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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Sowing Grain by Hand.

But few laborers possess suf-
ficient skill to sow any sort OF
seed evenly, which is a consider
alton of eminent importance. If
the wind blows, a portion of the
land will often be seeded three
or four times as thick as it should
be; while other portions will be
nearly bare. The seed drill viii
obviate this difficulty. 1t is an
excellent practice, and it will
pay well to mark out the ground
in lands about one rod in width.
By putting shoe on the point of
a plough. one can mark out a ten
acre field with one horse, in less
than two hours. Then it will be
easy to make an estimate OF the
quantity of seed required on
each land. The sower should ex-
ercise himself to travel in a
straight line, to step with a uni
form tread, to make an effort to
take uniform handfulls at every
step, and t0cast the seed at every
swing of the arm, in such man.
ner that it will cover evenly one
half of the land to be seeded at
one round or one bout. A be-
ginner should watch every hand
full of seed as it falls, to see if it
covers the seed-bed evenly, and
that too much of the seed does
not fall beyond the border of the
strip of ground on which the
sower designs to distribute the
seed. When one cast of seed
falls nearer the sower than he
desired to have the grain drop,
and he elevates the next cast
tritie higher than the seed should
rise, the grain will be distributed
unevenly. In some instances,
sower can guage the handfuls
with greater accuracy by holding
a round stone as large as a small
hens egg in the third and fourth
fingers. Unless sower has had
a long experience in scattering
seed by hand, so that he can SOW
evenly, more than half a bushel
of seed grain can be saved per
acre by putting in the seed with
a good grain drill; and besides
this, a drill will cover the seed
better, and the yield at harvest
will usually be several bushels
per acre in favor of seeding with
a drill.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Fill your Lamps in the Morning.

Scarcely week passes but we
read accounts of frightful acci-
dents from kerosene lamps explo
ding and killing or soaring for
life, men, women, and children.
A simple knowledge of the infam-
mable nature of the liquid will
probably put stop to nearly all
the accidents. As the oil burns
down in the lamp, highly inflam-
mable gas gathers over its surface
and as the oil decreases the gas
increases. When the oil is near
ly consumed, a slight jar will in
flame the gas, and the explosion
is sure to follow-death and de-
struction. A bombshell is no
more to be dreaded. Now, if
the lamp is not allowed to burn
more than half way down, such
accidents are almost impossible.
Always fill your lamps every
morning, and then you need new
er fear an explosion.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
1.-THE Fifth Calf. "

A good story is told of a couple
of farmers who lived a few miles
apart. One day one called on
the other, happening around at
dinner. The person called upon,
by the way, was a penurious old
fellow. He was seated at the
table enjoying his meal. The
visitor drew to the stove, looking
very wistfully toward the table,
expecting the farmer to ask him
to dine. The old farmer kept on
eating.
"What's the news up your way
neighbour" (Sdll eating.) mo
news, eh?"
mo, | believe not" Presently
a thought struck the visitor.
swell, yes, friend, l did hear of
one item of news that's worth
something"
"Ha, what is that"
"Neighbor Jones has COW
that has five calves"
is that so. good gracious
What does the fifth calf do when
the others are suckingg'
"Why it stands and looks on.
just as l do, like a dumb fool"
Mary, put on another plate" P"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
A Touching Incident.

There is one touching incident
in the life of William Writ. In his
younger days he was victim to
that passion for intoxicating drinks
which seems peculiarly the bane of
our profession. Affianced to IL
beautiful and accomplished young
woman, he had made and broken
repeated pledges of amendments,
and she, after patiently and kindly
enduring his disgraceful habit, had
at length dismissed him, deeming
him incorrigible. Their neXtmeet-
ing latter his dismissal,was in a pub
lie street of the city of Richmond.
William Writ lay drunk and asleep
on the sidewalk, on a hot Summer
day, the rays of the sun pouring
down on his uncovered head, and
the flies crawling over his swollen
features. AS the young lady ap-
preached in her walk, her attention
was attracted by the spectacle,
strange to her eyes but alas! so COM
mon to others who knew the victim,
rs to attract little remark. She did
not at firstrecognize- the sleeper,and
was about to hasten on, when she
was led by one of those impulses
which form the turning points in
human lives, to scrutinize his feat
ures. What was her emotion when
she recognized in him her discarded
lover. She drew forth her hapdker-
chief and carefully spread it over
his face, and hurried away. When
Writ came to himself, he found the
handkerchief, and in one corner the
initials of the beloved name. With
q heart almost breaking with grief
and remorse, he made new VOW, OF
reformation. He kept that vow,
and married the owner of that hand
kerchief. Well might he preserve
the handkerchief, as he did, all his
life, guarding it with the jealous
care with which Othello kept the
charmer's gift, and making it a
darling like his precious eye"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Carrots for Horses.

The virtues of this root are not
sufficiently known, whether, for
contributing to the strength and
endurance of the sound horse, or
the rapid recovery of the sick
one. To the healthy they should
be sliced in chaff. Half a bushel
will be a fair daily allowance.
There is little provender of which
the horse is fonder. The follow
ing account of the value of the
carrot is not exaggerated: "This
root is held in much esteem,
There is none better nor perhaps
so good.
When first given it is slightly
diuretic and laxative, but, as the
horse becomes accustomed to it,
these effects cease to be produced
They improve the state of the skin
They form a good substitute for
grass, and an excellent alternative
for horses out of condition. To
sick and idle horses they render
grain unnecessary. They are
beneficial in all chronic diseases
connected with breathing, and
have Il marked influence upon
chronic cough and broken wind.
They are serviceable in the dis
eases of the skin, and, in combi-
nation with oats, they restore
worn horse sooner than oats
alone. .-TOpdH.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Terrible Tragedy.

The Rome, Georgia. Chronicle
publishes Il rumor of q terrible
tragedy in st. Clair county, Ala
bama. 1t appears that band of
disguised men, broke into the house
of the tax collector of the county,
who was absent from home at the
time, and demanded the amount of
the taxes from his wife. She re-
fused to give it up or tell where it
was. After attempting in vain to
force her to tell the hiding place of
the treasure, they searched for and
found it. After possessing them
selves firmly of the money, they Or
dered her to get some supper. While
she was busying herself with this
forced task, she conceived the idea
of poisoning them, and thus
save the money and her husbands
honor. She deftly slipped some
arsenic in the coffee she was mixing.
They drank heartily and fell dead
shortly afterwards. She stripped
the disguises of, and found that two
of the Williams were strangers but
the third was her husband, who had
taken this means. of stealing the
taxes of the people.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Love and War Among the
Fishes.

Owing to the element which
fishes inhabit, less probably is
known about their ways of life
than any other class of animals.
Where, however, it is possible to
keep them in an aquarium, or
where, from a lack of timidity,
they may be readily observed in
their native streams, much that
is curious and interesting has
been learned concerning them.
Although cold -blooded, they are
by no means passionless,b but have
their loves and hates, like many
another creature of higher or
ganization. These traits are
most strongly manifested about
the breeding season; and during
this period the males will some
times fight to death for the pos
session of the females. When
once their claim has been estab-
lished, they often evince the
tenderest and loving care of their
companion while she is engaged
in the performance OF her matern-
al duties.
The stickleback, though small
fish, is exceedingly pugnacious,
and unhesitatingly attacks not
only its own kind, but much larger
fish, and, indeed, ANY other object
which happens to come in its
way. The males fight each other
desperately during the spawning
season, biting and gouging their
antagonists with their raised lat
eral spines, which they are some
times observed to use with fatal
effect. Pride also seems TO be an
element of their natures, for at
the end of one of these combats
the victor puts on the most gor-
geous hues, his variously-colored
body glowing with astonishing
brilHancy, while the vanquished,
with his surface as dull as his OPP
ponent's is brilliant; sneaks out
of sight with an air of the mean
est insignificance.
Unlike most fishes, the male
sticklebacK prepares sort of
nest in which the female deposits
her eggs. An observer of their
habits has the following concern
his behavior when the female
comes out of her hiding place
and surveys the nest which he has
made for her:
"He darts around her in every
direction, then to his accumulated
materials for the nest, then back
again in an instant; and as she
does not advance he endeavors
to push her with his snout, then
tries to pull her by the tail and
side-spine to the nest. When
the eggs are hatched, the male |
at once assumes the duties of
nurse, and for a long time care
fully guards the young, gently |
leading them back to the nest
when they would stray too far,
and courageously defending them
from the attacks of enemies"
Male salmon and male trout
are as pugnacious as the little
stichleback. Two salmon have
been seen to fight the whole day
without either gaining the mas
terry; and while the females are
engaged on the spawning beds,
the males are usually occupied
in fighting away their rivals. The
battles which thus arise often end
in the death OF one or the other
of the combatants.-Ga GALAXY.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO.


said the Duck TO the kangaroo.
Good gracious. how you hop,
Over the fields and the water. too.
As if you never would stop.
My life is bore in this nasty pond,
And long to get out in the world beyond:
/ wish I could leap like you,
said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
please give ride on your back
said the Duck 10 the Kangaroo.
II would sit quite still. and say nothing but
'Quack,'
The whole of the long day through.
And we'd go to the Dee and the Jolly Bo Lee
Over the land and over the sea.
Please give me a ride, oh, do!''
said the Duck TO the Kangaroo
said the kangaroo to the Duck,
This requires some little reflection:
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck,
And there seems but one objection.
Which is, if you'll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold,
And would probably give me the Roo
Matiz,-' said the kangaroo.
said the Duck. "As / sat on the rocks
I have thought over that completely,
And bought four pairs of worsted socks.
Which fit my web feet neatly;
And to keep out Of the cold I've bought a
CLOAK,
And every day cigar I'll smoke,
And to follow my own dear true
Love of a Kangaroo
Said the Kangaroo, I'm ready
All in the moonlight pale,
But to balance me well, dear Duck sit steady,
And quite at the end of my tail.''
And so away they went with hop and
bound,
And they hoped the whole world three
times round;
And who so happy, o who. st
As the Duck and the Kangaroo:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Farm and Household.
Dried Fruit Pies-Cherry and
Raspberry.

Wash the fruit and soak 1t over
night. Next morning stew it
until done, and sweeten to suit
the taste, that is, until sweet
enough. To make plain pastry,
allow half a pound of shortening
to a pound of flour; and for rich
pastry, allow three-quarters of a
pound of -four. Lard makes the
most delicate-iooking crust; but
if some butter is used, the crust
will be nicer. Rub the flour and
shortening well together, so that
the shortening will absorb no
more flour; then add water suf-
ficient to enable you to roll out.
If rolled number of times it
will be all the more flaky. Roll
from you and add a little shorte-
ming at each rolling. 1t should
be made as quickly as possible !;
not left to stand after it is ready
for the oven. In cold weather,
the water used may be a very
little warm but not enough to
melt anything" Some pastry
makers make a tender crust of
sour milk and soda and a little
shortening-sweet cream and
soda is much in favor with
others. e.t a.r
The crust should be rolled until
thin. A thick crust to a fruit
pie is undesirable. The top
crust should be cut large enough
to hem over the under one.
Put in the fruit, cold, with plenty
of juice. Prick the top crust,
about the centre, and hem the
edges well together to keep in
the juice. To "hem,n the top
crust must be folded over and
under the edge of the bottom
crust, lying between that and the
pie dish. Then dress the edge
around with your thumb, ,and the
pie is effectually "sealed." Place
at once in a moderately hot oven
and bake quickly.
If you want ''soggy" pastry,
violate these rules and you'll
have it. If you want pie fit to
set before king of a man,follow
the above directions. We cannot
recommend pies as wholesome
Of diet, which is the only
protest to the foregoing.
An oven too hot, will bake the
pastry before it has risen any
Practice corrects all such mis-
takes; the oven should be quite
air-tight.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Leached Ashes.

From Maine comes the follow
ing: A good farmer in this county
in a recent conversation, spoke
of the value ofleached ashes and
plaster to his potato crop. On
three acres of potatoes he ap-
piled fiftybushels ofleached ashes
mixed with five bushels of plas-
ter and administered at the rate
of Il handful to the hill. The
land was Il good, strong, heavy
soil, and the results were most
beneficial. He regards leached
ashes as worth twenty-five cents
per bushel as a manure.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
..Can bring you anything from town.

'.Can bring you anything from town,
Helens"
''Nothing, to-day, that l think of, eX-
cept yourself she said, rising to tell
him goOd-by.
Charley put his arm around her with
4 gesture quite lover-like, and said:
''Helen, like my little wife better
to-day than did yesterday. What has
come over herr"
''Oh, she's had visit from the good
fairies,'' laughed Helen. And, Charley,
she isn't going to let the bad ones come
any morer'
''Glad to hear it, said Charley, in a
tone which said more than words. And
then he gave the happy Helen two good
by kisses instead of one, and went off to
his work cheerfully.-!Soturddy Night.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
The Income Tag.

Persons making their annual in
come returns will be interested to
know that the inquisitorial feature
of the income tax law of 1868,
which authorized Assessors to in
quire into the sources, as well as
the amount of every mans gains
and profits during the year, is not
included in the law of 1870. The
present law enacts that every person
liable to the tax ''shall make returns
of the gross amount Of his income
gains and profits" and then the
Assistant Assessor shall require
every such return to be verified by
the party rendering it," Commits
sioner Pleasanton has published a
decision conforming to the new law,
to the effect that tax payers who
prefer not to make their returns in
detail may make them in gross.
1t is further to he observed that
the law of 1870 differs from that of
1868, in not requiring a sworn re-
turn from persons having a gross
income of less than two thousand
dollars, Section eleven of the law,
provides that 1T shall be the duty
of every person of lawful age, ,aohose
gross income during the proceeding
year e.cceeded two thousand dollars,
to make and render return" The
Assessors notices need not be re-
garded by persons whose gross in
comes during the year 1870, were
less than two thousand. dollars. He
has no authority for exacting a
sworn statement from such persons.
The law permits any person having
no taxable income, but who might
be supposed to have, or whose gross
income was over $4,000, but derived
from sources not taxable under the
income law, to declare under oath
that he''was not possessed of an in
come of $1,000 liable to be assessed
according to the provisions of this
act" or that the tax has been paid
in another district. This alteration
in the law relieves the very large
number of persons of small income
from the annoyance of having to
make sworn return to establish
theirnon-liability to the tax.--Ciere-
land Lender.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

Mrs. Sarah Hand, who died at
Cape May Court House, Va, at the
age of ninety-tbrec years, was the
last survivor of the young girls who
strewed flowers in the pathway of
Gen. Washington when he passed
through Trenton, in 1897, on his
way to New York.
The President is receiving con
gratulatory messages on his late
message from all parts of the
country.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

QUEENS CAKE.-Two cups su-
gar, one of butter, one of sweet
milk, four offlour, six eggs.
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR CRoUP.-A
lady correspondent of the Maine
Farmer says the following is an
effective remedy for Group: "Halt
a teaspoontul of pulverized alum
in little molasses. 1t is Il sim
pie remedy, one always on hand,
and one dose seldom fails to give
relief. If it shouldrepeat it after
one hour"
The Norristown (Pa.), Herald
furnishes the following remedy
for chicken cholera: One ounce
Of assaf9tida; two tablespoonfuls
of cayenne pepper, pulverized;
one peck wheat bran; one hand
full salt. Dissolve the assafetida
in cup Of hot water; mix it all
together like thick mush; prepare
the night before; put it in the
trough every morning if bad.and
continue until a final cure.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
DISCIPLE CHURCH.

ELDER WIN. SHARP, PASTOR. HOURS
for service II O'clock, An. Sabbath school
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at ~
O'Clock
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

REV. A. S. MILHoLLAND, PASTOR MORN
ing service at II O'Clock. Sabbath school
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at
TX O'Clock.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

On Tuesday the 18th inst, Miss.
Sarah Kilgore, was admitted to prac-
tice in the Supreme Court of Mich
igan. Miss. Kilgore is graduate
of the Law Department. of Michigan
University.
Forty negro churches and school
houses have been burned in the
State of Mississippi within the past
few weeks. We suppose Democracy
will lay all the blame of these out
RACES to the negroes.
A young gentleman connected
with the High Commission, now
sitting in Washington, proposes to
ask some half dozen young ladies
whom he has met in that city, and
whom he considers worthy of the
honor,to give him their photographs
to take with him on his return to
England. In return he will show
the pictures to his friends ut home
rs types of American beauty, and
will further reward the ladies by al
lowing them to draw straws far Il
jewelled cross now in his posses
sion.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
c., r, 1, & p. Railway,

Nos. and daily except Sunday; Nos. . and
daily except Saturday.
4 breakfast Dinner. ! Supper.
Distance 493 miles. Trains are run by Chi
fago time
Connects at Council Bluffs and Omaha with
Missouri River Steamers for Benton and all
Upper Missouri River Trading Posts and Un-
ion Pacific Railroad.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Churches of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, according to
the returns of the assessors for
1871, has four hundred and fifty
church edifces, more than a hun
dred in excess of any other city on
the continent. Except the Roman
Catholic Cathedral on Logan square,
that city has no great church struc-
ture. All are of moderate size, and,
although many are costly and ele-
giant, there are few that are in any
degree striking as specimens OF
architectural taste or talent. The
policy of striving after number
rather than quality seems to have
prevailed in respect to churches as
well as to dwellings, which is con-
sidered right in a religious point OF
view. though not in an architectural.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
U. P. CHURCH,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

REV. W. NJ. GIBSON, PASTOR. HOURS FOR
Service at II II O'Clock, A. n. Sabbath school
at 10Y: O'Clock, A. NJ. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evenings at f< O'Clock.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago r. r.
TRAINS GOING WEST.
TEAMS GOING EAST.

No. i, Daily except Monday; Nos. 8 8, and
2, Daily except Sunday; Nos. Z and 6, Daily;
No. 4, Daily except Saturday and Sunday.
FIR. MYERS, Gen. Ticket agent.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
County Officials.
Church Directory.
NJ. Z. CHURCH.

C. A. HUGHES, PASTOR, SERVICE EVERY
Sabbath at l0K O'Clock, A. NJ, and O'Clock,
Pm. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20
Mrs. BATTtN.

HNAKEs this method of announcing TO her
j. patrons ana the public generally, that she
has removed TO the room recently occupied by
c. Fl. Dix. where she is now receiving a lager
end splendid assortment Of
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

ST. JOHNS CONGREGATION.
GERMAN SERVICE BY REV. j. sPOERRI,
every Sabbath morning, at II O'Clock. Sab
hath School at 10 O'Clock
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-10-12
l know there is that in the Scripture

know there is that in the Scriptures
which has grit to it. / know there il a
book which has gone through tempestu.
Gus ages, assailed, bufIeteti, cast hither
and thithsr, and yet has retained the
confidende of mankind; because II has
that in it which masters sorrow, takes
hold of trouble, gives strength where
there is weakness and supplies All anchor
to those who are tempest tossed. There
is that ID the Word Of God which sup
ports the poor and the ignofant, taking
hold Of the fundamental wants OF human
nature with a power which no other
literature and no other thing ever did.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-10-12
Notice Of Final Report.

To all whom it may concerns: "a
NOTICE is hereby given that there is now
~ on file in the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the State of Iowa. within and
for Cedar county, the fiDal report of A. X. Mil
Lavina Barclay, deceased, showing full settle
ment of said estate, and asking to be discharg-
October, A. ID. 1871 being the first day of the
next term of said Court, is set for the final
hearing thereon. At which time said execu-
tor Will be discharged from all further duty or
liability as such, ii no sufficient objection be
then made.
So. VIM. ELLIOTT, Clerk.
WOLF Il LASDT, Attys. 2wiO