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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08
A Queer Coincidence.
BY A CHICAGO EDITOR.

In a railway car on one Of the
many roads stretching out from
Chicago recently, three passen-
gers occupying adjacent seats got
into quiet conversation, when
it was discovered by one Of them
that the other two were strangers
to each other; he accordingly in
troduced them:
mir. Tsrnisli, this is Capt. Hight
my friend"
"Csptain Ilightw exclaimed
Tarnish, "tnat name sounds very
familiar. One OF the bes. men |
know in the world is Captain
u,yht, and lao 10 my uroIuer IN
law"
"That isn't me-" good-natured-
ly rcjoined the Captain, IL am
nobody's brother-in-law, and no.
body is brother -in-law to me.
hut who is this nalncsake of minc?
"ue is a glorious good fellow, |
assure you," said Tarnish; "I'Il
tell You a little story about him-
a funny story, and very rcmarka
bic w,thal for it's several co,nci-
dences."
"Let us have the story" ex-
claimed The Captain and myself;
whereupon Tarnish proceeded to
relate the folio wing narrative:
"Well, to begin WITH" he said,
"Captain Hight and myself were
entire strangers to each other up
to the time Ct the breaking out Of
the war OF the rebellion. We fell
in with each other when our ar
my, then under Gen. Rosecrans,
was marching through Tennessee
-be being in command OF a
company in a Wisconsin regiment,
and | acting rs an army cores
pondent for one. OF the Chicago
daily newspapers. We somehow
took to each other--became ac-
quainted by accident, ard were
accidentally thrown together at
various times, both willie in camp
and when on the march, and at
the battles Of Nashville and
Stone Riyerhad an eys to each
other, to render assistance in Gaze
either Of us should bc moved
down by the encmy's balls or
shells. Fortunately we reached
Chattanooga uuharmcd, but much
fatigued and in Iced OF rest. On
the third morning after our ar
rival at Chattanooga, l received
this answer TO a telegram that ]
had sent to my paper at Choicag,
asking for permission to come
home for a couple Of weeks: Yes,
come along, and report at editori.
al rooms on arrival No old war.
rior, foot-sore with marching,
SCARED with wounds, ard having
a home and loved ones to think oi
a thousand miles away, vas ever
more delighted OIL receiving bis
discharge from the service, thar |
was on reading the welcome words
of that little message. ] had been
mingling with and following this
army from the day it commenced
its movement against Fort Donel-
con up to the taking Of CbaItan-
ooga, and you may be assured 1t
was tough and exciting series OF
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

EVERY member Of the family
Of Crawford Nally, who left Pauld.
ing county Georgia, last Novem-
her, for Arkansas has died of
small .pox eince reaching the latter
State. The family consisted Of 81
persona.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

A CHINESE servant was brought
home by the gentleman of the
house, and his mistress inquired
his name. "Yung Hoo Wing"
oh" said she, 81 cannot call yon
that; will call You Charley"
"Wh hats your namel" he asked in
return "My name is Mrs John
Browning" "Welle, ! calle you
John!" exclaimed the Celestial.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

AT Elnira, the process ofre-
rolling Bessemer steel rails, hith.
erto regarded impossible, has been
successfully performed by the use
of a newly patented flux which
overcorpes the hardness and in
tractability Of the meterial. This,
il true, is an important discovery,
as steel rails, now in such extensive
use on all leading American roads,
have hitherto been regarded use
less after their first term of service.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

A GIRL of l3 recently brought to
market at Americas, Ga, a 800.
pound bale If cotton, the result OF
her own unaided labor, from the
plowing If the soil to the picking
and ginning.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

"LUcY" writes from Brooklyn to
cay that she don't object to good
Looking gentleman gazing square
in her iacc, but that it does make
her awful mad when she looks
back to see him staring ton.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

A RoCuEsTER woman married to
her second husband recently said
to him: "Oh, how happy poor
Charles would be if he were still
alive to see himself replaced by
man as agreeable as You are!"
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TnE Empress Eugeuie, since
the death of her husband, has on
ly once taken a walk and twice
gone out in a carriage. Except
in these, and frequent visits to the
little chapel where the imperial
remains repose, che does not leave
the house.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

Six hundred Saxons, who were
en- route for The Saginaw Valley
passed through Detroit recently.
The leader Of the party said that
several moro large parties are
coming to this State this summer,
and that probably 5000 Of his
countrymen willie arrive before
winter.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

UNCLE Nov, Sammy, tell
me, have you read the beautiful
story of Josepl,2" Sam -"Oh, yes,
uncle. '"Well, then, what wrong
did they do when they sold their
brotherl" Sam -."They sold him
too cheap, uncle, I think"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

Or all dreary place, deliver me
from the farm houses which many
people call homo. Bars for a
font gate, chickens wallowing
before tho door, pig pens elbow.
ing the house in the rear,
scraggy trees never cared for or
trees at all, no cheering shrubs,
no neatness, no tri'nness. And
yet a lawn and trees, and a
neat walk, and a pleasant fence
don't cost a GREAT deal.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

The Amazon, the largest vessel
of any kind upon tho lakes, was
launched from the shipyard OF
Capt: A. A. Turner at Trenton.
She is a propeller with two
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

Miss ANNA Dickinson is sued
by a ST, Louis lecture COMMITTEES
for falling to make her appearance
after a hall had been engaged and
announcements and tickets print.
ed to the value of $500. .,
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AaAssIz is described as follows:
"His figure is portly. His voice
full aud rich. His smile Is gen.
ialty itself. IIo smiles not with
lips alone, but with his merry
brown eyes, with his whole kind,
expressive, beaming face"
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foot, he took from under his jack.
ct behind a double shcepskin,
which, with an ineffable smile, he
tossed into the closet. Then, as
the yellow flicker rose rapidly
from tho grass, Billy walked oil
whistling the air OF that once pop.
ular ballad:
"0h give me back my fifteen cents"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

l fiatter myself, l was. But no
least one other human being than,
matter about that little episode of
a lovers meeting, which you can
better imagine than l can des-
cribe.
On the evening Of the same
day, just as the dreamy twilight
was darkcning into night, my
sweetheart, hearing the front gate
opening, looked out of the witt
dow, and, raising both hands IN
surprise, exclaimed:
"Good gracious ! il there isn't
sister Sues beau come to see berP'
and rushing out OF the room to
communicate the unexpected in
formation to the yonrg lady re-.
ferred to, who was an older sister,
left me alone for a few minutes.
Feeling curious to see what sort
of a looking man this bean OF my
sweeiheart's sister was, looked
ont of the window, and who do
yoh suppose l saw there, knock
ing at the front door2 As | am n
living man. il was nobody more
or less than Captain Hight!
As 1 remarked in the outset OF
this story, concluded Tarnish, Cap,
tain Hight and I are bro,hers-in-
law our "little women," whom
We married after the war was
over, being sisters. As the news
papers say "fnrther comment is
unnecessary"
But wasn't it a very rcmarka'
ble coincidence.-Chicag0N Illus
t-ated Journal.
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Rodney w. Page.

Surveyor, will survey, select aud exa-
mine Lands. Particular attention paid to
the care of non residents lands. Ad-
dress, Hersey, Osceola County, Michigan
REFERENCES:
e l.. Briggs, Grand Rapids; d. A. Bod
gett and v. L. Gerrish, Hersey. 81
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

TIE man who can set the
Thames on fire has made his ap-
pearance In London. He claims to
have perfected plan 10y which the
hydrogen in water can be used as
fuel.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

AN Indiana man is naming his
children after the New England
States. He now has Maine, Now
Hampshire. Vermont, Massacbu.
setts and Rhode leland, with .
Aattering prospect Of Connecticut.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

A CAPE ANN (Mass) woman re-
Gently complained Of her husband
for getting drunk and knocking
her down, and then pawned her
Sunday dress to pay his fine.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

A BUFFALO girl, pretty and eigh-
theen, has sold over five hundred
sewing machines in the last two
years. She travels with a horse
and wagon, smiling when che
leaves a machine and shedding
tears ifanybody afterwards refuses
to keep it. That does the busi-
uocs
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

The Huron County Neaos says
that Thompson Brothers, at White
Rock, completed their second salt
well, and we have the authority
of Hiram Adams, OF Port Austin
who is'a qualified Judge IN such
matters, for pronouncing it the
best salt well in the State Of Mich.
igan.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-08

Foremost among the difficulties
encountered by the machinis,s is
the "dead-center" in the crank
beng either Of the two opposite
points in the orbit Of a crank, at
which the crank and the connect
ing rod lie in tho straight line. It
will be seen that these points oc-
cur twice in each revolution Of
the crank. The theory generally
accepted is that these dead
points involved the loss of an im-
mense amount Of power. 1t is
estimated by men OF practical
knowledge that the loss equals
abont 80 per cent. of the power
generated by the engine. That
is to say, it requires tho storing
mp in the fy-weel of the en-
gino, while the connecting,rod is
upon the quarter, OF a large
engine saahcft to o carry carry the h; rod over the
center. 1t is not claimed that 80
per cent. of power made is re-
qnired to do this, but that tho
lost power and this Thus required
equals that proportion.
Horace Greely said, in his Tex
as speech, in 1871, that the man
would yetar who would relieve
the maclianic world Of this burden.
Marshall now presents that inven.
tor to the people. Mr.. Court,
wright, practical machinist, con.
ceived the plan Of doing away
with the dead-center without
destroying the crank. the prin-
ciple, as patented, is simple, and
embraces two right angle levers
attached to movable fulcrur.
1t can DO best explained by des-
cribing the machine to which
it was first applied. At John
Adams & Co.'S Foundry is a
hand car for uso on the Central
Road, having this principle. in
daily use. An upright frame
sustains the lever which extends
downward, in the shape Of a trian-
gle, to the crank.shaft. To accom-.
modato the lever to the swinging
movement Of the crank, the entire
fnlcrum on which the lever 10
hung slides up aud down, on rods,
made firm IN wooden upright
frames. The levers have the
usual pnmping motion and as the
crank tnrns round the lever and
fulcrum are drawn down or rise
upward. There can be no dead.
center, as the iuIcrum, at such
points, moves; while, if it were
stationary, no leverage could be
obtained upon it. In other words,
the change Of position IN the full
crum changes the line of draft,
and as both tulcrums and lever
move harmoniopsly the dead lire
never occurs.
We stood upon the car, which
weighs 400 lbs, having Mr.. Cart
wright stand also on the platform
We placed cur thumb upou one
Of the handles which stood upon
the dead.line in other cranks aud
bore down. To our amazement
we started the car, thus overcom-
ing the inertia, the friction and
the combined weight of TOO lbs.-
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MasOnic.

Regular communications Of Hcrsey Lodge,
all r. Il A. NJ. Tuesday evening on or be-
fsrcthe full Moon in each month, at o.
clock. r. B. SHERIDAN, W. N.
JoHS EAsrwoop, Sec.
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Elmer Veic,

Blacksmith, Dersey. Ironing Wagons,
Horse. .shosing Repairing and all jobs
done on short notice, and In good style.
81
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II. B. Sheridan.

Merchant Tailor, Hcrsey, Mich. Garments
cut and made, and warranted good fits. Sam
pies of Gentlemen's Dress goods kept on
hand. 8-8.
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John Eastwood,

Jcweler, Dealer in Clocks, Watches
Jewclry ard Fancy Goods. Special atten-
ton given to repairing. Hcrsry, Mch.
81
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CaRery & Ryan,

Reed City, Mich, dealers in fresh and salt
meats, sausage, &c. Market opposite Dewar
House. S-3
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j. G.. MurdOck.

Charles w. Goodale, N. D., :,
Office at Reed City, Mich, will attend
promptly all calls in town or country 81
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j. w. Perry,

Deaieri in Drugs, Medicines, Paints. Oils
ETC.. etc., in Fisk Il Barrows' Jewelry
Store, Big Rapids. Mich. 81
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JoHS HoRRoRs is a western man;
wonder il he knows jim Jams.
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John f. Radcliffe 4,

Justice Of the Peace, Hcrsey. Mich. Office
over Wings Drug Store. S-3
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Saginaw HOuSe:

Meals at all hours, good accommodations.
Charges reasonable. II. T. Lewis, Proprietor,
Hersey, Mich. 81.
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ID. A. Rl0dCett.

Manufacturer Of lumber, shingles, lsth,a and
planed lumber; and dealer in pine logs and
timber. Office and residence at Hersey, Mich.
3-6
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Hildreth, Smith s. Whitney

Practical Builders and Contractors. Work
done on short notice, and on reasonable terms
G. l.. HILDEETH. ,, c. sSTTH HE. WHITNEY.
Drau1hting 6 Draaivgst 10 order By q. L. Hldreth,
Arcdittct. address. HtrseV. Meh Sis
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h. F. Wing. N. D.;

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Once at the Drug
Store, Jersey, Mich. 81
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L. N. Hutchinson,
Surgeon Dentist. At the sign of the golden
teeth, Dig Rapids, Mich. 81
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DR.. +. G. McCallum,
Examining Surgeon for Pensions, lIersey,
Mich. 81
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4'ssrtisins flutes.

Cards, 81 per line.
Local ,ticee, 10 cents per line.
Double-column advertisements as special
rates.
RADCLIFFE l. co.
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Terms 81 per Year.
$ns'"sss $arS'.

Darius G. Warner,
Attorney at Law. Office at Green Dell,
county seat of Lake county, Mich. Real
Estate, Insurance and Collection agent
Address, Chase, Mich. 81.
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John C. Hicks,
Attorney at Law, Notary Public and Cir
Gait Court Commissioner for Lake county
Baldwin, Mich. IL.
, 1873-04-29
A MURDER0US ASSAULT.

L notorious rufaan, named James Finan, waa
arraigned before Justice scully, yesterday morn
ing; charged with IN nttempt to commit murder.
The evidence developed the following circum-
,atancea $. On Sunday afternoon, James Ratigan
called At Finan's boarding house, No. 194 Bamp-
son street, to see the 1andlady:: He remained
during the afternoon end evening, and finally
went to bed in one OF the rooms Of the house.
About midnight Flnan :crept stea1thily into
Ratigan's room, and, proceeding to the bed
where he lay, made four vigorous stabs at his
head and neck, with q jack-knife.- The blood
flowed copioue1y from the Wounds. and Finnn5
evidently acting under the Impression that he
had killed his man, rushed out OF the room.
Sergeant O'Donnell, having heard Of tho affair,
proceeded to the house to arrest Finan. He was,
however, not to be found, and the inmates Of
the house denied that they knew OF his where
abouts. 4 more thorough search Of the house
being instituted, the wou1d-be murdarer was
found in back room, curled up bohind lounge
He was arrested, and before Justice Scully
yesterday morning ho was bound over to
the Criminal Court without bail Rati.
gnn's wounds, although painful, are not
serious. Finan was melted TO- the bloody
act because the widow. smiled oftener
on Rasigan than On him. The criminal record OF
Cook County contains Finan's name, ss
being one Of the three parties implicated in the
murder Of Patrick Maloney, at Sand Ridge, some
years ago. Corbett, Fleming, and Kennedy, his
partners in the tragedy, Tere hung, and F1nan
, 1873-04-29
ANOTHER NOTE FROM Mr.. PRENlx.

: BroosmsaroN, H., April 70, 1873.
To uae Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: Once more, by Tour kind leave. The
comparison with the South in the 1ate Rebellion
think admirable, our railroads being the reb-
els Of to-day, the Lesser against the greater, for
vested rights against good government and free
institutions And hoto did those rebels come out
In Democracy, the people must rule; the
lesser must submit to the greater. II this vested
right plea can hold, then is there created at once
in our midst an order Of nobility, q perp etual
dictatorship, and our freedom is gone, by our
own sovereign act, and |ithout real benefit to
any party concerned. .': r
Allegiance and protection are reciprocal. The
railroads disclaiming allegiance it remains for
the people to say when their protection shall be
withdrawn, and how far the penalty administer
ed shall work forfeiture Of the rights. vested
solely on condition Of allegiance, expressed or
understood, under both the State and United
States Constitutions.
Our plea against the railroads is: l. Extortion
regular q. Extortion irregular; 3. E1tortion in
delaying transportation, and SO damaging trade ;
4. Rebellion and extortion,-aQ on the plea that
one railroad King, and Of course his satraps, can
do no wrong. Under the circumstances, the for
bearance Of the people is wonderful, and ought
to lead monopolists everywhere to swift, hearty
1epentanca. F. Z. F.
, 1873-04-29

was no meagre> >orchestra, such as economical! ,33
stage-managers furnish in cities, but full band
OF twenty-five pieces, handled BY skilled must
clans who hare been in the service ten and M
teen years.
= The -" distinguished guests "fn whose honor he 4:
tho performance WAS. given are Gen: Pmiip
Regis de Frobriand, Cen George D.huggles,
Col. Albert Bracket, Col .Nugent,- Maj. y. +.
Gordon, and othor a1my-oficers now at Fort
Russell on court-martial duty
PERSONAL WAn m N'wYo2Esd.
Posey Wilson is banker in Cheyenne, and a
correspondent Of the Omaha Herald. Some time
ago, Posey wrote>Bome very BeTere things about
Chief Justice Fiaher, Of Wyoming. This the
Chief Justice construed into contompt Of court,
and had Posoy arrested.
THE LATE STORM.
Reports Of the disasters occa.ioned by the late
terrible storm still continue to come in. The
body OF y soldier belonging to Company q,
Fourteenth Infantry. has been found near Fort
Russell. He got lost in the storm, and froze to
death. Capt. John Mi1, who WAS sent out on the
Loup, with . company Of cavalry, Just before
the storm, telegraphs to Gen. Ruggles that he
has lost ono-haH Of his horses. Thirteen dead
bodies have been found along the line Of the
Union Pacific Railroad betwecn Grand Island
and Lone Tree. AL these people persisted in
the storm. The loss in stock has been very
heavy. AARON ABOUT.
, 1873-04-29
VEST SIDE ELECTION CASE.
The Writ Of Injunction Refused by
Judge W1lI1Amss

Tho Writ Of Injunction Refused by
Judge Williams.
His Honor Judge Williams rendered his de-
cision, yesterday morning, in tho case Of The
People ex rel Bryan ct al. vB. Louis Amberg-
Petitioners bill, It will DO remembered, asks for
an Injunction to restrain defendant from max
ing an assessment in West Chicago, on the
ground that, by reason Of the llega1lity Of his
election, he is not the Assessor. His Honor
briefly reviewed the points upon which petition
ers based thcir application for the injunction,
and stated that, personally, he has doubt as
to his jurisdiction in the matter; but IS
the issue had not been raised, he did not
foel bound to decide the point. The question
to be discussed was the propriety Of granting
tho Injunction. II it were merely question OF
tenure of Office, This would not be the proper
court. For such cases the statute has provided
another remedy. But the question WAS one in
which the public interest is concerned, viz: as
IN thc officer who will assess the taxes, and 1t
VIVA by virtue Of its public interest that 1t cano
into that Court. The fact Of the transfer OF the
books to Amberg gave an aspect TO the analr
wh.t would havo been made had the question of
attendants power been raised previous to the
tranafar In that case, the Court would have
haan 7isnosed to Issue an interlocutory order Tor
an injunction pending the decision Of the case:
Tho sole point to be decided now, however, was
whethor or not Amberg WAS to be restrained
from proceeding with the assessment: IN this
case Is between the two parties claiming gRs the
snpposing the CourtisHue an injunction, and pro
vent defendant from acting IS Assessor t!es up
tha assessment for a considerable time. II tho
Injunction mi be dismissed, complainant still has
to appeal T. asa ds sf aeo not ths
no one haa right to question his action, saye
BY direct proceeding. As he Is ready to act, e.
the other eido OF the euit there ia no reason why
The Court should grant tho Injunction The
Conrt diacriminatod between the nature Of tho
cases presented to him by the counsel for peti;,
TONER, and cited several authorities in support
Of his views, after reading which he stated that
ho did not see how the public could be hurt By .
refusal to grant tho vr whe he could Sc, see how f;
it. In tho existing state Of the case; tho Court
decided ought to 5efse to gant the KIT
rarmission to withdraw the papers from tho file;
In order to seek relief in writ Of quo warranto.