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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

ror hung where the sun can shine on 1t is
usually spoiled; it takes a granulated
appearance familiar to housekeepers,
though they may not be acquainted with
the cause of the change. In such a state
the article Is nearly worthless, the con,
tinuity OF the surface is destroyed, and
il will not reflect outlines with any ap-
proach to precision.
RoAsr SIRLoIN OF BEEF-The name
has remained long. after the thing has
disappeared. We speak of roast sirloin
of beef, but roasting jack and turnspit
have fed away before the presence OF
cooking stove and range. Now our sir
loins must be baked, even for Christ
mas dinner. Choose joint weighing
from fourteen to sixteen pounds from a
young and fat beef. Having laid 1t in
the dripping-pan, tenderloin downward,
with the long thin end curved under in
such a way that the top of the beef will
present a nearly Aat surface, dredge it
slightly with -four, and put about three
tablespoonsful of boiling, water in the
bottom Of the pan, setting it in the bot
tom Of very hot but mot burning oven.
As soon as the surface of the beef is SO
Drowned that the juices will not readily
escape, allow the oven to cool to mod
crate degree of heat. Basic the beel
frequently with its own dripping. From
four to four and half hours in first
quick and then moderate oven will be
required to cook the beef so that it shall
be at once juicy and done. Too many
cooks mistake raw, beef for rare. 1t re
quires the incest judgment in the man
agement of the fire to secure joint thai
shall be we'll browned-nOt burned
where the juice shall follow the knife
while the meat is cooked to the center
When the beef is done, sprinkle with sal
and pepper. Empty the pan of all TIT
dripping; pour in some boiling waite
slightly sailed, stir it about and strail
over the meat.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
How Alfonso was Made King.

The movement for declaring Prince
Alfonso King of Spain, appears to have
been planned by Primo de Rivera, Cap
tain General of Madrid, who some time
ago announced to Marshal Serrano his
intention OF having Alfonso declared
King. Serrano tried (so it is said, but
we doubt it) to dissuadc Rivera from his
course; the latter said that he could see
no other solution to the troubles that
had come upon Spain. Serrano then
visited the army of the north, but he
found there only generals who were dis
posed to proclaim Don Alfonso, and not
to fight for his success. Three battal-
ions of Murviedro, under Martinez Cam
pos, prccipitated events by declaring for
Alfonso, but their action was followed by
similar movement of the armies of the
north and center. It only remained for
Rivera with the garrison of Madrid, to
formally proclaim the Prince of the As
turias King of Spain, and to announce
the appointment OF a provisional Min
istry.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

The A,dae for February, 1873 mo- Of the Surren'
SERIES ms the publishers seem TO prefer calling III
leaves tho reader a little Ia doubt whether the bn
preston created by the previous numbcr-that was
trife better, especially In variety than could be
kept mp as an average was indeed well founded For
the February number II quite the equal Of the Jan
nary in variety, and II has one or two features OF
even rare excellence. Artistically, there are few
better drawings and scarcely ever any better wood
engraving, than Keeping the Peace, dog pcturs
nv Peter Moran, quite worthy OF Landsccr In his
hest DAYS, with which the number opens. The late
John A. Hows supplied, Just before his death, THO
three exquisite Views Of the ConemsuRh," which
follow; and not even he ever did any better worn
than some Of the rock tree and water slabcrn
and "The fortunate Moment" are companion
sion OF tnat rural lovcstory OF which the Adre hn,
before given norc than one charming glimpse by th'
same artist. "Iiuntins the Stag" Is noble full
page picture we'll conveying that grand sport In th'
costumes and manner If the olden time ana q SIN
euiarly weIl-drswn little picture, without name but
showing two girls rolling. aecnt on the .ummei
borough Cathedral, one OF the hsndsomest IN Eng
nd,-mwks mp the art-contcuts OF the number
really perfect enough we'll TO warrant the scccndar,
name the "Art journal 81 america"
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Mark Twain's BOyhOOd Home.

On Third street, a short distance from
cross street-it is Bird street, Rock
street or Collier street, no one seemed to
be certain which was the correct name
stands the building in which little Sam
my Clemens lived twenty years ago. II
is a square two-story frame house, of the
plainest possible architecture. The half
decayed Misunderstanding is deeply
streaked with age, and the roof is green
with moss. It has stone foundation,
large brick chimney outside the building,
and fronts eastward, being faced by four
sprawling locust trees. Otherwise there
is not single distinguishing mark. 1t
has no front yard, and the fences in the
immediate vicinity are ancient and frail.
The upper part Of the house is given to
old boxes and the spiders, while the
lower floor is used as cabinet shop by
some desecrator of regard for button
bursting and side-splitting genius. Many
of the people of the town remember the
boy, but with different opinions. One
cid lady, Mrs. Martin, says he used to
come up and play with her girls, and
that he weren't such an awful smart fell
low till he got away, and then folks be-
YAH w SIC iObs uiut. ftuObutE
however, of the masculine persuasion,
says he "kncw the boy well, and that he
was smart rs steel trap" A third says
that cold man Clemens married a second
cousin of my sister, so that l came that
near of being in the family" Still an
other AYERS that an emissary of the Har
pers came once 10 sketch the scenes and
write an account, and had been wrongly
informed that the house where the future
Mark Twain was born, in Florida, Mon
roe county, had been torn down, but
that he knew it to be in good preserva
ton, and that the Harper man had gone
away from the State without seeing 1t
Most of the Hannibal people, on being
asked about Mark Twain, refectively ex
claim, "Twainl Twaini You dom
mean the man that bosses Smiths stone
quarry and used to work at the 7. w
w. and shops, do you g'-Letter TO Terr
Hdute Journal.
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Der very well when woke up on Sunday
morning once, and brother Charles lay in
the trundle-bed near by me. I-began 10
make rabbits out of the cotton in the
bed-quilt, and the thought flashed across
me that it was Sunday. Charlet, said,
'ies Sunday! We ducked down under
tho coyerlid and blanket, and expected
ito be struck dead Shut mp child like
II Wss-mercuvial, nervous, chsngcable-
/ in . house ON Sunday oh, how gloomy !
/ looked at the flies, ate gingerbread and
cake, tried TO read book / never could
'undorstand. My father was too busy to
attend to children, and my second mother
was good but severe, and my Sunday was
the gloomiest day Of all the week. How
watched for the sun to 90 down i
stood by the large dining-rOom window,
and watched the great red orb descend,
and it never seemed TO be 20 lazy as on
that day; and. when its glimmer was
gone. / jumped and cried, 'Sunday's
gone Sundays gone ="
A sPUNKY Brooklyn boy who gets
whaled every day with singular regular
ity, makes these little domestic episodes
dramatic by sitting down on the steps O.
the man next door, and bawling as If HI
would peel all the lining of his throa
off. bs-
IT isa great comfort for a boy wht
falls down stairs with pitcher of mill
in his hand, to know that he joined {
Sunday school on the previous Sabbath
A PLUCKY SToRy.-A farmers la'
was crossing field where very vile
and ferocious bull was allowed to roam
at large. When the boy had abou
reached the middle of the field, he sud
denly saw the bull, with head lowered
rushing furiously at him. Being &C
customed to manage cattle, he was in N
way Disconnected, but ran to tree nea
by and commenced running around il
with the bull after him; presently h
caught the bull by the tail and CON
menced belaboring him unmercifull
with stick. The bull, finding tina
"tail" was turned, started off at a rur
the boy swinging on to hin, but tn
faster he ran, the more the boy belabore
him, until finally he commenced below
ing. "Oh," says the boy, increasing hi
blows, you may below, but I'd like
t know who started this"
This is a good lesson in courage; bu
we wouldn't advise all boys to take bull
by the tail. Sometimes bull might nc
ne a coward.
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Taking Code

One way is to bundle up" in furs, or
mufflers tight about the neck; take a
brisk walk, go into warm room, church,
lecture room or concert, sit with your
things all on, get warm, perspire freely,
breathe vitiated air for nm hour or two,
and when thoroughly rc,ared, the pores
of the skin all open, go out into the cold,
damp air, and you will soon begin to
shiver. After having chill, send for
the doctor, and he will dose you with
something hot then go TO bed then, IL
left alone long enough, you may get up
in a day or Two, and In fortnight or 10
you may repeat the imprudence.
There are several other ways to take
cold. We will mention but one, and
that is TO "overcat." STUFF the stomach
with improper food, more than 1t can di.
gest, and you will soon find yourself call
clogged |" up with cold. You will
cough OF snecze, blow your nose, and
"wonder how In the world you took such
Q cold. "-Sciencc of Health.
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A Relic OF Daniel Boone.

Mr.. James, farmer residing on the
headwaters of Six-mile creek, about ten
miles from Frankfort, some weeks ago
stumbled upon forest mcmento of the
great old pioneer of Kentucky, on bis
place, which, it seems remarkable, was
not discovered before. This, however,
may be accounted for by the loneliness
and out-ofthe-way character of the 10
cality. In a deep dell, near the bank of
a little stream which Is one Of the con-
Auents of Six-mile creek, he found on
beech tree, some five or six feet from the
ground, the following deeply-engraved
inscription: Daniel Boone, July 10,
1770." Mr.. James proceeded to cut
down the tree, and 10 saw section of it
containing the inscription. The tree
from which the block is sawed, four or
FIVE feet from the ground, was found TO
be thirty inches in diameter. frankfort
Yeomdn.
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AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

NEAR Fort Madison, Iowa, in the
midst of forest, is an orchard which
produces apples Of the finest flavor. Ac-'
cording TO tradition, these trees were
planted ip 1875 by famous young In
dian chief named Red Wing. l''
TxxAshas Always beensvsgsrded Is a
very excellent cattle growing, and @ a
promising cotton and wool producing
State, but fewisupposed it would figure
in the hog growing business. II how
seems her climate is favorable for hog
growing, and her soil produces success
full crops of corn. Some good lots have
recently been received in st. Louis from
that STATE. st ~ % ntf' ~ - iat
Ara recent meeting of the Massachu-
sets State Board of Agriculture, Mr..
Cheever related the experience OF Mr.,
Levi T. Ballou, of Cumberland, Rhode
Island, in breeding from two Suffolk
pigs down through a period OF ten years,
raising about 100 pigs, and vcrossing
close relations in every conceivable man
ner: brother to sister, father to daugh-
1 ter, mother to son, cousin to cousin, and
80 on, and. without having, during the
whole time, single deformed or imper.
feet pig. ~ 'sAS' h"p N"' 80
The Mark Lane Express, in reporting
that the best mailing barley, for the first
time, sells in the British market at o
higher rate than the best red wheat says
that "a very remarkable change is about
to take place in the history Of agricul
ture, consequent on the change in tn.
value of English wheat and barley
Reckoned by measure, barley is quoted
at 4S shillings, and wheat at As Pc
quarter; by weight Charley being sever
pounds per bushel lighter than wheat)
while 166 pounds of barley bring A
shillings, l56 pounds of wheat bring onl!
A..
A POOR farmer in Scotland, in 1850
finding it almost impossible to subsist
, took great pains to have his childrel
drive his COW where she could eat tn
richest and thickest grass, to house he
in the winter, and feed her with care
fully stored hay; in fine, took unhear
of care of his COW. The grateful anima
rewarded her owner with fine calf an
an unusual abundance of milk and
: was thus the celebrated breed of Ayl
shire cows were produced, though it wa
E not till about the first of the present Ger
. fury that it was brought to perfection.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

A NATION OF DYsPEPTICs.-We live
fast, dissipate in everything except right
eousness, and fill early graves. We
drink all kinds of poisoned alcoholic
spirits, and swallow, without mastication,
pork, grease and every conceivable car
bonaceous, soul-dwarfing. Understanding,
system-clogging, indigestible food. DR..
Walkers Vegetable Vinegar Bitters can
not stop this in radical manner, but it
will remove the evil effects, and the re-
covering patient, with fresh, pure, vital
lied, electrical blood flowing through his
arteries and veins, will have clearer
head and a cooler judgment, which,
coupled with experience, will cause him
to abstain i'm the future. Good, nu
tritious, digestible diet, which the mos!
delicate stOmachs may take, can be found
in cracked wheat, corn bread, tomatoes
raw or softboiled eggs, baked apples
boiled rice, plain rice pudding, corr
starch, rare beef, mutton and poultry
With Vinegar Bitters and moderation il
eating and drinking, there is no incura
BILE case Of dyspepsia.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

IMPORTANT oCoNsUMPTIvEs.---The long
iooked-for specific for the cure of PulmO'
nary diseases Is found at last. Aliens Lung
Balsam has proved to be the most extraor'
binary medical preparation for curing Con
sumption. 1t not only cures Consumption,
but relieves Immediately the incipient stages
Pains in the Chest. It breaks up the most
distressing cough in an incredible short time
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
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Again our advertising columns exhibit the
rapid growth and substantial condition OF
the National Life Insurance Company of the
United States Of America, the largest and
strongest life insurance company of the
world upon the low rate stock plan. II,
loans upon bonds and mortgages and United
exceed its total liabilities. The low rates
the large capital, the definite contracts, and
the liberal policies Of the National, render
it worthy the confidence and patronage o.
the public.-COm.
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IT is now generally admitted by honest
physicians, that when once the consumption
Is fairly fastened upon the lungs, no human
power can save the patient from death. They
also say that about fifty per cent. Of those
who die from this disease can trace the cause
to neglected cough or cold, which might
have been cured by small bottle of Liquid
Opodeldoc, or what IL the same thing, John
son's Anodyne Lniment. ...,.
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The good name of the old Sherman
House, Chicago, is being nobly main
tanned by the new. There is not bet
ter hotel on the continent. Its prices,
too, have Just been reduced.
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BIRDS NEST PUDDING.-Parc and core
six rich, tart apples. Set them in a
pudding dish, filling the cavity of each
with blanched raisins, two blanched
almonds, and tcaspoonful of sugar.
Then pour over it tapicca, prepared by
soaking fer three hours one cup in two
cups Of boiling water, and two cups
stewed apple, sweetened. Bake until the
apples are tender, and serve cold.-Sci-
ence Of Health.
FLOATING IsLAND.-Put over the fire
one quart Of milk, beat the whites OF
three eggs TO foam, adding two table
spoonsfui of white sugar and a little OF
favoriug; put this ~ float on the milk.
As soon rs Il boils, take of the foam, stir
in the whites of two eggs and yolks OF
FIVE well beaten, with sufficient sugar TO
sweeten pleasantly. Take from the fire
Immediately, and set to cool. When
nearly cold, flavor with lemon or vanilla,
pour into cups or large glass dish, and
place the foam on top. Very nice.
KEEP MIRRORS FROM THE SUN.-It
docs not seem TO be generally understood
that the amalgam Of tin-foil with mer-
curry, which Is spread on glass plates 10
make looking glasses, is very readily
crystalized by actinic solar rays A mir
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CUT this notice out and bring It with you.
We are authorized to refund the cash to any
person or persons who shall buy and use
Parsons Purgatire PILE and fail of relief and
satisfaction.
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A MisER, who died recently In the
north of France, was a great collector of
gold coins of former years He had been
robbed several times, but on each occa-
sion the thieves were detected. by the
antiquity of the money they stole.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

Dr. Tutss sssir Dyc is supcrsedine sll Other
Hair colorinss, IL n extensively used both In Eu-
rore and America. -
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Fer THE YOUNG FOLKS.


Before and AFTER school.
Before.
"Quarter 10 nine Boys and girls do you hearg'
"One moro buckwhest, then-be quick, mother
dear" -
"Where Is my luncheon-box2" "Under the shelf,
Just In the place where you left Il YOURSELF"
I" can't say my tablew 40, find me my csply a
"One kiss for mamma and sweet sis In her lap.' .
" Be good dear % "pn try" "s times ys 81 -.
"Take your mittensl" "All right" "Hurry up.
Bill let's rum" -.
With slam Of the door, they are off, girls and boys.
And the mother draws breath In the lull Of their
noise. ~
4aer. 80
Don't wake up the baby Come gently, my dearf''
80, mother I've torn my Dress just look here!
I'm sorry. I only was climbing the wall"
80, mother! my map was the incest Of ALL" ~
And Nelly, in spelling, went up to the head" ~
so, say can 50 on the hill with my sled 2"
"rye got such a tOOthache,r "The teachers un
fairw ---
as dinner most ready2 I'm Just like a beari"
Be patient, worn mother, they're growing up fast,
| These nursery whirlwinds not long do they last
still lonely house would DO Tar worse than noise;
Rejoice and be glad In your brave girls and boys!
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WHERE'S JOHN" where's J0hnT"
thought the old COW, as she put her head
out Of the window at the back of her
stall in the barn. 1.-THE sun is an honr
high, and ] am so hungry that am
chewing the straw of my bed. l wish
John would come! want nay break
fast. Moo-oo-oo |"
"Sure enough, where's John 2"
thought the old white hen. at is time
for John to come with the meal, for me
and my chicks. Just hear them cry!
They want their breakfast. Chuck, cluck,
cluck %
"Cock-a-doodle-do! That will rouse
him, guess" thought the old fighting
cock. "Cock-a-dOodle-dol Come along,
John you are wanted. The cow wants
her breakfast; the hen and her little
chicks wants theirs so do the ducks, the
turkeys and the doves. And / want
mine. Cock-a-doodle-doW
Gobble-gobble-gobble! l do wish
John would come" thought the old
turkey. az have been off my roost more
than two hours; and the ground is so
dry that worms are scarce. Why doesn't
he come? Gobble-gobble-gobblep'
"Coo-oo-oo! /, too, am hungry
thought the dove. "Some crumbs and
Here we are all waiting. Coo-oo-oop
"Quack, quack! Will that boy never
come with our breakfaskt p thought the
two old ducks, who were waiting with
the rest. awe want to go and swim in
the pond but we must have our break
fast first, Quack, quackp'
And so they all waited and waited.
| A L. II y I'll haf
John came and unlocked the barn-dOor.
What had been the matter? l will tell
you, but let me whisper it in your ear,
for John feels little mortified about it.
You must know, then, that John, instead
of jumping out of bed Mt once when he
woke, turned over and went to sleep
again and when he woke the second
time the sun was high, and he saw that
he had been very remiss. He will not
do so again. The best way is to jump
out of bed at oncc.-The Nurserg
PRIZE ESSAYS ON GIRLS, by A SMALL
BoY.-I hate girls. Girls are fools.
They can't play at leap frog, or punch
fellows heads, like boys. Girls like to
90 school-that shows what fools they
are land to wash their hands and faces,
and have their hair done. Girls always
have lot OF secrets to tell to one another
and lot to talk about but il is all stuff
about big boys being in love with them
J shall never be in love with girl, be-
cause it is stupid.
On FRIanTs, BY A FRUMP.-I hate
dressed-up dolls. think girl can not
dress too plain. II girl studied more
what she put into her head than what
she put on it, she would be happier. She
might not get married, but what of that
I am not married myself. I think the
present fashions are odious The way
that some girls show their figures b
shameful. would not show my figure
even il had any.
ON A Doc, BY A Gait hate dogs
they bark. Dogsare kicked, and lick tho
feet that kick them; cats don't Dogs
tails curl; this is very stupid. i knew
stuffed dog once. He was better thar
unstufied dogs; hut his shifting made
! you sneeze IL you shifted at him. Dog,
have to be muzzled, and 90 mad.
don't see no good in that.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER thus do
scribes his boyhood's Sunday: 81 remem
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The flower Of sweetest smell Is shy and
lowly.