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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

she moves 1t SO the heat comes up from
the chimney and scorches your noise
just as you need it the most you lose
sight ofit entirely, and turning around
find her examining the wall 10 see how
that man put on the whitewash. This
excites you, and brings out the Perspir-
alton in greater profusion, and you de-
clare you will kick the bedstead out
doors If she doesn't come around with
that light. Then she comes around.
Finally cord is laid all right, and you
proceed to execute the very delicate job
of tightening it. The lower ropes are
first walked over. This is done by step
pipg on the first one and sinking 1t
down, hanging to the head-board with
the clutch of death. Then you step
with the other foot on the next line
spring that down, lose your balance, grab
for the head-board, miss 1t, and come
down in a heap. This is repeated more
or less times across the length Of the
bed, the only variety being the new
places YOU bruise. The top cords are
In another way, and you now
proceed to that. You first put one foot
on each rail, which spreds you some,a and
as YOU do it the frightful thought strikes
you that if one of these feet should slip
over, nothing on earth would prevent
vou from being split through to the chin.
rben YOU pub up the first rope until
your eyes seem to be-en the point OIL
rolling out of their sockets, and the
blood in your veins fairly groans, and
I'm being convinced that you can't pun
4 any further without cripling yourself
or life. won catch hold of the next rope
md draw that up and grunt. Then you
move along to the next, and pull tnat
I'D, and grunt again. Jnst as yon nave
rot to the middle and commence 10
hink that you are almost through even
( your joints will never again SET as
bey did before you some way or other
Miss the connection, and find that you
ave got to go back and do it all over.
iere you pause for few moment OF of
eular refreshment, and then slowly and
arefully work your way back. You
ont jump down and walk back, be-
ause YOU are afraid to spread out In
hat way again. You sort Of waddie
,ack, working the way inch by men
nd with consummate patience. A man
hus stretched across bedstead never
,ecomes so excited as to lose MS pre-
ence of mind. 1t would be instant
cath If he did. Then he goes over It
gain, waddling and pulling, groanihg
nd grunting, while his wife moves
round with the lamp, and tells him TO
AXE It easy, and not scratch the Deo,
tead ar,y more than he can help, and
hat she can't tell which crsaks the most
,e or the bedstead. And after ne gets
she has the audacity 70 ask
inn to bring in the feather beds. In
he dead of that night that man VIII
teal up to that room and look at thar
,edstead. and swear.-Daa6ary he'os.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

DanpUry- man named Reubens
saw a statement tha. oounting one hun
dred when tempted to speak an angry
word would save man great deal oil
trouble. This statement sounded a 1T
tie singular at first but the more he read
it over the favorably he became impress
sod with it, and finally concluded to
adopt it. Next to door Reubens lives
man who has made five distinct attempts
in the past fortnight to 'seeurea dinner
Of green peas by the lst of July, and
every time has been retarded by Ecu
Ibens' ahens. The next morning after
Reubens made It's resolutions this man
his fifth attempt to have miscarried--
Then He called on Reubens. He said-
ssWhat in the thunder do yoa mean
by letting your hens tear up my gar
den?r
Reubens was prompted to call him
mudsnoot, "A new name just coming in
to general use, but he rememoered ms
resolution, ,put down his rag, and meek
ly Observed.
zone, two three, four, five, six, ,seven'
eight"
Then the mad neighbor who had been
ewing this answer with great deal OF
suspicion, broke in again.
"why don't you answer my question,
you rascal ?'' ,fl,H .fl
But still Reubens' maintained his
equanimity, and went on with the test.
"Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen-"
The mad neighbor stared harder than
ever. D sif.a a5lgs y ID
Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, ,twen-
ty, twenty -one-"
"You are mean skunk" said the
mad neighbor, backing toward the
fence. @
Reubens' face flushed at this charge,
but he only said: F
"Twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty
four, twenty five, twenty-six-"
At this figure the neighbor got up on
the fence in some haste, but suddenly
thinking of his peas, he opened his
mouth:
"You mean, low-lived rascal, for two
cents 1 could knock your cracked head
over barn, and would"
~Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, inter
ruptea Reubens, "twenty-nine, thirty,
thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three-"
Here the neighbor broke for the house
and entering it violently slammed the
door behind him; but Reubens did not
dare let up on the enumeration, and so
he stood out there alone in his own yard
and kept on counting,while his burning
cheeks and flashing eyes eloquentiy al
firmed his judgement. When ne got
I'D into the eighties his wife came to the
door i'm some alarm.
why, Reubens, man what Is the mat
ter with youg" she said. "Do come IN
70 the house." 'f-'
But he didn't let up. She come out
TO him, chung trembling to him, but ne
only looked into her eyes, and said'
ssNinety-three, ninety-four, ninety
five, ninety-six, ninety seven, ninety-
eight, ninety-nine, one hnndred--so
into the house, old woman, or IN bust
ye." 9"
And she went.--Daabary Neps.
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BALLOT BOXES.
A New Arrangement that will
Annoy Ballot-Box Suffers
- New York Roughs May Now
Close Shop. m.... ,.,f,,i

There was exhibited to the Mayor yes
terday by the inventor. a ballot-box
which has been patented in England
and the United States, and which is now
being brought to the attention ofthe au-
thorities of States and Cities. By the
application of two simple principles,
which will be explained, absolute safety
against the opening of the ballot-box,
except by the authorized parties, has
been secured. Nobody can get into the
box without leaving the plainest evil
dence Of violence to betray him behind
him, and the collusion of an impossible
number of persons is necessary. to effect
an entrance to it, beside which every
one of them would betray himselfin the
effort. This Invention does not, of
course prevent fraud. But 1t requires
any fraud perpetrated to be done either
before the ballots go into the box, or af-
ter they come out, in counting Of the
votes. Frauds of that kind are prevent
ible by vigilance. The kind which has
been nearly always successfully COM
mitted when committed, has had to do
with stuffIng the ballot-boxes, for which
end they have been opened with dupli-
cate keys. Access to the contents Of
this ballot box is obviously impossible
as we will show so the chance to COM
nit the kind of fraud known as ballot
box stufilng is out of the question.
Let us explain: The box rs now ex-
hibited is of sheet iron,t the material cas-
lest for transportation. The boxes can
be made however, of glass, or of any
material thought best. The box is an
ordinary cube in form, the top side be-
ing the lid which fits down close and
tight like the lid Of tea caddy. Inter-
iial shoulders run up from all sides to
the lid. On the front side the lid slopes
and ON the slope are the very simple
but perfectly secure fastenings. Upon
this incline which the lid makes is a
sliding panel shutting with a catch, and
openable by a provision on the handle
Of the key. When the panel is released
or slid from its position covering the
key-hole "a square of thin glass, about
seven eighths fan inch,by one-sixteen-
tn thick, is slipped into "snug, (which
It accurately fits. The panels(there are
three) are then shot back mt once fixing
themselves and the seals. 1t is now inn
possible to insert the keys in the lock
without smashing the seals all to pieces
and flaw In any one would show that
tampering had been attempted. II these
seals were imitable, their likes could be
substituted, but they are inimitable, ,and
are rendered so bv the fusion of rell and
white glass blown into sheets or panes.
On each sheet while In fresh state Is
spread paper ruled into squares. On
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

whose name you hold in scorn. And
oh, ye proud and happy ones, whose
dear dead rest in honored graves, with
Liberty chanting her solemn anthems
tenderly above them, think sometimes
pityingly, l pray you, of those who,
loving the land with all the power of
fervent hearts, can place above their
lost ones no warrior-wreath of laurel !;
and leave undisturbed the simple daisies
the flowers Of peace, which my pitying
hand would fain strew over dead! E
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

Soldiers discharged from the SER
vice ON account Of varicose veins, are
not entitled to bounty under any act
granting bounty to soldiers by rea-
SON of wounds or Injuries received in
the line of duty, varicose veins not
being considered wound or injury
within the meaning Of the Law.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

The daily weather map giving in =
complete and portable form the weather
changes over the whole country, and
Issuing from the Central Signal office at
Washington, is now offered for sale un- :
der recent act Of Congress at ? cents
copy. .aa.f -a aif
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LINES FOUND IN AN OLD BIBLE.

To make some heart little lighter,
To make some darkling path seem bright
To guide some erring souls sright
And point them to the land OF light,
This be thy labor = =
To bear our Fathers will in meekness,
Tostruggle with each human weakness,
Content ON earth the cross to bear,
And e'en the crown Of thorns to wear,
This be thy spirit
Then laying by thy robes Of sorrow,
And walking in the heavenly morrow,
Before Gods throne crown TO wear,
And kneel amid the glories there;
This thy fruition.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19

asuos4w. c. STOUT, MDoqqo
SUCCESSOR OF L. BARNES, NJ. D., ECLEC-
tic Physician and Surgeon, Oxford, Holmes
County, Ohio.t Specixl Attention given to
Chronic and Female Diseases. Consultation
free. Once hours from 9 A. NJ. to 5 p. NJ, on
Tuesdays and saturdays. a.. =, :s9ms'
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


DRs. POMERENE e. WISE,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, MILLERS-
burg, Ohio. Once Hours Wednesdays,
from 1 to 5 O'Clock r. n, and on Saturdays
from O'Clock 4. u. to3 O'Clock Pm. 34tf
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-06-19
CLARION.

8SfnO0 perday! Agents wanted! All clas-
9OUOSVseso of working people, ,oi either sex,
Young or old, make more money at work for us
in their spare moments, or all the time, than at
anything else. Particulars free. Address q
Stffieon Co., Portland, Me. 5yl
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Attorney0.
G. w. EVERETT,
ArLDRNEr AT LAW. hnLERsBunEHsG z
/. o'HH'oUIi nUI uih | uuM

II. d. MCDOWELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, MII.LERSBURG, o
Ofice-Second floor in McDOwell's building
west of the Court House. o.,,E,r, 1tf
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grateful. efFI IET1TTF
HartIey-Hartley Heith; that was his
named-liyed little farther down the
valley where the houses crept along
close to the rivers bank. He was stall
wart farmers boy, full of high hopes
and ambitions. had known him from
childhood, and 1 loved him with all my
heart. satssEEz "a ssHE
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

About 4:30 Saturday morning fire was
discovered in the basement of 81
+ -Gtftt CENTER STREET. sfss- s,-f
The ground floor is occupied by. f.. NJ.
Smith, as tailor store, but the basement
is unused, except for the storage of some
useles rags and old articles. No general
alarms was given, and the flames were
easily extinguished by people living in
the upper part of. the building. The
origin of the fire could not be ascertain
| ed, though, since the basement was not
| occupied ia any way, it. is supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary.
The damage done was slight. .......
A fire occurred at the house of John
! A. Sheldon, on .:..s .-sr
MAIN STREET, .s....f .-.
on Sunday morning. About half past
seven one of the servant girls ran to
Mrs. Sheldon in much alarm, with the
story that she heard q ghost in a closet
opening off the parlor This statement
lacking the requisite thickness, Mrs. Shell
don did not heed it. Soon, however, an
other one ran in with the more probable
story that there were sparks issuing into
one Of the upper rooms. Mr., Sheldon
rushed into the closet referred to, and
on opening the door a dense volume of
flame issued forth. He quickly secured
some water and ran up stairs, and, by
using a few pals full soon. had it textin-
guished. The damage done to articles
in the closet and woodwork will amount
to $50-fully insured. The fire caught
from hot-air pipe, made of tin, which
runs up through the closet, establishing
communication between the upper room
and the furnace. This pipe had prob
ably accumulated quantity of light
rubbish, which only awaited a sufiiciency
of heat to ignite, which it did in a very
lucky time, for had it been few mo-
ments longer in progress it must newt
ably have burned down. The pipe was
heated to red heat, and thus ignited
the wood surrounding it.
About haif-paSt eight on Sunday AlorD-
ing an alarm was sounded on ~.
MERoHANTs' row,
and number rushed to the scene. On
investigation it proved to be dense
smoke Issuing from the chimney of Val
iquette8 shoe store AS a means of re-
Yiving the fire in the workshop stove
some person present filed it with a
quantity of leather cuttings and rubbish
which created a great volume of smoke
and terrible smell, which caused the
alarm ........ ...... 49,. .....
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Police Court.

On Saturday Justice B. w. Marshall
had the following cases before him
Darius Wheeler, drunkenness, fined.
Fine and costs amounted to $13.94.
Committed. ~ =.
John Hsndleg, drunkenness, fined.
Fine and costs amounted to 1884.
Paid.
John Mondy, drunkenness, lined. Fine
and costs amounted to 1894. Paid
These parties disclosed on the follow
ing named persons -..--. !.
James Crowley, fine and costs ss7. so =;
appealed. h ]. :Messer, Berwick House,
fine and costs $45; appealed, Bryan
NcKeene, fine and costs Sis; appealed
VIVA. Whiteomb, fine and costs $3.50 ;
appealed. Bridget Golden, fine and
costs. $3.50 !, committed. ~.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

ate with our knives, asd drank tea. from
our saucers. When we had finished sup
per we went to our school hall and sung
genuine Puritan tunes in genuine Puritan
fashion, deaconing the hymns. Among
the tunes were america, !" China, and
sold Hundred, while last and best was
"Auld Lang Syne." The evenings
celebration was ended by an old
fashioned dance. At ten o'clock the
company dispersed and our pleasant
evening became q thing of the past.
IE. -...tc N MO g..
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An OId-FashIOned Tea Party Re-
Produced ss...,tts.t.

a Rutland county girl at school near
Boston sends US the following account
of one OF the many tea parties held last
week in commemoration of the little I'M
pleasantness century ago which re-
sulted 10 masking a tea pot of Boston
Harbor. She describes it as 'srhe way
we celebrated the Boston tea party, in
the seminary at B. not to be too pre-
else in the matter of location:
On the evening of December 16, when
the bell rung for tea, there was present.
ed a most remarkable sight in our
seminary. Nearly all the young ladies
were dressed in the fashion of I'VE olden
time, and some of the costumes were
perfect, being the very ones worn by
our grandmothers a century ago.
Two young ladies, attired in Indian
costume, excited much notice and add
miration. Our teachers in short stuff
dresses, puffed hair and little muslin
caps, might easily have served as the
originals Of fine old pictures that | have
seen. The young ladies in their high
ruffs, with hair pulled and powdered,
made us doubt the oft repeated saving
of s'Girl of the period" sold fashions
saould be frightfully unbecoming to me"
Even the little girls of years ago. were
faithfully represented. 49,: -.
Our supper was one that would have
delighted a centenuarian Bean por-
gidge, hasty pudding, pandowdy, dough-
nuts, cake, cheese, and plenty of tea
formed the bill of fare. TO follow in the
J. steps of our ancestors everything was
Sien from the same plate, and we even
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

bic collision might have been avoided,
Leaving. the question Of the. collision
aside, / really render Captain Robertson,
his officers and crew, the gratitude that
we all owe them for the good care TAX
en- of each of us ON going aboard. Ey-
erything was placed at our command.
The ladies were made the objects of
special attention, while the English, see
ing that most of us wereeonly half clad,
Invested themselves of a great part of
their clothing. Ihope no one will ever
forget the sympathy which the crew of
the Loeb Earn SO generously displayed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
A MERRY CHRISTMAS 3
CALL AT
IL. j.. B. MEEKER'S,

And get some of the following presents:
A guitar, violin, banjo, aecordeon,
drum, flute, fife, or any other musical in
strument. .-f, s,..-5sses fFf +s..9sys z ~
Piano stool-three TO fifteen dollars.
A beautiful chrome motto. A fine yari-
ETY.. of silk and chrome book marks.
Brackets and wall pockets, picture
frames, chromos, &c bJst&ss as isI
Diaries for 1874, pocket cutlery, shears
and. scissors. = - ~ slij} fass ~ g
I Wallets for gents and ladies. /. KS: Il
Card Cases pearl, she'll and leather &.
Stationery and Initial Stamping. ~; s.
Monegrams designed and cut to ORDER
: Parlor Games. 50. (. 80 s} - :. -.
E Writing Desks and Work Boxes. ~
Stereeseopes and Stereographs. +.
/ Albums and Autograph Albums.
. Sheet Music and Music Books of ALI
Kinds. q s5, as {, }stlsse &, ~ s-.t& :.
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Especial Dispatch to the Rutland Herald
Examination of IL. A.. Jevyett Be
fore Judge SnaaIIey-He Is Held
TO Bail Ina. $4,000. -s FE.~e - e &

e..--.ra+ III . 6 BURLINGTON, Dec. 10. O.
Dir. Jewett was brought before Judge
Smslley, this morning, charged with
embezzlement of government funds
and false entries in accounts. District
Attorney Fifeld appeared for the gov
eminent, and Ex-Governor Underwood
for Jewett. The accused waived an;
examination, and after some remarks
by the counsel, the Judge fixed
the bail at $12, 600 for .Jewett's appear
ance at the February term of.the court.
Messrs. Jewett and Bowen, of St. Johns
bury, were accepted as bondsmen.
Judge Smalley said there was no doubt
that $4,000 had been taken by either
Mr.. Crane or Mr. Jewett IF either be
convicted he must go to the State
prison. $3.50. ~ Err. :.
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The Virgtnius Prisoners Surren-
s.s -.-..I.- dered. sf.- ss.s.. . s-f- ---r

.l.s... .-c. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 10.
The surviving passengers and crew of
the Yirginius were delivered to-day to
Commander Braine of the United States
steamer Juniata. they were sent on
board that vessel, which soon after took
her departure for New York. '.t-ss
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it if our Legislators authorize the traffic.
He insisted on the prohibition of the
/ liquor traffic, because it is criminal in
its character, and insists that the law
shall define it as such, and punish it ac-
cordingly. The government is not dis
charging its proper functions SO long as
| it exists. =. s.. s.-ss.
| The speaker devoted the remainder of
his address to a terribly severe arraign-
ment of both the existing political par
| ties more particularly the one in power
for their hypocritieal bearings on the
liquor question, and urged the formation
of temperance party, forthwith, as no
temperance legislation can be expected
from the existing parties, as it is useless
to attempt to reform them, for q party
| never has been, nor ever can be, reform
ed. He considered a temperance party
would In time be successful, and urged
that q ticket should be put into. the field,
and if at first they cannot get the many
votes, take the few, and persevere until
they can make themselves q power. con-
troll legislation, and destroy the liquor
traffic, as slavery was destroyed by the
old aboHtionists, from 8 small begin
ming. =: 81 tir,s, ..>
At the conclusion of the address Mr..
Grogan moved vote of thanks to the
speaker, from the audience, which was
given by the whole assembly rising to
their feet. ..-.fs zl.s'.
FATAL ACCIDENT. -On Thursday night
last John Lyon, an employee of the New
York and Canada railroad, was in White
hall in state of intoxication and, while
unconscious of his actions, he wandered
into the tunnel on Church street. and
heedlessly laid down on the railroad
track In little time he fell asleep and
train passing short time afterwards,
ran over him and killed him on the spot.
Lyons was a native, of Rondout, N Y,
it is said by his friends. Accounts which
have reached us represent that he was
not specially useful member of society,
No. blame seems to attach to the engineer
eft the train which killed him. -.
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LIST oF GIFTS
Total, 700 GIN :, al cash, amount.
ing to :..5.te $780, co
me pAaDces for a GIN are as one TO ave.
n IL -->4@@SNN@ 80 - = - 80 Y - =
PRICE OF TICKETS.

PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets, s5e; halves, SIS tcnfls.
or each coupon, IS eleven whole tickets
for $500 Gssx tickets for S1,foo, l13 whole
tickets for s. go; 2g whole tickets Tor
$4,000. No discount On less than 500 worth
of tickets. - Use. II ~
The fourth gift concert viii be Conduct
ed, in all respects, like the three which
have already been given, and full parfieu-
lars may be learned from circulars which
win be sent free from this offiee TO al who
apply for them.
Orders for tickets and applications foT
agencies win be attended 10 in the order
they are received, and ii Is hoped they
will be sent In promptly that there may
be no disappointment or delay in filling
all. Liberal terms given TO those who buy
to sell again. All AGENTS are peremptor1-
" required to settle up their accounts and
return all unsold tickets by the goth day
ofMarch.
~ a, THOS. T.. BRABfLETTE,
Agent Public Library Kentucky, and Man
ing, Louisville, Ky. q. dcclTdsaw& w4w
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Mediral.
IT'S SYMPTOMS, B,FFECTs AND
CURE. s..


the term Catarrh ~ pnpularly applied
to II peculiar disorder of the lrostrils and
adjacent parts, which prevails to an
alarming extent, and isprodurtive OF v~ry
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