The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-26

inclosed, and the desert has been made
to blossom as the rose-but at the fear
full cost of ESQ an acre, or 100000 for
the whole.
JOHN @. TRAUTwINE, an engineer of
great experience who was connected with
the construction of the Panama Rail.
road, and who made an exploration for
a canal by what is known as the Atrato
route, says that no canal can be con-
structed across the Isthmus, which will
be satisfactory, for less than $500, ,0O0, 900.
He holds that it would not be possible
to construct canal on the most favora-
BILE route. without having the tide locks
at either end. The rise of the tides
along the Pacific shores of the Isthmus,
range from sixteen to twenty feet, while
the rise on the Atlantic side averages
only about two feet. He thinks that at
least two tide locks will be necessary in
order to check the current which other
wise would flow through the canal with
a strength which would materially i'm
pede navigation.
The traffic in New England ferns is
largely increasing, although it is only
about four years since it first begun.
The business originated at Greenfield
and commenced with the sale of but few
punches by firm there, who now an
nually sell many thousand dollars worth.
The value of ferns growing on single
acre of woodland often exceeds that of
an acre of corn, and wood lots have been
bought at high prices, solely to control
the fern trade. The ferns are first pre-
pared by pressing in what are called
"strings," on which there are a dozen
each, after which they are sold all over
the United States and Canada. Some |
enterprising Westerner had better start
in the business of pressed ferns and
leaves, as no doubt it would pay, for
there is scarcely house in any city
which has not something of the sort upon
its walls by way of decoration.
ONE of the curiosities of the Emperor
of Russia's palace at Tsarskoe Selo is the
horse asylum, where the imperial charg-
ers live in snug quarters when they are
no longer fit for use. Near the COM
Portable stables is the cemetery, where
the history of many famous steed may
be read in the inscriptions on the tomb
stones. The rooms which present the
greatest historical interest are those
which were occupied by the Emperor
Alexander ], and which are shown
exactly as he left them and the chamber
which is considered as the greatest curl
osity is the room in which all the walls
are of amber. Beyond the garden, in
front of that part of the palace occupied
by their Majesties, is little island in
which there is Russian cottage, a gar
den, cow-house-in short, a complete
on diminutive scale, ar
ranged for the amusement of the
Duchess of Edinburgh when she was a
child.
HE Turkish battle hymn, of which
the Following is portion, furnishes a
text for the horrible brutalities perpe-
trated by Turks in moments of victory
" Allah calls us! Allah invites AlasI |
Up to the seventh heaven rise the vile
odor and the insolence of the infidels
Allah callsl Allah invites! The BLOODY
combat opens. To the conquerors the
Prophet will open the gates of Paradise.
Allah is greatI The corpses of our breth.
rem will remain upon the field of car
mage, that they may breathe pestilence,
desolation and death into the camp of
our enemies. Weep not for them | The
avenging sword of the song of the
Prophet will slay by the side of each
hundred as compensation for their
death. Dead or alive, may their corpses
DR. their weapons SOW destruction and
mourning in the in6del ranks! Weep
not for theml Allah is greatl The
crushed, our dead will inherit ,
all the joys promised by the Prophet in ]
his love for his people. To the combat
TO carnagel Allah calls usi Allah in
vites usr"
GRATITUDE and affection smooth the