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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

Those of our readers who con-
template going to the Centennial
Exhibition, at Philadelphia, should
make Il note of the fact that the
Michigan Central Railway Company
will issue round trip excursion tick
cts to New York and Philadelphia,
commencing May LIST, and closing
Oct. 31st, 1876. The tickets will
be issued to cover all routes, and
may be found on sale mt all princi-
pal Offices in the country. If you
want to see the st. Lawrence, with
its famous rapids, niagara Falls,
the coal and iron regions of Penn
sylvania, with variety of magnifi-
cent scenery, these tickets and
routes will afford you the opportun-
tiles. Think of this information,
and don't select your route till you
have looked carefully at the map of
the Michigan Central and it's con-
ncctiOns.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

BARNES FooT-rowER SCROLL rn
SAWS AND LATnEs. EN
s. to 81 5oavcrag cd por day M
with thcsO Machines. ALI wood <6EM
workers should use them. e-zftS{
BOfscan make $5pcr day with | iEA 3
them, besides learning PROF TnAaTE8NM
TABLE TRADE. For sam WAX III
pie OF saving send % cents for u VA W
TllE MysTIC PUZZLE. or the l.Z\AM
YANKEES DREAM. We send {. EtSW
IL by mail Say where you read &<kHSsrkAAN
this, and address, for FULL DESCRIPTION.
w. \. " JOHN BARNES,
Box 2,oH. Rockford, Wnnebngo Co., Ill.
$l1 so AVERAGED PER DAY.
FuLroN. Mo-. December 18th, 1874.
MEssns w. +. 4 JonN BARNES, Rockford, I'LL
Gentlemen sawed ITO frcts for baustrade for por-
tico. and 10 brackets, In first two days running.
Every one witnessing the runnngofthes saw has pro-
nOunccd 10 the most useful machine ever invented
have been working from Twelve to sixteen mcn. and
have done all my shop work (scrol sawinpO on your
machine, running IL daily since purchased H. and
have paid netting rOr repairs, except for saws, that
amount being comparatively small. Three weeks
since purchased some imported woods and some
nice designs and Turned my attention to fret work.
have averaged per day, since that time, $tl5O.
know of no occupation az pleasant and profitable
for mechanic to spend his winter days at ~ the
above. Your machine runs so lightly and easily that
II will not tire tho most delicate man after little
practice: In fact consider your machine indIspcns-
able To any carpenter, however small his business
L. ~ he can Introduce the little machine TO his scrap
pile. and make enough brac kcts In one week 10 pay
for his machine. Iconsidcr my nachiWc just as cs-
scntial In my shop az set OF bench planes.
N. FRED BELL,
Architect and Builder
vY"Addrcss, far fuli information,
Box 2,otf. Rockford, Illinois.
t-i
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

TIE Chicago Post 1t Nail says:
eff the Democrats in Congress COLI
nivcd at the escape of Marsh for
political purposes, they will find
that they have committed u blnndcr
which may swamp them. The time
for intrigue and partisan clap trap
is past. The people arc determined
that prompt rctribution shall over
take every unfaithful officer of them,
and woe be to those who undertake
to turn aside the sword of Justice"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

temptation to commit crime in or
der to supply the deficiency in his
lawful resources
Reckless extravaganza and false
show Of wealth is prevalent all over
the land, but at no point is its fear
full wicked power SO strongly felt as
ut Washington. There is no great
or curse resting on our land at pres
cnt, than the desire of so many to
live we'll and even richly, at the ex-
pcnsc of some one else; a desire to
have money and power, regardless
of the manner in which they are OBJ
tanned. We may find this evil ex-
tending from the highest places of
responsibility down to the lowest.
You will find it in those who hold
the trusts of the nation; those whom
people of States have honored with
their confidence, and down to coun-
ty and township officials. How Of
tcnsis it observed that men, placed
in official positions the legitimate
revenues from which Offices would
not supply one-half their living, 80
to work and create jobs for their
own benefit, cvade the laws, and
study every way to obtain benefit
to themselves, to the detrimcnt of
their constituents? Isn't it appar-
cnt to every rational mind that an
improper administration Of affairs
of q nation or q township has as
bad result upon finances as a di-
rect crime of theft or defalcation .?
And how shall we remove this NOR
nj poison which prevades our entire
country? 1t is not political evil,
for we find evidence Gifts workings
in the minds of men Of every pOlit-
ical belief. The only way to re-
licvc the country of this curse is for
the people to sternly punish all Of
tenders. Instead of Offering a pre-
mium on rascality, by keeping men
of doubted integrity or known dis
honesty in places oftrust, put them
out, where they cannot work harm.
If one of them has violated the law,
punish him with the law; if he is
simply guilty of mismanagcment,
drop HIM out of public confidence
by impeachment or by refusing to
vote for him when q candidate for
recollection. The remedy lies with
the people, and they must act to Sc
cure reform. 1t is vain We cry for
reform, when we have monopOlized
the power by which to bring it about,
and refuse to apply it.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
The PeODle Want Proof,

There is no medicine prescribed 10y
Physicians, or sold by Druggists, that
carries such evidence of its success and
superior virtue as I5OsCIIEE'S GERMAN
SYRUP for Severe Coughs, Colds settled
on the Breast, Consumption, or any
disease of the Throat and Lungs, u
proof of that fact is that any person af-
tlicted, can get Sample Bottle for 10
cents and try its superior effect before
buying the regular size at 81 cents. 1t
has lately been introduced in this colin-
try from Germany, and its wonderful
cures are astonishing everyone that use
il. Three doses will relieve any case.
Try it. Sold by y. NJ. Burnam.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

The President has sent to the
Senate the name of Richard IL.
Dana, Jr., of Massachusetts,, for
confirmation as envoy extraordinary
and minister plcnipotcntiary of the
United States to Great Britain, vicc
Rob't Schcnck, recalled.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

THERE was Jail delivery at
Flint, on tho 9th. -Four prisoners
escaped, but two have been recap
tured. A reward of $50 is offered
for the capture of the other two.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

A LARGE four-story building
known as the blouse of the Aged"
in Brooklyn, N. Y, was burned on
the 7th inst, and several of the in
mates persisted in the flames or by
jumping from windows to the
ground.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

JUDGE TAFT, of Ohio, has been
nominated as Secretary of War.
lie sustains an excellent reputation
as a man, and will probably mako
an efficient cabinet officer.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
INTRODUCTION.

We are constantly in receipt of
letters from parties in various por-
tons of our country, asking for in
formation in regard to Lake county,
in order that they may be enabled
to decide as to whether they will
come and make their home with us,
or not. With a view of having an
answer ready for them at all times
We have prepared the following,
and intend to let it remain in the
STAR for some time to comc-a
gratuitous. publication for the gen
cral good. First, as regards the
soil of our county, VIC have fine
variety, consisting of rich bottom
lands and the lighter, yet far from
worthless sandy soil ofvast "plains."
In the hart wood region we have
as fertile clay and gravel soils as
can be found anywhere. Tho prices
of unimprovcd lands range from
Six to Fifteen Dollars per acre,
according to quality and situation.
There arc now no government
lands very near the railroad (the
Flint & Pcrc Marquette, which
runs from cast to west, near the
north line of the southern tier of
townships) that are unoccupicd;
still, wild lands are so cheap that
"homcstcading" is scarcely an object.
The
CLIMATE.
is one of the drycst, purcst and health
lest to be found in the world. Al
though aboundingin lakes and streams,
yet the pure fresh character of
TIE WATER
is such rs to render miasma n thing al
most unhcard of. The water of the
Pcrc Marquette river and its branches
cannot he cXccllcd for purity, and is
the home of thousands of the Michigan
trout, or grayling, a fish to delight tho
hand and palate ofanyonc. The lakes
contain countless pickcrcl, bass, perch,
&c., and on the 18th January, 1876,
II, 1000 young California salmon were
placed i'm the waters of Star Lake, near
Baldwin. For
TIMBER,
Lake county possesses an excellent va
ricty. Besides thousands of acres of
pine, there are many thou
sands of acres of maple, beech, oak,
elm, ash, Eastwood, cedar, Sc. The
''plains" are mostly covered wit sort
of dwarf pine or balsan, commonly
called "jack-pinc," growing to tho
height of from twenty To fifty feet, and
useful in fencing and for lirewood. The
only
MANUFACTURING
of note which IL carried on ut present
Is comprised in the lumber, lath and
Single business. There arc now clcv-
en mills for the production of the above
named articles In the county. "A good
grist mill Is much needed, and will
doubtless I've erected before the close of
the coming season.
PRODUCTS.
AS yet, our settlers have not turned
their attention so much to farming ~
to numbering. Lake county promises
to become an excellent grain-raising
country, and finer wheat than has been
already produced here cannot he found
The finest potatoes can he
raised and root crops and vines gcncr-
ally do we'll,
TIE SOCIETY
In Lake county, we hold TO bc
fully up to the average of newly set
tied regions. The settlers are for the |
greater part, removed FROM the East
ern States to this comparative wilder
ness, and are generally possessed Of i'm
tclligence and good morals. At pres
cnt there Is no church within the coun-
ty; but there Is no lack of religious SER
vices in all the principle towns, the
school houses (which are beginning TO
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

ALBERT THOMPSON, of Grand Ha-
ven, a colored boy, pleaded guilty,
on March 18th, to the charge of
breaking into lumber Offices and the
school house at Fcrryburg, and was
sentenced to six years in the House
of Correction.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

JOHN LARKIN, ex-cOunty treas
urer of Midland county, was arrest
cd last Monday evening, by order
of the Board of Supervisors, for a
shortage of So, 900 in his accounts
for one year. lie waived cxamin-
alton before the Justice, and bail
was fixed ut $4,000.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
The Fall Of BelknaD.

AaSt Wcch VIC CouhITy WIS SUR
tied ut the news that Gen. w. w,
Belknap, Secretary of War, had re-
signed his office, and that he had
been convicted before an invcsti-
eating committee of the House of
Representatives, of having been
bribed to appoint sutler at one Of
the military posts on the Western
frontier. For term of years he
had been receiving an annual bonus,
until the aggregate had reached
the large sum of about $4,000.
As soon as Belknap heard of the
progressing investigation of the
committee, and that the inquiry
could but terminate disastrously for
himself, he repaired to the Prcsi-
dent, rendering his resignation,
asked for its immediate acceptance.
His reason given was that his wife
had been guilty of wrong doing,
and he wished to resign in order to
save her from public exposure.
President Grant not suspecting the
real state Of facts, accepted the res
ignition.
1t seems that Mrs. Belknap had
made the arrangement with the SUIT
Ter, but that Bclknap himself had
received direct benefits from the
money, and was knowing to the
circumstances under which it was
obtained. Resolutions of impcach-
ment were unanimously adopted by
the House, and committee pro-
cceded to tho Senate, where the
impeachment trial will be conduct
ell, and demanded that an order be
issued. AS soon as the President
learned tho full extent of Bclknap's
crime he regretted that he had ac-
cepted the resignation, and in
consultation with cabinet officers it
was resolved to prosecute all par
ties implicated in the disgraccful
affair. Belknap has been arrested.
There is IN evident disposition
on the part of certain Democratic
papers to make political capital out
of the affair, by charging the Re-
publican party with being corrupt,
etc. If the Republican party was
endeavoring to cover up and screen
criminals, then might such charge
have some weight, but they arc not
endcavoring to protect guilty par
tics. On the other hand, they are
trying all in their power to punish
them.
At the time of Bclknap's appoint
ment, and up to the hour of the de-
nouement of his guilt, he was gen.
orally deemed one of the truest and
best of the cabinet officers. And
how did he fall? Through what cir
cumstanccs was he led to commit
the crime? 1t is useless to claim
that he was mere mercenary, and
that he acted rs he did for the sake
Of gain, for the facts will not bear
out the statement. 1t is evident
that the real cause which led to
Belknap's trouble was desire to
compete with rich officials at Wash
ington in keeping up fine cstab-
lishpent and giving grand enter
tainments. The Secretary was COM
psrativsly apoor man when he went
to Washington, and has had to de-
pend upon a salary Of $4,000 per
year. His wife loved costly jewell
~, rich dresses imported, and dis
play. Satisfaction could be OBJ
tanned only by giving such enter
tainments as could be afforded by
people who were rich in private for
tune. So it came about that he
lived beyond his means. 1t was
the custom to give grand entertain
ments. After prostrating his bet
ter nature to that custom he found
his salary insufficient to maintain
~
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

MARSH, the man who held the
sutlcrship under Bclknap, has run
away to Canada to escape arrest
for his crime.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
TRAINS GONG sourn-Ea.y.

Connections made nj Toledo with the Lake shsrs
d Mich Southern X X for Cleveland and Chicago,
and with the & II 4 ID X II fer Cincinnati and the
south. Aso, with the r w & w II X TO and frvB
the South and Southwest. At Wayne with tM
Michigan Central Railroad. for local points Enst nnA
West; AZ plymouth with bet Lansing Il Lake Mich
igan "; at Holly with the Detroit & Milwaukee,,
and ut Detroit with the Great Western and Grind
Trunk Ry's, TO and from the East At Flint with
The chicago a Lake Huron, A. Reed ity with ths
Grand Rapids n Ind. n X for the North and south
And mt Ludngton With steamer sherman for She.
boygan aud all principal points In Wisconsin and
Minnesota; also, with STEAMBOATS, for Manistcs, Pen0
water, B-nzonia, Isnooln, IIamiin, &C.
SANFORD KELLER, Asst Sup'A
j. r. NouRsE, Gcn1 Ticket Agt.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
WORK IlEl I I alI! ,!H!. g[ . IA!
Is the only fully illustrated Edition Of Sir Walter
SCOTS
WAvERLEY Novels

Of American make, and Is ''the best edition Of tho
beet English novelist."
The books are standard and will sell for all time.
The mechanical execution II ri the best. The price
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Forty-cight volumes. averaging 400 pages each,
and containing nearly 2,0O Illustrations Will com
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DELIvERiEs (2l volumcs) are now ready. tIice-in
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gilt bop, S2.26. For tens, etc, address
Z. J. HALE q s-N, Publishers,
ts2 ~ Murray Street, New York.
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Clubbing Rates.

TO those desiring to club with
this paper and another publication,
VIC will furnish the STAR and
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
Weather ReDOrt.

The following thcrmOmetrical report
was furnished for publication by Lee s..
Cobb, of Yates township:
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
Republican County Convention.

Notice is hereby given, that q
Republican County Convention will
be held ia tho Court House in the
village of Baldwin, on
Thursday, the 2OM Day of Apr7,
1876, ut 4 o'clock p. m. of that
day, for the purpose of appointing
two (2) delegates to attend the Re-
publican State Convention to be
held in the city of Grand Rapids,
on the 10th day of May, 1876, for
the purpose of appointing Dele
gates to attend the Republican Ma
tionsl Convention, to he held in the
city Of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the
18th day of June next.
The several townships in the
county will be entitled to delegates
ss follows:
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
REED CITY MILLINERY.

The LATEST STYLES OF GOODS,
tho Lowest Prices, and entire satisf:,c-
ton to customers always guaranteed.
My customers who expressed them
selves so well pleased with their Fall
or Winter Hat or Bonnet, can now bo
quite as well pleased with
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

Denotes below zero.
%DcnOtcs variable.
Weekly average ~ degrees above zero.
Monthly avg. for Feb. 1874, was 23.a deg. above.
A." ls1h, G.670 -
" I" lsIG. Z" 2GO1
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
omdal papsr Of the County.

40 ADVERTISERE:~ Tho STAR
tsnos0 The Only Paper printed IN
Lake county; circuidtes to erc,y part
gifts territory, rendering tia desir-
GLie advertising medium.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
Rm,oO0 ACRES
or
SPLENDID
MICHIGAN LANDS
FOR SALE:

Tho Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad HAVING
nceh finished to Liitla Traverse Bay, terminus Pc
Ry'"On'iics long,and itseaHre land grant earned
Special Bargains for 1874 and 1851
To Individuals or Colonies ~
In Farming Lands to actual settlers y.
Over one hnnd,ed ant tmenfy Mousand ocyesb,ve
Dccn SOLD: The lands are rel tiD,J~rtd, and make
anu 81 great producing power. Railroad rms
through the grant. Michigan L. one of the Ieasi In
0cbtcI ANA most prosperous Satcsin tho Union Its
schools are uneqnallcd. Its financial stand,nr M
!: Nodihiculty in transportation. Markets .onJ
Terms. down, balanccin five annual payments
Interest per ccRt. '''''
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
GRAND .APiDs DIVISION
Nov. 2la, 1878.

sunday excepted tSat. and Sunday excepted.
Through coaches and sleeping cars to and from
.aic depot nj Dclruii with Great w cstrrn 1ira..
Trunk aud Canada SOuthcrn ltnilMaYn
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
SPRING, Or SUMMER HAT

! get two consignmcnts per month,
oNouglt at the lowest cash price in New
ork, which ENABLES ME to offer great
Inducements to customers In tho way
OF lricc and Fashion.
T.. S. PATTERSON.
south side Upton Ave-,
Reed City, Mich. If
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND SOULS

anu ~ rapidly hling up with settlers from Canada
Sweden. Norway. Holland and from almost every
State ~ the Union. ''"' "''' WY
mwlllrapdly advance In price, under prompt i'm
ing ~" location. The wood and timber alone will
:" s n,hny locations more than pay for thelan
w. A. HOWARD, Com'r,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
T.. II. l.. PIERCE,
Src'y Land Department 24-l-4
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09

DEB A Scholarship i'm the above Col
lcgc for sale at this Office. "gaa
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-09
Michigan Central Railroad.

%. IT. TNVE,
Gon. =. Il Il. Ag't. Grand Rapids. Mic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
THE FINE AIRS IN DRY CONS.

Arnold, Constable e Co. are making a
spcat IS ~ This Christmas oi hcrs suitable for
gifts aud these luC,s $50 rare and artistic that maxim
them as almost TO be ranked the line ants.
They are made mp, with CxCelcu; taste, undcr-thc ,upor
inteudencc Of who is artist In Jhls line Though
old Iac,s are liked above ali things, novelties also
appreciated, for instance the lace necklaces Just
Wrought out These are Hat bands Of laco curved in
shape TO pass around the neck, fastening be-
hind, and oruamgnted In front with pendants
like lockct3 crosses but all Of lace.
Thcse come In round point ana Ia point duchesse lace,
and cost lrom so TO $50 each. The newly revived
ecclesiastical lace which some call Irish point Is another
novelty for trimming ichus, dresses etc. 1t lisa rich
looking lace and also durable, and costs In trimming
widths from - 10 f2O yard The Torchon or Smyrna
lace is yaued greatly at this moment, not merely ac-
count ~ the caprice that has made II the fashion, but be-
tine most seryccabc Of all accs. II costs from
% cents yard up, and il used lOr almost every article
that ladies aud children and alike for muslins.
nannels silks and vclycts The fashionable ncckercnlc5
are most acceptable gifts TO ladies' and shown
here in beautiful designs OF sheer linen lawn or
OF creamy Whit daIhask SILK aud are trimmed with
round point ri5hpont non duchca7e' smyIn Maltese,
VacHcicnncs laces Inc lingerie NJ ATnOds Ihcules
always the finest linen sets tor day wear with the newest
ornaments Of embroidery lace, hcn2itGAing, or the new
mixtures OF carlhil WIN DIut INC luhdkeirhsis oi
hlmy muslin with the new narrow hons, embroidered
lines and cOlu ed Japanese nal5 enough To delight
the eye Of 81 taste. Another speciality at this
house r. their fine silk umbrellas with quantity devised
handles. beginning as low a. 80 eacn For 50 are
offered umbrellas with real ivory handles, or with
amber knobs, Carucliau hooks, Or siyc-platcd
ruga; very luc qualities Of these cost Sl3. For
gentlemen are heavier silk umbrellas with thick natural
sticks OF various woods. At another counter India
and Turkish siuOking-caps OF Caues hair, embroidered
in charac oVOr sold Tor tho low price Of 30
cents. The eid1dOwn quilts that housewives for
their warmth and Ighmcss, cost from $40 10 SO. and
were formerly 800 800 The urs at this house show
all the novelties introduced in Pans. Among these are
the fashionable cuchlI sets, SILVER fox and the
fur-lined garments. The fur ClUaks seal long
enough to reach tu knee, and bOrercd with sill
yer lynx most beautiful long fleece Of shaded gray.