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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29
THE DAILY GOVERNESS.

Out of place? Ahl dear me, yes, and
for the last three months. If don't gel
better ] may never get into place again
and then God only knows what will be
come of me. Shop-keepers don't like
giving work to ladies; and ladies dom
like the workhouse. There are home,
for decayed gentlewomen? Oh, yes; but
every one knows how difficult they are
to get into; and / don't blame the peo
pie who have the direction of them
When the demand far exceeds the sup.
ply, / don't see how it could be other.
wise.
What is the matter with me? Asthma
and chronic rheumatism, brought on by
exposure to the weather; and you know
one can't teach when ones voice is gone,
and ones nerves all a-quiver with pain.
1t would be folly in any one to take me
in my present state; only you see
couldn't help getting into it; / wasn't
used to roughing it at the beginning,
that's all.
Yes, had been trained to be a gov
erness. My father was clergyman, with
no private property--a man who had
married penniless girl, and who enter
tanned somewhat peculiar views, which
cut him off from those who might have
been his friends; 30 / was early sent to
a good school and given the best masters,
that / might be able to help myself when
the need came. We lived in Devonshire,
and when he died, leaving my mother
and me without penny, she wrote to an
uncle of hers, rich merchant in Bristol,
not exactly asking him for aid, but tell
ing him of our great need. In little
more than ten days we got his answer.
In little more than ten words he told
my mother that twenty pounds annually
would be paid to her in halfyearly in
stalnents, by the solicitor in the city.
For the rest, 1 had been sent to much
more expensive school than his daugh-
ters, and therefore ought to be sufficient
ly accomplished to support both my
mother and myself
Well, he was right. / think was, If
i had been older, or could have taken a
situation of eighty or hundred pounds
a year, and every thing found, as finish
ing governes; but they don't give those
sort of things to girls Of three-and-twen-
tv; and, besides, my mother could not
have spared me altogether. She was
great invalid, and my fathers death had
80 broken her down that I made up nv
mind from the first to try for place az
daily governess only.
Why did we come to London? Well.
partly because lodgings and food were
very dear In our old home, fashionable
waterng-place; partly because fancied
] could get reader and greater choice
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

CHICAGO has set about the formation
of new insurance company, the Anchor,
and proposes to go it alone, If necessary.
She still has with her a few large COM
panies that don't belong to the National
Board, including the Royal, of London,
and several middle State companies.
For the Anchor capital of $500, 900 is
to be subscribed, and invested in United
States bonds to begin with. This would
make more respectable insurance COM
pany than Chicago yet has, and her am
bition is aroused by the fact that st.
Louis has twenty-seven local companies
in good standing. AS the underwriters
claim that insurance has been carried on
at net loss in the whole country for the
past twelve years, and that this loss was
particularly large in Chicago, there can
be no consistent mourning If Chicago
henceforth chooses to pay for her own
fires.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

In the government of Pleskau, Rus
sia, q letter was circulated lately which
reported that the government intended
to send 5000 of the prettiest girls to
Africa to be married TO negroes. There
was panic, and the girls made haste to
marry any one who would have them,
and there was any number of marriages.
One brandy dealer made small fortune
out of it, for at Russian weddings they
must have brandy. Now the authorities
have discovered that this merchant
started the, story, and they are not yet
done with him.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29
At the Savings Bank.

A little four-year-old was, last Christ
mas, made the recipient of one of the toy
savings banks that has monkey on top
that takes the pennies. Last week the
youngster was taken to see real savings
bank. As it was out of business hours,
no customers were present, and the cash
ier was in the rear, out of sight. The
little shaver walked up and down the
counter with an unsatisfied look, and, on
leaving with his father, burst into tears.
On being questioned in regard to the
cause, he burst out with, ~ want to see
the monkey that takes the money"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29
SENSE AND NONSENSE.

THE Duke of Cambridge suffers
severely from gout, and he would be
very foolish, considering his salary, ifhe
didn't.
WHY is the bridegroom more expen-
sive than the bride? Because the bride
is always given away, while the BRIDE
groom is usually sold.
The little boy speaks again, this time
correcting his mother. She said he was
" "all over dirt" and he said dirt was
call over him."
AN old gander was recently killed in
Virginia at the age of ninety. The
name of the fortunate clearinghouse
that drew the prize is not given.
SprTTooNs are now made SO rich and
ornamental that it makes one feel rea-
sonably well off to sit down and spit in
one of them few times.
Gust keeping it lighted for another
bey." is the latest Juvenile invention
when mother suddenly comes upon
her little boy with a cigar in his mouth.
Now is the time when the fly crawls
about, chilled and dispirited, and one is
irresistibly impelled to pity him and
drop paper-weight on his back.
ALADY once asked Lord Brougham
who was the best debater in the House
of Lords His Lordship modestly re-
piled: "Lord Stanley is the second
madam"
THE only thing that it bothers
grasshopper to swallow is four-legged
table. A we'll developed hopper can
worry it down, but the legs tickles his
throat.
Mr.. SNYPoN of Green Bay is another
fearful example, of coming within halt
an inch of it. Now why didn't they
lengthen his name little and make it
Snypontoast -.
"THIs fire was the result of gross care
lessness," said an insurance agent to
man whose store was in ruins. :" know
it," replied the man, "and that's just
the risk l paid you to assume"
VEN some man slabs me ON der shonl-
der und says: "I was glad to hear you
vas so vell," und den sticks behind my
back his fingers on his nose, 1 hef my
opinion of dat veller." :.
AN Irish militia man, being told by a
phrenologist that he had the organ Or
locality very large, innocently replied.
Very likely l was five years in the
local militia" G t.,
ONE more sign of returning reason is
the fact that lamp explosion or a
threshing machine accident can occa-
sionally be found sandwiched in be-
tween portions of the Beecher scandal.
WE have all heard of asking for
money and getting advice; but gentle
man may be considered as still worse
treated when he asks for young ladys
hand and gets her fathers foot
GIRL ate hot mustard plaster, t,t.
And kept talking faster and .aster;
She, when asked not to spout,
Said the thing drew her out;
Which her friends thought dreadful disaster
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29
BlOss q Murderer.

The other day compositor in this
office got hold of part of page of the
chirography of G.. M. d. Bloss, of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. 1t isn't written at
all, but Bloss seems to kick the ink bot
tie at sheet of paper, and then sends the
paper down to the compositor as edito-
rial. This part of a page was used as the
foundation of plot to deliberately de-
stroy human life. A line or two was
written above it, Bloss' page marked
"solid," and it was handed to the 'jour."
who had Just struck the office. He
claimed to be lightning on. the "set,"
and on reading manuscript, and he set up
the Introductory line like whirlwind.
When he came down to Bloss he grabbed
for cap GA" held it second, and then
dove into the "Y" box. Then he threw
that back and picked out a dollar-mark,
and the typo paused, spit on his hands,
and rested one foot on the cross-bar Of
his rack. After moment he grabbed n
I" ff," but slowly replaced it and toyed
with an italic ~" Then he spit on his
hands some more, corrugated his brow,
and hauled the manuscript under his
eyes. 1t was no go. He held the page
further of, close to his nose, slanting to
the right, and square before the window,
but he couldn't start it, and he knew in
his soul that no other human compositor
outside of the Enquirer could do
it. As afternoon faded into twi-
light, he laid the page aside, set
up two or three lines out of his
head, and then slipped into his coat, said
he'd got to go TO the depot to see a
friend, and he was gone. In his stick he
had set up the words, "Tell my mother
that / will meet her on the other she,ho
He probably will. He was sess ast T ;e
foot of Griswold street, hes,..ss ~ "sh sh.m
death by drowning wss.s wss.s.. eaS'er S;s rarh,a .rJ
form now lies 10 inc bottom of the cold,
green river mile Bloss is a murderer
2 Ouod vm Detroit Free Press,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

AEex-Methodist minister by the name
of Norman is said to have arrived In
this country as Mohammedan mission
ary., He Processes to think that If Mo
hammedsnism were only understood In
Christian countries IL would make con-
verts rapidly. Mr.. Norman ayows his
intention Of going West and operating
somewhere in the Chicago region, believ-
ing that they are more progressive in that
part Of the country than nearer the
Atlantic.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

Mr.. MOODY, of Chicago, the American
Evangelist, has transferred his labors to
Ireland. His last sermon in Scotland
was an open-air meeting at Ruthesay,
attended by most enthusiastic congre-
cation of about three thousand. As a
result of his labors in Scotland eighty
three young men of the Free Church
have offered themselves for the work of
the ministry.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.


Two little girls are better than one,
Two little boys can double the fun,
Two little birds can build a fine nest,
Two little arms can love mother best,
Two little ponies must 60 TO a span;
Two little pockets has my little man,
Two little eyes TO open and close,
Two little ears and one little nose,
Two little elbows, dimpled and sweet,
Two little shoes on two little feet,
Two little lips and one little chin,
Two little cheeks with rose shut in;
Two little shoulders, chubby and strong,
Two little legs running all day long,
Two little prayers does my darling say,
Twice does he kneel by my side each day
Two little folded hands, soft and brown,
Two little eyelids cast meekly down
And two little angels guard him in bed,
"One at the foot, and one ut the head"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29
Eze2 PARsON LEE.

To drowsy country village
Came certain Pars0n Lee;
And man so quantity different
From all other men was he,
That the Squire himself, the skeptic,
Came TO church TO hear him pray,
And 10 note the strange things uttered
BY this marvel Of the day.
The eccentric said the planetl
Was a true and goodly place,
And the only thing IL wanted
Was the more Of heavens grace;
And he sought to show the people
How TO think and work and live,..
So that each should help the other
And unto the needy give.
How the door that leads to heaven
Was most ample, broad and wide,,
How each could turn the handle
And go easily inside;
That the very gentlest natures
In the world may yet be strong;
And how truth Is always wisdom,
And all wickedHess Is wrong.
He explained how true religion
Was day working nothing more;
That this world was not an ocean,
Nor the pebbles on the shore;
But that thinking men and women
Should find better things TO do
Than in twisting Gods commandments
Or quite breaking them in two.
"As for acting like our neighbors,
why, we none Of us are foolsl
You can not be made q Christian
Under every bOdy's rules.
III your neighbor's not as good as
He or you would have him be,
Just you go ahead and beat him I"
Said the candid ParsOn Lee.
Next he told them how complaining
Was choking noxious weed
That the flowers scarcely blossomed
Ere they changed to homely seed
How that seed again sprang upward
And bore many fiowerets more;
And that life was ever fading
And renewing, DER and DER.
So this man, by honest talking,
Worked his wonders In the town;
But he never cared for praises,
And he laughed at high renown,
Yet the people loved him dearly,
And they blessed God for the sight.
Till at last the master left them,
On cold, dark winters night.
Thus he went, they knew not whittier
Have you ever met him, pray?
You would know him by his smiling,
And the sunshine on his way.
We have hunted DER creation,
Over land and over sea,
But no traces can discover
of our missing Parson Lee.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

"THERE was an old family fuel be-
tween them," was what witness in
Chicago murder case said to thejury. The
Judge asked her If she didn't mean
"feudT and she asked him who was
telling the story.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-29

In Sicily, If one wants to get fellow
out of the way, all he has to do is to
drop ~ in the hand Of brigand, and
point out the victim.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12

] /. hANsSAE,
>'o!,;-ri.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12

The Railroad Commissioners of the
state OF Maine, reach soma sensible con-
illusions in their late report 20 the Legsla-
ture. They declare that railroad accidents
"are in almost every instance the result Of
neglect Of duty or carelessness on the part
Of some one-so that q railroad accident
has become really misnomor. They are
almost 10 be traced to fault ~ a crime.
II is also stated that the measures that
result in these catastrophes too often have
their origia in false notions Of economy on
the part of the directors of railroads. To
this class Of markedly able and skilled men
OF business, accustomed to deal mostly in
monetary affairs, and to regsrd the strict
est economy Of expenditure as the very
essence of success, the difference in the
purchasable rate of materiaA mauufac-
lures ard men, is apt to have greater
weight than their intrinsic and inb. ed
qualities. This false econ 3my is conspicu-
gu, in every department Of the railroad
service" Ground is also taken that too
great = proportion of the resources Of tie
railroad companies are diverted into e1
penditures for luxury and display, and that
every dollar Of outlay in the cost and finish
of cars, beyond the point Of safety and
comfort, is unnecessary and rischieyou.-
Far better to have good rails, well laid
safe bridges and competent officials. proper
ly compensated, than cars useles sly ado-r-
ed and used only by few PERSONS. The
primary idea in all railroad systems should
be the hishes. rate of safety to passengers,
and that seems to be the base Of the report
of the Railroad Commissioners of Mime
RriIcaUkec Ners.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
b'o.; Office.


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fthH5 -ssLtn. -outs East. South. Sou-4 -,yost
'rss S.nits soc D.siy at O'Clock .. H. sLI
sfVssa, StttCy-an IN time 70. The cars to fond
~ La A'ea ttnes 4 week; MONDAY, Wedresc 8
a. et.daE. ~ the .ay of Nclgroui5ru=, Mc-mo
si7-fe-, Ho.ar'z Grove. to Snebnloau, aud
- ti5nes Tess- Eues 'aT ThCrsda7. and sat
10y w 81 HorIstiu, HiEI Ceuu2vlilo
".-'Iv 10 Shs5IYsar
ON hlnis1Tsoc 70 Two Rivers, (dIfi-N 1T &
..NsE : ~, ar zTtiyus &C HlnJtoIvoc 81 : O'clock
5ri-s.eeEis-.Io Caltoa. Leaves Mauito.
c'err fgasai., 4urs ~. and saturday, ~ 4
Z.-I, y Chiffon IT > n.
er,.es >. Nlnitowoc ever. NoaGay, weduos
Frs-n-eet,y-ro Green B1~-via. T.
Ger, -Islyss si.nt,awo. ..verj M.ra4y. Vol
2-F1ay ~ FrissS st5 2 t., ana 5rT'Ne. At Green
t-'f IeKt t3aY a. n.
!,ri.s. At Manto.oc evsrr Tuesday. Thur
a 11f 'stur-1r. ut u.
Scnt -syeoisiy-7o kewaUEee-vil Two
ihets-ttaN5s nanIfowpc Noniay aui Tours
e n. 7.I4 arrives At Asnitowoc every
= ia- ana 10y RI q
TrrN!y--frCm daQit0woc TO Meuashl-
'.s - hanitcvoa avery Friday tt7 AN, 4.a az
1se saecIsi f'a-r O<.cea Er.suc:- Crock Fras-.
-. EefeRcrass set Their iC-.t oTe Saturda'
fsr.T6tn
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Ashes.

The wind is g0'ernej by atmospheric
changes and coalastcs. We lon't know
positiV y, which has the greatest influence
but we are inclined 10 stake oar all on coal.
ashes. We 30 not believe that all the at
mospherc about IL can control the wind T.
tn" degree that ono bod of c,al-aslIeS car
when fassihg through 4 sieve in the hand,
OF man who has got nj, best q ,taes on
We remember an occasion when the vinl
was Blowing direct from the west. and bad
been blowing from that dir elton ali duy.
and b. / fur To blow straight from that d.
rectlol as long ~ there was any direction
LETT, that Il man (whoSe name We need not
ment on, Tres Sei in his best salt OF clothes
and with the pomade on ms hair, stood on
the west side of a siye of cnal-ashas and
undertook 20 screen them remember,
too, and We :emamSer with vividne>S that
Is quite ab!c--that when he hat!
gyratsd that SIEVE atout three times, that
western gale veerei around to the east
with s,ich appalling prOmp;ness that before
he could make the slightest move - save
hlms7I' he had d>arpearel->uniay cl the~,
ponlde and al!--in binding cl,ul f
ashe., out o. which Immediately EN- r-et
the most extraordinary VII ez NJ, >nrezing
and coughing ever heard in that ncighbor-
hcol. One sieve fall of coal hes, with
the operator dressed for church, has been
known to change the wind TO thirtv-two
points Of the compass--DIaGmy Nelcg
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
Busby'S Elat.Iron Wedding

Busby, of Trenton, n j. celebrated his
iron welding" one day last week aud he
invItel abou. l20 guests to the wedding.
OF course each person felt compelled to
bring present or some kind and ca ch one
did. When Mr.. and Mrs. Smith come
thsy handed Busby a pair Of fat irons.
When Mr.. ard Mrs. Jones arrived they
also had pair Of f ,t-:rous. Ali hands
laughed at the coincidence. ! nd there
Was even greater merriu.ent when the
Browns arrived with two pairs of fat-irons
But when Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson came in
with another Fair Of fat irons the Taught
er become perfectly convuisive. There
was, however, something less amusing
about 1t when the Thorn psons arrived with
four ilat-lrons wrapped in brown paper
And Bu.by's face actually looked grave
when the three Johnson girls were ushered
INTO the parior, carrying fat iron apiece
Each one Of the succeeding 90 guests
/ brought fat irons, and there was no break
| In the continuity until old Mr.. Curry arriv-
ed from Philadelphia with 4 cast-iron cow
bell Now Busby has no earthly use for a
cowbeii, and at any other time he would
have treated such q present with scorn.
But now he was actually grateful to Mr.
Curry, and he was about TO embrace him,
when the Na!sin5hams came in with the
new double pointed fat irons with wooden
handles. And al the rest Of the guests
! brought the same article, excepting Mr..
Rugby, ami ho had with him d patent
stand for holding fit-irons. Busby got
madden and madden every minute, and by
the time the company had all arrived, he
vas nearly insane with rage: and he went
up t. bed, leaving his wife to entertain the
guests. ln the morning they coupled up
the spoii;, and found that tEcy had 2l3
fat irons, one stand, and togheiI. And
now the Busbys have cut the Smiths, and
Browns, and JOhnSOD,, and Thompsons,
and the rest entirely, for they are cvnyinc
cd that there was TrecOHcerieI design to
play trick upon them. The fac,, how
.vcr, Is that tn hardware store in the
place had an "verstoch of hat-irons. and
sold them ut AZ ;.bsuriiY low figure, and
Dusby' guc-ts unanimously wen, for the
cheapest thing they could tad, as people
always 10 On such occasions Bus,,,y
links he viii not celebrate ms stsi!yc.
w,a,lng.a
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
LAST Thursday rs tho south go;ng irai'

LAST Thursday as the south-go;rg traic
On the Chicago s Northwestern road was
nearing Woodstock. It struck broken rail,
which precipitatei il from the track. down
into the gully Glow, distance Of nearly
90 feet. The wrecked coaches immediate
y took Ere and were entirely consumed
No lives were lost, bu. several were severe
" injured. A. all of the mail bags wer'
burned to.etherwish their contsnt., OF course
the mail from this city, to Chicago and tn
East, whiei. happened 10 be unusually larga
on that dsr, on account of ;!as ..opplse o
trains on the lake Shosc road, was de
,.-oyci with tie rest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12

A NUHoER of pioas fanatics arc endeay.
orins 10 pray intern Perance down, in Ohio.
They unite into band of come sixty CT
more persons, and then march to o saloon,
where they keep Up n ocaseless round Of
prayer, until the vendor of liquors succumbs
and signs the pledge. These pledge, are
usually considered Of little account by the
go loon-keeper as he was forced into sign
ing th.m to rid himself Of very disagree
able crowd, and the next day he is found
behind his bar ready TO wait on his old
customer, to their usual beverages.
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Personals.

Tangie McCracki1, the irrepressible, has
been visiting old friends in our city re
turning to Green Bay on Tues1aJ last.
Senator John NJ Real, Of kewuunee,
passed through our city on hi. way 10 his
constituents, on Saturday. returning to
Madison on Wednesday porning.
Two young ladies CT this c.ty-Miss
Bressler and Miss SchaIlern started, yes
terday, 10 visit their friends in Germany
They are 10 De absent some little time.
DR.. Geo. Hutchinson and son Of Pepin
Co. Wiz. have beer spending a few day.
in our city. The DR.. is an old resident o.
tuls place, and WAS appointed Assis,an;
Surgeon Of The Bloody 9th Reg of Wis.
Vol. Infts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12

SENATOR CARPENTER is trying to regain
little Of bis lost notoriety ov advocst ing
the cause of Louisiana. His bill autborlz-
ing new election in May is exceedingly
Ill timed, as the regular staee election is to
Come of in November, and the financial
condition of that State viii cot warrant
the expenditure of she necessary amount
20 carry out two elections in one year. IF
the eloquent senator had taken this stand
two year, ago, it might have been feather
in his political cap, but the time for his
wearing such decoration. has gone by.