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BUTTERMILK PUDDING. = Two eggs,
two cups of sugar, half cup of butter,
one teaspoonful of soda sifted in two cups
of -four, three cups of milk; stir the
-four in lightly. Grease your tin and
bake one hour. 1t can be turned out.
WHITEwAsH.-One peck of lime slaked
i'm boiling water, and then strained one
fourth pound of glue, dissolved previous
ly and one pint of salt; apply warm. If
glue is not convenient, soft soap is good
substitute, using about half as much as of
glue.
PUDDING SAUCE.-Four tablespoonful
sugar, two of butter, one of -four beaten
to cream. Add the white of an egg
beaten to froth, and pour into the
whole gill of boiling water, stir it very
fast. Flavor with lemon, rOse-water and
nutmeg.
BATTER PUDDING.--Three eggs, seven
tablespoonful of -four, one quart of milk
boiled, preserving to wet the -four to-
gether and pour them into the boiling
milk. Add little salt. If berries are
used, add one-third -four. Bake, and
serve with sauce.
A CURE FOR CORNs.---A French med
ical journal reports the cure of the most
refractory corns by the morning and
evening applications, will a brush, of a
drop of solution of the perchloride of
iron. 1t states that after fortnight's
continued application, without pain, a
patient who had suffered martyrdom for
nearly forty years from most painful
corn on the inner side of each little toe
was entirely relieved; pressure was no
longer painful, and the cure seemed to be
radical. Other and similar cases are re-
ported as equally successful under the
treatment.
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A Successful COnundrum.

"JOhn has never given you ring?"
said Katie's sister to her one day. John
was Katie's lover.
"Never," said Katie, with a regretful
shake of her head
"And he never will, until you ask him
for it," returned the sister.
"Then l fear l shall never get one"
was the reply.
too stupid to think of such things; and
as you can never pluck up courage to ask
for one, it follows that you will never
get one"
This set Katie to thinking, and to what
purpose we shall see.
That evening her lover called to see
her. He was very proud and very happy,
for the beautiful girl by his side had
been for several weeks pledged to marry
him as soon as the business could be
properly done, and John was grand
good fellow, too, notwithstanding his OBJ
liviousness to certain polite matters.
john" said Katie, at length looking
up with an innocent smile, "do you know
what conundrum ISL"
"Why lisa puzzle-ariddle," answered
John.
"Do you think you could ask me one
could not guess ?"
a don't know. I never thought of
such things. Could you ask me one %
81 could try"
"Well, try, Katie"
"Then answer this: Why is the letter
ID like ring?"
John puzzled his brain over the prob
lem for long time, but was finally
forced to give it up.
81 don't know, Katie. Why is it p
Because" replied the maiden, with a
very soft blush creeping up to her tenn
Piles, "we can not be lced without it,"
In less than a week from that date
Katie had her engagement ring.
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1891. This is at least forty years quicker
than any other comet can do it in.
Nearly all the back-pay members contem-
plate making the round trip with us in
case their constituents will allow them a
holiday. Every harmless amusement
will be allowed on board, but no pools
permitted on the run of the cOmet-no
gambling of any kind. All fixed stars
will be respected by us, but such stars as
seem to need fixing we shall fix. If it
makes trouble, we shall be sorry, but firm.
Mr.. Coggia having leased his comet to
us, she will no longer be called by his
name but by my partners. N. B.-Pas-
sengers, by paying double fare, will be en-
titled to share in all the new stars,
suns, moons, comets, meteors, and maya
zines of thunder and lightning we shall
discover. Patent medicine people will
take notice that
WE CARRY BULLETIN BOARDS
and paint brush along for use in the
consultations, and are open to terms.
Cremationists are reminded that we are
going straight to some hot places-and
are open to terms. To other parties our
enterprise is a pleasure excursion, but
individually we mean business. We shall
fly our comet for all it is worth.
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS,
or for freight or passage, apply on board,
or to my partner, but not to me, since l
do not take charge of the comet until
she is under weigh. 1t is necessary, at
time like this, that my mind should not
be burdened with small business details.
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note and motto, before the LIST of March,
About Flies.

Flies certainly can bear great amount
of killing; it is said that even after two
hours drowning they may be resusci-
tated however, we never tried the ex-
pertinent. Considering the trouble they
occasion, ii is surprising that we can toll
crate these little pests at all yet almost
all of us welcome the first fly of the sea-
son, feebly crawling upon the window
pane into the genial rays Of the spring
sunshine, as sure forerunning of sum-
mer near at hand. We usually indulge
in few sentimental reflections about the
poor little fly, and, if very tender-hearted,
get some sugar upon which he may re-
gale himself, aftert the journey from some
where. Now if we only would allow
our reason to rule our heart, instead of
cice rersa, we should open the window and
put his fyship out to take the spring air,
and then forget to take him in until the
next morning. Flies, of all animated
creation, are the most utterly exasperat-
ing creatures drawing the breath of life.
We suppose that they breathe. They
are utterly impudent; cooler than the
largest sized iceberg and for the quality
commonly known as "cheek," are not to
be surpassed even by hobble-dehoy of
nineteen, who considers he has plumbed
the depths of worldly knowledge, because
he has scraped little at the top, and
tried to see life----that is life i'm its lower
types. Surprising we are at meal when
flies are in full feather, delegation must
taste of every dish before you are allowed
to do so. They are anywhere and every
where at apparently the same time. They
alight upon our forehead, and gently
meander down our nose; we brush them
off and they light upon our ear, and from
there watch with the utmost intentness
every mouthful that enters our mouth.
To see one of the female persuasion,
"shoo" fly out room sis a caution" as
our Hibernian friends have it. She first
shuts all the doors and windows, except
one window, which same she leaves wide
open; then armed with cloth she whisks
and slaps at the unfortunate flies until
they think that fly in the open air will
be beneficial to their health, so they de-
part---as she thinks----and when all are
out taking the air, she closes the blinds;
and then warm, but triumphant, she
quits the field of victory. Deluded wo-
man! If she goes into that fyless room
in the course of an hour, her first thought
will be, "Where under the sun did those
flies come from ?" Now we know be-
cause we have made it study. When
she thought that they were flying out of
the window she was mistaken; they
went as far as the window, but no farther.
They then made right or left wheel and
roost in the darkest corner they can find,
and. quietly chuckle to themselves. AS
if they were going to lose their dinner for
that woman! Not if they know it,!
They wait until she departeth, and then
out they come from their hiding places,
and enjoy laugh and social gossip over
their successful stratagem.
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The East Indian POrtmanteau.

A new trick of M. Brunnet, a Paris
prestidigitateur, is thus described: GA
trick carpet is spread out to convince
every body there is no trap-door in the
floor. A large portmanteau is placed on
this carpet. The portmanteau is locked.
1t is then tied with ropes, placed in a
linen cover, which is well strapped and
buckled ropes are then wrapped around
the cover; these ropes are tied: on the
knots seals are placed After all these
precautions have been taken, M. Brunnet
introduces man dressed and guised as
an East Indian. M. Brunnet orders him
to go into that portmanteau without
touching a single rope, and without re-
moving the linen cover. Moreover, he
gives the East Indian sack, and tells
him to go into it. When once he is in
the portmanteau he gives the East Indian
five minutes to do all these things. Cur
tains are hung around the portmanteau.
The East Indian goes behind them. In
five minutes the curtains are removed !;
the portmanteau discovered just as it
was before the curtains were put around
it. 1t was opened. The East Indian
was found in It, and in the sack, which
was tied above his head.
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Household IIe1ps.

To CLEAN MARBLE. = Rub first with
soda and soft soap, wash as usual with
water.
MOUNTAIN CAKE.-One cup Of sugar,
two eggs half cup of butter, half cup
of milk or water, two cups Of flour, one
teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half
teaspoonful of soda, nutmeg.
Cold SAUCE.-Four tablespoonful OF
sugar, two of butter. When these have
been rubbed until very white and smooth,
add the beaten white of an egg. Flavor
it and mould in some pretty shape.
CRACKERS. - Take nine cups of -four,
one cup of lard, two cups of water, two
teaspoonsful of cream Of tartar, and one
teaspoonful Of saleratus. First rub the
lard into the -four and add two teaspoons
full Of salt.
LAMB STEw.-Take half a shoulder OF
lamb, boil it in two quarts of water for
two hours. Then put in onions, potatoes
turnips, cut in quarters, salt and pepper
N. the taste. Ten minutes before serving
pufiR the dumplings.
To RrNovE BERRY STAINs.-If you
should be 20. unfortunate as to crush O
berry on n Cook or engraving, strike q
birthstone M tch and let the fume come
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

THE inhabitants of Upper Burmah, al
though not classed with the most enlight-
ened people of the world, are far in adj
vance of Christian nations i'm their views
respecting the responsibility of the
drunkard and the crime of drunkenness
Mrs. Ingalls,, in recent letter giving an
account of her visit to that country, in
referring to their treatment of drunken
ness, remarks that they have one or two
laws which Christians might do well to
follow. She says the /" first crime of
drunkenness is punished by the offender
being paraded through the streets by a
procession of State Ministers, under
golden umbrellas, who strike a golden
gong, and read the crime at the corners
of all the streets, and lash him, with
thongs. He is taken to the High Court,
where he has more severe blows, and
then sent to his home. If he is found
guilty the second time, he is taken out in
the same way, and then banished from
the country. We saw such n procession,
with man guilty for the first time. We
were in the golden city six weeks, and
this was the only drunken man we saw.
They are forbidden to use opium or to
gamble"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

AS there is a probability that New
Mexico and Colorado will be admitted as
States into the Union, it may be interest
ing to recall to mind what vast area is
comprised i'm these Territories. New
Mexico contains an area of 30, 900 square
miles; Colorado includes about 104, 900
square miles. If we remember that the
area of New York State is not far from
10000 square miles, we shall have q
definite idea of the size of the proposed
new States. The mining resources of
both New Mexico and Colorado are ex-
tensive, and agricultural productions are
80 abundant as to afford bright prospects
when the land shall be more highly cul-
tivated. Pixies Peak, one of the highest
spurs of the Rocky Mountains, has given
to Colorado special notoriety. Denver,
the capital, has a population of about
1000. The first house was erected in
that vicinity in the fall of 1857. In 1862
an act was passed by Congress providing
for the establishment of mint in Dem
xrnr
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One Leg Tn.

A peddler in the Highlands of Scot
land, having run short of butter, applied
to farmers wife for a supply.
How much do you want z" said the
woman.
"A pun will do" said the peddler.
81 Gamma max you a pun" said the
woman. "Why?"
az ha' ma pun weight"
"Weel, what weight ha' YEP" said the
peddler.
1.-TWO pun" said the woman.
"And which is the weight" said the
man.
ooh, it's just the tangs," (tongs).
"Weel," said he, "put ane leg in the
scale and t'other out, and that'll be a
pun"
She did as requested, but when it was
weighed, she looked doubtfully at the
butter and said:
at looks large pun"
otis a. right, woman, how much is itT'
said the peddler.
"a sixpence," was the reply, which the
peddler paid and hastily departed, lest
she should discover how she had been
cheated.
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The Hair and its Fashions.

When the i" fervor ofthe summers day"
draws nigh, there is heard throughout
the land, general cutting and clipping
of the hair, principally confined, however,
to the little ones and their fathers and
brothers. The long, flowing tresses, which
have been the poets favorite theme from
earliest times, as descriptive of female
lovli ness, are rather aburden to the fair
possessor during the scorching days which
are characteristic of our American sum-
mer.
AS the hair is a conspicuous feature, al
most every variation in the arrangement
thereof changing the personal appear
ance, it constitutes, especially with the
ladies, an important part of the toilet,
and has received merited attention in all
nations, ancient and modern.
In every age, fine head of hair has
been thought an orament, and sign of
vigor, health and beauty.
The Scriptures record the esteem
which the early Hebrews had for beau
tiful hair, and all the busts ana statues
of Grecian art which have descended to
us, represent the heroes and heroines'
luxuriant locks.
Mourning and funeral rites were SYM
bolized by the ancients by the neglect of
the hair, or by cutting or pulling it out,
and shaving the head was badge of deg
radiation imposed upon criminals, and as
a mark of servitude.
1t was formerly the practice to remove
the hair of the condemned, before execu-
ton, in convicts both of high and low
degree. Louis XVI. when upon the gull
lotine, implored his executioners to
spare him this disgrace, and his request
was so far acceeded to that only his back
hair was removed.
The diversity in the manner of wear
ing the hair, which taste, fashion, and
convenience display, is even greater than
the varieties of shade and color.
The Hebrew women braided their tress-
es and secured them with gold and silver
pins. The Roman maids and matrons
dressed their hair with pearls and gems,
garlands of flowers and bright ribbons.
False curls were worn, and Virgil, Cicero,
and other classical writers mention the
use of hot ire ms for curling and crimping
Even the much-abused false-hair, for
which our modern bellies and beauties
are so often denounced in terms of un-
measured severity, was worn by the
Greeks, Assyrians, Persians, and Romans.
The Egyptians resorted to wigs in prefer.
ence to their natural hair. In France,
during the extravagant reign of Louis
XIV. false-hair, extending halfway
down the back, with profusion of curls
became the mode, and to such an excess
was this fashion carried, that it was
deemed breach of etiquette to appear
in ones natural hair. "There is no new
thing under the SUM-" saith the preacher
and we find the modern fashions in hair
asin many other respects, are but imita
tions of antiquity.
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Becky away because she was naughty
l took you both for better or worse, and
now i guess it will be all the better.
Come, there's the school bell, and here is
your satchel."
"And the PIER demurred Tad. 81
can't bear it"
cit shall be thrown away. You shall
never see it or hear of it again."
But Tad never forgot it.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

IT is known that steel, when quickly
cooled after heating, assumes more. or
less hardness and brittleness, the color,
texture and density Of the material be-:
ing altered. As TO the causes Of differ
ence between hardened and unhardened
steel there are merely conjcctures on the
subject. At q recent meeting of the
Berlin Academy of Science, one of the
Secretaries announced that prize of
5000 would be awarded in July, 1876, to
anyone who would best solve the
problem, by experiment, whether the
causes referred TO were physical or chemi-
cal, or both. Accurate comparative
analyses are required, especially of the
relative quantities of carbon In the free
and combined state, and also observa-
tions of the physical qualities of the ma
terials. The memoir may be written in
German, French, Latin or English, and
Is 10 be sent TO the academy, with seal
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

A FAIRY FoUNTAIN.--The English
Mechanic gives the following: "Iftwenty
grains of phosphorus cut very small, and
mixed with forty grains Of powdered
zinc, be put into four drains of water,
and two drains of concentrated sulphuric
acid be added thereto, bubbles of infamed
phosphoretted hydrogen gas will quickly
cover the whole surface of the fluid in
succession, forming real fountain of fire."
Those not accustomed TO experiment
with the phosphorus may need caution
in regard to handling Il. II is best to
cut il under water.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

GLOW many deaths last nightf' in
quired hospital physician of nurse.
"Nine," was the answer. Why, l
ordered medicine for ten" Yes, but
one wouldn't take it,"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

A SMALL boy got another boy some
what smaller than himself, down on the
ground yesterday, and got hold of both
his ears, placed his knee in the small of
the boys back, and asked him in a very
persuasive manner If he would give him
that white alley Of his'n. The boy re-
piled in the affirmative. How easy IL is
to settle things when one goes about it
In the right way.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

THEfrm of Fisk & Hatch has issued a
circular announcing that it is prepared
to pay its creditors in full, with interest.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

A LAWSUIT with ninety three parties
to it, is raging in Pittsylvania, Va.
George Fowlkes, ST., bequethed his
property to his former slave, and his
heirs at law contest the testament
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

In q recent letter to Messrs Remington &
Co., Capt. +. w. Whittemore, 18th Infantry,
U. s. A., thus speaks of the Remington Sew
ing Machine:
off your sewing machines are as much of
an Improvement over others as your double
shOt-guns in its breech mechanism is superior
to the English guns, / shall want one. Com.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-23

PULLMAN's palace cars are running to
Rome in Italy.
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WHEN WRITING To ADvERTIsERS
w please say Tint you saw the advcrtise-
nsent In this paper.
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Mr.. Farley, in his "Epitaphiana,"
gives us the following, which he found
recorded Gin memoriam" of an avaric-
ions man.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-11-13

PIEDMONT & ARLINGTON LIFE INSURANCE
SoMrASY.-We invite particular attention
20 the receips published among our advcr-
'sements tessifying to the promptness will.
which certain life risks were paid hy III,
iedMont Company. This company
'osides being southern company ,ex liibi,.
'rsfragible evidence of sountiness anu
rosperity. There il not, 40 far as w.
nov, blemish upon it's record. Appli
ants for insurance in good compuu,
,houid communicate with Maj. &. w. Ter
ell. Scnoral aSont, New Orleans. Til,
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kELLEk's HALL, Nov. II, 1874.

kELLEk's HALL, Nov. IL, 1874.
At a meeting OF 3rd Ward White Gu
the following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
Whereas, An article headed 1.-THE Clu
borne Arrests" appeared in the Louisia,
4ntellisencer of Nov. 9th, which direct !,
affects tho honor and character of the s.
Ward White Club, though making 40 81,
cihc mention of said club; and as this bod
feeling itself entitled to demand VIA
drawai Of tho offensive publication in SO t.
as it affoeted our honor-nnd
Whereas, "A committee appointed by Il. ),
club to call on Franz Aforey, author o
SAID newspaper, article. and respect full, \
demand II Withdrawal of said statelnent 81
far as concerned our body, aud, ,...
whereas, The commit go did both per.
sonally and by letter communicate wiz
said Morey for said purpose, and in til,
opinion OF said committees were proper,
courteous and respectful, and, 1.
Whereas, Said Morey mot this deman.
with dediai of our right to make such
demand, and, ....-......-
Whereas, 1t is we'll known to every one,
including said Morey, that the proceeding,
ofthis club have been eminently peaceabl,
and in the interest Of good orclcr, and,
Whereas, Justice to ourselves REQUIRES
VIC should vindcate the honor and good
name of our organization before the public;
Therefore be ii Rcsoircel, lst That so tar Il.
concerns this club we pronounce tho state
ments which imply that there WAS an or
ganized programme i'll Ouachita parish to
assassinate white Republican, leaders, o:
which assert that the fact Of 4 terrible retri-
button prevented resort to violence on
the part Of the whites, to be u most malici
Gus and insoient f.isehood, and We pro-
ctaiu Frank Morey to be y deliberate
aanderer and colnmniator Of the white
people of North Louisiana.
Resolved 2nd, That it IL the unanimous
opinion Of this body that Frank Moroy is
one OF tho parties chiefly responsible for
tne oatrages recoutiy committed by seevle
afded by y. s. forces, in North Louisiana.
ana that these outrages and violations of
she sacred rights Of citizens were plainly
'ntenaed to operate to his own political
advantage. f"'
hesotsed ari, That copy of these roso-
buttons be furnished the 0rAcu,r. r.
GRAPH for publication.
l.ss.lt ,THos. Y. Any,
At, ., 49, e.u,- President.