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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06
Evening Dresses.

As long ago as last autumn, one year
since, Worth sent for the opening ex.
hibition of leading Boston house an
evening dress composed of pink and
ruby velvet. There were many exclama-
tions ofwonder at this piece of audacity,
but very little admiration was expressed
ut the effect of this startling combination.
1t was voted inartistic," "odd,"
"unique." peculiar" and as though
it were the summing up of the whole
matter, Frenchy." Those who were
loud in amazed exclamation were chary
of praise and the gown was decidedly
not success. Yet, such is the muta-
bility of human opinion, this very COM
bination is a special favorite this season ;
not in costume, but in the trimmings
and garniture. In the latter the effect Is
produced by placing damask and a
pink rose together. Sashes arc made OF
ruby velvet, lined with pink, and sash
and garniture are worn with a white
Chambery gauze. Blue, with soft pink
or salmon facings, it Is also very stylish
combination for sashes.
Not all the evening dresses are made
in the Princesse style, however. Many
are cut with the low laced corsage, with
basque, and either one skirt very
heavily trimmed or an open over-dress
very heavily draped. One of the first.
mentioned style, recently made for q
young lady in St. Louis, was of white
silk, entirely covered with white tulle
The front breadths of the trained skir,
were crossed diagonally by pleatings o
pufis of tullc. The back was formed by
series Of large pufs, ending in fan,
shaped silk train covered with pleatings
The corsage was square in front and
pointed at the back, and was finished by
puffs of tulle drawn into place by narrow
black velvet. The sleeves were OF sim
pie tulle puffs. also drawn TO match the
neck, with narrow black velvet. Tn,
garniture of this lovely robe was apple
blossoms. The whole costume wa
artistic in the extreme, and was sugges
tive of fresh, bright young girlhood.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06
mother shIpton's Prophecy.

Every now and then, for these four
hundred years and more, some one has
brought to light the prophecy and mem
Ory OF Mother Shipton.. Asevent follows
event in mechanical progress, her dog
gerel verses fall in 10 apt that they must
needs be quoted. One of the predictions
thereof" Fire and water shall wonders
do"--has come to pass time and again.
This Mother ShiptOn was one that would
have taken high rank as medium in our
day; in hers, the fifteenth century, she
was said to have been begotten, like the
wizard Merlin, Of the phantasm of Apollo
or some aerial demon under that guise,
and beautiful orphan Yorkshire girl
named Agatha. She had the weird.
lonely girlhood that the child of shame
is apt to have, avoided or prosecuted by
those who should have been her mates !;
she was christened Ursula by the abbot
of Beverly, and grew up 80 eccentric
and unnaturally shrewd that by and by
this tradition, in those superstitiOus days,
grew about her birth. Sheprophesied as
she grew older, and even &" persons OF
quality" consulted her. She told the
great Wolsey that he should never come
to York, and, indeed, when within eight
miles of it, he was arrested by NOrthum-
berland at King Henry's order and
brought to Leicester. where he died.
Also she is said to have foretold the great
fire of London, the execution of Charles
!, and many notable events besides, OF
the reformation and the reigns of Eliza
beth and James. At the age of seventy
tiree she foretold her death, and
at the hour predicted she died.
Her name Is a popular tradition in York
shire even to-day, and the tradition
founded in part upon fact. Her famous
prophecy was said to have been pub
lished in her lifetime again two hundred
years ago, for we have seen it in book
of that time, where it was said to be
copied from an older book. Though most
of the items are vague enough, some
show a marked coincidence with remark
able events, such as the invention of
steam, railway locomotives and tunnels,
the telegraph, iron-clads, and the admis.
sisn of Jews into Parliament lin 1850. }
Without further preface, these are the
elegant lines:
Carriages without horses shall 60,
And accidents Hll the world with woe;
Around the world thoughts shall ny
In the twinkle Of an eye.
Water shall yet more wonders do;
Now strange, but yet they shall be true;
The world upside down shall be
And gold be found at the root Of q tree
Through hills man shall ride
And horse nor ass I've at his side
Uuder water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk
In the air shall men be seen
In white, In black, in green
Iron In water shall float
As easy as a wooden boat
Gold shall be found and shown
In a land that's not known;
Fire and water shall wonder do;
England shall at last admit Jew.
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and .ighty7pne.
Springfield Republican.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06
MINOR ToPICs.

The man Thompson. lately hung at
Lewisburg, Arkansas, was as impudeut
a criminal as ever stepped upon the scaf.
fold. The report says that he smoked a
cigar and kissed his hand TO the la
dies" just before swinging of. But what
were ladies" doing at such matinee
as that?
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

DISPATCHES from Port Clark state that
the Mexicans crossed the river twelve
miles below San Felipe, surprised Ponds
ranch, killed three men, captured all
the arms and horses, and six hundred
cattle. Companies Of citizens are or
"anizing to follow them. Much trouble
is apprehended.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

A DISPATCH from Savannah says that
Nick Thompson, the negro who killed
Capt. James II. Hunter, at Quitman, in
October, 1874, was hung At that place
December Is. Governor Smith refused
to respite him.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

REPRESENTATIVE SWAMI, Of Mary
land, has informed Secretary Belknap of
his intention to give to the United States
a deed of the land which has been used
as Balls Bluff National Cemetery. This
is the only National Cemetery in the
country to which the United States do
not now hol an absolute title.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

The Chattanooga Times says there is
not the least doubt but that early in the
coming year the first shipment of one
thousand tons of the choicest selections
of iron from Tennessee, Georgia and
Alabama furnaces will be made. A pig
iron broker of Chattanooga is conducting
the negotiations. The Times thinks the
English market will take every surplus
pound of our cold blast metal.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

The proposed new bridge, the Royal
Albert" across the st. Lawrence, at
Montreal. ;. is, to be stupenduous affair.
The length will be $500 feet; one span
of 500 or 600 feet at height of 100 feet
above navigation, five Of 800 feet at the
same height, four of 24O feet each, and
fifty.one of 200 feet each. The estimated
cost is four million dollars, and the work
may be completed in threeIye
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

- 80
Out In the fIvs wnh Its
Heart almost numb ..r.s.s
TIE snox-hird "a eating 60 -
The last, white crumb.
Heigh-ho on the breath Of the
swift wind IL nies, y u
Away from the sobs and the
SniveriDg slghs
OF those whom the Ice Kings
II dare him-the tyrsnti-to
. Como near my Are.)
bum auu blaze
Sparkle and sipgf - - esi@
Burn and blaze
Burn and blaze
Singi i-e' roy .t
Around my warm hearth the ,.
From hearts wherein goodwill , 3r
Carols and glows. rfi
But, when that sweet music Q f,,tr ..f
Stilled for the night,
sleep In my warm bed, TO iF
Dream that fight ul ~. O. ~
With the cruel Snow Maiden, ,ts.,ls
Whose cold, cold crown
I melt With my breath, 'spite her
Scepter and frown. x
Burn and blaze 49,
DuIu uuu Uihlc-
Sparkle and sing
Burn and blaze
Burn and blaze
Singl
By-and-by-by-and-by-
Summer will come
With her bright pansies, and
June bees soft hum.
Then, silent my voice as the
Snow fakes light fall, nI
And empty my hearth as yon D.,
Dark shadows fall.
Well well!-Pll not burden mys
Song with sigh; SO.
For, up from my ashes, I'll
"Resurgam" cry.
Burn and blaze li" HF -
Burn and blaze fr4 a.t .rff.IE
Sparkle and singl ...,N ~
Burn and blaze
Burn and blaze E lf'u
d. ..... Sing
-Norristoion (Pd.) Herald and Free Press.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

A BOY in Rochester, N. Y, was paid
twenty-five dollars for finding lost
pocketbook. If more people would be
thoughtful enough to lose pocket-books,
and pay boys twenty-five dollars for
finding them, there wouldn't be near so
many poor widowed mothers living in
distress as there are now, and many
poor lone father, too, would get drink
who is now mcandering around town
with a couple of parcLed lips for the
want Of one. .i.-.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

A sHEEP and half to Q dog is the Kau-
sas average; that is, 10000 sheep 10
$4,000 dogs
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

"HE asked for bread. and received
stone" He was tramp, and the boys
did not like him.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06


A GLASGOW man recommends as a
means of preventing the personal injury
and damage TO property which result
from railway collisions, that passenger
carriages should be constructed Of very
strong vulcanized India rubber, which he
says can be nodded up to any thickness
and degree of elasticity. The carriages
would be rounded at the ends instead of
having buffers attached, and these con-
vex ends would become concave in col
lision but would not jerk the carriages
of the rails like buffers. He proposes
that the train should be united by wire
rope passed through eyes underneath
each carriage to windiass on brake
behind, which would tighten IL up to
any tensity. gAt yf,a
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

The Sultan of Turkey is worse fooled
than Grant about the practices of his
officials. A Tribune correspondent, who
lately saw him ride out, says: "He rode
in carriage drawn by four fine horses,
and the authorities had, as is the custom,
covered up the pitfalls of the pavement
along his route with six inches of sand,
well watered and rolled. His majesty
enjoyed a comfortable ride over we'll
made roads; but, after he had passed,
the sand was all swept up and moved in
carts, for use next time, and the pitfall
returned"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

A CURIOUS instrument has been ex-
hibited before the Academy of Sciences,
which is called by its inventor an cana
lying cornet." What is commonly
termed sound is, asis well known, made
up Of an infinite number of musical
notes, and these the cornet in question
is designed to analyze, just as prism
separates ray of white light into its
colored components. In appearance the
instrument is described az resembling a
trumpet, having nozzle to fit to the ear,
instead of a mouthpiece, and furnished
with holes like chrionet. Provided
with an instrument of this kind, 1t is
said that the roaring Of a cataract or the
bowling Of tempest may be resolved by
the listener, skilled in the necessary
lingering, into the softest melody, which
is heard however, by himself only.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

A CURIOUS romance has just come to
light in Canada, with a girl and $4OO, 1000
to make II sufficiently spicy. An al
vcrtisement appeared in the London
(Canada) Free Press, Offering handsome
reward for the disclosure of the where
abouts Of one Hannah Dufton, woman
now thirty-four years Of age. When a
pretty girl Of fifteen 1t seems that Mrs
Dufton was either kidnapped or induced
to leave her home in Canada, and, dill.
gent search failing to 9find her, the pa
rents subsequently, removed to England.
Recently this woman, II living. has
fallen heir 70 an estate. Of fs0, 900, and,
under this stimulus, the father has re.
turned to this country and is making
another strenuous effort TO discover his
daughter, and thus incorporate the hand
some fortune descended TO her into hi,
family. Who would not be Hannah
D""n "n'-1-4-------4@-rs<-s <-s
.dSoxB pcrson amused himself few
ofs man, standing upon Its head, on tse
top Of q Aagstsf, in Brooklyn. He at
tached wires TO che limbs, and jerked
them occasionally, from . neighborine
window. It being toward dusk, the wirel
were not seen, and an astonished crowd
frequently imagined that the man wa,
losing bis balance, and q police Officer
finally told volunteer 10 climb up the
pole and tell him to come down. The
fraud was then exposed.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-06

My spirit shrunk not TO sustain
The searching throes Of ceaseless pain. vs.
Then let life go to him who gave.
have not quailcd 10 dangers blow
When high and happy need now 2"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28

1t is useless to disguise the fact that
the ticket-Hayes and Wheeler-is a.
very strong one, as presenting ele-
ments of success. Of course Governor
Hayes does not enjoy the prominence
of some of the other candidates for the
leading position, but he possesses new
ertheless some notable negative quail
ties which render him, as we think, a
very formidable selection. The fact
that he is from Ohio cuts no figure in
the case, as the foolish dissentions of
the Ohio Democracy had already given
that State over to the Republicans, but
he is outside ofall factional quarrels,
has escaped investigations, was a good
Union soldier, is opposed to "infation'
and stands generally upon the "high
moral" ground of the Buckeye states
men and newspapers. Wr. Wheeler's
nomination was doubtless an effort to
discourage the nomination Of Tilden
by holding out the idea that New York
would be carried for the Republicans
by reason of being favored with Vice
President, after the "favorite son" had
been beaten for the first place. Mr..
Wheeler, too, has not been thus far
mixed up in the Republican corrupt
tons of the day, and he sustains a
good reputation for ability.-(St. Louis
Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28
III +. KeTr's Yindicat;on.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE IN THE uo1rsr-
EHoNERATED BY A UNAN-
IMOUS VOTE. =
" AsHINGTON,

NAsHlNGToN, }
Jane IL, 1876. :
There has seldom been witnessed in
the House OF Representatives 30 i'm
pfessive scene as to-day followed the
reading of the report generating
Speaker Kerr from the charge made
against him by Lawrence Harn.y.-
Mr.. Bass was the only member OF the
committee absent, otherwise The report
would have had the signature of all the
members. Mr.. Dauford, one of the
Republican members, addressed the
House in a most feeling manner, re-
GREETING that the character of men in
high places could be so easily assailed,
and charges base and malicious be too
readily believed by great many of
the people. During his speech still
ness like that which pervades the hall
on funeral occasions hushed every foot
step. From the Republican side came
the motion that the vote should be a
standing one on the unanimous adop-
ton of the report, and the Speaker was
requested to count the number that it
might be entered upon the journal of
| the House. Two hundred and ten
members arose, and then it was voted
to formally acquaint the Speaker of
the action of tile House in indicating
his good name and unsullied character
by sending him certified copy of the
report and action of the House. When
Mr.. Kerr heard of the magnanimous
conduct of his political opponents, he
wept and his emotion quite overcame
him. At an early day he intends to 20
to Red Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
where he is promised remarkable ad-
vautages to aid him in strengthening
his system.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28

How He SCREWED HIM UP'-The
jackson Miss Pilot tells the story in
Jim's own words: Jim has been work
ing in the country, and, on coming to
town, was regaling his friends with
his experience, on the corner. "You
know de man what / went to work
widf Well, you see he told me he
would do better by me dan any Of his
neighbors was doin' by der hans; he
would give me the third of the crap,
and fine myself. Well, you see, l
went to church and gifts 'quainted wild
de neighbours hans. Oars Mr.. Wash
ingtoD, he is working on young Billy
Smiths place, and he's gettih' de
fourth and fine hisself; and dars Mr..
Linkum, he's working on old man
Jones's place, and is gittin' de fifth,
and is found bersides. Well, yer see,
when gifts home, and was workin'
in de crap, got to studying, and de
more | studied de more | come to the
conclusion dat de third wasn't gwine
to do me. So gives ~ de boss and
says IL saws, 'You told me you was
agwine to do better 10y me dan any de
neighbors was by dere hans He says
he's been talking to 'em, and dat he
was, and l says dat Use been havin'
some constitution wild do ueighboIs
hans myself; dat Smiths hans was
gettin' de fourth, and Browns hans
was gettin' de fifth and found, and l
wasn't goiu' to stand no third. So he
says we would resinge the old one,
and make new contrack, and we bof
come to town fore Squire Robinson
and made it. Here is de paper now,
and dats de way screwed Lin up to
de fourth. | tel You uhat's de fact,
boys, you can't trust one of dem white
folks" And Jim mounted his mule
aud rode off.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28

WITHOUT concentration of action
touching the accomplishment of any
end, success is impossible-and this
rule holds good in politics. The forces
of Democracy must be concentrated,
and this cannot be done without or
ganization, thorough and compact;
and, therefore, we appeal to every
good and true Democrat to be ready
for action when the hour for work
comes-to atterd every meeting, pre-
liminary and all others of the party,
and, in the language of a Georgia con-
temporary, make "office-seekers take
back seats" if indeed any such should
be found attempting to thrust them:
selves forward for the purpose Of con-
trolling these meetings in their own
interest Dalton Citizen,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28
4 Remarkable Surgical Operation.

About two years ago, a waiter in a
Partisan restaurant undertook to imi-
tate the feats of the Chinese sword
swallowers, by introducing a fork,
handle foremost, into his throat, TAX
ing care to hold the tines in his teeth.
The attempt was successful, and a rep
itition was demanded by the loungers
in the saloon. Fhe man complied; but
while the fork was in his Gsophagus,
one, one of his comrades made an i'll
timed joke; the performer grinned, let
90 the fork with his teeth, and down
it went. The pain was intense. A
physician was summoned, who man
aged to seize the fork with a forceps;
but just as he was drawing it up, the
patient vas seized with convuisive
coughing, the doctor was compelled to
relax his hold, and the fork slipped
down all the way to the stomach.
The symptoms of asphyxia at once
disappeared, and the man suffered no
inconvenience for about two weeks.
At the end of that time, however, Sc
we're gastric affections manifested them
selves, aud the patient was sent to
hospital, where he has since, until last
month, remained suffering great
agony. .-. r
In the month of October last, it was
decided by the hospital physicians to
practice the extraordinary operation
Of gastrotomy, that is, to cut directly
into tho stomach and extract the oh
stacle. 1t was at fist attempted to
determine adherence of the viscera
from out, iuwards, by means of caus-
tics, but this not succeeding, a triangu,
lar zone, wherein no essential organs
were iuclnded, WAS selected as the
poiut OF pertoration. 3 vi
:
In April, the incision was made. the
layers of tissue being dissected away
one after another. The envelope OF
the stomach was attained, cut, aud Il
piece removed. The stomach itself
Was then opened, and pincers iutro-
duced; and after few attempts, the
fork was grasped aud withdrawn. The
wound wis CLOSED, aud is ROW nearly
healed, the patient suffering only from
slight stomachic fstua. already in
process Of obliteratiOn. The fork was
perfectly black, but otherwise IN
changed.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28
Wheeler.

While the record OF Governor R. B.
Hayes as a gentleman, scholar, soldier,
statesman and friend Of the great and
important interests of our inland wa
tiers is all that could be desired, as an
available candidate for the Presidency
OF the United States, we are reluctant
ly compelled to state that the Republi-
can nominee for Vice President, VIM.
A. Wheeler, of New York, is noted as
the deadly enemy and opponent of the
interests of the Western and Southern
rivers. He has fought this interest to
the bitter end in Congress. Wheeler
lives upon little spring branch away
up in Northeastern New York, without
any knowledge whatever of the mag:
nitude of our mighty Western rivers,
and without mind of sufficient capac
ity to comprehend their value or i'm
portance. In everything pertaining to
Western commerce he has shown a
lack of knowledge that would disgrace
Il country school boy. To talk of
craftsmanship IN connection with such
II man, is IN insult to the intelligence
ofmen familiar with National affairs
and Governmental policy.
In the case Of he Louisville and Port
land Canal, especially, his conduct was
so al variance with what he committee
having that subject in charge had a
right to expect, that the committee
were almost forced to tho cOnclu-
sion that 1t was not mere ignorance Of
that subject that prompted his uncivil
and ungentlemanly treatment of them.
Everyman who floats pound of cargo
upon Western or Southern river, Or
who consumes a pound of such cargo,
can not, to justice to himself andto his
friends, do otherwise than oppose
Wheeler to the bitter end. Although
the tool of, he iseven worse than Ros-
coe CoDkling who is the acknowledged
enemy of the river INTEREST," Cincin-
natl Commercial.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28
Married

In this Town at the residence of
the brides parents, on the Goth of
June 1875, by Justice Marye, Miss
NJ MARGARET IRVING to NIX.
LOUIS ABADIE, both of Rapides.
Surely the Democrats love and
true faith pencil was never forced in.
to service, in announcing more fair
and gallant match than the above
cue, and we know no Filter way of
asserting our appreciation of it, orna
mented with cur thanks, than in Civ
ING them our parental blessing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28

The Confederate Honse" has
just pissed a bill placing on the pen
sion rolls the name of tho man who
was wounded while endeavnring to de-
tend the life OF Mr.. Seward in 1865.
Does not the sex Confederate House"
know that this was all wrong9 When
the proposition was made it should
have rejected it at once with the ut
most scorn. This action upon Its part
will be a grave disappointment to the
Radical organs, and is another evidence
that the country is in grave peril.
Il Baltimore Gazette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28

-GooD habit in reference to sobri
ETY. will save you from iunnmerable
sins and temptations. In the one sin
OF drunkenness, almost every other
SIN Is included. 1t may with great
ruth he said that the field of iniquity
mas many paths, aud intemperance is
VIC gate to them all. So that by good
early habits III this one case, you will
W saved tsom thousand shares.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-06-28
NEW THIS DAY.
TEMPERATURES
AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON &. scHNAcs
NJ a > = NJ e e ting

4 MASS MEETING OF THE DEM
"A. ocratic-Conservative Party of the
Parish, and all those opposed to the
present Radical party, is called in Alex
andria, at the Town Hall, for
SATURDAY, the Sth day of JULY,
1876, @
at II O'Clock A. NJ. for the purpose Of
taking action on the National nomina-
tons at st. Louis; for the selection of
Delegates to the Baton Rouge Conven-
ton on the oath Of July, and for the
appointment of new Parish Executive
Committee. J. A. WILLIAMS,
Chairman Parish Executive Committee