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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
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!'lQAREsOF;THE FEET: !:

a Concerning this subject the Scientific
,Anerican very truly says; MANY are
careless in the keeping Of the feet, Il
they wash them once q week they: think
they are doing we'll. They, DO not con- :.
slider tina: the largest pores are located in
the bottom Of the loot, and that the most
offensive matter is discharged through
the pores. They wear stockings from:
the beginning to the end Of the week
without change, which become perfectly.
saturated with offensive matter. Ill
health is generated BY such; treatment Of
the feet. The.porcs are not only @repel'
lants but absorbents,. and fetid matter.
to greater Or less extent, is taken back
into the system, The feet should be
washed every day with, pure water only,
as we'll as the armpits, from (which an
offensive odor is also emittcd; unless
daily ablution is practiced: Stockings
should not: be worn more than . day or
two at time. They may be. worn one
day, and then aired and summed and
wornanother1 day;if necessary..Kss fsszs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
Bran Kills Cabbage Worms.

Let me say, in answer to Mr. +. w.
Fearman, that the object of scattering
wheat bran over cabbage, is 10 protect
them from the rayagcs of the green worm.
II will not do to wait until the worms arc
strong and fat; as then Il win not destroy
them. Two years since ! saw this remedy
recommended, and at the time thought il
humbug, as it seemed scarcely possible
that such simple thing could affect the
worms, still made up my mind to try it.
as do all things, holding fast to what is
good. In June, in going through my ear
ly cabbage, | found one completely cover
ed with the worms. Immediately | OBJ
tained handful of bran and sprinkled il
over the head. The worms began to
squirm and fall off the cabbage, and when
ever the bran touched them, they seemed
to be in pain. The following morning
they were all dead. Since that time. on
the first appearance Of the worm l SOW the
bran. Some seasons it may be necessary
TO do it the second time. If the worms
are very thick it is necessary to take a
handful and sprinkle it over the cabbage.
A hundred weight is ample for an acre
Cor. Ne'o York Tribune.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
asefnl Snformation.
A Couple Of Useful Hints.

Very often screw hole gets 50 worn
that the screw viii not stay TO- Where
glue is handy the regular carpenter makes
the hole larger and Clues in large plug
making . nest for an entirely new hole
But this is not always the case, and poo
pie without tools and in an emergency.
have to fix the thing at once. Generally
leather is used, but this is 50 hard that il
does not hold well. The best Of all things
Is to cut narrow strips Of cork, and gil the
hole completely. Then force the screw in
This viii make as tight job as If driven
into an entirely new hole.
Another hint of similar character may
be useful. One often desires 10 put a
staple into block OF stone. The hole L
made, the staple inserted, and lead melted
and run in. But unless the hole is made
with the bottom larger than the top, inc
lead will in time work out, If there is much
Jar or side strain on the iron. Besides.
the lead itself is liable to some compress
sion, which admits Of looseness, especially
after being subjected to very hot fires. A
much better article is sulphur. Ifthis be
melted and poured ia around the staple
instead Of lead, it makes a much more du-
rable job, besides, it is often more easy to
procure sulphur than lead, as every store
keeps it that deals in general variety
american Builder.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

CHARITY.-We don't mean aims giving.
A man may give money to every beggar
he meets. He may subscribe and pay to
all the benevolent objects of the day; he
may build churches and send fuel to the
widow, and educate the orphan, and yet
not be charitable in the true sense of the
word Much good is done, by even bad
men, to "show off" Pride prompts some
to give what stinginess would withhold.
Vainglory writes the name to thousand
dollar benefaction, and parsimony would
scratch out the name if it had a good
chance. Charity means honest love for
man because he is man, irrespective of
all surroundings The charity, when the
gift of one hundred dollars may be the
price to get the name of being charitable
He who does not give for the love of God
and man, need not give at all, so far as
the giver is concerned, for the giver will
not be 'twicc blessed aud hardly once.
lie who gives good advice in the right
spirit, has charity. Some really good peo-
pie exhort the sinful in so domineering a
style, that anger is the result instead of
penitence. Others, again, rebuke so strong
ly on the Il am holier than thou" princi-
pie, that the person rebuked, dcspairing of
ever becoming so saintly as the censor, in
despair becomes a greater offender than
ever
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

REMEMBER THIs.-0ne thousand shin
giles laid four inches TO the weather win
cover one hundred square feet Of surface,
and five pounds of shingle nails will fasten
them on. 0ne-fiIth more siding or floor-
ing is needed than the number Of square
feet Of surface to be covered, because Of
the lap in the siding and the matching Of
floor. 1000 lathes viii cover 20 yards OF
surface, and II pounds of nails win nail
them on. Eight bushels good lime, six
teen bushels of sand, and one bushel of
hair will make enough good mortar to
plaster 100 square yards A cord of stone,
three bushels of lime, and a cubic yard Of
sand viii lay 100 cubic feet Of wall. Five
courses of brick will lay one foot in height
on : chimney, six bricks in course will
make aue four inches wide and twelve
inches long, and eight in course VIII
make hue eight inches wide and sixteen
long.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

FEED FOR Cows.-At a meeting Of
milk producers in Massachusetts, some time
ago, Mr.. Whethercell stated that cows
upon an average need forty-fiye pounds Of
hay per day or its equivalent while giving
milk. The large cows produce more milk.
for the amount offeedgiven than small ones.
That scrub cows will give annually 400
quarts Of milk, while the Holstein and
some other breeds produce 1000 All
cows should be kept clean, as well as their
surroundings. In producing winter milk,
cows without grain will do nothing.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

Never paper wall over old paper and
paste. Always scrape down thoroughly.
Old paper can be got of by dampening
with saleratus and water. Then 60 over
all the cracks of the wall with plaster Of
Paris, and finally put on wash Of a weak
solution Of csrbolic acid. The best paste
is made out Of rye -four, with two ounces
of glue dissolved in each quart Of paste,
half an ounce Of powdered borax improves
the mixture.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
To Apprentices


The only way for young man to pre-
pare himself for usefulness is to devote
himself to study during all his leisure
hours-First, be industrious in your bust.
ness-ncver complain that you are obliged
to work; so to it with alacrity and cheer
fulness, and it will become a habit which
will make you respected and beloved by
your master or employer; make ii your
business to see and promote his interest;
by taking care of his, you will learn to
take care of your own. Young men in
this age are too fond of getting rid Of
work. They seek for easy and lazy EN-
ployment, and often turn out to be poor,
miserable vagabonds. You must avoid all
wishes to live without labor; labor is a
blessing rather than curse; it makes men
healthy; finds them in food, clothing, and
every other necessary, and frees them from
temptations to be dishonest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

Miss Porter, of Niagara Falls, was asked
once in Paris if she knew much about the
FallsH "Yes," she replied, 81 own them. u
This was substantially true, as most of the
land on the American side, along the rap
ids and down to the cataract itself, was
the property of the Porter family. Re.
Gently one-eighth of all the lands and
premises on Goat Island was sold by Jane
Townsend to Elizabeth Porter for s5l 1926,
and one-sixteenth part Of the same property
was sold to George NJ. Perth for S25, ,662.-
30. At this rate Goat Island is worth
about 100000.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
Select poetrp.
HOODS ODE TO SPRING.

Come, GENTLE springl ethereal NILBsEzs come
oh Thompson, void Of rhyme as well as reason
How couldst thou thus poor human nature hum :
There's no such season.
The Spring think and shudder at her name,
For why, llnd her breath bitter blighterl
And suffer from her blows as II they came
From Spring the fighter.
Let others eulogize her floral shows;
From me they cannot win a single stanza.
know her blooms are in full blow-and SOS
The Influenza.
limp in agony, wheeze and cough;
And quake with ague, that great agitator;
Nor dream, before July. ofleaying of
My rcspirator.
In short, whatever panegyries lie
In fulsome odes, too many to be cited,
The tenderness Of Spring is all my eye,
And that Is blighted
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

Melt together tallow and common rosin
in proportion Of two parts Of the former
and one Of the latter, and apply the prep
aration hot to the soles Of the boots Or
shocs--as much Of il as the leather will
absorb. One farmer declares that this
little recipe alone has been worth more
than the cost Of years subscription Is
the newspaper publishing L.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

SYMPATHETIC INK.--A solution Of 10
grains hyposulphite Of soda in 6 teaspoon
fals of water is the simplest fluid for the
purpose. Use a perfectly clean pen, and
after writing go over the letters with
a smooth paper cutter 70 remove all traces
Of salt Exposure to tho FIRE turns the
writing black Writing with milk will
have the same effect, If held to the iire.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

Telegraph operators are said to suffer
from a peculiar kind of palsy. When
very busily and constantly employed they
find that after some years they are unable
to signal certain signs distinctly. They
change their fingers and get rid of the
troable-ior time; but these fingers fail
and If the labor is persisted in, the whole
arm gives out and the brain becomes af
fected.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

There is many soul trudging along
life's pathway with weary, uncertain steps,
sad and downhearted, who would, If there
was kind hand reached out to help them,
walk erect and step lightly, and even sing
while passing over the rough places
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

The AMERICAN RAILWAY SYSTEM
The total length of the railways iu the Uni
ted States are nearly sevcnty-6ve thousand
miles, or over three times the diameter of
the earth. 1t would occupy passenger
omonth's time, travelling night and day con-
unuously, at an average speed of 20 miles
an hour, to go once over all Of our rail-
ways AT the average speed of the fastest
ocean steamer il would require over eight
months time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

A few neat little birdhouses, which any
ingenious boy can make, placed in the
trees and around the buildings, would in
duce many pair of sweet singing birds
to locate on your premises, and you viii
find them serviceable as well as pleasant,
for they will rid your gardens of many of
the pests in the form of insects that infest
them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

Evorybody's friend is no ones. Jeal-
ousy is almost as much allied to friendship
as to love, and it is more natural to see
friends in pairs than in trails or iu scores.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

knowledge may slumber in the memory,
but it never dies; it is like the dormouse
in the iyied tower that sleeps whi!e winter
lasts, but awakes with the warm breath Of
spring.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

1t is the most momentous question q
woman is ever called to decide, whether
the faults Of man she loves viii drag her
down, or whether she is competent to be
his earthly redeemer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
Elect poetrg,
s4. <zx Middletopn Transcript
2e&UTIFUL THINGS.

1s| 1iee, a heartfelt sigh,
N|nsh, a speaking eye.
i@4z Unaffected, free;
.1 iA's|Hs are beautiful to me.
<e.p|< hand, loving heart,
A sympathy hat free from art,
4 ~ t'sHd among the few;
These .H.hNA Are beautiful and true.
A 4tt1Hi prayer, an answer mild
All aN4d 1.zs, little child,
happy tome, u cheerful hearth;
||...t ItihSs are beautiful on earth.
iel'5i Stnnd, chorus sweet,
As <nfasst soul, and willing feet,
4 la< Of peace, night Of rest,
@1a Ihinks are beautiful and blest.
a s'.I<1'1 'oyc, brothers care.
s|'at|1AS name, jewel rare,
<I<ani} iongue that will not lie :
IIt&1 .h'ngs are beautifnl-and why?
.zc44ze ihey are all born of love,
tzH fnanate from God above;
4 <s7uost of the heavenly birth,
A6<e hing are beautiful on earth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

10 remove starch Or rust fiom iIat-irons,
have piece Of yellow beesusz ,icd Ii =
coarse cloth. When the iron A aleost
hot enough q use, but ust qulto, rub h
quickly With The beesxax, and slcn 1iIb 4
clean coarre cloth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

If you wish to do good, do good; If you
wish to assist people, assist people. The
only way to learn to do thing is to do it;
and that implies, before you learn to do
right you viii learn to do wrong-you will
make blunders, you will have failures; but
perseverc, and in the end you viii learn
your lessons and many other lessons by
the way.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

A company has been formed in Canada
to manufacture caoutchouc from milk
weed, the juice Of which is said to yield
about 4 per cent Of India rubber.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

Gradually the heat withdrew from vein and
brow, the spirit Of feverish care and haste
throbbed no longer in heart or brain. l
sat entranced the far still figures Of proph-
cts and angels on the dome, depicted SO
truly that they seemed to live, shed the
benediction of their repose on my soul
At that moment from the distant choir
broke the low soft hymn Of the nuns,
gathering pathos and force us it rose and
fell, unutterably mingled of the plaintive-
ness of the mortal and the glory Of the
immortal. My head sank back against
the pillar and the world vanished Borne
aloft on the strains, my soul rose into
region never lighted by sun or stars, but
filed with unimaginable revealings. The
music ceased, and slowly recovering wan
dered out into the street unable to tell
whether | had been lingering there an hour
or hundred years, so profound and Won
dcrful had been the experience
The fittest close for these sketches will
be reminiscenee Of St. Peters, the proud
est fabric ever reared TO the linn ortal by
the genius, faith, skill aud sacrifice of
mortals-"the everlasting shrine Of the
religion of humanity The first object
that fills the vision of the traveller towards
Rome, approach from whatever direction
he will, is this harmonious and gigantic
structure, still expanding as he nears it,
until the astonished Imagination can hard
ly embrace its vastness. As his eyes labor
upward from its mountainous base to its
sun-silvcred pinnacles or follow the end
less sweep of its colonnades, the little diff
ferences Of sects and countries melt into
nothing his kindled sympathies snatch
this universal temple from all partial ap-
preparation, and claim it as mans monu-
mental tribute to God. Its glory was
conceived within that element which was
the supra mortal in man, aud it will ever
reproduce kindred emotions in him who
approaches it, 1t sets on fame religious
sensibility where it exists, and wakens or
creates it where II slumbers or is wanting.
Who can stand amid this ecclesiastical
world of solemn softness, brightness and
richness, which fuses the sentiments in a
refined rapture of tranquility, and gaze
around on this wilderness of yariegated
marble and gold, and not feel the un-
wOrthiness of selfish passion, the petty
ovanescence Of worldly glory?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

A &KH>soE BY REV. W. r. ALGER AT THE
ciIuRcH OF THE MESSIAH
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25

SAVE AoAkY 1T is we'll worth saving AID
70" can save it in buying a s. wing Machine,
and get one OF the best and most perfect
machincs in existence The Wilson Shuttle
Sewing Machine has reached point of ex-
cellencc and perfectncs. equalled by no NJ.
e"'ne III use' and the constantly and rapidly
increasing demand, which is almost beyond
Their manufacturing capacity to supply, is
convincing evidence that.the merits of this
machine are appreciated. Machines will h,
delivered ut any Railroad Station in this
county. free Transportation charges, If or.
dered through the Company's Branch House
ctS!7 q S2s superior ST.. Cleveland, q.
They send an elegant catalogue and chr,.
mo circular fire." on application.
This Company want lew more good
agents.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25

STRONG ARGUMENTS - Wcbster's
Unabridged Dicti"nary contains -
hnrdrcd aud fourteen thnnsand
words, and three Thousand pictures
Jones says when. he came h.,ne
late the other night, in the space Of
fifteen minutes his wife applied all
The words I" him. besides some ex-
ira ones and the fire shovel. suy-
se-tins I" his mind the picture Of
The Dncking Stool on the 4l8lh
page Of Ihe Dictionary.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Eden Township.

Editor STAR: Ellen 10 still alive,
IL showed under. But little excite
'nsnt, except the TACT Of Mr.. Geo.
w. lrvlng's being driven about two
miles by wolves, last Saturday
night, while returning home from
Gallagbcr's lumber camp. IL. was
armed with lantern, which prob
ably kept them of. lie was forced
back 10 camp.
q. Ii. Baker was about two miles
ahead IF him, and a part Of the
pack (hs thinks they were not less
than fifteen in nunber) f'llo cd
him, and finally forced him mp u
tree, where Ire was kept until day
light. lie describes The whole af-
fair as not being over pleasant
w. b.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
NOOG u eIiRl a. e.

$lGoeo W $lie3 o5 $l42 20 50 "a
The Township Boards OF Elk,
Wsbber ard Ellsworth township.
are hereby requested TO authorize
their respective Trcasnrsrs to re-
fund t" the undersigned, ut Bald
win City, Mich as soon M possible.
The respective arnouats given in IN.
above table, under head Of SAINT
to Rs'urn;" and will give receipts
therefor. and pay to Pleasant Plains
township the sum due it, and for
ward tie balance to the Treasurer
OF Mason county.
HARLEY UAzEN,
Snip at Lake Township.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Coop Young Tyson 76cts at
j. II. GRoFr's.

u. KNIGHT, Geo. s. P,oI aud
Juds"n North are among those late.
ly favoring us with a renewal Of
subscription 10 the STAR. and pay
ing off old scores. It's such action
that encourages us to still continue
the struggle Of running a paper up
here in the woeds.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
HaS0n Work u Plastering.

y. Rowe is prepared to do all kinds of Ma
ssa Work and Plasterlng, on short notice.
Addr".s him at b 'ldwin Mich; or, orders
may be lett with Emmett Coon l. Go.
27--3-7
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Weather Report,

The following therin"inetrical re
port was furnished for publication
by Lre S. Cnbb. at Yates TOWNSHIP,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25

The WEEkLY SUN ua.p Isasi ss dn.!s, . .r
fearless newspaper Of So broad columns, especially
designcd for the farmer. the mechanic The mere
dren: We aim TO make the Weekly Sun the beat
family newspaper In the world II ID full of enter.
tanning and Instructive reading Of every sorf, bat
delicate taste. Price, SLID per year, postage prs-
paid The cheapest paper published. Tryit. IA.
drsss Tns SUE, Now York tity. fsS-S-s
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
CarDenterihg.

W: MsCassey il prepared to attend
ee all calls in the abHve namel line
His address, iba ldwin civ, M.cb
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Baldwin House.

This Hotel affords as good acoommoda.
tiess a. aay in this part of the country,
0ssrges reasonable. VIM. Wood. Proprietor,
Baldwin City. Mich. Ill
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
+. l.. Allen.

Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chan
esrv. VIII practice in Circuit and U. 8.
Sssrts. Once over l,ray's store, corner of
Ginth street and Michigan ave ,ue, Baldwin
0itv, Mich.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Ignatius q. Evans.

Deputy Co. Survevo. Is prepared to do
Surveying in all the Towns in the Nsrthwes At
part 81 Lake county. +. o. address. Bald
wiz Cltv. Mick. 3-I3
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Special NQlicG.

/
l am in receipt Of tho following
letter Owing to q miscarriage bv
mail, IL did not reach mo until tho
10Th lust, two days after the divi-
sion:
TsrAsukKR's OYyIcs,
LUDIsoroN, MIcH.,
March llth, 1875.
Mr.; Harley Hassn. S'pervisor of Lake Town.
pkAa SiR:-! find on entering nm IN. mr..
ders paid while was away that inieres, wa.
computed 1t ten per cent. On v..r JaL.
township, when IL should have been At sevsn
per cent, which makes = difference of on.
hunured And forty two and 8. lO0ths dollars
against me No"~''
You received for interest. sl,s 90
law "esn S3l.24
Makes me just this msch short, Sl42 OF
Yours truly.
G. Z. RKssxanrr,
Co. Treasurer.
] also, find, on close examinu-
ton Of the roll, that a mistake was
made in the division at Baldwin
on the l7th. The following table
shows the amount paid each town.
ship, Oh the 18th, and the amour,
each township is entitled to, after
the deduction Of the 8 per cert.
overpaid; also amount to be return.
ed by each township:
iown- Range Amt zach Amt each Amt Ami
snip Up reed TIP should to be still
have rec,d
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
A Card,

" YOU dosire peep at a wonderful stock
OF everything ut wonderfully low prices call
ut j. GRorF's
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25

CsSrs Shirts 4 Drawers only soc,s each
It III. Gsorys.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Kirkland & Shane.

Manufacturers ard Dealers in Lumber and
Lsth. Special attention paid to Bill Stuff
Mill AID Yard ON line OF +. a. r. N. Rail
~ay.4i miles west Of BALDWIN City.
S-l-k2
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Z. Campbell,
Henry A. BRAY,
w. j. McCausey.

justice Of the Peace, Baldwin City, Mich.
WuI attend prompt, to all bushes, en-.
uustad to his care. Special attention paid
To paymen oftaxes en- non resident lands.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-25
Elk Township CaQCuS,

Notice Is her,bv gwen that there will he
C"uc"s held In the School House IN Dir
.r'ct No: z, !, said Township OF Elk on
h"rchZ7th, 1875, at 2 ocloc, p. NJ, for thu
purpose "i nominaiin. candidates for the
several township Offices.
Bv order OF COMMITTEES.