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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

The session of the editorial convention at Law
renee promises to be enlivened by an exercise as
unique in character it is bound to be profitable
to such an aggregation of ignoramuses as aeon
ventiOn of editors usually is. The editors present
will be called upon to range themselves under
the respective banners of the great lexicogra-
standard, or as the whim seizes them, for the
most of them know little and care less about
spelling. Then shall Web. Wilder, of the MoRi-
tor, and (hw) Taylor, Of the Wyandotte Gazette,
advance to the footlights, and with the solemn
seriousness that bets the occasion, engage in that
giadiatorial war of words known to the school
boy rs "spelling match" This programme, we
are assured, will he literally carried out if Old
Phonetics is not permanently disabled by being
taken with bad spell before the day of the con-
vention rolls saround.-LeareRrorh Commercial
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

u The Cincinnati Gazette, in an article on
what It calls "Rotten Borough States" classes
Nebraska among the States that have been admit
ted without sufficient population, in order to Sc
cure two United States Senator's, and says that
the State has gone back to the Democracy, where
it naturally belongs. In the latter statement the
Gazette is badly mistaken. Nebraska is reliably
and strongly Republican, and ia becoming more SO
every year. The emigration is principally farm
ers from the Northern States, which is far from
being natural Democratic material.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

Tn. Primary Election. for Delegates will he held on
SATURDAY OCTOBER I4rH, and will be conducted in
the following manner: Polls win be opeped in each pre-
ciuc conducted BY nges appointed by the members Of
the County Central Committee for the Townshps IN
the precincts lccated said polls to be opened
o'clock, P. n, and remain open until O'Clock r.
At bicb the Reuubcu voter precinct will vote for
the number of Delegates Aenates to which such pre-
cipct ia entitled The Of the judges Of Election
viii be received as credea in the Convention No per
am. are entitled to vote the primary elections who have
mot heretofore been known be in cooperation with and
supporters Of the Republican party No proxies viii he
allowed in the Convention.
When the Delegates Of Township are apporuoneo 70
and elected bv urecincts such apporonment shall be
their of according the basis above established
by the Central Committee.
By order of the Republican County Central Committee
CYRUS LELAND. JR, Chairman
FRAxK NJ TRACY Secretary.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

To Mr.. MuLpooS, Astor House.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

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.n @ a h h ala ,h, W" as her Own pre-
S ha ,r,n;o.sIr % .,;J ..Tbn % ssd u IL - II ~ n @ lne
ara III IL ,s"f,on ;b.n 4, hs .t;r., hr r,r ~ E ~ o
"s i ~ " " e " s e-
rV A Washington paper saws that few evenings AGO
two of the most notsS woman of that CITY with
their husbands went into restaurant and asked for oys
ters The proprietor invited them to private room which
they declined saying Oh no! we want to do just as the
men do" They went To the raw box-the qnartette Of
them-aud ate raw oysters until the four got outside Of
two dozen raw when called for enr glasses Of ale and
drank them down though they had been used to oysters
and aies
,5= member of the A Arkansas Ieaisatpre s,vs .Du
ring the late war was in thirty battles was wound
ed times In the cause OF the south and the entire
pay recNsr ~as ,mrty "onars ~ CHIeaerate money,
every cent :" gave "r one gass Oh oid rye WHISKY
Anu tne ior h an nour no aoupt ne was entreiy nap
P.
rE The Louisville Commerciai says: Never since
1865 have the Republican prospects In Kentucky been
bright as now Democrats and coming
into our ranks III All urections
rg The True Georgian ungrammaticaly walls: Gov.
eror Hoffman done no more for the Orangemen than he
Of women who claimed the right parade in the
public streets.'
~ The Augusta GAL Constittionalisf says that since
the death Of President Pierce ex Governor Thomas H.
SEYMOUR Of Connecticut and Mr. vallanfgham mot one
of the northern Democratic leaders has ANY real heartfelt
affection in the South"
~ c.-u.- r,.,.,. r.,, s-, H., ,.... =. r,
c,.f Indian. made certain STATEMENT. sbout the death
Of Young Bowman when gentlemen in the audience arse
and said sYou lie sir" Other gentlemen arose. and each
said in substance Il fully concur in the foregoing and
warned the next President that he must modify his re-
marks or desirf He modified.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

Members County Central Commi
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Lace--Why so Costly.

Many people wonder why, what
is termed real lace-as lace made by
hand is called, to distinguish that
made by machine, which is called
imitation-is so costly. The fol
lowing paragraph frcm foreign ex
change explains the reason: The
manufacture of lace is carried to its
highest perfection in Belgium. The
finest specimen of Brussels lace is
so complicated as to require the Ia
Dor of seven persons on one piece,
and each operative is employed at
distinct features of the work. The
thread used is of exquisite tineness,
which is spun in dark underground
rooms where it is sufficiently moist
to prevent the thread from separa-
ting. 1t is so delicate as scarcely to
be seen, and the rooms are so ar
ranged that all the light admitted
shall fall upon the work. 1t is such
material that renders the genuine
Brussels ground so costly. On a
piece of Nalenciennes, not two
inches wide, from two to three hun
dred bobbins are sometimes used,
and for the larger widths as many
as eight hundred on the same pill
low. The most valuable Valen-
ciennes is determined by the num-
ber of times the bObbins have been
twisted in making the ground; the
more frequent the twists the clearer
and more beautiful will be the lace.
Belgium annually sells Of this lace
alone to the value of over "a, 900, 900.
Chantilly lace is always black; it is
used chiefly on wells. and flounces.
1t is very fine, and is extensively
worn. Mechlin lace is made at Mech
lin, Antwerp, and other localities.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Critical Periods of Human
.I"3 H .D Life. "- '''

From the age of forty to that of
sixty, a man who properly regulates
himself, may be considered in the
prime of life. His matured strength
of constitution renders him imper-
vious to the attacks of disease, and
all his functions are in the highest
order. Having gone year or two
past sixty, however, he arrives at q
critical period of. existence; the riv-
er of Death flows before him, and
he remains at q stand-still. But
athwart this river is . yiaduct, called
'The Turn of Life, which, if
crossed in safety, leads to the val
ley of "Old Age" round which the
river winds, and then flows beyond
without boat or causeway to affect
its passage. The bridge is, however,
constructed of fragile materials, and
it depends upon how It's trodden
whether it bend or break. Gout,
Apoplexy, and other bad characters,
are also in the vicinity to waylay
the traveller, and thrust him from
the pass; but let him grid up his
loins, and provide himself with per-
feet composure. To quote a meta
phor, the "Turn of Life" is turn
either into a prolonged walk or into
the grave. The system and power.
having reached their utmost expan-
sion, now begin either to close like
flowers at sunset, or break down at
once. One injudicious stimulant,
q single fatal excitement, may force
it beyond its strength; whilst a care
full supply of props, and the with
drawal of all that tends to force 4
plant, will sustain it in beauty and
in vigor until night has nearly set in.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Something About Yourself.

Supposing your age to be fifteen
or thereabout, we can figure you up
to a dot. You have 160 bones and
500 muscles; your neart is five
inches in length and three inches in
diameter; it beats 20 times per min
ute, 4,2OO per hour, 109, 800 per day
and 36,772,2OO per year. At each
beat little over two ounces oil
blood is thrown out of it; and each
day it throws out and discharges
about seven tons of that wonderful
fluid. Your lnngs will contain about
a gallon of air, and you inhale "a,
900 gallons per day. The aggre-
gate surface of the air cells of your
lungs, supposing them to be spread
out, exceeds 10000 square inches.
The weight of your brain is three
pounds; when you are man it will
be eight ounces more. Your nerves
exceed 10000, 900 in number. Your
skin is composed of three layers,
and varies from one-fourth to one
eighth of an inch in thickness. The
area of your skin is about 1,70O
square inches, and you are subject
to an atmospheric pressure offifteen
pounds to the square inch. Each
square inch of your skin con-
tains $500 sweating tubes, or
perspiratory pores, each of which
may be likened to little drain tile
one fourth of an inch long. making
an aggregate length of the entire
surface Of your body, of POI, ,163
feet, or little ditch for the drain
age of the body almost forty miles
lOno. ...tH .f
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Kindness to Animals.

The great secret in raising order
ly and tractable animals, lies in
treating them kindly and gently
when young. A heifer that is kicked,
roughly treated, and occasionally
scared into wildness, will probably
make vicious cow, one that will
kick or hook occasionally; for she
has learned to consider those who
approach her enemies. On the con-
trary, one that has never learned to
fear those who feed or attend her,
will submit to the operation of
milking without resistance, and can
be broken to all the customary du
ties of a cow with ease and safety.
Give that gentle creature that will
turn and lick the hand of her at
tendant, into the charge of a coarse,
ill-natured keeper who will use her
roughly, and when she shrinks
naturally from such treatment, will
abuse and beat her, the instincts of
nature heretofore dormant will be
aroused, and in fear more than in
anger she will kick and otherwise
resist the unaccustomed cruelty. 1t
is thus with colts. A stubborn and
ill-tempered horse is very easily
made out of a well meaning colt by
unkind usuage. We do not depre-
cate proper discipline when neces
sary. Let it be administered with
Judgment, and when required to
correct fault, afterwards let kind
treatment show that punishment is
administered for certain purposes
only.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
To Destroy Ants.

The Prairie Farmer in answer.
ing the question how to destroy
ants says:
"We have heard the following
means of destroying ants proposed
but have never tested any of them.
Procure 2 large coarse sponge; wash
it well end press it dry, which will
leave the cells quite open; then
sprinkle it with white sugar, and
place it near where ants are trouble
some. The ants will soon collect
In the cells of the sponge, and it is
only necessary to dip the sponge
in boiling water to destroy them,
when the sponge may be washed
out and the trap set again. In the
West Indies, where ants are very
troublesome and numerous, they
destroy them by the use of cyanu-
ret of potassium dissolved in water
which is sprinkled ON their nests.
If this material is used it must be
handled with the greatest care,as it
is most vehement poison. The YES
sci in which it is placed should not he
used for any other purpose till it is
thoroughly cleansed with much wa
ter, which should be disposed of at
4 safe distance off.
Some say that ants will forsake
their old haunts if onions are plant
ed near them.
Others affirm that they cannot en-
dure the smell of kerosene oil, and
that they will go away ifit is sprink-
led about the place they frequent.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Packing Butter and Eggs.

Butter should be worked without
water until freed from the butter
milk. Then salted, and allowed to
stand for twenty four hours. The
salt will have by that time assisted
any buttermilk left in the butter to
drain away. A little more salt needs
now to be worked in, and the butter
Immediately packed in a new tub
which has been soaked in brine for
a day or two. When the butter has
been pressed down closely into the
tub, it should be strewn with salt,
and covered with piece of wet
muslin to preserve it from air. When
another churning is ready, pack in
the same manner, and when the tub
is full even with the top, sprinkle
some fine salt on the butter, cover
with a cloth, and head down tight.
The tub should be filled so full that
no air can remain in it. Butter
packed IN this manner has kept per-
fectly sweet and fresh for year in
our cellar, and we do not know why
it should not do so anywhere. Eggs
may be preserved perfectly for two
or three months, by packing them
away in brine, in which q handful of
lime has been thrown. They should
be kept beneath the brine By means
of a plate laid over them. If any
of our readers has an improved
method, let US hear of it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Interests of Holmes County, and Cen
MLLERsBURG HOLMES County, o. THURSDAY AUGUST H. 1871

Robert to Swansea, Massachusetts,,
instructed him, and few years af-
terward he made an engagement at
the Union Hotel. During the win
ter he catered for those eccentric
bachelors in New York, Mr.. T. HI.
Faile, Mr.. Edward Penfold, or Mr..
Robert McCrosky. Only the former
survives. He caters for New York
ers in the winter at 2O6 Waverlv
place. Robert has perhaps the
largest acquaintance of any one in
Saratoga. He knows old Presidents
and scions of royalty, knows dis
tinguished savants, poets, states
men, and historians. He lives in 4
beautiful vine-clad cottage on Wash
ington street, in Saratoga, where
the guests of Congress Hall fire.
quently call upon his wife, who is
one Of the neatest housekeepers in
Saratoga.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
A Small Boat Drawn by
.., Fishes.

A letter from Easton, Pa, to one
of the New York -weeklies speaks
Of a novel use made of surgeons
by Mr.. L. Phillippi and Col. J. r.
Sitgreaves, of that place. They
cause couple of the fish to draw a
small boat, in harness and attach
them, also, to imitation swans, which
float above them and prevent their
diving. The boat is shaped like a
shell. The mode of Harvesting the
surgeons is peculiar. A broad In
dia rubber band, encircling each fish
just behind the pectoral fin, has a
brass ring attached to the top.
Through these rings a stout ashen
pole, about 8 feet long is inserted,
and two staples in the pole where
traces are fastened. There is also
a gum elastic band around each
sturgeon, just behind the dorsal fin,
with loop in the side holding the
opposite ends of a much lighter
pole, to compel them to swim at a
regular distance from each other.
Mr.. Phillippi, who acts as driver,
has his seat in the bow, and directs
their course with a goad, which is a
long pole, and as thick as ones
wrist, with a sharp spike sticking
out at right angles from the end,
and it is surprising with what alacri-
ty they obey.
When they are to be turned to
right or left, a sudden prick on the
opposite side of each sturgeon
causes the pair to take the desired
course. When a greater speed Is
desired, they are prlcked near the
tail; when they are required to halt
the goad is reached forward and
they are pricked in front Of the
head.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
How to Cure Stammering.

Lutte A. Taylor, editor of the La
Crosse, Wisconsin, Leader, who was
an inveterate stammerer, writes as
follows about the way to cure the
habit:
No stammering person ever found
any difficulty in singing. The rea-
son of this is that by observing the
measure of the music-by keeping
time-the organs of speech are kept
in such position that enunciation is
easy. Apply the same rule to read
ing or speech and the same result
will follow. Let the stammerer take
sentence, say this one-"Leander
SWAN the Hellespont"-and pro-
nounee it by syllables, scan it, keep
ing time with the finger if necessary,
letting each syllable occupy the same
time, thus hus-"Le-an-der-swam
= the = Hell = les-pont"-and he
will not stammer. Let him pro-
nounce slowly at first, then faster,
but still keeping the time, keeping
time with words instead of syllables,
and he will be surprised to find that,
with very little practice, he will read
without stammering, and nearly as
rapidly as persons ordinarily talk or
read. Then practice this in reading
and conversation until the habit is
broken up. Perseverance and at
tention is all that is necessary to
perform perfect cure.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
ODDS AND ENDS.

A married couple in Springfield
have not spoken to each other for
years. The man boasts that he has
the happiest home in the country.
"Good morning, Mr.. Henpeck,
have you any daughters that would
make good type-setters?" ''Not ex-
actly, but 1 have wife that would
make first-rate Devil"
An Indianian poured nitric acid
into his lady-love's ear to prevent
her marrying anybody but himself.
His efforts were eminently success
ful.
1t was wise negro who, in speak
ing of the happiness of married
people, said: "Dat 'ar pends alto
gedder on how dey joy deyselves."
1t is announced that Watchtel,
the famous German tenor, will ar
rive in this country in September,
for the purpose of giving concerts.
How do you get along with your
arithmeticY asked a father of his
little boy. 4 have ciphered through
addition, partition, abstraction, des
truction, abOmniation, justification,
hallucination, ,darnation, ,amputation,
creation and adoption
In the Life of Barham,' an anus
ing anecdote is told of King, the
actor, who met friend whose name
he had forgotten, and took him
home to dinner. After several inef-
fectual attempts to find out his
name, King said; My friend and i
have had dispute as to how you
spell your name; indeed we have
laid bottle of wine about
it, oh. with two ps,' was the an
swer.
A Quaker gentleman, riding in a
carriage with a fashionable lady
decked with a profusion of jewelry,
heard her complain of the cold.
Shivering in her lace bonnet and
shawl as light as a cobweb, she ex
claimed: What shall l do to get
warm% Il really don't KNOW re-
piled the Quaker, solemnly, unless
thee should put on another breast
pinn
A little girl came into my house
one day, and some apple parings
lay on 4 plate on the table. After
sitting awhile she said; i smell
apples!' Yes 1 replied, Il guess
you smell those apple parings on
the plate No! nor said she,
'Taint them I smell; i smell whole
applesr
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17

of the Republican party, on the
subjects of suffrage, the validity OF
the Nations debt and the invalidity
of that of the late Southern con
federacy are illegal, therefore null
and void. If we wish these ques.
tions again opened up, and the legal
ity of our national debt again jeop-
ardized by the villiany of ex-rebels
and their tools, the Northern Demo
Gratis, elevate the party to power
which claims them as it's own. But
if we want an enduring peace, final
sealing up of all the woes and
troubles growing out of the war,
prosperity to continue to smile upon
us, and friendship to grow and
strengthen with all the world, con
tinue in power the young giant who
wrestlcd and clenched with the de
mon of slavery, and never let go his
hold until torn and disjointed, it lay
beneath his feet, the brave young
Republican party of progress, econ
omy and reform.-Pttsbargh Ga
zette.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Recipes.

A correspondent of the american
Agricalturist gives the following
recipe for bottling plums: Weigh the
fruit, and allow a half pound
of sugar to a pound of plums;
less than this quantity for
very ripe and sweet Green Gage va
rieties. Put the sugar in the kettle
moisten it well with water. Let it
come to a syrup, boiling and skim
ming if brown sugar (which is the
KIND I use) /; now add the right pro-
portion of plums. Let them come
to a boil, and then bottle. I like
them whole, with the juice clear,
and to insure this, let them stand
on the back of the stove until they
are heated through, and the juice
running before / bring them to
boil. / think it is shame to make
a strong jam of good, handsome
blue plums; whole, they are of 4
delightful purple color-the jam is
brown and ugly. / have seen a
method in your paper where the
plums are put in jars, covered close
ly, and allowed to remain over night
in a warm oven. 1t is very good
WaV.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
A Leaf rom an African Mis-.
sionary.

One day y trader chief came to
join my church with his two wives
one old and ugly, the other a
handsome young negress. ...
THAT will never do," cried
''my religion allows a man but one
wife. Choose one for the partner of
your joys and sorrows, and make
suitable provision for the other"
They all went away, looking very
crest-fallen. A week or two after
ward the old chief came back, lead
ing the Young and pretty one, both
looking very happy.
Me come back" he said; "me all
ready now
"That is right" said l "and, pray,
how have you disposed of the other
wife?'
"All right" he said; "me eat her
uDr
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17

A correspondent of the Boston
Trareller records the following: "A
bright little boy, about four years of
age, son of clergyman, was at your
correspondents house one evening
with his parent, and gave him a
couple of five cent pieces. He laid
them on the table, and putting his
finger on one said: This one l am
going to give to the heather, and the
other one am going to keep myself
He played with them awhile, till one
of them finally rolled away and he
could not find it. 'Well,' said /,
my lad, which one have you lostY
'O,' said he, Il have lost the one l
was going to give to the heathen.'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17

A gang of nineteen counterfeiters
has been broken up in North West
ern Ohio, and all the members have
been arrested and are in Jail.
A man of superior pomposity was
once alluded to by Washington
irving as a great man, and, in his
own estimation, man of great
weight. When he goes to the West
he thinks the East tips up.
1t is said that a little coarsely-
cut gentiah root, well masticated
the saliva being swallowed taken
after meal, will soon cure one of
all desire for tobacco chewing.
Gentian is the basis of most of the
tobacco antidotes advertised.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-17
Farm and Household.
The Age of Horses.

The following manner of ascer-
tanning age of a horse, after it has
passed the ninth year, is quite new
to US, and will be to most of our
readers: After the horse is nine
years old, a wrinkle comes on the
eyelid, at the upper corner of the
lower lid, and every year thereafter
he has one well defined wrinkle for
each year of his age over nine. If,
for instance a horse has three
wrinkles, he is twelve. Add the
number of wrinkles to nine, and you
will always get his age.