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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
An Unwelcome Guest.

Our young friend Parker went around
the other evening to visit the two Miss
Smiths. After cenversing with them
for awhile, Miss Susan excused herself
for few moments and went up stairs.
Presently Parker thought he heard her
coming, and slipping behind the door,
he suggested that the other Miss Smith
should tell Miss Susan Smith that he
had gone. But it wasn't Susan it was
old Mr.. Smith, in his slippers. As he
entered he looked around and said to
his daughter:
"Aha! So Parker's gone, has he?-
Good riddance. 1 was just coming
down to keep my eye on him. / hope
he hasn't been preposin' to you, Mary
Jane? I don't want any such lantern
jawed, red-headed idiot as that foolin'
around here. He hasn't got the sense
of a ruta-baga turnip, or money enough
to buy clean shirt. He gets none of my
daughters. I'll shake the everlasting
life out of him if catch him here again,
mind me-"
Just as he concluded, Susan came
down, and not perceiving Parker, she
said:
"Thank goodness, he's gone! That
man is enough to provoke q saint. L
was awfully afraid he was going to
stay and spend the evening. Mary
Jane, hope you didn't ask him to come
again ?"
Then Parker didn't know whether to
stay there or to bolt, while Mary Jane
looked as if she would like to drop into
the cellar. But Parker finally walked
out, rushed to the entry, seized his hat,
shot down the iron steps, and went
home, meditating upon the emptiness of
human happiness and the uncertainty
of Smiths. He has not called since, and
his life thus far has been unmolested by
the head of the Smith family.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
Waking-up Smith.

The band had scarcely departed for
some other haunt of slumber and wear
iness, when the notes of singing floated
up that prolific alley, like the sweet ten
or voice of one bewailing the prohibit
tory movement; and for an hour or
more succession of young bacchanals,
who were evidently about in search of
the Maine law, lifted up their voices in
song. Boston seems to be full OF good
singers; but they will ruin their voices
by this night exercise, and so the city
will cease to be attractive to travellers
who would like to sleep there. But
this entertainment did not last the night
out. 1t stopped just before the hotel
porter began to come around to rouse
the travellers who had said the night
before that they wanted to be awaken
ed. In all we'll regulated hotels this
process begins at two O'Clock and keeps
up till seven. If the porter is at all
faithful he wakes up everybody in the
house; if he is shlrk, he only rouses
the wrong people. We treated the
pounding of the porter ON our deor
with silent contempt. At the next door
he had better luck. Pound, pound.
An angry voice, "What do you want?"
"Time to take the train, sir.''
''Not going to tale any train"
"Ain't your name Smith?'
ayes"
"Well, Smith
81 left no ordar to be called" Indis-
tinct grumbling from Smiths room.)
Porter is heard shuffling slowly off
down the passage. In little while he
returns to Smiths door, evidently not
satisfied in his mind. Rap, rap, rap!
"Well, what now?"
"What's your initials9''
"a. T.; clear out!'
And the porter shambles away again
in his slippers, grumbling some about
a mistake. The idea of waking man
up in the middle of the night to ask
him his ''initials," was ridiculous
enough to Danish sleep for another hour.
A person named Smith, when he trav-
els, should leave his initials outside the
door with his boots.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
Telling the Truth.

"My brethren" said miaister, who
was holding forth one Sunday: "If a
mans full of religion you can't hurt
him. There was the three Arabian
Children-they put 'em in a fiery fur
mace hetted seven times hotter than it
could be het, and it didn't SINCE hair
on their heads. And there was John
the Evangeler-they put him-and
where do you think, brethren and sis
ters, they put him9 Why they put him
into caldronic Of boilin' lie, and billed
him all night, and it didn't faze his
shell. And there was Daniel-they put
him into a lions den. And what, my
and respected auditors,
do you think for? Why, for praying )
times day. Don't be alarmed, breth-
rem and sisters; l don't think any Of
you will ever get into lions den."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

A bO0kbinder said to his wife at their
wedding: SIT seems that now we are
bound together, two volumes in one
with clasps" eyes," observed one of
the guests, "One side highly ornamental
Turkey morocco, and the other plain
calf"
An old Dutch tavern keeper, who had
his third wife, thus expresses his views
of matrimony: ''Vell, you see de first
time married for love-dat was soot;
den 1 marries for peauty-dat was goet
too, apout as goot as the first; but dis
time 1 marries for money-and dis is
peter as BOTH"
Down in Maine, the other day, a gal
liant young man drew a pretty young
girl toward him and kissed her, and Just
at that moment a beam fell from the
floor above to the spot where she was
standing before. The story has spread
like wildfire, and the "blooming lasses'
throughout the country generally are
now continually being snatched from
imaginary dangers.
Prithee tell me, Dimple-Chin, at what
age does love begin? Your blue eyes
have scarcely seen summers ten, NV
fairy queen, but miracle of sweets,
soft approaches, sly retreats show the
little archer there, hidden in your pretty
hair; when dld'st learn heart to win ?
Prithee, tell me, Dimple-Chin "Ohr'
the rosy lips reply, 81 can't tell You if
l try, It's so long l can't remember;
ask some younger lass than I!''.
"Uncle Bob,' remarked a citizen of
Dallas to an old negro who sells milk,
and who was complaining how much
his customers were indebted to him,
"you must adopt the cash system" Un-
Gle Bob looked up over his glasses, and
with quiet smile and dubious shake
Of the head, said: "Now master, ge
way, go way. Can't 'dopt cash sys-
tenn whar da aim. no cash."
Eighty-eight damsels in Minnesota
have formed themselves into an Anti
Nicotine Sisterhood, and selemnly
pledged themselves to marry only those
who DO not indulge in smoking. Per
contra, lightweight nice young men of
Minnesota have formed themselves into
Natural Hair Association, and have
solemnly pledged themselves to marry
nobody who wears false hair. A drea,i-
full decline in the matrimonial market
of Minnesota is now anticipated.
A professor in one of the Philadel-
phia medical colleges habitually puts
this simple conundrum to the class,
whenever he can find class to put it
to: "if momabonanthrsyninone Is OBJ
tanned by the oxidation of tryboman-
thracent, what would result from the
unien of hihthaline with dilute dichler,
or dibromanthaccne disulphuric acid?"
"How do you like the clam ssng?"
asked an old lady of her daughter, as
they stepped into the street after a pop
ular concert. "Clam songw exclaimed
the young lady, in establishment" "why
what do you refer to, mother.' "why,
the first song she sang" "Oh, you
mean "Shells of the Ocean," don't you,
mother?" @well, yes" said the old Ia
dy, II do think that was it; 1t was
something about CLANS, any way, and
you do know like them so WE'LL"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

The customers of a cooper In the
Highlands caused him great deal Of
vexation by their saving habits and
persistence in getting their tubs and
casks repaired, buying very little new
work. az stood it long enough, how
ever" said he, "until one day old Nc
Caubrie brought in an cid bung-hole,
to which he said he wanted a new bar
rel made. Then quilted the North In
disgust"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
Atlantic & Great W estern
RAILROAD,
Great Broad Gauge Route
BETWEEN THE
East and the West.
Winter Arrangement, Noy. 8, 1873.
tEastwaFd.)% b

No. 9, EXPRESS, DAILY, Sunday excepted) I,
Sleeping Coach from Cincinnati to New York.
Passengers can secure berths in this coach
through the train conductor. This train also
permits day view on the entire length OF the
Susquehanna and Delaware Division of the
Erie Railway, embracing the most romantic
scenery upon the continent --e--
No. Il EXPRESS, Daily. To this train is
attached SLEEPING COACH, which runs
through to New York without change. A first
class passenger car is also run through to New
York without change, by this train, for the
accommodation Of those who do not desire
sleeping coach location No extra charge for
seats in this through car.
For further information as to time. fare and
connections, apply to the local agent, asking
for tickets via the ATLANTIC AND GREAT
WESTERN BROAD GAUGE ROUTE.
No ''stop-over' allowed upon local tickets.
Local passengers must purchase tickets to
their first stopping place, and may then repur-
chase from that point to destination.
W. B. SHATTUC,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
CINCINNATI, o.
p. D. COOPER, General Superintendent,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

At one of the schools in Cornwall,
England, the inspector asked the child
rem If they could quote any passage of
scripture which forbade mans hav-
ing two wives. One of the children
sagely quoted in reply the text, mo
man can serve two masters"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
THE GOLDEN KEY.


"Prayer is the key to unlock the day, and I
olt to shnt in the night
1T Prayer Is the key o. vrr-r
For the bended knee.
To open the morn's first hours;
See the incense rise ~r -.
To the starry skies,
Like perfume from the flowers.
Not soul so sad,
lG Nor q heart so glad,
Crossing the portals Of night;
But the day-break song,
Will the joy prclong,
And turn some darkness TO light.
Take the Golden Key
In your hand and see
As the night-tide drifts away,
How its blessed hold
Is crown Of gold,
Through the weary nours Of day.
- When the shadows fall, la
IN. And the vesper call,
-, Is sobting its low refrain,
IT'S garland sweet.
For the toil-dent feet,
And an antidote for pain.
Soon the years dark door, a ~
Shall be shut no more;
Life's tears shall be wiped away,
As the pearly gates swing,
And the gold harps ring,
And the sun unsheath for eye.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

NTARRlElZED MANTlES. Ranges.
Nl Crate Furnaces, Tile Registers.&e Old's
Patent Utility Fire Crate, (cleanest and best.1
and Star Range, with hself-cleaning0ve saw
ing so per ce nt.in fuel. Send for circulars.
JAMES OLD, 1873 Liberty street,
1sme Pittsburgh, Pa.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

MiIIersburs Chapter, No. Sc, r. A. NJ.
Regular Convocations-June 18th, July 11th,
August 18th, September 18th, October 10th, No.
yember 7th, December 5th.
ia. ESTILL, H. p.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
Terms for Advertising.
lin. u in Iain. HoOl soOll lscol laool lxcol1ool

Deaths and Marriages gratis.
Local Notices, first insei tion, 10 cents per
line; subsequent insertions cents per line
Special Notices and Foreign Advertisements
IS per cent. additional.
Business Cards. not exceeding lines, 81.
Administrators and Executors Notices -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
societies.

Sparta Lodge, No. i26, F. & 4. Masons.
Stated Communications-June 9Th, July 4th,
August sth, September 5th, October Sd, October
7. L. PIERCE, W. N.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

DAs ENOo DAhN Ec.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, OXFORD, OHIO.
Office hours, Saturdays, from9 O'Clock A. N.
to P. n.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

n -. j. G. BlGHAM, NJ. D.,
& SURGEON, MILLERSBURG,
Ohio. Office and Residence. at South part on
Washington Street. 1tf
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

"Prayer is the key to unlock the day, and tn,
bolt to shnt in the night
The New York herald., 1874-05-21
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

A PEOPLES LINE FOR ALBANY:-THE SPLEEN
"A. did steamers DREW and ST. JOHN leave pier Il,
foot Of Canal street daily Sundays excoped) n
1VATsKILL CREEK LINE FOR CATsKILL-THE
~ elegant steamers NEW CHAMPION and ANDREW
HARDER. NEW CHAMPION, Monday, Wednesday ana
Friday. HARDER, opposite days. from Franklin street,
6P. NJ Fare 81
IyTTTZENs' LINE FOR TROY AND ALL POINTS
~ North and West-Elegant steamboats, daily CSatur-
days excepted at r. M from pier North River foot
OfIa W.
The New York herald., 1874-05-21

CTATE LINZ.
y NEW YORK TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL.
BELFAST AND LONDONDERRY.
These elegant Clyde built steamers will sail from
pier sc North River as follows:-
STATE OF vIRGINtA............ Saturday, May 50
STATE OF GEOR0IA...............0 Saturday. June Is
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ......... sa turday June ~
And every alternate Saturday thereafter taking passcn
Ireland. Norway. Sweden Denmark and Germany
S!eerage as low as by any other line.
Drafts iOr f and upwards For freight passage ap-
ply TO AUSTIN BALDWIN Co, AgentA
No. " Broadway
EtscraRe ONCE No. Is Broadway.
The New York herald., 1874-05-21

u STEAMSHIP LINE,
NEW YORK TO BRISTOL ENGLAND D!RBCLs
The steamers Of tbs Tine will sail nom pier 10 EaN
River as foOws:-
GREAT WESTERN stamper. Wednesday, Juness
Cabin passage so; intermediate, Vi6; stcefagc, tM
currency; excursion tickets, SlN.
Apply to the Agent 70 south street oov.
The New York herald., 1874-05-21

IOOK's TOURIST AND EXCURSION TICKETS
~ are issued to every part OF the world.
They are all sold at reductions from 10 to cent
below ordinary fares
They hoders are not required to travel In large par
ell route, which ordinary tickets do not
Tickets issued combining every country IN Europe,
available by any line OF steamers from any American
COOKS American tours to Virginia the South West
Canada, niagara Falls &C. 900 different routes .
CuOk'S "Excursionist," American edition. for May,
giving ares and expenses for up wards o. 0 European
COOKS educational party g syizeriand italy AZ,
COOK, Son JENKINS
1l Broadway, corner Warren street.
The New York herald., 1874-05-21

A PASSAGE RATES REDUCED.
STEAMER EVERY xIrEkNATE DAY.
From Companys piers 70 and North River New York.
olympia thurs Nay AngIia sss. Ss: NAY 1ny sS
Europa Thurs. May g Australia Sat. June
Ratcs OF passage-payabe in currency
TO GLASGOW. LIyEkPOOL. -LONDONDERRY,
QUEENSTOWN OR BELFASr,
CABIN S66 $50 according to steamer and accommoda
tons Return tickets issued at reauced rates
INTERMEDIATE, SIS; STEERAGE So
Drafts issued tor any amount az lowest rates.
Send for circulars giving full Information TO Com
'@A' o'S'" ~ HENDEkSON BROTHERS. Agents
The New York herald., 1874-05-21
NMAN LINR-sOUrHERLY COURSE.

I
@ sfHsss 5s 2gsB ssspoo H ss S
SHEE SHEE & is$.
CITY OF BRgssEis .sanrasv June 4 at 2P
CITY OF cHEsrka KA4Es oF sfs5ass f%ssx ssns "
Sn R sa ana 4oS r. Sw
Gassew Dublin Derry Bsf Hayrs e mss%nuss ls,e sws-
For cabin passage ,na general business apply at the
sserass Offices " Broadway pGf Per 3 piIE Ho Asens syS
TINTED STATES NAIL LINE-srEAx TO QUEENS
WV 80 Sailing every Tuesday.
NJ MKEyADAa M a Forsyth h........~.........iMay stsPM
Cabin passage, SsS gold steersse. SIS. currency
Passengers booked to and from Paris, pamburs, Nor
way and sweden, &C. Drafts on Iceland. England
france ana os'nshf nWLtiASs q s:s GTioN. Broadway
iron
man steamship pomxeRANIA.
Captain H. r. Schwensen. will sail on Thursday, May H.
1874 for HAMBURG
Rates Of passage toPlymouth. London oheroours ana
First Gabin-Upper saloon. slsu: lower saloon, s71
stecrase to cherbourg and Hamburg $50 gold. gold. :. -.
land. s scotland and Wales ssS cugrsncy. ~ ,ar. " -
KuNnAsGSTs a9tsAfiA oo ny XII sicAHykS aay s soAs
Breaa AssH York
LroR LIVERPOOL DIRECT
= The Al British steamshp LORD Give. urdnnarA
from pier 50 North T,TEs Tiysri or PASSAGE
Cabln-.s6O and SO. currency
acsGselas sseeraseosss, to sSs0%mSas.'on eorTsnss.
A''' SNOW BURGESS.
The New York herald., 1874-05-21

OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
From pier 81 North River foot Of Beach street.
leave daily at s. r. N: for Norfolk. and PASSENGER
STEAMERS for Norfolk. City Point aud Richmond On
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, same hour.
Through bills OF ladng and passenger tickets issued to
all points South and Southwest via Virginia and cennes
see Atlantic Coast Seaboard and other lines: also By
Chesapeake Ohio Railroad for Western points aud
by Norfolk for Newborn and ashingt0n NJ
g. and other points. once. 1877 Greenwich street. +
The New York herald., 1874-05-21

CyOR BERMUDA.
AMERICAN WEEKLY LINE,
carrying the United States Mail.
Steamship METROPOLIS Nickerson COMMANDER Nay y
Steamship PERT, Ellis, commander. Wednesday May n
Excursion tickets issped good during the season. By
either ship.
fof HeiRh' VI pa'iJTyS iTyST HROTHERs % South street
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01

1t seems impossible for some persons to
learn that newspapers are not conducted
for the purpose of ventilatmg neighborhood
quarrels, venting personal spites, calling
names without letting any one know who
calls them. Some persons never will learn
this, neither will they discover that idle
gossip, SANDER and backbiting cannot he
considered news. If these facts could he
thoroughly understood, we should be spared
deal of trouble. We say this now, be
cause we have received communication,
with the request ''to point it, fix it, and
print it," containing nothing of interest TO
anyone save, perhaps the writer and one
other person, attacking the characters of
reputable citizens, and Astounding in other
matters improper for newspaper to pub
lish. And more than this, the whole com
munication is evidently founded upon hear
say, as the writer says, in a postscript not
intended for publication, 81 believe il is
true" The writer and all others like in
cined, must seek another mode of com
muncating with the public
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01

w. Wceden, nineteen years old, fell
from cherry tree in Norwich, Conn
Sunday afternoon, and was instantly killed.
Moses Jordan, 20 years of age, commit
ted suicide in West Chester Pa, on Friday
night, by jumping from n second story
window of the Sherman House. lie leaves
an estate valued at from 100000 to $780,
900, with few if any relatives 10 claim it.
Martin SPAIN, printer, 53 years of age,
fell from the second story of his residence
in Van Brunt street, New York, on Sun.
day, and died in few hours. On the
same day Alice Gribbcn, six years old, fell
from second story window IN Williams
burgh, and was instantly killed
The Mercantile prize assaeiation of New
York, purporting to be lottery for the
distribution of pianos, mclodeons. etc.
with Andrew Marks as cashier, 81 William
street, is discovered TO be a swindc There
is no such man in the locality nor any
such concern in eXistdncc.
An affair that came very near being a
repetition of the Putnam murder, occurred
in car on Thrty-fourth street. New
York, Sunday evening. John Coup, the
victim, was attacked by several ruilians,
one of whom struck him with car-hooli.
lnilictlnu uungelou WollnQ on INC Dc0V
and cutting off an car. The ruilan was
arrested, and gave his name as Michael
Kulligan
The custom house at San Diego, CAL.
was robbed of $4,000 Sunday night The
robbery was committed by two men, who
went to the house of Collector Mccormick
bound and gagged him. and procured tht
combination of the custom house safe
Then one of them went and effected III,
robbery, while the other stood guard Owe
the collector. A man named William
has been arrested OF suspicion.
AT Clyde, Wayne county, last week. on,
Henley was being taken to the depoion hi
way to the MonrIe county pcnitcntiary
when an attempt was made to rescue him
One Of the officers was knocked down by
fellow named Murray The other Office
then drew pistol and shot Murray in tn
abdomen. The wound has since prove,
fatal. Henley got away but was recap
turcd, and is now serving on, his term 0
imDrisOnmcnt
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01
PHELPS, DODGE Il co.

On one of the last evenings of the session
of Congress, Benjamin f. Butler, as a rep
resentatve of the people-to say nothing
about his being the paid attorney of Jayne,
the infamous informer--made most brutal
attack on the firm of Phelps, Dodge Il Co.
The speech was not germane to the subject
under consideration, but he was suffered to
proceed, and was afterwards answered by
Messrs. Roberts, Hoar, Tremain, Dawes
and Others in way which rendered further
notice unnecessary; but as the firm has
seen fit TO reply, it is but fair, as long as
Buffers harangue was published, that the
substance of their statement should be
given. His first charge was that the firm
made large sums of money and defraudcd
the government by importing metals in the
form of statuary. The law allowed works
of art to be admitted free of duty. and he
charged that, taking advantage thereof,
they imported all of their metals in that
way and then melted them down and pre-
pared them for sale. The reply is com
plete and conclusive. During the existence
of that law, not one of the present or past
members of the firm were in the metal i'm
porting business, the firm itself was
not in existence. and William f. Dodge,
now the senior member, was engaged
in the dry goods business. The second
charge was that Mr.. Dodge procured the
changing of Il comma IN the tariff act of
April, 1864, and thereby made some two
and quarter Of a million of dollars. In
reference to this, it is shown that the
changing of "A comma, if it could be so
called, was in the nature of construction
of the law by Mr.. Fessenden, then secre-
tary OF the treasury, to make its practical
workings in accordance with the intention
| of Mr.. Fessenden who, when in the Sen
ate, drafted the bill, the understanding of
ported it, and of the Congress which
passed it. All that they had to do with the
matter was to call the attention of the sec
rotary to the construction which the Gus
| tpll OillCtIS NJ 4NtM YIN vi lnt
law. They further say that as finally in
terpreted "the law was not in our direct
favor; but, on the contrary, had the tech
meal error been allowed to stand and to
entail a very excessive increase of duties
the advance IN the price of stock on hand
would have yielded to us, in common witt
all other importers and dealers, a very con
siderable profit The facts, therefore
were exactly the reverse of those stated b,
Gen. Butler" The other charge, and III
reiutal, needs no particular mention at thi
time, because it is the same old matte
which has been so many times discussed IL
the public prints. AS it is Phelps, Dedg
& Co. have the better of Jayne, Butler
& Co.