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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

A CoLoRED man applied to a Bos-
ton savings hank, Wishing to draw
one dollar. The clerk informed him
that the iron rule Of the institution
forbid the withdrawal of less than
three dollars. Our colored brother
was in deep study for a few moments,
and then said: "Sar, I'll take de
free dollars" The three dollars were
paid to him, when he at once added {:
"Now, sar, II yer please, sar, Pll
poset two dollars in de stitutiOn."
The amount was duly received and
credited, when, with loose dollar in
his pocket, he gave the clerk q sly
wink, and walked away.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

THERE is an interesting trial i'm
progress ut Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The Hon. Chas. T.. Stuart, of that
city, has sued the Board of education
IN order to prevent its collecting a tax
for the support of the High School.
His plea Is that schools I'm which Ian
guages other than English arc taught
can not be legally maintained by city
or state. This will probably be a test
case. If the courts of final appeal
sustain Mr.. Stuart, we may expect to
see irate taxpayers trying to enjoing
other Boards of Education from
paying for instruction in German and
other languages In High School.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19
Meaning Of the Hands.

Profound study has led M. d'Apr-
entigny to the conclusion that the
hands represent three types. Those
who have fingers with pointed tips
are possessed Of q rapid Insight into
things; are sensitive and pi0us, i'm
pulsive. To this class belong the po-
cts and artists. To the square tops"
belong scientific people; sensible,
self-cOntained characters, professional
men. The spade-shaped tops-thick
tips, with little pads Of flesh on each
side of the nalls--are materialists,
commercial, practical, with high APP
probation OF all that tends to bodily
ease and comfort. Each finger, no
matter what the kind of hand, has
also one joint-that which is nearest
the palm-representing the body; an
other-the middle-the mind and
the top, the soul. Each OF these d.
visions corresponds with one of the
types above given.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19
Whole or Cut Potatoes for Seed.

Nearly fifty years ago Thomas
Andrew Knight, President of the
London Horticultural Society, wrote
a very exhaustive essay upon the
abOvenamed subject, proving exclu-
sively, to many, that whole potatoes
were far preferable to pieces of tu-
bers for planting. Mr.. Knight, at
that time and for many succeeding
years, was considered In Great Brit
ian the highest authority in the world
on horticultural subjects, consequent
ly his opinions carried great weight
among the people. His idea was that
a tuber, as whole, was but one seed,
like a kernel Of corn. But we now
consider a potato tuber moro like an
ear of corn, containing many seeds,
each Of which Is capable of producing
a plant equal in strength and value to
the whole combined. OF course there
are hundreds of farmers who will and
do cling to this old theory of Mr..
knights, despite all the science or
practice to the contrary. We should
think, however, that the enormous
yield secured from the various new
sorts within the past few years, and
frequently referred to in the agricul-
tural journals, all of which have been
produced from cut seed, would begin
to awaken the sticklers for whole
seed and set them to making expert.
ments In this direction. No one will
suppose, for q moment that the yields
reported In the case of the Bliss prizes
for the Early Vermonts and Comp
ton Surprise could have been secured
by planting whole tubers Those
farmers who believe that whole tu-
beers are best for seed should look at
these figures-511 1-2, 607, 437, and
456 pounds, raised by different men
in different localities, each having but
one pound for seed. We think these
facts and figures are worth q dozen
theories, and well worth remember
Ing at planting time.-R,wG Ne,c
Yorker.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

A LADY was asked by her Biddy
about the nature of the next world,
and whether it would be just like
this. The lady being blessed with q
happy family Of eleven children, has
a skeleton In thes house in the shape
OF a stocking-basket that never gets
empty, and at whose side she has
spent many a weary midnight hour
in darning for her darlings. With
this specter before her eyes, she re-
piled to the girl playfully, saying:
"I don't think weshall be required
to darn stockings after midnight"
''Sure and that's thrue for you,
num-" was Blddy's reply, 'ror all
the pictsres Of angels 4 have erey seen
are borsfooeed." ifs' - t'tN . n
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

The New York World publishes a
very interesting exhibit of the bust
ness of the various steamship lines
plying between New York and Eu-
rope. Some idea of the immense
traffic and travel for the year 1873,
between that port and Europe, may
be gathered from the fact that the to-
tai number of trips during the year
was 1868; that there was received
for passenger travel the sum of $40,
804, 450, and for freight $50, 773, 200,
makingthe aggregate receipts $59, SIT,
go. ..k ~ = ~ l..t a
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

The funniest educational move
ment on foot Is the establishment I'm
Michigan of an Adventist College.
What on earth do they mean to do
with 1t? Surely the world Is not GO
ing to last long enough to let them
make use of 1t. Perhaps the course
will be shortened from four years to
four months. And then, ifthe world
should keep swinging In spite Of pro-
phecy, where Is the use OF educating
boys TO be Adventists? Either way
IL looks like q queer Investment.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

A DARINeLY conceived project Is
that of Brigadier General Roberts
who proposes to divert enough of the
water Of Lake Superior into the
Chippewa river to make that river,
which Is tributary to the Mississippi,
navigahle to steamers, and to 90 feed
the latter river that it shall be navig-
able In seasons of drouth and low
water. He also proposes TO feed the
Illinois river with water from Lakes
Huron and Michigan; and the Wa
bash and Ohio rivers with water nom
Lake Erie so as to open these lakes
and their commerce direct to the
-, go 49,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

THE too sensitive person Is never
happy. He makes all those around
him miserable and himself doubly
so, by taking everything that Is said
as meant especially for him. Wheth-
or the coat fits or not, he puts IL on
and decides that he Is personally I'M
posed upon. Such people are too sen
sitive to enjoy good health or permit
their friends to enjoy that or any
thing else. IA -a..l-I go Z 81 sd
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

The House of. Representatives is
pushing the District of Columbia in
vestigation without awaiting the
action of the Senate. A competent
bool-keeper has been already set at
work to examine the books Of the
Board of Public Works. The reiuct-
ance of the Senate to act IN the mat
ter does not tend to impress the pub
lie with confidence In the spotless In
nocence Of the District government.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

THEnewspaper reporter was recent
ly introduced into French journalism
with 80 much success that he had to
be abolished. police reports until the
Paris Gd,aois newspaper organized
Q corps of reporters ON the American
plan.- They found so many more
murders than the police, however,
that Paris asshocked and the report
ers had to be retired. lsser -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

A CHEMIST says ne can reduce old
boot legs to beefstake. Good enough.
But Ear better could he manage to re-
duce some of the 90 called beefstake,
often imposed upon suffering human
fly, to boot legs, thereby attaining a
marked distinction In his profession,
and also proving himself a universal
blessing to his race. sr.s~,sss -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

THIRTY-sEvEN of the seventy-two
Senators In Washington are accom-
panied by their wives, and nineteen
have their daughters with them. OF
the two hundred and ninety-eight Re
preventative Delegates, one hundred
and twenty-nine have their wives
with them, and many OF the others
are accompanied BY daughtszT v
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

Boys, begin In early life to collect
libraries of your own. Begin with q
single book and when you find or
hear of first-rate book, obtain It, II
you can. After while get another, as
you are able, and be sure to read It.
Take the best care Of your books;
and In this way when you are men
you will have good libraries In your
heads as well as on your shelves.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

THE present amount of currency In
circulation is SITS, 000, 900, Of which
600 ara national bank notes, and the
rest, As, 000, 900, fractional currency.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

Civilization will never be complete
until some substitute IL found for
buttons. - -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

What b that which no one wishes
to have and no one wishes to lose?--|
Abald head, ~ srg
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

The man who uses intelligence in
the cultivation of fruits, has ut least
fifty per cent. advantage over the one
who does not. .ras
Persons with small capital are adj
vised to take three-acre sand patch
in Virginia and raise 50, 900 worth of
peanuts on 1t.
A Genesee, ILL.,, fowl-packer ships
q ton and q half of birds to Boston
daily. He has twenty-five men pick
ing and packing.
American corn is now largely used
in the manufacture of alcohol in Ger
many and Italy, the exports to those
countries during the last five months
having reached nearly million
bushels. ..s....-.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-02-19

STA - y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
W0nte6 to Enlise.

The Influence of music over the mind of
man and the foot Of sailor was illustrated
on Friday evening, when detachment of
Templars marched to the Mobile depot to
receive the Grand Commandery Of New
Jersey. Somewhere along the route be-
wildered tar fell in and touched elbow with
Captain General Stanford and kept step to
the music of the band. He was an enthused
man and thought himself wearing chapeau
and plume and wielaln. an imaginary
sword. On the way ho ccnfdentially told
''the General as he called his new friend,
that his tins in the navy would be out in
about three weeks, and then he would come
and join the Knights Templar regiment.
He was tired of going to sea, anyhow, and
said the Templara' duty would just suit
HIM. When the music stopped Jack ap-
peared los: again and disgusted with him.
self and the ''regiment," and wandered
about the levee in an aimless way, occasion
ally counting footprints in the sand and
then taking observations by the stars and
clouds above him; but he returned no moro to
enlist and by this time has probably spliced
all Of his main braces and gone ON board
ship more contented with his blue flannel
and biscuit.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
POLITICAL.
In the Ohio Lexlsla ture.


COLUMBUS, December I'm the House
tOpsy resolution was adopted for the ap.
pOintment of Joint committee to prepare
amendments to the constitution.
A resolution asking Congress to fix the
ealsry Of the President of the United States
at Us. 900 per annum was tabled.
Assembling Of the Virginia Legislature. i.
RICHMOND, December 2.-The General
Assembly met at noon. Governor Kemper
submitted his annual message, which, to.
gether with the accompanying documents.
covers 100 pages, printed matter. He favors
the recapitalizatiOn of the State debt in
uniform obligations, payable in thirty
years. bearing annual interest of four por
cent sterling. A plan for providing State
currency is proposed. which, the Governor
believes, would relieve the most grievOus
wants of the people. He renews the
recommendations of his first message on
immigration, and says the State should
be it's own agent in the matter,
thereby disseminating to annual and pros
pective immigration all desired information
in an authenticated form. and insuring them
against all imposition, etc. He recommends
stringent and effectual legislation to prevent
gross irregularities in the charges on some
Of the railroads, especially at points where
competition does not insure proper charges.
He fAvOrs competition of central water
lines by the common government, and urges
the Withholding of no possible aid or en-
couragement which might contribute to tho
contamination OF that great work.
The Governor makes numerous other
recommendations looking to economy and
improvement in che State government.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
Shameful Blunder.

A recent number of the New Orleans
Picoyune copies the statement of the low
range Of freights by water from Chicago
to New York during the past season, pub
lished in the Chicago papers, showing the
average rate on corn to Buffalo to be four
cents per bushel, making an average
through rate of twelve cents per bushel
to New York. The Picayune remarks that
this is much lower than the barge line
rates from ST. Louis to New Orleans. This
is perversion of the truth of which the
Picayune ought to be heartily ashamed.
First, because it was in position to know
the falsity of its statement; and second,
because falsehOod of this character, emi.
mating from such q source. will be copied
BY all the up-country journal. as a retuta.
way of low freights for the great
water route for these many years past,
and, no matter now how industri-
ously and yehemently the Picayune
might try to deny this foolish statement,
the journals which copied its error would
fail to find space for the correction" 1t
Is very easy matter for the Iicayune to
ascertain that the barge line rate has not
averaged more than nine to ten cents per
bushel on any kind Of grain from st. Louie
to New Orleans since it's establishment, and
during the past several years the rate. ex.
cept in very low water, has been but about
seven and . halt cents per bushel on corn
and nine cents on wheat. We hope the
Picoy.ne will at least have the candor and
Justice TO correct its false statement. re.
that the barge line is quite as
much business facility for New Orleans
as for any other point on the river. aud the
great water route and the advantages it
possesses are Of much more consequence to
Nouu fArIoonn khon 20 Gt fOp IS q
large carrying trade to Europe By this
route is built up New Orleans will get two
dollars benefit to every one dollar gained
By St. Louis 81. Louis Republican.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03

s THURSDAY, DECEMBER

afoat in regard to the resignation OF Mr..
Gadane Cssanave as member of the Re-
turning Board have no foundation in fact.
The public will be pleased to be assured OF
this, because it would be hard 20 find q
man every way as honest and firm in the
maintenance OF right to take his place.
There can be no doubt but strong effort
will be made to let those who have done
the work Of violence in the Northern par
ishes reap its profits by reaching official
positions they are not entitled to by the
law. This effort must be thwarted, and
that duty belongs to the Returning Board.
When men are taught that violence can
not defeat the voice of the majority in
parish, they cease using it as . means Of
placing themselves in office.
The board met last evening, canvassed
the returns OF jackson parish. and ad-
jourued until this morning at ten O'Clock.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
OF tor Mobile.

OF for Mobile.
Deputy Sheriff Swearingen left here last
Monday in charge of H. l.. Barnet and
- Krakosky, alias J. e. Gray. who were
arrested in this city some eight OF ten days
ago by Sheriff ElOurney, on TequisitiOn
from Governor Kellogg. tho Governor Of
Alabama having made . requisition on him
for them. From what We could learn they
practiced sharp game on . very promi-
nent firm in Mobile. and obtained large
sum Of money from them on false pre-.
lenses. There are three in the gang, but
it seems one of them had gone to Texas
before the arrests were made here. They
are all well known among our cotton men
here. as they bad been engaged some time
in epecula'ing in the staple, and we have
heard ;c ,umcred were engaged in some
sharp practice here. They spen: severa:
iay. liz our ;ail before leaving. and made
some e1deavcgs 10 nav. Trial, which
failed. We understand the Mobile transac-
ton amounts to several Thousand dollars.
We failed to make any mention OF the affair
before. at the :eq qus 81 OF the gentleman who
brought tbs reGuisi.ion. az he feared pub.
iicity Oi the matter might interfere with
his capturing the third party. who vas in
Eesas.-Sh'.ce3o.i SouUres'..5' T.l...nw.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
A.ouisfana Jockey Club.

This is the second day of the fall meeting,
and the programme sets forth three races.
The first race will be for the Orleans stake.
The following 10 the official announcement:
The Orleans stakes. foe colts and fillies
then three years old; $25 entrance, p. p,
with $500 added; second horse to receive
$500, and third 500; two miles.
Jennings, Cottrill and Stone appear to be
the only competitors in this tleeting show.
In the pools Jennings entries are hot
favorites. the general idea being that Bal.
]inkeel is going to step to the fore. Cot
trilps entries rank next, and Colonel
Stones horse has few friends. As matter
Of record. 'one pool is cited, to wit: Jen.
nings' entry. $50; Cottrilrs. go, Stones,
$l5.
The second race. by the betting, ia con.
ceded to Lotta Moon. though the field is
not ignored.
Subjoined are nominations Of second and
third races:
Second Roce-Club purse, e400; one mile,
to carry their proper weight; $500 to first,
SIS to second. $25 to third.
c. T. Howard, Oh. 6. imp. King Amadeus,
three years old. by King Of Trumpe, ont of
Amythist; 80 pounds. Colors-Scarlet,
black belt and cap.
W. COttrill. b. +. Lotta Moon. three years
old, by Australian. out of Edeny, 81 pounds.
Colors-S Scarlet. white belt. scarlet cap.
John II. Stones ch. (. Pauline Sprague,
three years old, by Joe johnson ont Of
Mollie Ingersoll; 70 pounds. Colors-Green.
I with orange sleeves.
NJ. Welch. ch. +. Carrie r.. three years
old. by imp. Billet out Of Miss Foote; 81
| pounds. COlors-Green.
| M. Welch's ch. m. Mary L., five years old,
| bv Voucher, dam by Epsilon; 81 pounds.
Robert J. Alcorn, ch. G. Bob Brit,on, four
years old. by Planet out of Lady Bany; 100
I pounds. Colors-Red, white and blue.
E. Warwick. b. b. Tom Leathers five
| years old. by Camps Whale, dam by Doub-
loon; 100 pounds. Colors-Red. white
sash, blue cap.
Thomas CLARK, b. c. Crown Prince, three
| years old, by Asteroid, out Of Kate Ander.
! Third Race-Club purse 500, for all
! ages; $3.50 to first. $50 to second; two mile
| heats.
| F.O. Minors b. h, Falmouth, five years
old, BY Planet, out of Red Rose; 10 pounds.
Col0rs-blue, red cash. white cap.
". Cottrill's oh. G. Planter, three years
!! cc.i. by Planet out of Lark, 80 pounds.
Colors-Scarlet, white belt, scarlet cap.
NJ. Welch's Oh. f. Mary L., five years old,
! by Voucher. dam by Epsilon; lo7 pounds.
Colors-Green.
In the sale of pools for second race Lotta
Moore bro ught $40. Grown Prince go and
! the field $42.
Planter was the favorite In the third
race, ranking nearly two to one against the
field. 1t is we'll known that Planter, at the
last meeting, dashed around the track three
times on false start. If the speculative
bank on that incident, it would be well to
remember that Falmouth is also sprung
from Planet.
The two mile race looks very uncertain
despite the long odds Of the pool room.
Attention is again called to club rules and
regulations.
The races commence at two O'Clock pre-,
cisely.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
Profitable Amusement.

A young married man of our parish, Al
the opening Of the cropping season, finding
time hung heavily upon his hands, deter
mined to while away his leisure hours by
cnltivatin9 q email tract of land little
more than two and half acres-which
belonged TO him. in sugar cane. This he
whom he hired to clay" HE little crop, and
for whose services he paid $40. The cane
grew finely and promised q rich return for
the labor, nor was tho young planter dis
appointed. Two weeks ago no had his
crop ground, and it yielded him six hogs.
heads Of splendid sagar, with the proper
tionate quantity of molasses. Was not
that doing well for new man 40 the plow9
he also made garden which more than
supplied his family, and realized from his
sweet potato patch some ten or fifteen bar
reIs over and above his yearly supply lor
eale.-SMJar Planter.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
A Coed OMcer Lost to the City.

For tour years Mr.. William Vigers has
been superintendent of streets for the
Second District, ard not . word Of com.
plant has ever been made against him. His
duties have always been regularly and
faithfully performed, as every one who
has been brought into business contact with
him can testify. With the incoming of the
new City Council his duties have ceased, .
new appointment having been made.
In leaving office Mr. vigers carries with
him the esteem Of all unprsjudiced resi-
dents OF his district and his successor can
not hope to leave . better record behind
him when in his turn. he yields to . new
re gine.