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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
Slight Wonders.

Has the thought ever came to you
what q wonderful age of sight this in
which we live is? How that our
eyes alone takes US farther into the
mystic sphere of celestial and ere
alive space than the combined sights
and reasonings, or even the widest
imaginings OF wisest sage and phi
lOs0pher ages ag0ne? Where indeed
shall be formed the limit OF creative
phenomena, beyond which mans
penetration shall not hope to peer
the line drawn I'm an abstract space
wherever shall be blazoned "Thus
far shalt thou come"
We are all familiar with the i'm
prOvements that our own age has
perfected I'm the telescope, whereby
we may revel In illimitable space,
and drag forth from behind their veil
of mystic millions of miles the secrets
of the vast heavens to ponder over
and utilize, And i'm the minutie OF
creation there seems to be as little
limit to mans vision through the
perfection that the microscope Is be-
Ing brought to. But should there
not be a serious lesson of cOntritiOn
and humility to us, as well as an
awakening OF our littleness and sub
serviency, when, as we indulge in
proud estimates of our power in peer.
Ing into the secret economy of cre-
alton, we stumble upon the know.
ledge that in every drop of water
every bite of food, every breath of all
that we use, Is minute world having
its own atmOspheres and climates, its
own form and surrounding space Its
creatures, living, building, and dying
its wise purposes and economies; al
harmOnizing and forming q necessary
part of creative plan like ourselves
Take, for instance, a speck of yeast
The microscope reveals to us thai
within 1t are forests of minute veg
citation, growing, poisoning, goinl
to seed, and reproducing, all in ,
space of time that can only be meas
ured by seconds. Within these forest!
live, roam, and die, created beings
minute animalculH, proportional Il
and fulfilling their spheres of action
The microscope also reveals to III
that the marsh miasms of our low
lands are really formed of animalcula
so minute as to require thirteen thou
sand of them to make a speck larg,
enough to be visible to the naked eye
1t is believed that to the inhaling O
these and their passages into the blOot
of the system, people of those dis
tricts owe the visitation of fever and
ague and other diseases peculiar t.
such localities. The long continued
ill-effects of miasductiOn of these i'm
flnitesimals i'm the blood, and henc,
the difficulty of there extirpation.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
Rude Dentistry.

A humorous description is given of
japanese dentistry. The dental pro-
lessor of Japan does not sit in an Of
flee ornamented with dread inspiring
instruments of polished steel, wait
ing for the unf0rtunates whom his
signal on tho outer walls invited to
come into his parlor. He travels
around with brass Ornamented box
In which are some little mallets and
wedges. And the way in which he
performs the functions of his craft Is
very simple, more simple than the
civilized way, perhaps, more severe.
He drives his wedges in between
tooth and gum, forcing them down
with his mallet, until the tooth Is
loosened sufficiently to be taken out
by the fingers. Sometimes n jaw Is
broken, and sometimes the patient
dies. f ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
Don't Allow Talent to Rust.

As by constant friction steel is kept
highly polished, so by constant ex.
ercisc Is talent ever at its brightest.
All our powers grow by us II VIC
neglect to cultivate tho habit OF
observation, we might as well walk
through the world blindfOlded. We
lose our ficulty-what artists call our
"tOuch"-by neglect Of practice on
other things besides the piano. The
man who seldom reads, reads slow
ly. the woman whose writing Is con-
fined to an infrequent letter to some
absent child spends more time over
that than does a practised writer over
q dozen pages OF manuscript. tx
ercised Of possessed talent Is absolutely
necessary, then, IL we would retain
our gifts. For example: IL our occu-
patton sedentary, we used TO plan for
walks, rides, and active games to keep
our muscles 1.-the and serviceable.
But II our employment gives us
muscular action, 1t is not one
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
"A Floral Phenomenon.

! Pretty and curious experiments
may be tried with the red rose and
purple candy-tuft- growths which
are familiar to all flOwer-fanclers. II
a red rose be held in the fumes of q
brimstone-match, the color will soon
begin to change, and will finally be-
come white. The, most beautiful
color the vegetable kingdom offers,
Is produced by placing the lighted
end of q cigar under tho petals of a
purple candy-tuft blossoms, and smOk-
Ing upon them they will instan-
taneOusly change To the most bril-
liant green imaginable. Although
this curious alteration of color Is pro-
duced with many other flowers, 70 Is
doubtful IL I'm any other Is produced
9 color at all approaching this bril-
liant green.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19
Kindness to Cattle.

A Massachusetts, farmer says, In
regard to the management Of cattle
"My cattle like my company. When
In the pasture they will follow me
until 1 leave the lot, and, az a general
rule, they come up to the barn-yard
every night about sunset, and in
their way call for a lock of hay.
Though / give them all they want,
they take but q few mOuthfuls,
which satisfies them; and / am con-
fident II does them a deal of good.
It keeps their bowels regular, and
they thrive well and are happy.
They do much better than they did
when changed pastures once a
week, they now have q change of
food every day instead Of once q
week. Cattle need kindness, and
they pay well for it. i can handle
my steers and others as please.
They will come up to me while i am
milking, and invite me to play with
them. The time, think, Is not far
distant when soillng cattle will be the
most profitable where most of the
farm can be cultivated. Provide a
small lot for them to run In, feed
green fodder, save all the manure,
and Our farms will grow richer.v
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

whit less important to our health of
body that we should plan for mental
exercise for employment enough of
memory and our reasoning powers to
keep them nom rusting. And, In
either case, that hfe must be adwarf-
ed and unhealthy one that does not
provide EXCISE for our spiritual fac
ulties-for worship, and charity, and
patience, and magnanimity. Ex-
ercise of soul, mind, and body can
alone bring us to the stature of the
perfect man. a.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

A young man in Indiana sues his
father for loaned money, which the
father claims was his own property.
The fathers counsel, In summing up
the case of his client, remarked:-
"Twicc has this prodigal returned tn
his fathers house; twice has he been
received with open arms; twice for
him has the fatted calf been killed
and now he comes back and wants
the old cow" fi8 it,g a
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

Mothers should not strike their
children hastily. When your boy
does wrong, you should not lift your
hand against him, but inform him
that you will tell his father of him,
and that his father will give him a
dressing down that he willremember
the longest day that he lives (Which
Is Sunday, we believe). That boy
will never disobey you. g. eief
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

ACCORDING to O German newspaper
samples of a lady's hat, Of American
invention, have been received I'm
Germany from Paris, which have the
quality Of producing bushes at will.
The hats are furnished with invisible
springs, which, when the wearer
bows or moves her head In certain
manner, stimulates the arteries on
each temple and cause rush OF blood
to the cheeks.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

"A Vermont newspaper announces
that its minimum charge for q inst
class marriage notice will be nteen
pounds Of dried apples. Notices with
f'poetry" will cost more - =
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

-"T am sorry the days are getting
asked his mother. because the
time for visiting my sweetheart
doesn't come SO SOON"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

"A Milwaukee woman recently
conducted her own case for divorce,
and obtained q verdict In her favor.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

"A DANBuRy boy severely injured
his spine I'm trying to initiate q ges-
ture ne saw. Mr.. Cough make.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

The Indians have invented anew
process OF scalping, and not even a
q bald-headed man ID safe. '9Ai y -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-19

The largest moth we ever saw
The behemOth. 81. - aIess,.5 49,,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11
IMPROVEM ENT IN GAS
IILt'MINATION.

The dim and wavcriug light which
so frequently charactcrizes gas ilumina-
ton, is, according to recent paper on
the subject by Prof. Sharplea, suscept-
ible of effective remedy, if, in the first
place, the gas is not allowed to issue
from the burner with n pressure greater
than from three to four tenths OF an
inch and this pressure may be secured
by simply attaching a proper kind of
regulator to the gas pipe where it issues
from the meter, or, less satisfactorily,
by hlling the burner with cotton wool.
The pressure should be such that the
gas, when turned on full on the burner,
gives the proper sized flame. The OBJ
lection to the method Of regulating the
size Of the flame by the cock at the
burner, is, that such an arrangement is
very apt to produce disagreeable hiss
ing sound, caused by the gas passing
the sharp edge Of the tap.
In regard tn the burner itself, Prof.
Sharples is Of the opiriOn that il really
makes but little difference what kind is
used, provided it be large enough a
burner with large opening from which
the gas escapes easily, will other things
being equal, give the mos, light-that
Is, four feet burner, burning four feet
Of gas per hour, under q pressure OF
three .tourtbs,of an inch OF water, will
give more light than three feet burn
er burning the same amount of gas I'M
der pressure of one inch of water.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11
THE ASIAN CONorEsr

The rapid advance OF Russia in to
Central Asia has excited a general
alarm among the European powers.
1t certainly BODIES no good to China,
and the spectacle of the Celestial en-
pre- ana tne Ottoran Porte, being con
tinually consolidated with the dominion
OF Russia, Is perhaps not 30 distant as
many imagine, 1t would prove a more
magnificent spoil than India has been
to the English; with its ancient ciyli-
sation, its wonderful skill and compre.
hensive and ingenious industry, united
to the warlike and aggressive spirit of
the Russian, the possibilities Of won.
derful future open. before the continen,
of Asia. From the Euphrates TO the
Black sea, from the Oxus TO the South
orn ocean, the empire Of Russia would
be uniisputed and indisputable. What
effect would such dominion have upon
the government and prestige of the ma p
tions
But questions Of governmental poll.
ey are not regarded in the march OF
civilization. The condition of the
world would be all the better for the
conquest. Ia time the Mohamedan
and the infdel must give way to the
supremacy Of more enlightened civil
lization--the crescent and the idol
must alike bow before the cross.
Whether Russia is to be used as an
instrument in the accomnlishmpnt NJ
these purposes remains to be seen. But
it is not improbable. The Moscovite
would simply conquer as the English
have done-ior good; the substitution
Of the gospel for Pagan mysteries, and
to introduce to the commerce of the
world the rich and teeming industries
Of the orient.
Forsuch purposes as these, we might
lind an excuse for even the ambition of
the Romanoff successors to the czars of
Byzantium.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

south righted. SO frequent we're his Ut.
teranees Of good will toward the South
that republican congressman began TO
wonder what 1t meant. The shrewder
ones OWNED II to mean aspiration for a
third term, and by that rule all OF the
presidents subsequent utterances were in
terproted. la fact the purpose was 60
plain TO prominent dcmccraiic congtess
men that in the hearing Of your CORES
pondent the remark was frequently made,
"Wo will take Grant as our candidate If
the republicans don't want him"
SOUTHERN LEADERS FAVORABLE
Among those interviewed tonight the
Herald's important anpoun cement re-
specting Grants ambition and the path
he is willing to take 10 lead him n q VIC
tory Tor the south greater than any ac-
hieved over IL does not appear impru-
bAble. With prOviso that he will not
sign the civil rights BILL or countensnce
further federal lnsolence in the southern
states, theysll say, i've would only be too
glad to trust him another term. Tho
sentiment of Senator Brownlow on this
point is wildly revived a. this time whom
he said:--'Th people OF the south, litter.
ate and educated, know that while Grant
IA president they have nothing TO fsar, and
! doubt not that In tho event Of his re.
nomination he would receive tho votes of
the southern people by acclsms,ion."
WHAT TH1 PEPUBLGcAH LEADERS WILL
DO,
There is much inquiry also as 70 what
the leaders Of the republican party will
now do should the president halt, and
whether wo are TO have condition Of af-
fairs politically like that which marked
tho last years Of Presiden. Johnsons ad-
ministrauon.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11
an EDIOMANIA."

A New York physician, Frederick
X. Marvin, professor Of psy
Geological medicine and medical juris-
prudence in the Now York FREQ Medi.
cal College for Women, has written Il
book on the subject of Spiritualism. We
have not seen it, but Judging from 8
statement Of its contents that has come
under our observation, it will be
read with much interest, aud We hope
with much proft,by the victims of this
modern delusion.
In his book, DR.. Marvin is said to
reduce Spiritualism to mere materialism,
because, according to Andrew Jackson
Davis and other supporters of the sys-
TEN, the spirits organization is sub
stance, and weighs something, and the
soul is result of physical organization.
Judge Edmunds, he says, calls
thought an attribute Of the soul, bu.
as thought is function OF the brain,
which is nothing but matter, and
weight is also property of matter,
there follows the contradiction in
terms that spirit is matter. Form, also,
is a quality of substance, and should
therefore be subject to The chemical
and other tests which the phenomena
Of so called Spiritualism eludc. DR..
Marvin does not deny that some phe-
nomena presented at seances aud cir.
cles are inexplicable, but that is to
him no reason for ascribing to them a
spiritual origin. he regards the Wis
ions seen by mediums attired in their
ordinary clothes, which would natu,
rally be only the reflection of what ex'
lists in the minds of inquirers, as prov
ing, if reall y authentic, the immortal
| ity Of the suit Of clothes
as much as the immortality Of the
man.
Mediums are, in DIR. Marvin's opin
ion, under the influence of a mania
which, in tho female, result, from sexua
arrangement, dependent upon the
peculiar type Of the civilization Of tn,
present day. He regards mediomania
, hysterla, and allied neuroses as conta.
gious-not by the reception of NOR
bifc particles into the system
but through that tendency to initiate
which haunts the nervous system Xix,
a ghost, urging it to strange and franti
deeds. The fact that women hav
more highly sensitive nervous tempera
ments than men leads them more readil
to automatic imitation, and their create
impulsiyeness and enthusiasm render
them peculiarly susceptible TO thu
kind Of arrangement known as medic
mania. Emotional religion comes in a
factor N this species of insanity, &C
cording to DR.. Marvin. "There is n
religion on earth" he says, 80 excl,
ing as spiritualism. No religion burn
up SO much tissue, or uses 80 muc
nervous energy as Spiritualism. .Oper
; ating upon the human organism,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11
" WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE

WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE"
The Peoria National Democrat, one
ofthe organs Of imitation, is also in favor
of a resumption Of specie payments,
and can sec no inconsistency in its posi-
tons. 1.-THE proper method to return
to specie payment" says the Demo-
crat, is to expand, instead Of contract,
your facilities for operations expand
instead Of contract your greenback cir
culatlon, and you are the better en-.
ablcd to return to a specie basis"
This is an astonishing proposition,
but We do not feel inclined to take Is
sue upon it with the financial genius
who presides over the columns Of the
Democra lie is so sure Of his posi-.
ton, that, if we were to tell him he If
foolish, he would not believe US. Not
satisfied with asserting that tho way to
specie payment is expansion, the finan,
cial genius of the Democrat assures us
that the amount of expansion, to secure
resumption within very few years
must be precisely $50, 100000 per an,
NUM-"
The $50 900 900 Of greenb backs to b.
annually issued, are to be used to de
fray the expenses of the government
instead of using gold to defray them
The Democrat says SO. In addition tC
the greenbacks issued as expansion, tho
Democrat would have $4,000, 00C
greenbacks annually substituted TO-
l. sTO,oOO.OO0 national bank currency
Thus s90,O0O,OOO of greenback
IN would be issued annually, an
=. s9O,0O0,O00 of gold received froI
- customs retained in the treasury, unit
the gold accumulated in the treasur
'" was equal to one third of the volum
N Of greenbacks, when specie paymen
ut might be resumed.
, Mr.. Daniel Voorhees,, who is author
q ity with the Democrat on finances, is {
the opinion that the much-talked G
system Of exports and imports by whic
we may procure and retain a sufficier
amount Of gold to redeem our circul,
ton is dclusion and snare and al
most everybody will say that the pre-
position that resumption may be al
rived at by expansion, is exceedingl
ridiculous.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

OF Somerville. Tie remarked to Mr..
Warren that he ought not to be 90
abusive; whereupon Mr.. Warren
cursed Mayor Herndon also, and, in q
manner that should provoke no white
man who is really a friend of the
down-troddeu race, snapped a pistol in
his face. We need scarcely say that
Mayor Herndon drew a pistol of his
own and killed Mr.. Warren. So ut.
terly destitute of love of the human
race are the white people Of tho South,
that nearly all Of them---in fact all who
are not in Office by virtue Of "colored
votes'--justify Mayor Herndon in this
disloyal act.
A young white man, named Oscar
Burton,who was standing near the scene
of the disturbance when Mayor Kern.
don shot at Mr.. Warren, is suspected of
having also fired at the uufortu nate
colored man. Mr.. Burton IS white
man who occasionally INDUCES in such
remarks as "D---n the Did
niggers." The colored citizens have
consequently a prejudice against him I;
and they resolved that he should e
brought TO trial for the murder of Mr..
Warren.
" hen this news reached Mr.. Bur
ton, being fearless as well AZ a law
abiding man, he said that he be Did
ifany person should arrest him. Hav-
ing come to this conclusion, he armed
himself with a double. barreled shot.
gun and few pistols, and appeared
upon the streets. Judge J. G. Reeves
Albert Reeves, the sheriff, and another
man named Paul, attempted to arrest
Mr.. Burton. OF course Mr.. Burton re-
fused, and opened fire. He was an ex-
cellent shot and without difficulty, NOR
tally wounded Mr.. Paul and the Sheriff
In the meantime, he had received sew
eral shots that "ssnt him to grass
but raising himself on his elbow he
drew one of his pistols and han dsomely
planted bullet in Judge Reeves back
between the shoulders. At this mo-
meat party Of negroes who had con-
gregated at the scene of the difficulty,
opened fire upon Mr.. Burton, who re-
ceived thirteen shots aud still lives.
Great excitement ensued. Negro
runners were sent to the country for
reinforcements and call made upon
Memphis by :he whites for men and
arms. A military company was imme-
diately sent to Somervillc, where it
is now under arms preserving the
peace.
The reconstructed States are pleas
ant places to move away from.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

converts more oxygen into carbonic
acid than any other religion with which
I am acquainted; consequently it is
more injurious to health than any
other religious faith, and its occurrence
in the nervous system of young girl
is dangerous in the extreme These
conclusions were obtained by the writer
from physical examination Of mediums.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

MAN intending To do business must Hfst
prepare himself to meet the requirements
OF Ills customers; next he must let every
possible or probable customer know that he
Is so prepared. In u very small place he
may TELL all the people what he can do. In
large village Il printed handful, poster or
circular, properly distributed, will he efiica-
cious, but WHOEVER Is IN A PLACE LARGE
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A NEWSPAPER WILL
FIND THAT 1T Is THE CHEAPEST MEDIUM
THRoTGH WHICH TO ADDRESS The PUBLIC.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11


| A WASHINGTON special TO the New
York Herald says tina, reports having
been circulated TO the effect that At
torney General Williams would tender
his resignation on account of the re-
fusal of congress to enact certain laws
recommended by him in regard to the
reduction Of the expenses of United
States marshals in some Southern Judi
cial districts, and for other causes, it
can be stated, on the authority of the
attorney general himself, that nothing
has passed between him and the presi-
dent on the subject. True, the nttor.
ney general did recommend certain leg
islation at the last session of congress
which would have reduced the expenses
Of many judicial districts Of the South !;
but as congress did not deem it expe-
dent to enact such laws, the attorney
general does not hold it to be sufficient
cause for him to tender his resignation.
AS to the rumor regarding his appoint
ment to the Russian mission, he states
that no word has passed between him.
self and the president in regard to
that subject, and he has never given it
thought, and, SO far as he knows the
president has no idea of using his
name in that connection. Judge
Williams further states that while he
has no particular desire to hold Office
he will remain in the department of
justice, and that his relations with the
president are as pleasant now as they
were year ago, six months ago, or at
any other time since he accepted the
position.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11
THE soMERyILLE TRAGEDY

The waE of races at the South is
progressing finely, In Tennessee last
week, the town Of Somerville was kept
in state of extraordinary excitement
by the demonstrations Of black and
white bullies. Green Herndon, a white
man, and Cash Warren, a leading
negro politician, quarreled. Another
Herndon, brother Of Green, is mayor
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

The annexation OF large part Of
Mexico TO the United States is prob.
ability. 1t is said, that the Mexican
government has submitted to our gov.
renment a proposition providing for q
transfer of section Of country
lying north of a parallel drawn
due west from the mouth Of
the Rio Graude to the Pacific ocean.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

basoHER las exclaimed several
hnss within the past month or two. in
the language Of Josh Billings; "When
Teller gifts to going doune bill, it due
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-11

Mr.. BENZ. o. JONES, editor Of the
Massac Journal, is candidate tor the
Legislature in the Fifty-fr district,
and will probably be elected. Jones
will do.