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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26
GEN. BUTLER ID fairly upon tn

GkN. BUTLER ID fairly upon the
stump now as a candidate for
Governor Of Massachusetts,. AZ
a beginning, he publicly defends
his conduct in the receipt Of "thc
back pay" Being dined at the
Revere House by fifty friends, he
told them of the number Of times
Congress had voted in favor OF
similar bills in regard to hack pay
and gave one instance in which
Senators Sumner and Wilson and
Gov. Washburn had taken their
back pay.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26

For ventilation open your win
dows at top and bottom. The
fresh air rushes in one way, while
the ionl makes its exit at The otl'-
err. TIis is letting in your friend,
and driving out your enemy. :.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26
The Pump Played Foul ON Hin.

cows, a distillery and farm of u
hundred acres gives me and my
four boys u heap O. work to do;
but we do it ourselves; no hired
folks about anywhere. 1t DOM
pay; they pryinto things too much
So tor three or four years past
we've done pretty well, and only
for our stupid Joe leaving tina,
handle in the pump, they d never
have found us out"
"Pumpa-handlc2" interjected
Davis.
'Yes. I'll tell you hoy It was.
The whisky We made and put in
to barrels we paid tax on. That
wo put down tho well We"
"Put down the well?" interrup.
ted Davis again.
81 forgot to say" continued
McKlcvcr, tive have a we'll that
has been dry three. years, any way.
So l got a tub n lcetle smaller in
circumference than the we'll, and
made tight at both ends, and slip.
ped it down, connecting with the
old wooden pump that still stood
there. When We took whisky
ont he had to gear her up, but un.
shipped her lively as soon as we
were through. So in looking at
that forlorn old post without an
arm, nobody suspected it was a
head-board for the grave of whis.
key"
Somebody did, 1t seems" said
Davis, getting interested.
"The officers suspected some
thing, and at different times scar.
ched my barns and stables and
cellars, and lay out in the fields
and captured the stuff AS it was ia.
ken away. They frequently seized
my tax paid goods, but always
released them again in few
hours. How did l get the whisky
aways Why, just the easiest thing
] had to do, You see, I ran two
milk wagons,and sometimes only
one can in five was filled with
milk, and that for use in case a
stranger stood. pitcher in hand,
by the roadside t. purchase. Such
instances, though seldom, occur
cd. The rest We filed from the
pump"
"And was caught at it," said
Davis.
mot exactly. The filling was
all through, the wagon gone, when
two Of these revenue fellows pop
ped in on Inc before break'o day
the inspector hadn't come yet
and turned things over general
~. They got through at last, and
seemed satisfied all was right.
Their hands were pretty dirty, so
| said, leading the way to the
house. "Gentlemen. come in and
wash your hands" One Of them
started after me, the other made
for the old pump, and when l
turned to look, l felt just like
sinking ont o'sight. Joe, who
used the pump last, had forgot
ten to unship the handle, and
the revenue mans hand was on
it. IyclIed to him That pump
don't suck = 1t warn't no use.
1t did suck, and sent out a pretty
good stream, which he commcnc-
ed to rub over his hands. lie
shifted some and putting both
hands under his nose, gave a long
whistle. Then / knew it was mp
with me-" "You'll 60 to prisoIn"
remarked Davis"
"Not ifthe entire Congressional
delegation Of the State eau save
me-" said the distlllcr.
"Your property will be con-
fiscatcd."
"Only snch as lies loose on tho
farm and in the still house, and
that don't take a hundredth part
of my four years. gain"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26
GRAND RAPIDS.

In the above Ioratlons can be round
some Of the BEST Farming aud Pine / and
in the State lying for twenty miles on
either eide of the surveyed line OF The
road and they embrace every variety o
soil with heavy and ii ut timber: and are
in section of Michigan now being rapid
~ developed by railroad and other enter
prise,
FARMING LANDS
Ave sold on reasonable credit, TO
aetna settlers, one qu"rter of purchase
money dOwu, interest seven per cent.
N B-''ettlers on any OF these lands o
The q II &f Il. r. Co., or on any Of the
land, Owned ikCommon,' in the town.
ships above Il 'sig'aied will
HAVE TIFF PREFERENCE
ofpurch,sing their lands, by giving the
office Prompt Notice OF their wishes upon
reading this adve, tiscncnt and drsi. mat
ing their Postollicc address.
For any Information concerning the
lands, prices oc atiou e'c 4, address
WV, A. HOWARD,
Land Commissioner. Grand Rapids. - g
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26

HORACE +. CLARE, President Of
tho Lake Shore and Pacific
Railroad Companies, and son-in.
law at Com N ,dorc Vanderbilt,
died "f rheumatism of the heart
in The 5Sth year of his age. lie
was a member of the Both 3Gth
and 3S'h Congress,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26
< rrrf.r how asked his mother

what blood relations meant. She
explained that it meant near rela-
tives, etc. After thinking a mo-
mcnt, he said: .sThen, mother,
yon must be the bloodicst relation
I've got"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26

GRAND RIVER VALLEY R. R.

Direct route eastward from Grand Rapids,
to Jackson, Saginaw, Detroit, Toledo,
Buffalo and Ill other points east.
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
Is Is minutes faster than Chicago.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26

You wonldn't think at first
glance that there was any likencss,
even the most remote, between
female clergyman and milton
thieves, yet are they not both
sheeprcachersl
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-26

The Boston journal has this bit
of excellent philosophy: "As gen
tie drops Of water injure a duck,
so doth the gable Of a leather
head hurt q newspaper man."