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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23
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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23

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w IN family OF seven. One who is good
cook, who can wash and iron well, cen have steady
Rlrchard and Buckland Avenues, or at this Office.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23
R0r sale.

DIANO FOR SALE.-Can be seen ct
Il the residence OF J. R. Bartlett, Eco. For terms
addressJ. Z. Carroll, Box 80, Ravenna, Portage
Co, Ohio. 1913
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23

ENOR SALE. The west half southwest
n quarter section 81, SO acres; north haH north
west quarter section 20, 50 acres, in Scott Town
ship eandusky County. Ohio. For terme, &c.
apply TO 1. Q. RAWsON, Fremont, Ohio. l9Ne
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23
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FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1875.

A. H. BkTs1EY, EDITOR AND PRoFnrEUoR.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23

EOR 'SALE-By private contract,
IL two very large city lots fronting on Court St.,
within one block of the X. II. Depot. and number
cd respectively 95T and 95s on city plat, forming
one of the most eligible building sites In the city.
Also, three scree OF excellent fertile land, with
pOcd houee and barn, cistern and orchard thereon,
situnte on Buckland avenue, adjoing the present
prOperty of Mr.. j. Day, near Spiegel Grove. for
isrIns, &e.. apply TO n, g. WEST, Fremont eu
TOR SALE SCHOLARSHIP
II Toledo University; liberal advantage given.
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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23

g a EE THING FOR AGENTS.
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Prime necessity in every family. Ladies' make
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mense sales. Article light, elegantly put up; cir
cular given free to help sales. Write at once to
JAS. M. Stewart, Franklin. Mass.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25

1T has frequently been maintained that
wetting coal increases the amount of heat
given out in combustion, but careful
inquiry has shown, first that there is no
increase of heat; second, that loss of
heat always follows addition of water
third, both the amount of heat and the
temperature Of the fire are considerably
diminished.
The flame of an Argand burner pos
sesses the greatest intensity of light when
the quantity of air is supplied at such a
rate as to bring the flame just beyond the
smoking point. When more air is sup
piled, the flame becomes more and more
pale, blush, and less luminous, while
with great excess of air it burns with
almost no light, like Bunsen burner.
To clean an oil painting that is injured
by dust and particles of wrapping paper,
take the picture out of the frame, lay a
course towel over it for ten or fourteen
days; keep it continually wet until it has
drawn out all the filthiness from the
picture; pass some linseed oil which has
been long time seasoning over it, and
the picture will become as lively on the
surface as new.
HORSES and cattle are liable to sprains
in cold weather from slipping on the ice,
and horses often get "calked." l have
found the following an excellent embro-
cation for such injuries. 1t should be
well rubbed in when applied to sprains.
1t is good for rheumatism if we'll rubbed
in while exposed to hot fire. Oil
origanum, anise and spike, each one
ounce; spirits of turpentine, one ounce
aqua ammonia, one ounce, and alcohol
three ounces. Shake well before using
The bottle should be kept securely
corked.--Cor. Country Gentleman.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
A Ride With an Avalanche.

Last Thursday S. A. Shrum started for
the Reed & Benson mine, going by the
Flagstaff, and from thence to the top of
the ridge and along the ridge till he got
opposite the mine, when he went down
the mountain till he got within two
hundred yards of the mine. Here he
called to the men at the mine, asking
them the best course TO take to the mine.
They directed him as to the best course,
but Just as he had got under Roadway,
slide came down, bringing Shrum with
it, over logs, stumps, and cabins, and
jumping twenty foot precipicc, kept on
its mad course down the mountain, tax
ing Shrum along, sometimes on his head,
sometimes on his feet, and part of the
time under snow, rolling, tumbling,
pitching, till it had reached the distance
of 300 yards from the starting point,
when the hero caught hold of bush.
But the strain proved too great for the
size of the bush, and it gave way. which
left Shrum still on his travels; but it
slackened his speed somewhat, and his
next grab was to a friendly stump that
happened to appear just in the nick of
time, to which he chung like grim death
to sick Indian, and the slide passed
on and left him. Strange to relate, after
taking such a fearful ride, he was not
hurt with the exception of few bruises.
Shrum said that he had been in many
dangers, both by flood and fire, earth
quakes and Indian fights, but he thinks
this the highest of all, and wants no
more slides in his.---iSdH Lake Tribune.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25

small lemon; beat the whites of three
eggs, whisk all the ingredients together TO
a fine froth, and pile on glass dish. A
little sponge cake soaked in fruit syrup,
and laid on the bottom of the dish, is an
improvement.
To REMOVE WARTs FROM HANDS,
Purchase q dimes worth Of spirits of
hartshorn; battle the warts, or, if very
numerous, the portion of the hand where
the warts are, with a small portion Of the
spirits of hartshorn, each night and
morning for about three weeks, not
washing the hands Immediately after.
The use of it will not cause any pain I'M
less il comes in contact with cut or
bruise. A cure is usually effected in
about three weeks.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
Esthetics Of Dining.

With the perfect dinner, (too rarely
partaken of, alas a strip of table,
broad enough to hold two plates oppo-
site each other and leave six inches be-
tween them, is ample for mere utility,
and we may question if the demands of
the eye require more than six inches
more. That gives room for candelabra,
which may widen in the air, not on the
table, and for rs much color, preferential
ly in the shape of flowers, as the eye can
bear without either WEAKNESS or sense Of
special attraction; and what more is re-
quired? IL is horrible heresy no
doubt, but we hold that the white damask
tablecloth, though an excellent ground
color, throwing everything else up, is not
the only color which would be pleasing;
it refracts light little too much, even if
you like brilliancc, and as any dealer will
tell you, it almost annuls the effect of
that most beautiful of modern creations,
English table glass. Damask of rich
cream color, or soft gray green, is much
more artistic and effective. Seated by
what is virtually a mahogany trestle,
with nothing to obstruct the view, the
guests can talk each of them to at least
five persons, and no admissible arrange
ment will give them more; while on each
side they may, if the chairs are sensibly
made, have an assured consciousness Of
room. Alas! chairs are not sensible.
The old chair was an instrument of tor
ture, and the new chair, the chair uphol-
sterers delight in, well as it sometimes
looks, allows of too close packing and
tires the back. Nobody wants to sit so
upright as all that, and everybody away
from dinner likes an easy chair. Why
should he not have one--an easy chair of
to-day, with the seat the right height for
the table-tables are trihe too high
still, and make the women worry for foot
the back not too tall for the
servants, and the sides carefully kept
down, till you can lounge without inter
posing barrier between you and your
next door neighbor? There Is no reason
why one should not be comfortable at
dinner as elsewhere. This subject needs
more light.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
Danger from Bad Associations.

1t is hard to withstand evil influences.
Character is formed insensibly by books
and companions, and the circumstances
of daily life. Men of fine disposition
and large capacity have been spoiled by
bad associations, and life has proved q
failure.
William of Orange, the leader of the
Dutch in their struggle for independence,
had family of noble sons.
The oldest of them was stolen from
home by the Duke of Alva, and sent as
prisoner to Spain. Philip III surrounded
him with books, and pleasures, and as
sociates of kind to ALLEVIATE him from
country and from home. The cunning
art of the tyrant was successful. An
exile of twenty-eight years, and the in
fuence of the Spanish court, destroyed
all love of country and all family pride.
He was content to live on stipend from
Philip, and to intrigue for the subsection
of Holland to the yoke of Spain. All
the other sons were true patriots and
men of lofty character, but William,
corrupted by a Spanish education, had
neither abilities nor character.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
The Car.driver Speaks.

"Let them keep out of the road, l
say" muttered the driver of street-car
No. -, turning on the brake as he started
down a steep grade. "What business
have they under the wheels, anyway?
can't they see? can't they hear? There
is the track, and they know we've got
the right of way through the center
of nearly every street in town; we've
left little space along the curb-stone
people watch their chances they can
dodge over the crossings without being
killed. But they are so careless. Only
the other night tipsy fellow missed his
footing and we run on to him. Nothing
would do but the passengers must stop
and pick him up and make sure he was
dead, and with all the fuss and parleying
l was kept from my supper more than
half an hour.
"And the school children are such
nuisance. There is such crowd of them,
and they are coming and going all the
time. There's been so many of them
killed lately it seems to have scared
what little wits they had away. They'll
stand on the curb-stOne and wait, think
ing, / suppose, we will notice them.
They haven't any more sense than that
and when the car they were looking at
goes humping by they'll try to run
across and be just in time to be run into
by a car coming the other way.
Now see that boy, big enough to
know better, his cap drawn down over
his face and ears till he couldn't hear a
locomotive whistle, hurrying along in
the cold and trying to cross an icy street
just as I've whipped up for good run.
He's down, and wheel has gone over
him, know by the jolt. Well, it is just
as expected.
ooh merciful heaven, save me! How
did he come here 1t is my boy, and all
the one we had; my own, own boy.
Don't you know me? It's father; speak
darling, and tell me you are only hurt
little. Can't we do something to bring
him to? Perhaps he's only stunned like"
holding the boy in lis arms, and looking
with pitiful entreaty at the silent,
sympathizing bystanders. "He is dead"
replied professional gentleman with
great authority. "Dead, dead" cried
the agonized driver, looking wildly
around and sinking down with his burden
in his arms, "and who will tell his
mother what have done ?"---,S. Louis
Republican.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
A Tale OfTX0 Widows.

The successful bigamy of an opulent
New York merchant, recently deceased,
is at present one of the many interesting
subjects of legal dispute in the Brooklyn
courts. The case of Jane Shields vs. the
executors of Henry Shields, for dover.
has appeared in the Brooklyn Supreme
Court The facts in the case seem to be
that Henry Shields, a wealthy -four
merchant of New York, died last March,
leaving large estate, the greater part of
which was devised to his children with
out mentioning them by name. The
plaintiff in the suit above mentioned
alleges that between thirty and forty
years ago she was married to Henry
Shields and had by him five children,
some of whom are dead that about
twenty-six years ago Mr.. Shields began
to absent himself from his family in
Brooklyn and returned to them at long
intervals, but that he continued to sup
port them until shortly before his death.
After his death Mrs. Shields alleges that
she ascertained that he had left lady in
New York claiming herself Mrs. Shields,
and claiming to be his wife, that she had
nine children borne by her to Mr.
Shields who had inherited under the will
his vast estate. 1t is alleged that Mr..
Shields married the lady now inheriting
as his widow when he first absented him
self from his family twenty-six years ago.
His residence in New York is most
elegant, and the nine children ofthe lady
in New York who has passed for his wife
have been educated in the most expensive
manner, and are said to be highly accom-
plished. 1t is said that Madam Jane I'M
doubtedly has it in her power to establish
her claim to be the widow Of Henry
Shields, and can satisfactorily explain
her quietly submitting to the prolonged
absences of her husband from home.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
month on account of not being able to
put his best hat on"

month on account of not being able to
put his best hat on"
ONE of the importunate Juveniles who
solicit pennies was asked, "Where is your
mother?" She answered diffidently,
"She is dead" "Have you no fatherY"
Yes, sir; but he is sick" "What ais
hint" continued the questioner. He
has got sore finger, sir" Indeed"
eyes, SIR" "Then why don't he cut it
offT Please, sir" responded the little
maid, he hain't got any money to buy
a knifel"
PLUCK AND LUCK.-Boys, be plucky
if you would be lucky! While ten men
watch for chances, one man makes
chances; while ten men wait for some
thing to turn up, one turns something
up; so while ten fail, one succeeds and
is called man of luck, the favorite o.
fortune. There is no luck like pluck
and fortune most favors those who are
most Indifferent to fortune.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
A Clever Butcher.

The Knoxville (Tenn.) Press and Her.
aid tells us about Mr.. Silaz, clever
French butcher, residing on State, near
McClung street, who was experimenting
with an old powder key, and, not being
up to fireworks, met with disaster.
One Of the children had been furnished a
powder keg to play with, and Mr.. Silaz,
in order to be satisfied there was no pow
der in the keg, dropped lighted match
through the bung-hole. This failing, he
took the keg in his hands, and after
shaking IL up he stepped to the door and,
lighting another match, dropped it in.
This time he was successful beyond ex-
pectation. The keg exploded with a
noise like that of cannon, tore his
thumb badly and otherwise bruised his
hand. He was much astonished, but es-
capped serious damage. He was out in a
few days attending to business, and only
complained of feeling sore through his
shoulders, and thought some of his teeth
were little loose.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
A Wild Man Proved to be a New York
Murderer.

J. N. Masten, of Wurtsboro, N. ",
has received letter from relative in
San Francisco, formerly resident of
Ulster County, N. Y, giving the particu-
lars of the killing of desperate, known
as the "Wild Man of Colussa," who
proves to be Jeremiah Smith, the per-
petrator of what is known as the "way-
side MURDER" near Homowac, Ulster
County, in the fall of 1868, Smith MUIR
dered his wife and child in the road near
his residence by pounding them to death
with stone. He then fled and large
reward was offered for his capture. At
least twelve men answering his descrip-
ton were arrested in different parts of
the country, but none of them proved to
be him. He was traced by detectives as
far as Utah, and there all trace of him
was lost.
About three or feur years ago there
appeared in the sage brush in Cola
County, California, strange human be-
ing. He was dressed in the skins of
animals and was always armed. His hair
and beard were of extraordinary length.
He haunted small settlements and when
there were no men around made raids on
the houses, securing whatever plumber
was to be had. He came to be the terror
of the county, and narrowly escaped
with his life several times, surprised by
men who were hunting him. A few
weeks since he made one of his visits to
a house where the inmates refused to
comply with his demands, and the door
was barred against him. He fired three
revolvers at the house, seriously wound
ing woman, and then retreated to the
swamp. The next day party went out
and captured him, and he was lodged in
the county Jail.
The particulars were seen by Mr.
Masten in copy of the San Francisco
Chronicle. The description of the wild
man answered that of Smith so nearly,
including finger missing from one OF
his hands, that he wrote to his relative
inclosing photograph of the murderer
When the letter was received in San
Francisco the person to whom it was ad
dressed proceeded to Cola County, and
found that the wild man had escaped
from Jail. He showed the letter and
photograph to several men, who declared
at once that there was great resemb
lance between the picture and the wild
man. A search was at once instituted
for the escaped prisoner. Several men
among them Mr. Masters relative, fol
lowed him for days through the tickets
and finally came up with him. He a
once showed fight and commenced firing
at the party. The fire was returned
and the man fell. Mr.. Townsend, tn,
former Ulster Co. man went up to hin
and recognized him, and was recognized
in return. Smith died in few hours
He had eluded justice for nearly sever
| yeara
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
An ObliviOus Hotel Clerk.

Curtis Guild writes as follows in the
Commercial Bulletin: " An amusing illus
tration l must relate of the utter ignor-
ance of an English employee of any de-
tail of business outside of his own par
ticular department, although the fact is
frequently commented on by Americans.
One would suppose that the clerk in the
Great Northwestern Railroad Hotel in
Liverpool, whose duty it was to register
each guests name on arrival, assign him
a room, and receive payment on depar-
ture, would insensibly acquire, from the
very fact of observing arrivals and de-
partures of guests, knowledge of the
hours of arrival and departure of trains,
and more especially as her constant pO-
sition (the clerk was wOman) was with
in a dozen feet of the great entrance
door of the hotel into the station. But
no it was not her business to know, and
she really knew nothing of the matter,
as appeared by the following dialogue:
At what hour does the train from Ches-
ter arriveT IF you ask the porter he
will tell YOU But the porter is not
here at present. Don't you know whether
there are any trains that arrive in the
forenoonT Pm sure can't tell you, for
trains be coming and going all day, and
my business is to take travellers names
on the book and assign them rooms. 1t
is the porter as knows the trains time
But the incoming trains stop within a
dozen rods of where you stand, and the
travellers for the hotel from them come
first directly to you; you surely recollect
whether you are accustomed to sec any
from Chester by morning trains Beg
your pardon, never took notice when
they come. knows there is gentlemen
from Chester comes here often. Sir
Henry Bowring was ere once from Ches-
ter, but whether twas in the morning
or afternoon quite forget. The porter
will tell you turned to the porter,
who had now arrived, with the same
question, and got the following reply:
Chester, sir? Tell you in one minute,
and he took down well-thumbed Brad
shaw's Guide, and, after consulting its
pages for about five minutes, continued !:
Yes, sir; three trains in forenoon, two
in afternoon giving the hour. Now the
barmaid, to whom / first applied,
acknowledged that she had held her po-
sition "a matter of eighteen months,
and the incoming trains actually Jared
the room in which she stood, and yet she
had not the slightest knowledge of their
hour of arrival, because it is the porter's
business, do you seeT The porter himself
was not up in the timetable sufficiently
to answer without refreshing his memory,
and yet this is very large and generally
well-kept house."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-25
The Emperor OF China.

The Emperor of China is dead, and
the world minds it not. The ruler over
more millions than people any empire
upon earth passes away, and so unim-
portant is the fact to civilized nations
that the account of death comes as but
little better than a rumor which may be
true and may be false, and which
matters little. He was young man who
died, and governed by others as will be
the boy of five years who succeeds him.
The principal events of the late en-
peror's reign were the sending abroad OF
an embassy under Mr.. Burlingame, the
termination of dangerous rebellion,
the reception Of ten ministers of foreign
powers in person and the introduction OF
the telegraph. Prince Kung, who is the
real power behind the Chinese throne,
is comparatively progressive in his ideas,
and will doubtless retain his influence
with the new Government.