Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-13
WISE AND OTHERWISE.


1t is better to be laughed at for not
being married, than to he unable to
laugh because you are.
i A Parsian newspaper states that
president Grant is Count Bis
marck's particular friend"
j Two and q half cents 4 pound
for beef is considered eXhorbitant
in Texas.
| The latest production of the Wo-
mems Rights Advocate is an essay
to prove that Shakespeare was wo-
man.
Hon. Alexander Caldwell, the new
Senator from Kansas. is said to he
worth $3,0OO,OOO.
A boy of twelve years of age is
being tried in Lexington. KY. on u
charge of arson.
Secretary Delano is now on a visit
to Mount Vernon, o.
Springfield, Massachusetts,, had
four inches OF snow on Saturday
night. ......
Since january l, 1871, 1892 en-
igrants arrived at New York city.
In the same time in 1870 169,SS2
arrived.
The Democratic congressional
committee has elected Senatoar
Casserly chairman. The resident
executive committee has Sam. J.
Randall of Pennsylvania as chair
man and the following members:
Representatives Slocum, Eldridge,
Niblack, Swami, and one or two
citizens of the District of Columbia.
The fruit trees of Southern Him
ois are in full bloom and the pros
pect of a good crop is good. Him
ois strawberries are now in the
market at Chicago.
\ London diamond merchant, of
great experience, pronounces the
South African diamonds inferior to
the old and famous Golconda gems.
There are said to be millions of
pounds of fossil ivory in Alaska.
1t is of excellent quality, and is
worth dollar pound in San Fran
cisco.
A fish was lately caught in the
Des Moines river which had grown
through glass bottle with the bot
tom out. The central portion of
the fish was compressed, each end
bulging until extrication was i'm
possible.
The fourth anniversary of the
founding of the Dayton Soldiers
Home was celebrated on Tuesday |
evening of last week |
An Arkansas man, sentenced TO |
be hanged, is in 4 bad way. The
neighboring carpenters refuse to
build the gallows, and the Sheriff
doesn't know how. Theprisoner is
a carpenter himself, and the Sheriff
has tried several times to have him
build it, but he says "he'll be hanged
if he will.
a little shaver was eXpatiating on
the injurious effects of tobacco, and
said, The oil of tobacco is so pois-
onous that a single drop of it on the
end of dogs tail will kill u man in
enc minute
A paper says that - child was
run over in the streets by wagon
three years old and cross eyed, with
pantalets on which never spoke
--t.
As a companion to the song, "Oh,
give me back but yesterday a mel
ody will soon be issued, entitled, II
''Oh, could you spare tomorrow" /:
which will be followed by You
haven't got such a thing as next
week about you, have you:" .
"Was Mr.. Chiselem very popular
man when he lived in your town."
a busybody of a friend, Il
should think he was," replied the
gentleman; las many persons en-
leavored to prevent his leaving,
md and several of them, including
the Sherifi''s S officer, followed him
some distance"
''What have you. to remark, {
madam, about my singing" said a !
gentleman to lady. Nothing, {
sir" replied the lady; lit is not re- 6
narkable.' ... II
A gymnastic youth boasted the '
,ther day that he received especial s
daily at his home from the |
amous Brooklyn gymnast, Mr..
8urnham. A wag, who overheard s
he innocent, thus eXtinguishe6 l
lin: Il wonder much that Burn
lam would come TO such Ounce
name.
An old lady, slightly blind, while 4
in futile attempt to SOW L
'uttons on young Augustus new $
acket, remarked: ''Drat these but h
ons; can't find the holes, and they t
plit all to pieces every time I stick !
he needy into en-" To which re- n
lied young Augustus: Now, look a
ere, Granny. you just let my pep II
ermint drops alone. You've split
norm half of 'em already n