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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
Errors In Stock Breeding.

Every stock-breeder knows, or
ought to know, how hard IL Is to
keep on hand carefully bred stock to
supply himself and others with such
as alone should be bred from. Tho
ordinary farmer, aiming to improve
his stock and make start I'm the
right direction, must look to those
who spend time and money to obtain
and keep tho very best, from which
to select for breeding purposes. 1t Is
certainly great error In any one to
attempt to rear stock for breeding
purposes, unless he has all the neces-
sary arrangements to breed with great
care, to obtain Just such crosses an
will meet the demands and end aimed
at. 1t Is the indiscriminate breeding
that has ruined the common stock OF
the country, and 1t will also ruin the
improved breeds IL not guarded
against. Indiscriminate breeding
gives you the same choice In stock
that you have for choice fruit In
nursery for seedlings, and many OF
you have seen the results of orchards
selected from just such collections OF
trees. You have also witnessed the
utter failures of farmers who select
the stock from which to breed with
out the good sense and Judgment
necessary to get what they need
Get the best breeds, and you Will
always have the best.-Rural San.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
The KaIny Day.

1t Is surprising that sO.many peo-
pie live without taking thought of
the morrow. Reckless expenditure
to ensure ease for the present, seems
to be the order Of the day. With all
the accomplishments of young peo-
pie, nowadays, how few have the
education which will enable them to
economize In time Of need! The
girls smatterlng of the languages
won't do this, nor the boys skill at
billiards; and the household expen-
ditures suffer from the lack of any
intelligent system of housekeeping,
and the ignorance of the younger
branches Of the family, both on this
point and the way to earn their own
living. Isn't 1t high time that there
should be q change In this respect p
The chances and changes of business,
and the uncertainties of investments,
make sad havoc with the position of
once well-to-do people, and find too
many members of families unable to
do anything to keep the wolf from
the door. The same neglect of a
sound and reasonable education, pre-
vents the wives and children of work.
ing men from helping to bear the load
which presses so heavily on the father
of family. How many good house
keepers are there among either the
upper or middle classes who can, by
careful management, so reduce their
expenses as to tide over dull times,
and over bright days have a surplus
ready for the savings bank? This Is
a practical question to which our
household economists should pay at
tention. Although the cost of living
has largely increased during the past
decade OF. years, 1t Is still possible,
by the exercise Of judicious economy
and foresight, toprovido for the needs
Of rainy day.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

Up in Blossburg, the other day,
lightning-rod man drove up In front
Of handsome edlfice standing in the
midst of trees and shrubs, and spoke
to Mr.. Summers, who was sitting on
the steps In front. He accOsted Sum-
mers, as the owner of the residence,
and said:
81 see you have no lightning-rods
on this house."
"No," said Summers.
"Are yeu going to put any on ?"
"Well, hadn't thought of it," re-
piled Summers.
"You ought to. A tall building
like this Is very much exposed. I'd
like to run you up one OF my rods |;
twisted steel, glass tenders, nickel
plated tips; everything complete
May 1 put up one and show you
I'll do the job cheap"
Certainly, you may, If you want
to. 1 haven't theslightest objection"
said Summers.
During the next half-hour the man
had his ladders up and his assistants
at work and, Mt the end of that time,
the Job was done. He called Sum-
mers out into the yard to admire it.
He said to Summers:
"Now, that Is all well enough; but
If IL was my house, I'd have another
rod put up on the other side. There
IL nothing like being protected
thoroughly.
"That's true" said Summers "it
would be BETTER"
"pll put up another-shall ~"
asked the man.
"Why; OF course, IL you think it's
best" said Summers.
Accordingly, the man went to
work again, and soon had the rod in
its place.
"That's Il flrst-rate job" he said to
Summers, as they both stood eye
ing 1t. "I like such q man as you
are-big-hearted, liberal, not afraid
to put a dollar down for good thing.
There's some pleasure in deal ng with
you. like you so much that I'D put
couple more rods on thathouse, one
on the north end and one on the
south, for almost nothing"
ut would make things safer. sup
pOse," said Summers.
Certainly it would. I'd better do
it, hadn't They ?'
"Just as you think proper" said
Summers.
So the man ran up two moro rods,
and then came down, and said to
Summers
"There, that's done; now let's set
tic up"
"Do what?'
"Why, the jobs finished, and now
I'll take my money"
"You don'texpect mo to pay you, I
hope ?"
"Of course / do. Didn't you tell
me to put those rods on your house?"
"My housev' shouted Summers,
"Thunder and lightning! 1 never or.
dered you to put those rods up. II
would have been ridiculous. Why,
man, this Is the Courthouse, and
Pm here waiting for the Court to as
semble. Pm on the jury. You seem
to be anxious to rush out your rods,
and, as It was none of my business, /
let you go on. Pay for ii =! Come,
now, that's pretty good"
The Blossburg people say that the
manner in which that lightning-rod
man tore around town, and sWore,
was fearful. But when he got his
rods off the Court House, he left per-
manently. He doesn't fancy the
place.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

There Is negro girl In Brucetown
about nine years OF age whose
memory Is truly marvellous. Her
wonderful powers we're first brought
to the notice of white man, who
Keeps a grocery in that part Of the
city, about two weeks ago. He had
been reading aloud in her presence
the day before and accidently heard
her repeat word for word what he
had read from the paper, though
twenty-fOur hours had INTERVIEWED.
After this he tested her memory
frequently and has found her capable
OF repeating thirty or forty lines from
book after hearing It read once
over. Her intellect In other respects
does not seem at all above, If equal
to, the average. Such instances of
memory are not very unusual. Mary
Summerville tells of IN idiot In
Edinburgh who never failed to re-
peat the sermon, word for word,
after attending the kirk each Sunday,
saying: "Here the minister cough
ed )" "Here he stopped to blow his
nose" She also tells of another
whom she met In the Highlands,
who knew the Bible so perfectly that
fine was asked where such a verse
was to be found he could tell without
hesitation, and repeat the chapter.
We remember, also, to have read
year or two ago an account Of q man
In Now York who could read one side
of the New York Herald and then
repeat 1t word for word, advertise
ments and all. Thirty years ago, or
thereabouts, there wasa hook peddler
In this part of Kentucky who had
considerable reputation for his re-
markable memory. Old "Jimmy
Hutchinson" sold Pilgrim Progress,
Clevehnd's Hymns, Children of the
Abbey, Solitude Sweetened, and was
able to repeat whole pages from
almost any part of these books
Lexington (Ry.) Gazette.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

THE brief account of Livingstone's
latter days Is very touching. Unable
either to ride or walk any longer, he
said to his faithful followers, "Build
me a hut to die In" And there the
old hero, In rude kennel of grass In
the wilderness, a six months Jour-
ney from the base of his supplies at
Unyanyembe, lay down to die. In
his ardor for Christian exploration he
had exiled himself, for the greater
part OF his life, from home and
friends, and almost from all commu-
nication with them till men begun
to whisper that he had probably
ceased to care for them. But the heart
which he had for so many years kept
resolutely bent to its work, now that
the work must be laid by, few back
like bow suddenly unstrung, and
In his last days, we are told, che
spoke much and sadly of his home
and family" And the curtain drops
on the good man praying much and
saying, 4 am going home.' /"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
Tie Text.

A Dious old lady, who was too un.
well to attend meeting, used to send
her thick-headed husband to church
to find out the text the preacher
selected as the foundation of his dis.
course. The poor Ounce was rarely
fortunate enough to remember the
words of the text, oreven the chapter
and verse where they could be found
but one Sabbath he ran home I'm hot
haste, and informed his wife that he
could repeat every word without
missing asyllable. The words were
as follows:
AN angel come down from
Heaven and took live coal from the
altar"
IT know every word," said the
husband.
81 am glad your memory is i'm.
proving, but don't keep me i'm sus.
pense, my DEAR" said she.
Just bring your big bible and ]
will say the words, for know them
by heart. 1 said them a hundred
times on my way home"
well, now let's hear them"
"Ahem," said he clearing his
throat -"An Injun came down from
New Haven and took live colt by
the tail, and jerked him out OF the
halter"
Tho memory of one half who at
tend church Is very similar to the
above.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
National Safety Paper.

National safety paper Is the name
given to an ingenious and apparently
effective paper, designed to secure
certain protection against fraudulent
alterations. The original feature of
this invention Is that the surface only
OF the sheet Is tinted, the body of the
paper being white. This tint IL COM
posed of diluted wrlting-inks; hence
II follows that any attemptto remove
from It ordinary ink-lines, such as
signatures, figures, etc., results In the
removal OF the tint also, leaving the
surface that has been tempered with
white, and therefore readily dlstin-
guishable. By an ingenious applica-
ton of the tint, the surface appears to
be composed Of closely-ruled lines,
and thus its restoration Is rendered
next to impossible.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
Nine Days on One Biscuit.

The Lassen Adrocate, of March 7,
has this incident: Il. III. Epley, OF
GAINESVILLE, furnishes us with the fol-
lowing: "Franklin III. Henderson,
of Indian Valley, Plumas county,
left his home three miles from
Taylorsville, on the 2lst of February,
for Herbert's ranch, I'm Mountain
Meadows, distance about twenty-five
miles. On the 22nd he left Herbert's
ranch for home, trveling on snow
shoes. About noon of that day he
got lost and travelled for nine consec-
utive days before he came to any
house, until the 2nd of March he
came down to Honey Lake Valley,
three miles below GAINESVILLE, at the
Dubois ranch. Both feet were frozen,
one Of them badly. Otherwise he
he is now feeling quite well. From
Herbert's ranch to the end of his
journey must be about forty-five miles
on an air line. He thinks he must
have travelled at least one hundred
miles with but one biscuit to eat. He
was obliged to abandon his snow
shoes on the second day, from the
fact that they were causing his feet to
freeze. He was quite exhausted on
his arrival at Dubois place."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
What was found In a Boys Pocket.

A mother, whose boy was sick
abed, took out his pants to dust.
They being heavy, she felt In his
pocket to see what was In It. Judge
her establishment when she took out
the following articles: Some marbles,
a broken bladed knife, small piece OF
wire, piece of broken castor, a snarl
Of Irvine, bit of colored glass, a
"sling shot," some speckled beans, a
lot OF buttons for a charm string,
some pictures cut from curious hand
bill, fish-hook, three bullets, a little
paper Of powder, a wad of a. hand
kerchief the color of night a half
eaten apple, q small piece of molasses
candy, q lot of white sugar and cake
crumbs. a stub Of an old cigar, some
matches, a piece Of gum, a false
moustaohe cut out of buffalo robe,
q piece of chalk, a lump of putty, a
door knob, o watch key, and four
nails.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

The Virginia Legislature has Just
imposed a new tax on bonds-mar-
riage bonds.
Three newspapers in Iowa are ed
tied by ladies, and are as full of puffs
as their dinner dresses.
No club-handled parasols next sum-
mer, but pretty, useless, little sun
shades, covered with cluny lace.
An Iowa jury recently decided that
when a marriage engagement Is
broken of the parties must return all
presents or their value in money.
Mrs. Sarah M. Il. Perkins, of
COoperstown, N. Y, the writer and
lecturer, has taken one of the prizes
at late OswegO County Fair, for the
best loaf of wheat bread.
A man In Wilmington, n. c., Is
thus described by a young lady OF the
same city: "He Is so stingy that
whenever he smiles II Is always at his
neighbours expense"
There's nothing like persistency.
John Couch was married In Philadel-
phia the other day to girl who had
refused him eighteen times. She
wanted to see IL he really loved her.
"Did you execute this instrument
without fear Or cOmpulsion from your
husband 2" blandly asked the Judge.
Fear! CompulsiOn He compel me
You don't know me, Judge"
The young ladies of Sacramento,
California, have a secret detective
society for finding out the habits of
young men. Every unmarried lady
In the place Is member, of course.
It has been said that 1t Is better for
a woman to be laughed at for not be-
Ing married than to be unable to
laugh because she Is married.
It Is customary among German
aristocrats to issue engagement cards
before marriage. They are hand
somely embossed, containing the
name of the lady, with that of her
father, and announcing the intended
marriage. The card is signed by the
prospective bridegroom.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

WHEN young men and young
women are once taught that they are
not their own, that their bodies are
given to them for purpose, as well
as their intellects, their souls, they
will no longer feel at liberty to abuse
them. They will neither poison them
with ardent spirits and tobacco, nor
cramp, restrain or despoil them by
the adoption Of injurious fashions.
They will respect the body rs the
vehicle of thought, feeling, desire,
and aspirations, and try to make Il
and keep 1t beautiful, In the best and
truest sense of the term.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

Plain Cake.-One cup of butter,
one cup syrup, three cups of flour,
half q cup sweet milk, five eggs, one
spoonful cream tartar, half a spoonful
soda, plenty Of spice. Bake In q
square tin.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

Drop Ginger Cake.-one cup o
molasses, half a cup of butter, half a
cup of water, three cups of heur, two
teaspoonfuls Of ginger, one Of soda.
Drop with spoon on buttered tin.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

1t 1t probable that the principle
of steam navigation of the canals will
be applied In various improved formf
puring the coming season.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

It Il lamentable fact that sexton
In Troy has run away with $1,000 in
pew rents.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

Why do we speak Of the silence
ofsleep, when most OF us sleep sound {?
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-04-30

Gen. Sheridan never had a cook
stove named after him until this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16

UGUST MIoHAELTs, TEACHER 0e MUSIC ANp
Il German. Residence on Maple street, ono door
east Of Ryiand Il Hoii"wsy's Bank. 80-T
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16
GREAT FIRE AT GAINESVILLE.
Institute for the Blind Burned..Los.sao 90 900

According to the dispatches the
Wisconsin State Institute for the
Blind, at j GAINESVILLE, was destroyed by
fire on Monday evening last. The
fire originated in the dumb waiter,
and spread rapidly through the up
per story. 1t caught from a spark
blowing down the ventilator. about
6:15 in the evening. The loss is es-
,imated at 5000 900. No insurance.
But little personal property OF en-
pIoyes and students was saved. 1t
is report. d that one of the students
is missing. The building was entire
ly consumed, only the workshop be-
ing saved. A meeting of the State
nfficers was called Immediately upon
r. ceIpt of the dispatch at Madison on
Tues day morning TO consult as to re-
ouildirg he institution, and there Is
possibility that the Governor may
decide to cali an extra session OF the
Legislature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16

CHICAGO, April 6.-The Tribune
has the I. ll,wirg from New York
8. S. Merrill general manager OF he
Milwaukee g. st. Paul, and II Fl.
Porter, general manager of the Onic-
ago & North western Ra lroads rfr-
together more that 5000
miles of railroad, have been in thl-
city for several days. Saturday
afternoon joint meeting was h'l
of the Board of Directors of the two
corporations for the purpose Of con
sidering what action should be aksn
lin reference TO the new railroad laws
of Iowa, Wisconsin and Nil nesota,
and to hear the statements OF tht
Gentlemen who have been operating
these roads as to their eff c.. NJ ssr :.
Charles O'C Dnor, B f Gurus. K
r. Hoar and William Evarts were
present. together with the regular
attorneys OF the companies The
Hon. Nj. Mitchell was also there,
20 having come OF Fl m Washington,
;lfor that purpose. NJ 'ssrs. Merit /
ard P rter alta ed it toI their bells +
that under these new railroad law t
as impos-''l 10 so run the roads
as to ay expe lses A present the
operating exp -nses were IS per cent.
and these laws, IL lived up to, would
diminish the receipts % per cent,
ald make it impossible TO run the
roads SO as to pay any profit to the
stock holders, or even to pay the in
terest on the bonds, and the proper
% would, therefore, have to 60 by
default. The laws in question were
then carefully read, and the lawyers
present gave it as their opinion that
the laws were unconstitutional and
could not be sustained in q court Of
final resort, though they might be IN
the lower state federal courts, sur-
rounded and affected by local iDfia-
ence. The laws were. they declared,
laws of confiscation. These opinions
are to be given by them in writing,
and will serve as a fertilization for
the roads in the course they intend
nngrsue. The Directors of the
nIn6aslR resolved that they
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16
The Elections.

So far as reported the.April elections
in this State indicate gains over the
Republicans. For years previous, IN
Republican districts, the Spring cleo
ton has usually shown Democratic
gains-and the opposition press have
not been slow to proclaim the fact
it being the object of this party to
show large gain in comparatively
unimportant canvass to Influence
votes at the succeeding general q C.
ton. But with the very full vote Of
the parties in al districts this Spring
the Republican gains show the prev
alence throughout the state OF fear
of mis-ad administrator that would
follow the success of the Reform
Democratic NOV emenr. In many lc-
csl,ies the election was based on
tenn peranee issues, and It'll 8 notice
ALL fact that wherever party politics
was the issue of the day the Reput-
licars gained.
Milwaukee elected Harrison Lud-
es,independeDt r publican can
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16
Crematt

A meeting favorable to The forms-
ton Of G, ema ion Society was h. IL
some days ago in the lecture room
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation building in New York city.
The OF ject of the meeting was stated
as the advancement OF the practice
OF cremation, which is the burning o.
the bodies of the dead by chemica
or other process, as opposed to the
present prevailing practice of burial
mnraQnd. Letters were read
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16
Correspondence of the HERALD
The War Against Railroads.

Mr.. EDITOR The war between
the Legislature and the railroads in
our State is assuming very serious
phrase. In connection with Mr..
BARRIERS vote in Congress opposing
the wild and unheard of proposition
of putting the railroad system of the
United States under the management
of Board ofCommissioners in view
of the fact that the railroad corpora
llns in this State intend to defy the
law attempting to regulate freighis
and fares, the subject will undergo a
thorough examination in this Con-
eressional District and throughout
the State. 1t is too serious matter
to IL parties o indulge IN elimination
and recrimina;ion. So far these laws
nave done no good, neither in NJ =
nesota, Iowa nor | lnois. Their i'm
mediate eff lrt is obvious They have
put an effectual check on all further
railroad extension, except short feed
ers to main trunks built by cal i !
arc subscriptions. We may be pref.
ty certain tha' the Courts will sustain
the recent legislation in this State
under our Constitution which confer.
upon the legislative body full power
over corporate charters.
The soundest jurists inform US tha'
Congress under the federal Constitu
ton has full power to regulate com
merce between the several States
The Mississippi river and the naviga
BILE streams connected with it, the
great lakes and neighboring seas al
much belong to the nation as though
nRxlifcial works they ar
~ ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16

coast. Name any other investment of
capital and it draws money from the
west to Wall Street with laws as uni
form as that of gravitation. Manp-
features confne capital and employ
ment to particular districts; merchan-
dizing takes it from our grasp.
But the advocates of the recent So
called reform Legislation at Washing
ton and Madison affirm that they do
not intend to hinder railroad expan-
sion. They are in favor of it. Their
object is to protect the people from
the oppression of corporations. We
ask them if any man is SO insane as to
believe there is capitalist on earth
who will invest his millions in the
building of railroads if Congress and
State legislatures choose to exercise
their power in determining what he
shall realize from his investment
Tell us who in this honest village of
Lancaster would invest his money in
merchandising or any other business,
if his generous and unselfish customer
had the right and would fix the per
cent he should realize from his BUSH
ness? For one | have not so learned
human nature. The question is re
duced TO this: Unless this whole
scheme OF compulsory Legislation u
abandoned, if railroads are to be bun.
hereafter, Congress by donations, or
the State through its own means must
build them. Private capital will not
expose itself to such peril so long as
other avenues of profit are open to it.
The principle of such legislation in
wolves nothing short of entire contis-
cation.
Mr.. Editor, let not the Republican
| party too soon exult in this novel and
untrled legislation. The validity Of
| that Legislation will nave to pass thro
the tedious ordeal of the Courts. II
will be long time before its benefits
can be realized, if ever. In the mean
time the withdrawal of capital iron
railroad improvement and enterprises
will infiict on us financial stagnatior
which no initiation of the currency car
cure. The party in power Will be
lmade responsible for this Inevitable
nihian 1t will array against itsel
nn6 intelligent body OF
r1hose educa