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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

THE Buchanan County Bulletin
has fourd two more hog stories
under the snow. Gov. III. West.
on, eight miles south of Indepen-
dence, lost a hog Jan. 8, weighed
140 pounds. On the 14th of
March, sixty-nine days after, Mr.,
Norton, in passing over Bis stack,
stepped into a depression and
heard a grunt. Upon inves.
tigation he found that identical
hog, alive, but reduced to thirty
pounds in weight. lie had work
cd his way about four feet into
the stack, and during his two
months and ten days Information
had nothing to eat except the
straw and ohaf surrounding him.
Isaac Hubbard, of the same coun-
ty, discovered at tho bottom Of a
melting DRIFT a pig, which was
showed under the memorable 7th
of January, thus making seventy
six daye, during which he had
been impris oned without susten.
ance, save that to bo derived
from stack Of old, half rotten
straw. 1t weighed eighty pounds
when he disappeared and twenty
pounds, whep reenscitatcd, is yet
alive, and gaining like quarter
horse. .-Des Moiaes Register.
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The Young tastshs.

On, barber, spare that ydng moustache,
Y Nor touch single hair
lour razor, brush and otihr trash,
Must never venture thee;
AT last the bud has blossohed out,
BY much caressing taught;
Its frail yo} Ss tendrils hot they sprout--
Then, 81 be' touch it nd.
nougn wen laid out >and Wide. the field,
Whence this young usactsts-.---
The sickly soil no more CO, yield
oh, well guard then itsroots;
For should the murderos blade sweep o'el
The curved lips shaowy mist,
The tender plants woud bloom no more
Then, barber, oh, dsist.
Think of the dear yong girl, whose lip
Was wont SO oftei to press
That budding moua, its sweets to slip
Oh, think of her distress.
'Tis unaedgcd manlood's pride and JOY,
With sighs and. cars twas brought,
Let no rude strol, its life destroy
Oh, barber, toth itnot!
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01
| Der Baby.

BylxARK oUENcHKR.
So hclp nj r}ious, efery day
I laugh m, viii TO saw der way
Ny shmalllouI baby dris to blay--
Dot funny leetle baby.
When I lo& otlhem leetle toes,
Und saw d. fdby leetle nose,
Und heard Ter ny dot rooster crows;
schmilc like l was gravy.
Und when heard the real nice way.
Dem beobs to iy wife dhey say
+. More like fs faA Aer" efsry day."
vas 90 broud like blaxes.
pers scooms lcetle shquan
Dots vhe, der vhdy Wind will crawl,
Rigid in Is lestle schomack schmall,
Dots too bad for der baby.
Dot makes aimsins at night SO schveet,
Und gorrybarri' he musd cad,
Und must chunb shbry on my feet,
To hdp dot leetle baby.
He bulls my noss und hicks my hair,
Und grawl'me efer sftyhere,
Und shlobbrs me-ba vat care!
Dot vas shmall young baby
Around my lead dot ldtle arm
Vas schquozn me so nib and warm
Oh! may dhes never c3m some harm
To dot sclnall leetle baby.
dot vas ne himself.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

A MONKEY, finding q heap of
cocoanuts, gnawed into one, then
dropped it, gagging hideously.
SNOW, this is what ! call perfectly
disgustipg!" said he. IL can new.
er leave anything about but some
one comes along and pnts guam
tity of nasty milk in it," A cat
just then happening to pass that
way began rolling the cocoanuts
about with her paw. "Yeow!'
she exclaimed; cit is enough to
vex the soul Of a cast.iron dog!
Whenever set out any milk to
COO, somebody comes and seals it
up as tight as drutns" Then per-
ceiving one another, and each
thinking the other the offender,
the cnraged animals collided, aud
wrought mutual determination,
whereby two worthy consumers
were lost to society, anda quan-
tity of excellent food had to be
given TO the poor.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01
The Soldiers Homestead Law.

There seems to be somo mis-
understanding regarding the am
endments which passed Congress
last session in regard of the Sold
iers' Homestead law. The amend
ments proposed were verious
and important, bat they all failed
to pass except the following,
which embodies all the change
that has been made in the Home
stead law: "That any person en-
titled, under the provisions of the
foregoing sections, to enter a
Homestead, who may have here
tofore entered, under the Home
stead laws quantity Of land less
then 100 acres shall bo permitted
to enter so much land as when
added to the quantity previously
entered, shall not exceed 1C0
acres::" This is that whereas the
law Of 1912 permits soldiers to
enter honest on what are call
ed "doubIe' minimum lands," or
lands within the limits ofrailway
grants and whereas many soldiers
had entered eighty acres each,
they are now permitted to enter a
whole quarter section, 16O acres
of such lands. The amendment
simply doubles the quantity OF
land that may be entered under
tho law B0StOn GLObe.
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Vile Literature Suppressed.

The bill to prevent the mailing
of obscene books, Iapers, articles,
and advertisements was passed by
Congress and signed by the Pres
ident. Any person who know
ingly deposits or cause tos be de.
posted for. mailing or delivery"
obscene articles, publications or
advertisemement in the postoffice,
and the person who, in pursuance
of any plan or scheme for dispes-
ing Of anyof tho indecent books
or articles advertised. takes them
from the mails, are alike deemed
guilty Of high mlsde,neanor, and
on conviction shall be fined from
500 to $4,000 with costs, or i'm.
prisoned at hard labor from one
to ten years, or both, in the dis
cretion Of the court,
This bill ladies out Justice all
around. The newspaper pub
Usher who abets the meditated
crimes by printing the advertise
ments. knowing, as he we'll knows,
their actual nature, and deposits
his papers in the mails, is by a fair
construction, also exposed to the
penalties. And every knave in
the country who retails the often.
sive publication or articles, also
puts bis foot in the trap. There
is good reason to hope that the
law against sending indecent Cir
culars, packages, and advertise
ments through the mails will dc
very MUCK to break the inferna
trade for it is mostly ON the in
experience of the country people
that the rascals fatten. BY fal
the larger share of their gains
comes though the mails. Cut of
from the postoffice and from ad
vertising in newspapers which cir
culate out of the city, they vii
find their business Improbable
and for the Most part quit it,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

lnAvE known a vast quantity Of
nonscsc talked about bad men not
looking you in tho face. Don't
trust that conventional idea. Dis.
honesty viii stare honesty ont of
cou;arenance any day in tho week,
II there il, anything 70 be got by
ill., Dickens.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

ANOTHER clever gentleman kas
been deceived by the hydrants.
1t was New Years, and he was
rejoicing under the influence of
about one thousand drops of. Joy.
He ran against a hydrant while
homeward bound, working long
longitudes. He happened to mis-
take the hydrant for a colored
boy. "Skuse me, sonnie," said
he, patting the hydrent patcrnal-
ly;" didn't mean to run you down
cause you was black. Initiate
(bic) and be a useful man. I'm
itate (hic) my example," and here
he laid a quarter on its nozzle and
went on with lighter heart and
the satisfaction that he had made
one soul happy. "
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01


julius END, a printer, residing
in Jamaica, l.. l., becoming dis
satisfied with life because his fore
man compelled him to perform
menial services, agreed with his
wife to commit suicide a few days
ago. He sharpened Ia razor, and,
after opening the veins in his arm
and leg, passed the weapon to his
wife, and she did the same. Then
they both went to bed and calmly
walled death. A neigllbor hap.
pencd in, however. andits is be-
lieved that they will recover.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

A aENrLEMAs in North Caro-
lima built o fire in his house on his
wedding day,-twontys-fvc years
ago, and has kept it burning night
and day ever since, and declares
his intcntlou never to permit il to
die out while he lives.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01
The Stury.Teller.
"Can l sit with youa"
"CertainIy, SIR"
"Nice weather."

Scan ! sit with you?"
"Certainly, SIR"
"Nicc weather."
"Splendid, indeed"
''Crops growing fiueyw
"Yes, couldn't do BETTER"
/ was sitting in q passenger
coach, on a Wisconsin railroad,
one day, years ago, when a good
looking,pIeasan spoken man came
along, stopped at my seat, and
the above conversation took place,
the latter part of it after 1 had
given him Fart Of my seat.
Now, | am regarded as a social
man. l like a joke, a good bit;
and I think a sour, MOI ose man,
who use his tongue only when
forced to is sure to die of some
terrible disease, and to 60 to some
place OF red-hot punishment.
On enteringa railroad car l al
ways look about for q talkative
man, and then set as close to him
as possible, and drain him dry, if
the journey is long enough.
And want to state ;ones thing
more: Left an orphan before i
could realize the event which made
me one, l got kicked here and
cuffed there, aud grew upbetween
folks," as they say, ] ought to
hrve bad, at the time Of which
1 write, apretty through knowl.
edge Of human nature, and have
been enabled to read in O mans
face II lie intended me evil. didn't
pride myself on being over keen
Or extra sharp, but the knocking
around among strangers onght to
give any one a good experience.
Well, the stranger and I fell
into an easy train OF conversation
as We rode on together, and in
ten minutes I began to enjoy his
company. lie was a we'll made
fellow, finely dressed, and he wore
a fine watch and a simon. pure
diamond ring. never saw a man
who could talk % easily and
pleasantly. 1t seemed that he
tut to open bis mouth and the
words fell right ont.
1 had travelled in the South, 30
had he. I had heard the loud
roar of the Pacific; he know all
about it. 1 had been up in a
balloon, down iu a mine; been
blown up, smashed up, and rc-
paired again; my new friend had
experienced all those things, and
was waiting for something new
70 turn up Of a more startling na.
Iurc. Woasrced on politics; nei.
her had any religion; and 1 had
never met snch railroad compan-
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

A oaupLEof Yankee girls put
u bullfrog in hired mans bed, to
see il thoy could not get him 10
talk. Daniel threw the frog out
of the window and never said q
word. Soon after ho pnt half a
a bnshel of chestnut burs in the
the girls bed, and about the time
ho thought they would mako the
least shadow, Daniel went to the
door and ratified it furlously. Out
went tho candle, and in went tho
girls; but they didn't stick, though
the burs did.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

The St. Louis Journal says: ga
young men came into tho Office
ofthis pape, with y manuscript
poem. 1t began with seThe snow,
the snow, Die beautiful snow
His friends may get tho body by
applying at the basement and pay.
ing Tor the dry goods box con-
tanning the romans Of tue dcceas.
cd, !"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

THIS was Mrs. Poyscr's remark
to the young ladies' who thought
her farmhouse was beautiful: " Yes;
a farm house is a fno thing for
them as look on, an don't know
the liftin' and the standip'. an the
worritin' o the inside as beloags
tot, ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

among our "iicc rois mad des-
troyed the memoranda,and l must
60 down and get the date from old
Scrip, who lives south Of Grafton
about live miles. The stranger had
pumped all this ont of me in ten
minutes, and yet 1 never once sus.
pected that he was receiving in.
formation.
81 am not positive" 7 added,
but am pretty sure the time is
the 13th-which would Ge Tues
day next"
Sand then your folks will send
down the money and discharge
the mortgage, of coursea" he in
quired.
. ooh, yes, should most likely
bring it down." replied, and it
never.occurred to me how mipru-
dent | was.
He turned the conversation into
other channels, and did not once
attempt to pump me further. We
got to Grafton at 1880, and to nv
great surprise lie announced that
he was to stop in the town.on bust
ness for lfew days. / had not
asked. his name or avocatioD, while
he knew everything about me.
!. We went 10 the hotel, had din
ner, and then l secured q lively
team and drove out, getting through
with the business 50 that l was
back tn take the 2:30 express east.
My friend was OH the porch of the
hotel as l drove mp, carrying that
same honest, dignificd face.
swell, did you find outl". he in
quired in Unpleasant way.
"Yes; it is on the 18th, as !
expected" replied,
We had lunch together, and
when we shook hands and parted,
l had no more idea of seeing him
again than / have OF knowing you.
In fact he told me that he should
sail forEngland in a week or ten
days, and should not return to
America. At parting he gave
me his card. It was a modest
piece OF pasteboard, and bore the
name of "Gcorge Ralcigh,' lin old
English scrip.
Everything at the Office went
on as usual, and the 18th came at
length. Law & Law had arrang-
ed for me to go down with the
money, and | looked upon il as a
business Of no special Importance.
J. awe know you are all right"
remarked the senior partner, as /
was about TO 20; "but I want to
give you word warning, never
theless. Don't take any stranger
into your confidence untilyou have
passed out the money, and look
who sits next to you."
IL was something new for him
to caution me, and / could not but
wonder att; but In the hustle Of.
getting on. beard the train | forgot
what he said. Ordinary prudence
had induced me to:place the mon
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

Je A'a. S'... A!.. -. NY eri.nu.
"Oh! excuse me-" he exclaimed
after we had passed a mile or SO
beyond the village, and were
among the farn houses. "I
should have offered you this be-
FORE"
lie drew from his pocket a
small flask of wine aud handed it
to me. Now, l was temperate in
regard to drinks. In fact de-
tested the sight aud smell ofany.
thing intoxicating. But l had
not the moral courage to tell him
so and hand back the flask undis-
sturbed. l feared to offend bin,
and SO 1 drank, perhaps, three
good swallows. lie called my at.
tention to the woods on the left
as he received back the flask,
and when l looked around again
he was jast removed it. from his
mouth as ii he had drank heartily.
In about five minutes | begon
to feel queer. The fences along
tue road seemed to grow higher
and the trees to grow large |;
something got into my cars so that
the rattle Of the buggy sounded q
long way off.
"How strange! why, l believe
| am going 10 be sick!' l exclaim.
ed, holding on to the seat with all
my might.
"You do look strange" he re-
Piled, snaky smile stealing over
his face. 81 shouldn't wonder if
it was apoplexy."
l did not suspect the game he
hadplayed. Lis words were like
echo, and his face seemed twice
as large as it usually was. My
head began to spin and my brain
to snap and crack, and l was great
ly frightened. .
"You are bad off" he continu.
ed, looking into my face. II
will drive as fast as possible, and
get doctor"
My tongue was so heavy that !
could not reply. l clntched the
seat, shut my eyes, aud he put
my horse at the best place. We
met a farmers team, and / can
remember that Que OF the occu.
pants Of the wagon called out to
know what allied me. Raleigh
did not reply, but urged the horse
forward. ar
About three miles from Grafton
was a long stretch Of forest, and
this We soon reached. The pain
in my head was not so violent, and.
l was not 80 badly affected when
opening my eyes, had settled
into a sort Of dnmb stupor, with a
brain so benumbed that l had to
say to myself, "this isa tree, that
is a stump" ETC., before | could
make sure that 1 was not wrong.
nalfa mile down tho road after
wo struck the forest, and then Raj
eigh turned the horse into a blind
road leading back into the woods.
l could not understand what he
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

A LITTLE girl was killed ia New
Hampshire,a year a go by a kick
from a horse which had been
frightened by q dog, and her
father has just recovered $3.50
damages from the owner of the
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

A YOUNG lady having read
aboat a man having invented a
stove which consumes it's own
smoke, hopes he will devise a
method wereby tobacco smokers
can be run on the same economi.
cal principle.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

People who have luxuriatcd on
buckwllcat cakes all winter are
backing mp against door-jams aud
gate posts with good deal of
pleasing activity. --Dan6gy
Nc,cs. a rH -
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r. Il. Sheridan.

Merchant Tailor, Hersey, Mich. (rmcnts
cut and made, and warranted good 4. Sam.
pies of 'Gcntlemen's Dress good,kcpt on
hand. as.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

d. A. MAHoNr, proprietor of
the Dubuque Daily Ecening Tel.
egraph, has entered suit against
the city of Debuque for $4,000
and interest, for injuries inflicted
on him, whereby bis right arm
was broken and permanently dis.
abled in a fall, caused by the
streets being permitted to remain
obstructeed with snow and ice,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

tion. Did you ever meet q man,
who, though a stranger to you
ten minutes before, could wrest
from you secrets which you'd
sworn to yourself not to reveall
Well, he was just such man. 1t
was not long before he commenced
asking me questions. He did uot
seem trying to quiz or draw me
ont; he asked me questions in snch
a sly, roundabout way, that be.
fore l knew it l was giving him
my history.
l was at that time just on the
point of being admitted to the bar
Of Wisconsin, as student Of Law
q Law. of Brierville. The firm
we're old lawyers, with a lucrative
practice, and it had been talked
over that in about q mouth ]
should become the &C.," Of the
firm. A year before a farmer
named Preston, down about four
miles from Grafton, had died, and
his matters had been put into the
hands of Law & Law for settlement
Preston had died rich. He had
money in the bank, railroad stocks,
mortgages, etc., and everything
was settled up.to the satisfaction
IF the relict and the fatherless.
About year before his death,
being pinched for money, and not
wishing to. sell anything at sac
rifice, Preston had given q mort.
gage on his farm for three thous-
and dollars. While the papers
.ooJ Unpo yoov from datc = fh1F@
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Money To Loan.

On Improved Farms, at one-thirts valse.
Terms-three to five years. i. y
B.F. LOCKwoD.
Office with N. Brown, Big Rapids, hh. s.lO
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

Regular communications Of Hcrsy tcsc,
f&A. N. Tuesday evenings cr be.
forethe full Moon in each month";, o.
cisck. r. d. SnERipAs, VIM.
JoHr EAsrwoop, Sec. fs4
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-05-01

Physician 4 Surgeon. Having saust-
"a Ia Toronto, Csnsds and also AZ Blcvue
. Iros2ita) Medical College, New xc City
d hsV - had ten years eIpeHe. In
se ps Dc Of his profession, ,ctof 2
6crs Professional services zoe in
ab,, 5Iersey and It's vicinIt. Also
rsm Hurgcon for Pensions II
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Elmer Yeie,

Blacksmith, Herscy. Ironing 'saons,
Horse shoeing Repairing and Jobs
done on short notice, and In gcodyIe.
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CaRery & Ryan

Reed City, Mich, dealers in freh al sal,
meats, sausage, &c. Market oppsitc b~ar
House. al
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Rodney w. Page.

Surveyor, will survey, select a hdrs-
mine Lands. Particular attention. pd to
the care of non residents lands. Adj
dress, Hcrsey, Osceola County, Sicgan
REFERkHCEs; ~
r. L. Briggs, Grand Rapids; D. A'!od.
gett aud N. L. Gerrish, Hersey. al
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ey, which was all in bank bills
and divided into three packages,
nnder my shirt, and next to my
skin, where the deft hand OF a
pickpocket could not reach il.
Interested in newspaper,time
few by, as the train few west,
and at length the hoarse voice OF
the brakeman warned me that l
had reached Grafton. l had
leaped down and was making my
way to the livery stable, when !
heard a familiar voice,and looked
to see Raleigh. He was seated in
buggy, and had seemingly wait
ed for neto come up.
"Don't express your surprise" /"
he began. as l stopped at the
wheel. 'Idid intend to 60 away,
hut l changed my mind, and, !
like this secliou so we'll that l am
going ont to-day to look at a farm,
with view ofpurchasing. Uome
ride up to the hotel"
We rode up, ordered a lunch,
and while we were discussing it
Mr.. Raleigh discovered that farm
he was going to see was just be-
yond old Seripp's.
How fortunate! l could ride on
with him, see the farm, and returr
in his company, and he would b.
greatly pleased.
I was also pleased. If any ont
had told me as we got into th'
buggy that George Raleigh mean
to return with my money in hi
pocket and my blood upon hi
vt- 500 hol;,yoJ l.: .,
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Palmer g. COlIester

Reed City, Mich. Real Estate, Collectioi
and Insurance Agents. Once over Simpsf
4 Co.'S store. ga
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Be1lamy e. CarsweIl

Dealers in Lime and Hair, Pork M rfSns,
Brick, Cement, and general bulldog n1cr.
ials, Herscy, Mich. ala
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JohuF. RadcliA.
Masonic.

Justice of the Peace, IIcrsey. Mich. OHce
over Wings Drug Store. p, !.
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Manufacturer Of lumber, shingles, lah,isd
plsned lumber; and dealer in pine bis and
timber. Office and residence at BcrtylNich.
Ri
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JAS. KENNEDY. CHAs. M. uutA
Evai'' Mich Hsniliop.
MuskegOn Lumber Comply,
General manufacturers spd dealers rhm-
ber; Mills at Evart and Baldwin, Sich. liard
at Hamilton, o.
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Saginaw House,

Meals at all hours, good accommodating.
Charges reasonable. II. 7. Lewis, PreHrc5
lIerscy, Mich. St'
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M. Brown,
Counselor al. Law, Big Rapids, Mich. 81
J. G.. MurdOck,

Attorney at Law and Solicitor In lChancery,.
will devote himself exclusively to the practice
of hi. profession in Mecosta and adjoining
counties. Office Shafer's Block, Big Rapids,
Mich. 81
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-23

The Brooklin 4rguS avs: The Rev
Henry Ward Beecher is tne Colossus OF
American hdmnr. His introduction of the
Rev. DR.. Stoughton, of London, to the au-
dtcnce at the Academy last evening, was
rec ognlzed as master piece of fun. The
Doctor was quite overcome by it. but
managed to muster strength enough to re-
ply as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen. l am appalled,
at the length and breath of American
humor 1t is bound on the north by the
Aurora Borealis, on the east by the rising
,on the south by the Tropic of Gamer
and on the west by the Day OF judy
meut." What Beecher had done was to
,llude to the Darwin theory, aud Co illus
rate it by asserting that an American ;
a full developed Englishman.