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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Neck-twisting in Church.

There are practices tolerated in relig-
1Ous congregations, which Christians
who are jealous for the honor of their
Masters house should utterly condemn.
Decorum is the handmade of devotion
al feeling, and, for this reason, the,
house of God should never be disturbed
by the slightest approach to irrever-i
ence.
1t is part of my religion" said a
pious old lady when asked why she
went early to church, at is Il part of
my religion not TO interrupt the religion
of others;" and we believe if many a
congregation made it 4 part of their re-
ligion not to twist their necks almost
out of joint to witness the entrance of
every person who passed up the aisle
during service, it would be better both
for their necks and their religion.
A gross abuse of religious decorum
sometimes needs harsh medicine as
remedy. We give that adopted by
Henry Clay Dean, who was one time
captain of Congress. The anecdate is
from the Pacific Methodist:
Being worried one afternoon by this
turning practice in his congregation,
Mr.. Dean stopped in his sermon and
said:
Now, you listen to me, and I'll tell
you who the people are as each one of
them comes in"
He then went on with his discourse
until a gentleman entered, when he
bawled out like an usher, "De aeon A,
who keeps shop over the way" and
then went on with his sermon Pres
emily another man passed up the aisle,
and his name, residence and occ upation
were given; so he continued for some
time. At length some one entered the
door who was unknown to Mr.. Dean,
when he cried out, "a little old man,
with drab coat and an old white hat I;
don't know him; look for yourselves"
That congregation was cured"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Artificial Noses.

The loss of Il nose may be painful
but it is not fatal catastrophe in the
present state of science. This is the
way to make new nose:
"a small place is opened under the
arm, between the elbow and shoul der.
The arm is then brought up TO the
stump of the nose, which is inserted In
the cavity previously made. The arm
is next tied to the head, and allowed to
remain in that position until the nose
and arm grow together, which ordina.--
lily occurs in less than a month. Anoth-
er amputation then takes place, which
leaves plenty of good flesh sticking to
the nose; and this, when trimmed, is a
nose rs good as DIETER sometimes, in
point of beauty and symmetry than
the individual ever possessed before.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
General Sherman and his Ex.
quisite Captain.

While General Sherman's command
was waiting on Black River for the fall
of Vicksburg, III order to move on Jack
son and drive Joe Johnston out, n
scouting party one day brought in a few
prisoners, among whom was young
lieutenant, an exquisite with long hair
and an elaborate lisp. He was taken to
the generals quarters and given seat
in front of the tent within which Gen
eral Sherman sat writing. 1t was hot
summer day. Near the tent was a grove
of magnolia-trees, which soon absorbed
the attention of the captive. s'How
beautifully those leaves wave, beauti-
ful--beauti full y exclaimed he. Sherman
gave hitch on his stool and snorted.
Soon came a repetition OF the exclama-
ton. Sherman grew more impatient
But when the third exclamation came
he could hold in no longer, but burst
out:
"Well, II it, can't you let them
wavel"
The exquisite did.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
A Lady at Work in a Machine
Shop.

Miss Knight, of Boston, has in
vented q machine for making paper
bags, and is. having a number of
them manufactured at Chicoppe un-
der her own supervision. The
workmen employed were at first
skeptical as to her mechanical abili-
ty, but she has cured them of this
by going daily and working among
them, detecting mistakes and i'm
proving plans with keener eye
than any man in the works. Her
invention is said to be an invaluable
one, and she will make handsome
fortune out of it. When friend
ventured to wonder little at her
present vocation, and couldn't ex-
plain how a woman should ever do
anything in machinery, she said:
at is only following out nature.
As child l never cared for things
that girls usually do; dolls never
possessed any charms for me. l
couldn't see the sense of coddling
bits of porcelain with senseless
faces; the only things l wanted
were jack knife, gimlet and pie
ces of wood. My friends were hor-
rified. 1 was called Tom-boy, but
that made very little impression on
me. l sighed sometimes because L
was not like other girls, but wisely
concluded l could not help it, and
sought consolation from my tools.
was always making things for my
brothers; did they want anything
in the way of playthings they al
ways said, Matte will make them
for u.s. j was famous for my kites,
and my sleds were the envy and ad-
miration of all the boys in town.
I'm not surprised at what I've done.
I'm only sorry l couldn't have had
as good a chance as boy, and been
put to my trade real early"
And yet she knows as much about
as though she made it a
study all her life. 1t is genuine
gift, and she can no more help ma
king machinery than Anna Dickin-
son can help making speeches.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Gen. Grants Character - A
New and Interesting Anec-
dote.

L. B. Bierce contributes the following
o the Rayenna, Ohio, Democrat: Gen
eral Grant is said to be bad man. Per-
haps he is; L don't know. If he is he
has changed wonderfully since he left
the army. As proof of this l will give
an incident which came under my OBJ
servation:
While our army lay at City Point, on
tire James river, at the mouth of the
Appomattox, in Virginia, my duties, as
Assistant Adju.ant General of the Uni
ted States volunteers, called me there
to consult with General Grant. One
afternoon, while walking out with the
General (he being in military undress,
with nothing on to indicate his rank),
we passed a boy ten or twelve years OF
age, fishing.
Grant-Bub, have you good luck to-
day?
Boy-Not very; they don't bite to-
day.
Grant-You have got few here
won't you give them to me?
/ The tears started in the little boys
eyes, as he said: 81 have had no break
fast to-day and no dinner, and if don't
sell my fish l shall have nothing to get
me supper.''
Gen. Grant inquired as to his history.
The boy was native of Michigan, and
his mother ,cas ,cidolc. To obtain mon
ey to support his widowed mother he
went into the army as a waiter. for a
captain of the Michigan troops, whose
name 1 cannot recollect. The captain
was dead, and he had not friend left
Grant - Bub, do yon know where
Grants headquarters are?
Boy-Yes, sir.
Grant-Bring your fish up there al
ten o'clock and he will buy them.
Punctually at the time the boy was
on hand with his string of fish, but was
promptly stopped by the orderly in
| front of his quarters. General Grant
overhearing the order, stepped out
took the little fellow by the hand, LED
him into his quarters, and becoming
satisfied with the truth of his story
procured for him suit of clothes, d
hat, free pass on the railroad home
and gave him fifty dollars in money.
Now Grant may be bad mani an
not going to argue that question-but
don't believe you can make the mother
of that boy believe it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Insignificant.

This earth of ours is the lowest in
rank among heavenly bodies. Were an
astronomer on some other planet eX-
ploring the immensity of space, the
planet we inhabit, owing to its small
size, might readily elude his. Intelligent
view. The sun is one million two hun.
dred and twenty-five times larger; and
yet the enormous mass is comparatively
only Il .speck-a mere point, whicl
seems lost amid eighteen mil
lions of stars which are discovcrable by
instruments in the milky way. Wha
an incomprehensible organ the human
brain, to have ascertained such astound
ing facts, and demonstrated the laws
which govern universal nature.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
The Atmospheric Wave.

The researches of the Signal Of
flee have just been rewarded by
beautiful and highly important me-
theological discovery. On the coast
of England from time immemorial
the phenomenon of the great No
vember atmospheric wave has been
the speculation of scientists and
seamen, but Sir John Herschel and
others supposed it was peculiar and
confined to England and Western
Europe, which it reaches from the
South Atlantic and over which 1t
rolls in long-contined undulations
from October to January, constltut-
ing an important element in the phe
nominal character or European win
ter. On the 18th of November .
similar atmospheric wave began to
break over the shores of Oregon and
British Columbia, as shown by the
weather kilograms. By the evening
of the 18th it had spread over
nearly all of the Pacific States and
Territories, Utah and Nevada, and
at midnight was pouring through
the passes of the Rocky Mountains.
On Thursday, the 18th, it descended
upon Colorado. Nebraska, Kansas
and the Indian Territory. On FRI
day morning it extended, in unbro-
ken magnitude, from Oregon and
Washington Territory eastward,
through the great trough or depres-
sion of the Rocky Mountain back
bone in Idaho and Montana, and
stretched thence to the Lower Mis-
souri, and Lower Mississippi valleys
and over the western shores of the
Mexican Gulf. This discovery will
enable meteorologists to anticipate,
by many days, the approach of win
ter, as it advances from the Pacific
coast eastward in the great current
of westerly winds. 1t serves to
clear up the old mystery of Ameri-
can winter storms, showing that they
originate In the Rocky .Mountsins,
upon whose cold and loftiest sum-
mits in Nevada, Utah, Colorado and
Southern Wyoming, the vapor laden
air of this wave, coming from over
the warm Pacific, is now seen to be
condensed in the overwhelming
SHOWS Of the forty first parallel. a.
the vast e:ial wave is probably, like
the English wave, continued in sue
cessive undulations for two or three
months, it may assist in explaining
the comparatively high temperature
and light precipitation in winter
along Puget's Sound and eastward.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Just So,

Said young husband, whose busi-
ness speculations were unsuccessful
" My wife's silver tea set, the bridal
git OF rich uncle, doomed me to fl
nalcial ruin. 1t involved hundred
unexpected expe lses, which in trying
to meet, have made me the bankrupt l
am" His experience is the experience
of many others who, less wise, do not
know what is the goblin of the house,
working Its destruction. A sagacious
father of great wealth, exceedingly
mortified his daughter by ordering to be
printed on her wedding cards, No
presents except those adapted to an in
come of $1,000" Said he, ''You must
not expect to begin life in the style l
am able, by many years OF hard labor,
to indulge; and | know of nothing that
will tempt you more than the well-in-
tentioned but pernicious gifts of rich
friends.' Such advice to a daughter
was timely.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
GRlDATIM.
BY DIR. j. G. HoLLANI

Heaven is not reached at single bound.
But we build the laider by which we rise
From the lowly earfh to the vaulted skies,
And we mount to itssummit round by round
count this thing to be grandly true;
That a noble deed Is u step toward God.-
Lifting the soul from the common clOd
To purer air and q broader view.
We rise by things that are under feet:
BY what e have mastered of good and gain
By the pride deposed and the passion slain
And the vanquished itls that we hourly meet.
We hope, we aspire, we resolve, we trust,
When the morning calls us to life and light,
But our hearts grow weary, and ere the night
Our lives are travelling and sordid dust.
We hope. we resolve. we aspire, we pray.
And we think we mount the air on wings
Beyond the recall OF sensual things.
While our ieet still cling to the heavy clay.
Wings for angels, butfeet for men!
We may borrow thewings 10 find the way
We NAV hope, resolve, and aspire, and pray
But our feet must rise or we fall again.
Only in dreams is ladder thrown,
From the weary earth to the sapphire walls
But the dreams depart, and the vision falls,
And the sleeper wakes on his pillow of stone.
Heaven is not reachedby single bound;
But we build the ladder by which we rise
And We mount to its summit round by round.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05

A three-year-old philosopher, af-
ter moments meditation, on first
hearing of the great fire, sagely re-
marked, "Well, | think somebody's
been awful careless" Fact.
Chief Justice Chase, it appears,
does not regard himself as physi'
cally disqualified for continuing TO
occupy his place on the Bench; IL
is probable that his intirmlties nave
been mnch exaggerated.
The Democratic vote of Pennsyl-
yania in October, for Mr.. Buckaiew'
was 3l9, ,76O; in November it was,
for Mr.. Greeley, 100000. Thus one
hundred and seven thousand DEM
ocrats. or one-third of the whole
number in the State, refused to vote
for Mr.. Greeley.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05

''Ma," said Fred, 81 should rather be
wild turkey and live my life out Oh
the prairies, than be tame turkey and
be killed every year."
People who are always wishing
for something new should try neu-
ralgia once.
Many of our young men are SO
improvident that they can't keep
anything but late hours.
Why should potatoes grow better
than any other vegetable? Because
they have got eyes and see what
they are doing.
A Western journal offers this in
ducement: All subscribers paying
in advance will be entitled to a first
class obituary notice in case o
DEATH
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05

81 can't afford it." is grand
lesson in pronunciation.
Why is u sickle like an aversion?
Because it goes nearly against the
grain.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05

Totals. 2SlS52 2l4321 21OO l163
Grant over Greeley, 1851; scatter
ing, 1852. Total vote of the State, in
cluding scattering, 529,59S. Increase OF
vote over October election, 9,S43.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
A Child's Answer.

Some children at the dinner-table
were discussing that which has often
troubled the heads of older and wiser
persons.
"Wasn't Adam good man before he
got wife?"
"Of course he was," answered lit
tie girl.
GLOW long was he good man after
he got a wife?"
"a very short time"
"What made him bad man after he
got wife!'
At this juncture little fellow spoke
up:
Miss Ann, l can answer that ques-
tion."
"Well, what was it?'
"Eve made him cat the wrong ap-
pie"
"You are writing out my affidavit on
very rough paper,' said a client to his
attorney. Never mind, was the reply
ply, ''it has got to be filed before Il
comes into court
81 wish to Introduce bill for the de
struction of worms" rs the wood peek
er said in a stump speech.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
M1LLERsBURG HOLMES COUNTY, o. THURSDAY Dec. 5, 1872
OFFICIAL VOTE OF OHIO

On The Head of The Respective EIecto-
raj Tickets for President aud Vice.
President, as 0fficially Counted at the
Secretary of States Office.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
w. NJ. ROSS, NJ. D.,

burg, Ohio Oflice-First door West of Cor
ner formerly occupied by Mulvane. Resi-
dence, second door south Of I. Il. RaiH's
corner. Office days, Wednesday and Satur-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
c.. e. L. P. Railway.

MO.hIVef,ar.IU,UU II,U uep.4.41 5,5U
Nos. and daily except Sunday; Nos. . and
daily except Saturday.
breakfast. ! Dinner. + Supper.
Distance 1873 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.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
BUSINESS. DIRECTORY.
Physicians.

DRs. POMERENE d WISE,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, MILLERS-
: burg, Ohio. Office Hours wednesdays
from to5 O'Clock p. NJ and ON SATURDAY
from O'Clock A. NJ. to3 O'Clock M. 3itf
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05

DR. & WILSON.

PHYSICIAN AND SURG EoN, OFF fICEhND
Residence, West Liberty Street, Wooster o.
All accounts considered due as soon as servi-
ces are rendered. ;3t9
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
Terms Of Advertising.

Deaths and Marriages gratis.
srzs Local Notices, first insertion, 10 cents per
line; subsequent insertions cents per line.
Special Notices and Foreign Advertisements
s5 per cent additional.
Business Cards, not exceeding 8 lines, 81.
Administrators and Executors Notices s..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
7. w. GUTHPJE NJ II
W. C. STOUT. NJ. d.

SUCCESSOR OF L. BARNES, NJ. D., ECLEC-
tic Physician and Surgeon, oxford, Holmes
County, Ohio Special attention given to
Chronic and Female Diseases. Consultation
free. Office hours from A. NJ. to p NJ, on
Tuesdays and Saturdays. 39m3s
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-12-05
DIR. JOHN LEHMAN,

German Physician. Treats Chronic Diseases,
especially Female Complaints, with great
success. Office on East Liberty Street, Woos-
ter, y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-17

the DAMN" showing that words have
not always the same meanings: and
though the Hollanders are very proud of
their language and dislike exceedingly to
be mistaken for Germans IN speech or Gus
toms, yet sometimes, to foreigner, it
seems very much as il they simply took an
English or French word and placed the
letters 81, ~ either in the centre or on
the end.
The royal palace was finished about
1855 and used first as courthouse or city
hall. Napoleon l., however, made his
brother Louis, who was the father of the
present ex Emperor of the French, King
Of Holland, and this fine building was
used as his palace 1t has many fine
paintings, but is more remarkable for its
marbles. Pillars OF various kinds OF col.
ored marble attrsctyou everywhere while
the ballroom, l25 feet long and 55 feet
wide, is lined throughout with pure ltal
ian Marble, the panels beautifully carved
a colossal figure Of Atlas, bent over by the
weight of the world on his shoulders. A
century and more ago, when Holland was
great commercial power, besides boast
ing her Admiral Van Tromp, who was the
hero Of 80 battles and who sailed with a
broom fastened to his masthead-a signal
that he would sweep The seas clean of all
opposing navies-that statue did we'll
enough; but now, it would be difficult to
believe that the whole world WAS in HOl.
land.
The strangest custom is that which
makes the village of Brock a place for all
strangers to visit but about It's wonderful
neatness and queer hcaddress which we
induced q Dutch woman there to show us,
| must tell you another time.
BITTERswEET.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-17
Strange Story--CuriouS Reports About
4 Russian Princess.

The Albany Argus publishes letter
from Hanover, Germany, in which it is
stated that her Serene Highness, Princess
Alexandrowna Troubcschereti, whose
maiden name was Stratoneroskoti was to
sail from Bremen on the 9Th instant on the
New York steamer, with the intention of
going to America to Join the Oneida com
munity of Free Lovers, near Utica, in this
State. If this report be correct her Serene
llighness must have already arrived on
our shores, and escaping the interyiewers,
gone inC0g. to her place of destination.
This is an interesting piece Of fashionable
or court gossip, and our republican people
will be curious to ascertain more about it.
The letter is to the following effect:
"Princess Alexandrowna Troubesche-
nef nee Stratoneroskof, sails from Bre-
men tomorrow on the New York steamer
She goes to the United States Of America,
to join the Oneida Society," New York.
The Princess belongs to one of the families
Of the old feudal nobility, is immensely
wealthy, and enjoys certain popularity
as graceful writer of local plays She
also published II few years since a small
volume Of Russian poetry, in the Des-
bouIlieres style. She is a Princess of no
small talent, but her forte is the langu
ages; she speaks no less than seven Of
them, Is it possible thata person so richly
gifted shall soon be seen among that sister
hood Of the Bloomer costume, in that
odious brown irock aud drawers to match
her beautiful tresseo cut TO her ears, and
those lovely white hands busily engaged
making apple-sauce ? The New York
Herald may spare Stanley this time. She
has declared, on leaving, she would re-
fuse to be interviewed by American news
paper reporters"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-17
4 Polish Salt Mine.

The salt mines of Wieliezka, Poland,
are the most beautiful and on the
largest scale in the world. Visitors
walk over four miles in the long, open
galleries, and there are many which
have not been entered for yeiSs. These
galleries undermine the whole town,
and are places of popular amusement,
where bands play, balls are gwen, and
refreshments on every scale may be had
at the buffet A splendid chapel is
fitted up in the mine, where mass is
celebrated once year; the ceiling,
walls, pillars, etc, are all cut out Of the
solid, glittering, greenish salt.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-10-17
CHILDREy'S CORNER.
The Little Brown House


r,.t over the brow of the hill,
orerlooking the valley below,
whore the feathery pines are all tipp'd
with CRYSTALS Of beautiful snow;
,F,tIe brown cottage doth stand,
And some of the inmates | know.
There's Jenny, red-headed tad;
PuD Of business from morning till night.
Nicely blending his work with his play,
Aud seeming in both to delight,
With motive that's higher than they
An earnest desire to do right.
There's Annie. gay little witch
With round rosy cheeks and black eyes,
Win voice that is sweet as birds,
and lips that would scorn to tell lies;
" L hands always ready to help
Is got little Annie prize?
The q sy-headed grandfather sits
ina chair by the arm-glowing fire.
HaWasleep in the soft light he sits,
And the children draw near to admire
The thin snowy locks and white beard
Which mark the long years of the sire.
The dear mothers grave, pleasant face,
For moment dull shadow wears;
Bat shadows are there out OF place,
And the wife has forgotten her cares
For bark on the still evening air,
Her husbands quick footstep she hears.
There is poverty, so says the world,
In the little brown house on the hill
There are riches of value untold,
That the heart with cententment doth fill
The wealth that is better than gold
That all men may have if they will.
-Cb6drs O,oa Book.