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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15
Fireside Department.
A Cow Tree.
BY AUSTIN Q. HAGERMAN.

Isn't it funny and strange. Just
think of having tree for COW!
We must admit that it would have
some advantages over reai' i've
COW. No danger from sharp horns,
and the milk pail would never get
kicked over in fy-time. A cow tree
wouldn't need any hay, or 'nubbins
of Corn. or buckets of bran-slop to
help the flow of milk, Neither
would it have to be driven to the
pasture field twice a day, to be milk
ed-a point that not q few farmers
boys would think highly of.
How delightful it would be 20
have two or three cow trees in the
yard, close to the kitchen door. But
we cannot have them In this coun-
try. They wouldn't grow to do any
good. We must be content with
Boss, and Pink, and Whiteface; and
indeed, they are quite good enough,
when their rich milk comes from
fragrant clover, tender grass or
sweet hay, and various other things
that our four-footed cows like TO
eat.
Learned men have given the COW
tree very long, hard name. 1t is
Galactodendron Utile, which is a
Greekish way of spelling milk tree
and Latinish way of saying it is
useful" 1t is a large tree, and it
grows in South America, on the hot,
rocky sides of the mountains, in
Venezuela. 1t is not pretty tree.
Its leaves are dry and feathery. Its
great woody roots hardly bury them
selves in the ground. The branches
look poor and wilted for good
part of the year during the dry sea
son. But then you know our COWS
are not celebrated for their grace
full walk and elegant forms.
For several months in the year
the homely leaves are not moistened
by one refreshing shower. The un-
slightly branches look dry and life
less. But the tree is not dead at all,
for, if the trunk be bored, a mild,
wholesome, nutritious milk flows
out to reward the waiting native.
The best milking time is at sunrise.
Then the people, furnished with
large bowls, are seen coming from
various directions to get the milk.
Some drink it down at once; some
carry it home to their children. The
milk, after it flows into the vessels,
grows yellow, perhaps cream color
ed at the surface, and the top thick
ems, doubtless much like cream. But
l do not know whether or not they
make butter and cheese from this
cow trees milk.
How wise, and .bountiful, and
good our heavenly Father is! There
on those parched and rocky noun
tain sides great cattle could moi
find green, rich pastures to sustain
them. But see! God kindly makes
this useful milk tree grow right
there. 30, Lord, how manifold are
thy works! In wisdom hast thou
made them all; the earth is full ol
thy riches Little Corporal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15
Old Age.


and the fire, the armchair and the
shady nook. A rude wind would
iostle the full grown apple from its
bough, full-ripe, full-colored, too.
The internal characteristics cores
pond. General activity is less.
Salient loves of new things and OF
persons which hit the young mans
heart, fade away. He thinks the
old is the better. He is not ventur-
some, he keeps at home. Passion
once stung him into quickened life;
now that gadfy is no more buzzing
in his ears. Madame de Stael finds
compensation in silence for the de-
cay of passion that once fired her
blood; heather Socrates, seventy
years old, thanks the gods that he
is free from that ravenous beast
which has disturbed his philosophic
meditations for many years. Ro-
nance is the child of passion and
Imagination; the sudden father,
that; the long -protracting mother,
this. Old age has little romance.
Only some rare man, like Wilhelm
Won Humboldt, keeps it still fresh
in his bosom. In intellectual mat
tiers, the old man loves to recall the
old time, to review his favorite old
men-no new ones half so fair. So
in Homer, Nestor, who is the oldest
of the Greeks, is always talking of
the olden times, before the grand
fathers of the men then living had
come into being; mot such as had
degenerate days" Verse-loving
John Quincy Adams turns off from
Byron and Shelly, and Wieland and
Goethe, and returns to Pope.
Elder Brewster expects to hear
st. Martins and Old Hundred
chanted in heaven. To him heav-
en- comes in the long-used musical
tradition. The middle aged man
looks around at the present, he
hopes less and works more. The
old man looks back on the field he
has trod: "This is the tree 1 planted
this my footsteps" and he loves his
old home, his old carriage, cat, dog,
staff, and friend. In lands where
the vine grows, / have seen an old
man sit all day before his cottage
door, in great arm chair, his old
dog lay crouched at his feet in the
genial sun. The autumn winds
played with the old mans venera-
BILE hairs; above him on the wall,
purpling in the sunlight, hung the
full cluster of grapes, ripening and
maturing yet more. The two were
just alike, the wind stirred the vine
leaves, and they fell; stirred the old
mans hairs, and they whitened yet
more. Both were waiting for the
spirit in them to be fully ripe. The
young man looks forward and the
Old man looks back. How long the
shadows lie in the setting sun; the
steeple mile long, reaching across
the PLAIN, as the sun stretches ont
the hills IN -grotesque dimensions.
so are the events OF life in the old
mans consciousness.-Selected
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15

"Forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those whl trespass against
u.s." But how many there are of us
who, even when we are asked to for
give by those who have offended us,
cannot resist the temptation to tack
on to the pardon We suffer ourselves
to be extending, a reprimand or
lecture, which lets out all the spite
we felt toward the supplicant for the
offence itself. Like the Apocalyp-
tic locusts, our pardons have stings
in their tails, and their power is to
hurt men.-Ihe Free Lance.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15
Rare Chance for, Agents

AGENTS, we will pay You so per week in
Cash, If you will engage with It's at once. Ev-
erything furnished and expenses paid. Ad-
dress, r. A. ELLIS g. Co., Charlotte,
Michigan.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15

TOHN FERRILk and Julia Ferriil his wife
a. Of Contra county, California, Thomas Fer
rfil and Hannah Ferreli his wife, of Knox
county, Ohio Olive Ii. FeYill and Minerva
Ii. Ferrill his wife. OF -- county, Mis-
souri,, Rebecca Remington, wife of Oliver
Remington, Hanson Ferrill, Charles b. ferrill
and Mary E. Ferrill his vile, OF Holmes coun-
ty, Ohio, will take notice that petition was
filed against them on the 9Th day OF July, A d.
1874, in the Office of the Clerk OF the court of
common fleas within and for the county of
Holmes and State Of Ohio, by Delano Harris
and Sarah Harris, wife OF Defsno Harris, and
is now pending whereia the said Sarah Harris
and Delano Harris demand partition OF the
following real estate situate and being in said
county of Holmes. and state of Ohio. to-wit:
Beginning ST rods west OF the center OF sec
tion Iour IA, township eight (s), range nine ~;
thence south one hundred and siAty rods to the
section line; thence west twenty five t25l rods
to the southwest corner of the east half Of the
southwest quarter of said section, thence north
eighty (o0) rods; thence east ten (lO) rods;
thence north eighty (sU) rods to the half Sec
tion line; thence east fifteen 15) rods tothe
place of beginning, continuing twenty tH1
arres Hure OF less, anu also, beginning thirty
rods east OF the center of section four al,
township (S) eight, range 90 nine; thence
south one hundred aud sixty (l6oO rods to the
section line; thence east 10 the southeast cora
ncr of section four ~; thence north one hum
dred and sixty Q60J rods to the half mile post
thence west one hundred and thirty-nine l139)
rods to the place Of beginning, containing one
hundred and thirty -nine acres; also begin
corner of the southwest quarter of section
three 60, township eight o., range nine 49,;
thence east eishty-two lsl ruds To the middle
line of said quarter; thence south to the Sec
tion line, thence west to the southwest corner
OF said section; thence north to the place Of
beginning containing seventy nine 10 acres
more or less; also the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter Of section eight (s), town.
ship eight ~, and range nine 80, containing
forty acres; also beginning fifty-seve (57) rods
east of the center OF section four az, township
eight (Sl, range nine (9), at Il corner; thence
thirteen (l3l rods east to a corner; thence
westwardly thirteen C3) rods along the old
COshocton road TO white oak tree and corner;
thence south seven rods to the place OF begin
ming. containing forty -iiYe square rods more
or less; also the southeast quarter OF the north
east quarter of section three (3), township
eight 49,, range nine (9), containing .orty acres
more or less.
And that at the next term of said court of
Common Pleas, the said Sarah Harris will ap-
ply for an order that partition may be made of
said premises. and for such other orders and
proceedings relating thereto us are authorized
by law.
STILWELL & H0AGLAND,
4IWI Attorneys for Petitioner.
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Christ proposes to destroy, in the
regenerated soul, all the works OF
the wicked one-to remove every
disposition of feeling contrary to
his own mind. But in doing this
he must have. the cooperation OF
the believers choice, affection, faith
and service.
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Notice in Partition.

AUGUST DOLL,
Administrator for Valentine Doll, deceased.
July, Is, ". 49w4
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15

In a house full of children you
shall often see the eldest respected
and the youngest made wantons, but
in the midst, some that are, as it
were forgotten, who many times
prove the best.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-08-15

A farmer, whose CRIBS were full or
corn, was accustomed to pray that
the wants of the needy might be
supplied; but when one in needv
circumstances asked for a little of
his corn, he said he had none 10
spare. One day, after hearing his
I. father pray for the poor and needy,
his little son said to him:
''Father, wish l had your corn.'
"Why, my son, what could yor
do with it?" asked the father. The
child replied, II would answer youI
prayers"
If Sunday had not been observed
as a day of rest during the last
three centuries i have not the small
est doubt We should have been, al
this moment, poorer and less civ
ilized people than we aTe.-Lord
Nacaulay. ktt il.tss.4
A !devoutly pious man, ,'who lived
some six miles from the house OF
worship, once complained to his
pastor of the distance he had TO &C
to attend public worship. "Nevel
mind, said the good minister, ere.
member that every Sabbath you
have the privilege of preaching q
sermon six miles long-you preach
sthe Gospel TO all the residents and
people you pass"
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KENNEDY's HEMLocK oINTMENI

famatOry nature, NJ. IIESSLEK. Agent,
Wholesale Botanic Druggist. Cleveland, Ohio.
Horsemen Use Hemlock Liniment; cures Pol
Evil and Sores of all descriptions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-12
PROBATE ORDER.

state OF Michigan. County of Van buren,, ss'
1t session OF the Probate Court for the
County OF Van Buren,. holden at the Probate
Office. in the village OF Paw Paw, on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day OF June, IN the year
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two :
Present Geo. w. Lawton, Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate OF Narsssa Ly-
on, deceased. On reading and filing the petit
ton. duly verified, Of Clarissa III. Barker. pray
ing that an instrument herein filed with said
petition and purporting to be the last will and
testament OF said deceased may be admitted to
Probate. and that administration OF the said
estate may be granted to Asa Ct. Hard and
Clarrissa II. Barker, or to some other suitable
peron, with will annexed. Threupon, it is
Ordered, That Monday. the twenty second day
OF July 1872 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
De assigned for the hearing OF said petition
and that the heirs at law OF said deceased and
all other persons interested in said estate, are
required TO appear at a session OF said Court,
then to be holden at the Probate Office, in the
village of Paw Paw and show cause, if any
there be. why the prayer OF said petitioner
should not be granted And 1t is further Or
dered, that said petitioner give notice to the
perons Interested in said estate. OF the pend
ency of said petition, and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy OF This Older TO be published
IN the True Northenet, a newspaper, printed
and circulated in said county OF an Buren, for
four successive weeks, at least previous TO said
DAY OF hearing.
GEO. W. LAWTON, Judge OF Probate.
"A true copy GEO. w. LAYTON, Judge OF Pro.
bate 900-t4
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pRoRATF ORDER.

State OF Michigan, County OF Van buren,, S.
At a session OF the Probate Court, Tor the
County OF Van Buren,, holden al the Probate
Office. in tho village OF Paw Paw, on Lhursday
the twtnty-seventh day OF June, In the year
one thousand eight hundred and seventv-two :
Present, Geo. w. Lawton. Judge OF Probate.
In the matter Of the Estate OF Francis Her.
rom Leslie L. Heron, Arthur A. Heron and
Edwin W. Heron, Jr. ON reading and niling
the petition duly verified, OF Edwin w. Her
ron Guardian Of said Minors, praying for
reasons therein set forth, for lisense to sell
the interest of said Minors in the land In said
petition described.
Thereupon it is ordered. that Monday. the
twenty ninth day OF July, 1872, at ten O'Clock
ia the forenoon be assigned for the hearing OF
said petition, and that the heirs at law OF said
deceased, and all other persons interested IN
said estate, are required to appear at session
Of SAID Court. then to be holden at the Pro-
bate Office, IN the village Of Paw Paw, and
show cause. il any there be, why the prayer OF
the petitioner should not be granted:
And il is r.hef ordered, tia; said petitioner
give notice 10 tue persons inter ested in said
estate of the pendencv OF said petition, and
the hearing thereof, by causing copy OF this
order to be published in the TRUE NoRTHERNER,
newspaper printed AID circulating IN said
county Of Van Buren,, for four successive
weeks, at least previous to said day OF hearing
GEO. ". LAYTON, Judge OF Probate.
\ true copy.) GEO. ". LAwToS, Judge or
Probate. 900ti
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ORDER FOR APPRENTICESHIP OF
Michigan the Circuit Court fer the county OF
Van Buren,. In Chancery Catharlne |. Spring
or complainant, va. Charles w. Springer de-
PENDANT. At session OF said Court held at
the village of Paw Paw in said County, on the
9th day of July, 1872. Present Hon. William
II. Tucker. Circuit Court Commissioner for
said County. II satisfactorily appearing to this
court that the last known place Of residence OF
the said defendant Charles w. Springer was
at hamilton Township County OF Van Burren,
and State OF Michigan, but that his present
place or abode Is not known and can not be
ascertained.
On motion OF Jay sherman, solicitor for
complainant it is ordered that the said defend
ant Charles w. Springer cause his appearance
IN this cause to be entered within three months
from the date Of this order and that in case OF
his appearance he cause his answer TO the
complainant's bill TO be filed, and copy thereof
TO be served on the compliments solicitor,
within twenty days after service VI copy or
said bill and notice OF this order. and that IN
default thereof that the said bill be taken as
confessed by the said defendant Charles w.
Springer And il is further ordered that with
Ia twenty DAYS, the said complainant cause a
notice OF this order TO be published IN the TRUE
NoRTHERSEI, a newspaper published and CIR
culated in SAID county, and that said publlca-
ton be continued In SAID paper at least once IN
each week for SIX weeks in succession, or that
she cause copy Of this order to be personally
served on the said defendant, Charles W.
Springer, at least twenty days before the
time prescribed for his appearance. 9O2t7
Dated July 9th, 1872. WILLIAM II. TUCKER,
Circuit Court Commissioner for said County.
PToS Il SHERMAN. Solicitors for Complainant
"a true copy.) q. w. ROWLAND, Register.
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
made in the payment or certain ndennure OF
mortgage bearing date the Twenty-hfth OF
April, A. ID. 1871, executed by Mary ~ +. ~
Moffett and W. c. Moffett OF ' an Buren, Coun-
ty, state Of Michigan. to j. NJ. Longwell OF the
same County and State, and recorded IN the
Office OF the register of Deeds of Van Buren,
County, state OF Michigan, in Liber No. Three
OF Mortgage on page 233. the flfth day OF
Sept. A. u. 1871, and the amount claimed to be
due thereon at the date OF this notice being
one hundred and seventy two dollars, and slX-
teen cents. (Sl72.l6) including an attorney fee
Of ten dollars, provided for in SAID mortgage
and no suit or proceedings at law or IN equity
having been instituted to recover the amount
now claimed unpaid and secured by SAID mort
gage or any part thereof: Now therefore, no.
tlce is hereby given that by Write OF power
of sale contained in said mortgage, there Will
be sold at public auction to the highest bidder
on saturday the twenty-tirst day OF Septem-
Der. A. y. 1872, at the front door o; the Court
iouse, III the village OF Paw Paw in said Coun-
ty OF Van Buten, Stste or Michigan at ten
o'clock in the forenoon OF said day the premises
described IN said mortgage, or so much thereon
as may be necessary to satisfy the amount due
upon ana secured to be paid by said mort
gage. with interest and cost, said premises be-
ing described as follows 10 wit: Commencing
at stake about two rods southwestern from
the southwest corner OF the NJ. {. RaluoaG
depot grounds, Mattawan, Mich. thence south
thirty-one rods and twelve links thence east
tfty.one rods and twelve links, thence north
tlty-fve rods aud twelve links, to the line OF
said Raroad, thence westerly. along the line
Of said Railroad grounds nifty six rods to the
place OF beginning, containing fourteen acres
and forty-four one hundredths except one
acre IN the northeast corner in triangular
form. and one acre III the northwest corner
IN square form.
Dated Paw Paw, June 2Sth 1872
JAMES NJ. LONGWELL, Mortgage.
W. x. HAWKINS, Atty for Mortgage. 9O0tl3
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SHERIFF. SALE.

BY Virtue OF an execution issued out or
and under the seal OF the Circuit Court Tor
the County OF Van Buren, against the goods
and chatteis. lands and tenements OF Q. ID
Rugges, Phny Irwin and Silvanus Siddall, ana
in favor OF j. ". Barnard, and to me directed
the highest bidder, at the front door OF the
Court House in Paw Paw, in the County OF
Van Buren,, on Saturday the tenth day OF Au-
gust, A. d. 1872, at one o'clock in the after =
noon OF said day, all the right, title and inter
est OF Pliny Irwin, in and to the Following
described Real Estate, to wit The south east
onarter of the north west quarter of section
SIX town two south of range fourteen west, IN
the County OF Van Buren, and state OF Mich
igan. ooo ~
Dated June 2Sth, 1872. WU-t'
WILLIAM II. SHRINE, Sheriu'
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NOTICE To HEAR CLAIMs.-In Probate
Court, Van Buren, County: Estate of THEO-
DOREE HENNICK, deceased. Notice is hereby
given, that said Probate Court Will receive. ex
anime and adjust all claims and demands OF
creditors against the Estate Of said deceas-
ed, on Monday August 18th. and Monday De-
cember 23d, are hereby assigned for hearing
said claims, and six months from the date here
of are allowed creditors in which to present
their claims.
Dated Paw Paw June 9th. fs72-900t7.
GEORGE W. LAwToN. Judge OF Probate
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Facts of Interest
CONCERNING
Sewing Machine Sales for 1871

The magnitude TO which the sewing machine
business has grown is only surpassed by the
rivalry OF the various competitors, few Of whom
are unfamiliar with the numerous articles re-
sorted to for the commentator and sale Of the
particular machine sought to be sold II the
number OF sales be any criterion Of merit, the
Singer seems to bear the palm, as shown bv
sworn returns OF the Companies made under
the licences granted them by the owners of the
Sewing machine patents. and which are az fol
iOwa
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DRAIN COMM SSIONER'S NOTICE.-No-
tice is hereby gwen, that the undersigned
Drain Commissioner for the County OF Van
Buren,. state OF Michigan, will on the 18th day
OF July A. d. 1872, at o'clock IN the after
noon OF said day, at the house OF Samual Con-
solus, IN the township OF Paw Paw, IN said
County, meet parties to contract for the TX
ca vation and construction or Ditch or Drain,
through the following lands, to-wit:
The east half OF the south west quarter OF
section fourteen, the east half OF north west
quarter section fourteen, the west half Of
north west quarter section fourteen, and the
north west quarter OF south west quarter sec
ton fourteen, commencing at division stake
No one. set at the east end OF the Consous
Ditch, on east half OF south west quarter sec
ton fourteen. from thence west through old
ditch TO angle division stake No. three, thence
northerly through the Maynard marsh 10 hard
land division stake No. seven, then common
eng at division stake No. six, from thence west
erly through the old water course to marshes
owned bv c. ). Maynard. Samual Consolls
George Dung and o. Ebert, to division stake
No. fourteen, set at the end OF o. Ebarts
marsh on the north west quarter Of south west
quarter OF section fourteen, length OF ditch ID
200 rods.
And all such parts and subdivisions OF said
Drain as are not then contracted to be con-
structed by the owner of the land, to which it
is assigned, his or her agent or attorney, will
then be let at public auction to the lowest re-
sponsibie bidder.
The undersigned also gives notice. that on
the 9Th day OF July, A. ID. 1872, at . o'clock in
the afternoon of SAID day, at the house OF
oamual Consous in SAID township, he will ex-
hibit maps OF the proposed Drain, and descrlp-
ton OF the several parcels OF land bv HIM
deemed 10 be benefited thereby, and the
amount and description by division and SUBJ
division, of the proposed Drain by him appor-
toned TO the owner of each description Of land
TO construct. and 10 each township. and will
then and there hear reasons, II any offered.
why such appolhoament should be reviewed
and corrected.
one or more OF the Highway Commissioners
may appear and act II behalf Of the township.
Dated at rav PAW thls 18th day OF .rune. A.
y. 1872. 9O0t3
=. ". pyo5-Eg. Drain ommlssioner.