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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09

The Harrodsburg, KY, People says:
There was once man by the name of
House, living in Garrard county, KY,
who had dog that followed him and
his family to Missouri, and, being dis
satisfied, returned alone to his former
home in Garrard. Not finding his old
friends, he howled and msaned for
weeks then finally, after long starv-
ing, went back to his master in Missou-
ri. On his return, when in sight Of the
house, he lay down to resi-, but when he
saw one of his playmates he ran with q
great whining and raised his foot to the
boy as If to say 'how-do." He then
ran into the house and repeated the
same motion to them all, and then
stood gazing into their faces, af If to re-
late his starving, his long tramp and
sore feet; how he had been treated, his
troubles, how his heart throbbed ON ac-
count of his dissatisfaction, and mutely
begging to return to the old home. OF
course they gave him no answer. He
then proceeded to ramble around and
lock at everything in the heuse and on
the farm. Still not pleased, he lay
down close to the door to slumber and
rest. In his sleep he would howl and
lick his feet which were very sore. He
was kindly cared for but that could no,
assuage his grief. As sooa As he gol
well lie bade them adieu to return again
to his old home in Kentucky. He mad,
his second trip back and went to his ole
bed-place, but found It destroyed. HI
lay down howled and licked his bleed
ing feet and died, doubtless Of broken
heart.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
JEFF Davis Prison Record.

From Captain Cunningham of the
night watch at the Ohio Penitentiary at
Columbus, who was in town last week,
having been summoned as witness In
the case of Ohio vs.. Shepfer, we obtain
ed the "Prlson Record" of JEFF Davis,
which is as follows: ltl
He was first sent to the penitentiary
from Lucas county, in December, 1856,
under tho name Of John Frasghiger,
and gave his age as % years; nativity,
Switzerland. He was convicted Of
Grand Larceny, ,and sentenced for three
years. He was released by expiration
Of term, October 9Th 1858. 90
As John Smith, he was next sent up
from Muskingum county, in December,
1851, upon q charge of Grand Larceny,
for one year. He gave his age this time
as %, nativity, Germany, and was re-
leased December LIST 1852.
He next appears at this institution in
June, 1858, as Richard Roe, from Stark
county, sent up for Grand Larceny, fer
three years. Age, 30 years; nativity,
Germany. Released Aug. 80, 1865.
His next and last appearance, was as
Jefferson Davis, from Tuscarawas coun-
ty, in November 23rd, 1868, upon q sem
tence of four years for Assault with the
intent to commit rape. This time he
gives his age as 30, released September
25th, 1872. tf n ~
After his release from this last i'm
prisonment, he was in Jail in New
Philadelphia, Millsrsburg and Wooster,
and had only escaped from the latter
prison about two weeks previous to his
tragic death at RagersvilIe,in July last.
-Tusearasods Advocate. ,.--
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Sleep as a Medicine.

A physician says the cry for rest has
always been louder than the cry for
food. Not that it is more important,
but it is often harder to obtain. The
best rest comes from sound sleep. Of
two men or women, otherwise equal,
the one who sleeps the best will be the
most moral, healthy and efficient. Sleep
will do much to cure irritability of
temper, peevishness and uneasiness. 1t
will store to vigor an overworked brain.
1t will build up and make strong q
weary body. 1t will cure n headache.
1t will cure broken spirit. 1t will
cure sorrow. Indeed, we might make
a long list of nervous and other mall
aides that sleep will cure. The cure of
sleeplessness requires clean, good bed,
sufficient exercise to produce WEAKNESS,
pleasant occupation, good air, and not
too warm a room, clear conscience,
and avoidance of stimulants and mar
cotics. For those who are overworked,
haggard, nervous, who pass sleepless
nights, we commend the adoption OF
such habits as shall secure sleep; other
wise, life will be short, and what there
is Of it sadly imperfect.--Ndtiondl.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Busby's Iron Wedding.

Busby, Of Trenton, celebrated his
"iron wedding" one day last week, and
he invited about 120 guests to the we'd
ding. OF course each person felt COM
PEELED to bring a present of some kind,
and each one did. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith came, they handed Busby pair
of hat-irons. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones arrived, they also had a pair of
nat-irons. All hands laughed at the
coincidence. And there was even great
er merriment when the Browns arrived
with two pairs Of flat-irons. But when
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson came in with
another pair of flat-irons the laughter
became perfectly convulsive. There
was, however, something less amusing
about it when the Thompsons arrived
with four fat-irons wrapped in brown
paper. And Busby's face actually
looked grave when the three johnson
girls were ushered into the parlor car
rying flat-iron apiece. Each one Of
the succeeding sixty guests brought
fiat-irons, and there was no break in
the continuity until old Mr.. Curry ar
rived from Philadelphia with a cast
iron cowbell. New Busby had no
earthly use for cowbell, and, at any
other time, he would have treated such
a present with scorn. But now he was
actually grateful to Mr.. Curry, and he
was about to embrace him, when the
Walsinghams came in with the new
kind of deuble-pointed fat-irons with
wooden handles. And all the rest of
the guests brought the same articles,
excepting Mr.. Rugby, and he had with
him a patent stand for holding fat
irons. Busby got madder and madder
every minute, and, by the time the
company had all arrived, he was nearly
insane with rage; and he went up to
bed, leaving his wife to entertain the
guests. In the morning they counted
up the spoils, and found that they had
2l3 fiat-irons, one stand, and a cowbell.
And now the Busbys have cut the
and Browns, and Johnsons, and
the rest entirely, for they are convinced
that there was preconcerted design to
play trick upon them. The fact, how
sver, is, that the hardware store in the
place had an oyerstock of fiat-irons, and
sold them at an absurdly low figure,
and Busby's guests unanimously went
for the cheapest thing they could find
as people always do on such occasions.
Busby thinks he will not celebrate his |
silver wedding."-Aax Adeler.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
cons.s.utiona, convsnaon.

The Constitutional Convention, affair
a long debate and much backing and
filing with amendments and reconsid-
eratisns, finally adopted two of the rail-
road clauses in the Article relating to
Corporations other than Municipal" in
the following form.
"SEc. 10. The General Assembly
shall prohibit, under proper penalties
and forfeitures, any Offlcer, Director,
President, Agent or Employee Of any
railroad company from being interes-
ted directly or indirectly, either indivi-
dually or as q member Of any ether
company or corporation. In furnish
ing material or supplies to such csm-
pauy, or in business of transportation
as common carrier OF freight or pass
engers ever the works owned, leased
or worked by such company
And all contracts between such per-
sons and said company, except As erdi-
nary shippers, passenger, Or smplsys,
shall be absolutely void"
"SEc. IL. No railroad shall conseli-
date with another having a line parallel
or competing with Its own; or lease,
purchase or control such line; and no
officer Of any other railroad company
swning or having the control of such
parallel or competing line. And no
Railroad company shall do business In
this State which shares its earnings in
any manner with q company owning or
controlling parallel or competing
line within this State"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Good Rezolushuns.

That won't smoke emmy more cigars
only at sum body else's expense.
That won't borry nor lend-cspesh-
lily lend.
That will live within my inkum IL !
hev tew get trusted tew do it.
That won't advise ennybody until !
kno the kind of advice they are anxious
to follow.
That | won't wear emmy more tite
boots IL hev tew 20 barefoot tew do
1t.
That won't swear emmy unless am
under oath.
That the world owes me living
providen earn it.
That If q man kalls me phool, l
won't ask him to prove it.
That II a man tells me mule won t
XIX, will believe what he says without
trying 1t.
That the best time tew repent ov a
blunder IL just before the blunder IL
made.
That will try hard tew be honest
but 1t will just be mi darned luck to
miss It. s,fr
That believe real gssd lies are get
ting skarser every day.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
THE SALOON KEEPERS LAnfsT.
By ULRIcH sLocKExsrUF.


Tish great sonnotioe, vet means IL 20, -.
Nine Business ish tull, have noting TO do.
should customers come I'd willingly sehmile. +
Ere waited und waited, und stil they tont come
hs ana ay ss q
Oh! Vito they tarry, come hastily Along.
Tsn vimens you know have blay'd to divel
Nit me und mine lager, und makes me much
To drafhc in bear links him no sin.
For ven sells him he brings me de tin.
Te beoples al stare und wonder at me,
How rich so fast gets to be.
Re reason ish blain, - every enc knows,
Why makes me my money und wears me nice
Te bcoples vii have it, there's no use talking,
But ven te vfmens come they'll all Pc schlop-
They'll leave me mine beer u,d swit.er 50
Und sehiip out de back way although sish
rri aarich. 20 T3fsr e. Ftt
No matter, NO matter, balive tbs all DER, 1
Mine beer must all sour md IN buy me no
To bicsss tenn vimens who is coming you
I'll pull town ny curtains und lock me mine
door.
You baliys tssys mine frow.) with voice like
Those simens viii come who's praying ever
They certainly will (says to my frow,)
Look there, tkey'r coming, they'r csming just
They'r marching along II balive I'll surrsn-
der,)
Its NO use, frow. to slant such number,
Boplar opinion Is against rs you know,
Vede better surrender, surrender youst now.
Wooster Rsps6lic1N.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
What Intemperance Does.

Intempsrance cuts down youth in its
vigor, manhood in its strength, and age
in its weakness. 1t breaks the fathers
heart, bereaves the loving mothers, ex-
tinguishes the natural affection, erases
conjugal love, blots cut filial attachment,
blights parental hope and brings down
mournful age in sorrow to the grave.
1t produces weakness, not strength ;
sickness not health; death, not life. 1t
makes wives widows; children, Or
phans; fathers, fiends; and all of them
paupers and beggars. 1t feeds epidem-
les, imports pestilence and embraces
consumption. Itcovers the land with
idleness, poverty, disease and crime. 1t
fills our jails, supplies our aims houses
and demands our asylums. 1t engend-
ers controversies, fosters quarrels and
chrishes riots. 1t crowds your peni-
tentiary and furnishes the victims for
your scaffolds. 1t is the gamblers life
blood, the ailment of the counterfeiter,
the prop Of the hangman, and the sup
port of the midnight incendiary. 1t
countenances the liar, resurrects the
thief and esteems the blasphemer. 1t
violates obligation, reverences fraud,
and honors infamy. 1t defames benev-
olence, hates love, scerns virtue, sland-
ers innocence. 1t incites the father to
butcher his helpless offspring, helps
the husband to massacre his wife, and
aids the child to grind the parricidal
axe. 1t burns up man and consumes
woman, defeats life, curses God and
despises Heaven. 1t brings shame, not
honor; terror, not safety; despair, not
hope; misery, not happiness; with the
malevolence of fiend it calmly sur
veys its desolations and insulated with
havoc, poissns felicity, kills peace, ruin.
morals, blights confidence and Stays
reputation, then curses the world and
laughs at its ruin. 1t murders the soul.
1t is the sum of all villainies and curses
the DEVILS best friend.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Insurance Agent outdone.

A family named Kemper moved into
house in Boston on last week, and
Benjamin P. Gum, the life insurance
agent, who lives in the same rev, was
the first caller. He dropped in to see
If he could not take a policy for Mr..
Ksmper. Mrs. Kemper came down to
the parlor to see him.
81 suppose, J" said Gum, aMr. Kemp
or has no insurance on his lifse"
"No," said Mrs. Kemper.
"Well, I'd like to get him to take out
a policy in eur company. It's the sa-
fest in the world: the largest capital,
smallest rates and biggest dividends."
"Mr. Kenper don't take much inte-
rest in such things now," said Mrs.
Kemper.
swell, madam, but he ought to, in
commsn justice to ysu. No man knows
when he will die, and by paying q rid,c-
ulously small sum now, Mr.. Kemper
can leave his family in afiiuence. I'd
like to hand you, for him, few PAM
phlets containing some statistics upon
the subject; may II"
@Of course, if you wish to-"
"Don't you think he can be induced
to insurer" asked Gum.
r 81 hardly think you can," replied the
lady. l..It aar-..
"He is IN good health, l suppose. Has
he complained lately Of being sick ?"
"Not lately"
''May I ask you if he has any COR
siderable wealth."
s'Not cent
"Then OF course he must insure. Ne
psor man can afford to neglect to in
sure. I suppose he travels sometimes !;
gees about In railroad cars and other
dangerous places?"
"No, he keeps very quiet"
"Man Of very steady habits, 1 pre-
sumo p"
every steady" -.d
"He is the very man want" +" said
Mr.. Gum. ~ know 1 can sell policy
to him."
~ hardly thiak you caA," replied
Mrs. Ksmpsr.
"Why? When will he be ut home? I
will call on him. 1 can't think Of any
reason why shouldn't insure him."
said the agent.
81 know" said Mrs. Kemper.
"Why?"
"He has been dead tsoenty-sersn yeaysi"
said the widow.
Then Gum went OF of q sudden. He
will not insure any Of the Kempers.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
curiosities of Animal Life.

"There can be no doubt" writes Mr..
Darwin "that dogs feel shame as dis
tinct from fear, and that something
very like modesty, when begging too
often for food. A great dog scorns the
snarling of little dog, and this may
be called magnanimity. Several obser-
yers have stated that monkeys certain
ly dislike being laughed at, and they
sometimes invent imaginary oHenses.
In the Geological Gardens 1 saw a bab-
oon that always got into fearful rage
when its keeper took cut letter or
book and read it aloud to him, and his
rage was 50 violent that, as I witnessed
on one occasion, he bit his leg till the
blood flowed" All animals feel wen-
der, and many feel curiosity, the latter
quality afferding opportunity to hun
ters, in many parts Of the world to de-
coy the game into their power. The
facility Of imitation so strongly devsl-
sped in man, especially in barbaric
state, is present in monkeys. A certain
bull terrier of our &C quaintance, when
ne wishes to 60 out Of the room, Jumps
at the handle Of the door and grasps it
in his paws, although he cannot him-
self turn the handle. Parrots also re-
produce with wonderful fidelity the
tones Of different speakers, and puppies
reared by cats have been know to lick
their feet and wash their faces, after
the manner of their foster mothers. At
tention and memory are also present in
the lowest animals, and it is impossi-
BILE TO deny that the dreams of dogs and
horses show the presence Of imagina-
ton or that certain sort of reason is
present. Animals also profit by expert
ence, as any man realizes who sets traps
The young are much more easily caught
than the old, and the adults gain eau
ton by seeing the face Of these which
are caught. Tools also are used by ssme
of the higher apes. The Chimpanzees
use stone to crack nut resembling q
walnut, and the Abyssinian balloons
fight troops of another species, and roll
down stones in the attack before they
finally close in hand-te-hand encoun-
ter. The idea Of property in common
exists to every dog with house, to all
birds with their nests, and notable in
the case of rocks. Nor can 9 certain
kind of language be denied to the brutes
The dog communicates his feelings by
barks Of different tones, which undoubt-
edly raise in his fellow dogs ideas SINH
lar to those passing in his ewn mind.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Don't Suppress a sneeze.

The Springfield, Mass, Republican
says:
"One may be pardoned for sneezing
under any circumstances, in view of the
experience of a woman from this city in
Westfield, recently. Being in company
and attempting to suppress a sneeze
she felt queer sensation In the left side
of her face, which soon began swelling
and drawing out Of shape. A physician
was called, but by the time he arrived
her mouth and the left side Of her face
had become drawn up, disfiguring her
so that her most intimate friends could
scarcely recognize her features, while
she found 1t impossible to close her left
eye. The physicians say it is kind Of
paralysis, caused by the great effort she
made in suppressing the sneeze, and
give but faint hopes that her features
will ever resume their natural ap-
pearance. She Is now in this city seek
ing medical advice.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
l1ERsBuRe HOLMES County, O.. THURSDAY APRIL
Trying to Make Gold.

Bernard Of Treves, was born in the
year l400. His father left him in pos
session of a magnificent estate, but be
was not contented with his wealth, and
nourished the ambitious idea that he
was destined to discover the secret, so
long sought after in vain, of extracting
gold from baser substances. His first
experiments cost him two Thousand
crowns-a very considerable sum in
these days; and he was speedily sur
rounded by knaves, who, pretending to
givehim inform a.ion and assistanc lived
On him, and cheated him out Of large
sums Of money. One told him to try
what highly rectified spirits Of wine
would do; another recommended alum
and coppers; while third Informed
him confidently that the mighty ocean
was the mother Of gold, and advised
him to try sea-salt. Being now nearly
fifty years.of age, and as far lfrsm the
great secret as every Bernard determine
ed to travel. He went from place to
place in Germany, France and Spain,
seeking out all the alchemists on his
way, and trying experiments Of all
kinds at their suggestion, but all in vain.
At length, great genius took him in
hand at Vienna, and so delighted him
that they formed close friendship
He was induced by this new friend to
place quantity of gold, with collec-
tion Of those substances which had
proved so useless in his fsrmer expert
ments, into a crucible. This he did in
conjunction with some other alchemists
and left the mixture three weeks at the
end of which period two-thirds of the
gold had vanished, but nothing more
resulted. From Vienna he
to Rome, and from thence to
Gibralter, Messina, Cyprus,
Greece, Csnstantinople, Egypt, Pales-
tine, Persia then back again to Messina,
France, and England. es-'-2
In his voyages, however, he succeed
ID only in spending his gold, the secret
Of making it being still hid from him.
Bis journey to Persia alone costs him
thirteen thousand crowns, and he at
length returned to Treves to find him
'slf little better thana beggar. His for
ner friends refused to see him in his re-
luced condition. They said he was
mad; 50 he hid himself in the island of
and lived there in great pover-
".
At the end of q year, a merchant who
1new his family advanced eight thous-
md crowns on the last remnant of his
,nce large estate. He Immediately be-
yun his experiments again, and his last
,rown went into the crucible, never to
'eturn. 1t is recorded, that in his PEN
,iless old age he made the discovery
he secret of philosophy is csntentment
With eur lot. The highest form ofphilo-
'ophy is stated in theScriptures: seed
iness with contentment is great men,"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Leading Questions

The leading question in Wisconsin
is: CLOVIS hcpsY"
In Michigan: How's iron and
wheate"
In Iowa: Allows chesses"
In virginia: CLOVIS terbacker ?"
In Pennsylvania: "How's ysur coal
miner"
In Delaware: "Hsws peachess"
In Indiana: "How's corns"
In Kentucky: "Hsw's hemp?"
In New York: "How's the canals"
In Maine: "How's timberf"
In Minnesota: Allows Injuns?"
In Ohio: "How's the temperance
movement"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09

"Gentlemen Of the jury" said an elo-
quent advocate, "you hev hesrn the wit
ness swar he saw the prisoner raise bis
gun you hev hsern him swar no saw
the fash and hsered the report; ysu
hev hsern hin swar he saw the dog fall
dead you hsv hesrn hin swar he dug
tho bullet ou. with his jsck-knifs, and
you hsv seen the bullet produced In the
court; but whar, gsntlemsn, wharf, ask
you, u the man who saw that bullet hii
that dsg?"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09
Is 1T WORTH WHILEs
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

Is it worth while that we jostIe . brother
Bearing his load on the rough road oflifef
Is 1t worth while that we jeer at each other
In blackness of heart-that we war to the
knifes
God pity Us sll in our pitiful strife,
God pity US all as we jostle each other;
God pardon Us all for the triumphs we feel
When fellow goes down meath his lead on
the heather,
Pierced to the heart; words are keener than
steel,
And mightier far for woe or for veal.
Were it not well, in this brief little journey
On over the isthmus, down into the tide,
We give him Q nsh instead OF q serpent,
Ere folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust at his side?
Look at the roses saluting each other;
Look at the herds all at peace on the plain
Man, and man only, makes war on his brothers
And laughs in his heart ut his peril and pain;
Shamed by the beasts that 60 down on the
plain
Is it worth while that we battle to humble
Some poor w-soldier down into the dust?
God pity us all! Time Oft soon will tumble
Ali of us together like leaves in guest
Humbled indeed down into the dust.