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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
The " "Deutschland."

In the additional particulars of the
Deutschland's wreck, which are cabled
over, there are two or three features
which tell badly against human nature,
and which ought to cause additional
penal sections to be inserted in the in
ternational maritime code. The captain
of the Deutschland declared that several
vessels passed near the ill-fated steamer,
and that she signaled them for assist
ance, but they passed either without
noticing or without needing the signals
Evidently, among the many vessels which
constantly pass between the North Hin
der and the Galloper lights, it is impos-
sible that some captains should not have
seen the signals, and they should be pun
ished by another tribunal than that of
their own conscience. The same can be
said of those Harwich men who refused
to go with the coastguard men in a tug
boat, and aid them in their attempted
rescue. The small modicum of human
sentiment contained in The bosom OF
those men is sufficiently shown by their
unanimous answer that "they thought il
was only collier which was lost" But
are there no men on board those steam
cOlliers, which ply by the Thousands
the dreaded and sandy Eastern coast OF
England, between London and the coal
harbors of Sunderland, Hull and the
Tyne2 A third observation to be made
and which may serve as lesson, is that
Harwich is the only place on the line ol
that British shore which is without q
life-boat. This is an oversight of Grim
inal negligence as great as IL we had nc
life stations on the American coast, in
the neighborhood of Bamegat or Cape
Hatteras-New York Commercial Adver
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
A New SOfn. Cushion Cover.

The materials required for this cushion
are half yard of fine white silk canvas,
a yard and half of thick satin ribbon
three inches wide, blue or rose colored, a
few skeins of floss silk, and silk cord
and tassels.
Cut the ribbon into three pieces, to be
basted at equal distances on the canvas,
one in the middle, the others at either
side half way between the middle
and the edge. Feather stitch the
ribbon down on both sides with pale yell
low Aoss. In the spaces left between the
ribbon stripes, embroider graceful little
pattern in fosses which harmonize with
the shade of the ribbon. Make up the
cushion with lining of plain silk OF
satin, and trim the edge with the cord
and tasstl IL.
This is an easy cushion 10 make, but
the effect Is real charming, and we re
commend some Of you to try 1t. Th'
cushion from which our description Il
taken comes from England, and we have
never seen similar one in this country
Black satin ribbon and brilliant embroid
cry would be an effective combination
81. Nicholas.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
Suspension OF Work Mt the Coal Mines.

The folly, nay the very madness of
strikes, receives another exempli6cation
in the case of the coal miners of Pennsyl-
vania, whose work has been stopped, and
who have now the chilling prospect of a
winter of enforced idleness before them.
Their long strike last spring, and its pn-
satisfactory results, leaves them with an
empty treasury. What should have
been left for an occasion such as the one
now before them was madly squandered
in idleness, when work could easily have
been obtained. There is but another
proof of the fallacy of strikes, and
another indication of the foolishness
werkingmen far too often betray in per-
mitting themselves to be led by lot OF
idle, incendiary vagabonds, who incite
strike that they may live for time on
the associations treasury. Without
family or ties of any kind TO bind them
to domestic life, they have no care or
thought of the results Of the movement
they instigate. But in spite of all that
has been said and written, in spite of the
many examples before him, the working
man will permit himself to be led and
duped whenever some designing and
worthless fellow wills it. Strikes have
ever been failures. They have been
tried in the East aud West and met with
uniform defeat. They have caused i'm
mense suffering to the miners and fam
lilies, and great expense to operators and
manufacturers. Every strike increases
the cost, and when defeated the expense
is ultimately thrown back on the striker.
But this moralizing will not relieve the
unhappy condition of the miners, who
have q long winter before them. Their
condition Is. never the best, and at this
time it is particularly hazardous-M y.
| Commercial advertiser.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
A Boys Idea OF Heads.

Heads are of different shapes and sizes.
They are full of notions. Large heads
do not always hold the most. Some per-
sons can just tell what a person is by the
shape of his head. High heads are the
best kind. Very knowing people are
called long-headed. A man that won't
stop for Anything or anybody is called
hotheaded. If he isn't quite so bright,
they call him soft-headed If he won't be
coaxed or turned, they call him pig
headed. Animals have large heads. The
heads OF fools slant back. Our heads are
all covered with hair except bald-heads.
There are other kinds of heads besides
our heads. There are barrcl-heads, heads
of sermons-and some ministers used to
have fifteen heads to one sermon; pin
heads; head Of cattle, as the farmer calls
his own cows and oxen; head-wind
drum-heads; cabbagc-heads; at logger.
heads come TO a head, like boil heads
of chapters; head him off; head of the
family, and go ahead-but first be sure
you are right.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
A Man Roasted.
Especial to indianapolis Journal

A strange accident occurred at Rock.
vile, few days ago. Mr.. Robert Smidt
an employee of Mr.. Barker, potter, hav.
ing occasion to arrange some pieces Ol
sheet-iron on the summit of the kiln,
then in full blast, placed the top of a
twenty foot ladder against square pro.
lection of the brickwork there, over
which the poles of the ladder fitted
snugly, leaving space of about two in
ches between the brickwork and the first
rung. The kiln was in full blast, and an
intense heat radiated to distance OF
twenty feet therefrOm. Shading his face
as much as possible with his hat, TO pro-
tect it from the intense heat, he mounted
the ladder hastily, and reaching the top,
had clasped both hands around the up
permost rung to steady himself before
proceeding with his work, when the
ladder slipped forward, catching his
hands as in wise between the brick
work and the first rung of the ladder.
He struggled desperately to escape, but
his own weight, added to that of the lad
der, prevented his withdrawing his
hands, and he had to give up in despair.
Meanwhile his cries for help and yells of
agony had raised the whole neighb0r-
hood. The utmost excitement prevailed,
and no ladder of sufficient length could
be obtained for time. The cries of the
poor man, literally roasting above them,
drove the crowd nearly frantic, while, to
add Ito the horror of the scene, Mr..
Smidts agonized wife rushed up and
down, shrieking and imploring the horror
stricken bystanders to save her husband.
After few moments delay, which
seemed hours, a ladder was procured,
quickly raised, and Rufus Dooley
mounted it and released the poor sufferer.
His face, neck and shoulders were burned
to crisp, and not vestige of hair was
left on his head. There is but small
hope of his recovery.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
Etchings.

tNorristown (Pa.) Herald and Free Press.l
"a good artist will throw a great deal
of soul into his work." So will good
shoemaker.
An exchange says: chickens never
wrote for Punch but once" We suspect
he was not ashamed TO 60 right up to the
bar and call for it like veteran.
1t is said to be lamentable fact that
"not a single journalist was converted at
the Brooklyn revival" But it is mat
ter for congratulation if they succeeded
in converting as many as two or three
married ones.
Don't throw dice for turkeys or chick
ems. Your conscience will trouble you
for days afterwards-unless you should
be lucky enough to win good fat fowl
three times out of six.
Question for debating society: Why
do 20 many persons persist in closing the
door after them when the thermometer
is ninety-nine in the shade and invaria-
bly, leave it open when the mercury dr"ps
to zero.
A Pittsburg editor is to furnisi IN
original ode for the Welsh festival to be
held in that city on the Oath of Decem-
ber. He is now inventing word to
rhyme with "Zewddyhfedwrffehd."
Henry Wilson, Vice-President of the
United States, had funeral only week
long, whilst that of Guibord, who was
"only printer" extended through sew.
eral months. But, nevertheless, we'd
just as lief be Vice-President as a
printer.
About two years ago young man
from the country, while visiting our
he repeated his visit, and while walking
up Main street, about dust saw something
glittering along the curb, and hastily
picking It up was greatly surprised to
find--a backing box lid, instead of his
long-lost watch, as he had hoped.
A seventeen year old girl in Southern
Georgia can cut up one-horse load oi
hickory wood in one hour and twenty
minutes, and carry the same in the house
and gather up all the chips in fifteen
minutes, make rolls for breakfast, and
learn four different lessons before noon.
But the fact that she sits up until mid
night reading dime novels is great draw
back to her getting husband.
The Centennial managers have evi.
IDENTIFY not heard that Martin Farquhal
Upper, poet and dramatist, intends tc
bring Centennial drama to this coun
try next year. Work on the exhibition
building Is being pushed forward just Al
rapidly an IL the announcement of hi
coming had never been made. Perhap
they think 1t would be cheaper to xii
Tupper than to abandon the exposition
after spending 20 much money on it.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
OVER THE RIVER.
BY MINNIE J. owREY.

Over the river, the lonely river,
Whose tide sings on In q moan forever,
stand and gaze till the stringe hands beckon,
Beckon afar from their distant shore.
Whilst the waves aweary,
Beating and surging upon the shore,
Over the river,
The weird lights quiver.
Over the river, the mystic river,
loved one went from this earth forever,
missed her face where the shadows gather
Hiding the dark elysiaa strand;
The waves are signing,
Their night song dying,
Voiceless and sad on the unknown strand.
Over the river,
No stars beams quiver.
Over the river, the silent river,
Are gone the loved and the lost forever,
OF all the beautiful scenes l cherished,
There Is emily memory and memory's deathi
OF the circle broken,
OF the dear words spoken,
There Is only memory and memory's death,
BY this cold chill river
How my heart-cords quiver!
Over the river, the death dark river,
The strange weird lights from the far shore culver
Lonely and old by this shere am waiting,
Waiting and watching for one to come.
Who will lull me to rest,
On his ghostly breast.
So watch for this unknown guest to come,
Over the river,
Where strange lights quiver.
- Piffsbur0 Post
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
GENERAL NOTES.

A CASE is reported of young German
lady, living over the Rhine, at Cincin-
natl, who was bitten by rabid cat, and,
suffering untold agony, was at last re-
lieved by death.
The Ohio Horticultural Convention
and the Convention of the National
Beekeeper's Association have been hold
ing sessions at Toledo. The usual topics
were discussed, and plans adopted which
are thought to be of general benefit.
The money for the great Music Hall
Springer, has all been subscribed, aud a
Committee consisting of prominent citi-
zens bas been appointed by the sub
scribers to report plan for incOrpora-
ting and organizing a society for the
erection and management of the Cincin-
natl Music Hall.
ANOTHER centenarian has been dis
covered. The Cincinnati Enquirer
records the death of Charles Avery, at
the County Inirmary, aged one hundred.
He is an old resident of Hamilton county,
having arrived there in 1900, and was
regular in the army, under Gen. Wilkin-
son, in the South, from 1906 to 1911. He
leaves wife, but no children or prop
erty.
A FIRE at Cincinnati destroyed the
five-story building of Mr.. Fletcher, on
Home street. 1t was occupied by w.
MDonald, Son & Co., lithographers
Frank Thomas & Co., machinists; Bloch
& Co., printers and Laundry Company.
The loss altogether is estimated at
$4,000.
keeper who reported the discovery Of
vein of crude petroleum in his cellar was
deceived. The oil came from the kitchen
range just above, having been placed
there over night by the servant girl for
kindling purposes.
THERE is a musical prodigy among the
coal miners near Massi)lon, Ohio. He is
a boy Of seventeen, and seems devoid of
intelligence, except in musical matters
Brought up in the mines without train.
ing of any kind, he has nevertheless re-
markable powers for mastering music,
and readily learns and plays difficult airs
without missing note.
BANCROFT, the historian, is getting
up a petition to Congress to erect
monument at Yorktown, Va, commem-
orative Of the surrender of CORVALLIS
during the Revolutionary war. Con-
gress passed a resolution to build such a
monument in 1889, but. like the Con-
gressional action relative to the Wash
ington monument, it has never assumed
shape.
In Putnam County, Tennessee, few
nights since, four disguised men went to
the house of Russell Allison, and shot
and killed him. An officer and posse
went to arrest two Of the supposed mur.
derers, brothers, named Brasswell, when
one of the latter shot dead j. j. Allison
brother of the murdered man, and one
of the posse. The Brasswells were ar
rested.
THREE prisoners recently escaped from
the Circleville Jail by knocking the
keeper down with hot poker and rush
ing over his PROSTATE body. Two of
item were captured. Francis Dunton,
in Jail for horse stealing, escaped, and a
reward of 800 is offered for his appre-
hension. He is six feet one inch and
half tall, scrawny, with a hatcbet scar
on the right side of his head, shot scar
in his back, and his right thumb joint
set out and injured by shot.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

1t is understood that the next New
Jersey fox hunt will take place on
Hoboken ferry-boat. The fox will be
trained TO run through the cabin on one
side, then around and down the other
side, the huntsmen meanwhile galloping
furiously up and down the cabin between
the cabins, and the hounds yelping
around the pilothouse. BY the time
four or FIVE courses of the cabin have
been made, the boat will run into her
slip at Hoboken, and the fox will then
start for the Jersey fats, pursued by the
huntsmen 10 the first fence, and the
sport will then cease for day. II Is ex-
pected that one fox will last the whole
season, and there is hope that some
huntsmen will drop overload In the cx-
element Of the chase. Hartford Times.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
Prayer Meeting BOres.

lQuoted by the Christian Union from the Golden
Rule
One of the most difficult things for a
pastor to do is to keep his weekly prayer
meetings out of ruts, and its OppOrtuni.
ties of exhortation and remark out OF
the hands of bores. There is a certain
class of men in nearly every church that
are endowed, for some inscrutable pur-
pose not TO be fathomed by human un.
derstanding, with the gift Of gab. The
exercise of this gift is sufficiently dread.
full in a street-car or parlor, or at ones
own table. But when the possessor OF
this gift is converted he becomes, to Dor.
row line from Pope
"a monster OF such frightful mien,
That to he hated needs hut to be seen."
Whoever has heard one of the fellows
once will never forget the type. They
generally occupy the same seat every
evening; you know just where to look
for them, from what point of the com.
pass the explosion is to come. To listen
while they expound Scripture is agony.
To hear them exhOrt is to wish that you
were in the bottom of the Red Sea. But
when they attempt to lead the meeting
in prayer, the torture to sensitive and
reverential soul is beyond expression.
Paul said that he died daily; many
pastors, in conducting a series of pro-
tracted meetings. could truly exclaim,
"We die nigbtlyr
Mark Twain, we believe, made care.
full analysis of this genus, and after one
of his most profound examinations into
the merits of the species, and after con-
sidering all the evil inflicted on men and
the suffering that they caused,-gave it
as his solemn opinion that the only posi-
BILE course to pursue, in order to head
them of, was Z" to murder them"
Personally, we are strongly opposed to
capital punishment. As a rule we be-
lieve that the ends of justice and the
requirements of mercy are more fully
met by imprisonment for life. But
every rule has its exception, and recall
ing to mind all that we have suffered
from this class /; recalling all the agony
we have endured, all the torments we
have expe perienced at their hands-we are
grieved to say it-but we are actually
inclined to think that the great humor-
list was right.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

Mrs. d. w. G. JONES, on the death of
her husband, the jailer OF Hudson county,
N. j., was promoted to his position, and
she performed the duties Of the office 20
well that she was recently reelected for
FIVE years. She was chosen for the place,
doubtless, because she was deemed trust
worthy and capable; but some officious
men put their heads together at sewing
society, or some such place, and con-
cIuded that she was enjoying sinecure-
a nice, sweet, lovely little Office that
ought TO furnish board, clothes, salary,
and perquisites to a "white male citi-
zen" and they had her turned out, on
the ground that she Is woman, and the
sacred statutes of Jersey do not recog-
nize q woman as an office-holding AMI
NAL.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

THE recent fashionable fox hunts in
the vicinity of New York have brought
Mr.. Bergh out against the amusement.
The hunt on Thanksgiving day at Hack
ensack was indeed, Of such a character
that Bergh's efforts are to be commended,
If New York sports keep up the amuse-
ment in that style. A large number OF
them let British fox out of box with
a score Of hounds standing around. The
fox ran few rods and was eaten up by
the voracious hounds. II Bergh will
confne his efforts TO the suppression OF
such a monstrous amusement as this he
will receive the thanks of every true
sportsman.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

The Arkansas Legislature has passed
bill donating all State lands lying in
counties in the north western part of the
State for the building of a railroad from
some point on the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad, in Missouri, via Fayetteville,
Ark, to point on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad at or near Ozark.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

ADJUTANT-GENERAL TowNsEND's re-
port shows that with an army Of 5000
In 1867 and 1868, the number of desert
ers reached 10000 in a year. If our
army fought ~ well AZ IL deserts, 1t could
whip three times its weight in wildcats,
Heenans and McCools.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

The next centennial anniversary of
Importance, and necessarily the last one
of the present year, is that of Montgom-
ery's unsuccessful attack on Quebec, De-
cember 81, 1775. The brave commander
lost his life in the attempt, and the affair
will be remembered as an example of
misdirected .valor.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
MINOR TOPICS ,

The President of the Boston and
Providence railroad has been discovered
in freak of eccentricity which has been
the occasion of much talk. Before re-
ducing the wages of the workmen on the
road, he has authorized the reduction of
his own pay.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

WOMAN is very complicated machine.
Her springs are infinitely delicate, and
differ from those of man very nearly as
the works of a repeating watch do from
those of town clock. But when she Is
hungry she will eat hash just like man.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

A NEW trial is to be had if Mr.. Kasson
insists on it. In his. suit for 100000
worth of libel against the Des Moines
(Iowa) State Register, half of the agree
ing jury wanted to give the ex-Congress-
man one cent damages, but the others
would not agree TO it--some thinking IL
too little and some too much.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
CONsTRAINT

Down through the orchard wandered we,
Where, bending low. each buIdened tree
Hung full Of fruitage yellow.
Twas msrning, and the autumn sun
Shone on the leaves Of gold and dun
With radiance soft and mellow.
There came blush upon her cheek,
thought my time had come TO speak,
She seemed 30 sad and tender
to uched her snowy dimpled hand,
But found no words at my command,
My burning love to render.
Al last we paused beneath tree,
The branch that sheltered her and me,
Reached low Its luscious fruit.
BE seated, pray" gently plead
al cannot---cannot," soft she said,
Pm in my walking suit"
---Scribner.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

GOVERNOR ALLEN has appointed
Leroy w. Welsh, son of the late Treas
urer Of State, TO the vacancy occssioned
by his fathers death.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

Mr.. DAVIS, of Vermont, has COW for
sale. Her last meal consisted of five
skeins Of carpet yarn and Mr.. DIS best
pantaloons.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

A WRITER in Land and Water, speak
ing of Australian snakes, says: "In its
fiercest rage if a snakes eye meets the
eye of man it is instantly calmed; no
magnetic exertion is required man has
simply to keep his eye on the snake, and
it is entirely at his mercy. Snake charm
ing is extremely easy with Australian
snakes" 1t would be very interesting
to sec how far this is true of American
serpents.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23

The year just closing has been remark
able for the number of disasters on sea
and shore. The losses of the Schiller,
the City Of Waco, the Vanguard, the
Pacific, and the Deutschland on the
ocean, and the floods in England and
France, the famine in Asia Minor, and
the burning of Virginia City, and the
fearful colliery explosion in the Swarthe
Main Mine, make a fearful catalogue.
Our readers may recall other disasters to
swell list unusually long and dark.
The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28
d" SarDerjaIl."

The Fort Smith Herald Of the 25th contains
letter from Boonvllle Sarber county. in an
swer to communication published in the
Press, two or three weeks since, signed :" Sar.
serian' We have 10 issue to make with
" Booaylls,' as we are not responsible for
any communication that may appear in the
Press. whether the sentiments agree with our
own or not The writer is well able to take
care Of himself.
We reter to this matter, in order to correct
the assertion of Maj. Sparks, in his comments
on Booneviies" letter that the article sign
ed "Sarbcrian," was written in Van Buren,. II
was not, but was trcs a prominent and we'll
known gentleman Of Sarber county. one, per-
haps, that wields rs much influence in that
county. touching the best interests Of the
people, as :" Boonviie" himself, who seems to
be imbned with the idea that Boonville is
Sarber county. The Herald must in pronoun-
cing that the letter OF ''Sarberian" WAS writ
ten at Naa Buren, judge the Press by t.-the
Heralds-coursc in manufacturing cock and
bnll stories at home for consumption abroad