most probable. They claim that it re-
Suits first, from scarcity of staple goods
and second, from heavy demand for the
Southern market.
Southern merchants, and Northern spec.
ulators, are also buying heavily in anticipa,
ton Of the general re opening of Southern
trade 1t may be one, or all of these causes
combined that now affects the market, but
it is quite certain that goods are not plenty
in the market, and that there is far greater
disposition among dealers to buy than to
sell. All the cotton mills, however, are now
running to their utmost capacity, and what
ever the cause of the advance, it is evident
that it cannot continue long, as the supply
will soon be abundant. This being the case,
housekcepers will do we'll nat to be fright
ened by the stories retailed by the merch-
ants, to the effect that prints and muslin
will soon be fifty cents a yard, and other
goods in proportion, for every indication
points to heavy decline before many weeks
SEE TO YOUR CEI.LARs.-If not already
done, clean your cellars at once, thoroughly
purge this subterranean story of your house.
Every decayed onion, cabbage stump, po-
tato vine or tuber, turnip, parsnip, carrot
and all the dirt they have made, all straw
and rubbish, rake them up and out with
them The cellar is no place for them at
any time of the year. Ifyou still retain a
few potatoes for table use let them be pick
ed over and all decayed ones removed. -
One Of the best housewives of our acquaint-
ance, greeted us not long since with an in
vitation to come and see her cellar. 81
have swept down every cobweb, white
washed the walls, swept up the floor, and
sowed it with salt" Decayed vegetable
matter is fertile cause of disease, and there
is enough of it out of doors in this country
without keeping it up in the cellar for the
special purpose, it would almost seem, o.
breeding fevers. Whitewash the walls, fol
lime purifies as well as beauties. Rake
down the cobwebs, they are the infallibl.
marks of a slattern. Salt destroys worms
&c. Ifyour cellar is very dry and sandy
you may use salt without detriment; but il
too damp, it will make the matter worse
CLEAR TIE PRISONS. Since the military
power of the rebellion has been broken, why
have not the thousands of men and womer
who have been confined in filthy prisons fol
months and years without charge of crime
other than being Democrats, been released
Thousands have been suffered to die in thes,
hellish instruments ofa damnable inquisition
and thousands more are held whose live,
are being taken by inches. Military neces
sity has been pleaded in justification of these
crimes against law and equity; but now nc
military necessity exists, and still the limo
cent victims Of abolition venom are held tc
the torture.
Withdrawal OIL. G. ElIiett.
EDIToR OF FARMER My name having