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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
The Beecher Family.

A letter in the Springfield Republican
Beecher is the oldest child of DR.. Lyman
Beecher, and is now seventy-four years of
age, having been born in September,
1900. Rev. VIM. Beecher is 70, and DIR.
Edward Beecher about 20; both were
educated at Yale College, and settled in
New England, before they went West.
These three, with Mary Beecher Mrs.
Perkins), Mrs. Stowe, George, Henry
Ward, and Charles Beecher, were all
children of DIR. Beecher's first wife, Rox-
ana Foote, while Isabella (Mrs. Hooker),
Thomas and James Beecher were children
of the second wife, Harriet Porter, of
Maine. There was third wife, Mrs.
Jackson, who left no children by DIR.
Beecher--James being his youngest
child. Neither Thomas nor Mrs. Hook
er, therefore, is full brother or sister to
Henry Ward Beecher, or to Edward.
Thomas was the favorite son of the Doc
tors later years, it would seem; he was
either born in Boston, or went there
when a mere child-but he graduated
i'm an Illinois college, and only studied
divinity for short time, il at all, in
New Haven. In commencing him to his
old friend, DIR. Taylor, in 1S46, DIR.
Bcecher spoke of him as raised under
the ministrations OF Edward, and pos
sessing mind not inferior to any of my
sons, and quickness, depth, and compre-
hension Of discrimination surprising al
most any mind have ever come In con-
tact with."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
A Good Housewife.

A good housewife is one of the first
blessings of the economy of life. Men
put a great value upon the housewife
qualifications of their partners after mar
riage, however little they may weigh
with them before, and there is nothing
which tends more TO mar the felicities OF
married life than recklessness or want of
knowledge in the new housekeeper of the
duties which belong to her station. Men
admire beauty, and order, and system in
everything, and men admire good fare.
If these are found in their dwellings, and
are seasoned with good nature and good
sense, men will zee their chief enjoyments
at home-they will love their home and
their partners, and strive to reciprocate
the kind offices of duty and affection.
Mothers that study the welfare of their
daughters will not fail to instruct them
in the qualifications of married life, and
daughters that appreciate the value of
these qualifications will not fail to acquire
them.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
Profitable POliteness.

The Boston Traveller, i'm commenting on
the prevalence of rudeness, tells the fol-
lowing incident that happened some
years ago:
There wasa very plainly dressed elderly
lady who was frequent customer at the
then the leading dry-goods store in Bos-
ton. No one i'm the store knew her even
by name. All the clerks but one avoided
her and gave their attention to those who
were better dressed and more pretentious
The exception was young man who had
a conscientious regard for duty and sys-
tenn. He never left another customer to
wait on the lady, but when at liberty
he waited on her with as much attention
as though she had been princess. This
continued year or two until the young
man became of age. One morning the
lady approached the young man, when
the following conversation took place.
Lady" Young man, do you wish to go
into business for yourself!" +"
eyes, man," he responded; "but 1
have neither money, credit, nor friends,
nor will any one trust me-"
and select good situation, ask what the
rent lS, ana report 10 me, manning Tic
young man her address. The young man
went, found capital location, good
store, but the landlord required security,
which he could not give. Mindful of the
lady's request, he forthwith went to her
and reported.
"Well, she replied, "you go and tell
Mr. that will be responsible"
He went, and thelandlord or agent was
surprised, and the bargain was closed
The next day the lady called to ascertain
the result. The young man told her, but
added What am l to do for goods? No
one will trust me-"
"You may go and see Mr.. -, and
Mr.. -, and Mr.. -, and tell them to
call on me-"
He did, and his store was soon stocked
with the best goods in the market. There
are many in this city who remember the
circumstance and the man. He died
many years since and left fortune of
three hundred thousand dollars. So
much for politeness, so much for civility,
and 80 much for treating ones elders with
the Difference due to age in whatever garb
they are clohted.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
SambO's Patience Explained.

I have the story of an incident at one
of the Richmond hotels which made me
laugh, although all readers may not see
anything funny about it. A Boston
man and two Virginians sat at the table.
The Boston man was shocked to hear
the Virginians call the c0lored waiter
ga black rascal" and niger" Surely,
he thought, the spirit of slavery is
strongly upon this people. He was care
full to call the waiter "his friend,"' when
ordering dishes, and to speak to him in
the kindest and most polite manner.
Notwithstanding his honeyed speeches
and bland smiles, he noticed that the
waiter brought the Virginians altogether
the best dinner. Upon reflection he as
cribed it to the terror awakened in the
poor walters mind by the rough speech
and overbearing conduct of these South
erners. No doubt he thought they
would shoot this miserable creature
dead in his tracks if he did not bring
them Just what they wanted, and in
good style. When the Virginians left
the table, the sympathetic but poorly
fed Boston man fastened to get the ear
of the waiter. Thirsting for evidence of
Southern barbarism, as well as for good
cup of coffee, he said to the waiter:
Here were those men who insulted
you, and swore at you and talked rough,
yet you brought them a much better
dinner than me, who spoke to you most
kindly and politely; how is this 2"
"Weil," replied the African, as he cast
a sly glance around, and wiped the per-
spiration from his black forehead with
the corner of napkin, "I know these
men talk sorter rough-like, but they give
me money, and you don'tp The Boston
man retired with feeling of disgust for
his colored Cincinnati CONNER
c;oL
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
How tO Get Rid of Rats.

You may bring an enemy into their
camp if you choose. Shut up number
of rats in cage together, and leave them
without food. In process OF time they
will eat each other until all but one are
eaten. and this may be let loose. He has
got such strong love for his cannibal
diet, that in very short space of time
he will clean your premises, and then, in
the end, take himself off in search of
" fresh fields and pastures new"
Or, another plan of biting the biters is
to catch them by means of baited bal
anced valve, in large and deep tub, half
full Of water, with an island in the CEN
ire. This island is just large enough for
one, and in the morning all but the
strongest will be found dead or drowned,
he having possession of the SOLITARY en-
inence." This is a little French joke.
Or, il you are more mercifully inclined,
you can let them off with merely shock
to their nervous system, as follows:
Catch couple of big ones, and tar and
feather them. They will run and squeal
and squeal and run, and they and their
scared fellows will quit your premises.
You may also mortally disgust them
as follows: Cover the floor near their
holes with caustic potash; they will get
sore feet, and, licking their feet, will
get sore mouths; they will call their
friends into council, and with one accord
avoid such an unhealthy domicile.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
Woman's Walk.

A writer in Boston paper says:
The changes in woman's gait are more
mysterious than the transformations in
her garments. One year she walks a
queen, stately and graceful the next,
she frisks along painfully like spring
lamb or playful kitten. Now she bends
forward, lets her limp hands drop from the
wrists, and wriggles as If she wishes to
advertise the fact that her boots are
tight, a thing which is totally unnec-
essary; again as at present, she throws
her shoulders back and goes bravely for
ward with long steps. The next change
must almost Inevitably tend to show
languishing movements. No other style
of locomotion will be possible with the
narrow skirts which are to be worn."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

In London the other day, there were
fifteen confagrations all raging about
the same time.
GENERAL ROGER A. PRYOR has been
retained as one of the counsel for TheO-
dore TiltOn in the Beecher case.
JUDGE MACKEY, in South Carolina,
wears a silken grown, and goes to and
from Court preceded by the Sheriff with
drawn sword.
A BOY in Hudson, N. Y, while dig
ging for fish worms, day or two ago,
unearthed his grandfather's jacknife,
which had lain in the ground over 80
years.
A RICHMOND, (Va.) firm is filling a
contract with France for $8,000,00
worth of tobacco, and another has SINH
lar contract with Austria, amounting to
$6,000,00O.
A BRIDGEPORT man has made kite 10
feet high by feet wide, which he intends
to put to the use of drawing him across
Long Island Sound in boat. 1t requires
100 feet of tail.
The railroading of the United States
and Canada is done by 373,959 cars and
Il, 1889 locomotive engines. All save 49,
$50 of the former and TIA of the latter
are in use in the Estates"
ILLINOIS knows how to make vice pay.
Her State Penitentiary cleared $4,000
above expenses last month. If she can't
make men of her criminals she means to
make money out of them.
JAPAN is rich in mines. The follow
ing are at a present operated: 81 gold
mines, 11S silver, 800 copper, % iron, 6
tin, 80 lead, 3 plumbagO, 412 coal, 1872
kerosene oil, II sulphur, and 6 alum.
MISSOURI has coal in forty-three cOun-
ties, iron in forty-eight, lead in fifty-four,
zinc in nineteen, tin in six, copper in
twenty-one, marble in nine, kaOlin in
eleven, nickel in thirteen and assassins in
every county.
A STRANGER has been to Boston, and
he writes home to Washington thus:
"Think of a hackman taking one in o
clean, comfortable carriage through the
length of the city, with baggage, for fifty
cents--and no bargain made before
hand
AN English blacksmith being at pres
ent without an assistant, has for some
weeks been instructing his eldest daugh-
ter in the mysteries of his trade, and she
is already an expert at the business The
young lady can shoe horse in good
womanlike fashion.
ALABAMA labors under dreadful bur-
den of ignorance the illiteracy in some
sections is appalling. With a population
of little more than million, Alabama
has more than three hundred and eighty
thousand persons who can neither read
nor write; and of these nearly one
hundred thousand are whites. There
are also large classes who can both read
and write, but whose education goes no
further. Among the one hundred and
seventy-fve thousand voters in the State,
there is a newspaper circulation of forty
thousand Only.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
SENSE AND NONSENSE.

AT fifteen, the average boy sings gaily:
"I want to be an angel" At thirty, he
wants to live as long as he can.
ONE of the most charming signs to in
dicate that the panic is over is the fact
that stranger can display fifty-cent
shinplaster in Chicago and not be hauled
out of the river next morning.
A CLERGYMAN, advocating corporal
punishment for children, said, "The child,
when once started in course of evil con-
duct, is like locomotive on the wrong
track-it takes the switch to get it OFF,"
BY one decisive argument,
Tom gained his lovely Kate's consent
To fix the bridal day.
"Why in such haste, dear Tom, to wedT
j shall not change my mind" she SAID,
"Bnt then," says he, I" may"
To err is human. No lives are passed
without errors. The best and mean( st
of Gods human creatures can, without
a great stretch of memory, recall the
time when they got hold of the wrong
end of the poker.
MILWAUKEE Sentinel: can Oshkosh
gentleman passel through this city, on
his way home, last evening, very much
disappointed. He sat an hour and q
half in front of Chicago hotel without
seeing murder or fire."
MARK TWAIN was one day playing
with his first baby. His wife said: "YOu
do love the baby, don't you, SAM"
well" he replied, in his hesitating way,
"I won't say / love it, but can't help
respecting it for its fathers sake"
SAYS the Arizona Miner: "It is
beautiful sight to attend an Arizona
wedding. The bride in white - the
happy groom-the solemn minister the
smiling parents-and from twenty-five to
forty shot-guns standing against the wall,
ready for use, make up a panorama not
soon forgotten"
A PoRTLANDletter says: "Portlanders
have an affection for root beer. We saw
groups of young girls awaiting turn at
street corners, where the vendors of the
LIQUID locate. We summoned courage,
purchased, drank, and skunk away with
a pain in our middles, and woe and
misery in our eyes"
A DISTINGUISHED gentleman, whose
nose and chin were both very long, and
who had lost his teeth, whereby the nose
and chin were brought very near to-
gether, was told, "I am afraid your nose
and chin will fight ere long; they ap.-
proach one another very menacingly."
hI am afraid of it myself" replied the
gentleman, "for great many words
have passed between them already"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
I. OyI TURNER.


nsnerr IAN was Tom by trade;
e opt ON briny planks;
ANU though not rich, he often made
run upon the banks.
IN fish he lived from day to day
Fish caught by his own hand;
And when he did not land his prey
lie did not praise the land.
When he had seen a shoal of shad,
Their struggles were In vain;
The fsh might hop around like mad,
And soon they were in-seine.
He led happy life; content,
He never thought 10 roam
And every day he fishing went
And brought his net gain home.
Tom loved girl so tall and slim,
The fairest In the town;
But Sal would not take up with him,
so he was taken down.
BY passions power not racked and worn.
lie called ON Sal, swain forlCrn,
Led on by loves suggesti' IN,
He found that she was pc .oning corn.
And so he popped the question.
She was the sweetest girl in town,
And playful as q '<itten.
For her Tom thre ~ the gauntlet dawn
Ana she gave aim the mitten.
I,.' men rom W IS mad! lie kicked lad
h,s n.il near. as sad His head was bad
LIS iap 6uage was still bladder!
Anu ne who once had lived ON shad
ooo faded to a shadder.
ic be man he swore 10 try;
: He left that town of woe
lie went out West to do or die;
He met an Indian six feet high
or course IL was not Lo!
The Indian saw the Yankee small;
The Yankee saw the Sioux;
AT once they knew that one must fall,
AT once they both fell to.
The Indian struck a mighty blow;
BY Toms good luck il missed the foe:
The Indian was forlorn.
Tom tried the Indian to lay low
'Iom dropped rock upon his toe,
And crushed his Indian corn.
The Indian paused; this blow so rude
Had caused him great solicitude;
lie thought he would no more intrude:
lie thought he'd fly, If not pursued;
The white man next he slyly viewed,
And then began to beller.
leg deemed all Indians copper-hued,
Bat this one proved yelfer
Tom seized log to make thrust
10 lay the Indian in the dust;
The Indian ran away
So swift he cut his stick he must
Have been Chip-away.
And thus was fought and won the fight,
In which Tom took great pride:
Then home he went to Sally bright.
And won her for his bride.
---Harper's Mogasine.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24

THE Bishop of Litchfeld is to return
to America in October, to urge upon the
General Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church the propriety of unit
ing with the Church of England, and all
its branches, under the primacy of the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24

AN English clergyman, named Thur
low, has received from the public treasu-
ry not less than $4,000 without rem
dering any service to Church or State.
Forty years ago two sinecures which he
held were abolished, and as compensa-
tion pension was granted him of over
ell 900 year.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24

Rev. DR.. RoBERT LAIRD COLLIER,
Unitarian, Of Chicago, who has been in
England for the purpose Of recruiting
his health, has sent in his resignation as
pastor, as his physicians interdict further
labor for time. His resignation has
been accepted.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24

SAY no more about Europe. She
taking care of joaquin Miller, Josie
Mansfield, Genetand two American base
ball clubs; and If that isn't kindness
what is?-Detron Free Prew.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.


SIamIe's wish.
I'd like 10 be little bird,
Swinging on tree,
With leaves and blossoms for my home,
Sweet rs sweet can be.
I'd Ike TO be q bobolink,
Or else pretty dove;
But, mamma, dear, I'd rather be
Your "precious little love-"
I'd like TO he butterfly,
Just little while,
With great big wings Of black and gold--
How would make you smile
I'd flutter straight into your room,
And fly, and twit, and twirl;
But, mamma, dear, I'd rather be
Your "darling little girl"
I'd like TO be lovely rose,
Blooming out for you;
My dainty dress Of satin pink
Sparkling with the dew;
I'd like TO be lily-bell,
Or else violet;
But, mamma, dear, I'd rather be
Your Sweetest little pet"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24
A BUBBLE.

Who Is at the cottage window,
Where the sunbeams sparkle bright,
With his dreamy little child-face
Lost I'm wonder and delight?
Little Carl, with eyes the bluest,
Ruddy cheeks, and tangled hair,
Blowing bubbles, rainbow-tinted,
Floating, quivering In the air.
As he blows another gently,
What within Il meets his gaze,
Fixed upon its wondrous beauty
With look Of deep amaze?
What sees he within the bubble
Which he saw not In the rest?
For the bright eyes dance with pleasure,
And tremor fills his breast
IT'S the picture there-refected
OF the meadow newly mown,
And the vineyard, and the orchard,
All, one day to be his own.
This he sees within the bubble,
All of this, and something more;
Little Gretchen-'tis his child-wife,
Coming to the cottage door.
Carl, O Carl! thou'lt soon be blowing
Bubbles of still fairer kind
Glowing visions of the future,
Airy day-dreams Of the mind.
In them, too, will be reflected
This same picture Ger and DER;
Fields, and harvests fair---and Gretchen
Coming to thy cottage door.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24

TwENTY-sIx thousand State Fair
tickets were sold on Thursday.
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SUBSIDIES .

Sixth. The fact that grants Of
land wero made by Congress to the
State cannot change the rights OF the
corporation, or Of the creditors. It
the State has not performed the trust It
must answer to the United Sta tee.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
. Seventh. The act Of the 11th of
March, 1874, while not interfering With
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NEW ILLINOIS LAWS.
Grain Gambling, Warehouse Re.
ceipts, Carriers Liability, etc.

lFrom the Chicago Times, July 1st.l
The Illinois State Legislature passed
a number of laws at the last session of
that body which, according to the new
State constitution, 60 into effect on
July 1st, or to-day. The majority of
the new statutes affect Chicago, inas.
much 40 they relate to the general
business Of the city. The scope and
intent of q number Of the legislative
enactments are herewith given:
Any person who contracts to have
the option to sell or buy, at . future
time, grain or other commodity, rail-
road stocks or goll. or forestalls the
market by spreading false rumors to
influence it, shall be fined not less than
SO nor more ttan 81, 900, or confined
in the county Jail not over one year,
or both; and all contracts made in vio-
lation of this section shall be consid.
cred gambling contracts, and shall be
void.
ALI contracts or other forms Of writ
ing binding person to pay sums Of
money or other valuables, won by
gaming or betting, shall be void and of
no effect. r4..-s. ..< a.. ...
Any person who shall traudulently =
make = receipt or 0 her written evil
dence specifying the delivery Of grain
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Orr x1n q 1ieo 11oT3o 11aas,v.

A French writer, who has evidently Civ
the subject careful study recently, arrives
a: the conclusion that the horse is indieen-
~ous to the great plains Of Northern Asia.
where the wild representatives of the race
are still found. These are known by the
name Of "tarpans,' never going farther
south than the 80 parallel. and always re-
truning to the north during the summer.
He states also that these Tartar tarpans are
beyond all doubt the type Of our equine
races, and cites as the evidence Of it, the
fact that the alzados Of America brought
over by the spaniards are exact reproduc.
tions Of that type, in form, size and char
:acteristics. Like the tarpans, the alzados
are small, have coarse heads and limbs !;
have long ears, thrown well back and are
covered with coarse hair, long and in
ufts. In defending themselves from the
attacks Of their enemies, their habits are
quite similar. There is, however, one es-
.sential feature Of difference between the
wild horses Of Asia and those Of America.
The former, when captured, never forget
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White willow On tho Prair1es.

Samuel Edwards, Bureau county, ILL.,.
writes to the Germantown Telegraph Of
the white willow as timber tree as fol-
lows: 1T has been grown here since 1S45,
and the more we become acquainted with
it the better we like it. No other tree has
made as rapid growth: a cutting set out
in 1916, never having any cultivation, is
over four feet in diameter. Many are
planting it all over the prairie region for
timber much is being set for hedge
screens, which are cut down every few
years, at four feet from the ground, afford
ing great amount Of material for fuel,
and various uses for which such poles are
required on farm. Formerly small-sized
cuttings were set, but for some years stakes
fi7e and half feet in length, from one to
three inches in diameter, have been pre-
ferced, setting them some Is inches deep
and foot apart. By hanging brush Of
Usage orange along the exposed side it is
used at once for fence.''' - >.
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A6tCo VI AIc1&Ab " pAOV0ACy tA0AokOIscU
entirely through the State to and from
other States, includes within its terms
property and persons transported on
railroads from other States into Wiscon-
sin, and from Wisconsin into other
States. This act either establishes OF aa.
thorizes the commissioners to establish
fixed rates of freight and fare on such
persons and property. The case Of
the State freight tax reported in II
Wallace, 232, decides that the last de-
scribed traffic constitutes commerce
between the severel States. and that
the regulation thereof belongs exclu.
sively to Congress. It becomes there.
fore a very grave question whether it
is competent for q state arbitrarily to
fix certain rates for the transportation
Of persons and property of this inter-
State commerce. As the right to lower
rates implies also the right to raise
them, there may be serious doubts
whether this can be done. This
point was not fully argued by the
counsel for the State and scarcely at
all by the council of the defendants,
and under the circumstances, we do
not at present feel warranted, on this
ground alone, to order the issue of an
Injunction. II desired y.the plain
titfs it may be further considered at q
future time, either on demurrer to the
bill or in such othef form as may fairly
present the question to our consider
alton.
The motion for injunction is over
ruled.
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that they were once free, nor cease to make
efforts to regain that freedom they never
become entirely subdued and willing ser
wants whereas the others are readily
brought into the service Of man, and gen.
orally seem to lose all recollection or de-
sire for tie freedom Of their native plains.
They are thoroughly doeile and remain
so for Life after being once fairly con-
Ouered