Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
NEWS ITEMS.

Who have no vices? Echo: novices.
: Whoever owes the shoemaker,
can't say his sole is his own.
Railroads have no affections, yet
they ought to have strong ties.
The Ohio Legislature meets Tues
day, the Sd of January.
Gen. Beauregard has been offered
the post of a General of Division in
the French army, and has accepted
it, and has gone there to enter upon
his duties.
Young folks grow most when in
love it increases their sighs won
derfully.
Cattle are dumb beasts, but by
getting together in large numbers
they make themselves heard.
Mankind in the gross is gaping
monster, that loves to be deceived,
and has seldom been disappointed.
Measure every man with his own
measure; that is, do not expect or
require from him more than is in
him.
Said youngster in high glee, dis
playing his purchase to a bosom
friend on the sidewalk: "Two CO.
coa-nuts for ten cents! That will
make me sick tomorrow, and then I
won't have to go to school"
An Omaha paper tells of a lawyer
there who charged a client $40 for
collecting 50, but said he would not
press him to pay the other dollar
for few days if it would be more
convenient for him to let it stand.
When the cold wind blows, take
care of your nose that it don't get
froze, and wrap up your toes in
warm wooden hose. The above, we
suppose, was written in prose, by
some one who knows the effects of
cold SHOWS.
Women who claim to have been
pioneers in the women's rights agi-
tation are scarce. The movement
was started twenty-five years ago,
and they don't like to admit the
necessary age.
A man seeing an oyster-vend pass
by, called out: "Give me pound of
oysters" "We sell oyster by meas
ure, not by weight" was the oyster
mans reply. '.Very well, I'll take a
yard of them," said the other.
Kitchen girls are now termed,
Young ladies of the lower parlor."
People who go about grind knives,
scissors and razors, are termed,
gentlemen of the revolution"
Folks who dig clans, are termed,
profound investigators"
"You are very stupid, Thomas"
said country teacher to little
boy eight years old. "You are a
little donkey; and do you know
what they do to cure them of stupid
ity"
"They feed them better and kick
them less," said the arch little ur-
chin.
A young man who had spent a
little of his own time and a good
deal Of his fathers money in fitting
himself for the bar, was asked after
his examination how he got on.
"Oh, WELL" said he, Il answered one
question right" "Ah, indeedr
said the old gentleman, with a look
of satisfaction at his sons peculiar
smartness. "And what was that?'
"They asked Inc what qui tam ac-
ton was" "That was a hard one!
and you answered it correctly, did
you?" Eyes; 1 told them 1 did not
know"
A Montreal dispatch says it is re-
ported that Sir John Rose is on his
way to Canada, intrusted with mis-
sion from the British government
regarding the fishery question. AT
ter consulting with the Dominion
government, Sir John will proceed |
to Washington with view to con-
ciliation and compromise.
The number of emigrants arriving
at New York from January 1st to
date is 20S, 1868; to the same date in
1869 the number of arrivals was
255, ,449. During the past week l.
l52 emigrants arrived, for whom
manifests have not been received by
the Commissioner.
Gen. NJ. D. Liggett, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, is to have the Commissioner
ship of Patents. He was a gallant
officer during the war, and has a
brilliant army record.
A blast containing $500 pounds
of powder will be fired in the Blue
Gravel gold mine, at Suckers Flat,
California.
The entire business portion of
Brandenburg, Meade county, KY,
was destroyed by fire last week.
Only three business houses were left
in the place. Loss 100000, insured
e5O mn