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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
Hints on Sleep.

To literary men. preachers, teachers,
lawyers, doctors, journalists, and 3r il
workers in general, the following hints
are exceedingly.worthy attention: the
fact is, that as life becomes concen-
trated, and its pursuits more eager,
short sleep and early rising become i'm
possible. We take more sleep than our
ancestors, and we take more sleep be-
cause We want more Six hours sleep
will do very well for pIoughman or
bricklayer or any other man who Las
no exhaustion but that projucel By
manual labor, and the sooner re takes
it after the labor the better Bat for
the man whose labor is mental, the
stress Is on his brain and nervous sys
TEN, and for him who is tired in the
evening with day eff mental apPIlca
ton, neither early to bed nor early to
rise is wholesome. He needs letting
down to the level of repose. Inc
longer interval between the active use
Of the brain and the retirement tG ped
the better his chance of sleep and re
freshment. To him an hour after mid
night is probably as good as two hours
before it, and even then his sleep vi
not SO completely restore him as It viii
his neighbor who is physically tired,
His best sleep is in the early morning.
hours. when all nervous excitement
has passed away. and be is in absolute
rest,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
The Newspaper Postal Law.
From the Albany lN. YA Journal.

From the Albany (N. H) Journal.
The new postal law relating to news
papers ard magazines will 90 into cf-
feet next January Congress has act
ed wisely in restoring the free circula-
ton Of weekly papers through the
mails in the counties where published.
This Is a provision that imposes no
tax upon the Government. It's opera
ton heretofore gave the fullest salts
faction to all parties, and has generally
been esteemed a just and proper recog-
milton of the rights of so valuable a
medium for the diffusion Of general in
teIIigence as the weekly newspaper. =
This section Of the new law is there
fore especially worthy of approval.
The other provisions of the bill
however, are not free from very seri-
ous objections The rate Of postage is
fixed at : cents pound on daily and
weekly papers, and 3 cents on papers
or magazines published monthly or
fortnightly. Not only is this mate
rial incrcase upon present rates, but to
make the burden more ouerous, pre-
payment is exacted. This will compel
publishers to add to their subscription
rates to cover the postage or else to
make some other Arrangement with
their subscribers. Heretofore the post
age has been by the quarter or year
irrespective of the weight Of the pa
per within certain limits-U nder
this law papers are to be weighed
in the Post Office upon receipt from
the office Of publication, and as such
papers are always more or less damp
they will weigh in excess Of their
ordinary condition to the prejudice
Of the subscriber. On single papers
the rate IS one cent a copy instead Of
five cents q quarter as II present. -
This imposes an additional tax of if
ty.two cents a year upon a weely pa
per taken in a single wrapper, and pre-
payment in these cases is also required
The press of the country. both daily
and weekly, is able and strong enough
to pay its full share toward meeting the
deficit IN the Post Office Department.
and will not grUmble at any reasonable
burdens that may be put upon it. But
it is evident that there has been an un
necessary increase of postage upon
newspapers, and that the prepayment
clause will work Inconvenience with
out any corresponding advantage to
the department The law has been
most inconsiderately framed and
passed, and the probability is that
whenever practicable the newspaper
will resort to the express companies in
stead of the mails, and that the de-
partnent will lose more than it will
cain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
The Prince OF Wales DuDned b.
His Creditors.

The Prince Of Wales owes debts t.
the amount Of $500. 000. Some Of these
debts have been running for a long
time, and the creditors are somewhat
impatient for the money. How did It
happen that the Prince got so deeply in
debt? Who can tell? From his birth
up to his majority the revenues Of the
Dnchy of Cornwall were saved up for
him Last year his income from this
source was co., $40. 1t was not 50
much before his shrewd father stopped
many leaks in its administration, but
the sum must have been large. Then
there IS his annual allowance from Par
lament and the annual allowance 70
his wife, and while he pays no rent for
his town residence, Marlborough House,
he probably gets a small income from
his tenants at his country estate, Sand
ringham. Besides all this, his late la
mented father is known to have left a
very large amount of money, although
it is probable that his mother keeps
close guard over this. No one can tell
anything about it, for if the Prince
Coasort left will, his widow has never
sent it to be recorded. But, on the
whole, one would be inclined to say
that a gentleman with an income of at
least $4,000 year ought to keep out
of debt, even if he had large family
of small children and entertained much
company
The Prince Of Wales has not kept
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
AneCdOte OF Congressman
NtSMith.

The funny man Of the house this
winter is said to be Mr.. Nesmith, Of
Oregon, who tells on himself some
very amusing stoties. He served one
term in the senate several years ago,
and few days after he was sworn in
he was passing one Of the cloakrooms,
and inside were Fessenden, Morrill,,
and several others, whose names We
can't recall. They hailed him invit-
ing him in, aad after conversing few
moments they asked him very abrupt
ly;
"Mr. Nesmith, you have come from
a very wild country, where you say
the greater portion Of your life has
been passed Viii you tell US what
first struck you on coming to the SEN
ate"
"WelI, gentlemen, when took my
seat in the august body, said to be
composed of the brains Of our great
country, | was overwhelmed with the
strangeness Of the one idea how'll
came to be here.
"Oh All. Ugh. So And then
Mr.. Nesmith, what, then-what was
your next cause for wouder?"
..The next thing, gentlemen" an
swered Nesmith, slowly gathering up
his great length. 'that came to me
and puzzled me more than the first
thought was, how in the deuce all you
other fellows got here:"
There was q shout, and from that
Law these solemn old fellows who had
thought to oyerawe, by their pompos-
Itv, the crude young senator, were his
sworn friends, and never neglected an
occasion to tell this story Washing-
ION Cor. Gin. Commercial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16

A PeoIla man arose the morning
after q storm, and finding his dog ken
mel buried under a drift as high as
church. He worked half an hour TO
Zig his dog out, and then went down
rown and told his clerks what be had
lone, and added, ga merclfui tL man -
merciful to his beasts. But a.1ef nc
left home the neighbors sa" ms I "iio
and daughter shove:ing out ps'.s
through the snow, and carrying Id
coal.
wood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-16
The Comet.

Interesting Resume Of The Astronomical
Uoader Or 1s74-A Tail Three
Htttion Miles Long.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
THE sEE-sAW OF WEALTH.

Wealthy young men begin where
their father left of, and leave off
where their fathers as business men
began-in poverty. 1t follows that
our millionairs of the future are the
young gentlemen who are present
skillfully conducting the onerous de-
tails Of the peanut, candy and boot
black trades. One clever little match
merchant is mentioned as one Of the
coming gold princes. Having moth
ing but the power and the determi-
nation to work, he borrowed little
while gos25, all of which astonish-
ing fortune he invested in matches.
He presently sold his stock at a
good proftpaid his debt. aud began
business untrammeled, putting every
spare dollar in bank, and being now
the possessor of $500, a quantity OF
matches worth $75, and money
enough besides to give him daily
comfort. This is the sort of boy
to know his catechism and never go
swimming on Sunday, and naturally
to grow up rich and respected by all
who know him.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
COMPLIMENT TO GOV. MOVES.

The Republicans in the Ohio Leg
islature have formally agreed to give
to Governor Noyes the compliment
of nomination to the UnitedStates
Senate. Mr.. Jones, os Trumbull.
will therefore present his name in
the Senate, and Mr.. Hodge, of Cleve-
land, will do the same in the House,
This will be fitting tribute of re
spect and confidence to the retiring
Governor, whose services as Execu-
tive have entitled him to the CRATE
full remembrance of the people OF
Ohio, irrespective of party. His
courtesies to his successor have been
in the highest degree manly and dig
nified, and have commanded the ad-
miration of both his political allies
and opponents. Among the Demo
Gratis there is no serious opposition
to the re election of Mr.. Thurman,
which will undoubtedly take place
some time this week, if the Democ-
racy recover from the hilarities at
tending the Inauguration in time to
do any business before Saturday.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
A MAN CHOPPED UP BY HIS STEP
SON,

A most horrible murder occurre d
at Steamburg, Cattaraugus county,
n. Y. Saturday night, man man,
ed Omans was killed by his step-son
Omans had taken his wife and
daughter to dance in that place,
after which he returned to his house
followed by his son-in-law. Here
Omans was met by the boy, a lad of
fourteen, who asked to-be allowed to
go to the dance. Permission was not
granted, when the boy insisted, and
blows were interchanged. The SON
in law then left the house and soon
returned with the family. Omans
was found in the yard, his head near
ly severed from his body and cover
ed with wounds. Near him lay the
boy unconscious, apparently in a
swoon. When the boy regained
his senses he stated that he had kill
ed his step-father. He said that
Omans pounded him and then he
threw him out of the door. He(the
boy )had then caught up an AK stand
ing near, knocked Omans down and
struck him several times with it.
He then went into the house, but
thinking his step father had not
been sufficiently punished, came back
and cut his head of. Both parties
were under the influence of liquor
at the time. The boy was arrested
and lodged in Jail.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
SAFEGUARDS.

Governor Dix is persuaded that
more safeguards ought to be thrown
about the $s14, 100000 deposited in
the New York savings banks, and
recommends in his message that the
law be amended as to prevent any
director, or other officer of savings
banks, being an officer of banks of
discount. He wishes, too, the
amount of deposit by one person to
he limited so as to prevent capita
lists using these institutions. This
is matter that ought to be looked
into, but we doubt whether it will
receive any especial attention SO
long as there is more prof table sub
jects for legislation. .H...
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
WORKING DOWN TO A SPECIE
t.-. BASIS.

Those who doubt, remarks the
Cincinnati Chronicle, that this coun.
try is rapidly working its way to
specie resumption would do well to
examine the late statement of the
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics,
comparing the British exports to
this country for the eleven months
ending November 80, 1873, with the
same period of 1872. Last year
England sent US 1S5,S46 tons OF pig
iron, and this year only 96,O9S tons.
Last year we bought from her AL
OLA tons of manufactured railroad
iron, and this year imported only
177,955 tons. In wool, we this year
imported only one third as much as
last year, and the decrease in cotton
and woolen fabrics, carpets, ,and silks
ranges from twenty per cent. on the
former to fifty per cent. on the lat.
ter.
As opposed to that our wheat ex-
ports for the first eleven months of
1872 were $25,OOO,OOO, and for the
same period this year over $50, ,OOO,-
600, an increase of more than loo
per cent.
With the balance of trade turning
in this way, with our home indus
tries rapidly increasing, and with
the currency kept at or near its pres
ent limit, specie resumption is not
far ahead. nlA
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.

The public will learn with gratifi
cation that the President has reap
pointed to the position of Pension
Agent for Northern Ohio. Colonel
Seth NJ. Barber, the present incum-
bent, who has deserved this second
perferment by term of exceptional
efficiency and success in managin g
the involved and intricate bust
ness pertaining to his office. Col
onel Barber was an officer of the AID
Ohio Infantry and on the 22d Of May
1863, lost a leg in the terrible assault
on the defences of Vicksburg, by the
18TH, 18th and 18th Army Corps, to
the former of which the AID was at
tached. He is therefore one of the
MANNED men for whose assistance
the Pension Bureau is intended. The
pensioners of this district find in
him a kline, sympathetic and efficient
officer, and the wisdom of his reap
pointment will hardly be called in
question.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
NEW FIGURING CLOTH.

A new Touring cloth has been in.
vented In England which is not un-
like some already in the market, hut
is novelty on account of the ma
terials used in its manufacture. II
is composed of pure vegetable oil
prepared by a patent process, mixed
with ground cork and rolled on a
strong backing of waterproof can
vas. 1t is claimed that the new
cloth will be warm, soft, ft,damp-prooi
and elastic. A Touring cloth made
of cork, which was invented some
years ago, was Objectionable on ac-
count Of its elasticity, and the fact
that the composition of which it was
made never became thoroughly
dried. -s-l.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
RECALLED,

As one result of recent troubles
in-Japan, part of the students who
are being educated at the Michigan
University, have been recalled
These students were sent by the
general government of Japan; and
the Mikado now finds 1t difficult
enough to support his own power
without defraying the expenses of a
hundred or more students. The
young Japanese are reported to ex
press great dissatisfaction at their
recall, and to seem very 10th to
leave their studies. The order reach.
ed them the day before Christmas.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU

1t is gratifying to observe the ef-
feet which the popular and positive
demand for retrenchment and econo-
my in the matter of the public ex-
ditures is having upon Congress.
Every scheme of assistance to doubt
ful projects, and every plan com
mitting the government to an in
definite expense, must be thrcttled
without hesitancy or mercy. There
is no branch of public service. how
ever, with regare to which it is to
be hoped liberal policy may pre-
vail-the United States Signal Ser
vice Bureau. Barely three years
elapsed since, by special act of Con-
gress, appropriation was made to
apply to the expense of meteorologi-
cal observations upon the lakes and
seaboard. The list of disasters on
the great lakes lor the three years
preceding and the three following
these observations is as follows: /:
1866. disasters recorded, 62I; in
1867, 93l; in 1885, ,9s3; and in 1869
1,002. Observations began to be
taken and warnings gwen during
this year. In 1870 the lake disasters
recorded were 971; in 1871, $50:
and in 1872, 3e4. 1t will therefore
be seen that the system of caution
ary sInals adopted by the signal
service has in three years reduced
the number of disasters by storm
more than two-thirds, to the unques
tionable salvation of commercial
property amounting to many mil
lions of dollars. Indeed, the utili-
tariau value Of this comparatively
Inexpensive branch of the public
service can barely be over estimated,
and it ought on no account to be
crippled in its operations for wan of
a sufficient appropriation.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
DISTINGUISHED DEAD OF 1873.

Among the many other personag-
es who passed away during the year
which closed Wednesday are the
following:
Louis Napoleon, ex-Emperor OF
the French; the dowager Empress
of Brazil; the Empress Caroline Au-
gusta of Austria; the King of swee-
den; King John of Saxony; the
dowager Queen of Russia: the eS
Duke of Brunswick; Prince Joseph
Poniatowsk; Lord Wellesley, ex
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania
VIM. NJ. Mereidesh, of Pennsylvania;
Admiral Winslow; Simon T. Chase,
Chief Justice of the United States;
A. o. Zabriskie, ex Chancellor o.
New jersey; exJudge Samuel Mel
son, of New York; Edward Bulwel
Lytton; John R. Thompson, OF Vir
ginia; Clara Mundt, Louis Muhl
bah;) Sir Henry Holland; JohI
Rompyn Broadhead; Steward Mill
Feddtschenko; ;G. B. Donati, the
astronomer; Prof. Agassiz; Math
ew F. Maury; Dr. Aug. Nelaion;
| Sir Edwin Landseer; Airam Powers
Rinaldo RiDaldini; VIM. c. Macrea
dy; James W. Wallace; Earl Hard
wicke; Samuel Wherefore, Bishop
of Winchester; Rev. Thomas Guth
rie; Louis Tappan: Oak Ames
James Brooks, of New York; Laur'
Keene; Bishop McIlvaine; Counties
Guiccioli; DR.. McGuffy, University
of Virginia; Bishop Randall; Col
James Boyle; Coste, naturalist
John P. Hale, New Hampshire
Mrs. Give; John Hopkins, Balti
more.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15

The Polaris survivors want q pen
sion. They had an ice time of it
and think Congress ought to do .
nice thing by them.
Emerson says that "we ride foul
times as fast as our fathers die
grind, weave, forge, plant, till ant
excavate better, and have better
shoes, gloves, glasses, gimlets ant
newspapers" True; but have We
improved in the economies of oul
social and political life?
A gold dollar found in the collec
ton box of the Methodist Church
of Bristol, Ducks county during
the holidays, was put up at auction
and sold for twenty-seven dollars
Several other coins brought proper
tionate prices. An old one dollar
bill, of the Farmers bank of Bucks
county, sold for three dollars.
A lady amusing herself in a cur
ious way with the polite hypocrisy
of society. She has an orange plant
in her parlor which bears neither
bud nor blossom, but she has had
two full blown flowers and a half,
opened bud of wax placed upon the
barren stalk. Her callers admire
the sweet perfume of the lovely flow
ers. and the gentlemen notice that
the bud has expanded consider.
ably.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
A GREAT CURIOSITY.
Domestic Implements Of oId-time Hous
hold Industry in Bottles.

From the Brownsville Clipper.l
An elderly gentleman namedWig-
gins, formerly of this county, now
of one of the Western States, called
at our sanctum few days since and
exhibited an artificial curiosity, the
nature of which the whole world
could not guess in a life time, for it
gives evidence of one Of the oldest
Intellectual conceptions which could
possibly emanate from the human
mind. And what dc you suppose it
was? But we needn't ask; we must
tell you,as nearly as we can describe
it from memory, for it is not before
us, ner had we, being otherwise en-
gagged and much hurried at the time
an opportunity of examining this
nondescript as thoroughly as we
could have wished. But, the curl
osity: Two half gallon glass jars or
bottles, four and half inches in di-
ameter, ten inches deep, with a nose
or cork hole at the top, the size OF
that of an ordinary quart bottle, were
placed on table before US. With
in these two bottles were placed in
regular working order or position
nearly all domestic implements of
old-time household industry. There
we're miniature looms, perfect in
every part, with weavers in their
proper places, webs in process of be-
ing woven, shuttle, yarn-real yarn,
and all complete; a demure old lady
spinning linen on little old distafl
spinning wheel; another at a large
wheel, one or two reeling; two men
threshing with fails, carpenters.
shoe makers, and many other trades
and calling in perfect trim and ap-
emily in operation. And how
think you all this "household and
kitchen furniture; ;;"these mechanical
implements, with, In each instance.
their operations in position, got in
there? Every thing through that
little cork hole of half an inch diam
eter, and no other way! 1t was the
work of the exhibitor, who, fol-
amusement, spent seven years in ac-
complishing the task while engaged
in taking care ofan insane wife.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15

The civil service examinations
will not be made, it is said, until
some time in February next, in any
part of the country.
1t seems to be q settled thing that
the Democracy will redistrict the
State for Congressional purposes
We shall thus have an opportunity
to see what virtue there is In Demo
cratic professions ofdislike for this
gerrymander as an instrument OF
political warfare.
The law department of the govern
ment holds that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company have no
equitable title to the Harper's Ferry
Armory property, not having full
filed the original conditions of sale,
and it is proposed to compel the
company to vacate the premises.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-15
OMITTED.

We do not observe among the
names of any of the Inauguration
committees, or participants, the name
of that distinguished Democrat,
George E. Pugl,, of Cincinnati-a
gentleman who served in the United
States Senate during the time of
"the giants" that we hear so much
about. 7ls,f @