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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
"On the Ocean Wave."

Nowhere have we chanced upon q
better or more pertinent plant
against the sea than Charles Dudley
Warner thus makes in his "Saunter-
ings: ~
A square yard of solid ground is
worth miles of the pitching, turbu-
lent stuff. Its inability to stand still
for one second is the plague of 1t. To
lie on deck when the sun shines, and
swing up and down, while the waves
run hither and thither, and toss their
white caps, is all well enough TO lie
i'm your narrow berth and roll from
side to side all night long; TO walk up
hill to your state-rOOm door, and,
when you get there, find you have got
to the bottom of the hill, and open
ing the door Is like lifting up trap
door i'm the floor; to deliberately start
for some object, and before you know
1t, to be flung against IL like bag of
sand; to attempt to sit down on your
sofa, and find you are sitting up, to
slip and slide and grasp at everything
within reach, and to meet everybody
leaning and walking on q slant, as IL
heavy winds were blowing, and the
laws of gravitatiOn were reversed to
lie i'm your berth, and hear all the
dishes ON the cabin table go sOusing
off against the wall i'm general
smash to sit mt table holding your
soup plate with one hand, and watch
ing for u chance to dip your spoon i'm
when 1t comes high tide on your side
of the dish to vigilantly watch the
lurch of the heavy dishes while hold
ing Your glass and your plate and
your knife and fork, and not to notice
IL when Brown, who sits next you,
gets the swash of gravy from the
roast beef dish on his light-cOlOred
pantalOons, and see the look of dis
may that only Brown can assume on
such an occasion to see Mrs. Brown
advance to the table, suddenly stop
and hesitate, two walters rush mt her,
with whom she struggles wildly, only
to go down i'm heap with them in
the opposite corner to see her par
TALLY recover, but only to shoot back
again through her state-roOm door,
and be seen no more; all this Is quite
pleasant and refreshing IL you are
tired of land, but you get quite
enough of this I'm couple of weeks.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12

Mr.. "A. ID. Piper, the President of 0
from Boston for Bolivia In NOvem.
ber, 1873, and who was reported t.
have been murdered by the hostile
Indians, has been heard from within
a few days, his letter giving the par
ticulars of his journey and the reasons
of his long detention. 1t appears that
the party reached the River Amazon
i'm safety, but here, owing to the lack
of sufficient capital, the majority of
the party abandoned the formation of
a colony i'm Bolivia until a more pro-
pitiOus opportunity presented itself.
MIR. Piper, however, remained, and
having obtained small steamboat,
pushed his way far up inland, and
penetrated u country that was so far
beyond the reach of civilization that
% long time elapsed before his expe-
ditiOn was heard from. In July 1873,
news was received that he and his
party had been masSacred and the
| tidings were believed by his wife and
friends. Mr.. Piper's letter is dated
Labrie, December, 1878, and in it he
describes his trip up the river Purus
as the toughest journey he had ever
made.
On his way up the stream his party
left him at Labrie, and he had to rely
for assistance wholly upon his two
engineers and the guide, a negro man
named Dan, except with what assist
ance he could get from the natives.
Afterwards one of his engineers
abandoned him, ard he was obliged
to proceed with the sole aid of the
other engineer and negro. He finally
reached Hucialy, an extreme inland
point, where he selected q site for a
town. Here he erected the frame for
u warehouse fifty-fOur by thirty-four
feet, and arranged with chief of
tribe to cover il with palm thatch.
Mr.. George Nj. Remick, young
man from Newburyport, also selected
tract of land i'm the vicinity for
farm, and cleared off space for
planting and put up frame house.
AT this place they were abandoned
by the black man Dan, who stole
their best canoe and disappeared
down the river. Mr.. Piper was de-
layed SO long that he lost the oppOr-
tunity Of the seasons trade with the
natives, but he started down the
river. The stream, however, had
got 50 low by this time, besides
being Obstructed by fallen trees, that
the return passage to Labrie was
long and tedious. Mr.. Piper states
that the Indians throughout those
regions cultivate little farms. They
arc represented rs being peaceful
and quiet and showed great kind
ness to the American explorer dur
ing his journey. Coco grows wild
there and in great abundance. At
the date of the letter Mr.. Piper was
in good health, and expected to
leave on another trip up the cOun-
try in January. He had made ar
rangements for a settlement on the
Aquiry, which would be the second
station established on Bolivian soil.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12

A PRETTY mantlepiece ornament
may bc had by suspending an acorn.
by a piece of thread aroundIt within
half an inch of the surface of some
water contained i'm vace, tumbler,
or sucer for several weeks. It will
soon burst open, and small roots will
seek the water (; u strait and tapering
stem, with beautiful glossy green
leaves will shoot upward and present
a very pleasing appearance. Chestnut
trees may be grow i'm the same
manner, but their leaves are not SO
beautiful as those of the oak. The
water should be changed once n
month, taking care to supply water
of the same warmth; bits of Charcoal
added to it will prevent the water
from sOuring. If the little leaves
turn yellow, put one drop of ammonia
into the utensil which holds the
water, and they will renew their
luxuriance. Anotherpretty ornament
Is made by wctting u sponge and
sprinkling it with canary, hemp grass
and other seeds. The sponge should
be refreshed with water daily SO as to
keep IL moist. In q few days the
seeds will germinate, and the sponge
will soon be covered with a mass of
green foliage.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
A New MItrai!leuse.

Taylor's new battery gun was test
ed recently near Hartford, Conn.
The inventor is James Patton Taylor,
of Tennessee. 1t is claimed that In
simplicity, cOmpactness and rapidity
of firing, 1t excels any mitrailleuse
or Gatling gun before invented. Its
barrels arc twcnty-fOur I'm number,
and are arranged in two concentric
circles-eight in the inner and SIX
teen i'm the other. They are also reg
ulated SO as to radiate their fire, COW
ering horizontal line of twenty-five
feet ut a distance of five hundred
yards. This would bring down ev-
cry man in column standing within
this boundary. The barrels project
from a combination of breech cylin-
ders which safely inclOsc all the in
ternal mechanism and protect Ii ef-
fectually from dust, dirt, or damp
ness. The gun fires with great rapid
ity and i'm tive modes, viz: by fusi-
ladc or by volley, at the pleasure of
the operator. The cartridges are fed
into the the barrel from suitable
charging cases, which are introduced
into the interior of the breech cylin-
ders.
The test was made i'm the presence
of journalists and others. The results
were astonishing. In firing single
barrel at a distance of five hundred
yards bullets were repeatedly sent In
to an eight-inch bulls-eye. In firing
the fusilade the twenty-four balls
were distributed on horizontal sur
face twenty-five feet long, at dis
tance of foot apart, and firing by
the battery the same results were &C.
complished. The rapidity OF the fire
was remarkable, being at the rate of
seven hundred balls per minute. All
present were convinced that the gun
was the most formidable light arm
weapon of war yet invented.-Ne,o
York San
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
FcnlInInitIcs.

Three sisters own and operate a
Maine Touring mill, and are making
money.
Ajeweler labeled some diamonds In
his window as being as sparkling a:
the tears of a young widow.
They are wearing the bnckles that
used to be worn at the back as Il fast
ening for the necklace now.
An Iowa farmer, who has been
married seven weeks, offers to bet
that his wife can lick a panther.
The bridal attire of the wife of
Andrew Jackson was worn at q
recent Nashville concert by her
grand-niece.
Julia, who Is tall and slender,
vows she'll never speak to her lisping
beau IL he again addresses her as
lath-ie.
"The one thing" says Jean Paul,
(which Il maiden most easily fOrgets
is how she lOOks-hence mirrors
were invented"
Washington is getting worse and
worse. 1t Is now fashionable, we are
told by letter-writer, for all the old
ladies to be "pOetesses."
The sitting room of an Indiana
police couple Is adorned with four
divorces, handsomely framed, which
tell the tale of old time love.
The Boston Globe says that the
Chicago perfumer who is sued for
S2O, 900 damages for breach of promise
should have scented the lady's in
tcntiOns.
They do things i'm style in Terre
Haute, for the fashionable travelling
costume of a bride in that refined
locality Is white tarlatan dress and
black muff.
Tea Is now taken in Russian style
by fashionable people. The only
between this and ordinary
tea is that a slice of lemon is added
to each cup.
"A married lady thus sums up three
years experinece of married life 1:
'"rhe first year husband called me
dear, the second year Mrs. A. and
and third year 'Old sorreltOp,"
A Dubuque young woman gave up
the man she loved, and married the
man proposed by her parents, being
moved to obedience by 81 and Il sky
blue merinO dress.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
Chang and Eng.-SIngular but Solemn
Compact.

Up To the year 1867, the twins lived
together quite harmoniOusly, it Is
said, when, owing to domestic quar-.
rels, the true cause of which never
has transpired, q dissolution of the
firm OF Il. 4 q. Bunker was agreed
upon. Some say 1t was fighting
among the children, others say that il
was jealousy of the wives about the
number of children they had that
caused the separation; but be that
as it may, Eng purchased an adjOin-
ing plantation, upon which he built
a house, just one mile distant from
the old home, which now became the
exclusive property of Chang. In
the division of the property the
whole of the original plantation fell
to Chang, while a large majority of
the slaves, being movable property,
became Eng's. Hence it was that,
when the result of the war brought
about the emancipation of the slaves,
Eng found himself a much poorer
man than his brother, though both
of them were very we'll off.
Immediately upon the separation
the brothers made an agreement,
which, like the laws of the Meades
and Persians, was unalterable, and
which to their very deaths was rigid
ly observed. This was that every
alternate three days were reserved
exclusively to each of the brothers to
do as he pleased. For instance, the
three days that belonged to Eng were
spent at his house or anywhere else
that Eng might choose to go. During
that time Chang was merely an ap-
pendage of Eng, having neither the
right to 60 anywhere that Eng did
not choose to go, nor the power to
attend to any business whatever of u
private nature of his own. In the
same way, when Changes three days
came, and they were punctual to q
moment, they departed at once for
his home, where he assumed supreme
control of the actions and movements
OfbOth, and Eng became the nonenity.
So exact were they with this rule that
no event, however great in import
ance; and no stress of weather, no
them from starting from the house of
one to the house of the other, when
the three days of either had expired.
1t Is related of them that this rule
caused one to leave his home just as
the marriage of his daughter was
about to take place, and the other
was prevented from attending the
funeral of Il son by the stringency of
this singular compact. They carried
1t out to the last, for Changes final
three days had expired OH the Thurs
day evening prior to their deaths,
and though. it was very cold, misty
and severe weather, to Eng's house
he would go, in accordance with the
irrepealable law.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
Ohio Men at the Head or the Nation.

Ohio certainly has no reason to COM
plain of her representation I'm the high
places of the nation. President Grant
was born and lived most of his life,
prior to the war, in Ohio. The
General of the army, Sherman, is an
Ohio man, and so IL Sheridan, the
Lieutenant-General. Secretary Delano
Is citizen of Ohio, so Is Justice
Swayne, Ofthe Supreme Court, and so
is Mr.. Schenck, our Minister to Eng
land. The late ChiefJustice Chase
was from Ohio, and now the new In
cumbent, Chief-Justice Waite, Is
taken from the same State. Thus
Ohio men stand at the head Of the
civil, the military, the judicial, and
diplomatic departments Of the Gov
ernment. Since the organization of
the Government, we doubt whether
there has been time when men from
any one State filed so many of the
highest national positions. And
there are still several men i'm Ohio
who would accept Office under the
national Government IL pressed TO
do so.-Hedrth and Home.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12

A WELL known Judge of the Su-
prene Court Of New York, often re-
llcved his judicial remarks with u
touch Of humor. One day, during
the trial of case, Mr.. Gunn was a
witness on the stand, and, as he hes
itated good deal, and seemed unwil-
ling, after much persistent question
ing to tell what he knew, the Judge
said to him "Come, Mr.. Gum, don't
hang fire." After tho examination
had closed, the bar was convulsed
by the Judge adding, "Mr. Gunn
you can go off-you can be dis
charged"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
MISUNDERSTOOD.


Let me try 10 lift the curtain
Hiding our hearts from view,
You complain, but are you certain
Tiiat the fault Is not with you?
In the summer sunny hours,
Sitting In your quiet room.
Can you wonder IL the flowers
Breath for you no sweet perfume?
You must go To them and STOPPING,
Gull some blossoms where they live ;
On your bosom gently dropping,
All their Treasure they will give.
Faily sought, some point of contact
There must be with every mind;
Aud perchance the closest compact
Where we least expect TO find.
Closed the heart-door OF thy brother,
All It's treasures long concealed,
ore key fails, then try another,
Soon the rusty lock shall yield.
seldom can the heart be lonely,
If 1t seek a lonlier still,
Sclf-forgetting, seeking only
Emptier cups of love 10 MI.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12

TIE prospect is that every sense of
proprlety and decency Is to be vio-
lated by a public exhibition of those
cadaverous monstrosities, the Siamesc
Twins, when the Philadelphia doc
tors have got through with them.
But as In every bargain there must
inevitably be two parties, the hope
remains that the public will not sec
ond any such scheme as this. Apart
from It's essential disgusting features,
such an exhibition can make no ap-
peal to even morbid curiosity.
Alive, the Twins were worth seeing
but, dead, their bodies arc only worth
burying. -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12

THE King of Persia once ordered
his vizier to mako out a list of all the
fools I'm his dominions. He did so.
and put his Maiesty's name at the
head Of them. The King asked him
why, to which he Immediately an
swered: because you entrusted a
lac OF rupees to men you don't know
to buy horses for you a thousand
miles of, and who'll never come
back" "Ay lat suppose they come
back.u Ihen / Shall erase your
o.fffie and insert theirs.O yo'"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
WORDS.

Words arc only little things,
Which give life 10 every day;
Each its pain or pleasure filings
Passing from our lips away.
These are given for our use,
They our peace can mar or make;
Little words we oft abuse
When by them we fond hearts break.
Words, like water on the ground,
Can never be gathered up,
But like the raindrops, fall around,
Filling evermore iife's cup.
Words can wound Us, and can pour
Deadly poison In the sting;
Words are potent 20 restore,
And the sweetest pleasures bring.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12

The omission of q comma has
frequently given very awkward
turn to sentence. We remember an
cpitaph which suffered severely from
such an oversight. It ran pretty
much rs follows Erected to the
memory Of John Phillips, accidentally
shot rs = mark Of affection by his
brother.v
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-12
CHAs. K. RADCLIFFE, Publisher.
B AL d w IN G 1t Y ,
= LAKE Co., MICHIGAN.


Regular Agents and Correspondents:-
d. A. LATIIRoP, Chase; JOHN GRlcE,
Ellsworth. as t4
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-07
FRANCE.
CHAMBORD ISSUES \ Pc uLIAR
MANIFESTO.
CLAIMS THE THRONE IND MAKES
PROMISES.

The following is a copy Of the mani
festo Issued by Count dc osmbord, the
Bourbon clairnsnt Of the fench throne.
The count has evidently cncluded that
letting down from the bib position no
assumed in his lilly man este OF few
months since, 10 necessity 10 concilia,e
the French people who ave grown out
Of the old ideas Of the Go-giyen authority
Of earthly rulers:
FRnNcHNES - You have requssled
temporary eHpcdienu Of safely. Inc
country now seems to- 70 ON tho eve OF
fresh dangers. France need oil roy.
atty. My birth made ne your king. l
would be wanting IN 10 most sacred OF
duties IL | neglected Il make supreme
effort for the overthrow OF inter-
posing barriers # prejudice.
sm aware Of sensations against
me have remained silent 10
order not to add difficulties to the
ilustrious soldier who protects you, be-
cause Of accumulation OF fslsehood.
Sil.rce i. no longer permissible. Persons
have pretended 10 understand from pre-
viOus declarations that l placed royal
power above ih, laws and dreamed of I'M
heard of governments com bin ations based
upon absolu,im and arbitrary idoas.
The French christian monarchy Is a linn
tied monarchy in its very essence. 1t
f..tcns nothing o governments fortune
which promises boundless prosperity aud
leads TO ruin. This limited monarchy sd-
mits Of the existence OF two chambers-
one nominated " the king, and the other
elected by the ration. according to legally
established suffrage. The union OF the
people and king ana bled the ancient mon
aroky 10 frustrss for centuries tho calcu-
la,ion, of those seking to dominser over
the people by contending against the
king. Ii lie untrue that my policy 10 At
variance with he aspirations Of the
country. We both desire the strong
repars,ive powrs which . durable Alli-
ance with monrchy alone can give. |
wish representatives Of the nation TO be
vigilant auIllisnss for the examination
of the questions submitted TO them, but
will no. have barren parliamentary strug-
gles, from whicha sovereign often issue,
poworless and weakened. In rejecting
the foreign and imported formula with its
king, who reigns, out doe. not govern,
feel my,elf in harmony With tho imuense
majority. | am now, ss before, reAdy.
The house OF France is sincerely recon
ciled. lie. Their, DO = truce TO cur divi-
sions Is It not tine 20 restore prosperity
and grandeur to france with the veners.
bic royAlty'
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-07
,sited Clrbondsle to make an address

visited CLrbondsle TO make an address
at tn Normal opening. AZ the depot
NJ committee was in waiting for him,
ss for the other speakers the runners
for the hotels would not carry his val
ise the hotels would not receive him I;
and no citizen had the courage to furn-
ish him with either bed or board he
was compelled to walk into the coun
try two miles aud eat at the table of q
colored friend
Carbondale ought to be ashamed Of
herself aud should lose no time in send
ing her favorite son, Mr.. Clements, to
apologize to our representative Of the
Intelligence, gentlemanlincss and de.
cencY of the colored people of Egyr"
Mr.. Bird is meek sort Of man ;
he kisses the rod with remarkable
humbleness. and CNments can make
him do it, l." Clements cant Pope
will ord is anxious to get down, and
ne will il invited to do 80. Ho i. only
temporarily indignant and must be
" fixed"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-07
TREATMENT OF RTRD

Evn the Bourbons Of Carbopdale
are intgHsnt. They say, he snOud
not bav, been invited in the fret place;
that DR.. Robarts invited him for polit-
icsl effect but that, after he was In
vited, no should have bean we'll
treated.
Tho Radical OF Carbonate, now
that .he opportunity to show their faith
BY their works has passed away, are
also very angry, and without hesitation
say Bird was shamefully treated.
1, is truo MT. Bird is a negro. His
face is black. He does no, deny that
he belongs to the prescribed race. His
attention has been often called to the
fact, aud he has become a firm believer
Of the assertion that he has no rights
white man is bound 10 respect. But,
colored and prescribed as Bird is, he is
also = man of ability, and a pleasant
orstorwho always talks in a iorcible and
sensible manner. The radical white men
believe he carries about in his breeches
pocket number Of the votes Of colored
brethren-thAt, in the colored Egypt,
he is u kind Of Moses leading and d.
recting. lie is therefore courted by
the white radicals. Pope smoothes
him down as he would a Tom cat /;
Mum pats him on the head occasion
ally, and even Beverage that barrel
of soft soap-the epitoms of Nunday
school goodness ana the qu.n,vss..a.
Of the meekness out Of which political
preferment grows-condescends to tell
Bird that he is a good little boy, and ia
kind enough to occasionally throw 10
him stick Of political candy.
Of course these attentions have
fattered Bird, and he has been happy.
But he is happy no longer After in
vitiug him TO be present and make O
speech at Carbondale, on the occasion
of the opening Of the Southern Illinoi,
Normal University, he was insulted
Carbondale, be it known, is the Athens
of Southern Illinois i, is hot bed Of
radicalism the democrat who would
dare to say in Carbonate that "a mig.
ger is not as good as white man, +"
would be instantly whipped by indig.
pant radical rowdies Carbonate was
the home Of Logan and is the home of
his man, Clements Carbondals
is all that radical fancy ever painted
it. Csrbondale is theoretically a
negro equality town, but not in fact
Bird will now swear to this, because
Carbondsle treated him meanly. In
response to the aatteriug invita-
ton of the managing men, Mr, Bird
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-07
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

OF real estate. by virtue Of an order and
decree Of the county court Of Alexander
administrator OF tlW dixie
OF Albert Il. Whitaker, deceased,
for leave 10 sell the real estate
OF laid deceased. at the last
January term Of said court, tO.wit on the
Twentieth day OF January, A. j 1874, !
shsI, on saturday. the ,twenty-hith day OF
a., M. ditu t1SSccn tpe houl' .,id &c
81 at pubic salc, at the south.wr,terly door
81 NE court house, IN the city ot Cairo in
SAID county. the following de-, rihrJ real
e,tate situated In the city of Cairo, county
oi Alexander, and state Of IllinOi. tn-wit
Lots numbered nineteen, 40, twenty 90,
ana twcnty-onc CD, in ki".i- numbered
iorty-seNen 90, aud lot numbered thirty
one 81, in block numbered forty-nine go,
all In the first addition to the city of Cairo,
aforesaid.
Terms OF sale to be a. follows One-third
cash 10 hand, ont-third in three months. and
one third in six months from the day of sale
the purchaser TO give notes, drawing six
per cent interest, iOr the deferred pay
ments, secured by sale mortgage upon the
premises sold.
GEORGE FISHER, Administrator,
Of the estate OF Albert X. Whitaker,
deceased. &C. 23-d&w-5t
iune 10Th, 1874.