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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
I,acs Wallace found his sister better,

Judge Wallace found his sister better,
but the storm coming on 1t was deemed
best TO remain all night, and early next
morning set out for home, accompanied
by his wife.
Arriving in sight of the house he was
surprised to see the shutters still CLOSED, !.
and the chimney giving out no smoke Oh
welcome. At the gate young man was
tying horse, and the judge exclaimed 10
his wife: ~,
"Bless my soul, Annie, that's Alger-
non! There's no installing him. He's
home a month earlier than we expected
him. But / greatly fear there's some
thing amiss with Mag. She's an early
riser, and the shutters are yet closed.
He whipped up his horse, and soon
had his long absent son by the hand.
The first warm greeting over, the Judge
rapped at the fastened door, but eliciting
no response his alarm increased; ana
after shouting for Margaret at the top OF
his voice and receiving no reply, with
Algernon's help he burst open the doo'
and entered the kitchen.
All was as she had left it the night De
fore, and black brands covered the
hearth. The chamber door stood sug
gestivcly open; father and son ascendet
The stairs, and half way up the judge
stumbled over the key of the oak closet
"Good heavens (" he exclaimed;" tn
kew to the closet where ] left the money
I greatly fear that something has beiallel
Margaret"
He found the closet door locked, ant
to their repeated knocking there came n
response from within.
Algernon applied the key, and In
omen door revealed fearful sight. VII
a frightfully distorted, purple face tn
robber lay on the floor, stone dead, an
a little removed from him, pale an
quiet, lay Margaret. Algernon bore nc
: down stairs and into the open air, put
, was very long before she gave any sign
token of life. And it was week beiol
, she was able to give detailed accoui
of what happened that night OF horror
the oak closet. -,
But she had saved the money, and u
I son undertook to pay the debt OF gra,,
tude owed by the father. Before u
winter was over Algernon married Ma
j garet, aud together they lived on the 0
I homestead, and on stormy nights th'
g tell the children the story OF the o'
v closet.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
limiting In India.

The Prince of Wales does not appear
much delighted with his first intrGaac NJ ;,,an.
u,t ton to Indian sport. lie was, to 70 Judge Judge
from from Z the teIegrams, bored with the hunt, hunt,
inc W of deer by trained leopardswaa aa's',i crSei
,"s .psert T. interesting only for the wonderful
spp.eS spS attained for few hundred yar9s
ipsY% Sy pursuer and pursued. A trained ds. cat
oy a hare would show as much sport.
1,,e TT. d;d Il not succeed, again, in the pig
st;ctinu." & as it is called Ia indiaEthe
hunt sf the wild boar-which is botn an
aIcitinr and manly sport, as the beast Is .
a public nuisance, and has, moreover, -. .
fair chance Of killing you: On tne nrs; an%
dav the bears kept out of the way, AND
nm the seccnd the Prince insisted upon
riding an English horse, spienu,u
animal. but entirely unused TO the pa,
ticuIsr sport, and Of course 9utdone %, oy
o snv trained Arab present. He has zee, EEL
an elephant fight, q strange sPec1c,e ae
hut no more sport about 1t for the sPet )
tator than q prize fight, and mas I. su,I = :
take take part in the one really noble sport r.s
| Tnd;a "a tiger hunt. As he has sta5te
fnr Colombo, he will see this hrst ~ Del
: gal-London Spectator.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
A Poor Exchange.

A Boston PAPER says that prominent
Massachusetts, manufacturer, VINO mas
long been noted for his generous g'fis 10
religious and benevolent enterprises but
who has more recently gained consider
able notoriety as a forger, not long since
securing plt :es for the building fund OF
a new church. After presenting his case
he was told to call upon another gentle
man. with the promise that the. manu-
factnrer would then do as well as he
could. The clergyman did so, secured :
check for $1,000, and returned to the
Office of the manufactures, who con
sidered the matter some time @ ana tnel
said: at can't give you 81 600, but
will tell YOU what will do; / will Civ
YOU check for 81 800 for the check 20,
have" The proposal was accepted
The new check proved worthless AN
the enterprise suffered the loss.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
ANNUARIEs.
By MRS. ID. n. JORDAN

year, with its smiles, and tears, and nowers-
4 year, with its glorious hopes ana dreams
A chain whose links were the snining no"'s
with lets Of sorrow woven between-
Vanished away with the midn1ght cnimins
That tolled the death OF year OF tint,
Yet leaving, as poets leave In their rnymhns'
Something that lives, beyond the rhyme
Under the shining stars Of midnight,
White aud chill Is the beautiful eartn'
Spread like parchment all unwritten,
Waiting 10 hear the New Years birtn;
Under the ice the river Is nowing'
Under the snow are the flowers OF May,
Under the cloud Is q silver lining,
And under our night Is world OF da!'
And over and under, under and ever,
The flying shuttle OF life goes last,
Weaving strange and wonderiui teA.uIe,
Whose threads will the years of time ouuast-
Golden threads, In our happy hours
Brighten the fabric In hfe's great loom
Somber shades are too oft inwoven,
Caught from some cloud Of passing gieohi
But over all OF the ewes and dawnines
That wait for US In the coming year.
Are the outstretched arms OF loving r"'no'
And love that casteth out all iear'
Let us gather the golden sunbeams,
Weave them into cloth OF goid,
Then shall we see the silver lining,
Then shall the pefect day unfold.
Under our feet though the path seem weary'
over our heads the sun Is bright,
Lighting the way TO the golden bastions
Leading us to the gates oi hgh'
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
Conyiction for Seven Murders.

A telegram to London PaI er states
that married woman named Boyon has
been condemned. to death at the Lot
Assizes for numbering her seven children
and a granddaughter by pushing needles
into their bodies. She had ten children,
seven of whom died under twelve
months old, but it was not until the
death of her granddaughter that an in
vestigation took place. Her apparent
motive for this last crime wa. that the
child might die before it's father. who
was in a desperate condition, and that
she might thus secure par. Sauns,ppr 2. n,s prop p
law whom she detested. When asked
how she came TO think Of sticking needle,
into her children's bodies, she stated that
az the public house she kept there was on
dsv a conversation ON infanticide, and
was said babies did not suffer when mur
dered in this way. The jury in this cas-
could discover no extenuating circum
stances.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
Origin OF Surnames.

II is interesting to trace some surnames Tss
back to their original meanings. pas pne
name La,imer is a writer OF Latin; l,:iNa. bsi.
Is an old form Of miller; Lander Is .
contraction Of lavand,er, a wsso1w " h.th !.
man; San,sss name familiar to the readers
Of the "Pickwick Papers"-means :
h. brss,ler of rams, which used to be called
%tnns.a % The names Spinner, Fuller
TucRer. "s' and Dyer, are derived from IN, u,
wool o manufacture carried on by flemlsi EN- nd
cS colonists, who settled in New EnglanG1 ing. .
As a general rule, says Mr.. Low" lover, I'm ~
names terminating with er indica.J na,;.xs s
employment Go s,o0 or G,e'eivl ISo ADslosa1on we.,
~ man. nh hence sayter is saltmsn Mile
% m;llman; Webster is the osd femin,, ,in,
Snrm Of webbef, Spinster Of sp'nne
brewster of brewer.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

A telegram to the London papers OF
November oath reports that on the
morning previous Paris was horrified by
an accident at the Winter Circus.
gymnast named Mayol had inaugurated
an innovation in the trapeze exercise
instead of merely swinging himself from
one trapeze to another he had himself
shot out of mortar by a small charge
of powder on to the trapeze base. On
saturday he had performed the feat sue,
cessfully, but on Sunday night he did
not manage to clutch the bar properly
or the charge of powder was TOO strong
and he was projected head forsr~-.
70 the balus,rad in frc-. 80 OF
and was picb"' .sof the poAe'
cove-- "a up sensehss no :,
..sa in about twenty minutes, a. and !,
Ia 40 he none the worse, but all u
napers make ~ outcry against s"cn VI
bibitions being permitted
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
nr-rEw CnRIsTMAs.
ny EMMA ALICE BROWNE.

Now that the mirth and gladness
OF the vanished Christmas tiine
Are set 10 the music OF the past,
like A sweet, 0ld-fashioned rhyme
like a rhyme whose silvery measure
To a once familiar tune,
We hear, through the whir oil her pusy ~hee''
Some quaint old housewife croon'-
And now that the Christmas garlands-
The holly and mistletoe-
Are witheriDg on the wainscot'
In the yule fires dying glow,
I sit at my lonely hearthside,
And the silence and dimness faii, M
And the lurking shadows OF evening glide,
Like phantoms along the wall.
In passion Of grief and pining,
My desolate heart In vain
Ysarns for the patter OF little feet
That never will come again
And the lights Of by-gone Christmas
Shine faint In mist Of tears, ,.u.
Where wee graves iengthening shadow ia's
And darkens the coming years
Hush hear the echo
OF footsteps ut the door;
A plimmer OF snow-white garments
Il stealing across the hoori
And there, In the grotesque shadow
OF the antique chimney tall,
The ripple Of yellow ringiets
Is fitting along the wall!
An. mol My fond heart cheats me
With the empty shapes OF air,
And the tirelight's ftul flicker
Is the glcapi of his golden hair;
For straight lie the folds, and sirless--
No earthly wind shall move
OF the shroud that covers my darling,
Away from my yearning love!
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
A New Palmistry.

Saws Nature: DR.. Alexander Ecker,
the we'll known authority on matters pre-
historical, as we'll as professor OF coin-
parative anatomy in Freiburg, badeh,
contributes to q recent number OF the
periodical, of which he is joint edltor,
q most suggestive paper, entitled. some
Remarks upon Fluctuat,ng Character
in the Human Hand" AS the line OF
m research is somewhat uncommon, and
may for aught we know, be productive s OF
important results, the substance OF IroI'
Ecker's paper is here presented TO Eng
lish readers in an abridged form. henie,
in his work on anatomy, has mace Che
observation that people have very vague
ideas about objects even which are as
sumed to be we'll known. The query Is
often nut, I" How many feet has a crab r
or. =" How many toes has T'-ques-
t;ons which receive most varying an
swers even in we'll informed and edu-
Gated circles. II, then, the question De
mt IN the company of half dozen per
sons which finger is the longest-the IN,
dex (forefinger) or the "ring" (fourth
fngerS-the query can but seldom DC
answered before the membersi in questlor
have been looked at. 1t seems, further
rery probable that the authors OF wei
tnowp anatomical works have laid dowI
as being the rule that which they, hav'
observed on their own hands, so that W
/, are enabled to tell in what respect, as t
disital arrangement, such and such savd''
is endowed. For instance-Weber say
2 that the ring" finger is only slight
shorter than the index; Carus holds tha
the latter digit is shorter than the rim
r finger: Henie is of the same opinion
+ while, according to Hyrtl, it Is the inde
which comes next to the middle hinge
y itbe longest) in length and LANCER, las
IS Iv saws that the index is generally short
le than the ring finger, but that there a
q individuals in whom they are nearly
~ the same length.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

THERE are thirty Sunday schools s IN
stockholm, containing ls, 600 pupils. ine a0e
isrvest schools are the Methodis,s' ovV
,s,SyII. .s.SS;Is and the Baptists, 500 pupils. A
Sunday School Union was tnis yUJ'
established in Sweden. The M ,ev,';,, -,
1Ss u~der Mesrs. Moody and sansey,a ,aam III
S Scotland had powerfully affected sweae% y, 2 en-
siso: their hymns had been Translator
into Swedish.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

SECRETARY Howard, of the Pork
packers Association of the United States.
has published his first monthly report OF
the exports of provisions, obtained from
Hon. Edward Young, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Statistics, Washington. The ex-
ports of hog products from thirteen
ports for the month of November aggrs-
gate S7,lOl, ,14S pounds net, yaln.ccd at
$4,732, 800. The export of beef pre-.
ducts for the :. ..me time were 1881 ,e6s
nn~- n., valued at s695, $40. he aise
..;.,.,ss ;.us ne'' ,'be u' packing Of the West a
sOo 600 hogs short up TO the "me'
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

LEOPOLD, Prince of Lippe-Detmold,
who died on the 9th inst, was born in
1921, and succeeded to the throne, on the
death of his father, in 1851. The heir to
the throne is Prince Gouthein Frederic
Waldemar, brother of the deceased Leo
pold. The house of Lipps-Detmold is a
younger branch of the family of LPpe,
which dates its origin back to the six
teenth century. The Principality is sit.
uated in northwestern Germany, and
comprises only four hundred and thirty
eight square miles of territory. One oi
its chie' claims to distinction is the Tan
tonburger- Wald, where Hermann, the
first German leader, is supposed to have
exterminated the legions of Venus.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
MINOR TOPICS.

A PHYSICIAN of New York complains
to Mr.. Bergh that surgeon of medical
school there presented to class poor
dog for vivisection, which had been
starved for several days for the purpose
of showing that under such circumstan.
ces glucose is secreted in the liver and
other yitals. The inhnman doctor in
serted his knife in the dogs neck and ab-
domen, tearing out his liver, etc; no
an@sthstic was given the dog and its
actions and moans were SO pitiable and
childlike, that one of the students tainted
away. No glucose was found, and If 1t
had been, it could have been OF no use 70
medicine or any science bearing on the
healing art.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

IT IL in sickness that We most feel the
need of that sympathy which shows how
much we are dependent one upon another
for our comfort, and even nece'-
Thus disease, Oponfn" a,.sies.
realities "'"' ydr eyes to the
,,.. IA An indirect blessing
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

Muou excitement is created at tne .s
,asaus % d,Hiyer, Paris, over gymnass
wh6 allows himself 70 be shot ss ram
'.nv,sr wnv 10 the end Of his trapeze rope
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

DYNAMITE, the substance which is
said to have caused the explosion at
Bremerhaven, is also known by the
name of "giant powder" and was in
vented by a Swedish chemist named
Nobel. II is chiefly used for blasting
purposes, and is the most powerful ex-
plosive agent known 70 chemistry. 1t is
composed of finely pulverized slick, o,
ilicious ashes, or infusorial earth, found
in Hanover, Germany, and known a
K;euelpuhr. It will absorb and re
tain three times its weight OF nitro
elycerine, and has the consistency OF, ant
closely resembles brown sugar. If ignite'
in the open air, and not confined in an
space. Il will burn quietly, emittin
nitrous fumes. It is generally recognize
ms the safest of all explosives, as IT is nc
liable to explode by light shocks, lil
pure glycerine, and Is not affected D
high temperature. II Is usually explode
by fuse or cap. It's greatest DANCE
according to M. Guyot, French cher
let. arises from the fact that the nitr
giycerine Is liable TO separate from u
mixture and assume its original stat
when IL may explode upon receiving
eight concusion.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

The coloring substances used in the
manufacture of red candies are either
carmine or aniline red, both harmless; !;
in yellow, saffron, chromate OF ime'
chromate of baryta, chromate OF Lead
gamboge, or yellow vegetable colors pre-
cipitated by alum or chalk. Chromate
of lead and gamboge are poisons' In
blues, either ultramariDe or Prussian
blue is used, both harmless. AS tc
aavors, oil of pepperment is often adulter'
ated with oil of turpentine. The othel
aavors are generally artificial ethers
many of which are considered injurious
It will be safe to avoid highly coloret
orange, yellow and green candies, and al ,
highly favored candies. In some kind
of candy starch sugar, or glucose, is use.
as a substitute for cane sugar, and starcl
il used instead of gum arabic. Both q
these substances are harmless.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

rwo heads are better than one from
batter's point Of view
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

POLLY BANCROFT, an eccentric her
NIT, seventy-three years old, was found
dead in her hut at East Windsor, conn.,
For thirty years she lived in an excava-
vation scooped out in hillside, and pos
itiyely refused to receive any aid from
her relatives or 90 to the Town House.
Finally the town voted to lease small
site ana erect hut for her, and shortly
afterward she moved into her new
quarters. UP to within few years she
used to journey around from place to
place, fantastically, and wearing mems
clothing If that Of her sex was scarce
When preparing the body for interment
it was found covered with layer upor
layer of rags, the remnants OF c'o'h'nt
she had put on from time to time ant
never removed, and in this mass OF rag
were found nearly hundred small bag
and pockets tied up with strings, il
which were nickel and copper coins ant
scrip, aggregating twenty-five dollars an
eleven cents.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

TaE products of the combustion OF
tobacco, if the combustiOns were com.
plete, would be carbonic anhydride' am
monia and water; in the process OF smok'
ing, however, most of the tobacco is dis
titled rather than burnt, and the
products of this distillation are numerous
and complex. Vohl and Euhlenburg,
after burning one hundred and fifty
cigars, recognized with distinctness' In
the smoke, hydrocynic acid, sulphureted a
hydrogen, certain acids of the fatty ac'd
series-namely, formic, acetic, propionic
butyric and valerianic; also carbolit
acid and creosote, piridin, picolin ant
other similar alkaloids. They foun'
also ammonia, nitrogen, oxygen ant
small quantities of marsh gas and cal
bonic oxide.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30

The suggestion that has frequently
been made in the newspapers that a sheet
of brown paper used as he'd covering be-
tween or on the top of other wrappers,
will impart additional warmth and be
as serviceable as a blanket, has been acted
upon by Mr.. Loier, who has taken out a
patent for paper blankets. They are per-
forated at distances of about four inches,
in order to promote the ventilation which
the density of the brown paper material
interrupts. These paper blankets will
be great boon to the poor. As they are
clean, economical and ready for use in ar
emergency, they will be acceptable IL
hospitals, for the supply of which Mr.
Loder has obtained two or three con
tracts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-20
Ancient Aosqaito Nets.

1t NAV, perhaps, be worth while
to point out that nets to protect per-
sons of sleepers from the attacks OF
noxious insects; though perhaps at no
time very common 10 England were
known informer DAYS TO others be-
sides Richard, Bishop Of London.
There was q "bedstead with net for
knsttsD in the new chamber al Saw
tire Abbey when an inventory o. that
establishment was made al the time
of the dissolution Of the monastie
corporations. Bartholomew Clan
vii. in his de Proprietati5us Re-
rum" (Trevisa's version) has chap
ter in which be tells, with the deep
feeling of one who bad evidently suf-
fered much, cow "gnats is lyttele
FIVE hat soucketh bloudde. He has
in bis moutbe pype like prick, and
there with be preeethe the iesebe for
to soucke the bloudde.
And is gendered of rotted or corrupt
vapours of caraynes and corrupt
places of marreys. By eoDtinualie
iappings of wynges be maketh noyse
in the ayre as though be haired
and greveth slepynge men with
noyse and with bytinge, and waketh
them Of they're reste, and fleeth about
mooste BY night, and bytesb mem
bers upon which be sittith. S-Edh.
1885, p. 16e-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-20
An Obstinate Mother.

Mrs. Bliss, of Muilett street, found
eueher deck in her boys pocket,
and when she took him BY the hair
be calmly said:
"HOld on, mother-it isn't your
play"
"I'll play you 2" she hissed, tight
ening her grip. How came yen by
these cards ?"
Mother you shouldn't trump me
this way II be exclaimed.
"Trumps. trumps. What do you
know about trumps ?"
why, mother, any fool knows that
the right bower will take al ace every
time
1T will, eh ?" she bissed as she
walked him around.
"0f course it will. II diamonds
are trumps, for instance, and l hold
the ace and left bow"
Bowers ! bowers III bower you
10 death, Young man :" she said as
she walked him the other way.
Cor, suppose that spades were
irumps, and you held the niue spot
and king and turned up the ace, what
would you do." be earnestly inquir-
ed.
"Oh, I'll show you what ia do"
she grovled as she got in a left
handler on his ear. I'll teach you
a lesson ysu'il never forget -
That wouldn't be Hoyle, mother.
you could pick up the ace aud make
a point every"
But she drew him over her knee
and PLAYED a lone haEd.-Dsfr0it Free
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