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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16
The Abergele Railroad Horror

The most graphic description of this
extraordinary and terrible catastrophe
was that given by the Marquis of Ham
ilton, the eldest son of the Duke of Aber-
corn, whose wife and family, fortunately
for themselves, occupied one of those
rear carriages which were unshackled
and saved. In his account the Marquis
of Hamilton said "We were startled
by collision and shock which, though
not very severe, were sufficient to throw
every one against his opposite neighbor.
Immediately jumped out OF the carriage,
when fearful sight met my view. AL.
ready the whole of the three passengers
carriages in front of ours, the vans, and
the engine were enveloped in dense
sheets Of flame and smoke, rising fully
twenty feet high, and spreading out in
every direction. 1t was the work OF al
ms. ant. No words can convey the in.
Simultaneous nature of the explosion and
confiagration. 1 had actually got out al.
most before the shock of the collision was
over, and this was the spectacle which
already presented itself. Not sound
not a scream, not struggle to escape, not
movement of any sort was apparent in
the doomed carriages. 1t was as though
an electric, fash had at one paralyzed
and stricken every one of their occupants
So complete was the absence of any pres
ence of living or struggling life in them
that, as soon as the passengers from the
other parts of the train were in some
degree recovered from their first shock
and CONSERVATION, 1t was imagined that
the burning carriages were destitute o.
passengers; hope soon changed into
feelings of horror when their contents
of charred and mutilated remains were
discovered an hour afterward. From
the extent, however, the flames, the sud
denness of the conhagratien, and the alb
sence Of any power to extricate them
selves, no human aid would have been o
any assistance TO the sufferers, who, in al
probability. were instantaneously suf
focated by the black and fetid smoke
peculiar TO parafiine, which rose in vol
umes around the spreading fiames.".-
Charles Francis adams, E., in Decembe
Atlantic. LIFra ar fTr
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

Mr.. CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER, writ
ing of the Italians, Gays: The Italian is
a talking machine you only need to
touch spring and he is perpetual mo-
ton. If words were deeds, the Italians
would have gabbled themselves into the
seventh heaven of prosperity long ago.
They are not without ambition. They
want to shine, to be rich, and above all
to be conspicuous in position or in
clothes. They have . noble, inflated
ambition to be somebody. But they are
not willing to work for it. They hope to
speculate themselves bya kind Of in
ternal evolution into some aiming posi-
ton. What they want, and itseems only
reasonable that they should havei is q
Republic, in which nobody will be
obliged to do any work or pay any taxes,
and every one will be In the first posi-
ton. Clearly 1t needs revolution for
thisv -..s.l.ss. In9 tfft4-t
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

~ THE burial 6f Guibord, says the In
dianapolis Journal in mass of cement
to protect the corpse against the Mon
treal hyenas has suggested the possibility
of making the same process a protection
against the infection of both air and
water proceeding from decaying bodies
in over-crowded graveyartla The cement
once hardened-and day or two sets
II completely-it becomes as wholly inn
pervious to any liquid or gaseous emana-
ton as stone, and as it is not costly it
would seem TO be the very thing for the
security of the living against the sort Of
"evil that lives after" dead men. 20
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16
%. sCANDAL-MONaERs.

Do vou hear the scandal-mongers
90 ''Ef1'as 80 49, -. Passing by,saals,1'@
Breathing poison In awhisper,
80 twaFa - In sigh?
Moving cautiously and slow, III
Smiling sweetly as they 80,
Never nosy-gliding smoothly IKE snake;
ThPPppasS TaPpaSsS ass there meadow aS PR iresh and fair
leaving subtle slime and poison In their wake'
Saw yon not the scaudal.moager
Rff ~ t4 As she sat,
Beaming brightly meath the roses
In her dainty gloves aud dress, - 60
Angel-like and nothing else
Seemed she-casting smiles and pleasing words
~ IA L.i.r about. flt 81 = ~ t.-gr W
Once she shrugged aud shook her head,
Raised her eyes and nothing said
When You spoke OF friends, and yet 1t lett DOUBT
Did you hear thescandal- l-monger.
- " AT the ball,
Through the music rhythm, beauty,
N - F.f rrr Light aud all?
Moving here and moving there,
With whisper light as air,
Casting shadows ON a sister woman's fame
Just whisper, word, or glance
As she i6ated through the dance;
And the world Is busy with aspotless name.
You will find the scandal-mongers
Everywhere;
''''''~' Young and fair
Yet their tongues drop foulest slime,
And they spend their leisure time
Casting mud on those who climb by work ana
worth.
Shun them, shun them as you go
Sbun them, whether high or low;
They are but the cursed serpents OF the earth
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

Or the woods ofAustralia and New
Zealand, the general character is
natural whiteness, elasticity, uniform
firmness, and strength. They are easily
spun, and may be combed or carded.
Nearly two-thirds of Englands supply
of wool comes from Australia. Her I'M
portation last year was larger than at
any previous period, amounting to 225,-
3s8 63l pounds. These wools are par.
ticularly used for merino tissues and
their derivatives The manufacturers OF
France, Germany, and other continental
countries, largely supply themselves
from the London wool sales.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16
"A CoNsTANT READER.
BYPARMENAs MIX.

The ovsrworked scribe Of the Mndville Gazette''
Sat wondering;- moneyless wight.
n hin o6ice would ever be cleared OF It's debt,
With the times 80 deplorably isht, a.
When the tread Of OLD leather WAS n'''' =" '"e
~, A nd strspger steppcd into the room, -.
Vino asked with the" don't let me bother you" air,
. Which the bore Is so apt TO assume
"Hov are We 2" The editor rose with smile 3
And pleasantly yielded his chair
Placed the visitors sadly unbeautiful tile
I Which exhibited symptoms Of wear So
On the top OF the desk, aiongside OF his own
"A shocking old plug. by the way, 49,. a..
And then asked In a rather obsequious tone,
"Can we do nythiDg for you to-day '"' ,, -.
"No-I Jest called to see ye"-the visitor sa'd'
"prn q friend to the newspaper man.. ~
Here he ran red handkerchief over his head,
And accept d the editors fan-
That 'ar sap You gin Keyser was sar.iniyy neat
You're an crnyment, sir, to the press" =
"I am glad you are pleased said the writer Gin
But you praise me too highly, by far
Just select exchange that you're anxious TO read'
By the way, I've a melon laid up for treat -
I've been keeping y nestled In ice,
It's a beauty SIR, ft for an angel to eat
Now, perhaps you will relish slice?"
Then the stranger rolled up half dozen or more
OF the choicest exchanges OF all
Helped himself to the fruit threw the rinds on the
Or flung them at flies on the wall.
lie assured his new friend that q his pieces were
wrote 49,
In manner uncommonly ,,... able ?
As he wiped his wet hands on the editors coat =
That hung at the side Of the table.
"By the way, I've neglected to ask you your
name," IL
Said the scribe as the stranger arose;
"That's fact" he replied, "Pm' Abimalech
Bame
You have heard OF that name suppose?
I'm alvin out here on the Fiddletown Creek 5..
Where own good house and lot; -
The Gazette gets around to me wunst every week
I'm the eonstsntest reader you've got" tst
"Abimalech Bame," mused the editor, B-a-m-e-
Here his guest begged chew OF his twist y
I" I'm sorry to say your melli iduous name -
Doesn't happen to honor my listW
dispose not;b was the answer-"Lo reason
For you see fine lots with Bill Prim-
He's reg'lar subscriber and pays ye In wood,
And borrow your paper o. himT
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

- A TELEGRAM from Berlin TO the Lon
don Times reports that Montenegro. is
getting force of eleven thousand men
ready, with view to decisive encounter
which is expected. The Prince of Mon
tenegro informed Austria that his people
would perhaps take part In the conflict,
and Austria curtly answered that the
Prince was the best judge Of his own
actions - 80
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

No matter what comes upon you, don't
give up to iti Look it square in the eye.
Don't let IL see you finch. II sorrow
was entered upon your life, and rendered
IL bleak and cherries, don't bow down
before it like reed shaken in the wind,
but swallow it, shake it out Of your ex;
istence; cutit up root and branch don't
let 1t put you down under its feet. ffi
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

A MINIsTER's wife had an impediment
In her speech. AZ q ministerial dinner
q young sprig offered the lady some
tongue, saying, Every part helps part,
YOU know" Indeed; then let me help
you to some brsins," holding out dish
that stood near cslfs head.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

A MAN who Is not smart enough to
run store is not smart enough to run
farm. Farmers are not 10 be made out
of what is left after lawyers, doctors,
ministers and merchants are sorted and
picked out. Aud if man fails on a
farm, he is more likely to succeed in
store, for IL requires more talent to be a
thriving farmer than to be an average
merchant. The one great failure is the
disproportion between mars farm and
his capital A Afarmers capital is skill,
labor, and his money. If he has little
cash, he must have no more land than he
can thoroughly manage by his own per-
sonal labor. Every acre beyond that is
an incumbrance. One acre we'll worked
is more profitable than twenty acres
skinned over. II is this greed OF land
by farmers that have not the capital to
work it, that keeps 50 many poor. Small
farms are better than large ones, simply
becsuse they are better suited te the
capital ofcommon farmers. Large farm
ers, with large capital, are better than
small ones. Farming is a good business
for all men who conduct II on proper
principles, and have capital according to
the size of their farms.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

NEW RICHMOND, West Virginia, Is
shipping walnut logs directly to London,
where better prices are obtained than in
this country.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16
MINoS TOPICS

YOUNG s. E. Stanton, of Copenhagen,
Lewis county, N. Y, climbed down q
perpendicular wall twenty-five feet to
the waters edge, and thence horizontally
some twenty feet under bridge, having
no support except what he could gain
by the slight inches in the wall, formed
by the falling out of the mortar. All
this he did to save the life of half
drowned aid frozen kitten, thrown into
the river by some mean and cowardly
individual. The feat was bravely done,
and the cat triumphantly drawn up in
basket amid the cheers of the crowd.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

KEEP the horrors at arms length.
Never turn blessing round to see
whether IL has dark side TO IL.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

For a century or more England stood
at the head Of the oyster market of Eu-
rope; hence depending on her supply
upon that country. Twenty-Five years
ago France determined to engage in the
planting and raising of oysters, and has
achieved eminent success, both upon the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts.
There are now nearly 5000 acres planted
in oysters in French waters, and for the
season ending May Is, 1875, French
oystermen sold f314,0OO of oysters in
London, exclusive Of Holsters, shrimps
and other fish, which rather exceeded
the oyster in value. 8 q pse1ras
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

A VIENNA, letter gives some statis-
tics illustrating the heterogeneous compo-
sition of the Austrian army. The garri-
son of that city includes 1000 Magyars.
5000 Czechs, Moravians and Slavonians,
4, 1000 Poles, 4 500 Ruthenians, 200 Croats,
5000 Roumanians, with some Servians,
Bulgarians and Italians, language being
treated as the criterion in each case. At
Crate there are $500 Magyars, 600
Czechs, 1900 Slavonians, 4.S0O Croats,
100 Servians and 100 Roamanians. AS
to breeds, the Gratz garrison contains
2,700 Greeks, and Presburg 1000 Greeks
and 800 United Greeks. -i'
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

A SINGULAR burial custom has lately
been followed in Ireland. Itappears that
every member of the King Harman fam
lily is buried by torchlight, and the fu-
neral of Hon. l.. H. King -Harman has
just taken place in accordance with the
peculiar system. The family mansion
is three miles fsom Boyle, and all the
space was crowded from end to end. A
long, continuous line of carriages fol
lowed the hearse, and thousands of ten
ants and laborers of the estate, wearing
scarfs and hat bands and bearing torches,
took part in the procession. The inter
ment took place in the family vault in
Boyle church.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

In an exhaustive examination of the
movements of the wings of birds in fly
ing, DR.. Alix comes to the following
conclusions: 1. The wing in the down
stroke begins by moving forward to at
tain its basis Of support; after which it
strikes briskly from above downward,
and at the same time from before back
ward, as a result of which the bird is
projected forward. 2. At the moment
at which the wing commences to descend,
its lower surface looks forward; but as it
descends this surface gradually turns to
look directly downward, and ultimately
more and more backward. 8. During
the ascent of the wing it moves upward
and forward, its interior surface at the
same time looking forward.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16
An this was spoken rehectively, and

An this was spoken reAectively, and
with deliberation. =,
"If I can get there by ten o'clock
tonight q can ! make the Eastern ex'
pressT ''@ q
:" You can, but l doubt if you can get
there at ALL" ,..-...
"Why % ! asked. ~ -rl,t
He was not man to waste words. He
only said: .'s' '.-''''
"The stage won't go ON account of the
storm"
!. "Are You sure of thatT ] yentured To
IL
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

RErERBrso to the Pope, Cardinal
Manning, in recent sermon, said |:
During my late visit to Rome I was
permitted to enjoy great deal Of the
society Of the Holy Father. Sometimes
sat in familiar converse with him in
his simple private cabinet, and at others
shared his walks, or listened TO his
words to the hundreds that daily flock
into his presence. Twas profoundly i'm
pressed with the moral grandeur and the
sublime dignity Of the august head of
our church. All who entered his pres
ence were struck with reverential awe.
A radiance that lit up every scene in
which he Appeared was in his counte-
nance. His eloquence penetrated the
= hearts Of those to whom IL was addressed.
whatever their professions or creeds
None looked on the Sovereign Pontiff q
captain In his own palace, without feel
ing that he was above nonarchs, princes
or sny Of the great ones Of the earth.
Even when speaking of the wounds that
cruel enemies have inflicted upon the
Church, his words were not harsh. He
spoke ike . father grieving over rebel.
lious children.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-16

FoR more than two years past the
subject of acquiring by purchase, on the
part Of the United States, the northern
States of Mexico, has been freely dis
cussed, although by some strange faulty
the subject has escaped the attention of
sensationalists. Suddenly, however, it
has broken out with all the suddenness
and violence of an epidemic, and without
any apparent foundation in authentic
information. There are large land grants
in chihuahua and Sonora, which have
been attempted to be aoated on the San
Francisco market at rates as low as
twenty-five cents an acre. Notable re-
cent effort in this direction relates to a
grant of 10000 acres in chihuahua,
which is offered in San Francisco for
sixty cents an acre. 1t is claimed to be
splendid valley land, and for the past
three months an effort bas been made to
form company for its purchase.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-19
sAM'L w. BROOKE, NJ. D.,
Physician, Surgeon and 0bstetrician.

OFFICE-In Lanfranco's Building. Main st
Office hours-8 TO 10 A. NJ, to and TO p. M
Residence, No. 240 Main street. d29tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-19
LIN ES OF TRAVEL.
CHANGE OF TIME.
LEAVE LOS ANGELES:

Cn and after Monday July 26, 1875, and until
further notice, trains will run every day as
follows.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-19
Orange Grove Encampment, No. 81, !. 0. 0. r.

,,,,.asgs.,. REGULAR MEETINGS held ON
S4z5sa5: the Second and Fourth TUES
.ssySc DAYS of each month at N p. NJ.
>@sfTsS> Sojourning Patrarchs in good
standing are cord allv invited 10 attend.
II. WARTENBE c. +.
r. MARXSEN, Scribe
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-19
TOWARD Los ANGELES:

CON STEAMER DAYS."
Time Of trains between Los Angeles and Viii.
mington will be varied so as to connect With
steamer.
Trains are run by the time of Messrs. Fisher
& Thatcher, No. 81 Main street.
All papers publishing s. P. II. r. time table
are requested to make changes In accordance
with the above.
ap23-U E. E. HEWITT. Supt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-01-07
Stolen Confidence.

Unlawful knowledge is as guilty a
possession as unlawful property
A person silly aware of another's Sc
cret, Instead of Boosting of it, should
feel as meanly as he deserves.
q know all about sadie's birthday
party, for all she tried to keep it
such a secret" said Lotto Mills with
a look Of triumph.
GLOW did you find out??" I asked.
why, you see, Josie and were
reading . story under the elm-tree
this noon, and Sadie came and satin
the window with Carrie Richards,
and they talked it all over, and We
heard every word. She's going to
have
"stop, stop! do You suppose l want
to share any stolen property"
"Stolen property, auntie?" Why,
We didn't listen, we couldn't help
hearing, for she talked right out
loud.
That's very true, but she didn't
know you were there, so You have no
right at all to her secret. A listener
is like pickpocket who crceps up
and steals your secrets silly; and you
are like a person who sees another
drop purse in the street and picks
it up. If you took the money and
usedit when you knew it was not
yours, would YOU be:any more hon
est than if you had taken it right
out Of a mans pocket"
"Why, no, auntie, Of course should
give it back
Cor if you would not give it back
at once you would keep it safely till
YOU could. That is just what You
should do with secrets when people
drop them accidentally, and you pick
them up. You have no more bust
ness to use them than you have to
use money which YOU got in the same
way"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-01-07

1t seems probable that vegetable
matter may, under favorable condi-
tons, be converted into coal much
more rapidly than most chemicals
biologists are in the habit of assum-
ing. At least a curious instance Of
an approach toward such conversion,
within the historic period, has been
brought before the German Geolos-
.ical Society by Herr Hirshwald, Of
Berlin. In one Of The old mines in
the upper Harts-the Dorothca mine,
near Clrusthal-some of the wood
originally employed as timbcrins
has become so far altered as toaSsume
most of the characters of Il true lig-
mite, or brown coal. 1t appears that
certain of the levels in the ancient
workings Of this mine are filled with
refuse matter, consisting chiefly of
fragments of clay-Slatc more or less
saturated with mine water, and con-
tanning here and there fragments Of
the old timbering. This wood when
in the mine is wet and of lcathcry
consistcncc, but on the exposure to
the air rapidly hardcns to a solid
substance, having most if not all the
characteristics of true Ignite. 1t
breaks with 4 wcll-markcd conchoi-
dal fracture, and the parts which are
most altered present the black lus-
trous appearance characteristic Of
the Gcrnlans pitch Goals" At the
same time chemical examination Of
the altered wood shows that it stands
actually nearer to true coal than do
some of the younger tertiary ligni:cs.
This instance seems, therefore, to
prove that pine wood, when placed
under highly favorable conditions,
may be converted into genuine lis-
mite within a period which, from
what we know Of the history Of min
ing in the Hartz, can not have cx-
tended beyond four centuries.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-01-07
In The Streets at Night.

Pleasant evenings at home are 4
safeguard for boys. If attractive
games and interesting reading can
make the family circle the most de-
lightful place in the world, there is
no fear Of temptations in the streets.
1t is roaming in the streets, because
there is little magnetism at home,
that ruins many.
Ellis father don't allow him to be
in the streets at night" said VIII
Carson in hooking tone. 'Better
tie the baby to the bed-post with his
mothers apron strings"
John Mcllen's face flushed at these
taunts. No boy likes to be ridiculed,
especially when crowd of his play
mates are standing by tojoin in the
laugh against him.
"Be man, and come along with
us" said Harry Jones. "You are old
enough now to think and act for
yourself"
Some, John, come with us" said
another. awe shall have good time.
1t won't hurt you just for once to
have a little fun"
no" said John, II shall mind my
father. The Bible says, Honor thy
father and thy mother and I shall
do it."
"Comc on, boys" said VIII, start
ing of; "don't stand listening to his
preaching" On he went and the
boys quickly followed.
John went home and in preparing
his lessons for the next day, and join
ing in the home pleasures, he had
forgotten all about the boys.
The next morning, on his way to
school he heard that the boys had
been arrested and sent to jail for be-
ing drunk and d;sorderln.
Don't be wandering in the streets
atnight, boys. II is a bad habit,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-01-07
SCIENTIFIC MATTERS.
importance Or Sails in Food.

Mr.. Foster, in the London Medical
Record, has made some interesting
experiments on dogs and pigeons,
which show that animals suffer and
die when inorganic salts are altogeth-
er absent from their food, although
the other nutritive constituents may
be abundant. In all the animals
tried. there was a condition of mus
cular weakness, tremor, and general
exhaustion. In the dog, themuscles
of the posterior extremities, from the
second week of the experiment on
ward, gradually assumed a paralytic
character, as when the function of
the spinal cord is weakened. The
activity of the cerebrum was also
impaired, as was evident from the
ibluntness of the senses and apathy
of the animal. Later on, increased
excitability often appeared; the dogs
were terrified at any quick motion;
one had a brief attack Of madness,
but1soon crouched down trembling
and growing. On being staken.out:
| it ran forward and knocked its head
violently against a wall. After the
animals had been deprived of salts
for some time, the juices Of the intes-
final canal either lost theirdigestive
power or were not secreted in proper
quantity and nutrition was thus in
terfered with. Death took place,
however, from the alterations in the
nervous system, before there had
been time for it to occur from mani
ton. The quantity Of salts nccessa-
ry to life is smaller than is generally
supposed, but the exact amount re-
CURED is still to be determined.
These experiments amount practi-
cally to a scientific exposure Of the
unnatnralness and consequent alb
normality Of the use Of siftcd wheat
flower the principal food of women
and children, and Of too many men.
The inorganic salts are almost alb
sent from this artificial food, the
chief material weakness of modern
pscudo-civilization.