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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
In Memory of a Head Waiter.

The Grand Union Hotel has lost its al
most land-famed head waiter, Robert
Thompson. He died of consumption,
within sight and hearing Of that great
dining-room over which he presided
eight years, and stood atthe iportaliuntil
a fortnight before his death. He was a
Maryland negro, full-blooded, who mar
ried Jane Brent, Of Canandaigua, a fugi-
tive slave from the environs of Washing
ton, like himself. He leaves his wife and
one daughter with about $50, 600 IN
money and property. His son-inrlaw is
a graduate Of Harvard University, and
has a 81, 800 clcrkship in the Treasury.
The power of this negro was in his
business knowledge and philanthropy.
He loved Ills race with "a perfect
knowledge of its weakness and childish
ness; he. grew himself sterner and
soberer as he realized It's prohigacy and
pursuit of idle political honors; he was
himself public orator, and had been in
the City Councils of Washington. but he
disliked office-seeking and Office. Com
manding two hundred able-bodied black
men, who were under his personal drill
fifteen hours out of the twenty-four, he
was inflexible, ,steadfast, and kept perfect
work with perfect impartiality. He
raised up other head-waiters and sent
them over the country to civilize other
hotels, his last essay of this kind having
been Randolph, whom he made head
waiter at Long Branch, and who rs now
to take command Of the great Palace
Hotel at San Francisco. Thompson''
power was partly in hissocial knowledge
of The hotel frequenters. BE could gues,
a. a.inan's importance under his dress, ant
he knew, who was going TO arrive ant
what rank they required. All the sable
attendants at the Grand Union wear {
string Of Grape and "a black rosette.-
Long Braaeh Letter. n .,f~h.iuIt r.r,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

Hdren; I am, not so lblest, but--horrible
to relate, three artificial teeth, which,
being directly in front, are Indispensable
fiattsr nf;seh I possess. Upon the %i night
previous to my leaving town, / returned
home, after having sPent 2 very pleasant
evening" Here Mr. Brown again
glanced. toward Mehitable,s whose con-
scious face was the color of the roses in
her hair and bosom. ~ While partaking
of some slight refreshment before retir-
ing, Il accidentally lopsenedS the spring
which kept these teeth in place. N4here
being no experienced dentist here, left
town early the next morning, fully ex-
pecting to be able to return the follow.
ing day, but unforeseen hindrances pre-
vented. True, might have written.
certainlys should Sbaye1done SO had l
known what q commotion my mysterious
disappearance was creating. l hope
this explanation .willproye, satisfactory,
especially to aSheart so kind and char
liable as the Widow Peabody's,"
Here Mr., Brown turned toward Mrs.
Peab0dy's seat, but it was vacant. y
"She wasn't goin' tew astay tew hear
any sich trumped,up storyas that" as
she roundly asserted. An ~ ~ 'ar 'at IA
In compliance with Mrs. .Teller's invi-
tation, and which was warmly seconded
by the rest of the ladies--Mehitable said
nothing, but her looks spoke yolumes-
Mr.. Brown remained to tea, having many
a hearty laugh over the blunder, now so
happily and satisfactorily explained.
AS matter of course, Mr.. Brown went
home with Mehitable.
If the Widow Peabody had looked to-
ward Mr.. Green's, she would have seen
that the parting at the gate was unusu-
ally lingering and tender-a foreshad-
owing of the time when the felicity
with which she had SO prematurely en-
dowed him should be his.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
DON'T,

4 dfa1i H. ,.ftDv"Ssi on fnd .,.us
Don't insult poor man. His muscles
may be we'll developed. 'lf p '''""
Don't fret. The world will move on
as usual after you are gOne.tS L.f
Don't color meerschaums for living.
1t is simply dying by inches.id' ,'rnd
Don't say al told you So" Two to
one, you never said word about it. 3"
Don't throw dust in youri teachers
eyes. 1t would injure tho pupil,
Don't worry about the ice crop. Keep
cool, dyou will have enongh. hnaf,'
Don't turn up your nose at light
things. Think Of bread and taxation.
Don't buy a coach TO please your wife.
Better make her little sulky. r.,.I,.,
Don't write long obituaries. Save
some of your kind words for those living.
Don't imagine thateveryt thing isweak-
ening. Butter is strong in the market.
Don't publish your acts Of charity.
| The Lord will keep the account straight.
Don't mourn over fancied grievances.
Bide your time, and real sorrow will
come. sf - .gE,} j-,t linnu fftoy
Don't put on airs in your new clothes.
Remember your tailor Is suffering.
Don't be too sentimental A, dead
heart, properly cooked, will make . "a
worry meal. - -,
Don't ask your pastor to pray without
notes. How else can he psy his provision
bill. figH ~ ..hogi ? .i1ai Z DY
Don't ask the Lord to keep your "gar-
ments unspotted." He isn't renoyating
old clothes. 49,,
Don't linger where "your love lies
dreaming" Wake her up, and tell her
to get the breakfast. sd guidi inH
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

SOUND COMMON SENsE.-If you are
well, let yourself alone. One of the
great errors of the age is, we medicate
the body too much. More persons are
destroyed by eating too much than by
drinking too much. Gluttony kills more
than drunkenness in civilized society. The
gymnasium is a woodward, clearing, OF
a cornfeld. A hearty laugh Is known,
the world over, to be health-promoter
IL elevatcs the spirits, enlivens the circu.
lation, and is marvelously contagious in
good sense. Bodily activity and bodily
health are inseparable. If the bowels
are loose, lie down in bed, remain there
and eat nothing until you are well. The
three best medicines in the world arc
warmth, abstinence, and repose.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
Woman Suffrage.

The Laramie Sentinel, one of the early
advocates of woman suffrage in Wyoming
Territory, tells of the practical workings
of the systemin recent issue. 1t says :
To us the novelty has worn of, and we
have had time to coolly estimate the re-
suits. There Rare those who can re-
member the condition of things here six
or seven years ago, and can compare
them with the present, and though we
might differ somewhat as to the causes
which have produced this change for the
better, yet We shall be able to agree
upon a few facts. J We never had term
of court here, held in decent and com.
Portable place, with its proceedings
marked throughout by decency and de.
corum, and divested of everything per-
tanning to levity and blackguardism, till
our ladies were summoned tO, attend and
participate in II. we never had Grand
Jury here who boldly and unflinchingly
took hold to investigate offenses agains!
decency and morality, and hunt out and
bring Offenders to punishment, till We
had Grand Jury composed largely o
ladies. We had had several terms o.
court, but had scarcely been. able to con
! vict or punish single criminal for any
crime, however .heinous, through tht
medium of those courts, tillswe got juriel
com posed largely Of women. We did no
kaye n single election here withou
drunkenness, rowdyism, quarreling, fight
ing and bloodshed, until our wives
mothers, sisters and daughters were per
mitted to accompany us to the polls
We we'll remember tke time when many
I a man stayed away. from, the polls, losing
his right Of citizenship, rather than en-
counter the danger and rowdyism h'
must meet in order to exercise 1t. But
all thisis changels' Our elections 90 of
as quietly as any Other. social gathering
no matter how heated a political cam
paign may be, OF. hoy important th'
issues at stake. And we all point will
pride to the result, whether or not W,
agree as TO the cause which has pro
duced il.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
Letter from a Tramp.

TO the Editor Of the New York Daily araphic;sr
Your don't like trsmps don't you
Wat are you goen to do about IL 2 Don't
you think you are nize chap to want to
putt pore men In jale gust becoz thay
haven't NO money! " you tryit can
tell-you wat will happen. You'll hav
yuur hons burned about your eres.
framps has got 20 ltv as well as rich
men, and If you don't Civ us sho wele
gust make things livele for you. See II
we don't. s'H -, -
TRAMpTHAT MENEs TO HAv A LIvEN.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
A REslINIsCENCE.
Twas ya, AgT IsIH, ,w1; s sS9ssy 'As day VA ~

Twas April; twas Sunday the day was fair
ssrf~a Yesi sunny ana faif. -,
And how happy was tl.auT
You wore the white dress you loved TO wear;
And two little flowers were hid In your hair
Yesi In your hair N'i" "A
On that day-gone byll y IL ,.,(t
We sat on the moss 1t was shady and dry
ut Yesl shady aud dryj iiuliF11 iftN
And we sat In the shadow.
We looked at the leaves, We looked ut the sky,
We looked at the brook which bubbled near by
Yesl bubbled near by, 90,
Through the quiet meadow sfA|
A bird sang on the swinging vine-A Iz9i Ieb
Yes on the vine
tfI And then-sang not 1.u sASTEpr
] took your little white hand In mine;
Twas April; twas Sunday; twas warm mnshine-
Yes warm sunshine;
Have you forgotf f-rt -tfi aTuf ~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
That Kentucky Mummy.

The discovery of female. mummy in
Grand avenue cave, near Glasgow juno
ton, Barren county, by Eugene U. Proc
tor, is attracting the attention of the
archeologists of the country. Major G..
M. Proctor has received a telegram from
Spencer f. Baird, of Woods Hole, Massa-
chusetts, inquiring if the mummy can
be obtained by the Smithsonian Institute
for the purpose of exhibition at the Cen
tennial. Major Proctor is considering
the proposition. The mummy was dis
covered the evening of the 23d ult.,
while Lees avenue was being explored.
1t is that of q woman four feet and five
inches in length. When found it was ly-
ing on its left side in a sleeping posture.
The left arm was resting on the ground,
but the left hand has disappeared. The
right arm rests on the bosom with the
hand tucked under the chin. The flesh
on the arms and lower limbs is shrunken,
but the body and head are well preserved.
The face Is round and full, and cores
pondent says, "very beautiful" 1t is
perfectly white, and shows no Indian
characteristics in form or feature. The
mouth is small and the lips are partly
open, exhibiting the front teeth. 1t shows
unmistakable evidence of having been in
its present position for an indefinite
period of time. Crowds are focking to
see it, but no one has yet been able to tell
to what race of human beings it belongs.
Will not some one of our Kentucky
scientists rise and explain ?-Louisrille
Courier, Journal. NV
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
Story Of the Big Squash.

The big squash of Amherst Agricultu-
raj College farm, which grew SO stoutly
that it burst several iron cages, and
,fnally,lifted four thousand eshundred
and twenty pounds (and Of which plas-
ter cast is preserved), had enough roots
underground to feed it for its herculean
work. The squash vine was washed out
with its roots by the continued. use of a
garden hosea for twenty four hours, and
the whole root system was spread out on
a floor and carefully measured. = The
main branch was twelve or fifteen feet
long, and aggregated some fo,tt thousand.
One of the seventy modal roots four feet
long, had four hundred md eighty
branches, aud most careful sstfmstd fof
the ramifications of' the rootlet, based
upon the actual measurement of the di-
vision, showed that the squash vine had
between fifteen aud nineteen smiles OF
root. Reckoning the Number Of days il
had been growing {fifty-two) IL was
found that it must have been on an aver.
age one thousand feet per day, andon
favorable days about one thousand feet.
Colonel sClark, the Pfesidentl of the.Agri-
cultural College, says that while this
growth'wAs going on, and the big squash
was expanding and lifting its enormous
burden, great drops Of sweat stood all
over its rough rind, proving That " felt
the grat tsst ed11p0si4GS
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

DURING the last thirteen years 49,
O75 Chinese immigrants have arrived at
San Francisco, Of whom .10s,902 wefe
males and 4,l72 females. The greatest
number arriving in any one year was
1865, in 1928. The prospects are
that during the ensuing year the arriv-
ais will far exceed that Of any year yet
past. -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

STRANGE things do happen. Ono Of
these is the fact that firm in Chicago
has an order to send sixty head Of cattle
a week, during the season, to Glasgow.
The shipment is made by the way Of
M0ntreaL ~ 80 .-r..N 80
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
VOLUME iii.
TINE THE oyERsuuor MILL.
By MARY X. NKALY.
a n.

have roamcd through the world in a wild search
To find from my hearts grief some happy release
/ have sought II afsr on the banks Of the thine,
Where tho legended towers In the soft sunlight
have wandered away to the seft-nowIng Nile,
And have eaten the Lotus that feeds on It's smile,
But have found not the bliss which my heart once
When rode our old Roam to the Overshot MIL
!~ts e~a"A a'1'f@
All coatless and hatless, my hardened feet bare,
felt like bird that is cloaving the air.
The spirit OF freedom that dwels In the hills
am sure always hovers about those old mills;
The dash of the water, unchecked on its way,
Flowing on, flowing ever, by night and by day,
Gave charm have found not on valley or hill,
Since rambled in childhood around the old mill.
When grew up to manhood my spirit still clung
To the rocks and the waters around II that sprung.
Though riches had fallen upon my young head,
And my fondly-loved parents had long since been
As came to tho bridge had loved In my youth
II seemed like the road to the garden Of truth;
And the sight Of the wheel made my loving heart
As thought Of sweet Alice, the Maid Of the Mill
On that very old bridge we had told Of our love,
While the moon and the stars had looked down from
And we vowed that our hearts should be steady and
AS the busy old wheel that SO sturdily flew,
In Its strength and its constancy, morning and
night,
Unceasing and sure rs the stream in its fight.
But, alas for the light OF that fair golden head
When asked for my darling they said she was
a''aGH07y1HlH
q, Alice, the world Is q turbulent waste;
Not Joy or delight can this widowed heart taste.
There bright forms OF beauty and scenes of de-
light,
But they touch not my soul and they pall on my
And turn to the days when your soft beaming
Every thought every hope Of my life did beguile;
When We sat BY the stream as the evening grew
All the world to each other. beside the old mill.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

IT is believed that crocodiles live to
be hundreds of years old. The Egyp-
tians embalmed them.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

80 AN illinois negro attempted to com
INIT suicide by laying his head on the rail
and lettinga passenger train run over it.
The engine was thrown from the track
and both driving wheels dislocated, but
the negro is still at large, complaining
about the quality of the locomotives they
construct nowadays. ais~,t g
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26
Mr.. Johnson's Religious Belief.

The Washington Star says: 1t is a
fact well known among those who were
personally intimate with the late ex-
President johnson that while entertain
ing sincere respect for the religious be-
lief of others he himself was unsettled in
mind in reference to the world beyond.
His natural leaning was apparently to-
ward the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and while in Washington he was an at
tendant at st. PauPs Lutheran) and also
of the Foundry Church, toward the com.
pletion of which he made a very liberal
contribution. In conversation with
friends, however, he expressed grave
doubt as to the correctness of the theory
on which is founded the commonly ac-
cepted doctrines of Christianity, and
seemed to find satisfaction in specula-
tions as, to the life hereafter. He was a
great admirer Of Swedenborg as an in.
terpreter of Scripture, and those who
knew him best are of the opinion that
his religious belief conformed more nearly
to the Swedenborgian faith than to any
other. IL. IL .,,,.i..l
The following, in the ex-President's
handwriting, has been found among his
q ID
GREENvILLE, June 90, 1873.
All seems gloom and despair. i haveper..
formed my duty to my God, my country and
my family. Il have 'iiothiiig to fear in sap-
preaching death. r To me il is the mere shad-
ow of Gods protecting wing. Beneath it
almost feel sacred. Here, i know, can no
evil come. Here will rest in quiet and
peace beyond the reach of calumny's pois-
oned shaft, the influence of envy and jealous
enemies, where treason and traitors or State
backsliders and. hypocrites- in church can
have no place where the great fact will be
realized that God is>truth and gratitude
the highest attributes of men-Sic itatr ,ad
dstro-such Is the way. to the stars or I'M
mortality. ...s. se.it t..-yt. ut.rsu HF
The followingis written on the margin
of the page containing the above: "Wit-
ten before leaving on Sunday evening,
while the cholera was raging in its most
violent FORM" 1Es yi fof 81 .'hNt
1t will be remembered that the ex-
President left Greenville after being at
tackled by cholera, when, as he said, all
seemed gloom and despair. tti i1tr
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

AN engineer at Dublin, who is build
ing break-watersand harbor works, saves
the trouble and cost of Golfer dams by
constructing concrete blocks, weighing
three hundred and fifty tons each, which
by clever. contrivance, he sinks in a
comparatively short time, and brings
the works above low water mark, when
the upper portions can be builtin the
b usual way,rf
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

ACCORDING to the Foreign. Times,
Bowles Brothers & Co. are about to pay
their creditors in full, with interest during
their suspension, and the firm and their
Joint National Agency Limited are now
being carefully and powerfully reorgan
lied, and will soon be opened for the IA
cilities of banking operation of all kinds
which the house formerly afforded to
merchants and travellers in all parts of the
world. "a .a &e
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-26

Mr.. CHUBB, the English lock.maker,
in whose locks so many of his country
men place implicit faith as a protection
against thieves, has lately written book
in which he admits that no locks can
resist the efforts of accomplished thieves,
and extols the small TERROR dog, with a
sharp bark, as the best possible protector
against burglars Unless Mr.. Chubb
proposes to go into the dog business, and
to abandon the manufacture of locks,
his frankness deserves honor. He also
calls attention to the great danger to
which buildings, resting ON liseo col.
umns, are exposed IN case or Ere. The
use of these columns ought TO be forbid.
den by law, and IL is strange that any
intelligent builder should consent to ens
ploy them. Nevertheless the largest
buildings erected in cities are supported
from the basement by slender iron
pillars.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01

The executive committee Of the con,
vention of Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation and Churches of Vermont, will
hold one of the series of "Gospel Meet
ings," to be held in different parts OF
the State, at the Congregational Church
in this place on Tuesday evening, Jan.
9th, to continue through Wednesday and
Thursday. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend, G.
The late Isaac Butterfeld of Boston,
bequeathed to the East Parish of the
town of Westminster, Vermont, $4,000
for the purchase or erection of free
Public Library and $4,000 for the pur-
chase of books for the same. The Trus-
tees of the Parish are also made the res
idaury legatees, the property coming in
to their hands to be Invested by them in
some reliable securities. and the income
from it to be used yearly for the purpose
of purchasing books, and the necessary
expenses of carrying on the business of
said library.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01
GRAFTON.

The ladies of the Congregational
Church and Society of Grafton will hold
their annual festival on Friday evening
of this week. Jan. 1st, 1875. Every
body is cordially invited. Refreshments
will be provided for crowd, and pre-
parations are being made for gay "New
Years Party" Give them full house
and patronage accordingly.
Grafton grange at their last meeting
elected the following officers for the year
ensuing, viz: Master, S. D. Conant !;
Overseer, S. N. Wright; Lecturer, E.
9. Palmer; steward, w. A. Dean; asst
steward, c. S. White; chaplain, Mrs. c.
;. White; treasurer, Henry Woolley !;
secretary, j. H. Putnam gate-keeper,
j. G. Noyes Ceres, Mrs. w. A. Dean !;
Pomona, Mrs. S. N Wright; Flora,
Mrs. j. Fl. Putnam lady asst steward,
Mrs. S. d. Conant
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01
Christmas at FeIchville.

The Baptist Sabbath-school observed
Thursday evening, having an entertain
ment at the church with songs, speeches,
recitations, DC. and liberal distribution
of gifts from the " Christmas tree" The
occasion was exceedingly pleasant to all
who had the privilege of attending.
The Union Sabbath-school observed
Friday evening. The church was hand
somely decorated with evergreens and
two huge trees were loaded with gifts.
AT an early hour every available place
for sitting or standing was occupied
The following programme was carried
through promptly and to the genuine
enjoyment of the audience. The dia-
logues were under the direction of Mrs.
Ella Holden and Mr.. Gilbert A. Davis.
/. Greeting song by the Sabbath
school. 2. Prayer by Rev. 1. Carter.
3. Recitation by Howard White. 4.
:" Cleaners" by Misses Nellie Fletcher.
Hattie Fletcher, Jennie Townsend, Belle
Coolidge, Lydia E. Shedd, Eta Gates,
Minnie c. Fay, Mary Jane Gates and
Ida Sheldon. 5. Recitation by Maud
Kendall. 6. Recitation by Alice Me-
grath. Z. Music by Sabbath-school.
s. Mourners." by Misses Mary Jane
Gates, Belle Coolidge, Minnie C. Fay,
-
Eta Gates, Hattie Fletcher, Jennie
Townshend 9. Select Readings by
Jennie Townshend and Minnie c. Fav.
10. Music by Sabbath-school. IL.
=" How to make mothers happy" a dia-
logue-Frank Morse and Omeron Coo
lidge, with five lads as assistants. ~.
Recitation by Angie Thomas, Alice Me- !
grath and Ada Gates. 13. Music-a
medley by G. NJ. Clark and o. S. Hold
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01
PuTNEY.

AT their annual meeting last week the
Putney cornet band chose f. r. Cobb
and Henry Norcross, first leaders, Joseph
Dodge, second leader H. c. Bacon, sec
and treas; B. ?. Page Wallace Wilson
and II. w. Cough, executive committee.
After Emusic by the band" the stock
holders were invited to rooms under Ma
sonic Hall, where an oyster supper was
in readiness, which being disposed of the
party returned to the hall and listened to
more music, and short speeches by j. ID.
Wheat, John Robertson, L. B. Puffer and
Others all giving evidence of having
fully enjoyed themselves, congratulating
the band upon their improvement since
the last annual meeting, and agreeing
that none of their investments returned
such high rate of interest as the
money invested in the Putney cornet
band.