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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
{ A Fresh water Spring at Sea.

Lieutenant r. ID. Hitchcock, United
States Navy, Assistant Coast Survey
steamer Endeavor, under date March Is,
reports to the. Superintendent of the
Coast Survey as follows, relative to
what is apparently fresh water spring
in the sea: .ss.vtG gn.. A--yyl9
We have found just above Matansas
Inlet, about two and q half miles off
shore, in latitude 20 deg. 46 min. 0S sec.
north, longitude 81 deg. II min. 10 sec.
west, what, is apparently a, fresh7water
spring. /. The water, at the surface Is
violently disturbed for 9 space of about
thirty feet in diameter. The first day
we crossed this place the water was com
ing up with such violence rs to. throw
the ship. from her course, and the second
time, although it was smooth, the vessel
could be kept on her course but for a
short time. The soundings in the center
of the spring gave twenty-three fathoms,
and specimen of the bottom gives very
clear, broken small shells, The sound
ings from the center to the limits of the
disturbed. water, decreased to nine tath'
oms. The water at the surface is very
brackish.
The superintendent has directed
minute examination of the spring and
its Immediate locality to be made. ,u.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
A Monster Sharks

The London Daily Neacs says: twill
be recollected that in late issue -we'n-
the stranding Of AN immense
shark at Shanklin, in the Isle OF Wright.
The skin of this huge fish has nowar,
rived i'm London, having been ased
for the British Museum. The dlth-
cult operation of taking the skin ctssso
gigantic acreatufe hes been admirably
carried out by Mr.. Gerard, yr;, wp2se
ability in preparing skedetons 1os me
British Museum il we'll IknsyR g4tRt9tai
length is twenty-nipe teet, IN clTc9mAer-
ence fifteen feet at the largest pafts Nits
teeth are exceedingly smalb send HSt the
least -iike-th -large.- white Ivory teeth
seen in sharks of museams; they Ire, on
the contrary, very small and set witp IN
fersnaces one froni The other, d6d'abeut
the size of a cat'sIteeth. Thissis the hask-
ing shark-squal,~ nlaain,us, cetor,nus
,o9rin,ls. so,,dtuss elephds, salt fsh, hoe-
moving or homersof Orkney. sunSfSh,
west coast of. Ireland. 1t is not, however,
TO he confouhded WITH the sun mn
Eorthadrisom mola-4 that 10, tlie shsDf OF
the sun. :. These huge sharks appear III
considerable numbers IA the spring Nyeng
the northwest coast nfsDOnegal and Mew
hav s ~, Tine Suwfish. bank is probably the
Sss s;rst shoaf T water MADE by the fish eo'Aing
| in from the Atlantic.a HID pos@iblstAe
come there TO spayn, passing the rest OF
their lives in the deep waters of sVne "a L
iantic. Little ornothiog is known 91the
hsbits.of this fish, which is probably the
| largest among known SHARKS Oouch
! records one talkenfn 0ovrwal lapesEuI'
j7ing thirty one feet plight inches; u i
supposed that, they swallow theirIrey
falfve.. TIE Ifish fishefmen spesu Smem
for the'sake ofs theoil which y 70 e oe 90 20
taiped form their liver. Thls nsn, wher er
for the whale ON account Of It's somewhat
4 sluggish nbvenien&sI sHekemsh Us alst
called the baking shsTk,h ~ II srRposee e
that the present specimen had lost IL
way, being bound probably 70 0sTes
4 scoastof reland. $40 boom A aarvas
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
NUMBER 5l.i
The Volcanoes OF Iceland.

Iceland is situated at the termination
of the great volcanic line, skirting the
extreme west of the Old World, which
has existed since the Cretaceous period
certainly, whilst the points of eruption
appear to have travelled northwards. As
all the rocks are igneous, or igne0us de-
rivatives, no stratigraphical arrange
ment can be made out. Basaltic lava
streams are common in the vicinity OF
Reykjavik, though no active volcano ex-
lists in this part of the island, WHICH is
in the secondary stage of solfataras and
hot springs. These solfataras are mere
pits of blush white siliceous mud, the
result of the decomposition of .contig-
uous tufa. The principal gas inhaled is
sulphuretted hydrogen. Their position
changes. The hot springs are working
out their own destruction by the accu-
mutation of sinter; the composition of
this varies in springs within few yards
of each other. The large riffs in the old
lava at Thingvala were attributed to the
flowing away of the undercurrent OF
lava into yet deeper depression, thus
leaving the unsupported crust to sink
down in the middle. All the lavas of
Heckla are basaltic, and contain crys-
tails of felspar and olivine. An ash and
cinder forms the summit Of the noun
tain. There were four craters; the
longest one is an elliptical depression 260
feet deep, at the bottom of which lay
snow, though some ashes and clay. were
still quite hot. The district of Mydals
JOkull, containing the terrible volcano
Kotlujia, is remarkable for the confused
intermixure Of aqueous and igneous
ejectamenta,7 producing agglomerates
and tufas. Sand and hot water are the
principal productions of Kotlujia itself,
which has not been known to produce
lava, though ancient felsitic lavas were
noted at its base. These floods are pro-
duced, in addition to the melting of the
Jokull, by the bursting of large cavities
in which water has accumulated for
years. Such a reservoir was noted in a
small neighboring crater, at the bottom
of which was a deep pool of turbid
water, into which several small streams
emptied themselves, but none ran out
again. To Vatna Jokull the principal
volcanic forces of Iceland seem now to
have retreated. This is a vast tract of
snow and ice which rests upon a nest of
volcanoes, many of which have been in
eruption during historical time. The
Vatna rises from a series of basaltic
platforms. The existence of perma-
nently actives volcanoes in the unknown
interior of this mass was considered not
improbable. -"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
Easily Understood.

I, Every BOBBY knows that it is rude to
take another persons seat as soon as it is
vacated, and that it is an objectionable
ofense to sitin one chair and put his
feetiin another. The subtle PHILOSOPHERS
Of the rudeness of those actions he prob
ably would take lifetime to. learn.
Even after he had received such indigni-
ties many times he would be puzzled to
know why they gave him such Offense.
Chesterfield himself probably never ana
lived the actions, or resolved them into
their elementary significance; the first
meaning, "I,prefer your. room to your
company" !" the second being equivalent
to saying, 81 regard the ease of my feet
and this comfortable position, more than
lido your tired limbs, or your offended
sense of propriety. 1 do not care ifit is
disagrceable to you to look at the dirty
soles of my boots" Let us analyze
another common rule of good soci-
ETY. "On entering house or room, al
ways speak first to the lady of the house,
and always take leave Of her first" Why
should we do so2 Because. the house and
room are for the time hers. She gave the
invitationor permission to enter. You
are for the time her guest, and under ob.
legations to her. She is entitled to your
first and lastact of respectand attention
Having paid her that attention, be sure
not to monopolize her time and conversa
tion, because she has other guests to EN-
tertain as we'll as yourself. Several lady
correspondents have asked if it was prop
er to invite gentleman escorting then
from an evening party to come in. Asl
yourselves" Why should / ask him Z
enter?" Has he not been with you al
the evening, and walked home besides
Can he not call some other time, and un
le@ he hass been agreeable, why shouls
you ask fim even to call againy 1t Is q
much his daty to ask permission to cal
as yours to invite him to do so. Wha
right have you to disturb your parent
or the members of your family at a lat
hour with a casual acquaintance who ha
accompanied. you home from a party
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

, A wfitef says, Under the graceful ex-
terror of q young Parisiah Woman, of the
middle and lower classes there Is often
hidden a. panther. Beware how you
rufie the silken coat The wrong way!-
out viii come the swift and pitiless
claws, the cruel teeth. Mademoisellc is
very sweetand gracious when she fits on
your glove in, her dainty little shop, with
q possible sale efuntold dozens looming
before her. How udeftly she. coaxes IN
the fecaIcitrant fingers, ,how dexterously
she fasteiis The -rebefious buttons, and
what a aressing little squeeze nnd pat
she viii give the member when once it is
Sairly clothed in its new, attire But're-
fuse, sfterTg giving . certain amount of
trotibie,S TO purchase her wares, or at
tempt I'd dispute her bill ysnd theh. as
the French jdiom hath it, you will tell
me come news about II. The graceful,
1carssane, 'eousteous depoisslle Is trains
fbfme3, ins-ans instant, y into n sharp
voiced, vehement pshrev, and IL win lsbe
we'll for you IL you are not sccided clear
out Of the door.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

-
Ils name was Ephraia siOasctt; not speeissyirs.
Except = champion .ps1e in ADJ $aHs Fosna,
~ any psling match ~herS hey ehsoantetod
q y hp'm' rs ssi.sdsssN
ThssPsaiss- book he-Aad by heart and sks the &c,
Ana sclesse at his tongues end laid its queer
rbs daSio ymono.yllable he'd Aopr with psrfse.
And 90 ss Through words sSsquipsasi III. iisA.aius
a through cheese al yiro vsy
You couldn't vsvs spell, rltisR common sp siphs-
Rs Rsi rs: Ii: st% as:s'g rss sa q T. Hss:
Could spell th1phina-syphicsbs from csest Gi
'ea' 81 6s nsa
The people cessed 10 find in spelling books 'thef
4 wQpted fun - 10 hseN
What Show there against this photographic Gait
thu moved down all before it shh iattiing fusi-
=. lade t-sE
OF consonants and vowes punctfipusly arrayed,
lust at the elimination of Ephtsi's renown 60
He look part in spelling-schools in an adjoining
~ - town. - =. Y. -
Fun soon the sole survivors 4 that Grthospapbic
Were Ephralm and scl99l-siriai' sole Competitor.
with equal ardss swixtthess twc, rased the uncer-
Where % ss'c@ 'i hight psrss at ia.swas quite indea-
With equal % nerve they tapeto time, and accurately
The isidious silen tlette and the diphthops Janus
faced as sab leo boel,W
In vain the weird and mystic spells upon that girl
The cabastic letters dropped from her lips so Fast
Vain likewise for along time was the effort to sup
Ephe's airy tongue ths. sylabled tough tough words
with suchsp'ccess. q . ~,s, ~
The audience was exciteds "Stick to hims Sisp'
some cried, sT ngyg
And go II, Ephe ~ hispartsans defiantly replied.
But Epkfaim was the hero Of hundred spelling
schools, LE ~ 49,
And onths whole, his ppwtge made him fayorie in
the pools. s1a slsso1J
1t ,Tad uel .s1.I II
In fact though they were laying ion Ephraim he got
The word at lastth dropped hinbas II he had been
The wosS ssS' mat eSoked d. yelsnanxnen mortar
coniuseS % his long tongue as Babel. a word without
. Z vowel @b es ue bt"
An ashen hue ucrspt oes bis faee when Ephrsim
vE heard her SPELL n 81 hf,snN
I" D-m-n-r-k-gg-m<-k- cs a slilEErssF
:" spell-bound upon the ragged edge Of consonants" "
They buried him With his spellins-book and q feel
E st -B4etso Courier.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
TRUTHS AND TRIFLEssai


Ar a Pittsburg spelling bee 2 teacher
stranded on" "cow."~ s'"0' i''il' il~ %
The spelling furore deInonstratesihdsS
little Americans Noah Webster
a THE cheapest way to make enemies is
to 90 into a crowded barber shop On Sad
urday night, and get your, hair cut. It..
SPELLING MATCHES have laid base bali
in the shade, and we are glad OF II, becacso
base ball can't be played in the shadeug
.y,u5o wscub, weleub, birthful spgig, - a..
MsgRy aSaas Ss 1sS srs dSw ,yse e. 70 rss 20
o. 49, -'1o Fillig the air with belody .gtood ee&d
THERE is no policy like politeness, and
a good manner is the best thing in'lthe
world, either to get a good name Or rfsppr
ply the want oft. ~
ONE excellent Danburian says about
another Danburian that he Is so smAh
that an elephant could step on him with,
out mussing his hair.
"sPapa, are are j you 1dg growing taiier allthe
time 9'ii1a No, my child SIWhy do1 yen
askw Because your head i, peking
through your hair" 80 = A~A
NEW ZEALAND prohibits females from
attending public schools, holding that
woman. does not need book learning 10
enable her to chop wood and hoe ,cornssi
They attempted to- give out an eight
SYLLABLE word at one of the Rhode Island
spelling matches the other night, tbut
found that there wasn't room for itia the ithe
State. ..s.-.
gan farmer, g was the best kind0f clock
UP to six months ago, when my daughter
began to have beaux, andnow the piamea
thing is always two hours to9slow. kls9
"THE proportion of the married among
the insane il smaller than that of the un-
married.. No married man can afford
the luxury of insanity. To dodge hre,
shovels and fat-irons, a man waits AL
his wits about him. 8,og st,fW tnau
FINE sensibihties are like woodbinesJ
delightful luxuries of beauty to twiiie
around solid, upright stem of under
standing; but very poor things il, unsus- M
tanned by strength, they are left to creep
along the ground. 2 olioi" sbHsfci 'Es
A GIRL in Susquehanna county recent
lv sawed cord of wood in one hour and
forty-five minutes, each stick Being uat
twice. She is described as pretty, and
not vet eighteen, and performed: the task
in a fit of anger, because her mother told
her that she was fit for nothing eise put
to sit in the parIor and read novels tell
day. How such a. girl as that would !
rattle her husband about when she wound
get mad at him! hsn9ia DIS boiqon2
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

r TIE speed of trains in Germany u Il,
lustrated by. a report of the Railro
Bureau Of the Empire for the month Of
December last. 1t states that the great
est speed per hour, including stop at
intermediate stations, was, for express
and fast trains, cthisty flour miles, on the
Berlin, Possdam and Magdeburg Road
for ordinary passenger trains, twenty-five
miles per hour, on the Maerschen and
Posen Road The slovest speeds were,
for express and fast trains twenty-one
miles an, ,bour, on, the East Prussia
sontheri, Road, 7or ordinary passenger
trains. sixteen miles per hour. on the,
Efmsthd and the Cronberg Roads, of
wurtemburg. The average speeds per
hour, were, for express and fast trains,
twenty-eight miles; for ordinary passcn-
ger trains, twenty-one miles.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

: Some terrible figures are pubfshed by
the Lsvants Herala showing the el tent
of the sravsees Of faminein In Asia MINOR.
Taking fOrsystwe n la9es in Z disttict in
which the English Rslef, Commi has
been at work. assubisct ofinyestiGation,
the following tststistis phsyes been OBJ
tainedr The totaiso the population in
1873 was 16,900yitisnow reduesdto -
'26l = ,gs7 have disd; sndi a642 Ae de-
scrfbed as awdispefsedP Thesel fpoor
people had, "a 1S7e, 'ees psir OF sSea' ken
81 $40 sheep, b,ft now possesses only 81
,63b OF ti,e. .iiihabitA hts q these yillages
have been supplied With wheat ~ the
English I Relief ccmnitttse ! ASother -,
District, eontsinihe 4 80 to Z 10 villages,
in respect Of which ptlM Sascu& &tions
have been made seems 70 have su1eped ~ $ 9 :
not less severely lts popuhtion m 1873
was 81, 600 ,the appte mate nuu}per o.
/ deathslis stated AL 900, the hinlber OF
population diPersea Al 2 900, and there
h l. now q femainder of "a, 00s1o6~s
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
THE MAGIC 4 PITCHER. ~ nra.

know an ancient story Of q maid -. t...k
Who broke her golden pitcher at the we'll s,s3b
And wept therefor when came ayoice that said u
Peace sorrowiBs child behold the magic spaA tO
Wherewith make thy loss certain gain
Then through her tears she saw shape OF light.
Before her 4 and lily, wet with min, ~ ShL
Or dew, was in his hands-all snowy white. IL
tUAUI ~ Nf l4NlE 4yAlkI uAJAlQUI
Then stood the maiden hushed In sweet surprise,
Aud with her ielasped hands heldihsr hesstsuysh
down, ~ -
Beneath the wondrous brightness Of his sycso 600
Whose smile seemed TO enwreathe her like crown.
lie raised no wand; he gave no strange commands;
But touched her eyes with tender touch ana IGN,
With charmed lips kissed apart her folded hands,
And laid therein the lily, snowy white inustHsC
Then, az The south wind breathes In summex lsndaq
He breathed upon the lily-bloom And 10 r.
Its curling leaves expanded in her hands, xwvila
And shaped magic pitcher, white as SNOW,
Gemmed with the living Jewels Of the dew
And bripmed with oyerfows OF running, Lightly
Then came the voice. the mystic voice she knew-
"Drinhoi the lily waters pure and erisht,s1f yd
Thou little maiden by the wei, :. itsaid 80.
And give to an who Thirst, the waters cool sSSa
SO shall thy grieving heart be comforted jnn 10 m
So shall thy pitcher evermore befuuP'|NstSeAe he
Then, as the sunlight fades In twilight wood,
He faded in the magic Of the spell "a -. ~
While, mute with joy, the little maiden stoo6
Clasping her magic pitcher by the well. -. 4.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

TIE mad stone has at last had its ex1
istehce, ifi not its efficacy, legally recog-
nized. In the District Court At George
town, Texss,1sa 9 Dr." David +: knight
sued a patient 20 recover fees for apply
ing q mad stone TO certain, wounds said
TO have been caused by thel bite Of a
fabid dog The defense pleaded that the
application Of b maidstone was not legit-
innate practice, and, after some delibefa-
tion, the jury disagreed 4, 30, 49, -, "a IA
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

WHEN one looks around and sees hun
,dreds Of dough-heads getting rich doing
nothing, while he Is working like a slave
for his daily bread, we tell You what, it
makes fellow feel ss though the butter
of this world was spread by q step
mother.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
Erected over the grave 4
HIGHLAND MARY
4. ln llII
20, May, dear departed shade, !,

ad as GWhere y NY p'"ce ~ " o'"'SSr"'V's ~
These lines are from the impassioned
verses, "To Mary in Heaven, .and have
been read Through tears by many an eye.'
Wonderful is the charm Of genius which.
could beat a pathway, trodden by thou
sands Of feet,to the grave Of q shumble
dairy-maid, who lived nearly hundred
years ago.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
THE BETR4YER.

.SSeme years ago, having business in
Rhode Island which engaged my atten1
tion for several months,I performed many
short journeys on foot, both day and
night. 's ~ 'sy s ~
Passing late one dreary night in winter
through an extensive wood, /, found
rough travelling, not only on account of
the freezing wind and binding snow,
but also on account of the rocky assures,
.chasms and pits which lay in my, path,
and into which was constantly in
danger of plunging. Added to this, the
creaking limbs of trees, loaded with
snow, sometimes gave way, and came
-tnmbling to the earth with loud crash,
III was frequently obliged to climb over
= these fallen limbs which lay directly in
- 1t was about twelve O'Clock that
fancied ] was not the snly wayfarer, in
that gloomy Forest 1t seemed to me
y that l. could discern something white
s'fiitting.along at no great distance from
60 Looking sharply at this object /
sfancied after. y while that could make
out a .woman's, dress The thought of
ghosts obtruded itself for that any
= woman of flesh and blood should be
Drawing. that storm, in that place, and at
that time of night, was incredible. Be
a sides,if, q living woman was there, stEuss-
gin glng ggnassS tS essR Bsef win me- why had she
MyIcurioSty was highly~excited, for ]
had always longed to witness some
supernatural event, and especially to see
F"fWhatand who are you disappeared
To- me TO be thesmost natural Question,
under the circumstances; it was, accor.
dinghy by the use that phrase that /
intimsted ssny desire to obtain kncwl,
SifSeu1ty %tpy Tas Sass that of making myself
heard and understood amid such tenn
pet. But that seemed imlnaterial, as
the answefthae came back bore no,rela-
tioH whatever to1nyquestionszsA A shrill
cracked voice replied to my interroga-
tory: ETYo ssI,A
49, DO .yop hear it2 Did you say you
heard itw sass sstss.s-
1t was then really human being
moving ut myside, rand not very at.
tfactive zone either, to Judge by the
voice, which seemed to,be that oil. some
n .old dcroneIwho had lost the greater part
cfhefteeth 81, ,sss:.s..z
70 life, and had ID come out to meet her
fellows, in thunder, lightning, or In
ninRs@ Es slsil,.
speken, and she told me to listen. ia.
"I thoughtI beardsitjust then," she
s-saids pausing, and holding upshcr hand
~ . to her ear. - $50
az What do you mean, good woman ?
hear nothing said
Didn't You hear II creak 2" demand
Sed she. Sometimes hear. it all night
long, and ~ goes through my head just
:. ,liksa knife-",s. ;pwa.R -Afosz4arT
perceived IL was tseless to talk tt
this woman. -Hhe was evidently an In
..--ssns peson, and I suspected that ah.
sss had broken loose from her keepers.
y fherefore remained silent tall, perceiyipe
THAT my strange comparison was deter
mined to do az Ruth promised TO do b,
uF Naomi, "Wherever thou goest Will 90,
and that she would probably enter th'
house whitherltwas bound,t nid.
Good ~, woman, ns whssesss .sS yoSs ys gS'ng T e
!! haye got neu1y 70 the END OF m;
Journey.l Ut coufs yon WI not tnml
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22

CITy and !, country property owners
should plant more sugar mapies They
are beautiful, useful and dDhardy, and they
are of great value for sugar-making. Al
avenue lined with naples il about the
most Inviting strip of land in midsmn-
mer that can, be found this side of para
disc. -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
ssSpells."

A man claims to have been confined to
his house by "cik spell" His spell was
bad enough, but If men are to be con.
fined for such a reason, Josh Billings will
never lecture more. r yrpe. -, ~
Evansville and indianapolis are going
to have a spelling match by telegraph.
Now who will stand and hold those tele-
graph poles up? : G -,
''No eeten appuls in school hoursW
reads sign on the blackboard of school
house in enlightened old Massachusetts,,
where education is supposed to sit on the
top rail and make faces at ignorance.
Physicians recommend the omission of
all words of over sixteen syllables at the
spelling schools, for fear of lockjaw.
They want spelling matches in Canada,
and, judging form what the Toronto Globe
says, they would prove eminently in
structive to our neighbors. Says the
Globe, commenting upon the spelling
matches in the United States and the ad-
yantages thereof: We need them dis
tressingly; for the amount. of bad spell
ing within our borders is positively
overwhelming, What may be tho cause
of this we can scarcely say. We should
be sorry to attribute it to the atmosphere,
and are not prepared to affirm that it
arises from the innate Righteousness of
Young Canada against authority or pre-
cedent. Our own experience has not
been small, and if we could reproduce a
thousandth part of the ingeniously out
rageous spelling we have received in
letters and other documents we should
astonish and convince the most skeptical.
We have seen letters written by clergy
men, lawyers, doctors and merchants so
spelled as would have disgraced boy of
twelve in any of our public schools. The
result is not pleasant, and therefore a
set-to at a "spelling match" might Occa-
sionally not be the worst, form of relaxa
ton such persons should take for year
or two. '.' .-7'@Nr s'si'Ai "a -,3
The spelling matches develop queer
things. At Chelsea, near Boston, the
other night; physician could not spell
homeopathy, though he had praotised
the system for years. 1t is remarkable
that doctor should have bad spell.
b-One of Whittier's most charming pO-
ems, "School Days. is devoted to show
ing the regret of a brown-eyed New Eng
land girl at having spelled down -