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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
An Incident I'm the Cars.

On the whole, pleasant traits of char
acters are not common in the cars. This
opinion l expressed to my friend Sum-
mers the other day. In reply to my re-
marks he related a little adventure,
which, as il is dpropos, and moreover, in
wolves little love and sentiment, give
without apology, and i'm his own words.
IL appears that in the most unlikely
places love and sentiment may be dis
covered.
81 was escorting home the lovely Char
lotte -, to whom / was at the time quite
devoted. Charlotte could scarcely find
room to spread her crinoline and ar
range her voluminious founces / stood
up near her, there being no vacant
seat.
"After a few minutes came in poor
woman, who deposited a basket of clothes
on the front platform, and held in her
arms a small child, while little girl
hung to her dress. She looked tired and
weary, but there was no vacant seat; to
be sure, Charlotte might have contracted
her flounces, but she did not. Beside
her, however, sat very lovely and ele-
giant young woman, who seemed trying,
by moving down closer to others, to make
space enough for the stranger between
herself and Miss ID. At last she sue
ceeded, and, with the sweetest blush l
ever saw, she invited the poor female to
be seated. Charlotte ID. drew her dra-
perry around her, and blushed too, but it
was not a pretty blush at all, and she
looked annoyed at the proximity of the
newcomer, who, was, however, clean and
Il, .,,Ix IoA
"The unknown lady drew her little
girl upon her lap, and wrapped her vel
vet mantle around the small, halfclad
form, and put her muff over her half
frozen little hands.
$50 great was the crowd that alone
seemed to observe. The child shivered
the keen wind from the door blew upon
her unprotected neck. / saw the young
lady quietly draw from under her man
tie little wooden shawl, which she softly
put on the shoulders of the little one
the mother looked on with confused won.
der. After short time she arose to leave
the cars, and would have removed the
the shawl, but the unknown gently
whispered, No, keep it for her. The
woman did not answer; the conductor
hurried her out, and her eyes swan with
tears. noticed her as she descended to
basement, and hastily remarked the
house.
"Soon after, my unknown rose to de.
part. was in despair, for l wanted to
follow and discover her residence, but
could not leave Miss ID.
"How glad, then, l was to see hel
bowling, as she passed out, to mutual
acquaintance who stood in the doorway
From him, ere many minutes, l learned
her name and address.
"To shorten story as much as pos
sible, that lady is now my wife. In the
small incident which introduced her to
me, she showed her real character. A
few days after our marriage, showed
her the blessed crimson shawl, which
redeemed from its owner, and shall keel
as memento. There are sometimes
pleasant things to be found in unex
pected places; certainly may be said t.
have picked out my wife in the cars"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
A Balky Horse.

There are two ways of managing a
balky horse. My companion knew one of
them and 1 the other. His method is to
sit quietly in the wagon, and at short in
tervals throw small pebble at the horse.
The theory is that these repeated sudden
annOyances will operate on horses
mind, and he will try to escape them by
going OIL. The spectators supplied my
friend with pebbles, and he pelted the
horse with measured gentleness. Prob
ably the horse understood this method,
for he did not notice the attack at all.
My plan was to speak gently to the horse,
requesting him to 60, and then to follow
the refusal by one sudden, sharp cut with
the lash; to wait moment and then re-
peat the operation. The dread of the
coming lash after the gentle word will
start any horse. l tried this and with
success. The horse backed us into the
ditch, and would probably have backed
himself into the wagon If l had con-
tinued. When the animal was at length
ready to go, Davie took him by the bri-
die, ran by his side, coaxed him into a
gallop, and then, leaping in behind,
dashed him into run, which had little
respite for ten miles, UP hill and down.
Remonstrance on behalf of the horse was
in vain, and it was only on the return
home that this specimen Cape Breton
driver began to reflect how he could
erase the welts from tie horses back be-
fore his father saw them.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Railway Possibilities.

A special train, consisting of locomo-
tive and two Pullman cars, recently ran
over several hundred miles of the Mid
land Railway in England at a rate of
nearly seventy-five miles per hour.
1t is often asked why an express train
can not be made to run at far greater
speed than is now customary. With a
little more cost in keeping the track and
road-bed in good condition, and strict
care that car-wheels and axles are of the
best quality, vast increase of speed
ought to be easily attainable on lines like
the New York Central and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The two chief difficulties in the way
are the universal practice of using the
same track for passenger and freight
trains, and the frequency with which
switches" made necessary for the exig-
encies of a crowded line, are met. The
danger of collision with freight trains is
too great to permit of very high rate OF
speed on the part of express trains, while
the danger of running off the track while
crossing switches" compels frequent
slackening of the speed of our ordinary
trains.
Were we to have separate tracks for
freight and passenger trains, and were
the tracks used for the latter to be only
rarely complicated with switches, we
could secure for our fast trains an aver
age Of even more than seventy-fve miles
an hour, with even less danger than the
usual speed now entails The journey to
Albany could be made from New York
in two hours, and the time between New
York and San Francisco be reduced to
less than three days.
Is it not time that we determine upon
developing the full power of the express
train? Is there any reason why we
should be content to travel thirty miles
an hour when it is entirely possible to
travel at double the speed
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
A Dog Dies OF Grief.

A citizen of Canton had a shepherd
dog about one year old, "Joe" by name.
Joe" got the bad habit of running
ahead Of the team and swapping at per-
sons, or whatever came in his way. Not
long since he caught hold of the skirt of
boys coat and tore it, His owner,
wishing to break him of the habit, held
the dog while the boy at his direction
gave him smart whipping. "Joe's'
heart was broken. He sneaked home,
and went into the barn, which he was
not known to leave again but once, and
then not of his own accord. He could
hardly be induced to look at his master,
whose constant attendant he had been
before. He refused all food, even from
his owners little boy, with whom he had
been great pet. After pining a week
or more in this way, becoming very poor,
he was found one morning standing upon
the barn floor, with his head and forepart
of his body buried in a pile Of straw,
stone dead, where he had smothered him
SELF "Joe's" master fully believes that
he died of grief. As to whether he act
ually smothered himself, or could do il
in a pile of straw, or whether he just
crawled in there to hide his broken heart
add die, may be an open question.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
John md Mac.

During a session of the Territorial Leg
islature of Montana, held several years
ago, a measure was introduced which in
vOlved grave constitutional questions as
it seemed to some. One fiery orator de-
claimed quite fercely against it, urging
that it was "clearly in opposition to the
great principles of Magma Charta which
the brave barons in days of old had
wrested from King John, a blessed result
of a bloody conflict" Possibly all this
was but bit of fine talk not fully COM
pretended by the speaker himself Judge
d., evidently looking upon this daring
fight of his colleague as a studied "stun-
ner," rose Immediately to reply, deter
mined to show that he for one was not
to be overwhelmed by high-sounding
words of obscure illusions. Plunging at
once in medias res, he declared that it
was matter of but the slightest import
ance to him what might have been the
opinions or principles of King John and
his man MCarty. They might have been
very good and able men, but it was high
time for legislative bodies of Montana to
think and act for themselves.
Under the influence of the judges ell
oquent effort, the measure was defeated.
John and Mac have done noble duty
for long time, but at last their author
ity has been boldly and successfully chal-
lenged. Our Legislature has Indignantly
repealed their interference from this time
on forever. "Let the dead past bury its
dead p Hdrpers Magazine.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Buffalo Hunting.

Although misunderstanding is the
usual method, buffalo are pursued sue
cessfully on foot. The animal lives near
springs, grazing from one to ten miles
from water. The hunter who "still
hunts" conceals himself near spring.
About IL o'clock A. NJ, the buffalo are
seen coming to water. They always go
in file and follow path. When near
enough, the hunter selects his victim,
and, aiming at point just back of the
forcleg, fires. If one is brought down he
waits until others get smell of the
blood, and then three or four can be
killed before the rest really know what
to do. The foot-hunter follows herd,
keeping out of sight by hugging ravines,
and running at his best speed when an
opportunity offers to get within range.
He may get shot after chasing them
for hours, and he may not. Ifthe hunter
is not successful he can console himself
with the thought that the exercise is
healthy. To Notwithstanding belongs
the most excitement. The hunters gener-
ally 90 in squads, and first they separate
the hero. and then shoot down the strag-
glers
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
The Iron Lance.

The bane of the beautiful island of
Martinique is serpent called the iron
lance" This reptile, with venemous
taste, chooses the coolest and most de-
lightful places in the garden for his re-
treat, and it is literally at the risk of
ones life to lie down on the grass, or
even take a rest in All arbOr The wounds
inflicted by these serpents are very apt to
be fatal, unless Immediately cared for
The whole island is infested with this
dangerous reptile, and it is said that OH
an average nearly eight hundred persons
are bitten every year, of which number
from sixty to seventy cases prove fatal,
while many others result in nervous dis
eases which are almost as bad as death.
A few years ago, when Prince Arthur
visited this island, grand fete was given
in his honor in the Jardin DIES Plantes.
In the evening the grounds were beauti-
fully illuminated, and thousands of peo-
pie sauntered through its cool and shady
avenues. A large number were bitten
by the iron lance" and many of them
never recovered from the effects of the
poison. The fondness of this terrible
reptile for cool and shady places is a Sc
rious drawback on the pleasure of ram
bling through the charming groves of
Martinique.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Match.Maklng.

To the true Parisienne, matchmaking
IL as natural as the air she breathes. There
is nothing low and vulgar in the craft as
she practices. Madame recognizes the
fact that the one great sphere of useful
ness allotted to woman is hedged in by
the gates of matrimony, and she does her
utmost to keep those gates ajar for the
benefit of her sisterhood. Ignorant Of
or forgetting this popularity of the
daughters of France, rich, amiable, but
ugly, English widow, mentioned to a
friend, the wife of an ex-high functionary
of the Empire, that she had determined
to think once more of matrimOny, being
tired of the empty pleasures which this
world seemed to afford. Instantly"
said the vivacious lady, "she seized on
the idea, and since then not day passes,
whether go out or stay at home, whether
60 to the theatre or return from prom
enade, without my friend introducing to
me some pretender who seems to have
dropped from the clouds. All tongues,
ages and escutcheons have already passed
before me. The thing amuses me enor-
mOusly, but, SO far, to the deep despair
of my friend, no one of the gentlemen
she has introduced to me has pleased me
well enough for me to permit him to pay
me his addresses" This story is amusing
in its way; but establishment enwraps
every English or American woman when
she learns that French ladies of this type,
who occupya very high position in society,
really make business of matchmaking
a business, too, not wholly unremunera-
tive. at was the greatest of chances"
says an unsophisticated traveller, (which
brought us acquainted with the viscount.
We were at ball at the marchioness's s.
Mrs. Threestars was talking with us, when
the viscount bowed to her as he was
passing. As she had not seen him in a
long time, she stopped him, talked with
him, and very naturally introdced him to
us. The viscount invited my daughter
to dance. He danced with her three or
four times without knowing who she was
You could easily see that she pleased him,
and as he did not know who she was, you
may think, dear madame, that he had
no notion that she had million for a
dowry. So when Mrs Threestars told
me that he thought my daughter charm
ing, but that he dared not sue for her
hand, not being rich himself, and as l
knew that Adele, my daughter, thought
him agreeable, begged Mrs. Threestars
to reassure him, and two days after he
was the happiest of men," Little she
knew the important part which "the
marchioness" had played in the affair.
Says madame, ingenuously, I" A fortnight
later the viscount pays me sixty thousand
francs, the half of which l give to Mrs.
Threestars, in exchange for which re-
turn him all his papers, the written en-
gagement among the rest, which would
show his happy spouse how marriages are
not ALWAYS made i'm heaven"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
LiyingstOne's Servant.

The London Telegraph correspondent,
writing of the arrival of the African ex-
plorer's body at Southampton, supplies
the following sketch of the faithful at
tendant of the deceased: "The main
interest centered in short, stout negro
lad of five feet one or two, with inteiii-
gent countenance of rather superior
African type, though its symmetry. was
somewhat spoiled by being swollen about
the mouth from the accidental blow Of a
fiying rope during gale. He was neatly
dressed In blue serge jacket, with short
trowsers, shooting-boots, and round felt
hat, and soon became the center of a
knot of gentlemen, all anxious to make
or renew his acquaintance, and all shak-
ing him cordially by the hand. First,
Rev. Horace Waller congratulated him
in words which will probably be Endorsed
by most Englishmen. Every one thanks
you, Jacob, for what you have done.
You are a good, noble fellow said the
reverend gentleman, whose heart warmed
toward the faithful servant of his de-
ceased friend. Then M. w. Oswald Liv-
ingstone, introduced as son of the Doc
tor, shook hands with the lad, who,
though youthful in appearance, is said to
be twenty-one years of age, and half a
dozen other gentlemen followed suit.
At last III. M. Stanley, the gentleman to
whose good offices DR.. Livingstone was
indebted for the Nassic boys, who have
rendered such essential service in bring
ing back the body of the great explorer
to the coast, came up and accOsted his
old servant with We'll, Jacob, do you
remember meg Dressed in half-mourn-
ing costume, with high hat and black
hat-band, Mr.. Stanley must have pre-
sented a very different appearance to
what he did when the lad last saw him
in his sun hamlet and suit of African
flannels at Zanzibar, and for a moment
the youths recollection was imperfect.
But his searching glance was aided by
the sound of Mr.. SANKEY'S voice, and
when speaking again, Mr.. Stanley put
question about their parting in Zanzibar,
gratified smile Of recognition stole
over Jacobs sable countenance, and he
respectfully, but eagerly grasped the
hand which his former master exteneed
to him. An animated and inter-
esting conversation then took place be-
tween them, Jacob speaking excellent
English, and demonstrating an amount
of intelligence very creditable to the
gentleman who trained him."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

SINGULAR DEATH OF MULE.---A
Charleston, Is. C.) paper says: Zone
day last week a mule was choked to
death in East Bay in very peculiar
way. A heavy boiler was lifted on to
the dray to which the mule was harness
ed. AS the rear end of the dray was de-
pressed by the weight of the boiler the
shafts flew up, lifting the mule off his
legs, and causing death by strangu-
lation. Usually band is passed under
the body of a draught animal to prevent
the dray or cart from fitting; but this
was omitted in the case mentioned, and
the whole pressure was thrown upon the
throat of the mule, with the result al
ready described"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
LeecheS.

Leeches abound in large numbers in
marshes in France, Sweden, and Hungary.
The head fisher, with his arms and legs
naked, walks along the bOrderso of marsh,
and as he moves among the pools the
leeches attach themselves to his legs and
feet. Their presence is indicated by their
bite, which he feels, and he raises his legs
and picks the leeches off, Some are
found about the roots of seaweed, and
beneath the moss-cOvered shores, and in
the mud, while others swim about in the
shallow, muddy water, but so slowly,
that they are easily gathered with the
hand. The leecher carries little bag OH
his shoulders, in which he deposits the
leeches as fast as he catches them. In
the spring the leech fisher sometimes has
kind of spear or barpoon, with which
he places pieces of decayed animal matter
in the localities frequented by the leeches,
which soon gather around the bait, and
are collected in little vessel half full of
water. In the summer, however, they
retire into deeper water. The fishers
then have to strip and walk in the water
up to the chin. Some of them have
little RATS to go upon, made of twigs and
rushes, but it is difficult to propei them
among the weeds and aquatic plants.
At this season the supply in the pools is
scanty; the fisher can only take the few
that swim within his reach or get en-
tangled in the structure of his raft.
The business is horrible one. The
leech gatherer is constantly in the water,
breathing the noxious air of the marshes,
and exposed to attacks of rheumatism,
ague, etc. His sunken eyes, hollow
cheeks, livid lips, and woe-begone aspect
give him the appearance of patient
Just from the sick bed. The leech fishery
gives employment to many hands, and,
although pcrnicious, is lucrative. They
are exported in great quantities, and are
able to bear hard usage. The trader buys
his leeches pele mele, but he afterward
sorts them for the market. Those gener-
ally accounted the best are the Swedish
leeches.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Household Helps.

SARATOGA POTATOES. - Slice raw po-
tatoes and throw into cold water. Have
ready lard, boiling hot; season the pota-
toes (after draining) with salt and pep
per; fry light brown.
RAW Swede turnips, cut open once or
twice, and then thrown on the floor of
the hennery, are found by poultry fan
cier to be the best and cheapest green
food that can be given fowls.
ROLL CAKE.--Three eggs; one cup of
sugar; one cup of -four; stir well into it
one teaspoonful of cream-tartar and half
as much soda bake quick, and roll with
jelly when hot; bake in square tins.
APPLE FLOAT. - To one quart of adj
Piles, partially stewed and well mashed,
put the whites of three eggs well beaten,
and four heaping tablespoonfuls of loaf
sugar; beat them together for fifteen
minutes, and eat with rich milk and nut
meg.
To COLOR BUTTER.--Take two or three
carrots, scrape off the skin, and then
crate them. Put the gratings in cloth |;
wet it; then dip it in the cream, and
squeeze it well. A little experience will
enable anyone to give the butter the
shade desired.
For cough, roast a large lemon very
carefully without burning it; when it is
thoroughly hot, cut and squeeze itinto
cup upon three ounces of sugar candy
finely powdered take a spoonful when
ever your cough troubles you. 1t is as
good as it is pleasant.
NEW YORK GINGERBREAD. - One cup
of sugar, two cups Of butter, four (even)
cups Of -four, five eggs, two teaspoonsful
of cream-tartar in the -four, and tea
spoonful Of soda dissolved in three
fourths Of cup Of warm water or milk,
three heaping teaspoonsful of yello,c gin
ger 1.-THE common ginger will not answer).
Mix well and bake in thick sheets.
A PLAIN Snow CAKE.-The whites of
six eggs, two cups and half of -four,
half cup of butter, one cup and half
of sugar, half cup of sweet milk, one
teaspoonful of cream-oftartar, half a tea
spoonful of saleratus. Flavor with rose
or almond. Mix the cream-oftartar in
the -four; dissolve the soda in the milk I;
rub the butter and sugar to cream;
then add the milk and half the -four ;
beat the whites to q very stiff froth, and
add them with the remainder of the
-four, and stir steadily few minutes.
This measure makes two pans.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

WITH what sublime resignation are
we enabled to sit in church, with all
worldly things off our minds, when we
are better dressed, and are looked at
more than anybody else there!
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

A BOY having complained to his father
that Bill had thrown the Bible ut him
and hurt him on the head, the father said I:
Well you are the only member of my
family on whom the Bible ever made the
least impression"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

A THOUSAND YEARS AGo.--One of the
wonders of the world is demonstrated in
the fact that, about a thousand years ago,
a colony of Icelanders was planted on the
western coast of Greenland. They were
hardy people, Injured to cold an meagre
living, and there seemed to be no reason
why they should not take root in the
frozen soil of their new home. They
built stone church there, and stone
houses to live in, of which the ruins are
still to be seen. But what became of the
builders is question that has never been
solved, and never will be. They vanished
from the face of the earth, and that is all
that is known. Whether cold, or pesti-
lence, or starvation took them of, or
whether wandering savages killed them
no man can tell. "Lost Greenland is
the name by which this settlement is
known in history, which can solve this
mystery no more than 1t can tell the ul-
innate fate Of those hapless women BAN
ishcd to Florida by the English Govern
ment years agone.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Small Means.

The power of money is on the whole
over-estimated. The greatest things which
have been done for the world have not
been accomplished by rich men, or by
subscription lists, but by men generally
of small means. The greatest thinkers,
discoveries, inventors, and artists, have
been men of moderate wealth, many of
them little raised above the condition of
manual laborers, in point of worldly cir
cumstances 1t will always be so. Riches
are oftener an impediment than slim
illus to action, and in many cases they
are quite as much misfortune as bless
ing. The youth who inherits wealth is
apt to have life made too easy for him,
and he soon grows stated with it, be-
cause he has nothing left to desire. Hav-
ing no special object to struggle for, he
finds time heavy OH his hands; remains
morally and mentally asleep; and his
position in society is often no higher than
that of polypus over which the tide
floats
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

CHIMNEys we're first put on houses in
1896.