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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Sheridan's dilatoriness was his promi-
nent personal characteristic. He never
did to-day what could be left until to-
morrow. One of the best stories told of
his habitual carelessness is the following /:
No man was ever more sore or fright
ened ut criticism than he was from his
first outset in life. He dreaded the
newspapers, and always courted their
friendship. 1 have many times heard
him say, "Let me but have the period
ical press on my side, and there shall be
nothing in this country which I would
not accomplish"
This sensitiveness of his, as regarded
newspapers, renders the following anec-
dote rather curious: After he had fought
his famous duel at Bath, with Colonel
Matthews, on Mrs. Sheridan's miss
Linley's) account, an article of the most
venomous kind was sent from Bath to
Mr.. William Woodfall, the editor OF the
Public Advertiser, in London, to insert in
that paper. The article was 20 terribly
bitter against Sheridan, that Woodfall
took it to him. After reading it he said
to Woodfall, "My good friend, the writer
ofthis article has done his best to villify
me in all ways, but he has done it badly
and clumsily. / will write a character
of myself as coming from an anonymous
writer, which you will insert in your
paper. Ina day or two after, will send
you another article, as coming from an
other anonymous correspondent, vindi.
eating me, and refuting most satisfacto-
rily, point by point, every particle OF
what has been written in the previous
one"
Woodfall promised that he would at
tend to his wishes, and Sheridan accord
ingly wrote one of the most vituperative
articles against himself that mortal ever
penped, which he sent to Woodfall, who
Immediately inserted it in his newspaper
as agreed upon.
Day after day passed. The calumnies
which Sheridan invented against himself
got circulation, and were in everybody's
mouth, and day after day did Mr.. Wood
fall wait for the refutation which was to
set all to rights and expose the fallacy of
the accusation; but, strange to say,
never could prevail upon him
self to take the trouble to write one
line in his own vindication, and the
libels which he invented against himself
remain to this hour wholly upcontra-
iicted,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
A W CharacterV

Hiram Williams is a character. He
lives in Brooklyn, Connecticut, and has
driven stage there and thereabouts
since he was sixteen years old. Hiram
drawls some in his speech, but his wits
are bright enough, as these anecdotes
will prove:
One day he was taking Mr.. Holbrook,
formerly special agent Of the Postoffice
Department, from the depot to his home
in B.. The active agent was rather
impatient of Hiram's slow driving, and
kept urging him to increase his speed.
This continued for some time, until
finally Hiram turned to his tormentor and
drawled out:
"Mr. Holbrook, I want to ask favor
of you"
Certainly, Hiram; anything can
do for you, | will do it with the greatest
of pleasure"
Well, Mr.. Holbrook, want to drive
the hearse at your funeral for then you
won't be a hurryin' me up all the time"
On another occasion an impatient
crowd awaited Hiram at the postoffice,
the mail being considerably behind time.
An impetuous youth suggested:
You are late this evening, Hiram"
"Ye.us," drawled the imperturbable
Hiram.
"Was the train behind g' continued
the youngster.
"Ye-us, behind the engine" said Hi
ram, and the youth subsidized.
At another time Hiram was asked If
there hadn't been an accident.
Ye-us," he replied, /" the train ran off
the bridge at Moorsup."
Anybody killedT was the excited
inquiry.
No-er, the train kept right on to
Plainfield," answered Hiram amid the
shouts of the bystanders.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
A Nevada Character.

A droll character named Charles s.
Lytle recently died in Arizona, and
Nevada paper does him up in this way:
"Lytle was character. When under the
influence of Nevada, 'tangle,' he
imagined his name to be Schimmerhorn,
and would not recognize any one calling
him Lytle. In early days in Virginia
City, creditor met him on the street
when he was in his SKINNY condition,
and said: Good morning, Mr.. Lytle,
could you settle that little account to-
dayT Lytle replied Don't know you,
sir; my name is not Lytle. Mr.. Lytle is
gentleman, sir; present your bill to
him and he will pay it. But / know
you-you are Lyle No, sir my name
is Schimmerhorn. tell you Lytle is
gentleman The creditor dropped and
the next day when his man was straight,
presented his bill, which was promptly
paid by Mr.. Lytle, the gentleman, sir
At another time skinny went to his
room and could not find light, when he
pulled his shooter and commenced firing
through the ceiling. Some one, thinking
1t case Of suicide, ran In and saw him
still blazing away. What's the matter7'
said the visitor. Nothing said Lytle,
l am just looking for acandle.'"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
A Great Hotel.

The Hotel de Louvre, Paris, has been
sold, and correspondent writes: This
hotel used to be very popular with
Americans. 1t was the first of the huge
caravansaries which, in emulation of the
great hotels of the United States, have
been erected of late in Paris. It was
built and owned by the same company
that put up the Grand Hotel. For sight
seeing its position is unrivaled, being
between the Louvre and the Palais
Royal, and in close proximity to the
bridge which leads across the Seine di-
rectly to the Hotel Cluny, Notre Dame,
the Pantheon, etc. But it was out of the
way of the fashionable centers of Paris,
the boulevards, the Champs Elysees, and
the Rue de la Paix. Fashion has been
steadily going up town in Paris as we'll
as elsewhere, and the Hotel de Louvre is
too far down town to be as. well fire.
quented as of yore. Moreover, like the
Grand Hotel, IL was used for a hospital
during the siege of Paris, and its bedding,
furniture, and carpets, never having
been renewed since that time, are in a
sadly frouzy and worn-out state. 1t is a
splendid and stately building, inferior
only In size and richness Of appoint
ments to the Grand Hotel. But Il is not
the forte of the French to keep such
gigantic establishments we'll. That line
ofhotelkeeping Is especially the province
Of the Germans, the Swiss, and the
Americans. The French excel in hstel-
on small scale.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
i" TOughened Glass" Discovery.

1t is evident that the report of the
discovery Of malleable glass" was
founded in fact, although not so literally
true, or in SO radical sense, as was first
anticipated by many. The toughened,
although not malleable, glass, which the
ingenious Frenchman, M. de la Bastie,
has learned to make has actually made
its appearance in this country: and if all
that is said of it is true, it should not be
long ere it becomes an article of ordinary
trade and common use. Samples of glass
ware made by the Bastie process have
been submitted by M. Bastie's American
agents to the Cooper Institute in New
York for test, and it is understood that
they fully confirm the accounts already
given. The new glass is claimed to be
from eighty to one hundred times as
strong as common glass, while costing
only five per cent. more-the matter OF
price being very important one, if the
Improvement is to be of general benefit.
The proofs of the extraordinary tough
ness of the glass have been of various
kinds, but always highly convincing. 1t
can be broken, but not without applying
unusual force. For instance, it required
a half pound weight falling from hight
of six feet to break a piece of the
strengthened glass six inches square, set
loosely in wooden frame like a school
boys slate, while piece of plate glass
OF the same size was easily broken by a
twO-ounce weight falling two feet. One
popularity of the new glass is that when
it does break it goes utterly to atoms, the
whole mass crumbling at once; but as
this can occur only from blows or shocks
which it is not likely to receive in prac-
tical use, the point is one of scientific
interest chiefly. A thin plate of this
glass can be thrown across large room
without breaking; and in one instance
small tube of thin twisted glass, placed
in vice, was broken with pincers only
after several attempts and much muscu-
lar exertion.
M. de Ia Bastie, however, is not des.
tined to a peaceful enjoyment of his
triumph. One Charles Pieper has found
a way of tOughening glass which the
German papers say is superior to the
Bastie process, making equally streng
and much purer and clearer glass.
TIE association of German Glass Makers
have been negotiating with M. de la
Bastie for the right to use his invention,
his price being the modest sum of $s,-
OOO, 900; but report was lately circu.
lated that having heard of Mr.. Pieper,
they turned cold shoulder to the French
inventor, hoping to make an easier bar.
gain with his rival. NJ. de la Bastie's
agents, however, deny the
truth of this story, and state that the
sale of the Bastie process to the German
Glass Makers was consummated on the
9th of May-on what terms we are not
Informed. The development of the new
idea will be watched with interest by all
civilized communities.-Lefers Mechan-
icol Ne,cs.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
Who Is Mr.. Sankey2

During our first pastorate at New
Brighton in 1923, fine-looking young
man from New Castle used to come down
occasionally and sing with our choir.
He always brought sunshine in his face
and made music in the souls of all with
whom he mingled. He sang like a
Christian; and he seemed entirely free
from the petty envies which too common
ly crop out in chOirs, and thrust discord
over into the communion of the Church.
There was a lronkness in this young
mans cOuntenance, and a zeal in his
tones and manner, which enlisted the
confidence of all with whom he associ-
ated. Our Choir were always glad when
he dropped in among them. That was
the beginning of an acquaintance which
we have cherished ever since. After
ward we met our friend in New Castle
and elsewhere, and always found him the
same warm-souled and radiant Christian
man. He was not a professional singer.
He loved music for its own sweet sake,
and used it as he moved among the peo-
pie, simply, religiously, and as Gospel
gift. His power in the Church to which
he belonged was equal to that of the pas
tor, and his life was one of harmony and
peace. He bore about with him an un-
conscious influence which was positive,
practical and irresistible. The children
clustered around him when he sang, and
tears of joy attested the spirit which ac-
companied the service.
And, so, we do not wonder that this
same young man, now in the maturity
of middle life, developed Christian,
endowed with special gift from heaven,
is so blessed in singing salvation to the
in Great Britain. We feel hon.
ored to number Brother Sankey, who is
the fellow worker with Brother Moody,
as our personal and beloved friend. He
is genuine evangelist, and the multi
tudes are moved by his voice, as never
by the pomp and liturgy of the Success
sion !-1ethodist Recorder, Pittsbmg.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

events; and her return, timely as IL was,
had been purely accidental. She was
horri6ed when confronted with the re-
suits of her thoughtless freak, and, al
though she made no noisy demonstrations
OF regret, and was not profuse in promises
ofamendment in the future, it is pleasant
to know that this terrible experience was
not without fruit. Buckson was, of
course, Immediately released from prison,
the legal proceedings against him at
once dismissed, and thereafter he found
in his home haven of rest that was a
recompense for the suffering by which it
had been purchased.
But mystery has always brooded over
the cottage, and the murder always re-
mained an insoluble enigma. Eighteen
years have elapsed without any second
Identification of the body unearthed by
the little dog, and, as a consequence,
without any detection Of the murderer.
The clothes in which the body was
dressed, and the earrings and articles of
Jewelry upon it, were Undoubtedly the
property of Mrs. Buckson, for, upon her
return, she found these articles missing
from the house. A close scrutiny of the
cottage showed that the woman had not
only been there, but had probably been
murdered there during the night, after
Buckson and his wife had left. The
cord found in the room had fitted the
neck, and the chloride of lime in the
cellar had evidently been disturbed.
Many articles of value, too, were gone,
and the house generally disarranged.
Upon these circumstances a theory was
founded that the woman was one of
party of burglars that had entered the
cottage, and finding it deserted had
leisurely ransacked it. The woman had
arrayed herself in the property of the
absent mistress, and afterward some
quarrel had arisen, and she had been
murdered by the other members of the
party. Subsequently this theory was,
in part, thoroughly established, when
complete female outfit, of coarse materi-
al, was accidently fished out of an old
and unused well in the cottage garden.
Detectives are apt to attach the names
of noted criminals to extraordinary
crimes, and, many years after the events
narrated, rumOr was prevalent among
the police of Providence that the MUIR
dered woman had been the wife of an
English burglar named Collins, then
living in Providence, and celebrated all
over the Union for his success and reck-
lessness. The rumor had no better
than that Collins and his |
wife disappeared at about the time of
the murder, and it only lived because
theories always thrive when facts are
impossible to obtain.
The case yet remains among unfinished
police business. No human effort has
ever learned more than was discovered |
BY the brute instincts of the dog when he
paved the secret of the murder from the
shallow grave in the dark forest.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
VOLUME III.
THE FAIRY SHELL.

One day, when wand ering on the shore
That once was ruled by Marinell,
found within clefted rock
A strangely twisted, curious shell,
with spiral wherls Of peaIly white.
And holiows tnged with roseate light.
This shell possessed wondrous power.
For, placed against the listeners ear.
lie heard, though gentle, faint, and low.
The tones OF those he held most dear
Ihough parted far by land or wave,
The faithful shell an echo gave.
Oh, happy gift TO man." said Il;
-" More precious than the painters art;
How oft shalt thou, In distant climes,
Console the ever-faithful heart,
Bring back the cherished voice again,
And take from absence half its paini''
Vain ore thy thoughts. a nymph replied
-, For those who own IL will lament
That never, through Its echoes faint,
Can tidings from the loved be sent
The distant sound Is only caught,
But never word or message brought.
Twill only waken yearnings vain;
Twill only pierce the heart anew
Ard bring 10 mind with tenfold pain
The anguish OF the last adieu.
When all Is lost beyond recall,
'Tis better far veil sheuld fall.n
She ceased. turned and threw the shell
. Beneath the tossing, foamiDg tide;
Too well can memory waken grief,
That man should seek for aught beside:
Love needs IL not for love can last
When all the things Of time are past.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

All night the great elfrss shook for fear
And writhed as II IN. pain,
Between the pauses or my sleep
heard the gusty rain :
Quite sick Of this world and unnamed,
Irode away to Fairyland.
All night the believing of the storm
The crazy chimney rocked AID shook
Till weary OF thiss 0nnd OF woe,
Weary Of pen and ink and book,
A bride snatched with careless hand,
And rode an hour through Fairyland.
! heard still, as 7 flew along
The old oaks branches shake and shake,
Yet weary OF this stubborn heart, ..,
That throbs and throbs, but will not break
sought for Oberon and his band,
And rode long leagues through Fairyland.
found the court In love and dance
whiled away the summer hours;
Lances broke, and guatfed the cup,
Where fell rain of crimson flowers.
They all obeyed my proud command,
Those little folks OF Fairyland.
won the Fairy crown at last,
And built castle tall and proud:
The roof was sunshine, and the walls
Where formed OF rainbow and OF cloud /;
bade the goblihs own my sway
A shout--I woke, and 1t was day.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

In certain New York shop window
Is displayed this suggestive notice: Boy
wanted that has fully rested himself and
is not too intellectual"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

SIxTYTHREE Chicagoans died during
August, under circumstances requiring
coroner's inquests-the largest monthly
list on the city records.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

Mr.. s. M. WELLS, large farmer and
stock breeder of Weathersfeld, Conn.,, in
answer to an inquiry put to him at a
recent agricultural convention, while
advocating the system of steaming feed
for cattle, made a statement in sub
stance as follows: Although / am in
favor of steamlng hay and grain for
cattle, and am practicing it on an ex-
tensive scale, would not do so If all my
hay was of the very best quality !" but
he added, "I don't think one can afford
to feed such hay when a poorer and
cheaper quality can, by steaming, be
made to equal it as food for stock.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

The animosities are mortal, but the
humanities live forever.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

The popelation of Trebigne, the prin-
cipal town of Herzegovina, Is about three
thousand, and wretched sort of life they
lead. Their agriculture is of the rudest
and LATEST kind, and as there are no good
roads In the country, there is no trade.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30

The failure of the British Government
telegraph system to pay expenses will,
we hope, discourage great deal of the
unwise clamor made in our own country
for railways, telegraph lines, and other
conveniences UNDER public control. There
is well founded impression in England
that the government telegraph operators
were severely worked and poorly paid,
and the official records show that the
business done was enormous, yet the es-
Inmates for the current twelve-month
show deficit of more than a million
dollars.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-30
MINOR TOPICS.

The gross annual income of Great
Britain from real estate, mines, quarries,
canals, gas works, trades and professions
for the year of 1873, is estimated at
$2,O4l 100000, which is remarkably
large, especially when the average income
from the investments is not more than
three to four per cent. per annum.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-26

j.. LaBoyteaux, $40, best do. three. to
four years, S6, Colonel Devou, of Oincin.
natl. Beat roadster mare four years and
over, 80, b. 0. Wolyerton, best roadster
mare three years, 70, Captain Cunning.
hamj best roadster mare nxe years and
over, $40, ]. II, Tangemann.
Farm Implemerts-Best sod plow,
Raymond, Hilsinger & Co., stubble plow,
do; hillside plow, do; general purpose
ploW, B. Ruffner; best corn plow, 8. Ruff
ner; double shovel piow, DO; walking
cultivator, do.
Sheep-Aged buck, long wool, first
premium, $40, Jacob Shuff; aged ewes,
long wool, SO, Jacob Shuff; yearling buck,
buck lamb, yearling eve, eve lamb, L.
y. Jones, Sycamore township; buck
lamb, VIM. Wood, Columbia township;
yearling buck, yearling eve, lamb eve,
J. B. McWhorter.
The programme to-day embraces
awarding of premiums for swine, articles
on exhibition in Floral and Fine Art
halls, for short-horn cattle, matched
horses and mares, horses for general
purposes; $50 for the fastest double
team, and $100 for the fastest trottinS
stallion, best three In five, and three
must go. There will also be a balloon
ascension at $3.50 P. M.
The competition among the ladies fol-
the premium Of q Stewart cooking stove
offered to the young lady not over TWEEN.
ty years, VINO will furnish the best ma.
terials and get up the best meal tor six
persons in the shortest time, will proba'
bly, commence to-day.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-26

serious breach Of the peace between my
SELF and the landlord. In'Japan, on the
contrary, there would be much more
surprise felt II the traveller did not ask
for one. There were no preparations
required, no rushing about OF chamber
maids, no turning on this and of that
everything was quite ready, and / was
at once conducted to huge wooden
bath with o small earthen furnace let In
at the foot, and lid inclosing the whole
Of the top with the exception of space
just big enough for the head Of the
bather to emerge through In one OF these
contrivances, with a small furnace
burning gayly. A Japanese, after his
days work Is over, will sit calmly boil
ing himself with the lid on, and the wa
ter bubbling about him at boiling heat.
lie seems, however, to like 1t uncom-
monty, to judge from the pleased express
sion on his face fast deepening, under
the process, into beetroot-like tints;
and when he has at last had enough
about an hour Of 1.-THE takes of the lid
and emerges as much like a boiled lob
ster as a human being can become. MY
bath was quite ready; the small furnace
glowed with live pieces OF charcoal, the
water bubbled merrily. and my COM
panion OF the bath, taking off the lid, in-
yited me to enter. Not being, however,
either Japanese, blue lobster, or
a potato, / did not see any particular
object in being boiled, and SO had the
fuel raked out OF the furnace and a fe "
buckets of cold water added before got
in.-Temple Bar.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-26
Ansalses,sents.

THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE. - The
Wildman troupe appeared last evening
in the beautiful five-act drama entitled,
"Yiolet, or the Life of an Actress" Miss
Wildman assuming the title role. The
audience, though small, was apprecia.
tive, being warm in their applause Of the
lady's singing. MIR. T. Wildman, as
"Grlmaldi," the superanuated actor,
was very good. The play was well
mounted, as is always the case at the
Grand, and taken as whole was a sue.
cess.
ROBINsON's OPERA-HOUsE.-The Nc.
Cullough Dramatic Club gave a perform
'ance at this house last evening lor the
benefit of the French relief fund, which,
il not success from pecuniary stand
point, was decidedly so with regard to
dramatic excellence. Several members
of the club, among whom we would men,
ton Mr.. G. T. Renard, Mr.. f. Arrioo and
Mr.. G. FL. English, acquitted themselves
after the most approved fashion.
GULICK's GRAND CENTRAL. - This
house still continues to draw over
whelming audiences, the house upon
last evening being crowded almost to
suffocation, the old favorites. Macar-
thy, Hart and Jones still being the at
traction. The same programme will be
repeated this evening. Matinee to-mor-
row afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-26

The Exposition Commissioners held
their regular meeting yesterday after
noon, President Henderson in the chair.
The thanks of th6-C Commission were re-
solved for the Trustees of the Water
works in exempting the Exposition from
water rent. Pay rolls aud bills, amount
Ing to $1,096 80 were ordered paid. To
the Committee on Opening Ceremonies
vas referred the communication from
H. P. Diehl, proposing to furnish pyro-
technics at a cost of $3.50 to $500.
The Committee on Printing was grant,
ed leave to print art catalogues not ex-
ceeding $l,225. 49,.
The Secretary was authorized to re-
ceive money for merchants' and manu-
faoturers' complimentary tickets.
A special committee, consisting of
Messrs. Reid, Milward and Glenn, was
appointed to receive proposition for u
mutual benefit baseball tournament.
The Committee on Space reported that
1t was important to call the attention of
exhibitors to Rule s, which provides that
all space allotted to applicants, and not
taken possession of In some way by
August 2s, may be assigned to other ex-
hibitOrs.