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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A GREAT many queer things
happen in the oil regions, and one
that occurred during a recent
thunder storm near Oil City caps
the climax. A large tank owned
by Mr.. j. s. McCray was struck
by lightning. 1t lie a 10000 bar
rel iron tank, and contained 3,O0Q
barrels of oil. The bolt struck
the top of the tank at the edge,
and ran completely around the
periphery Of the top, cutting oft
the head Of every bolt that fasten.
ed the top to the side. The top
was raised about two feet by the
conclusion, and the oil took lire,
sending an immense body Of flame
high in dir. In an instant the top
fell back TO ito position, instantly
smothering the fire inside. The
oil burned of the outside OF, tho
tank and then went ou', and no
further damage was done. The
cover was not two inches out Of
its original position after its fall,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

THERE was once a young and Low.
ely boy, whose mother parted his
hair down the middle, and occssiosslly
bit him in the back with a Aatiron.
There was also bad, wicked and do.
PRAYED boy, about whom I, tho mo-
ment do not reeollect any uTtheT psstieu-
lars. These two were brought mp to-
gcther, and stimuli aneously received
spresent ofs sovereign apiece. Oh,
how that bad wicked and depraved
boy kicked up his heels! the good boy
smiled the while scraphicaNy and
slobbered. The bad boy then went
straightway and laid out his good
money in all manner and kinds Of
nasty and indigestible masses-cocoa-
nut Che bought fourteen Of these bulls
eyes, stick liquorice, tamarinds and
Australian beef. The boy fell TO and
gorged hideously upon these things,
and 90 exhausted his little capital,
coming to good boy when il was ali
gone, with long and pitiful face.
"Ahl" said the good boy, had you
not spent your sovereign thus foolishly,
you would have had il now % I have
mine. Instead of buying hardbake--
thing myself never touch, except
when it 10 given to me-you might
have bestowed Eve shillings upon the
Society for Supplying Wooden.legged
Iu6dels with Worsted Slippers. Instead
Of buying cocoanuts, you might have
dropped another Eve bob into the
donation box Of the Hospital for Par.
alysed Shaker and, instead of vast
ing the other ten shillings in the way
you have, you might have done !
don't know what that was good aud
kind, and generous and NOBLE" The
bad boy, confused and COMPOUNDED,
turned away his head at this, and wept
bitter tears. Then the good boy went
out for . stroll, feeling ever 20 much
gooder for having said what he had
and ON his way accidentally dropped
his own sovereign down sewer graf
ing.-Psnch.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

YESTERDAY forenoon q young
man in the employ of Q. q. Com
stock at his factory, in attempting
TO throw a belt from pulley,
had bis hand caught and came
very near having his arm pulled
from the socket. His face was
cut and both hands. His right
wrist has u cut in it and on exam
ination disclosed the fact that q
hard substance lay close under
the skin some distance up, which
being cut down upon proved
to DO a largo copper belt rivet,
which had passed in at tho cut aud
up the arm. DIR. Watson dressed
HE wound Grand Rapids Times,
aug. 22d.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

TINS reminds me Of another
little story going the rounds con-
corning one Of our broad church
c!ergyu,en, who, being recently
on an excursion in Scotland, was
vehemen.ly rebuked BY his land.
lady FIR taking a walk on Saturday
afternoon. The clergyman said:
"You know that we read that our
Lord himself walked with his dis.
cipls in tho fieldso on the Sabbath
day" SAY" said the oW lady"
"ay, I ken it, an l nccr thoci't
any the better o Him for it,
ncithcr!'-Lon0on Letter.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

MRS. JANE 6. Sw1ssuELM's opin-
ion on the Walworth case is that
"the woman who could permit any
PERSONAL wrong to induce her to
teach her children to hate their
father or to throw any hindrance
in the way of their obeying the
Divine command to honor him
nay, the mother who should neg
lect to teach her children to love
their father on earth, because this
is required Of them by their Faith.
er in Heaven, is a bad mother, a
very bad Christian, and a women
one would not want.to know"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

Col. WHrrrLEsEY, of tho old
First Michigan Infantry, which
holds it's annual reunion in this
city OH the 2Sth of this month, is
preparing a " Roll Of Honor" for
the regiment. The name Of every
member of the regiment who died
upon the field Of battle is to be
in the list, and a copy Of the roll
is to be furnished to each one pres
ent ut the reunion. Grand Rap.
ids Eagle.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

VIM. Dodd, prominent citizen of
Newark, died on Saturday evening
from somewhat remarkable cause.
Deceased, when boy, swallowed q
beard Of wheat it remained for three
years, we'll nigh causing his death
from consumption. At the end Of that
time he coughed it up. after which he
had robust health. Last New Years
day a sudden strain reopened the old
wcund-as shown by the autopsy -
and all the food he swallowed was
coughed mp through the lung, so that
he literally starved 10 death. Deceas.
ed was fifty-one years Of age. New
York Times.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

ADxIoEs from Fulton, Mo-, say
Sheriff Low. who was shot by the
lynchers ofold men Kessler a few
days ago, is in dying condition.
The Coroner's jury has not return.
ed a verdiotin the case, but Judge
Buckhardt and Attorney General
Ewing are prosecuting GvigorouO
investigation OF the matter, and it
is probable that in a. few days the
guilty parties will be known.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

The boiler Of q nailI' situated in
Chaplin, Saginaw county, exploded
August Is, killing the engineer by the
flying iron. The mill had been running
for two hours. and no water had been
pumped during the time into the
boiler. which used about IS gallons
ofwater every 10 minutes, and so
no very long time was requir.
ed to exhaust the water in it. The
engineer was new to the business, and
paid for his want Of experience With
his life. Mr.. Colby's probable loss ia
about $4,000.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A JUST San Francisco Judge,
in denying a motion for a new
trial, in q case where tho father
of a little child had recovered
$500 damages from a.careless dri.
yer who had run over and seriously
Injured her in the street, said TINT
drivers are bound to exercise the
utmost care diving through streets
where children abound, and that
they are bound to recognize the
fact that the negligence Of . child
to provide for its own safety is no
excuse for runningit down;in short,
il a driver hurts a child he is. to
blame and should suffer for il.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

Mr.. VANDERBILT controls Q, $50
miles of Railway, representing
$215, 100000 Of securities, with a
gross income Of forty.6ve millions
of dollars. This involves the mas.
terry of the trade OF three great
States of New York; Ohio and
Indiana.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

Tie Texas Republican State
Convention made the following
nominations: Convention made
the following nominations: Cover
nor-E. j. Davis; Lieutenant
Govcrnor-P.' II. Taylor; Com
ptroller-J. Ii. Thomas; Treasur'
err. A, 1. Moore; Land Com
missioner-Jacob Kuchler; Super
intendent of Education--A. b
Morton. Tho ticket is considered
a fair ono.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

TEA CUkrBRE IN FLoRIDA.-It
may not be generally known, but
the fact is none the less patent,
that the genuine tea plant is
growing profusely all over the
suburbs Of the city, and presents
quite athriviug appearance where
ever it is found. We are inform =
cd by prominent mechanic Of
this city, and an old resident at
that. that no uses no other tea in
his family. He Plucks and dries
what lie requires for his own use,
and says it is equal to any black
tea offered for sale at tho grocery
stores. n some shrewd Now
Highlander were only here, he
would soor make q regular bus
ness Of preparing a tea crop, and
he would make money BY the
operation. Tho leaves can be
dried in the shade, and will curl
of themselves naturally in tho
process Of drying. Tho crop
would cost nothing But the trou!le
Of plucking it, ard a wagon.load
could be picked in All hour with
on, half trying. Ifsomo Of that
kind of people who are always
grunbling about having nothing
to do would try the experiment,
Ct preparing this tea for tin
market, we think they would fine
it to be a lucrative business, and
one, too, that they would pursne
with aviditv as soon as they found
how readily they could dispose o
all they had manufactured.-
Jacksonville Union.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

30, wAHs up William Allen,
and came alone with mel" That's
what the Ohio Bourbons sung at
Columbus tho other day, and. Will
liam, who has been asleep since
1850, woke aud came. The res
olution of 98>and' the ancient
William Allen constitute the latest
epitome Of Democratic progress:
-Bufalo Erpress,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28
Farming Lands

A good as any In the world are 70 he found
In abundance, and will bo sold on the most
favorable terms to actual settlers. Some lev.
el and heavily timbere,i with Oak, Beech, Ma
pie, &c. Some rolling, with Beech, Maple,
Rock Elm, &c. In fact, every variety Of tim
Der soil surface can be found.
The railroad Is complete to Reed City IT. II
N. X. 10 Wcst) and there Is only 4S miles to
reach Ludington on Lake Michigan. This
will be constructed as fast as the work can
economically be done. Cheap Land and
Railroad facilities are seldom offered together
and those who wish to secure homes will do
we'll to apply carly and take choice selections.
Terms of Sales
One Fourth down, IN ali cascs-and balance
may he paid In three equal annual payments
Timber Laads mmsf BE- paid for, before being
c,a. Farming Lands for Actual Settlement will
be sold on payment Of one-fourth in cash and
the balance in fivo equal annual payments.
Interest at the rate Of seven per cent. on all
unpaid balances, to be paid annually.
All Contracts and Notes are made payable
at Merchants National Bank, In East Sagi.
nav. Apply in person or by mail to
WV. L. WEBER, Land Commissioner.
Land O;1cs At East Saginaw, Mich. 50
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

TIE closing out Of the entire
amount Of Lake Shore & Michi-
gan Southern new sinking fund
loan, which amounts to Sc, 200, 900,
and which was marketed at o., is
announced in tho New York pa
pcrs. This enables the Company
to carry out all it's projected i'm
provements under tho administers
ton Of Commodore Vanderbilt
these improvements being ncccss-
airy to accommodate the increasing
traffic of the Road.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

DANIEL. WHELroN, the convict
who assaulted Warden Chamber
lain at the Charlostown, Mass,
State Prison, has been sentenced
to ten years'imprisonment, to take
effect at the expiration offhe pres.
ent sentence.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A TEXAS town was recently
visited by a clergyman for tn 9
first time in his history. The ap-
preciative citizens offered him the
Inequalities ofthe town and got
up a grand horse race for his en-
tertainment
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

CHIcAao thinks that the study of
Inv modern languages at the same
time by yonng. children results only
in confusion, and Jersey City, after
trying the experiment in two schools,
has rejected the proposition to make
German part Of the public school
course.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

Mr. THOMAS ID. Colt, prom
inent citizen and wealthy paper
maker of Pittsfield, and broth.
er Of Judge Colt, ofthe Supreme
bench OF Massachusetts,, has failed
with liabilities amounting to .
little more than 100000.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

IT has been ascertsined by &C
tual count, that the whole number
of places Of public worship il,
New York city closed for the
season is sixty.seven; and this out
Of a total OF three hundred and
fifty. The proportion is not alarm.
ing considering tho number oil
people who arc out of town.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

AN English exchange predicts
that steel bars will shortly I've sub
stituted in that country and tho
United States tor bells. They are
light, andrgive much more scope
to architectural design in the
steeple. They are more easily
rung, and are not liable to crack.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

THE Government at Rome has
received intelligence of the des-
truction Of the noted band of rob.
bers who have for a long time
operated in the vicinity of Salerno.
Six Of the brigands were killed and
the rest captured.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

THE hotel keeper who buys,
AMI manufacturer and furniture
dealer who sells bureaus without
knobs to oil the drawers, firmly
attached, are accountable for more
profanity than q baulky horse or
decline in copper stocks.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

The young person who blows
out the gas, shuts the window and
rotires to his peaceful couch, has
turned mp again, this time a. Du.
buque, where there were two OF
them, man and wife, and both bad
q narrow escape.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

The Kansas Changers have res.
olved to lynch the next orator
that begins his address to them
with I'm not farmer, bu have
always taken a profound interest
in the truly noble predominant
pursuit of agriculture
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A SENTIMENTAL editor says: at
Is comforting to know that one
eye watches fondly for our com.
ing, and looks brighter when we
come" A contemporary is grieved
to learn that his "brothcr Of the
quill has q wife with only one
eve"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

TUE twelfth childrcn's FREQ ex
cursion of the season in Philadel-
phia, took place on the 18th al
Rockdale,. and 1877 persons par
ticipated.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A ROARING BRANCH, Pa, woman
has peeled over 200 pounds OF
bark this summer besides twice
peeling the bark off her husbands
nose because he made love to the
milkmaid.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28
CoNNEorIcUT, according to the
census, is the heaviest hardware
manufacturing State in the Union.

The parshes southeast Of Kali
q mazoo have been OH fro for
nearly a week burning down into
the peat. At night the light Of
the fire can be seen for miles. 60
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

DANIEL HoARLER, a butcher OF
Owsso, who has been in tho habit
Of cutting the eyes ont of cattle
so that he could lead them easier,
has been arrested for cruelty to
animals.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

CHEF Williams of the Chicago
fire department has been turned
ont Of office by Mayor Medill for
seducing the wife Of one Of lhis
firemen.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

The pork packers and provis-
ion dealers annual convention
meets in Chicagoon the 10th OF
September next. st. Louis has al
ready selected delegates.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A SON Of David Starks white
driving q team in Carrolton, Barry
County, was thrown ul,on the
whitfctrees and the horses ran
against a tree, when he received
fatal injuries.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

ATALAMo, Montgomery county,
Indiana, on the 14!b, John Camp.
bell, while drunk had q few
words with John Little, with
whom he had heretofore been
good friends, and fatally stabbed
him, Little dying in about fifteen
minutes. Campbell was arrested,
and is, now nj Jail.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

THE Western Illinois Bridge
Company has perfected its plane
for building q bridge across tue
Mississippi ut Quincy. The rail.
ways using it will pay toll, but
the wagon causeway will be free.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

The Indian chiefs Santanta'and
Big Tree arrived at Houston,
Texas, Wednesday, under guard,
from the penitentiary enroute for
Fort Sill, where council is to be
had between Secretary Delano,
Governor Davis and tho Kiawa
and ,Cananche tribes with a view
to future peace.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A CARLINvILLE, iii, girl who
recovered $40 from q young man
tor kissing her against her will,
offered him tie money back
again q few days afterward II he
would do il again.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

East SAGINAW, August IL
The suspe nsion of Haskin Martin
e. Wheeler is announced. This
is Chicago firm, but they are
the largest operators 10 salt on the
Saginaw River, handling annually
about 100000 barrels. About
sixty days since, this firm COM
menced buying largely # salt,
following prices up from $l.4O to
$1.40 per barrel at which rates
their latter purchases were made.
The salt was principally bought
on 60 days. draft and the paper
has just commenced to mature.
They have bought within the last
60 days about $50, 600 barrels, and
from 100000 to $4,000 OF
their paper is outstanding, most
OF which has been discounted at
the banks. It is stated that tho
First National bank Of Bay City
holds 100000 Of their paper, and
the Merchants National of this
city $4,000. On Tuesday, their
agent at Bay City received q no
tice net to make any further pur-
clases, and Wednesday q number
of creditors received a notice oil
their suspension, but stating that
they expected to come through all
right, and would resume business
again.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A YOUNG man who was married
lately in Cumberland, Md, fret
aggravated the officiating minis.
ter ty presenting him with q mar.
rigo fee Of IS cente, and thon cap.
ped the cli,rax by returning after
no had walked away . few steps
and borrowing IS cents Of that,
on the ground that he was "a little
short just them" leaving the cler-
pyman ton ccnts for bis fee.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

THE East Saginaw Common
Council Finance Committee has
preferred charges of malfeasance
in Office against City Treasurer
Charles Wenks.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

THREE horses belonging to an
Iowa farmer have died from tho
effects Of eating potato tops on
which Paris green has been
thrown to kill the bugs.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

Me-. GEO. B. Markell. Q liberal
Presbyterian OF Hazleton, Penn..
has given $50, 900 to endow o
Professorship in Lafayette Col.
lege. v
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

A LITTLE girl named Reno OBJ
tained access to a bottle Of corSo-
sive sublimate, at Adrian and died
on Sunday from the effects OF tho
poison.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

PRrNoKss JOSE Prime. cousin Of
the ex.Queen of Spain had her
baggage rst emily seized by q
Paris Inilliner a. security for an
uul Aid bill Of 1859.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

CHICAGO is bowed down with an.
euish because tie man who achieved
the recent wheat corner there is q
mere Canadian, resident Of Milwau
kee ut that.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

"CHoLERA ELEpHANTUM" is tax.
ing off the children OF Kansas
City according to alocal doctors
certificate.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

Six murders have been commit.
ted in the county of Lee, Ark,
since lie formation = three months,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

AwATER moccssin-spake bit q
little boy named Golden, Piqns,
q, and he died IN q few hours,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28
GRAND RAPIDS.

In the above locations can he round
some ofthe BEST Farming and Pine and
In the State lying for twenty miles on
either side IF the surveyed line OF the
road and they embrace every variety o
soil with heavy and light timber: and are
in a section Of Michigan now being rapid.
iy developed by railroad and other enter
prises,
FARMING LANDS
Are sold on q reasonable credit, to
actua! settlers, one quarter Of purchase
money down, interest seven per cent.
B-Scttlcrs OH any Of these lands OF
the q. Il l. I X. X. Co., or on any Of the
lands Owned in Common in the town.
ships above dckigna,ed will
HAVE TIFF PREFERENCE
or purchasing their lands, by giving the
Office Prompt Notice Of their wishes upo.
reading this Advertisement aud desisnnt
ing their Post Office address.
For any information concerning tn.
lands, price sl ocatiou etc address
WIN, A. HOWARD,
Land Commissioner. Grand Rapids.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28
GRAND RIVER VALLEY R. R.

TINE TABLE,.
Direct route eastward from Grand IA pids,
to Jackson, Saginaw, Detroit, Toledo,
Buffalo and al other points cast.
Direct route Northeast from jackson to
Grand Rapids. the great lumber regions Of
Northern Michigan, and all points west and
north.
Trains are run By Jackson Time, which
10 Is ininutesfaster than Chicago.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

Bay City, rs II 90 200 $50 $50
Portsmouth 20 I. 10 9Os 635 80
E.Saginaw, 10 II 50 225 100 10 05
OTTER LAKE DIVISION.
No 2 Mixed No. I Mixed
9,isy lake dep Flint dep.
Gcncsee 730 G-nesce AS
Junction 4 90 Otisviile $40
Flint arr. 10 Otter Lake ar.5 I5
Connections made at Detroit wiM tie Great
Western and Grand Trunk R'w, for the east.
At Wayne With the Milhigan Central X r.,
East and Wssf. At Toledo w;M the Lake
Shore d. Michigan Southern r r, for Gere-
ldndand Chicago, Gnd ciM tie G II T. d r II
for Cincinnati, also, ~ih the TW d w RI
for the South and Somth-west. 1t Red C;ty
with the Grand Ropids d Ind r X for the
North and Souh. Sleeping Coaches on Night
Trains.
Merchants and lumbermen in North
Western Michigan will fluid this the short
est and cheapest route for shipping their
goods and supplies. The train leaving
Detroit at IL 80 p I'm, takesthr rough freight
and delivers il At all points between East
Saginaw and G. II. h I, X. II, within 2l
hours after leaving Detroit.
GEo. q, KINn.LL, Supt.
0uS'r W. LEDLIE, GenI Ticket Ag't
East Saginaw.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28

TIE work Of laying a new
ocean cable, from Lisbon to Rio
Janeiro commenced on Thursday
ulOrning.