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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

PECULIAR SNoBBERY.-AmOhg the
recent arrivals at Saratoga is q yOung
gentleman of great fortune who is a
regular visitor here, and who has in
rariably made a great display. This
season he proposes to do the place on
q auieter scale. ON account of his
mother's recent death. This is how
ile goes about it: He has n suits of
rooms Mt the Congress- that under his
supervision have been so arranged as
topresent a rather sombre appearance,
for, out of respect TO his mothers
memory. they, have been put in
motirning. Adeep black bOrtser runs
around the ceilings, while the wall
paper is of q very gloomy color; the
farpiture, which arrived today, is
from Egypt, and is exceedingly gro
tesQue in appearance and mysterious
i'm style; nothing like it has ever be-
fore appeared in Saratoga. The gen
tleman announces that he win not
enter the ball-rnom this summer but
will entertain his friends in his rooms
in an elegant and costly manner, of
course-ne levity. lie is to drive a
fOur-in- hand, his groom and cOaGliman
are to be attired in mourning, aud
mourning iap-rohes, like funeral pals,
are to be spread ever the seats of his
carriages, which viii be painted in
keeping with the hahiliments of wee.
For these emblems of saekploth and
ashes he pays $500 per week. Shod-
dy society calls this afiliat devotion"
and speaks of him as "sueh q good
son. but so odd and eccentric" while
common sense people are nnkind
, enough to call gim snOb, and one
of the most Oatre kmd--Saratoga Let
ter to albany Itnaess Sc eaE
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

Anew York gentleman has q cbup&e
of bl0oded mares between WHOM a
strong affection formerly existed.
Recently, however, while being d ven
together, one of them made an Hwk-
ward step and cut the other o, tile
ankle. On being embarrassed tI. in
iured animal attacked the othe With
great fury, and now their Ener
dares not let them come With sight
of each other. ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

The cry is Still they come.".. Will
liam c.. Prime and james II. Parker,
both delegates from Prince George
county, Maryland, to the recent Grant
State Convention, have followed Elec-
tor Saunders example and declared
for Greeley and Brown. Prime is one
of the most influential Republicans in
Southern Maryland, and Mr.. Parker
is eolored Republican,, who stands
we'll with his own race. oi
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

A valuable and wonderful ms.tal,
appropriately called Sterling nj al,
is now being manufactured ear
Hartford. 1t lis harder even han
cast-steel, is not affected by ait OF
earth, and can be cast with pesfect
ease into any form. Preparations
are being made to use it for wor, Of
sculpture, anu specimens are r. be
sent to the principal fouaders O Eu-
rope. ss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03
A writer who thinks he aInows,

a writer who thinks he Enows, Us
the most uncertain thing s'n eartE is
the vote of Ii school cOmm mittce. sHe
made one of these vote toIplease Him,
u year ago, by pledging ts'O-thirdS to
vote the other way, and' telling the
other third What he had done the
first lot all broke their word, and the
second lot from sheer spite voted az
they thought their conErade would
not. sr3l
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

nation and attainment Then join
the Liberal ranks. 49, @.it -Ifas
Come as the winds come when forests are
rended; s't4tit tSAf' -
Come as the waves come when nayies are
stranded.
Stand not upon the order of coming,
but come at once for it is your duty
to your country and TO your God.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

We apologize, We yesterday stated
that joaquin Miller is lcalled the
"Sierra Poet" because no One did see
e'er a poet like him. This was inac-
curate, We see error in our state
aent. Miller is called the poet of the
Sierra Nevada because he was IN. er
dar." This is q f;lct.-N. L. World
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

The Detroit Free PreS obserSes
that the Grant papers are beginning
to begin their atticles THUG: .. In the
event of GreeleS's electioD'n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

This is said by the Chicago Tribune:
The irrepressible. Butler is plotting
vigorously in Massachusetts. He at
tends Grant meetings with anfalter-
ing regularity, and manages to tHrn
them all into Qualifications of his own.
matchless virtues. He is fond of re-
minding his auditors that the very
men who are now opposed to Grant
were opposed himself during the
last gulernatorial campaign. The in
ference is plain. Grant men must be
Butler men. If the stribisinic Gen
eral fails to succeed Wilson as Sena--
tor, he wishes to succeed Washburna as
Governor. Accordingly, he is crack
ing the party whip and soaring South
ern haters into support of Grant and
Butler, master and man. ga 3a5s
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Senator Bayard, of Delaware. it
will be remembered, opposed Mr..
Greeley at Baltimore, In an able
speech, and cast the vote of his State
against the Philosopher. Our Grant
friends have been comforted greatly
By the circumstance, and have ar
gueda a tremendous split in the Dem
oeratic party. The following dispatch
from New York shows that Mr.. Bay
ard has come forth: +" Senator Bayard,
of Delaware, who opposed The nom
ination of Greeley at Baltimore and
subsequently participated in the
meeting of the anti Greeley men at
Mechanics Institute, has published IL
4etter promising his support to the
Liberal ticket. .p--Erehange. ~ a.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03

When a young lady offers to hera
cambric handkerchief for q rich ba
elor she means 20 sew in order t
she may reap. . Il
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-08-03
Space. lwk. 1 mo. mos Idmos. 1 ".

Communications may be addressed sims' "
"CHIEF, DonaldsoTlville, La.," or to the ed
tor and proprietor personally.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Good Manners,

Young folks should be mannerly.
How to be so is the question. Many a
good girl and boy feel that they can't
behave in the presence of company.
They feel timid, bashful and self-dis-
trrlstful the moment they are addressed
by a stranger in company. There is
but one way tosget over this feeling
and acquire easy and graceful manners
that is, to do the best they can all the
time at home, as well as abroad. Good
manners are not learned by arbitrary
teaching so much as acquired by habit.
They grow upon us by use. We must
be courteous, agreeable, civil, kind gen
tlemanly and womanly at home, and
then it will become kind of second ma
ture, to be so everywhere. A coarse
rough manner at home begets bit of
ronghness, which we cannot lay off if
We try, when we go among strangers.
The most agreeable people we have
ever known in company are those who
are perfectly agreeable at home. Home
is school for all good things, special
ly for good manners.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Three Dog Stories.

Old Zack,my brother Johns dog, was
large Watchdog, partly mastiff, part
ly bulldog. One day large stray dog
walking slowly up the avenue, Zack
came out of his kennel, showed the
stranger in, brought him bone, and
gave him of his food for two days, sleep
ing outside near by; and when the
stranger was well recruited, he walked
down to the gate with him and showed
him out.
Basker, Stella's dog, came up to moth
ers's and looking up and around the
room, began to growl in a threatening
manne3 fixing his eyes on the portrait
of my father. He soon jumped on the
sofa which stood under the picture, and
looking attentively at it, seemed to be
satisfied that it was not man; he then
lay quietly down and never again gree
ted the picture in that manner.
Beauty, black-and-tan terrier, being
reproved for barking in the cellar, and
told sharply there were no rats there,
kept up his watch, and in the course of
an hour canght a large rat, which he
insisted resolutely upon taking upstairs
and laid down triumphantly before his
mistress.-Hearth and Home.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Tide Marks.

1t was low tide, and the great, gray
rocks stood up bare and grim above the
water; but high up, on all their sides,
was black line that seemed hardly dry,
though it was far above the water.
"What makes that black mark on the
rocks?" 1 asked my friend.
"Oh, that is the tide-mark," she re-
piled. every day when the tide comes
in, the water rises and rises until it
reaches that line, and in great many
years it has worn away the stone until
the mark is cut into the rock.''
"Oh,'' thought 1, "that is all, is it
Well, have seen a great many people
that carry the tide-marks ON their faces"
Right in front of me was a pretty little
girl, with delicate features, and pleasant
blue eyes. But she had some queer
little marks on her forehead, and won
dered how they came to be there; until
presently her mother said:
"Draw down the blind now, Carrie,
the sun shines right in baby's face"
81 want to look out" said Carrie in a
very peevish voice.
But her mother insisted, and Carrie
drew the blind, and turned her face
away from the window. Oh, dear me !!
what face it was! The blue eyes were
full of frowns instead of smiles, the
pleasant lips were drawn up in an ugly
pout, and the queer marks on the fore
head deepened into actual wrinkles.
"Poor little GIRL" thought, show
bad you will feel when you grow up, to
have your face marked all over with the
tide-marks of passion; for these evil
tempers leave their marks, just as surely
as the ocean does,and have seen many
face stamped so deeply with self-will
and covetousness that it must CORY the
marks to the grave
Take care, little folks! and whenever
you give away to bad temper, remem-
Der the ''tide marks" - Children's
Friend.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Fireside Department.
Don't Throw Stones.


ado not throw stones, my boy; you
NAV hurt some One.
Il do not throw them at anybody sir.
What burt does it do for me to throw
stones at the fence?"
.You cannot tell, my young friend,
who may be behind the fence; and the
stone you throw for sport may cause
serious hurt
81 do not see any harm in throwing
stones"
81 am very sorry to see you persist1n
doing a mischievous thing, and add bad
manners to a bad habit. | have just
seen accounts of two sad accidents from
throwing stones which ought to be
warning to boys against this foolish and
dangerous habit. A young man was
riding on horseback, when stone,
thrown by little boy hit the horse and
frightning him so that he started, threw
the young man on the ground and in
jured him very much. The horse ran
on through the street and struck wo-
man, knocking her senseless upon the
curbstone. She was sadly injured in
the head, and so bruised it is doubtful
whether she will recover. 1t seemed
very small thing for the little boy to
threw a stone, but the result was dread
ful. If the woman should die, do. you
suppose that boy will ever forgive him
self:
@But the other story is still more sad.
A youth was returning home from
school. Just as he was entering his
fathers gate he heard sound in the
street, and, turning his head, was struck
by stone thrown by little boy (which
hit him in the eye and at once destroyed
its sight. Now that poor youth must
go all his days with blind eye just be-
cause the other little fellow would amuse
himself by throwing stones. These
two anecdotes met my eye the same day
in the newspapers, which show that
such things occur very often. And
probably, if in the last case the stone
had hit the boy on his temple, it would
have killed him. Again, then | say,
don't throw stones, where there is a
possibility of their hitting any one
Pres Banner.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
A Pyramid of Honey.

At the late Cleveland "Bee Conven-
tion," Mr.. A. F. Moon placed beau
tiful honey pyramid on the Presidents
table. 1t was composed of series of
honey boxes, each one smaller than that
beneath it. The boxes had glass sides,
corner posts beautifully carved, and
painted marble white, surmounted with
a vase of beautiful flowers. The whole
pyramid was some four or five feet high
and presented a pleasing appearance.
Mr.. Moon was complimented by vote
of thanks. An article appeared in one
of the Cleveland papers next day to the
effect that the bee-keepers of America
were greatly indebted to Mr.. Moon for
the first movable-comb frames in Amer
lea, which have been used in various
forms since their first invention by him
in 1898. Although we did not know OF
its intended publication there until we
saw it in the paper, yet we speak adj
visedly when we say that the movable
frame, with harrow top bar suspended
on rabits, with shallow chamber, etc.,
should be called the "Moon Frame. y
Bee Keeper's Journal,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28

Lehigh county, Pa, has the largest
stationary engine, and longest and
highest iron railroad bridge in the
world.
A new style of ornament for the hair
is a small birds nest of filagree gold,
in which is a small guilt bird with
wings extended and jewelled eyes.
Playing the harp is getting to be a
very fashionable accompaniment espe-
cially among young ladies whom Ma
ture has gifted with handsome arms.
Wanted to know-if hop pickers ever
saw hop waltz.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Farm and Household.
Sick-Room Hints.

A sick-room should have pleasant
aspect. Light is essential. Blinds and
curtains may be provided to screen the
ewes too weak to bear full day but what
substitute maeks up for the absense of
that blessed sunshine without which
life languishes? The walls should be
of cheerful tint; if possible, some sort
of outdoor glimpse should be visible
from the bed or chair where the invalid
lies, if it is but the top of a tree and 4
bit of sky. Eyes which have been travel
ling for long, dull days over the pattern
of paperhangings, till each bud and
leaf guirl is familiar-and hateful
brighten with pleasure as the blind is
raised. The mind, wearied of the
grinding battle with pain and self, finds
unconscious refreshment in the new in
terest. All, there is birds shadow
fitting across the pane. The tree-top
sways and trembleS with soft rustling-
white cloud floats dreamily over the
blue,-and now oh delight and wonder,
the bird himself comes in sight and
perches visibly Oh the bough, dressing
his feathers and quivering forth few
notes of sons All the world, then, is
not living in bed because we are, is not
tired of its surrounding-has not the
back-ache, What a refreshing thought!
and though this glimpse of another life,
the fresh natural life from which we
are shut out-that life which has moth
ing to do with pills and potions, tip-toe
movements, ,whispers,and doctors boots
creaking in the entry-may cause the
hot tears to rush suddenly into our eyes,
it does us good, and we begin to say
with certain tfemulous thrill of hope:
"When go out again, / shall do''-so
and so.
All, if nurses, if friends knew how
irksome, how positively harmful, is the
sdmeness of a sick-room, surely love
and skill would devise remedies. If it
NDiC oiii uiihSih5 III a oioS io"SA ~
day and pink one tomorrow; hang
ing fresh picture to vary the monOtony
of the wall, or even an old one in new
place-something, any thing-it issuch
infinite relief Small things and single
things suffice. To see many of his sur
roundings changed at once confuses an
invalid; to have one little novelty at a
time to vary the point of observation,
stimulates and cheers. Give him that,
and you do more and better than if you
filled the apartment with fresh objects.
1t is supposed by many that flowers
should be carefully kept away from sick
eople,--that they exhaust the air or
communicate to it some harmful quail
ty. This may, in a degree, be true of
such strong, fragrant blossoms as ilacs
or garden lilies, but of the more deli
cately-scented ones no such effect need
be apprehended. A well aired room
will never be made close or unwhole-
some by nosegay of roses, mignonette,
or violets, and the subtitle cheer which
they bring with them is infinitely reyi-
wing to the weary eyes and depressed.
-Scribner's Magazine.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Bee Chronology.

From the deposit of the egg by the
queen till the worker is Matched, is
twenty-one days. From the Matching
of the worker till the commencement
of outside labor is about sixteen days;
or, in other words, the worker, under
ordinary circumstances,is this old when
it commences to gather forage, outside
the hive. Hence at thirty-seven days
before the honey harvest commences,
the eggs should be deposited, in order
to have the workers on hand, ready to
gather harvest. The breeding depart
ment should be filed completely with
eggs and brood thirty-seven days before
the commencement of the harvest. This
varies in different localities, and each
individual should know for himself
when his yield of honey begins.-Ohio
Farmer.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
NOticetOT Teachers

TNHE BOARD OF EXAMINERS of Holmes
L County, o., will hold Examinations of
Teachers for the ensuing year, at School House,
Room No. 7, in Millersburg, on SATURDAY,
MARCH, End, 18th and 3Oth;
APRIL, 18th and 2Ith;
MAY, 11th and 25th;
AUGUST, 31st;
SEPTEMBER 18th and 2s;
OCTOBER. 18th and Goth;
NOVEMBER, 9th and a3rd;
DECEMBER, 9Th,
E6g> These Examinations will open at 81
O'Clock, A. NJ. and close at O'Clock p. NJ. The
class will not be open for admission of appli-
cants after 10h O'Clock. The Board has done
away with the practice of ante-dating certih-
school till after obtaining certificate from the
Board of School Examiners. 1t is required by
the terms of the school law, that every teacher
must be qualified to teach OrthrOgraphy, Read
ing, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography and Eng
lish Grammar, and possesses an adequate
ing.
No attention will be given to applicants for
private examinations. Testimonials of good
moral character, signed by at least two respon-
sible persons, will be required of each candl-
date. These testimonials must be placed in a
with the name and pOst-Ofice of the candidate
and presented on the day of examination, Ger
tiflcates will be of four grades, to-wit: Six
Months, Twelve Months, Eighteen Months,
Twenty -four Months. Certificates of Six
Months being very low grade and trial certifi-
cate, maXbe issued second time to the same
applicant, If circumstances require. A fee of
80 cents is required of every candidate in ad-
vance of examination.
By order of the Board,
LEWIS A. BEEBOUT, Clerk.
Feb.-25tf.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Poke Root!

Wherever Poke Root grows, 1t has local
reputation as Blood Purifier, and for the
cure of Rheumatism. With all this local
reputation, and the praise of distinguished
Physicians iDrs. Coe, Lee, King, Wilson NJ.
Hunt, Grifits, COPELAND and oihers,) who
have tested its medical powers; it has been
neglected by the profession at large, as much
through want Of proper appreciation of
its merits. as knowledge of the proper way
to prepare it for medicinal use. DIR. Oliver
Crook, "a physician who devotes his entire
time to the duties ofhis proftssion,) has fully
tested the active medicinal qualities Of Poke
Root during the last 25 years, and unhesi-
tatingly pronounces it to have MORE MERIT
for diseases depending on a depraved con-
dition of the blood,-than any and all ether
articles named in the Materia Medica Un-
der his instructions our Chemist has COM
bined the active medicinal qualities Of Poke
Root with the best Tonic Preparation of
Iron. and we offer this preparation to the
public under the above name.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28

DIR CROOKS SYRUP OF POKE ROOT.
Cures Scrofnla, Scrofulous Tumors,
Scrofulous diseases of the Ewes,
or Scrofula in any form.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Milford. Ohio. October IL, SO

Milford, Ohio. October IL, SO
Projectors Dr. Crooks Wine OF Tar:
The people are perfectly crazy
over the merits of DR.. Crooks
Vino of Tar. One man has told
me it was the best medicine he
ever saw another said it was
curing him of long standing
cough; another that it was cur
ing his daughter Of the dyspepsia;
another said he could cat. any
thing since he began taking it.
Rcsp'y, II. 7. SHoEMAKER.
Montpelier, Vermont, 1870:
Proprietors DIR. Crooks Wine of Tar:
have used DR.. Crooks Wine Of
Tar for liver complaint, and be-
lisve it has no equal.
GEO. Merck.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Seed STORE,

3. n. STAIR d CO. again offer to their
old friends and the public full assortment of
Field. Gdrfen and Floacer Seeds, which they
cofidently recomend to all in want of reliable
seeds.
send for Price List, which will be sent free
of charge. 3, n. STAIR f. CO..
March, 1872. Cleveland, Ohio.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28
Mark Twain on Woman Suf-
frage.

Mark Twain says that when women
frame laws the first thing they will do
will be to enact:
/. That all men should be at home at
ten P. NJ. without fail.
2. That married men should bestow
considerable attention upon their own
wives.
8. That it should be hanging offence
to sell whisky in slaoons, and that fines
and disfranchisement should follow in
such places.
4. That the smoking of cigars to ex-
cess should be forbidden, and the smok-
ing of pipes utterly abolished.
). That the wife should have the title
of her own property when she marries
a man who hasn't any.
Such tyranny as this" says Mark
eve could never stand" Our free souls
could never endure such degrading
thraldom. Women go away, Seek not
to beguile MS of our imperial privileges,
Content yourselves with your little fem
mine trifles-your babies, your benevo-
lent societies, and your knitting-and
let your natural bosses do the voting.
Stand back..you will be wanting to go
to war next. We will let you teach
school as much as you want to, and pay
you half price, too; hit beware. we
don't wont you to crowd us too much.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-03-28

A few days ago child was crying in
London street. A compassionate la
dy, passing at the time, stopped and
asked him what was the matter. The
child replied:
"Cos I've lost penny mother gave
me-"
"Ah, well, never mindy' said the la
dy, and giving him a penny out Of her
own purse she went upon her way; but
had not gone far when she heard the
little fellow believing more Justify than
before. She turned back and again
asked the cause, upon which the little
urchin answered,
"Why, if I'adn't lost the first one,
should 'ave'ad tupence."
A contemporary says of prominent
general that 'his sword was never drawn
but once, and then in a raffle.'
What relation does an irate luton
bear to the rest of the human family !?
Why that of cussin' German to be sure.