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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
COMPENSATION OF Authors.

Not long ago paragraph was in circu-
latiOn, the intent of which was to show
that the rewards of literary labor are by
no means 80 insignificant as they have
been.commonly represented. Insupport of
this assertion it was stated that Alfred
Tennyson had received fully 100000
from his publishers, and that the gains
of Charles Dickens during his lifetime
were more than twice rs large as those
of the poet laureate. There are no means
of verifying these figures, but if we admit
their correctness, they only go to prove
that novelists and poets Of the first rank
are not nearly 20 well paid as actors Of
equal eminence in their chosen pro
fession. Mr.. Southern, for instance, has
played Lord Dundreary nearly five thou
sand times, and if he has received upon
an average four hundred dollars for each
performance, this single character has
brought him the enormous sum Of 81
100000! Mr.. Jefferson has appeared
about two thousand times as Rip Van
Wrinkle, and if he received five hundred
dollars for each representation (his terms
when he plays for certainty are six
hundred dollars, and when he shares with
the management he often takes four
thousand dollars for half dozen per-
formances), he must have acquired
81 10000 by this single fortunate crea-
ton. 1t would therefore appear that the
youngest of the sister arts is far more
lucrative as a professionals those who
win the highest honors-than literature.
But poets and nOvelists have one COM
pcnsation fame is broader and
more enduring than the actors.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
Advertising for a Boy.

A notice in city paper that ga boy J"
is wanted, is pretty likely to be answered
by q whole multiplicatiOn-table of boys
The New York correspondent of the
London american tells how he saw the
thing managed at the corner of Fulton
and Nassau streets, where citizen was
besieged by brigade of applicants.
We are continually hearing of the adj
vantages of advertising, but the disad-
vantages of that process for making
known ones wants have never been told.
/ will give few instances. A friend of
mine was walking through Bond street
the other morning when. he came upon a
crowd of over hundred boys standing
in front of house. They were laughing
and screaming, and completely blocked
up the sidewalk.
My friend stopl ed to see what was go
ing on, and was surprised to see the door
of the house open suddenly and mans
hand thrust out into the crowd, grab a
boy, pull him inside and bang the door
shut again.
Such singular conduct excited his
curiosity, and and on going up to man
who was sitting on the front steps OF
the house, he asked him what was the
matter.
"Nothing at ALL" said the man, "only
we advertised for four boys in this morn
ing's papers, and early asst is, you see the
result" There was nothing left for the
man who wanted the boys to do, but
make his selection from the window, then
grab the boy and pull him in.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
A Brazilian Episode.

A writer on the curious communistic
phases Of modern times says: "One of
the most stricking episodes in the civili-
zation of to-day has been the devastation
and almost utter ruin of thriving Ger
man colony in Brazil by the rise of new
and fiercely proselytizing sect of relig-
ionists This colony, the central town
of which is Porte Allegro, had been uni
versally prosperous, and was attended with
all the culture and thrift of the German
civilization, as was shown by its gener-
Gus contribution to the Fatherland in
the war time. But there suddenly APP
peared in the settlement during the past
summer the prophecies of a new religion,
who claimed to be Mr.. Christ or per-
haps better translation would be, the
Christess. She converted her relatives
and neighbors to the number of fifty,
and prepared to carry her faith by the
sword--Mohamme fashion. Her band
proceeded TO rob and maltreat the set
tiers, who suffered considerable loss be-
fore they rallying or summoned the Gov
eminent troops. They were finally cx-
tinguished only after desperate sicges
and encounters, in the midst of which
they were all slain but one or two. The
prophecies is supposed to have doomed
the children to destruction, and was
herself bayoneted at her own command
by faithful survivor. II will take years
for the colony to recover from the dam
age and the blight of this singular
calamity"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
Strange Matches.

It is an historical fact that Frederick
of Prussia formed the idea of compelling
unions between the tallest of the two
sexes in his dominions, in the hope of
having an army of giants. The reader
will, in all probability, recollect the fol-
lowing ludicrous incident: 1t so hap
pened that, during rather long ride, the
king passed particularly tall young
woman, an utter stranger. He alighted
from his horse, and insisted upon her de-
livering IL letter to the commanding
officer of his crack rcgimeat. The letter
contained the mandate that the bearer
was instantly to be married to the tallest
unmarried man in the service. The
young woman was somewhat terrified,
and, not understanding the transaction,
gave an old woman the letter, which was
conveyed to the commanding officer, and
this old woman was, in a short time,
married to the handsomest and finest
man in the crack regiment. 1t is not
necessary to say that the marriage was
an unhappy onc-particularly so to the
old woman. In this connection comes
another anecdote. A rich saddler di-
rected in his will that his only child, a
daughter, should be deprived of the
whole of the fortune unless she married a
saddler, A young earl, in order to win
the bride, actually served an apprentice
ship of seven years to saddler, and af
terward bound himself to the rich sad
dler's daughter fer life. But the union
was anything but happy one; the bride,
neither by birth nor breeding lady,
reflected little credit on her bridegroom
choice; and repeated quarrels were fol-
lowed by separation. So it is with un-
equal matches; gold and brass won't
unite. Novels tell us the felicity follow
ing the union of Lord Fitzgerald to Mary
Ann Jones, quite ignoring Mary AIMS
predisposition to red knuckles and un-
shapely feet, which peculiarities finally
make my lords life burdensome. Novels
are amusing, but not to be relied on in
"matters of the heart" as rule. Com
mon sense says, Young folks marry
within the boundary of your social and
religious circle"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05

The ST. NICHOLAS is the best evidence that has
been afforded Of that progress In periodicals for
young people which has lately been discussed in
columns. The first volume ending with the num-
Der for October, Is now before in handsome bind
ing. In literary merit, In the abundance and
excellence Of its illustrations and, In short In its
general adapedness TO the wants Of boys and girls,
II has no rival The November number opens a new
volume with many choice poems, stories, and en-
Cravings The present is, therefore, very suitable
time for renewing old subscriptions or beginning
new ones. New York Scribner, Armstrong 4 Co.
scRInSERs MONTHLY, for November, begins the
ninth volume Of that very successful and increasingly
popular magazine. Mr.. Edward King describes Flor
ida in interesting and copousy illustrated article.
Making Peace is poem by Mrs. ). NJ. b. Piatt.
John Burroughs furnishes sketch Of the well-known
writer, J. 7. Trowbridge, accompanied by portrait
of its subject. poem by Mr.. Trowbridge, which
follows, gives fair specimen Of his powers. The
miracle Of Lourdes Is the theme Of an illustrated
paper. Jules Vergne's Mysterious Island Is con-
tinued. A Cambodian Ceremony; Ruddcr Grange
Richard Wagner Dolby; My To6rmaline, and Rec
objections OF Charles Sumner with interesting edito-
rial matter, I'LL the remaining pages.
HARPEKs MONTHLY, for November, has among
It's most noticeable matter tho second paper Of NJ ID.
Conway's decorative Art and Architecture in
England" This Is fully equal TO all else from the
pen Of this discriminativc and brilliant writer. The
commencemento Of a series Of papers, entitled "The
First Centnry Of the Republic" will also attract at
cous article on the " Responsibility Of the Press, y
and review, full Of acuteness, of Goodwin Smith
on the Woman question.
GoDRY's LADY's BOOK, for November, is fully
up TO the mark premium Is offered 10 subscribers
for 1878, Of handsome chrome, The Rescue"
GoDEy has long been a favorite with many readers,
unexcelled by any other magazine Of its particular
type. The directions in needle-work are worth, 10
many ladies, the price of the periodical.
DEMoREsT's ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY Is before
ala fall 4. ,I,or
has become an indispensable at many hearth, and
Is watched for with eagerness.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
Frightened 10 Death.

At recent fire in Moscow man who
had been sleeping in burning dwelling
was rescued i'm an unconscious state. 1t
was proposed to take him to the station
house and try to resuscitate him, but a
local officer who was present decided that
the man was dead, and ordered the body
to be given up for dissection. twas ac-
cordingly taken TO the anatomical mu-
scum and placed upon dissecting table,
Suddenly the man recovered his COLI
seriousness and cried out, "Where have l
been taken7" "You have been carried
to the anatomical museum" coldly re-
piled the half drunk Waterman who was
on duty. "Then they will soon begin to
cut me to pieces" shrieked the uufortun-
ate man, and overcome by horror at his
position and surroundings, he sank back,
this time really dead.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
GENERAL INFORMATION.

THERE are thirty-eight and half mil
lions Protestants and five million Catho-
lies in the United States.
!. The London Omnibus Company have
stated that conductors rob them TO the
tune of $4,000 per annum.
ONE hundred and twenty-five trees, on
about an acre of ground in Calhoun
county, Florida, yielded last year co.
600 oranges.
THE London Metropolitan Railway,
since its opening in 1868, has carried
305, zoo, 900 persons without killing or in
juring single one of them.
The sugar crop in Louisiana is but
about one-fifth what it was before the
war. But the rice hsg been increased
from 10000 to 10O,O 900 barrels.
The salt beds discovered on the Can
adian shores of Lake Huron several years
ago are now turning out enormous
quantities of salt of superior quality.
On the 22d of September there were
two hundred and twenty-five, vessels ag-
gregating 26l 800 tons, on the way to
California, many Of them being in
ballast.
THE sum of 100000 is expended an.
nually in the City of Minneapolis, MIMI,
for flour barrels One mill firm alone
pays about $l25,000 annually for coop
erage.
A QUEEN-BEE will lay two hundred
eggs for fifty or sixty days, and the eggs
are Matched i'm three days. A single
queen-bee has been held to produce l00,-
900 in q season.
THE highest inhabited spot in the
world is said to be the Buddhist cloister,
at earle, in Thibet, where twenty-one
priests live, Mt an altitude Ofsixteen thou
sand feet above the sea.
THE Money Order Department of the
| POstOfiice is one of the most useful, and
the extent to which it is employed is
shown by the fact that last year nearly
1915, 900, 900 of orders were issued.
THE city of Rome is said to be honey.
combed with about 900 miles of subter
ranean passage ways cut through the
solid rock, and that these contain the
bodies of from 100000 to 1000, 900 O.
human beings entombed there since the
city was built.
The income the SueZ Canal during
the past year was nearly one million
sterling, and the expenses were less thar
100000. The number of vessels which
passed was 1,17S, and their capacit!
upwards of 100000 tons. The increas'
in the size of the vessels is striking; il
1870 the tonnage averaged 1888 tons, i
now reaches 1874 tons, or an increase o
thirty-eight per cent.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
"EyerybOdy's Aunt"-A Pen Picture.

BENJAMIN +. Taylor, who lately dropped
in upon camp-meeting, writes letter
to one of the religious papers, in which
he draws this capital = VFtrait of "every-
body's aunt"
And there is mother in Israel,
cushioned as to her chin, and face as
pleasant and hospitable as an open fire
on Thanksgiving day. AT 800 pound
and nothing could be cheaper = she
would be worth $4,000, for she weighs
two hundred. Her hat is a "bunnet."
1t shoots out little in front, like a
young scoop-shovel. 1t curls up little
behind, like young wren. She wears
about as many hoops as stone jar. But
she INDUCES in a petticoat or two,
gethered," as she will tell you, at the
top, and puckered with the pull of a
string, as they used to wind up a clock.
A cape without fringe or adornment has
fallen upon her like the mantle of the
prophet, and envelopes her shoulders
and her arms even to her elbows. If it
were little peaked and scollopcd, it
would be vandyke; but it is as unmis-
takably cape rs the Cape of Good Hope.
Her hands are in mitts, flimsy sug-
gestion of gloves without any fingers.
She never dyed her hair. She would
about as soon die herself.
That face of hers beams with good
ness and goodwill. You want her to be
your aunt, ms she can not be your mother.
You would be glad TO sit by her Kitchen
fire and hear her talk, and she would be
precisely as glad to have you. Her easy,
cushiony way of walking suggests gentle
old chaise with the top up. She is enjoy
ing every minute of the time. She is a
Methodist of the old school, and she
needs no assurance from you that she
will go 10 heaven. She has IL from better
authority.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05

DIR. Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart.
Weed, or Water Pepper, is not recommended
as cure-all. 1t should not be classed with
the patent nostrums of the day, compounded
by Quacks, "Indian Doctors" (so-called),
and those possessing no knowledge of the
delicate and intricate structure of the human
system, nor of Chemistry and the scientific
preparation of medicines. No patent has
been obtained or asked for upon it. 1t is
not secret medicine, the chief ingredient
being made known in the name chosen to
designate it. But 1t is claimed to be a
superior Extract, made in scientific manner,
from fresh plants and roots, by a cold process,
heat, which is used in making all other Ex-
tracts of Smart-Weed, being Objectionable,
as it destroys most of the medical virtues
that reside in the plant, as stated in the
American Dispensatory and by other most
excellent authorities. In the modest look
ing little weed, found growing by the road
side, is found a more efficacious remedy,
when combined with Jamaica Ginger, and
other modifying agents, for Diarrhea,
Dysentary, Summer Complaint, Pain and
Cello, than has heretofore been known to
the medical profession. DIR. Pierce's Extract
is sold by druggists.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05

DESTRUCTION IN DIsGUIsE.-Itisafa fact
that mixtures of bad liquors and acid
astringents are often given for medicines.
They are potent TO destroy! and may be
safely warranted to ruin, morally and
physically, any human being that sticks
to them long enough. More drunkards
have been made by these villainous con-
coctions, labelled medicines, than by the
liquors of Commerce. Alcoholic poisons,
advertised as remedies, are more mis-
chievous than tavern drains. For inter-
mittent and remittent tevers, as well as
for all other diseases which these fiery
frauds are falsely certified to relieve, DIR.
WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs, the eptus
ultra of vegetable medicines, is a positive
cure. But this is not all; the great Tenn
perance Elixir is a sovereign sp 'cific for
the depraved appetite for stimulants,
created by the false tonics and bogus re-
storatircs of Missionaries of Hntemperonce.
Within the present year many we'll
known citizens have certified that a
course of VINEGAR BITTERs invariably
obliterates the desire for spirituous ex.
! citants
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
The Alteration of Women.

The alteration which a young man
gives to a woman whom he feels to be
greater and better than himself, is hardly
distinguishable from religious feeling.
What deep and worthy love is not so !?
whether of woman or child, art or
music? Our caressess, our tender words,
our still rapture under the influence Of
autumn sunsets, or pillared vistas, or
calm majestic statues, or Beethoven's
symphonies, all bring with them the
consciousness that they are mere waves
and ripples in an unbelievable ocean of
love and beauty; our emotion in its
keenest moment passes from expression
into silence; our love ut its highest flood
rushes beyond its object, and loses itself
in the sense of divine mystery. Is it any
weakness, pray, to be wrought on by
exquisite music? to feel its wondrous
harmOnies searching the subtlest wind
ings of your soul, the delicate fibres of
life where no memory can penetrate, and
binding together our whole being, past
and present, in one unseakable vibration,
melting you in one moment with all the
tenderness, all the love that has been
scattered through the toilsome years, con-
courage or resignation all the hard earned
lessons of self renouncing sympathy,
blending your present joy with past
sorrow, your present sorrow with all your
past joy?
If not, then neither is it weakness to
be so wrought upon by the exquisite
curves on q woman's cheek and neck and
arms, by the liquid depth of her beseech-
ing eyes, or the sweet, childish pout of
her lips. For the beauty of lovely
woman is music, what can one say more
Beauty has an expression beyond and far
above woman's soul, that it clothes, as
the words of genius have wider meaning
than the thought that prompted them;
it is more that woman's love that moves
as i'm woman's eyc-it seems to be far
off mighty love that has come near to us,
and made speech for itself there; the
rounded neck, the dimplcd arm, moves
us by something more than by their
prettiness-by their close kindship with
all we have known Of tenderness and
peace. The expression of beauty infu-
ences all who see it Git is needless to say
that there are gentlemen with whiskers
dyed and undyed who see none of it
whatevcr); and for this reason The
noblest nature is often the blindcst to
the character of the woman's soul that
the beauty clothes. Hence, / fear, the
tragedy OF human life is likely TO con-
tinue for long time to come, In spite of
mental philosophers, who are ready with
the best receipts for avoiding all mistakes
of the kind.-GeO. Elliot.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
U.crul Information.

ALUM or vinegar is good to set colors
of red, green or yellow.
If you are buying carpet for dur
ability, choose small figures.
SOME cooks are invariably troubled
with "salaratus biscuit" BY allowing
Just one even teaspoonful of salaratus, the
trouble will be Obviated.
POWDERED chalk, added to common
glue, strengthens it. A glue which will
resist the action of water is made by boil
ing one pound of glue in two quarts of
skinned milk.
A GENTLEMAN says that after. losing
one hundred chickens by cholera, he
found that tablespoonful of soda mixed
with q quart of milk and given with The
food was cure.
THE Agricultmist advises farmers to
gather few barrels of road dust before
the winter sets i'm, as it will save large
amount of ammonia in the hennery, the
privy and the stable. Hens should
have q large, open box full of it under
cover where they can dust themselves at
pleasure.
CHARCOAL pulvcrized and mixed with
water, is now highly recommended as an
agent for relieving cattle suffering from
any arrangement of the stomach, such as
blOat or hoven, etc. This should be re-
membered. There is no doubt of its
efficacy, if abundance of concurrent testi-
mony can be relied upon.
The easiest and simplest remedy for
chapped hands is found in every ones
kitchen closet, and is nothing more than
common starch. Reduce it to an impal-
pable powder, put in q muslin bag, and
keep in the table drawer. Whenever you
take your hands out of dish water or suds,
wipe them dry with soft towel, and,
while yet damp, shake the starch bag all
over them and rub it in. The effect is
most agreeable.
WHEN the hoof of COW, OK, or sheep
grows too long at the toe, it may be
shortened by taking pair of strong
pincers, such as are used by blacksmiths
for horse-shoeing, the grinding edges
sharp, and cutting away the toes, until
they are reduced to proper shape. Or,
a strong pairing knife may be used il
handled with care, but it is not nearly SO
safe as the pincers. Animals with feet
too long at the toe, should be attended to
at once, or lameness may result.
A SIMPLE, yet very eflectual remedy
can be found, for healing poisons from
ivy, in solution of copperas water, ap-
piled by immersing the wounded part
into it, or by bandaging it with cloths
dipped into it, and wet as often as they
become dry. Make the copperas solu.
ton by turning boiling water upon the
green crystals, and let the water take up
all that it will j; then pour it off from the
sediment into bowl and dip the hands
or feet into it. Great relief will be ex.
perienced in even few hours, and re-
peated applications will never fail to com
plete the cure. The same remedy will
apply to poisoning by oak and sumac.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
Doing a Dun.

81 have small bill against YOU" said
a Misunderstanding collector, as he en-
tered the store of one who had acquired
the character of hard customer.
eyes, sir, very fine day, indeed"
was the reply.
81 am not speaking of the weather,
but your BILL" replied the collector, in
a loud key.
at would be better if we had little
rain"
"Confound the rain" continued the
collector. and, raising his voice, added,
"have you the money to pay this bill 2"
Beg your pardon, Pm hard of hear
ing. I've made it a rule not to lend my
funds to strangers, and really don't rec
ognize you."
"Pm collector for the Daily Ertin-
guisher newspaper, sir, and l have bill
against you," persisted the collector, at
the top of his voice, producing the bill
and thrusting it in the face of his
debtor. -.
"Pve determined to endorse bills for
no one; you may put the bill back into
your pocket-book ; really can not en-
dorse it."
"Confound your endorsement! Will
you pay it?"
you'll pay it, no doubt, sir; but
there's always risk about these mat
tiers, you know so l must decline il"
1.-The money must be mine to-day"
ooh, yes, ninety days; but / would
not endorse bill for you at q week; so
get out OF my store. 1t is seldom that l
am pressed upon for an endorsement,
even by a friend on the part of a
stranger, sir, it is inexplicable. DO not
force me to put you out leave the prem
ises."
The bill was returned to the Ertin-
guisher Office endorsed: $50 dreadfully
deaf that he couldn't understand"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05

SOME one has written with much force !:
A great deal ofcharacter is impaired and
received at the table. Parents too often
forget this; and, therefore, instead of
swallowing your food in sullen silence,
instead of brooding over your business,
instead of severely talking about others,
let the conversation at the table be genial,
kind, social and cheering. Don't bring
disagreeable things to the table in your
conversation, any more than you would
in your dishes.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
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