The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-12

Dreakogo or the grain necessarily CO
ours, the dressed results are generally
divided by screens into three assort-
ments-whole, middling and fine, OF
broken. No portion Of the ofiAl made
In the process Is wasted, but all thor
oughly utilized, the ''chaff'' being used
for packing purposes, for which II Is
highly prized, as Il absorbs no moisture
and IL aheat-repellsnt, and the "meal"
In various articles Of commercial man.
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81 War Topics. -
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PEN PICTURE OF KARs.
The town itself, with all its stray
Cling and badly:paved streets, IL sit
uated In rocky amphitheatre OF
black basaltic hills. The houses are
constructed Of this dingy material, and
this circumstance, coupled with the
absence Of trees, gives the town q dis
NAL appearance quite In keeping with
the name IL bears. Kara-pagh, OF
black mountain, with several other
abrupt rocky and precipitous hills,
flank the town on the eastern side,
within about . mileof the walls. These
are separated from Kars by q valley,
through which . river flows, passable
by bridges. The hills on the western
side offer an easy ascent 70 the enemy,
but are situated twice the distance Of
Kara-dagh. On the south q large
plain extends for some miles and is
then barred by . range Of easy sloping
heights. These hills command the
city from military point of view, and
therefore during the defence Of Kars
by Fenwick Williams, q series Of forts,
redOubts, and earthworks were con-
structed along them, the greater atten-
ton being paid to Kara-dagh-the key
to the place. According to Nolan, the
defences of the city, as devised by the
skill Of Col. Lake, were admirable.
Their great weakness consisted In their
extent. 1t requires large army to
man such extensive works, and all
must be garrisoned. Otherwise they
are liable, Of course, to seizure by the
enemy, who, by possessing one link Of
the chain, would be In better position
to seize the rest.">
AMONG THE ARMENIAN WOMEN.
A war correspondent. describing his
journey from Trebizond to Erzeroum
says: Thousands Of small yellow
ferrets dart to and fro across the road
and run to shelter in their burrows as
we tramp by. Strange looking water
fowl rise screaming from the marshes,
and the king6sher and maidenbird
perch on the single telegraph wire that
TANKS the way. Scattered villages ap-
pear at intervals. There are no separ-
ate farm houses as In other countries.
For mutual protection the inhabitants
have grouped their houses together.
You see Armenian women sitting on
the roadside, wrapped in their long
white robes, covering alike head and
feet. The black veil gives them q
hideous, unearthly appearance. The
yasmak of the Turkish women might
by stretching point, he considered as
an article Of dress, but here there Is no
compromise. The veil and the mantle
have no pretense to elegance or
beauty, they are merely means Of con-
cealing the figure and face. AS, the
tramp of horses draws near the wo-
men fly furtively across the road to
their respective houses or huts. It re-
minded me forcibly of rabbits on q
c0untry road scurrying hastily to their
burrows on the approach Of q way
farer. The seclusiOn Of Armenian wo-
men, even of the humblest class, is
much more severe than among the
Turks. suppose q sad experience
has taught them caution.
TYPES OF CHARACTER AT A ROU-
MANIAN RAILWAY STATION.
Edward King gives the following
bit Of description In his last letter to
the Boston Journal: IL would be
difficult to grow weary over the thous-
and new types that one sees in these
long Roumanian journeys. Let US
stop at railway station where gently
tinkling bell warns the traveller to be
ready the third or fourth time It peals
forth its nneiodious chime. A group Of
peasant men and women and bright
eyed, brown faced little children hud-
die at the fence with long strings Of
wild cherries In their hands, and scream
ct you the price and the special excel
lence Of their wares. AS the moments
decrease the clamor rises, whereupon
the station guard, picking up . huge
bush; which he always Keeps handy,
bestows harmless blows right and left
until the peasants retreat. Around q
well at the station dozen Roumanian
troopers are gathered, each waiting his
turn to drink from the huge bucket
which comes up dripping with cool
water. The little maidens who offer
Adams ale In long jugs, or in bits Of
pottery rudely stained with cherry or
green cOlors, find no customers and
look sullenly at the well which spoils
their trade. Near the formidable look
ing Office which has Commissary Of
Police written over Il, and In the door
Of which 9 dark-hatred young Russian.
In o white tunic, black trousers and
Jack boots, Tolls negligently with his
hand upon his sword, stand little
Of conscripts, young fellows
Of all slxes-some OF them 90 diminu-
tive that they seem hardly able TO carry
D long gun. A massive Montenegro,
with huge moustache, and with his
rich costume full Of startling colors,
with his girdle filled with knives and
pistols, with his round red cap shroud-
ed In mourning because Of the down.
fall Of the Servian Empire Of old and
the triumph Of the Turks fine
specimen Montenegrin, strolls up and
down the platform, the object Of in
finite admiration on the part Of the
ladies, The Russian SER
want, with bis blond hair cut square
away in the back Of his neck, 90 that
his head appear 70 have been whitfield
out Of q block although he certainly 10
, thousand removes from Q blockhead
lis to b seen humbly following the
OF his master. Waiting for
The train-lnaster 10 find them q seat In
, coupe, stand half . dozen Roumanian
beauties, whose languishing eyes,
plump forms and gracious manners
Are not lost upon their 6clavic visitors;
and chatting with these ladies, the
officers, holding their hats
In their hands, stand respectfully by.
Meanwhile . long, lean, cynical-look-
ing OlRcassian, WhOse lengthy blue
coat would give him an almost clerical
appearance In my eyes, were II not for
he row of cartridges which he wears
u aspeciolof belt stretched scroes his
breast, walks solemnly up and down
he platform, and seems inwardly an
noyed that the struggle has not begun
ofig ago. His elongated form, his bod,
almost whlmsical face, rendered still
more peculiar by the huge cap Of A.
,rakas1 or fur-I.have not b8ef able TO