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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
4 "Reminiscences Of Youth.

y prominent preacher, In IN adj
dress to children, said that when he
was Il boy his most Joyful anticipation
was the dawn of Sabbath morning,
which always found him on his
knees. That's the way 1t always
found us, too, but If we remember
distinctly, we didn'tlOok forward with
such angelic JOY to its coming. But
may be the worthy divinc5 mother
didn't sandwich his head so tightly
between her knees and may he her
tine comb wasn't so sharp as our
mothers was, as he knelt before her,
with his face buried i'm the last weeks
village paper, while she took out of
his head certain things which he was
not sent to school to get into IL, but
which he always did, If he was any
kind Of a boy ut all. And may be the
reverned gentleman's nose didn't In
variably become stopped up as he
knclt, so that all the breath he got
was labOriously drawn In ut his
mouth, through newspaper and skirts,
and then forced out again through
the same, requiring such tremendous
effort that all the blood in his body
rushed up to his face till Ii felt as hot
as u griddle cake, and no imagined
that death by fire damp in coal
mine must be bliss. And may be
this good little boys mother, when
no moved his head O little to get the
least Whit of cool air, didn't come
down on him with both hands and
cram him still deeper down In the
folds of Der dress, and remark that
she never SEQ him beat, just when
she'd got her eyes on one, too, and
she'd shake the whole top of his head
Off II. he didn't mind his eye. And,
then, after he had minded his eye un-
til he was In such n state that he
thought death would do him a great
favor If ii would come and claim him
for its own; and his mother had
ploughed and narrowed his head as II
she intended to seed IL down with
and It felt as If 1t had been
run through a sausage grinder, may
be she didn't make him think he was
to place in Fox's cheerful
work on martyrs by gently bathing
his very sore head In tobacco water
or whisky at twenty-seven cents n
gallon. 1t cant be. That preacher
either never had all the comforts of
home, persided over by o Christian
mother, or he Is stretching that JOY
full anticipation business. - Mar
IHelpr.
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disappeared.

When Il friend dies and Il buried.
there's an end OF him. We miss him
for a space out OF our daily existence;
we cling to the blessed hope that we
shall be reunited In u more perfect
sphere; but, so lar rs this earth Is
concerned, there's an end Of him.
However near and dear he was, the
time arrives when he does not form a
part OF our daily thought; he ceases
TO he even an abstraction. We 90 no
more with flowers and tears into the
quiet cemetery only the rain and
snow-hakes fall there; we leave it
for the fingers OF spring to deck the
neglected mound. But when orr
friend vanlshes unaccountably In the
midst of crowded city, or goes off
on sea voyage, and Is never heard
Of again, his memory has a singular
tenacity. He may be to all intents
and purposes dead to us, but we have
not lost him. The ring of the door.
hell at midnight may be his ring |;
the approaching footstep may be his
tootstep; the unexpected letter with
foreign postmarks may be from his
hand. He haunts us as the dead
never can. The woman whose hus-
land died lastnight may marry again
within n lustre OF months. DO YOU
suppose week passes by when the
woman whose husband disappeared
Inysteriously ten years ago does not
think OF him? There are moments
when the opening Of a door must
startle her.-T b. Aldrfch.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
Pay Cash.

Oh, how hard IL is TO pay bills -
Everybody knows this. IT is such a
pleasant thing, too, to have money
In your pocket, and there Is no way
by which this desirable result can be
secured except by spending less than
You receive. Nothing assists In this
calculation go much as paying for
what you get when you get it.
When you run up Il bill at the
butchers, the bakers, the milliner's
and drcssmaker's, you never know
exactly what you can afford. It Is
very hard to keep track of all your
accommodating Indebtedness, and you
are tempted to spend the money ly-
ing idle in your hands for things that
you can do just as well without, and
In this way incOmmode yourself
when the day for tho settlement ar
Every tradesman knows that peo-
pie buy more on credit than for cash.
When the pOcket-book Is drawn upon
every time that n want Is to be satis-
fed, there Is to be true appreciation
OF the value OF what you give, ms well
as of what you get; but when things
are not paid for at the time, there Is
a less appreciation Of the cost than of
the purchase.
In house keeping especially, the
cash system Is the cheapest and pleas
attest. 1t prevents great deal of
cheating and waste, and saves the
mistress of the house no end of trouble.
Cash customers buy cheapest, and are
the most desirable. Pay cash.
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IN Honest Hoy.

Arthur, take this letter TO your
mother, and here Is your weeks pay.
You havea good mother" added Mr..
Powell, looking intently into the lads
face ns he took tho missive with a
polite "thank you, SIR"
The communication to Mrs. How
ard ran thus:
"Dcar madam We are sorry to
return your son Arthur with this, but
repeatedly articles, and occasionally
money have been missed from our
store. No one but he could have
taken 1t. 1t il very trying we assure
you, to have such an issue forced
upon us, for we had supposed him in
capable of any sort of dishonesty.
Respectfully,
Il. POWELL q Co."
Mrs. Howard persued tho note and
then without looking up from her
sewing, gently bade her boy remove
and thoroughly dry his OvercOat,
whitened by the driving snow. But
she could not just then look upon
that youngand joyous face. He should
not know II breath Of the foul sus-
pici0n, but should go to bis pillow
unconscious of the stain on his good
name. In the morning she wOnld
visit the firm.
While Arthur slept, his mother
passed the anxious hours in alternate
watchings by his bedside and prayers
at her own. The restraint which she
had placed upon herself was now re-
moved. Toward daylight the storm
subsidized, and the morning dawned on
n fair day. The calm comfOrted her,
and when Arthur rose from the break
fast table, she said cheerfulIy:
81 am going out this morning, dear,
and you must remain Mt home. BE
a good mother to brother and sister,
and If any work comes In, remember
carefully all the particulars; but first
run out and sweep me n clean cross
ing through the fresh snow"
Quickly wrapping herself she pro-
ceeded to the gate. She stood resting
against IL and gazed on the pure scene
the trees, the hedges, the roofs of
buildings, every nook and crevice
piled up with the glistening snow.
But purer than all was her son Ar
thur, I'm her eyes the falrcst of the
picture. His clear eye was not that
OF thief, and the mothers face
beame'I upon him with cOnflding
love.
At this moment Mr.. Powell came
toward mother and son. Mrs. How.
ard received him as calmly as she
had his letter, bidding Arthur to run
over to Mrs. Ames', to Old Johns,
and two other chlldless homes, and
sweep off their paths. Mr.. Powell
was full of regrets and apologies for
tho note sent on the previous evening.
Accidentally the real culprlt had been
discovered, and Arthur fully cleared.
"The Arm wished him back. They
will atone, If possible. for the cruel
wrong so hastily DONE"
Mrs. Howard replied: "On one,
and only one condition can he re-
turn, and that Is that neither he nor
any of the clerks I'm your employ
learn one word Of this affair: / would
not have him suffer the knowledge of
his suspicion for worlds. / would
not have his solf-respect Injured.
The next morning found Arthur In |
,is accustomed place, and tho pleas
ire with which he that evening COM !
to his mother his delight |
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

Cream Sauce.-Add a cup of ssi-
gar to one-half cup thick sour cream.
Beat these together ten minutes.
Crate nutmeg over 1t. Nice for In
dian buildings.
Pudding Sauce.-FOur. table
spOOnfuls of sugar, two tablespoon
fuls of butter, one tablespoonful OF
flour beaten to a cream. Add the
white of an egg beaten to frotll, and
pour into the whole gill of boiling
water, stirring 1t very fast. Flavor
with lemon, rose-water, nutmeg or
wine.
Golden Salve.-TwO quarts of raw
linseed oil, three pounds good rosin,
three pounds of beeswax. Melt thor
Oughly together and turn into tin
boxes. This Is. the best salve known
for burns, scalds, flesh wounds, old
sores, piles, etc. TO make small
quantities the same proportion az the
above is required.
Chocolate Caramels.--One pint
new milk, one cake chocolate. Zone
quarter pOund); one cup and O half
sugar (white). Try this on Il buttered
plate, az it will not crisp In water,
/ anu WHtu uOuo poui oii otetSisu PossS
and mark oil in squares MS IL cools
with a knife, and then II will easily
break when cold. They are very eX-
cellent.
Vinegar Candy.--One cup white
sugar; one-halfcup vinegar; hoil till
IL crisps i'm cold water. This makes
an excellent candy, and something
beneficial also, as 1t Ia good for colds.
If the vinegar be very strong, take
little less of ii, and some water, but
for us the strength of the vinegar
never hurts. When done pour out
on buttered plates, and either mark
off in squares an inch or two wide "a
1t coOl5, or else, when cool enough to
handle, draw 1t until 1t Is nice and
white; then cut 1t into sticks.
REMEDY for Croup.-This RENE
by Is simply alum: Take knife or
crater and shave or CRATE off In small
particles about n tablespoonful of
alum, mix il with about twice the
quantity of sugar or honey or make
it palatable, and administer as quick
" as possible. The doses should be
separated at intervals of fifteen min
utes, until the phlegm Is cut and east
of. This will give almost immedi-
ate relief. The patient should also
bathe his feet In hot water and apply
cloths wet in cold water to the throat
and chest, changing as often rs they
got warm.
--Sugared Pop Corn.-This delights
all children, and IL within the reach
of everyone. One cup sugar (white) |;
half Il cup water boil till II taffies,
then sprinkle in the pop corn, as
much as the pan will hold. If nicely
popped, this will sugar two quarts Of
corn. Stir well, so that it does moi
stick together; tho grains ought to
separate. TO make pop corn balls,
take the receipt for ''mOssies', and
boil 1t till it tafiics, then stir in your
corn and set ii from the fire, and "a il
cOols work it into halls with your
hands. OF course they are not like
those you buy i'm the cities, hut for
homemade they are excellent.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07

Or. Berthicr, County Physician, has
ut the County Hospital, situated
about mile and half east of this
city, dog of the st. Bernard breed.
This dog is not yet fully grown, but il
would seem has the instincts Of his
breed strong within him. Last Sat
urday night about eight o'clock he
rushed about through the hospital,
acting in Il strange excited manner
1t soon became evident that he want
eel some one to follow him. DIR. Ber-
thier ordered old "Uncle Jimmy"
who used to make his headquarters nj
the station house, but who il now
"man Friday" ut the hospital, to GO
with the dog and sec what the trouble
might be. Finding that he had made
himself understood and that Uncle
Jimmy was prepared to follow, the
dog led the way across the country
through tho snow i'm the direction Of
the city. At tho distance of over n
quarter of mile from tho hospital
the dog, who rejoices i'm the name Of
"MajOr" descended into 4 ravinc.
Plunging through tho deep snow fill
ing the bottom of the ravInc, tho dog
went to big drift and began Juggling
and hauling upon some object buried
therein, lifting his head occasionally
and uttering bark to encourage IN
Gle Jimmy, who was wading toward
the spot as fast rs his short legs would
carry him. Marvelling greatly,
Jimmy plOwed his way down the m
vine, and reaching the spot where
Major was at work saw before him
human being-a woman. He at first
tried to beat the dog away, thinking
las he Is rather cross at night about
the hospital-that he was hurting the
woman. He soon saw, however, that
the dog was careful to lay hold on
nothing but the wOman's clothing,
and that he was doing his best to drag
her out of the drift. Jimmy managed
to lift the wOman-whO he had found
was still alive--Out of the hole, but
was unable to move her from the spot,
she being so near chilled to death az
to be unable to stand. Assistance was
called from the hospital and the doc
tor turned out with all his nurses and
all the cOnvalescents about the place.
It required the united exertions of SIX
of the strongest men that could be
mustered to carry the woman to the
hospital, and after she was housed the
doctor and nurses worked over her for
some hours before she could he placed
In bed. The husband of the woman
is in the hospital, and It appears that
she left the city late in the evening to
visit him. DIR. Berthier says that had
she remained twenty minutes longer
In the snow she would have persisted.
The next day when she came 10 her
senses sho was so much ashamed of
the affair that she would not see her
husband, and has since left the hospi-
tai without going to his room, beg
cling that he might be told nothing OF
her perilous adventure. She owes
her life to "Major" the noble and sa-
gacious st. Bernard.- Virginia city
Enterprise. ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
The Ages.

A writer In the OrerIdad Monthiy
discussing the "forces of culture"
says: "If wc should divide culture
into dozen aras instead of only into
stone, bronze, and iron ages, wo
should have to designate nearly all of
them from industrial events. The
sailing vessel, the mould board,
which turne over the furrow of the
plough, tho water wheel, the mag
netic needle, gunpowder, the paper
mill, movable type, the spinning
wheel, the telescope, the microscope,
the quadrant, the chronometer, the
steam engine, the steam boat, the
steam railroad, the steam blast I'm
smelling furnaces, the pudding furn-
ace, the rolling-mill, and labor-saving
machinery Of a thousand kinds
these are triumphs Of industry, and
the main causes of the superiority OF
modern over ancient civilization. 1t
Is the workingman, not the soldier,
the priest, the statesman, the philos-
opher, the scientist, the artist, ,and
the author who has given US not only
the foundation, but also most OF the
superstructure, of our culture
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
Orchard Management.

no realize the best results from an
orchard, we should be careful i'm the
selection of varieties; and q well
drained location should be chosen on
which to plant the tress. The dis
lance between the rows should not be
so small as to preclude the trees from
obtaining their full bearing capacity,
and make it difficult to gather the
fruit. Neither should. there be too
much space. Twenty-fOur feet each
way has been our practice Of setting
trees, and we find It suitable dis
lance. If the land IL low and fiat, the
land between the rows should be
plOwed toward the trees, so as to have
the dead furrow in the center, to allow
the water to pass off freely. All the
sprouts should be kept from the base
OF tho trees, but we have not found 1t
advisable To prune out the heads, M
it lessons the capacity for fruitfulness,
and induces the growth Of water
sprouts.
All of the fallen fruit should be
gathered and made into vinegar, as
the profits Of the orchard are consider
ably increased from this source. All
fruit should he carefully hand-picked,
and intended for market should be
assorted and put In clean packages.
The commission men Of Chicago as
sure US that apples in new barrels
bring enough more to pay for the
barrels, even If old ones could be had
free Of cost. Varieties that drop from
trees, such as Rome Beauty, Stand
ard and Domino, should BIO picked
early. Winter fruit should be kept
In cool place, at q temperature Of ~
degrees, as near as possible.
The demand for winter apples has
not yet been supplied, and IL we wish
to obtain the best results and find q
ready market for our apples, we
should plant ut least three-fOurths Of
in winter varieties.
The orchard should be sheltered on
the west and north by belts Of rapid
growing trees. We advise the plant
ing of white ash, American elm, syca-
more and ashleaf maple. Varieties
of the willow are rapid growers, hut
The timber Is of little value.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Hints About Work.

Happy Is the farmer who has got
everything ready for the active lab0rs
of the coming season. But no matter
how thoroughly he is prepared there
will always be plenty to do.
Work makes Understanding will
break and has to be mended. Some
thing will be lost and has to be found.
Tools are scattered here and there,
and must be put in their places:
System and Order arc absolutely
essential to success i'm farming. But
work is no less essential. Whatever
accomplishes the most work at the
least cost Is the best system.
Some Boys" must be the motto
of the farmer who employs much
labor. He must he with his men.
Show them how to do the work othe
best advantage. Plan direct, be quick
to see the weak spot and prompt to
lend helping hand.
Steady Work like blowing will al
most do itself. 1t is the odd jobs
that require brains. You must do
the thinking.
A Cheap Memorandum BOOk in
which you can note down work to he
done, is Ofgreat advantage, provided
you use it.
WOrkto bc done may be classified
under the heads. First-Work for
rainy days. Second--Work for fair
days when the ground Is too wet to
pillow. Third--Regular farm work
when the weather and land are both
dry.
Under Raiuu Days comes such
work as repairs, Oiling harness, sort
ing potatoes, and cutting them for
seed mixing ashes, plaster, and hen
droppings; whitewashing; cleaning
and Oiling implements and machines
with petroleum, both woodwork and
iron grinding spades, hoes, axes
etc.; cutting up hay, and dozen
other things that will readily occur
Under When the Ground is We
comes UNDERMINING; cleaning Out
bitches, letting off surface water; re-
pairing fences and gates plling, turn
ing, or spreading manure; washing
fruit trees with I've or carbolic soap
scraping up the mud and scattered
manure In the barn-yard; blasting
large stones, etc. etc. The morning
after the next heavy rain, I'LL up tht
list yourself. You will find 1t very
useful.
Under Regular Work include The
general field work of the farm, sucl
as blowing, narrowing, cultivating
rolling, drilling, picking off stones
hauling manurs, etc. etc. Go into
details. Make estimates of how long
tho work will take, and see that yol
have everything ready for emcrgen
cies.
GA Crops ia Edriy, but not before
the land Is in good working cOndi
1 tiOn.- american A0ricultuist.
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The Oldest Stove In America.

y. Packard, now of Toronto, Ont,
but native of Massachusetts, patri-
arch of over eighty winters, sends to
the Springfield Republican bit of
historical Renaissance about the old.
est stove In America. A stove made
In England in ITO, and still used to
heat the State Capitol ut Richmond,
Va, has been widely credited as
forming the greatest antiquity. Mr..
Packard, however, matches this relic
witha specimen in.Plymouth County,
that outdates it by nearly half a CEN
fury. In 1876, he says, Quaker
family by the name of Barker located
in the old colony and built a block
house twentyfeet square, Intended as
a kind Of fort or protection against
Indians. Additions and improve
ments ware made from time to time
as circumstances required, till IL has
reached the magnitude of two
story, double front, old time farm
This, with all Its appurte-
nances, has been handed down, and Is
still I'm possession of one Of the origin
al descendants, bearing the same
name, and yet Is comfortable resi-
dcnce. The. room IA first built has
been kept as much In its primitive
state as time and circumstances
would permit, and has been used as
a kind of museum or receptacle for an
cient relics. The original chimney
has given place to more modern
one of brick. In this fire place stands
a stove, similar I'm construction to
the Old Franklin, bearing on its front
In legible figures 1922, which Is sup
posed to be the date of its make
The resident proprietors know MOTH
ng of its previous history Ohey are
now about eighty years old, but
think II was cast In the neighborhood.
Il has ever been doing good service |
where II now stands, for one hundred
md fifty-two years.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-07
Wanted to See n "Live" Mummy

Monge, the celebrated French
mathematician ard natural philoso-
pher, after his return from the
compaign in Egypt with the great
Napoleon, invited several OF his
colleagues at the Institute of France,
and various officers of high rank,
among whom was General Augercau,
to dine with him, and to be present
afterward at the opening of the box
containing mummy which dated
from the time of SesOstris. While the
soup was being served, Augereau
could scarcely restrain his Impotence
to see the mummy, and during the
whole of dinner-time he could scarcely
be prevented from leaving the table
to go and have a look at the curiosity.
While Mt dessert, his fellOw-guests,
who could not understand the valiant
soldiers impatiencc, could scarcely
prevail upon him to wait till they
had swallowed their coffee. At last
they left the table and passed into the
savant's study where a coffin covered
with hieroglyphics lay upon a table.
MOnge vainly endeavOred to explain
the meaning of these symbolic in.
scrlptions to his guests. "Open itW
cried Augereau, with feverish i'm
patience. "Make haste !" Monge
raised the lid of the coffin, when the
spectators saw before them, swathed
in bandages, and black as niger,
the mortal remains Of an Egyptian
who had probably been present at
the construction of the Pyramids.
"You wished to sec the mummy"
said Monge, turning to Augereau:
81 hope you aresatisfied." The latter,
dumb with establishment, opened his
eyes to their widest extent, and at
last muttered In an anxious voice,
mummy is dead " His
fellow-guests exploded with laughter,
at which Augereau was Of course
highly indignant. He never forgavc
MOnge for not having shown him n
live mummy.
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Power of Prejudice.

A gentleman was one day stoutIss
asserting that there werc no gold
fields except in Mexico and Peru. A
nugget, dug up IN California, was pre-
sented to him as evidence against his
positive assertion. He was not in the
least disconserted. "This metal, sir,
/ owe, is extremely like gold; and,
you tell me, that II passes MS such IN
the market, having been declared by
the assaycrS to be fndlstinguIshabie
from the precious metal. All this ]
will not dispute. Nevertheless, the
metal is not gold, but ans,s s :
only from Mexico and PERU" In
vain was he informed that the geo.
logical formation was similar In Cal
ifornia and Peru, and the metals sim
liar; he had fixed In his mind the
conclusion that gold existed only In
Mexico and Peru this was alaw of
nature--he had no reason to give why
1t should be so, but such had been the
admitted fact for many years, and
from Il he could not swerve.
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time, and hinders or mars our work
so that we cannot get It done to our
satisfaction. These things are COM
mon to all. 81 must have been mad
when / painted that" said distin-
guished artist, as from the walls OF
public gallery he surveyed one of his
masterpieces and he ordered 1t back
to his studio that he might retOuch
what dlspleased him. Most of us in
surveying our work can see where II
might have been done better, and yet
in doing it again we are apt to fall in
to fresh errors. Notwithstanding,
we must press on, doing the best we
can i'm spite of humors, Opp0sitiOns,
difficnlties, ever keeping our sails in
such trim that whena favorable wind
does blow we may he waited swiftly
along our course.