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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

Does any one remember James Henry?
He was shoemaker, but stalwart six
footer, who neither feared God nor re-
garded man" when in his cups. Even
tually he reformed, and, for time, was
a leading man in the State, have been
told.
Henry was Kentuckian, and very
bitter pro-slavery man. During one of
his quarterly sprees, he fancied that Jar
ret, the slave of lawyer named Con-
way, had insulted him. Henry demanded
of Conway permission to punish Jarret.
Conway's cowardice led him to grant the
favor. Informed OF this, Jarret hid away
in the hay in my fathers stable. knew
this, and secretly fed and watered the
poor negro; but a drunken hostler, yet
living, and whose name can give, acct
dentally found Jarret, and, to flatter Jim
Henry, reported the fact to the desperate
son OF Southern chivalry.
Jim Henry then provided himself with
hickory whips, fresh from the timber, a
rope, his sword, his dagger regular
bowie knifo-and pistol. He then
sought and found Jarret, tied him,
brought him out, stripped him of all
clothing except his pants, and fastened
him to the end of HORSEBACK, on the
public street, so as to compel him to
stand on his toes. Henry laid his sword
and pistol down on the horseback, some
three feet from his victim, and, with his
dagger in his left and hickory in his
right, commenced the castigation. 1t
was "Court week." and there seemed to
me-a little boy then-500 men in town,
and all present and looking on!
Henry wore out two or thee-I think
three-hickory gads on Jarrets bare
back. With nearly every blow the blood
ran.
The poor negro would sometimes draw
up and hang upon the rope and beg FOL
mercy. Then Henry, the white brute
would draw the keen edge of his immense
knife over the prisoners naked abdomen
and threaten to let out his bowels If he
failed to stand it all, most manfully.
Henry was man of wonderful size
and strength, and all knew him to be
fearless and reckless. He dared any man
to interfere, and inundated the Sheriff
and constables, and all the men present
with his sword, his dagger, and his pis
| tOl.
In that day and that community little
sympathy was felt for "nigger." If the
man had been white, Henry would not
have struck him the second blow and
lived.
The negro then had no rights the
white man even pretended to regard.
Just when the second or third whiI
had been used up, my mother first heard
the poor negro's cry, and she went imme
diately to his rescue. She appealed tt
all the men present, but unheeded. Their
she retired to her kitchen, armed hersel
with formidable carving knife, and i'm
mediately advanced upon the enemy
Henry did not see her until she hac
nearly touched the negro, when he sus
pended his blows in establishment, but
with still threatening gesture. She
raised the knife, cut the rope, and ordered
the sufferer into her own kitchen, where
she dressed his wounds most carefully
with her own hands. Henry, watching
her as she retired, raised his hand will
the dagger i'm it as she disappeared, and
turning to the crowd, said: :" A woman
might tie my hands; but let man thu
try to oppose my WILL" swinging his dag
ger threateningly at the men.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
The Disease OF the Day.

A correspondent of the Boston Journal
writes: Paralysis is becoming q prime
disease. 1t is not confined to the fieshy,
the plethoric, nor to the aged. The fast
life Of our business young men tells on
them. 1t is very common thing to see
men ofthirty and thirty-five baldheaded,
feeble-gaited, and walking about with
canes, their under pinnipg knocked out,
with other signs of premature age. These
signs of early weakness develop in paral-
ysis. Sudden deaths from this cause are
very common. Several have occurred on
railroad trains; the vibration seeming to
predispose persons to the disease. Not
long since gentleman died in one of our
churches. lie was interested in case of
discipline. He made a report to the
church on the case, sat down, laid his
head on the back of the seat, and in
stantly expired. In another case man
not accustomed to public speaking arose
to relate his religious experience. He
was 80 excited that he could scarcely
speak. In the midst of his remarks he
was seized with paralysis, and carried to
his home. Our young men will have to
tone down their style of living il they
want to amount to anything"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
Attempt on the Life of General Grant.

A correspondent of the Pittsburg Eren-
ing Leader says that it has information
from reliable source, that an attempt
was made to assassinate General Grant
when he was General of the Army,
short time before he was President of the
United States. The assault upon the
General was made in the city Of Wash
ington. The would-be assassin darted
out from his place of concealment behind
bow-windOw, with revolver in his
hand, shouting out to Grant, with terri
BILE imprecatiOns, and raised his revolver,
and was about to fire when DIR. Bowman,
large and powerful man who was a
providential witness of the proceeding,
placed himself between the would-be
assassin and the future President. The
doctor asked the man what he was about,
and received for reply, 81 am after that
Yankee; am going to blow his brains
out" The doctor, cool-blooded man,
who had seen four years service during
the late war, said: In order to shoot
him, you will have to shoot me. Come,
now, put up that pistol" The man re-
piled in frenzy: "Stand out of the way,
or / will kill you, too. / am an Ala
bamian. The war has robbed me of
every cent l had in the world. am
going to get even with that man there,
and then / don't care what becomes
of me-"
During this parley General Grant
slipped on briskly, turning his head back
every now and then. The doctor en-
gagged the man until Grant was around
the corner on / street. Then he went
boldly up to the man, and quickly plac-
ing his right finger under his nose, throw
ing his head back, the athletic physician
then "let in his left" as the sporting
phrase goes, and the man tumbled to the
ground. He also lost his revolver in the
fall. The doctor picked il up, and then
he said to the man: "It would be good
thing for you to get out of this town as
quick as you can. 1t will not be good
place for you after this"
The man at this ran away, and the
doctor never saw him afterward. The
revolver he still retains as souvenir of
the attempt upon the life of General
Grant.
The would-be assassin was a man of
medium height, who appeared to be in
the neighborhood of twenty-five years of
age. He was dressed in dark, well-worn
butternut-colored suit a black SLOUGH
hat, worn by nearly every southerner,
was slouched over a smooth, beardless
face. There was no doubt in the mind of
the doctor that the man was in earnest.
He was a man evidently made crazy by
desperation, and was perfectly reckless as
to what he did.
The President never during his further
residence upon / street, walked home
again he always rode, and then he never
came down Massachusetts, avenue. Al
though he was fully aware Of the serious
ness of the attempt on his life, no words
ever passed between him and the doctor
upon the subject. Once the doctor had
occasion to ask small favor of the Pres
ident, and it was granted at once, thus
showing that although the President had
never personally acknowledged the act
of the doctor, yet he held him in CRATE
full remembrance,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
Disappearance of the Old Maids.

There is growing up in England large
class of women, says the Women's Journal,
who do not marry, who do not wish to
marry, and who apparently wish not to
marry. They deliberately devote them
selves to literature, to teaching, to some
trade, generally an artistic one, at any
rate to some occupation that gives a
livelihood and tends to culture, and this
they choose for life. The marrying in
stinct seems dead, or rather never to have
been born in them. Ihave knowna at least
one such person in this country. They
do not seem to be thought of as out of
place; but on the contrary they move
into fit places in the great social organ
ism, easily and naturally, and are ac-
cepted without remark. A late article
in one of the leading papers of our
country remarked that almost an entire
change had taken place in this country
in current speech concerning married
women who are past thirty; that whereas,
twenty years ago, and always before,
they were called cold maids" and the
phrase was term of reproach which
used to be cast upon such persons, has
almost entirely passed away.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
johnson, the Baptist.

At the recent Alabama election, a
sturdy son of the mountains came into
town to exercise his right as a free SOW
ereign of free State, and cast his vote
for the man of his choice. He approached
the polls and handed in his ticket.
"What is the nameT asked one ofthe
judges.
Johnson" was the reply. .
eyes, but what isyour other manner
The mountaincr became indignant,
and declared that he had but one name,
evidently thinking that the official took
him for repeater.
eyes, but what is your Christian
namep said the judge.
"My Christian namep. replied the
old backwoodsman. Why, If you
want to know that, why, lam Baptist"
And 80 the man and vote was regis
tered johnson, the Baptist"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

OPINIONS OF THE PREss.-The Teras
New Yorker says: "An old Scotch phys
ician once said to one of his patients:
Keep your feet warm, your head cool,
and your bowels open, an there's little
ilse' can harm yc.' This aphorism is
full of wisdem, and expresses exactly
what DR.. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VIM
EGAR BITTERs will do for you. We
speak of what we know from nearly two
years practical experience in the use of
this indispensable family medicine. Its
office is to attack lazy, torpid liver,
and impart new life to this vital organ
proper flow of bile and prompt dis
charge of efiete matter. A good diges-
ton and appetite are restored to the
sufferer. Pure blood, the life of the
Hesh," is secured, and the patient soon
feels himself aoalking electral battery.
Good health is more precious than fine
gold-VINEGAR BITTERs restores it, and
Is therefore, above price. The man who
discovered it is a philosopher and a ben.
efactor of his race" Is
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
Household Helps.

CHILE SAUcE.-Take five large onions,
eight green peppers, chop fine, thirty
ripe tomatoes, cut up, five tablespoonfuls
sugar, three Of salt, eight cups vinegar,
and boil altogether two and half hours,
and bottle for use.
TIPsE CAKE.-Place stale sponge-cake
in glass dish, and soak them thorough.
ly for an hour an a half in mixture of
sherry with little brandy and a dash Of
lemon juice ornament with blanched
almonds and pour over pint of rich
custard.
COLD SLAw.-Get nice cabbage, take
off the outside leaves, cut it in halves,
and, with sharp knife, shave 1t into
fine Sits. Beat up two eggs, add to 1t
one gill of vinegar and water mixed !;
place it on the range; when it begins to
thicken. stir in piece of butter the size
of small walnut, little salt and tea
spoonful of sugar; when cold pourit over
the cabbage, and stir 1t together; and
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

We were pleased TO see, not long since, in
one of our exchanges, some pretty severe re-
marks addressed TO several persons who,
during an interesting lecture by Rev. Jno. s.
G.. Abbott, kept continuous coughing,
which prevented many from hearing. PEG.
pie who cannot refrain from coughing, had
better stay away from such places, or else
take bottle Of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment
with them.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


aar0e Of the 0rsessnOpper nrs&nuc
Half a league, half a league,
Half q league onward,
Right from the West they come,
More than six hundred
Out from forest and glade
"Charge for the corn!n they said,
Then for the fields they made
More than six hundred.
Field TO the right Of them,
Fields TO the left OF them,
Fields TO the front Of them,
Pillaged and plundered;
None could their numbers tell
Down ON the crops they fell,
Nor left stalk or she'll
More than six hundred.
Flashed all their red legs bare,
Flashed as they turned In air,
Robbing the farmers there,
Charging on Orchard, while
All the world wondered!
Plunged In the smudge and smoke,
Right through the corn they broke,
Hopper and locust;
Peeled they the stalks all bare,
shattered and sundered;
Then they went onward---but
More than six hundred.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

nothing equals DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scriptiOn IL is most powerful restorative
tonic, also combining the most valuable ner-
vine properties, especially adapting il to the
wants OF debilitated ladies suffering from
weak back, inward fever, congestion, infiam-
nation, or liberation, or from nervousness,
or neuralgia pains. Mr.. g.. w. Seymour,
druggist, Of Canton, N. Y, writes DR.. Pierce
as follows: "The demand for your Favorite
Prescription is wonderful, and one man
stated to me that his wife had not done q
days work in five months when she com
menced taking your Favorite Prescription,
took two bottles and is now on the third
bottle, and is able to do her house-work alone
and milk fourteen cows twice a day." DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is sold by all
dealers i'm medicines.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

ONE McTardy has just been killed in
a duel near Mobile by one Lay. 1t is a
curious fact that Lay recently wrote a
satire on dueling, entitled "Down the
River" and McTardy wrote compli-
mentary notice of it. What must have
been the nature Of the grievance which
induced an opponent of dueling TO kill
the man who had praised his book?
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

FANNY ELLsLER, the once celebrated
danseuse, is residing near Hamburg, and
is writing her history for publication
after her death. She is now devout
Roman Catholic, relying as much upon
the confessional as once she did upon the
excitement of the footlights.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

Corn BATTER BREAD.-Take six tea
spoonsful of -four, and three of corn
meal, with little salt; sift them, and
make a thin batter with four eggs and n
sufficient quantity of milk; bake in
small pans in quick oven.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

Two of the identical mugs used by
John Wesley in his church services in
England, are now in Biddeford, Maine,
where they were used in a recent love-
feast. They are white in color, with
blue landscape ornamentation, and will
hold about three half pints each.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

The importance of giving. &cridon's
Cavalry Condition fo,cders to horses that
have been out in the cold rain, stood in cold
wind, or drank too much cold water, cannot
be over estimated; no man should be with
out them who owns O good horse.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

If you regard comfort, safety and
economy, stop at the Sherman House
when in Chicago. Under its new man.
agement and reduced scale of prices, it
leads all the other hotels.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21
before sending to table, sprinkle with
little black pcpDer.

before sending to table, sprinkle with
little black pepper.
SHIN OF BEEF SoUP.-Have the shin
we'll cracked up; put it TO boil in five or
six quarts of water; boil 1t five or six
hours; skim it very often. Cut up very
fine, half white cabbage; chop two
turnips and three onions; put them all
into the soup with pepper and salt, and
boil it two hours; take the bone and
gristle out before serving. If you have
raised dough, make up dozen balls, the
size of nutmeg, drop them into the
soup and let them boil half an hour.
A CoCoANUT CAKE.-One cocoanut,
or three and half cups of desiccated
cocoanut, one pound of sugar, one-half
pound of butter, three quarter pound of
-four, five eggs, one-half cup of milk,
small Tablespoonful of soda, large half
teaspoontul of cream tartar. Crate the
cocoanut; beat the yolks snd whites of
the eggs separately; put the cream tar
tar in the flour; dissolve the soda in the
milk; beat the butter and sugar TO a
cream; add the milk with the soda, the
beaten yOlks, then whites of the eggs,
cocoanut, and flour with cream tartar.
Bake in rounds or pans.
CHOCOLATE CUsTARDs.-On quart of
milk, one tablet of best French chocolate
eight eggs, two teaspoonsful of vanilla,
eight teaspoonsful of white sugar. Beat
eight yolks and two whites of the eggs.
until they are light. Boil the milk.
When boiling, stir the chocolate and
sugar into it. Then put it into a clear
pitcher; place this in pot of boiling
water. Stir one way gently all the time.
until it becomes thick cream. When
it is cold, strain it, and add the vanilla.
Place it in cups, beat the white of the
eggs to stiff froth, and add the sugar to
them; beat well, and place some of this
frosting OH top of each custard.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

NEUTRALITY, as lasting principle, is
an evidence of weakness
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

business for 1879. New brass article. sells rapid
ly, profitable. Agents wanted, success guaranteed.
y. y. Mann Co., PSI N. Howard St.. Baltimore, Md.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

Glossy Black Whiskers are admired By, every
lady. You can have them by using Dir. TUFTS I'm
proved Hair dye. Sold everywhere.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

VEGETABLE PULMONARY BALSAM
lost approved, reliable and we'll known remedy for
Coughs, Colds aud Consumption. Get the Genuine.
Price 81 small Oc CUTLER BROS. CO., Boston.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

The ELASTIC TRUSS
AND SUPPORTER IL
now superseding all
others, being adopted
everywhere by the lead
ing physicians. surgeons,
druggists, army and navy
hospitals, gyn,nasiums,
etc, etc.
The success and uni
uoraal aattafa.stn. a..
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-01-21

vxruEN WRITING To ADyERTrsERS,
mend In this paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21
Squibs.

Something always happens to spoil
any grand speech which II Detroiter
may Try to get of. Yesterday. among
the people at the ferry dock to see the
ice sweep by. was Il long haired, pro
found looking man. whose soul took III
al the grandeur of the scene. He had
Just raised his arm aud commenced
GLOW pIInN Is man compared to nature
aud her -" when Il warehouse clerk
rolled IL barrel of beans against his legs,
aud the long haired man sat down on
his plug hat, which was u ing on the
dock. He wouldn't even bc Il spectator
any longer Detroit Free Press.
They wondered at the short colec-
tionS in :; Missouri church, and it was
found that the collector had shoe
makers wax in the bottom of his hat.
\ Louisville matron, whose husband
-nores badly, keeps clothespin under
meath her pillow. and when his snoring
awakes her, she adjusts the pin on his
nasal organ, and then slumhers peace
fully.
That carpet" sai'i Il dealer to an old
farmer the other day, ''that carpet Is
81 b per yard; hut >eeing its you, you
can have it for SI.2O." While he was
cutting it off the farmer proudly said to
his wife Il never met him before, but
you see he takes me for some big man.
Now. then, Marier, see what It's to have
a husband who looks smartish ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21

dog ut his leg made him turn in haste.
and i'll his fright he dropped his box of
tieas. Their natural instincts made
them jump upon the dog for safety, and
at the same moment their master gave
the dog Il vigorous kick, which sent
him howlng away. 1t was not until he
SAW the dog running that he compre-
hended the loss of his pets. The crowd
began to laugh i'll the heartiest manner;
but it WIS no laughing matter to Jean
Lcsillia. His occupation was gone: he
had been despoiled iii moment of his
means of earning his daily bread for
himself and children. and the poor fcl-
low sank down on the ground weeping
ed hv such exhibition of feeling. and Il
subscription WAS taken up, which. after
all, amounted to onl ' one day 5 receipts.
1t required il wears hard labor to
train Il new lot of Heas, and Jean
Lesillia had not the means. When he
had first done so he was single man
now he was married and the father of
several Young children. He turned rag
picker. and during the past winter he
worked as a chiifnnnicr to support his
family. But the life did not suit him,
and chagriu and the severity of the
season soon brought him To the grave.
He died in his modest garrct, No. T.!
Passage Sainte Marie. and the children
he had 50 handsomely supported before
the loss of his learned ticas are now OBJ
jects of charity ty-Pdris Correspondence,
Neg York Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21

tanned 81 generous a purpose toward
him had died without accomplishing it.
Her intention concerning him had oulN
been mentioned. The will gave no
sign of it. Mrs. Perham's relatives
alone were mentioned, and the Gospel
PRONUNCIATION Society was the sole resid-
uary lrgatce.
As entered the Office Albert met me
with the inquiry if knew that the lady
WAS dead whose will | had drawn the
week before.
Mrs. Pcrham Yes"
Half an hour later he came hesitating-
ly into my private room.
Would | tell him whether he was
mentioned iu Mrs. Perham's will She
had minated to him some little time
ago that she intended to leave him
something to remember her by, and he
had just curiosity to know. etc, etc.
No, was obliged to tell him he was
not mentioned in her will.
There was nothing for him then but
t." swallow his disappointment. |
thought it possible that she might, after
all, have provided for the contemplated
gift through some other person but
this proved not to be the case.
When il became settled in my mind
that Mrs. Perham had died without eff
tecting her design lis respected Albert.
| felt 1t right to inform him what her
design had been as expressed to me.
and to advise him to state the case.
properly authenticated to the Board of
Directors of the missionary society
Ahich had been made the residuary
leyatee. 1t appelred that its slar, of
the propertv was certain to he = large
sum and There wos ,t least 3, nossiIili-
t> that its managers recognizing the in
tent of the testator. would carry if ont
bv allowing the youur man the five
thousand dollars ONT nf the. thirty u
forty which il wouId itself receive.
This WAS b,rdI, nr,h,hle hut If v,s