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The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
How the Star.Fish Takes His Oysters.
Popular Science MONTH,


It is curious to read the silly stories
that are told in the name of natural his
tory. There is one that says that the
star-fish puts its fingers or rays into the
oysters she'll, and helps itself. From
every point of consideration the thing is
ridiculously impossible. A more sober
judgement is that given by some natural
lists, namely, that the sea star protrudes
its sack-like stomach and envelopes to
great extent the oyster therein, and 80
ieisurely digests the mollusk out Of its
unopened shell, much as the Goldfish does
the shells it swallows. After having
seen star-fshes eat small specimens (that
is, such as were suited to their size) of
oysters, mussels and scallops, which l
have fed to them in an aquarium, give
the following as based ON number Of
observations: Having brought the val,
or stomach orifice, exactly over the nib
of the oyster, the star embraces the BIZ
valves with its five flexible rays, aided
by the hundreds of sucking disks on the
tiny feet. Thus positioned, the star-fsh
clings firmly, but keeps itself quite still,
and waits very patiently. After awhile
the instinct Of the oyster is at fault, and
III WIFI ODCu 10 IL hO OliOAhy WSAS $1,000
At this moment, as it seems to me, is in
iected from the oral oriice of the star a
baleful 4" sideeral blast" 1t is something
tdat paralyzes the mollusk; because from
that moment the valves of the oyster
are opened to their fullest extent, and
the hold of the flexible rays is relaxed.
Instantlya singular variation of the per-
formance sets in. The rays are
withrawn and set back to back-the
stomach is protruded, and then doubled
up intrudes itself into the oyster, the
eyyicted stomach leading the way inithe
famous "india rubber man" could
throw back his arms, legs, and head, and
in this position could then infuse himself,
stomach first, into a partially opened
writing desk, he weuld rival this feat of
the sea-star without the villainy of in
| iecting chloroform through the key-hole.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29

PERFECTLY AwFUL.-There was once
an awful little girl, who had an awful
way of saying lawful" to everything.
She lived in an awful house in an awful
street, in an awful village, which was an
awful distance from every other awful
place. She went to an awful school,
where she had an awful teacher, who
gave her awfnl lessons out of awful
books. Every day she was so awful hun
cry that she eat an awful amount of
food, so that she looked awful healthy.
Her hat was awful small, and her feet
were awful large. She went to an awful
church, and her minister was an awful
preacher. When she took an awful walk
she climbed awful hills, and when she
got awful tired she sat down under an
awful tree to rest herself. In summer she
found the weather awful hot, and in win
ter awful cold. When IL didn't rain there
was an awful drought, and when an aw-
full drought was over there was an awful
rain. So that this awful girl was all the
time In an awful state, and il she does
not get over saying awful" about every.
thing, she will, by-and-by, come TO an
awful end.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
A Fruit Hedge Fence.

A correspondent of the New York
World sends that paper the following:
A fruit hedge for farm fences is some
thing that practical farming has not yet
introduced.
Let us imagine such thing, and then
consider how it probably might appear
in practice.
In autumn prepare thoroughly as you
would for an extra crop of corn, strip
say eight feet wide, on whose center you
desire permanent fence stand. Having
the soil in rich eadiness-light and un-
derdrained, If need be-just before win
ter sets in, drill in double row of seed,
apple four.fifths and pear one fifth,
astride the fence line and twelve inches
asunder. In spring, at distances OF
twelve feet, set a grape-vine-Clinton, il
you don't care for the fruit; Eureka, il
you do-and when your seed is up cult.
vate the row through the season as you
would your best corn, letting one arm oi
each grapevine grow.
Next season fill vacancies among trees
If any, by taking plants from where they
stand thicker than they are needed
and cultivate the row another season
raising another grape arm from each
vine, and bud a thrifty pear tree, mid
way between the grape-vines, to the
choicest fruit.
The third season spread the grape arms
towards the pear tree; fill hedge vacan
cies or cover them by INTERVIEWING top'
bent to suit, and cultivate this year also
After this trim and prune and inter
twine to make hedge and obtain fruit
as suits your taste. The vines will fes
toon over the pear trees; you can com
mand the intermediate height.
In few years, IL you didn't forget the
primary instruction regarding the soil
you may have hedge that will pay
ground-rent in pears, and your ClintOn
(if you didn't set the better variety il
the hedge) will feed the birds that sin,
and pick up insects for YOU.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
The Old System or Presidential Nomi-
nations.

Our Presidents and Vice-P Presidents
were at first nominated by caucuses com
posed of the Senators and members O
the House of Representatives belonging
to each party. This caucus system, al
though we often see it decried by English
writers and papers, was really derived by
our early politicians from England. II
became the habit of the Parliamentary
leaders of the Wings and Tories, soon al.
ter the revolution of 1888, to meet at
taverns or club-houses in order to provide
discipline for the party ranks, to discuss
and decide on measures, and even on
special votes, and to designate the per.
s0nnel of new ministries. Many an en-.
tertaining story of these conclaves, which
often partOok of festive and literary az
we'll as deliberative character, has come
down to us in the writings of Addison,
Steele, Hervey, and Horace WalpOle
and although they were not known as
caucuses," they were such in form and
in purpose.
Even before the Revolution, American
politics had taken distinct party shape,
and what were virtually caucuses were
held in the quaint old inns of Boston,
New York, and Philadelphia, on the part
both of the Tories and the patriots. 1t
was often decided in these conferences
who should be sent to the General Court,
who should be made Colonel of militia,
who should be delegated to the Cont.
mental Congress. At the Green Dragon"
in Boston, notable conferences of the
caucus order were wont to be held, in
which Hancock, Adams, Otis, and
Warren were leading and inspiring
spirits.
For the first Presidential elections,
however, there were no nominating
caucuses of Congressman, for the reason
that the candidates were very clearly
designated by the events of the Revo-
lutionary and Constitution forming
period.
1t was in the year 1900, when a sue
cessor was to be chosen to President
Adams, that the first caucus recorded in
our history was held. 1t met at Phila-
delphia, was called by the Republican OPP
position, and comprised thirty-seven
members of the Lower House and nine
Senator'S. There was nothing very strict
or formal about the meeting. These gen.
tlemen met to discuss candidates, very
likely in one of those coffee-heuses which
early Congressman used to frequent in
the Quaker City, and there seems to have
been no very sharp rivalry for the places
on the ticket. The caucus was of
one accord that Jefferson should be
presented to the people for the Presi-
dency,
The first caucus in which there was a
contest was held in January, 1908. Jeffer-
son was about to retire from the Presi-
dency. 1t was certain that the nominee
of his party would be elected. Virginia,
that had already furnished two out of
the three Presidents, supplied the rival
candidates to the Republican caucus.
One was James Madison, who, having
begun as Federalist, had become a
strong political adherent of Jefferson,
and was now Secretary of State. The
other was Colonel Monroe, who had been
minister to France. The caucus com.
prised ninety-four Senators and members,
and Madison was nominated by eighty
three votes, George Clinton, then the
Vice-President, receiving a denomination
for that Office.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
A Remarkable Spectacle.

Mr.. Bret Harte has described in his
picturesque style the stolidity with
which certain Western outlaws have
met their fate at the hands Of an uncer-
emonious people, but none of his stories
approach the tragedy that was enacted
in Hartford County, Maryland. A
young man named Klotz had murdered
his employers daughter in pure wicked
ness. He was taken in hand by party
of Iynchers, who strung him up TO
tree, some of the men holding on to, the
rope and drawing him him up. This
course meeting the opposition of some
of those present, he was lowered before
he was dead. some one thereupon sug-
rested 10 him that he hang himself, and
agreeing TO IL, he ascended the tree, tied
| the rope, put the moose over his head,
and bidding those below goodbye, let
himself drop-thus presenting to the
audience one of the most remarkable
spectacles on record.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
NUMBER 9.
What Is Extravaganza?
[Gail Hamilton In the Galaxy


A vast amount of the bewildering mag
niicence, the mad and reckless splendOr
of Washington society is in the descrip-
tions of it, not in the society itself. Your
"palatial residence" is but one of most
unpretending row of brick houses in an
unpretending street-a house so exactly
like its neighbors that, though you may
bave been there dozen times, you can
never tell which is which except by the
number; and it is so small that the side
board has to stand against q dining-room
door; and the next house is borrowed of
the friendly owner to give room for the
evening party which cost ten thousand
dollars in the newspapers, but might
just as reasonably have been rated at ten
millions, and was in no respects different
from scores of other parties which cost
one hundred dollars. The two most ex-
pensive parties given in Washington
during this generation were those given
by the French minister at the close of
the Rebellion to congratulate us on
victory of which Louis Napoleon had
done his best to deprive us, and by the
British Minister to celebrate the presence
among us of the Queens son. Neither
of these parties cost anything like ten
cost vastly more than ali the nart;es
given Inv the Relknans during their
Whole seven vears' residence in Wasb-
noton
Ills renrebens;ble thing that America
sbould NOT afford GOOD enongb dress.
makers for any American woman. but
we're there No ta;iors in VIRGINIA that
George Washincton must needs send
abroad for his handsome drab-colored
broadclotb and douhle Gilt buttons for
his Gold. Laced sunerf;ne scarlet cloth
waistcoat. and his blue surtout coat?
George Washinoton wanted inst what.
his countrvwomen want now. neat
fasbionahle badsomelv fitting garments
and he did inst what thew do When thew
can. cent abroad for them
g., ,,,o.s ..,,so,,,s
Firm may nav Cl she ever stand
Through storm and night.
love her rocks ana rli's-
but the tit OF Paris gown is-well,
simply supernatural. There is no use in
blinking 1t out OF sight. Nor is it SO
costly as 1t sounds. L have known
fiinty, fraudulent Boston dressmaker
ask as much for making two clumsy gowns
as Paris modiste charges for two ele-
CANT and simple robes, material, work,
transportation and duties included and
even skillful and amlable Boston dress
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

We treat men like the letters we get
we read them once with eagerness, and
do not reread them.- VOltdire.
RATHER curious that none of the
Western cities now advertise themselves
as the best point to start to the Black
Hills FROM"
SPRIGGINs says he once prevented a
severe case of hydrophobia by simply get
ting on high fence and waiting there
till the dog had gone away.
The Presidential election occurs on
the 7th of November. Hence if you
move out of your town or city after the
7th of May, you lose your vote.
The distinguishing trait of people ac-
customed to good society, says Bulwer,
is a calm, imperturbable quiet which
pervades all their actions and habits from
the greatest to the least.
MAMMA" said little Nell, "ought
governess fog me for what I've not
done~ "No, my dear; why do you
askw "Cause she fiogged me to-day
when I didn't do my sums"
STONES were first used for bullets;
iron ones are first mentioned in 1850.
Leaden bullets were made before the
close of the sixteenth century. Stone
cannon balls are still used in the East.
DEATH.
wEwatched her breathing through the night,
Her breathing soft and low,
As In her breast the wave Of life
Kept heaving to and fro.
Our very hopes belied our fears,
Our fears our hopes belied;
We thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
"WHEREvER you find many men, you
will find many. minds" exclaimed
public speaker. "'Tain't so, by jingop
responded one of the auditors. elf
you'd only ask this whole crowd out to
drink, you'd find 'em all of one mind"
The lecturer "caved" without trying
the experiment.
AN intelligent foreigner, passing
through the streets of Philadelphia, took
out his note book at the end of long
walk, and made little memorandum to
the effect that eighty-nine per cent. of
the population of Philadelphia are mem.
bers of the powerful family of Rooms
toilet.
The body is the tool of the spirit, and
if we keep it in imperfect condition, how
shall either soul or intellect do good work
with it? Happiness and usefulness are
not indeed impossible without physical
health; but they are of very different
attainment, and of very unreliable
quality.
MRS. DIppER Ito Jones, who is deeply
in arrears for board)-" Mr.. Jones, won't
you step into the parlor for moment!
I wish to speak with YOU" Jones'
Really, Mrs. Dipper, should like to
accommodate you, but what will the
boarders say at seeing us alone Oh, no;
excuse me-" "'o
A CHILD will infer from the spirit
which pervades household whether the
kingdom of heaven is fact or fiction.
If it concludes it to be fiction, how
must the soul suffer If it feels and
knows it to be glorious and joyful truth
that heaven is near and above us. how
must the spirit be drawn upward and
onward
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29

MARSHAL MoLTKE and Bazaine. re-
Gently travelled in the same car from
Rome to Naples. They were, however,
not aware of each others presenct
until the journey was over, as q sligh,
partition separated them, and they had
no riHed cannon along 10 batter 1t down.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
The New York Tribune remarks that

The New York Tribune remarks that
many curious condolences in the way Of
distinguished names duplicated have
been observed in the reported news lately
Michael Angelo and wife were on q
European passenger list the other day
Alexander Hamilton, Walter Raleigh
and Justin Mccarthy are connected with
the police, while officer Blank must be q
relative Of the celebrated person so otter
met with whose signature is dash. O
quaint names Abraham Twaddle ant
Mr.. Desire Charming are examples.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
A ppoposrTIoN has been submitted to

A PROPOSITION has been submitted to
Congress to have storm flags carried by
locomotives of passenger trains, and an
nounced by three whistles every few
miles. II is assumed that this warning
would enable the farmers to- save hay
and grain which otherwise would be in.
jured by the rain to the amount OF
several millions of dollars year.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
The Electoral Vote Since 1856.

The following table, collated by the
Binghampton Republican, will afford op.
portunity for study to those interested
in the relations Of the popular vote to
the electoral vote for President in past
years under the present system. 1t
throws no new light upon the subject,
but the figures may evoke thought and
explain some curious results:
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
Two men own six hundred thousand

Two men own six hundred thousand
acres of land in San Joaquin and Santa
Clara Valleys, California, upon which
they pay about forty thousand dollars
yearly in taxes. Their names are Lux
and Miller, and they began their busi-
ness lives in San Francisco as butchers
without any capital. The land Is used
rs meadows and pastures.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29
IMAGINATION.
By II. VAN GIBSON.


sat by the shore OF the sea,
On the pebble-covered strand,
And Fancy rich cargoes brought
From many a distant land.
Ny mind haven seemed
Where argosies came TO rest,
And wearied thoughts, like mariners,
With calm repose were blest.
The gifts OF a beautiful world
Were scattered at my feet
And the air was laden with choicest perfumes
And thrilled with music sweet
And the sea In monotone kept up the song
1t had sung for mi ny day
OF the deeds Of the brave and the fame OF the fair
In those hsllowed lands far away.
But the shades Of night crept over the sea,
And the stars In the sky appeared,
And they seemed to me like the spirits OF those
Whom the world had ever revered.
And quick as thought my phantom feet,
By one star simply guided
THAT star the Star Of Bethehem),
To the haven eternal glided.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29

IT Is proposed 10 raise an Interstate
fund by the Oranges of Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and New Jersey of not less
than $4,000, for the purpose of estab-
fishing wholesale Grange depot,
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29

The fees which lawyers get from peo-
pie who don't know any better than to
quarrel in court, annually amount to
$35, ,000, 900 in the United States.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29

WHO ever possessed integrity that did
not derive untold advantages from it ?
IL is better than riches, it is of more
value than diamonds and all precious
stones" and yet every man possesses IL.
The poorest may have it, and no power
on earth can wrest 1t from them. Young
men, prize integrity Of character above
all earthly gifts.
The Lake County star., 1876-06-29

IADMIRE pashunce, but I kno lots ov
people who are pashunt just bekauze
they are too lazy TO be ennythiDg else.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-18
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
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9aily Aeansbse auarnal.
THE PRESIDENCY.
Florida and Louisiana
Certain for Hayes.
DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS IN MARY
LAND, MISSISSIPPI AND
CALIFORNI,.
The South Carolina Canvassing Boa d at
Woik-.-The Result Not Yet
Ascertained.

NEw YORK, November II. Private dispatches
just received in this city, from strictly non-parti-
san sources. say Louisiana and Florida have sure.
ly gone for Hayes.
WASHINGTON, November II. A private tele-
gram has been received here from ex-senator
Osborne, dated Tallahassee. this morning, assert
ing positively that Florida has gone for Hayes
and Wheeler. and despatch received at republi-
can headquarters to-day makes the same claim in
regard to Louisiana.
Information has been received here that the
judge, before whom the motion for a mandamus
WAS made in Columbia, relative to South Carroll
election ret urns, will decide that he has no u-
risdiction prompted by the supposed discovery
that among the democi attic electors in the South
ern States, six, if not more, were yet unrelieved
Of their political disabilities Attorney General
Taft is carefully examining the State laws of Lou
isana and Oregon in regard to elections, in order
that the government may understand its duties
and know what steps to take to support the execu-
tive power of each State in enforcement of the
laws, should federal assistance be requested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-18
Gardner Ioral Nems.

Ice business on the Kennebec for the season Of
1876 is now thing Of the past, no parties now
shipping at any point on the river. The knicker-
booker Co. shipped their last cake on Thursday,
from their Smithtown houses. As the cake slid
down the run, all the crew ran out, and as they
saw it lowered into the vessels hold. gave three
hearty cheers for the cake they had been since
the first of April hunting for! To reach that
lump Of ice cost no less than seventy-fve thous-
and dollars which pretty little sum has reached
the pockets of our laboring men and merchants
The Co. has not pound Of ice left on the river.
Two employees of the "star of the East made
a complaint Thursday, against John Dunphy for
selling them intox icstiDg liquor but failed to put
in an appearance at the time for examination
They probably went with the steamer.
That the republicans of Gardiner arc full Of
confidence and courage, is atested by the fact that
their campaign flag has been serenely waving at
all times during the past week of doubt and I'M
certainty.
At Togus, on Wednesday evening last, during
AN alteration between two young men by the
names Of Gordon and Moody, the former was
quite severely cut about the neck and body by
pair of common bullet-mouds in the hands of the
latter Moody was brought before Judge Palmer
on Thursday, charged with an assault with intent
to Kill, but discharged, proving the wounds to
have been made in self-defcnse, as Gordon at
tackled him.
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Church Direct0ry.

ORTHODOX CONGREGATIONAL Oh.
State ST., between Bridge and Oak streets. Rev.
James u. Ecob, pastor, residence state street
Morning service 1880 A. NJ. Sunday School
atnoon. Evening services at : O'Clock. Preach.
ing tomorrow by the pastor.
U>INEhsA Cor. winthrop and Summer
streets. Rev. W. II. Dearborn, pastor. Preach
ing at 1890 a. NJ. Sabbath school at II NJ.
PROTESTANT EPiSCOPAL,-State st, between
Oak aud Winthrop. Rev. Samuel Upiohn rector.
Morning service 1880 A. M. Evening service
81 p. NJ. Preaching tomorrow by the rector.
sts Free seats. Rev. Horace " fiiden. pastor aston
residence Winthrop street, second house east Of
church Morning service 1880 A. nj Evening
! z. NJ Sabbath school at ~ NJ. Preaching
to morrow ny the pastor.
FREE BArTlST,-State street, north Of Bridge
SUMMER street. Morning service 1880 A. NJ.
sabbath school at IL. Preaching tomorrow by
METHODIST EPIsCOPAL,-Green street, east Of
state. Rev. +. T. Adams, pastor; residence at
ing service 1890 A. NJ. Evening, 7P. Nj.
Preaching to morrow by the pastor.
UNITARIAN. Christ church,)-Cor. Oak and State
SITS. Rev. Chas. A. Curtis, pastor; residence, 26
Oak street. Morning service at lo3O A. NJ
sunday school immediately alter the morning
services. Preaching 10 morrow by Rev. ID. n.
Sheldon. ID. D., OF Waerville.
CATHOLIC State ST.. north of Bridge. Rev. r.
wissel .. 5. b.. pastor. Morning service 1880
Tae Congregat onal. First Baptist, Free win
Baptist and Methodist Churches hold social con-
ference meetings in their vestriesevery Wednes
day evening, at y O'Clock.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Northern Avenue.
sunday school at O'Clock z. NJ. Prayer meeting
Sunday evening at 100; Thursday evening at 100
O'clock
NORTH AUGUSTA-M. E. CHURCR.-Rev. J. W.
Perry, pastor; residence al the parsonage, next
door north OF the church. Preaching every Sab.
bath at 1880 A. NJ. sabbath school at IL NJ.
Prayer meeting at TX p. NJ. Preaching tomorrow
by the pastor.
South PARISH CONGREGATIONAL. HALO.
WELi.-No pastor; morning service 1880;
Sunday School $50 p. NJ Pulpit supplied ut
present by Rev. ii. V. Emmons and others.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, HALLOWE LIs-Rev.
Mr.. LeI.acbeur, pastor; residence opposite oh.
Morning service, 1880; Afternoon service, 2.30
Sabbath school ut quarter past one L. Nj. Preach
ing tomorrow by the pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH, HALLOwELL.-Rev. W.
A. NewcomOe, pastor. sunday school at 1880
A. NJ. preaching service at $50 =. NJ. Preach
ing to morrow by the pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, HALLOWELL-R Rev.
Mr.. Sawyer, rector. Morning service at 1880.
Evening service ut $50. Sunday School at Z NJ.
UNIVERsALlSr, HALLOWELL.-NO pastor.
sabbath school 80 A. NJ. Preaching TO NOR
row afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Dearborn of Au
Rusta.