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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-23
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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-23
NOTICE

u. S. LAND OFFICE, IONA, Mich.
Sept 23d, 1878.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Garrett. Stanscll against Julius
Secly for abandoning his Homestead Entry,
No. 62Is, dated March 4, 1873, upon the
n. y. / Section IL, Township Is North,
RaEge Ii West, in Lake County, Michigan,
with view to the cancellation Of said entry;
the said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this Office
O" tie Gh Day cf November, 1878,
at 10 o'clock a. m., TO respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon
mcnt.
J. II. KIDD, Register,
j. l.. JENNINGS, Receiver.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-23
NOTICE..
U. S.lLAsD OFFICE, IONA, MICH,
Sent. % 1874

sept. 70, 1873.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Linus Messenger against John
Burns for abandoning his Homestead Entry,
No. b4lt; dated May 10th, 1871, upon the
N.E3 Section Il, Township IL North,
Range IL West, in Lake county, Mich, with
view to the cancellation of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear
at this Office ON the 4th day of Nov, 1878,
at 10 o'clock a. m, to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon
ment.
J. II. KIDD, Register,
j. l.. JENNINGS, Receiver.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-23

Now Open from Detroit TO Howard.
70 take efct on Sunday, October 10, 1873,
at II o'clock noon.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-10-23

A man named Luther Van Blar
con died at the Rust House, Tues.
day night. He had arrived from
Norton's camp, on the Muskcgon
River, some forty miles north of
this place, the same evening. in a
dying condition, and died before
morning. lilo was buried ct THE
place to-day. The deceased had
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

VANDERBILT's SOUTHERN DONATION. -
Commodore Wander bilt's gift of $500 600
to the trustees Of the university t, be es.
tablished in Tennessee by the Mesh,di,t
Church South is not only royal donation
but it is the first Of any kind bestow,d Ga
the Soath by citizen of Northern State.
1t is said that the Commodore 8 vile is sis
ter of Bishop McTyeire's wife, and that DR..
Deems, Of New York, through whom the
donation was made, has been for years the
confidential friend Of the great railroad king
who built for him the Church for the Stran.
gers, in New York city. Tits not material
what were the influences which caused com
modore Vanderbuilt to open his purse. We
take it for granted that he was contr led
by acknowledge Of the benefits to be confer
red upon the young men of Tennessee and
the South. IfCommodore Vanderbilt, who
has never been remarkable for bis piety or
other Christian graces, can forget and for
give, why cannot the saints do likewise .
Memphis Avalanche, March 81
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

The UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT Fund
The effort commenced only about six weeks
ago to raise an endowment fund for the Uni.
versity OF Virginia has already resulted in
securing $40, 900. Seven thousand dollars
of this sum was contributed by Gen. Jos.
r. Anderson.
The officers of Harmony Division, Sons Of
Temperance, Richmond, Va, have received
cordial and sympathetic" letter from
Schuyler Colfax, with regard to the affairs
of the division and the temperance cause
generally.
Twenty-Five thousand three hundred and
e1ghty-six letters, packages, circulars, etc.
were naled from the office of the Auditor
of Public Accounts of Virginia. for the year
ending March lst, 1873.
Norfolk, Petersburg and Lynchburg have
appointed committees to urge the early COM
Fiction Of railroad from Clifton Forge, on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, tc
Lynchburg.
The Hon. James Brooks, of New York
! it is stated, has 80 rapidly declined that be
is unable to leave bis bed, and is losing
strength daily.
Hon. Joe. Powell, the only man 10 South
Carolina who persistently voted mo
against secession, died at Greenvile Tenn
last week
The fish trade at Alexandria Va. is yer,
dull as yet, about 300 punches being tn,
total receipts Monday.
Street costumes. deliberately embroidered
with brilliant colored worsted. will be am ope
the spring novelties.
The death of Bishop McIlvaine leaves
vacancy in the Peabody Southern educa
tional board
A Philadelphia boy accumulated three
hundred door mats before he was check
mated
Initial note paper has superseded tn
monogram, and three-cornered paper is il
order
The hotel cooks in Chicago stuff turkey
with the cast.off chignons of the femal
help.
Bishop Whittle confirmed seventeen per
sons at Charlottesville Va. Sunday.
Jos. Jorgenscn has been appointed col
lecter Of the port of Petersburg.
President Grant will 60 to Richmond
next week
1t. Gov. I. H. Pettett of Wisconsin i
dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04
A WEDDING BROKEN OFF Blythe WAY

A WEDDING BROKEN OFF BY THE WAY THE
BRIDE PARTED HER HA1n-A woman's de.
termination to part her hair at the side broke
up wedding at Bangor, Me-. last week.
The company had all assembled, the clergy.
man was in his place, and the groom GRO
cecded up stairs to escort his chosen one
to the altar. The bride was splenddly
dressed, but in arranging her hair had adopt.
cd the "new STYLE To this the young man
objected in the most decided terms, saying
that it looked too brazen and "fast .
that the hair of bride should be par ted
modestly in the middle A sharp war Of
words followed, which resulted 10 decIara-
ton on the part of the angry youth that he
had taken firm stand )" that the hair
must be redressed or be would never look
upon it again. To this the girl replied that
he might leave as soon as he pleased, and
leave be did, much to the disgust Of the
people who came to partake Of the wedding
supper and were turned out of the house
without it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04
Torture in the East-.-Dishonest
Revenue Collectors.

The Bey Of Tunis is conducting his gov
eminent as King, Judge, Jury, and all
combined. On the 9Th of November, be
received trustworthy Information that three
collectors adu-Ben- Aakim, Aldu.Ben-Fesi,
end Diakr Ben egu, who had for years
committed defalcations upon the Bey's treas.
ury had accounted for only two thirds Of the
taxes they had collected. The Bey sent for
the faithless collectors. and, after talking to
them about their misdeeds, demanded what
they were going to do about it.
The three were so frightened by the auger
of His Highness that they fell upoo their
knees, and, confessing their crime, implorea
his mercy. The Bey. unable to control his
rage, sprang to his feet. and CRYING, You
shall die, dogsp' ordered the Kadi of Tu lis
to appear before him and Try the prisoners
in accordance with the old Moslem law
The Kadi appeared, found the prisoners
guilty, and asked the Bey what punishment
should be inflicted. The Kadi told him that
! the law was that those who stole money
from the excbeqner of the Caliph, the Sui
tan. or one of bis yassals, should be impaled.
"Let them be impaled. then" said the Bey.
Vainly did the wretcbed prisoners impIore
his mercy. The Bey remained iDfexible,
and the cruel sentence was carried into exc
cution on the morning Of the following day.
An escort of fifty soldiers took the three
condemned men to a sand mound on which
had been erected the three instruments on
which they were to suffer their excrucia'iug
agony The doomed men looked DETECTED,
but had reached that calmness which char
acterizes the Moslpm when he knows that
death is inevitable The three ins'ru-
ments Of an agonizing death were strong
iron splits, about ten feet high.
About five feet from the ground there
was heavy nail through each of the splits.
When the criminals reached the foot OF the
mound they were seized by six executontrs.
They quickly updressed the three doomed
men. Two of them placed a high stepsdder
close to one Of the spits-two of them h. Id
the ladder so that it did not fall-and one,
fellow of herculean strength, carried Badu-
Benz akim up toward the point of spit.
Raising the unfortunate man above it, be
put bin upon the spit The victim uttered
a wild scream as the cold iron entered bis
flesh, and seized the spit with his hands. but
the executioner pressed him down h sviv
until he reached the cross nail Fortunate
ly for the sufferer, be died almost instantly.
The same atrocious operation was then per
formed upon Aldu-Ben-Fesi He had seen
the tortures which his wretehed predece SIR
had to undergo, and struggled feebly when
the pitiless hands of the executioner sezsd |
him. The victim lived two or three min
utes after he had been impaled, ut'eriug
feeble means andapresentiug an appear nee
than which nothing could be imaged more
horrible. The third culprit seemed Vi erly
Indifferent to bis fate, and died with the sang
froid Of true Moslem.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

The Circus Business. Whether rbe cir
Gus business is profitable to owners and man.
ayers or not, it is certain a value to Stata
and local governments, and presents some
points of interest to hotel keepers, if we may
believe Mr.. John Robinson, who has grown
in the profession to be "Old John Robin
son." This veteran manager haslatelv pre-
sented his balance sheet of last years bust.
ness to reporter at Cincinnati, and from
it we learn that last year he paid as licens.
es to State and municipal governments, the
triAe Of '$121 900, and to hotels and livery
stables over S435, 900. The total disburse
ments Of Old Johns show, in 1872, not in.
GLIDING salaries to acrobats and employees
foot up 81 ,O73, 581.
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Business Cards.

Business Cards.
JAMES T. BYERs. HENRY E. sUMMERSoN.
DYERS & SUMMERSON,
Dealers in Family Groceries,
COUNTRY PRODUCE, FINE CIGARS,
CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBA Coos.
We have opened a and full stock,
In the Room opposite Court House,
recently occupied by Jas. H. ackley, and it
will be our aim to keep constantly on hand a
choice selection of goods in our line.
call is solicited. We feel confident we can
please.
WE have full line of all the different Brands
of both CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCOS,
and every style and grade of CIGARS.
WANTED FOR CASH,
FLOUR
GRAIN,
BA CON, &c.
aupz5-tf BYERS & SUMMERSON.
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Poetry.
ENGLISH TWILIGHT.

The men among the barley
Are singing as they reap,
While up the slanting corn6eld
The dusky shadows creep,
And the nodding scarlet peoples
Talk of sleep!
The sun is swathed in purple
AS he slowly sinks to rest,
But he leaves golden gladness
In the rosy cleaning West
Every little bird is singing
In her nest
The dew is on the daisies
As they close their coral lips
In the field beyond the hedge-row
Red with wealth of glosav hips
All the grass blades daily diamonds
On their tips.
Far across the dim horizon
Rolls veil of soft, blue mist.
All the roofs down in the valley
By the last warm sunbeams kissed,
Glow-tili the pink clouds change to
Amethyst
High up, beyond the houses,
Just above the village spire
Trembles forth the star of evening
Like spark of pure, white fire
And the reapers, reaping, singing,
Soon will tire.
oh music of the shadowsl
Sweet music of the light!
TITS the folding of the sunshine
Meath the mystic pail of night.
Dear angels stand around US
Hid from sight
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

SUDDEN DEATH Mr.. Thomas Elliott. of
Manassas, died Thursday Of congestive chill,
with which he was attacked while in church
the Sunday before, and just after partaking
of the Lords Supper. He was in the 18th
year Of his age, was native Of New Jersey,
and had resided in Virginia twenty-five
years. i
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

The New REVENUE DISTRICT. The new
internal revenue district of Virginia (the
ninth, just created, comprises the counties
Of Halifax. Pittsy lvania, Franklin, Henry
and Patrick. By the change Craig and
Botetourt counties are taken from the sixth
district and put in the fifth.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

II AIDES and MISSES PEBBLE Goat Glove
Il Kid, French Morocco and Sensation
BOOTS, at u. L. WELLER'S,
oct25-tf Main Street.
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Business Cards.
rs Entrance on the left 80

AFTER CROSSING LEWIS CREEK BRIDGE
Having recently leased the above Stables, late
ly occupied by Ed. Burke, and having supplied
| them with every adjunct to complete livery,
we are now prepared 10 furnish our friends, and
the public generally, with anything they may
need In that line.
Our horses are young, fresh, fast, and
well broken; our Buggies, Carriages &C., new
and of the latest style, and our drivers Sc
lected with special reference to the comfort and
safety of our patrons.
Pleasure parties accommodated at all hours
with single or double buggies, riding horses, for
ladies and gentlemen, Carriages, Spring wagons
&c. Parties wishing to visit Weyer's Cave
would do we'll to give a call.
Horses fed by the day, month or year, at usual
rales.
Special attention given to the sale of stock.
We still occupy the extensive stabling at the
old National Stable ground, where our friends
(if they find it more convenient to call can be
accommodated as heretofore
Hoping, by strict attention to our own bust
ness, to merit continuance of the favor shown
us in other places, respectfully solicit share
OF the public patronage. dec8-tf.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

LAXATIVE MIxruRE.-Prof Lndsley say.
The best remedy be has ever tried in habitu-
al constipation is to take half drachm os
Eysom salts. dissolved in half pint Of wa
ter-adding ten drops of elixir OF vitriol-
one hour before breakfast. Fl The smaller the
dose the better, provided it will operate
1t may be taken for weeks till a cure il eff.
fected.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

SrAGNANr WATER FOR Cows. Out Of
l4o families supplied with milk from dai.
~ in Islington, England, seventy suffered
from typhoid fever One hundred and six
ty-eight individual cases occurred within
ten weeks and thirty died. An iuvestiga-
ton showed that the COWS drank water from,
an old underground tank, built of wood. and
much decayed. "a f..f.. ..t.'
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18

NECESSITY OF VENTILATIoN.-I hold that
the breathing of impure air is fruitful
source of disease of the right heart occur
ring after middle age. How many people
ignorantly favor its occurrence by confin-
ing themselves to closely shut, non-ventila-
ted, hot, sitting rooms, in which the carbon
ic acid has accumulated to 2 or per cent.
of the air they respire! How many are
thus destroyed by being compelled. through
the exigencies Of life, to pass the greater
part of their time in pits and manufactures
where ventilation is defective, OF in which
the air respired is poisoned by noxious
fumes and offensive emanations from the
materials undergoing the process of manu.
facturel How many are falling victims to
the poisonous influence upon the heart of
the atmosphere of an Underground railway
What do these facts suggest? How are
these evil results to be prevented? The
simple answer is-Let the rooms in which
you live be effectually ventilated by an in
coming current of air filtered from all ad-
ventitious impurities, and SO divided that no
draught shall be felt; and by an outgoing
current which shall remove from the apart
ments the carbonic acid, carbonic oxide.
sulphurous-acid gas, sulphuretted hydrogen,
and other noxious compounds, as rapidly as
they are generated. Apply the same prin-
ciple to public buildings, theatres, schools,
manufactures, pits, and to all places in
which people are accustomed to congregate.
Popular Science Monthly.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18
An Intruder.

Baby has been here, it seems
Baby Annie on the wing
In my little library,
Plundering and reveling.
Annie dear, the darling witch
See how innocent she looks =
But she has world of wiles
When she gets among my books.
Half the time own she seems
Less being than a star;
Then again, i cry, My books!
Annie, what rogue you are!"
No, mol" papa cries in vain;
Down the dainty volumes come;
Papa, here you are no king
am queen in babylon.
Stately Johnson lies in grief
Under laughing Rabelais;
Emerson is fat for once;
Heine's thumbing Thackeray.
Whittier, o poet rare!
Thou hast many pages less;
But if all were gone but one,
That would hold and charm or bless.
, Baby with the double crown,
And the laughter-haunted eyes,
Papa's sanctum. volume strewn,
Is to thee a Paradise.
] forgive thee when feel
Breath and lips upon me pressed,
Sweet as any alien air
Blown from harbors of the blest.
Papa" something whispers me,
Better every laden shelf
Emptied by her baby hands
Than thy house all to thyself."
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18
while giggle sounded from the other side

while giggle sounded from the other side
of the hedge.
Did you see that?" shrieked Maria ;
those flowers ran away of themselves"
Nonsense" said Katy, it's those alb
surd children" Then opening the gate,
she called: :" John Dorry! come out and
show yourselves" But nobody replied, and
no one could be seen. The nosegay lay on
the path, however, and picking it up. Katy
exhibited to the girls a long end Of black
thread, tied to the stems.
That's very favorite trick of Johnny's,"
she said; 81 he and Dorry are always tying
up flowers, and putting them out on the
walk to tease people.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18

An affecting incident is told of the re-
cent foods in Virginia. A mother and sew
eral children, living on narrow neck Of
land lying between the James River and
the canal, were trying to escape, when they
discovered that the bridge, their only means
Of safety, had been carried away. They clung
to the abutments till nightfall, the water
rising every hour, and no assistance near
them. They had been in this condition for
some time, when one Of the children felt that
her strength was gone, and, with cry of
terror, she exclaimed. Kiss me, mother, for
can't hold on any longerl" And with the
warm pressure of that mothers lips upon
her cheek, she was swept away and seen no
more.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18

savage reply. It would never do to let this
man know how I had been cajeled by an
artful interloper.
Here's our game !" whispered the police
man, as stylish carriage drove up to the
door.
| looked down. The makeup of the
thief was complete. A casual acquaintance
would have sworn that it was me- The
fellow sat gracefully back in the carriage,
waited till the coachman opened the door,
and stood there moment on the sidewalk,
looking carelessly round.
"Sure it's perfect duplicate but he'll
send the carriage off presently. It's in
specting he'll be about for time, and then
different kind of carriagell be in wait
ing"
Sure enough. the stylish equipage was
driven of, and the man, with the very trick
of my own STEP! loungeds. coolly up to the
door. the red-lined cape of his coat jauntily
displayed. Since that day have discarded
red lining.
The door opened, and the fellow went
prowling over the lower rooms. In very
few moments he was Joined by two other
men, whom he let in by the back basement
door.
"We'l contrive to intercept them, I"
whispered the policeman. You Just stand
here with your two pistols, and I'll find my
way down, so as to surprise them If they
show fight, fire."
He crept down stairs. I waited, trem-
bling little, but resolute. The men tramped
about for while, and said something about
dray round the corner. Presently they
gathered in the parlor, and began to take up
the carpet, thinking, no doubt, they were
working for Mr.. Robert Haynes. Then the
Star posted himself at the back-door, and
called me down by sign.
1t was quick work. The poor fellows
turned pale-the jobbers-when they saw
the pistols. The three were marched off in
order, and in few hours afterward Star and
l were entering the crowded passage of the
R. depot. We wended our way to the
ladies' room. Mrs. George was there as
beautiful, as cool, as graceful as ever When
l pointed her out,
1.-The devil ~ blurted Star; 4" I thought
you said she was ugly. That woman? Thun-
der an 'ounds +"
My blood was up. however, and l felt no
Pioy' I"Ioe hlo TOu1u HeT uL2er, COulu she
| wondered if she would attempt it now. I
walked coolly up to her. A large valise
stood on end by her side.
Mrs. George" said I, "Ill thank you
for that ten thousand"
never saw such face on any mortal being
in my life. All the vitality seemed struck
out on it; it was white, dull, and dead, with
dusky, frightened, shining eyes almost start
ing from their sockets. l did not know
whether she meant to scream, to swear, or
to run. She gave gasp or swo, and half
rose, but Stars Please to keep your seat,
madam" sent her back.
Upon my souA after the first moment of
gratified revenge, I pitied the poor woman !;
saw only my gentle, refined housekeeper,
with her soft, pleading eyes. 1t was well
the policeman got me out of the way, or for
the second time might have made fool
of myself.
Some years afterward, when different
sort of housekeeper sat at the head of my
table-a petite woman with blonde hair, and
eyes that melted the heart in a mani
heard from Mrs. George. She was keeping
bar in San Francisco restaurant-Har-
pers Weekly.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18

Misunderstanding briskly with an ex-
citing object or pleasurable interest ahead
is the most healthful of all the forms of
exercise, except that of encouragingly re-
munerative steady labor in the open air !;
and yet multitudes in the city whose health
urgently requires exercise, seldom walk when
they can ride, if the distance ia mile or
more. 1t is worse in the country especially
with the we'll to do; horse or carriage
must be brought to the door even if less
distance has to be passed. Under the con-
ditions first named. walking is bliss it
gives animation to the mind, it WHITES the
circulation, it paints the cheek and sparkles
the eye, and wakes up the whole being,
physical, mental and moral We know a
family of children in this city who, from the
age OF seven had to walk nearly two miles
to school, winter and summer; whether
sleet, or storm, or rain, or burning sun,
they made it an ambition never to stay away
from school on account of the weather, and
never to be late y and one of them was
heard to boast that in seven years it had
never been necessary to give an excuse
for being one minute behind the time, even
although. in winter it was necessary to dress
by gaslight. They did not average two days
sickness in year, and later they thought
nothing of walking twelve miles at time
In the Swiss mountains Sometimes they
were caught in drenching rains, and wet to
the skin; on such occasions they made a
point to do one thing-le let it rain-and
trudged on more vigorously until every
thread was dry before they reached home.-
Halls Journal of Health.
The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-18

The manufacture Of false eyes is a business
Of considerable Importance in Paris. The
average sale OF glass eyes is four hundred
per week. The ordinary charge is about
80 for an eye.