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Written for the Sta
What Masonry Teaches Me-.

"A lew days since, u gentleman
outside the Masonic fraternity
asked me what Masonry taught.
/ will answer what it teaches me.
Masonry teaches the existence ola
God, as Being of love, light and
power. 1t teaches that alone, we
are almost powcrless, and that as
others help us over rough and dan
gerous places, SO should We do un-
to others. 1t teaches me to look
up for that light which will be an
uncrring guide; and that no matter
how often We forget, there is a
place where we can gain informa-
ton. 1t teaches us to be kind Of
heart, to cultivate friendly feelings;
to not tell all We know; to be cir
cumspect, and to realize that 9TH
crs before us have walked the rOad
we are in, and that others will, at
ter We are gone. 1t teaches us to
help the needy and to defend the
deserving; to care for the children
Of brothers, and to treat their wives
with the same kind, gcntlcmanly
respect We would have others show
to those we love dearest of all OH
earth. 1t teaches us to be careful
to preserve the good reputation of
II brother as we would have him to
be careful to preserve ours; to be
very careful not to say, or hint, or
insimate anything against him and
his honesty; and the better man
and brother he is, the more careful
should We be to keep him so. And
it also, teaches US to be careful and
not repeat what lie has told us at
any time or place where it could
be construed to his disadvantage
or injury, except treason or muir
der. 1t teaches us to look upon
every Mason as younger brother,
TO be watched over, helped, en-
couraged, protected, cared for in
sickness, and carefully laid away
after life's fitful trials arc ended.
1t teaches honesty, industry, fru-
gslity and libcrality of thought.
It teaches us to defend virtue; to
build up, protect and encourage
the poor and labOrious; no matter
whether Of our fraternity or not;
and always to work for the best in
terest of ones country, more than
to Cypress the poor and all crafts
men who labor. 1t teaches us vir-
tue, sobriety, discretion, earnest.
ness and charity to all; to study to
so live that our brethren should
love us for our worth. 1t teaches
us lessons in harmonious brother.
hood, ard to control ourselves, our
tongues, our passions and our lives
and that in the Lodge as in the
Eternal, there is one place whore
difference IN politics, 10 religion
i'll possession OF riches or houcrs j.
unknown; for before the Beautiful
Light in the East VIC arc all broth.
erS. MOSSpACk.
Mlcujld, Jdnuary,ls76.
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Communication,

EpIToR STAR:-It is not that I
wish to enter into a discussion of
Bible doctrine with any, that l send
the following to press; but merely
for tho benefit Of those who do not
understand the principles of the
universal doctrine Of salvation.
TO those / submit the following:
l. We believe that the Holy
Scriptures Of the old and new Tcs-
lament contain revelation of the
character of God, and of the duty,
interest and final destination of
mankind.
2. We believe that there is one
God, whose nature is love, revealed
in ono Lord Jesus Christ, by one
Holy Spirit of Grace who will final
~ restore the whole family of man
Kind to holiness and happiness.
B. We believe that holiness and
true happiness are inscparably con-
nccted. and that believers ought to
maintain order and practice good
works; for these are profitable un-
to men.
4. We believe that the objects of
the Christian Church are, the cul-
tivation of faith, hope and charity,
the diffusion of knowledge and
truth, and thc systematic applica-
ton of the fruits Of christian love
and duty to all mankind.
5. We believe that all men are
tho children Of God; that man is
not totally depraved, and that the
atcpement is the reconciliation of
men to God, through the mission
of Christ.
q. We believe that the devil is
the animal nature, or carnal mind;
that is, evil.
7. We believe that hell in n liter
al sense, is the grave, figurativcly.
1t is the trouble and sorrow which
overwhclms the guilty in this world;
the consequences Of transgression:
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whether it he an individual or u

whether it he an individual or u
nation that sins.
8. We believe that the judgment
day is the daily and continual dis
pensation of divine justice, for the
subsection Of all souls to obedience
and Happiness; that it is Christ's
Gospel day in which he judges the
world la righteousness.
8. We believe that salvation is
an improvement or elevation Of
character after tho model ofC Christ,
and not IL delivcrancc from just
punishment for sins; that it is sal
vation from doing wrong, and from
the evils of this present world.
10. We believe that the new
birth is a change of character and
life; not Of mans nature. That
man by nature is good, aud when
man has sinned and fallen and turns
from sin to God, then is he born
again, Or born of the spirit Of truth
and love.
IL. We believe that % gospel re-
pentance consists in sorrow for the
wrong done, and ccasing to do evil
and learning to do well.
IL. We believe that n great and
glorious change is to be wrought
in all men, through tile resurrection.
All die imperfect, and more or less
sinful; but all shall be made alive
in Christ, and bear the image Of
the Heavenly Father.
ID. We believe i'm future prog.
ress and i'm repentance and reform
beyond the grave; that before eacf
soul al eternity is placed for reform
stion and Improvement; that thu
time always is, whether in thi.
world or the next, when the sou
that has done evil may cease to dc
so. and do we'll, and that salvation
is not for this world only, but fol
all worlds where there are soul.
that haze sinncd, and that desire
to turn from their sins; that ODE
diencc will bring happiness, ant
disobcdicncc. misery, in the spiri
land, the sam" as here.
5 A. ID. S.
Nrronn, Mch., Ju'"ayy, 1876.
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TnE Osceola Outline, speaking of
the recent decision in Supreme
Court, relative to Lake County
Seat case, says: "Thc Supreme
Court has confirmed the decision of
the lower court in the Lake County
Seat case, and the spirited and pro-
tracted struggle may be said to be at
an end. Baldwin is now the County
Seat legally, and the best thing the
people of Lake county can do is to
heal up old wounds as quickly as
possible, and be contented.'
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Lake County.
It's Natural Resources,
ADVANTAGES TO SETTLERS,
Prices Of Lands,
SOIL, CLIMATE, WATER, TIM
BER, MtNJF1 CTURING,
PRODUCTS, SOCE
ETY., DEC.
INTRODUCTION.

lNiRpIt CiloNs
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,
OF not. With view Of having an
answer ready for them at all times
VIC have prepared the following,
and intend to let it remain in the
STAR for some time to come--a
gratuitous publication for the gen.
cral good. First, as regards the
soil of our county, we havo a fine
variety, consisting of rich bottom
lands and the lighter, yet far from
worthless sandy soil ofvast "plains."
In the hard wood region we have
AS fertile clay and gravel soils as
can be found anywhere. The prices
of unimproved lands range from
Six to Fifteen Dollars per acre,
according to quality snd situation.
There are now no government
lands very near the railroad (the
Flint & Pere Narquette, which
runs from east to west, near the
north line of the southern tier Of
townships) that are unoccupied;
still, wild lands are so cheap that
misunderstanding" Is scarcely an object.
The
CLIMATE.
u one Of TIC dryest, rurest and health
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lT seems that Congressman pro-
pose to cut their salaries down
from 81, 900 to 800. How many
Of thom earn even half the last
named amount in their ordinary
business at home?
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GOING SOUTH.

day. All other trains run daily except SUNDAY
Nos. 2, =, and all make DIRHcr connection at
Fort Wayne with fast express trains on the r. y.
timorc. Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
Nos. 2 and SNAKE connection At Fort Wayne with
Express trains on Toledo, Wabash and Western
Railroad, 70 aud from Quincy, 81. Louis, Kansas
City, and all points In South West.
!. Nos. Z and make direct connection nj Kalamazoo
with Michigan Central X. X. to and from Chicago.
Nos. and connect at Richmond with Pittsburg,
Cincinnati aud ST. Louis Railroad for Indianapolis
Louisville. 81. Louis and all points Southwest.
Nos. and have comfortable Day Coaches be-
have Sleeping and Chair cars between Cincinnati
and Grand Rapids. No. connects at Detroit Il
Milwaukee junction for Detroit and oil points East
j. II. PAGE,
Gen. r. 4. Ag't, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Text Books in our Schools.


through your columns, to call at
tention to one great hindrance to
the teachers work; a matter which
demands the immediate attention
Of those whose duty it is to obviate
this drawback. l refer to the
want Of a uniformity Of textbooks
in our schools. Having had con-
siderable experience in teaching, !
do not hesitate to aver that our
schools are one-third less profitable
than they would be, were the mat
ter properly attended TO. In older
settled counties with n stable pop
ulation, there is less difficulty, than
in districts where the population is
floating; but in almost every dis
trict there is u lamentable need Of
reform in this matter.
With something OF an un-chris-
tan spirit coming over me, | have
ut times wished that members Of
the district boards might be com
PEELED to labor in the school room
under the same disadvantages that
we teachers have to meet with; me-
thinks they would be more attent-
i've to their duties, after having
come to an experimental acquaint-
ance Of our perplexities; and that
the 3727th section Of the Compiled
Laws, making as it does, the i'm
perstive duty Of such board to pre-
scribe list Of text books, would
not remain long dead law, 10 all
intents and purposes.
Eempus t1ga is a tersc sentence,
whose truth none can more fully
appreciate than the teacher. With
from thirty to forty pupils, under
a good system Of classification, the
teacher hos no time for play; and
finds the time for each class too
short to accomplish all that he
would wish to do. But when by
reason of the diversity of books he
is unable to classify his school
properly; when lie has as many as
five different authors on the subject
of grammar, and all Of a similar
grade, ditto in arithmetic, gcogra-
ply, and reading; when he has FIVE
classes in grammar, with but one
scholar in each class, and the like
in many other studies, the teacher,
If his school is large, is obliged to
run it on locomotive time, in order
to give all an equity of his atten-
'tion. Is it anything strange that
nndcr this SYSTEM Of our schools,
cor under this lock IF system, | should
say, that so many of our teachers
fail? Were they gifted with pow.
ers, sufficient to stay the swift pin
ions of time, they might be able to
succeed, but being .ouly human,
their failure is only a nataral con-
sequence of inevitable necessity.
1t requires no profound mathe-
uatician to sec that there is a very
grave loss accruing to every dis
trict that has not uniformity OF
textbooks. 1t is a conceded fact
that more interest can be awakened
in large classes than in small ones,
from the reason that more attention
can be given them by the teacher.
This matter should be attended to
Mt once; there should be a uniform
system, as near as possible through
out the county, and 1t seems prop
err that the superintendent, should
meet and adopt some system that
will meet without doubt the APP
proval Of school boards generally.
A TpkcIrtp
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Connect,sss aeds ~ Toledo IN Ne Lake Sheve
h Mich Sonthers = y fer Clcv"Jsad and Chicago,
South. Also, w5sk sks 4 w d " to and fra
the South and Ssstmvsst. AZ Wayne with thu
Michigan Central kairosk Sey heal points East end
igan X X; at Holly wiSk ~ Dsyyots a 0waukso,
and ut Detroit with the Gfexf wesse31 and Grand
Trunk Ry's, TO and from sks Esvy. ~ Flint win
the Chicago 4 Lake HuyuB. AZ Reed City wish the
Grand Rapids a Ind 4 X JSs he Norm ssd sesss
And at Ludington with steamer Sheyss1 Ser She.
beygan and all principal points ~ WhssnsiR and
Minnesota; also with steamboats, Sos N snistse PsnS
water, B~nxsnia, LINCOLN, Hamlin, ke.
SANroRD KExi.EE, Asst Supt.
J.P. NoURsE, Gen1 Ticket Ag't.
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Tux Board of Supervisors of Os-
ccola county have voted S1SS, or
1-lUth Of one mill OF the dollar,
taxation assessment, to the Agri-
cultural Society Of that county.
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Hon. +. Il. II. HOLDEN, Secretary
of State. has our thanks for copy
Of tLf "Local Acts of Michigan"
session of l875;and copies of"Joint
Documents for 1874"
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ONO will hold her Republican
State Conventions, to. choose dele
gates to the Presidential COnvcn-
ton, March 10Th. When will
Michigan hold hers?
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Ponds Extract.
The Peoples Remedy for Internal & E.,crnalr,

PONDS EXTRACT CURES
Ifies. blind and bleeding; hlfonnafsens and Ulcer-
Gftcns; Htnsorrhdqs from any orgau-No-c, Gumr,
LING. Boweh, Kidueys, Womb, &c. coroestiors,
PONDS EXTRACT INVALUABLE
For Dvsers<ry and RAsss.dyrr; Inflammation OF
kpesand Ev1tfs: innamma alton Of Ovdrtsf Vaginal
Js.corrh<1; Yartcoss prias, Sore N,pries.
PONDS EXTRA CTfor sale BY all Frrt-elass
Druggists and recommended by ell Druegists, Ply
sicians and everybody who has cvcrusedi 10.
PanfiYLET containing Hifoty and Uses mailed
're" "n application " not found ~ your Druggists.
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A FARMER in Geauga county,
Ohio, made 200 pounds Of maple
sugar, during the month of Decem-
Der.
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REED CITY MILLINERY.

The LATEST STYLES OF GOODS,
the Lowest Prices, and entire satisfuc-
ton to customers always guaranteed.
My customers who expressed them
selves so we'll pleased with their Fall
or Winter Hat or Bonnet, can now be
quite us well pleased with II
: SPRING, or .STN.NER HAT
get two consignmcnts per month,
bought mt the lowest cash price in New
York, which enables me to offer great
Inducements to customers In tho way
of Price and Fashion.
T.. :. PATTERSON.
South side Upton Ave,
Reed City, Mich. II
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Notice.


US LAND OrFice IosIA, MicH..
Dcc,,nbcr..d. 1855.
Complaint having been entered AT
this Office Try John q. SchcmCr!orn
against Wilbur &. Kellogg. for ADAM
d0nipg his Homestcod Entry, No.
63O2, dated Feb, 18TH, 1873, upon the
sw g of Section IL, Township IL
North, Range II West, in Lakc (Oun-
~, Michigan, With view to the cum
collation. Ofsai,l Entry; the said parties
are hereby summoned to appear at this
Office,
On the 10H Doyof February, 1876,
at 10 O'clock a. ni., to reepond aud fur.
nish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
EDWARD STEVENSON, Register.
J. l.. JENNINds, Receiver.
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om,ial Paper Of the County
TO ADVERTISERS The STAR

isnOp me Oniy fhpcr printed IN
Loke county; ci,S.~|otes to CrcyY part
al as TERRITORY, rendering tia dcsir-
o6Ic ud,sjtis;,,g 0,ctiiUm.
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$es YAK. County star.

Baldwin. Mich, Jan. az, 1870.
s CA !. 4 ss sADss'r.f, sator..
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Wssu ADVERTISEMENTS.

ThO's Smurthwaite,
Fire and Life Insurance Agent. Of
flee ut Baldwin House, Baldwin, Mich.
3-3D
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Michigan Central Railroad.
GRAND RAPIDS DIVISION.
Nov. 2lst, 1875.

sSunday excepted. tSat. and Sunday excepted.
Through coaches and sleeping cars to and from,
Grand Rapids and Detroit. All trains connect in
same depot at Detreit with Great Western, Grand
Trunk and Canada Southern Railways.
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Geo. M. Savage & Cos Column.

~ Parties answering any OF these advertise
ments will pleass state whore they saw the came.
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Dirision

No trains run on sunday.
e. n. Br.H. WV. n. SruoNG
DIV. SvpJ. Jocfsop. CENT svpf, Chic0go.
HENRY 4. WENTWORTH, q. r. q r. a., ChiU1o.
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Surveying, looking and estimat-
ing lands. Address,
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~ Hrffu.fS Gent Srp't Dttr3i'.
W A. CAEfiSfrs Gcu' foss ~ 3. Detroit
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Ntrrunn, Mch., January, 1876.
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/. one Of TIC dryest, rurest and health
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-10

How TO TREAT WIfE.-First. get
a wife; second. be patient. You NAV
have great trials and perplexities IN
your business with the world, but do
not carry to your home a clouded or
contracted brow. Your wife may have
had many trials. which though of less
magnitude, may have been as hard -
bear. A kind word, n tender look, will
do wonders in chasing from her brow
ali clouds of gloom. You encounter
your difficulties in the open ar, famed
by heavens $ cool breeze: but your wife
is often shut in from these hcslthful in-
Influences, and her spirits lose their
elasticity. But, oh !! bear with her: sh6
has trial& and sn1owsswhich your ten.
derness can deprive Of all their anguish.
Notice kindly her little attentions and
| efforts to promote your comfort. Do
not treat her with Indifference, if you
would not scar and palsy her heart.
which watered by kindness, would, 10
the latest day Of your existence, throt
with sincere and constant Affection
Contide in her; the reason many wives
seem unreasonable in their demands
and unsympathizing IN their husband =
| financial embarrassments, is because
they arc ignorant OF the situation. A
true woman will never bctray her hus-
bands confidence, and will be willing to
curtail expenditures, and bear burdens
with him. Men are mistaken when
they think their wives cannot under
stand their business. Treat your wife
as though she was an intelligent being.
Sometimes yield your wishes to hers.
She has preferences as strong as YOU,
and it may be just as trying to yield
her choice as TO YOU. Ii YOU never
yield to her wishes, there is danger
that she will think YOU are selfish, and
care only for yourself, and with such
feelings she cannot love as she might.
Again, show yourself manly, so that
your wife can look up at you and feel
that YOU will act nobly, and that she
can confide in your judgment.
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MARRIAGE MEMoRrEs.-What the

MARRIAGE MEMoRrEs.-What the
father says: Which side must stand
on when have TO give her away :"
What the mother says: Il am sure
the ices will be late for breakfast"
What the sister saws: Il iiattsr nv
self am the best looking of the eight
bridesmaids"
What the brother saws: "Of course
the best man is behind his time. Just
like him -
What the clergyman says: Have
YOU got the ring"
What the crowd saws: 1" Hooray
That's or. Oh, amt he a guy :"
What the old friend OF the family
says: Il have known him. too. since
he was SO high. That was nigh upon
forty years agor'
What the funny man saws: "You
can see from my face that am jus, the
man TO be associated with the brides.
maids"
What the best man saws: Unaccus.
toned as ! am to public speaking"
What the bride says: Goodbye
my own darling mama and papa Aud
Emma, dear, please to see that the
things are all right before We start"
What the bridegroom says: THANH
goodness, it j. all over"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-10

THE Asri-SLASc Soc,ErY.-The
"Reiorm Club" is the title ot a new or
ganization in the West End, organized
by young ladies for the purpose OF dis.
couraging the use of slang phrases in
conversation.
Alta recent meeting, while member
was addressing the society, she inad-
vertently made use of the expression.
lawful NICE" and was cali to order for
transgressing the rules.
.ln what way have transgre.sed 81
asked the speaker, blushing deeply.
"You said it would be awful nice TO
admit young gentlemen to our deliber-
ations, replied the other. -,
"WeIl, wouldn't Il be ." returned The
speaker; "you know you said yourself,
no longer ago than yesterday, that
Eyes, l know; but then you said 'aw-
ful NICE That's slang"
"Well," said the speaker, tartly, "ii
you are going to be so awful nice about
It, perhaps it is; but wouldn't say
anything about it i'll were you. Didn't
you tell Sallie Spriggias, this morning,
to pull down her basque:
mo, didn't" retorted the other,
her face growing crimson; land Sallie
Spriggins will say didn't. She won,
go back on me-"
"This is nice racket you are giving
u.s." cried the President, after rapping
both speakers to order. "Let us ask,
what is the object of this society,""
ITO discourage slang" cried dozen
voices.
"Kerrect," said the President, "gc
on with the funeral
A member rose to explain that she
had been fined at the last meeting ioi
saying lawful nice" herself, but she
hadn't the stamps to pay it now-would
settle, however, in the sweet by anc
by.
"That'll be all right" said the Presi.
dent. Pay when you have the du.
cats"
Another member asked il young
lady could say ''old splendid" without
sublecting herself to fine.
'.You bet she can't" said the Prc>i
dent, who was the original founder ofth,
| SoNiStN. dHN, u
when any nice question was TO be de-
cided.
Then" said the speaker, Il move
that Miranda Pew come down with tn.
dust. for heard her say that her bea,
was just old splendid"
Aiiranda's $ face was in blaze as sht
cried:
We'll, if my beau was such an ole
hairpin as your fellow is, | wouldn'
say it,"
'Shoot the Ginning" cried the Pres
ident. "Will you never tumble p
But the confusion was too great to b,
aIlayed. Miranda's blood was up
Some sided with her, and others asains
her: and amid the Babel that followed
could be heard such exclamations a.
DRY up - Nice blackberry yo,
are - wipe Off your chin J" "Hir.
a hall" Sc, when motion to adjourn
was carried by large majority-Er
change.
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SOMETHING QUIrE SoFr.-" Why.
your hand feels as soft as silk" said |,
as l shook hands with the widow.
Nonsense, DOCTOR" she replied
Here with some more Of your fiattery,
are you: My hands are not as soft as
your own this minnie"
Why, your hand" said I, feels so
soft Id be afraid to squeeze it. Inever
felt anything so soft"
Now, doctor, just listen at you
again. If you never felt anything as
soft as my hand, and even softer-much
softer-you know it has been your own
fault and thought the widow blushed
as though sorry she had said it.
Pray" said l, becoming deeply in
terested. " what might have felt that
is softer than your hand -
Hush. now! You don't know, oi
course. You are very Innocent" and
then could nave sworn the widow W as
blushing.
Upon my honor don't know" was
my still more interested reply; " won,
you tell me or show me 2
No. you know | won't tell you."
Then show me, won't you:''
don't like to. But you are such
a tease and such a Ounce one must do
almost anything to get rid Of you."
Certainly"
And she took my hand mincingly in
hers.
Now shut your eyes, doctor"
closed my eyes in an instant. She
lifted my hand up and up l held my
breath, and, dear reader, before | sus-
pected what she was about, she had
placed it gently upon-my head.