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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Indignation Meeting.

Cincinnati is the scene of trying con-
flicts with the liquor interest. The dis
graceful affair in the police court last
week, Judge Marchant presiding, is one
of series for which the Queen City has
become noted. The repeal of the Sun
day law and the Sunday frolies and
drunkenness that ensued; the arrest of
the forty three women for praying on
the streets, while the saloonists were
patted ON the back in their open and
defiant violations of law; the refusal Of
their Grand Jury to hear testimony
against saloonists because the jury it.
self was packed with men of their own
stripe, was fittingly supplemented by
the scene in Judge Marchant's digni-
fed and honorable court.
A young bartender refused to answer
a question eliminating his employer.
The Judge asked, "will you answer?"
He replied, mo, STRIP The upright
and righteous! I! Judge was defied by an
humble bartender, and driven in dis
grace from the bench he dishonors. No
contempt, of course not, of such court
and such a Judge. The recusant wit
ness laughed him to scern, and was ex-
cused as compliment to his boldness.
Prosecuting Attorney Campbell indig-
nantly said: "You excuse the witness?
Then / dismiss the case will have
ne witnesses who have been instructed
how they shall testify by the attorneys
for the defense, and who are instructed
to defy the law. This man comes in
and deties the law and braves the court.
He bluntly refuses to answer the qucs-
tions his attorneys have instructed him
net to answer, in full defiance of the
direct order Of the court. And, after
all, the court excuses the witness. We
may as we'll dismiss the case; yes, dis
miss this case; dismiss all the cases, and
let us have no more cases and no more
courts henceforward."
4hV SooC was uiSHiSSCu anu Tic Jury
discharged. An indignant by-stander
exclaimed "Shame." Fer this offence
the judge locked him up for contempt
Of court--a most superb farce through
out, and fit for the boards at Niblo's
Garden.
On Monday evening the citizens Of
Cincinnati held an Indignation meeting
and denounced these proceedings as
well they might. After reciting their
grievances at length they say:
In view of these startling facts, we
protest, in the name of freedom, OF JUS
tice, and of God, against such baseness
and incfliciency OF our public officers
and we call upon every true citizen of
whatever politica, party, nationality,
or religious belief, to join with us in
this remonstrance, and in an honest
effort to place our public offices in the
hands of men who dare do their duty
for the public welfare.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET.

How dear to this heart are the scenes of my
When fond recollection presents them t6
view.
The orchard, the meadow. the deep-tangled
And every loved spot which my infancy
knew;
The wide spreading pond, and the mill that
stood by it;
The bridge and the rock where the cataract
fell;
The cot of my father, the dairy house nigh it,
And cen the rude bucket which hung in the
The old oaken bucket, the ir on bound bucket,
The moss-covered bnc ket which hung in the
we'll.
That moss-eovered vessel hailed as treasure,
For often, at noon, when returned from the
found it the source of an exquisite pleasure,
TIE pI pnrest and sweetest that nature can
How ardent ! seized it, with hands that we've
glowing,
Then soon, with the emblem Of truth over.
flowing,
And dripping with GOODNESS, it rose from the
well:
The old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket.
The moss covered bucket arose from the well
How sweet from the green mossy brim to re-
ceive it,
As poised on the curb, it inclined 10 my lips.
Not full blushing goblet could tempt me 10
leayeit,
The brightest that beauty or revelry sips.
And now, far removed from the, loved habita-
tion,
The tear Of regret will intrusively swell,
As fancy reverts to my fathers plantation,
And slghs for the bucket that hangs in the
well:
The old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket,
The moss.covered bucket, that hangs in the
well.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Sound from the Country.

Amid the rush and whirl of the great
city the mIghtier din of the country is
unheard. The annual grand garnering
season OF the farmer has come. Winter
is the grave Of the country; Spring is a
time of quiet planting and noiseless
growth the lull of Summers cem-
mencement is the calm before the storm
July, month of opening harvest, is the
great clamor time of the farmers year.
time Of cutting down, heaping up and
gathering in; when the owner OF a farm
feels like the monarch of little king
dom which yields him beuntiful trib-
ute evry year. There is no more quiet
now; ne lazy plowing, no nonoton-
GUS swish Of the grain as it. falls from
the hand at every step; no sauntering
over fields to watch the progress of
growing crops, but martial rush and
constant determined onslaught. The
sunrise rereille; the tramp of men and
horses; the whetting of scythes; the
rumble OF reaping machines; the rat
tie OF the rakes and the bloodless strife
of the men who pitch the hay into piles
or upon the attending wagon. These
are the sounds which now vie with the
whir of the city manufactures. Thus
the clover falls, then the wheat, the
broad field OF timothy, red-top and blue
grass; then the oats, the last of sum-
mers harvest, which is followed by the
pleasanter but less noisy and not so re-
munerative, gathering of the fruits of
autumn.
This is the poetry of it. The prose is
far more acceptable in times OF panic.
Farmers have been less affected BY the
financial crisis than any other class.
Yet they were frightened by the gener-
al great alarm and have been most care
rul in theirexpendltures. The familiar
sounds of this harvest will sweep away
the last vestige Of tie panic in the
minds Of the farmers, and will so affect
the whole country. 1t is not all sound.
There is munificent harvest to pay
for.all the noise and struggle and sweat
in the heat of Farmers Day. Reports
from the whole country are encourag-
ing. Frost and drought and flood have
injured the crops in many places, but
they will average well. The prosperity
which comes to the farmer with boun-
tiful harvest will be general in its in
fiuencc. Therefore mingling with the
sounds from the country may be heard
assurances of relief in all classes of in
dustry. They will cheer the tagging
manufacturer as well as the merchant
whose complaint for months has been
of dull sales. The perfume of the fall
ing clover may be reduced TO pecuniary
value, and the worth of every sound
from the country may be computed in
dollars and cents.-CIeceland Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Drying up a Yankee.

Did you ever come across one of tn,
peculiar Connecticut Yankees who
would talk everlastingly, guess at more
things, and ask more questions thar
there is hair OH cats back?
presume you haye, but don't sup
pose ysu ever heard one dried up quick
er and more effectually than Dave Lar.
kin done it last summer, while on the
road from Snake River Falls to Oak
Ridge Center.
Dave Larkin is a stage-driver and la:
as much dry humor in his make up a:
almost any one you meet.
The Yankee took an inside scat al
Falls, and having talked two of the
passengers to sleep and tired out the
third one so that lie could not answer
his questions, got upon the outside a,
the Post-office Station to talk with Lar.
kin.
For one hour his incessant tongue
run like the needle of a sewing machine
and David being rather slow at replies
the Yankee had to answer more than
ons-half Of his swn questions.
At last the stags-driver, completely
worn out with his insatiats gabble
pointed to a neat log house by the side
of the road and said:
"There's been u woman lying in thai
house for more than five weeks, and
they ban't buried her yet"
liant buried her yet?" exclaimed
the excited Yankee. sYou don't tel
ME SO. What on earth might the rea-
son be ?"
"She amt dead yet," calmly respon-
ded Lark:n.
This dried the Yankee up.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Conundrums.

Who is the LATEST man? The furni-
ture dealer; he keeps chairs and lounges
about all the time.
What would a school-master do if all
his pupils left him? Give it up; So
would he.
What fish is most valued by loving
wife? HERRING.
Why is pig good mathematician?
Because he is good on the 'square
root.''
What fruit is the most visionary?
The apple of your eye.
When is ship like a railroad track?
When the cargo's on it.
Why is convalescing dyspeptic like
reprieved criminal? Because he can't
digest yet.
What loses its flavor when You bor-
row it? Wit.
When are brokers happy? When
they meet loan.
What Is lawyers favorite dishs
Suet pudding.
What is the bes. cure for drinking?
The water cure.
Why is "Yes" like mountain? Be-
cause it applies an assent.
Where are two heads better than one?
In a barrel.
When lady faints what figure will
revive her? 2. You must bring her
9.
Why is the French word biere (beer)
feminine? Because the men are fond
of it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Plans for '76.

While the Small Boy is yet exploding
the execrable Chinese cracker, and
memories of the Fourth have not ell
tirely faded from the minds of adults,
1t may be entertaining to take brief
prospective glance at the preparations
for the great "blow out" of 1876. Phil
adelphia, notwithstanding the refusal
of Congress to donate seme millions to
the great exhibition, will still be the
center Of the. centennial celebrations.
On account Of her intimate associations
with American independence it could
not be otherwise. The Quaker City is
nothing daunted by the discourage
ments which have been mainly incu-
bated in New York, and has completed
all the plans and closed the contracts
The plans comprehend five pavilions,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Dew-Drops from Josh Billings.

Make yourself necessary, young man,
and ure success IL certain.
All the virtews, like the muscles, kan
be made to grow by using them.
The man who begins at the bottom of
the ladder and works hiz way to the
top, is hard one to shake off,
The devil kant fool with bizzy man
emmy more than loafer kan with a
hunny bee.
We owe our enemys more than
We do eur friends. 1t is they who keep
our wits bright, and our tools in order.
Epitaffs are too often like the bills ov
cirkus company-there is heap
more in the bills than in the perfor-
nance.
lit was c wise phellow who put on his
spectaclcs when he ct Strawberries to
make them look larger. This IL a hint
to make the most ov the good things we
have in this world.
often see men who are possessed ov
most ov the virtues, but who are natur-
ally sour and morose; thszs / call hui
man hedge hogs, with their picksrs all
turned outside in.
II you are going to give man emmy
thing, give it to him cheerfally and
quick don't make him sit down on his
knee in front Of you and listen to a
moral sermon an hour and half long,
and then give him 10 cents.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
A Remarkable Magnetic
Chamber''in a California Cave

The author of "Sinbad the Sailor:
Adventures" must resign his laurels
One W. II. Stokes has been exploring &
recently discovered cave near Pine
Grove, Amador County, California, and
writes to the Sutter Creek Independent
an account of his investigations. Mr..
Stokes vOuches for the exact truth OF
his narrative in every particular, and
We doubt not the reader will readily
credit it from the following specimen
description of one of the chambers the
party entered: After jOurneying for a
mile and a quarter through the under
ground passages, Stokes and his party
found themselves in a long but rather
narrow chamber, the walls of which
are not limestone, but ysllowish and
brown iron ore.'' This chamber beats
Sihbad's magnetic mountain, which
drew all the nails from his ship, and
thus caused it to fall all to pieces, all
hollow. Listen to Mr.. Stokes: "Upon
entering the chamber we noticed most
peculiar disturbance of the magnet, the
needle constantly vibrating. from side
to side, and frequently whirling around
for minute at a time with velocity
which rendered it invisible. We also
experienced singular sensation, sort
Of chill appearing to commence at the
back of the necks and extending to the
ends of our fingers and toes. As we
advanced in this chamber we found
these singular sensations to increase in
intensity until it became almost un-
bearable. We ventured on still further
however, though it became evident that
we could not long remain in this mys-
teriOus place. i omitted to mention
that the walls and floor Of this cham
Der, especially particular rocks therein
contained, were highly magnetic, and
became more so the further we advance
ed toward the north. One of the party
who carried hatchet had it wrested
from him by magnetic rock near
which he passed, and the combined |
strength OF four of us was insufficient |
to detach it. A pocket-knife, which |
accidentally dropped to the floor, had |
to remain there, none of the party hav-
ing sufficient strength in his fingers to
pick it up. Mason, who had put on for
the occasion a pair of miner's-boots,
the soles of which were filled with nails,
could walk with difficulty, and, happen
ing to step spon portion of the floor
magnetic, found himself sud-
denly affixed thereto and unable to
withdraw his feet from his boots, and
leave them there, tearing up his coat
and wrapping the pieces round his feet
to protect them from being cut by the
rocks. We had remained in this cham
Der about ten minutes, when suddenly
the chilling sensation began to increase,
the feeling being as if cold and pierre
ing wind was blowing upon us, and be-
coming each moment more intensely
cold. We hastily retreated, and soon
reached, feeling more dead than alive,
The large chamber containing the hot
spring. We then retraced our steps
along the twine, and in a couple Of
hours emerged from the caves
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16

four of which will be one hundred by
one hundred and twenty feet in size.
The fifth will be one hundred. and
twenty feet square, and will form the
central pavilion of the vast building
which will cover eighteen acres and
will cost 81 ,076, 600. The contractor is
the lowest bidder, Mr.. r. j. Dobbins,
who agrees to complete the bailding
again the first of January, 1876.
A plan for a permanent memorial
building has been adopted by the Board
of Finance and is yet subject to the ap-
proval of the State Board of Supervis-
ors. This building Is to be of granite,
and the style modern. The size of it
will be three hundred and sixty-five
feet long, two hundred and ten feet
wide and fifty mine feet high. This
great amphiIheatre will be surmounted
by cupola one hundred and thirty
eight feet in height. This structure is
to be completed by the first of March,
1876. Mr.. Dobbins, the contractor for
the former building, offers to complete
both buildings for $2,50O,O0O. This
would leave in the treasury half mill
ion of dollars which would be devoted
TO the extension of the memorial build
ing. 1t may seem almost impossible
that this vast work can be concluded in
time for the reception of the articles of
the proposed grand exposition; but the
are explicit and the time Of
fixed, SO that it remains
with the contractor to make good his
agreement. The funds are ample for
the carrying out Of the specified plans.
Money still forthcoming will be ap-
piled to identifying the grounds and
.he erection Of objects of an attractive
character. This information is from |
,fficial sources. Now who says the |
Centennial will be a ''great tizzle?"
has shown "clear grit"
Imidst the most disceuraging influences
which must command admiration even
rom New York.-Cieueland Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
Recollections of a Dentists
Shop.

'Mark TWAIN" in his new book about
England, tells how he had the tosth-
ache one night in London, and gives
some pleasing rccollections of the dem
lists rooms which he was wont to pat
ronize when he lived in Elmira. He
says: "One night that tooth did Just
jump, and every time it jumped it rails
ed my head right off the pillow. How
1 did lie awake and think about that
dentists shop in Elmira, where I had
been under torture so many times-cf
those pretty dental instruments, so pol
ished and so cold! How did long to
lay my cheek against one-one of those
short thick, heavy twisted chaps, with
the bow-legged, fluted and curved
handles, and short haws-bill jaws! How
l revelled in delight at the thought Of
having such: a thinglclutch my refrac-
tory tooth and "yank it!" With what
pleasurable emotions came crowding
into my mind the recollections of that
dentist and his room and his fixtures
his big, easy chair, with the pretty
white-cHrtained window before it, and
the nice, big red glass spittoon to the
left, with the hole in the Bottom, and
the bits of red cotton and the bright
pieces of gold and streams of blood
stained saliva on the sides. And then,
the pretty little bureau with the bottles
on the top and the little yellow drawers
which he jerks out so gently when seek
ing for some new and more delicate in
strument of torture. And then that
beautiful little, round, velvet-covered
stand on the gas fixture in front, COW
cred with the nice drills, and pretty
files, and the lovely little crowbars with
the stained ivory handles, and the long
steel crochet needles with which he
hunts for new cavities, and the little
round pastcboard box full Of gold
"plugs," and the dirty little napkin,
and the rubber ball syringe, and the
singular smell of his thumb, and all
that. Oh, how NICE"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16

Canada papers state that Hon.
George Brown, editor of the Toron-
to Globe, is to have baronetCy con-
ferred upon him by the Queen of
England, ''in recognition of his val
liable services at Washington in be-
half of the reciprocity treaty" Bar
on Brown will lind that his "servi
ces' in that direction were quite
barren of results. The treaty viii
not be ratified by the United States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16
MLERsBURG, HOLMES COUNTY, o. THURSDAY July l6 1874
The sad,mask had dropped from her

The sad..mask had dropped from hel
face. Her eyes, were full of tears bu
not of bitterness.
1t is useless to tell of the happy we'd
ding that ensued; of the joy and mer-
ry- making of the guests. Our fair
readers can imagine that. And so ends
the story of the ring.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16

1t is mentioned as remarkable fact
that Vassar College, designed for the
highest culture of women, has never re-
ceiyed bequest from wOmen,
though wealthy are continually extend
ing liberal support to other and older
colleges. Vassar College was founded
by man, and thus far been aided by
men snly.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-16

A few days ago, two unknown ladies
called Oh Mr.. Bergh, of the New York
Society for the prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, and handed him little box
containing $50 bill and $3.50 in gold.
saying they wished thus to testify their
affection to the animal world. In an
swer TO questions they refused to give
their names.