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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-01-18
Betting on Raindrops.

The Calcutta merchants have adopted
a novel plan for Willing away idle
hours. According to the Pioneer, bet
ting on drops of rain is just now the
fashion in Calcutta, where even respect
able native merchants bet very large
sums about the rainfall. When the
weather becomes cloudy wagers are
laid as to the time within which the
downpour may be expected. The wager
being laid, the crowd wait patiently to
see the water run out of the spouts, for
drizzle is not recognized, and unless
the water drips from the spouts, the
party who bets that it will not rain has
not lost. Some times the utmost confu-
sion prevails ;it rains for few minutes
and the crowd look anxiously at the
spouts; If the water does not drip the
veil Is terrific, losers attribute 1t to foul
play, and boys are Immediately sent up
to the top of the house to see whether
the spout has been tampered with.
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Nilsson and Her Adorer.

Justice Scott was yesterday called
upon to adjudicate in singular case,
the memory of which will remain with
him as long as he lives. The complain
ant is none other than Christine Nils
son, the renowned songstress, and the
defendant one Charles Theodore Busch,
German musician of three score'
whose heart had been pierced with
Cupid's shafts until his aged head had
turned. Mile. Nilsson's complaint
against the senilel over was preferred in
low, sweet tones that thrilled the blush
ing justice, and filed the Essex Market
courtroom with music.
He annoys me much your honor," !"
said the silver-voiced queen of song.
"He follows me everywhere. If walk
in the street, he is at my side; if en-
ter door he is with me. He foolishly
believes that he loves me, and that 1
am essential to his happiness. Please
tell him to give me peace"
While Mile. Nilsson was thus plead
ing, poor love-lorn Busch's eyes follow
ed every movement of her lips, and his
ears drank in every sound of her mel
lifuous voice. Edging nearer and
nearer to his fair enslaver he seized the
corner of her fur cape, and bearing it
hurriedly to his lips, kissed it repeated
ly in the ecstacy of his alteration.
"He says, your HONOR" continued
the fair complainant, blushing, ''that
must marry him."
"You shall not be troubled with him
again, mademoiselle," said the Justice,
with smile. s'Mr. Busch, j shall re-
quire you to give bonds in $500 to keep
the peace toward the lady for six
months"
The aged victim of unrequited love
was committed to Jail in default OF
bail.
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Gratuitous Notices.

Somebody who has suffered from an
excess of gratuitous putting rises to ex-
plain after the following fashion:
The local columns of newspaper
are the most valuable to advertiser, be-
cause they are the first read by every
body and no publisher can give them up
to putting this mans patent mohogany
sausage suffer or that ones new fan
gled, double and twisted stump puller,
for nothing and board himself. Publish
ing a newspaper is legitimate business
and the newspaper man should have
pay for his labor the same as the man
who carries the hod or wields the ham,
mer in the blacksmith shop. 1t costs
money, time, and vast deal OF patience
to conduct newspaper, and no class OF
men are expected to do as much for as
little pay as the publisher.
Much of this service, AN exchange re-
marks, whether valuable or worthless,
arises from thoughtlessness by those
who apply for 1t. They would not think
of asking a carpenter to work a day or
two for nothing, or expect a grocer TO
give them a ham because they had
bought bushel of potatoes; but in
printing office it is only, in their estima-
ton, few minutes labor to write n
puff and it costs no more to put
that in type and publish it than the
same quantity OF matter in news item
for which there is no expectation of
special pay. Many, therefore, receive
the favor as a thing of course, and some
even grumble if notice of them or
their wares is not coupled with direct
or indirect disparagement of somebody
else in the same hue of trade. If there
should be an intimation that the solicit
ed notice is purely personal matter to
the solicitor, and the only benefit TO be
derived from it insures to himself, and
therefore the service should be paid for
like any other service, it is considered
sufficient answer that the other paper
does such work for nothing, while such
a reminder is regarded as severe rebuke
to an avaricious or unaccommodating
disposition. In publishing gratuitously
as is proper, notices of public and be-
nevolent objects, they have established
practice where it is often hard to draw
the dividing line, and where they too
frequently overstep it. Good judge
ment and a little firmness would cor
rect an evil evry country publisher feels
and which he has sometime or other
talked about generally with no benefit
TO himself or anybody else.
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From lhe Atlantic Monthly.
MY BIRTHDAY.
J. G. WHITTIER.

]. G. WHITTIER.
Beneath the moonlight and the snow
Lies dead my latest years;
The winter winds are wailing low
Its dirges in my ear.
grleye not with the moaning wind
As if loss befell;
Before me, even as behind,
God is, and all is well.
Not mindless of the growing years
OF care and loss and pain,
NJ eyes are wet with thankful tears
For blessings which remain.
If dim the gold of life has grown
will not count it dross.
Nor turn from treasures still my own
10 sigh for lack and loss.
Love watches DER my quiet ways,
Kind voices speak my name,
And lips that find it hard to praise
Are slow, 1t least to blame.
Hsw softly ebb the tides of will!
How fields once lost or won,
Now lie behiud me green and still
Beneath level sun?
How hushed the hiss of party hate,
The clamOr of the thrung!
How old, harsh voices of debate
Flow into rhythmic song.
Methinks the spirits temper grows
Too soft in this still air,
Somewhat the restful heart foregoes
or needed watch and prayer.
The bark by tempest vainly tossed
May founder in the calm,
And he who braved the polar frost
Faint by the isles Of balm.
Rest for the weary hands is good,
And love for hearts that pine.
But let the manly habitude
Of upright souls be mine.
Be near in mine hours of need,
To sOothe, or cheer, or warm.
And down these slopes of sunset lead
As up the hills Of morni
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Mo.River, ,ar.10,D 11,W dep.445 55O
Nos. i and daily except Sunday; Nos. 9 and
3 daily except Saturday.
Breakfast. I Dinner. + Supper.
Distance 1913 miles. Trains are run by Chi
ago 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.
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Church Directorv.

NJ. Z. CHURCH,
GA HUGHES, PASTOR, SERVICE EVERY
Sabbath at l0I O'Clock, A. NJ, and O'Clock,
m. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening.
EVANG. LUTHERAN CHURCH.
SERVICES EVERY OTHER SABBATH, AT
10Y O'Clock A. NJ. by Rev. Isaac Cutler.
Sabbath School every Sabbath morning at v
o'clock.
U. P. CHURCH,
REV. W. NJ. GIBSON, PASTOR. HOURS FOR
Service at 11H O'Clock, A. n. Sabbath school
at 10Y O'Clock, A. N. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evenings atty o'clock.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
REV. A. S. .MILHOLLAND, PASTOR. MORN
ing service at IL O'Clock. Sabbath school
12h O'Clock. Evening service 65s O'Clock
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at
* O'Clock.
T DISCIPLE CHURCH,
ELDER WIN. SHARP. PASTOR. HOURS
for service II O'Clock, A.. N. Sabbath school
Q O'Clock. Evening service TX o'clock
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at ~
O'Clock.
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
SERVICES EVERY SABBATH AT IL o.
clock, A. NJ Sunday School at 10. j.. ID. Nun
emacher, Pastor.
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Dentists
IT. l.. PIERCE,

PRACTICAL & OPERATIVE DENTIST, UP
Stairs opposite the Book Store. All work eN
ecuted in the best manner, and warranted
to give satisfaction. III
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w, r.. POMEROY,

MECHANICAL Il OPERATIVE DENTIST,
Millersburg, Ohio. Objective doors West
of Commercial Block 1u
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Terms Of Advertising.

Deaths and Marriages gratis.
Local Notices, first insertion, 10 cents per
line; subsequent insertions cents per line.
Special Notices and Foreign Advertisements
25 per cent. additional.
business Cards, not exceeding lines, 81.
Administrators and Executors Notices S..
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". C. STOUT. NJ. D.
J. POMERENE, NJ. ID.
w. M. ROSS, NJ. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MILLERS.
burg, Ohio. Ofiice-First door West Of Cor
ner formerly occupied by Mulvane. Resi-
depce, second door south of T. b. Raif's
corner. Office days, Wednesday and Satnr'
day afternoons. 1tf
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DIR. S. WILSON

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OFFICE AND
Residence, West Liberty Street, Wooster, o.
All accounts considered due as soon as servi-
ces are rendered. 3ta
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=s1ss-, 9aa Vol. XVIII.
hotels.
DONCASTER HOUSE.

ORGyILLE, o., OPPOSITE r. r. DEPOT. J.
NJ. westuyer. proprietor. Trains going north
IN the morning stop twenty IN inute> for
breakfast. The Doncaster House Is fitted up
in first-c class style and is one of the best
houses on the p T. W & G. r. X. Country
people will find it to their interest to stop al
this house. 0yl
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Pittsburg. Fl. Wayne & Chicago r. r.
TRAINS GOING EAST.
c., r. I. & p. Railway.

No. 1, Daily except Monday; Nos. 6, :, s and
9, Daily except Sunday; Nos. and 6. Daily
No. 4, Daily except Saturday and Sunday.
+. r. MYERS, Gen. Ticket dgent.
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He thought the name n good one. He
hated the name and tribe of Levy, and
abominated Samuels; but Davis, he
presumed, was Welsh, and the surname,
he asserted, he inherited from his IA
ther. He was old Tarbernacle, and his
son had been often in his lifetime called
youny Tabernacle.
Mr.. Davis Tabernacle, it is needless
to say, prospered. He was not suspec-
ted of belonging to the ancient people
of whom he was so unworthy as to be
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06
Horace Greeley.

The announcement made yesterday that
HORACE GREELEY was dead, came SO
soon after the news OF his extreme illness,
that it has taken the country with NOUN
Gul surprise. How far the death Of bis wife
has affected hts, health and caused his death
we are mi advised. But that lie should
have reproach himself at the lnistakc OF
! his Presidential candidature, TO such all
extent as to impair both his physical and
mental health, VIC most sincerely regret.
The mistake, which there certainly was,
cannot be charged to him. He was not an
aspirant for the nomination, and in fac, he
freely expressed the opinion that lis
record was such as to render him an un-
popular candidate.
The readers of the JOURNAL need not
now to be told that we supported MR.
GREELEY with reluctance, but that we
did support him with all the entllusi-
asm and ability which we possessed.
When it became apparent to lis that the
best interests Of the country demanded a
concentrations all The opponents of Rad
icalisln upon Mir. GREELEY, none gave up
old prejudces and opinions more readily,
or labored for his success more increasingly
than We did.
And we have no regrets to express. We
arc now more satisfied than we ever were
that it was the duty Of every patriotic cit
zen to sapport Mr.. GREELEY.
And we do not think the mistake Of his
nomination was the cause Of the defeat OF
the Reform movement. Any ether cand:-
date would have shared like fate. The
people were not prepared for it. The time
had not come for reconciliation. The pas
slons Of the war had not subsidized. Peace
was not de: :irable, when discOrd and strange
ment were SO profitable. The cause itself,
and not Mr.. GREELEY, was the source Of
weakness and defeat.
But the excitement Of the canvass has
passed, and those Who opposed, as we'll as
those who supported him, cannot butr cret
the announcement Of the death Of Mr.
GREELEY His candidaturc, notwith-
standing its very disastrous tcrmina-
ton, gave character to the contest. and, as
American citizens, all must feel proud OF
! the brilliant canvass he made.
The great unanimity with which the
Southern whites supported Mr.. GREELEY
in the late election, is at once the most
! remarkable AMI the proudcst endorsement
! ever given TO a. man-an endorsement oi
his heart rather han Of his judgment. Ii
/ waS the confidence which the S1Ofhprr
! people had in SIR. GREEIEY'S honesty and
/ goodness which oyercame their prejudices
/ to his record, AMI their fears Of his fanati
cism. Had hc lived, lie must have regar-
ded this expression Of confidence Will
pride, and now that he is dead it will bt
associated with lis name in IalloWcd re
/ membrance.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06
MEDICAL Judgment of Sewing
Machines

During the late session of the State Medi-
cal Society of Virginia, at Staunton, DIR.
Parker read Il very interesting paper on the
subject of sewing machines and their effect
on the health of females, in which the con-
clusi0ns were announced:
First, That fatigue is not disease, and
that there is no reason TO conclude that the
use of the muscles employed in machine
work for a reasonable time is Injurious,
Second. That the machine may be used
for four or five hours daily i'll a family by
lady in ordinary health without injury.
Third. That the damage to health in the
factory is due to the hygenic conditions ur-
der which the work is done, and the natli-
raj delicacy of some of the operatives, un-
fitting them for long-continued labor of any
kind. Fourth. That the sewing machine
is a'great boon to womankind, increasing
her compensation, protecting her sight.
aud in the family lessening her labors.
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The SeUntOrioICO

We regret the division among our party
friends in the Legislature, by which two
days have been spent in fruitlesS effort 10
elect a United States Senator. We are
gratilied at the assurance that i'm no event
can john Pool be elected. There is no
man in North Caroline, white or black,
however infamous may be his private char
acter, however debased may be his moral
standing. who would not be infinitely
preferred by the good and true citizens Of
the State to that reCreant son. In the
midst Of our own troubles this is wonder
ful consolation.
We do regret there is such a division
among the Conservative members that tie
decision Of the caucus cannot heal. The
question now is, not whether Governor
Vance is the choice Of individual members
of the Legislature, but having received the
nomination Of the palty-a nomination
which required majority ot all the Con-
srTr atiycs elected to secuIc-he is entitled
to the support of every one Of them. Any
o'her course ON the part Of the members
af the party, aEd will initiate against its
future success.
Governor Vance, while probably tie
most popular man in North Carolina, may
he more OF less unpopular in certain localt
ties, but we are satisfied that this feeling
does not extend in any county to such a
degree as to Justify Senators and Members
opposing the nominee of the party, OF
ieopardizing the Integrity and organization
of the party itself. We do hope those who
have held of from the support Of Governor
vance, llauy Of-whom are our esteemed
personal friends, will 90 so no longer.
They arc assuming Il responsibility which
no men should incur, AMI which they may
always regret.
individuals are nothing. The pIejudiccs
OF to-day will become fayOrites tomorrow.
NC have tayoled and opposed the aspiia-
lions OF nlen before this, and have regret
led our action before the issue. had been
decided. These are nothing compared to
the integrity and harmony OF great
putty party on whose ultimate triumph
ttc welfare Of the whole country depends.
NJ man, therefore, shonld let lis individual
likes and dioliles cloud his judgment and
diStort his action. The welfare Of NUlth
Carolina should be the rule hy which Con
servative members should be gUi led.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06
A RECKLESS World

The New York 1Fori 4, in giving list
Of distinguished Southcrners disqualified
bv the Fourteenth Amendment. unmindfll
Crthe wrath of His Honor, Judge Russell
and Mr.. Solicitor Cautwcl, where tie very
delicate character OF Judge Bond is called
in question, thus speakcs Of that worthy
WlIether former United States maIshals
and district attorneys come under this
i" exception or not, may he matter OF
doubt. 1t would seem not, bat what
Judge Bond or Judge Underwood would
decide i'll the case Of a political opponent,
" the Lord only knows. The chances are
., lie would 60 to Albany"
Does the Editor Of the I-0rld know that
fpr All ofiense no more serious, the
JOURNAL has become the chief object at
which the Judge and Solicitor Cf this Dis
trict aim their efforts, and that, too, when
the World circulates very largely within
the District? Have care, Mr.. u or'd, or
YOU will have the entire pack Of Radical
indcial and legal officers Tray. Blanche
and Sweetheart yelping at your heels.
The immaculate character of Jddce Bond
cannot b. reflected upon with impunity,
in the Fourth Judicial Distrc! Of North
Carolina.
Bond and RusselI, Car1ow and Can't
we'll. D0t.s not such formidable combi-
nation at. ight the " I0rtd land the rest OF
mankind ."
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,ri,ton om sou1nern Demoerat.

Theodore TiltOn, in his " Personal Ret
respect Of the Campaign pays this noble
tribute to Southern Democrats:
"Many Of the cXtremest Democrats,
says he-.'whom L had additionally dis
liked since 1S5G-cmcrged upon me like
shining stars through the darkness with
which had i9noyantly clonded their names.
Sir Philip Sidney, were lie alive, would ac-
knowledge tlSm for types Of ideal gentle
men. They enter into my, mind to oc-
cupy its highest places, and TO sit therein
with that conclave Of true souls whom
every man, in his own way, selects for
himself and with whom, in memory, lie
holds perpetual parliament" Mr.. TiIton
not only tells the truth in this superb SEN
tencc, but he tells il beautifully and elo-
1uentlY.
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Correspondence New York Wo1ld.
: tOEnaucc OF the ROthschiIGs,


The very upp-r rmost circles Of society
here are agitateG by the report IF the i'm
mincpce If an extremely unusual a1id S: art
ling even. \ daughter If the Rothscl3itdS
is about to be married to a iraoT nlan-and
this poor man is Christian! The Young
lady who is thus about to break with tlt"
traditions Of hcI family aud disregard IL
teachings Of her religion is tie daughter Of
Sir Anthony Ro!h5chiid, and the nan upon
whom she is resolved to best w her Torture
aud her heart is the Hon. Mr.. o1l1e, a son
of the Earl Of Hardwicke. l hasten to nip
in the bud the sympathy with (which this
news may be received by members of the
Society for the Propagation Of the Gospel
among the Jews by adding that Miss
ROthscllild is not "convertcd,' and that
she is not going to embrace Christi
anity, nor to rcnounco her own reli-
gion. Size will remain q JeweSs, and
her husband will continue to be at least
nOminally a Christian. The disapprOval
with whi h the aged and excellent BarO-
net, her father. regards the match is said
to be increased by bis failure to discover
in his prospective teaJfts any qualities
either Of head or heart which could justify
or even excuse what he regards as his
daughters infatuatiOn, but then it must be
remembered that he is not in love with
Mr.. Orl1e, and that his daughter is, and
this makes all the difference in the world.
The Rothscnilds have long formed a sort of
family Of their own--intermarrying only
with their consins-and it is said that every
possible means of persuasion have been
brought to bear in vain upon this young
lady TO induce her to abandon her resolve,
The reluctant consent Of her father, or
rather the Withholding of his positive pro-
hibition of the marriage, has at last been
obtained, and the marriage, it is said, will
soon be celebrated.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06

Some benevolent individual, who, after
all, might be in better business, sets up a
plea for the cockroach, whose habits he
has been investigating. He has made the
discovery that these pests of the pantry are
the most valuable of scavengers, and as
they make war upon some of the most
dangerous disease-germs which exist in our
dwellings, he regards the antipathy to
them as absurd. advising careful honse-
keepers to breed and tame them. This
may be all true enough. but we must be
excused from welcoming them as house
held pets yet while.
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in addition to those already ordered, and
about one hundred new cars. The latter
we can build from time to time, as the
necessity may require.
OF the twenty 1.-TWO locomotives Te have.
sixteen can only be called good. Three
are small ones and three others are not Of
much service and will be cut up for old
material soon. So you will see that six of
our engines only count in number, while,
in fact, they are Of but little use. Two
new engines would be Of more service than
all Of them.
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
The earnings Of this department show
au increase over last years business of
S56.2S7 10. The increase is owing, to a
great extent, to our through freight and
passenger business, winch has been much
better than the previous year, aud we have
every cvidence for a large increase the
coming year.
Preparations should be made to meet the
wants in this Department before the fall
business commences another year. 1neX-
perieuced persons may think it folly TO ex-
pend so much money III rolling stock to
be IN use only for q short season. It would
be, if there we're no other outlets for the
freight, but we must now, as Others do,
look upon time as money, and the route
the greatest dispatch, will certainly receive
the largest amount Of freights, and if we
can in six months earn what formerly took
twelve, it will most certainly prove d good
investment and enable us to build up new
business during The dull season.
Asa general thing the Officers and Agents
have been faithful and efficient in the per
formance Of their respective duties.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. DIVINE,
General Superintendent.
The Ireasurer-s report is very full and
satisfactory. Its great length, and the mul-
tipllcity of tables and figures, prevent its
appearance here.
The Stockholders proceeded to the cleo
tlon of President for the ensuing wear.
Hon. Il. L. BridgerS received 10, ,8S5 votes,
being the entire number cast.
The following named gentlemen were
then elected as members Of the Board Of
Directors W. A. Wright, Wilmington
A. }. DeRosset, Wilmington; George
Harriss, Wilmington; George Howard
Tarboro'; w. II. Willard, Raleigh; c. Il.
Brogden, Goldsboro'; B. F. Newcomer,
Baltimore W. L. Walters, Baltimore !;
5. N. Shoemaker, Baltimore ]. d. Cam
eron, Pennsylvania.
After vote Of thanks 10 the officers. the
meeting adjourned.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
After the adj )urnment of the Stockhol-
ders' meeting, the Board OF Directors held
meeting. Captain j. F. Divine was
reelected Superintendent, and Mr. J. w.
Thompson was reelected Secretary and
Treasurer.