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, 1877-11-28
A LIGHT WANTED.

- LAtst1L "AN1fDs ..,...
Tho Alpena Aram perttnentty says: "Nnrth
Point Ia of the most desirable 1oeatlons IN the
lakes for light lnd wht.tlo. ~ has been clearly
shown by the number Of vessels damaged or lost.
and amount Of property destroyed during the paas
few ychFd. Tht. teaeon many vcrscls hare ground
cd IN Or near thta Point tn foR Or Atorn+ IN so-
sence Of light Or sfYnat to warn them Of the an.
pronehtng dnn9cs. This Il = matter that de,ua nde
attention, and should he looked after At once and
II thtsc safeguards cou1I ha supplied At these
points, va arc confident that tho number OF dieas.
ters tn this locality would bc lessencd more than
tcnfold."
, 1877-11-28

tonns Tho latter part Of ne1t week. Tie has ale1
nrw pian for diving hpparatu+ and 1ffe-taVtn9
jackct, which arc entirely nrw bat see not Jet
Frady for practical demonstration. -C5tfstdAd
Herald, 2&fh.
, 1877-11-28


buffalo 14,dga No. o, A. q. u. r.. offers SEC
reward foF tho recovery OF tho body Of Andrew II.
johnson, latp u1atteE of tho schr Ucrlln, wrecked
OH Lake Huron Nov. H. All letters should be I'D.
dressed 10 William 4. Phillips, Assistant Bupern-
tcudent of Police. Uuflalo.
The machinery u. tie 'ratnwansla tuC McKfnnon
bccaule disabled on Niagara River mar Chippewa
Crock, few days ago, nn4 but for the prompt
actlnn Of tho Canadian tug Minerva might have
dr,ftct over Niavara Falls.
The. tug I.cvlathnn was to have left rctoskcy,
Mich, on SATURDAY night With The @ sehr lirtdgo.
in the vessel. and have been sold at Detrost* Tho
vessels bottom is badly danlaEed. :. =.
Of erosn so!i It's eargS y se scs ete1s,
ns.lorc at Port Co'borne, and abapdoncd tho sca'
The damages sustained by the schr Gold Hunter
whllc ashotu III the strAits lasc been fund by
survey :" amount 70 sa ": nes e. temporary r., 'c'
to Milwaukee with coal. was towed IN htalYc ls!.
and icci:an damaged 10 that shc leaked. She was
shs viii discharge part oi hsE cargo and repair
Ths taE Favoeite has been having IN lawful"
luz Island a,, ,olls lsie anu ran tus lowsprit Ut
the ac!.r Three 1cla through thu roof OF shed Oh
thS SsSa fsntS Ts5t d as and The .eb.
Graugcr hnA their butwarks stove In lately, They
wcrs 1t Milwaukee, Monday. Tl,o Granger was IN
the NV with thu lost Kate L. bruce IN tae night Of
Capt. Rearlon, Of The schs Alleghany, picked "
4 lcal- colore1 yswl- ooat % Point l'stty on hls
fs III scar @ 1 Ja,s Dsis arlsci At Detroit. where her
hull was examined md found 81 right, M dmso-
wrre supplied, and the dcparted for Buffalo.
rho scht 7. ii. uastner IL ssil! high up on tho
dons .oon to 81 haf ID, she will probably remain
IL her aa,d- bed tor tho winter.
, 1877-11-28

CQLISEuM.

GEOHQE FRANCE And FRANK fOaTEiL
u Thrilling Drama VI
WIDE AwA
Tbs wonderful Dfau.stie bo.s4 DHqEo sad DON
les IK. Th9 Great ASElE hfNuLE iu new sdnss,
Gr {lFA1d OHIO Constellation. Extes Matinee Th4hkt
xiVIaG. Day At ] D. II. E1EA Performance
, 1877-11-28
THE CORRESPONDENT OF TUE LON.
DON nAlltY NEWS.


Judoe hanRei, In his own ttrlIouse. and to
~ ana .,,,t t,,a ,.s"a,,. -, ,.as1,ar ,a,.,arI
w a''sa NIL 1"o kto"ao VI "o"e.t t',u1'o1
Win the children at their breasts Ho Aal
been discussing tho ysit Of lho Qriure OF Wales,
who vas then at Apru. and bad nIrea.ly dono
mncb hv r,ss,nr rvcr t,,c sccncs of tbe mn.
s1s.. ~ paaa ~, @ a. 49, ~ .,as. ~ ''~ -"'"
sI5, " Hea! W Wv ,' sea.e ~ ~ '.4a9s. ,.
We wcrc 1oyfuly assentluE TO m Invitation to
purtakc of sonc champagne, wheu tho sound Of
vhee1a wns hear,l. md q whItc-turbancd aeryaut
n,..o,,a NJ ...a,
psou4'ea pI". ea1u'
ml. A1cnlnala fofneaF
Clarcs liattic, tue Collector, indul9td in tho
little whistle whtcti IL usually reserved for such
aupre!nc laou.euta Ut surprise as the Gfst traSk
q Tiger Or tbs hret word of truth In the ev!-
"lt;e tho correspondent Of tue London Daily
Ns1ct,f lat1 hr, tA&tt hin at Arm, and asked
ltn 70 look me up ia passing Bare!lly., A very
decent fellow, l believe" And ha bade tho
servant Ahow Mt. Forbes into the study.
=, lte was tall, powerful uIa1i, thta Archibald
turbes, With ciosecrupped hair, aud q very red
1aee.-lookIng not unll lke Russian soldier. lie
70 eraEutna tis bookshulyes, while tho famous
Aaatte ayaa being tapped.
you'll fid sotne booka OF yours there" said
Rattle, "eycn novel yon Wrotu !n 1AA"
At this EorGcs started and locked around
httlo neFyously.
"lm sorry for that" asld hs,
"Sorryl Why"
N attempt to Set forth the trials Of private
soldiers life. Tbs Times came down omit sAy-
agely, end said the book MA worthy OF a
"sankeF,' and only tit fur tho Ruaru-soom. 1n
one resiIegt the TJGszs waa right, / wa4 In the
tanks when Hrote 1t" .-
, 1877-11-28

TWO or MIR. LINCOLN'S STORIES.
HfR York EttR&ag PhR.
llefa are two fresh s,orte4 about NJ. Lincoln:
Onn day gentleman. speaking Ito hlll about
kr. Caasv's political ambition, expressed sur
, 1877-11-28

1H3EX .AxA1f 14O AA*
Tbs psnhusy News kaas pev bouk, and decidedly hN
best Hllty. y.second Thousand aos ready.
, 1877-11-28

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & 81. PAUL RAILWAY.
Cnfuu Uei2t. Cntnrr Madison 4pt Eanal.4tA. TIckB1
ofae. 81 south ClsrE.st., oppoalte Sherman House.
kut5 at uutUt,
, 1877-11-28

CHICAGO, ALTON L sr. LoUB AID CHICAGO
KANSAS CITY Il DENVER 8H0RT LIHEA
GriHn IeC.. West Stdr, near Madt.0n.st bfiigt Hpf
TFrntT .tAfd.at. Thket Utnce. III ltAnd0!ph-st.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
CRYSTALS.

The use of rock crystal in the manu-
facture of optical instruments has led to
the development of the curious and in
teresting profession of crystal finding.
1t is, however, an old occupation in the
Swiss Alps, where not only the knowl-
edge of the crystal finder, but his nerve
and endurance, are often put to severe
test. The rock crystal, or crystallized
quartz, is found in pieces Of different
size, color, and fineness, sometimes sep
arately, sometimes in groups.
The strahler-as the crystal finder is
called-is equipped with bar of iron
four feet long, bent up at one end, a
shovel, hammer, hack, strong cord
and leather sack, and starts for his
work early in the morning. He is nearly
always alone, as the Swiss are not fond
of "going shares" in any piece of good
fortune. He crawls along the fanks of
the hills hours together, along the most
perilous paths, looking out anxiously
for any indication of vein. This may
be a long way above him, and he tries
to reach it as best he can, being not in
frequently compelled to cut out his steps
in the rock. His first act, on reaching
his find, is to strike it with his hammer,
his ear telling him whether crystals are
attached to the walls, separate or mixed
with sand.
The most celebrated find of large
crystal is the recent one made at st.
Gothard. A hundred feet above the
snow limit, an apothecary, a resident of
Berne, saw, one evening, vein of quartz
sixty feet long and four to twelve feet
thick. A guide was with him, and the
two resolved to ascend for an investig,-
ton. This, however, had to be deferred
till the morning. The would-be finders
passed the night in hut, and rose early
to make the ascent. Unfortunately, the
morning was misty, and threatened to
cut off their retreat. They descended
in haste, and were unable to renew their
attempt until the following year, when
the spring melted the winter SHOWS.
The day at length arrived when they
were able to begin work, and by mining
the vein they pierced into its inner
chambers, and collected three hundred
cwt. of crystals, the largest of which
were bought up by scientific institutions,
and the fragments by opticians and in
ar truueut IN akars
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
Fight Between Sea Monsters.

An annual, or at least q semi-annual sea
serpent story, is one of the periodical
duties of newspaper literature. 1t must
come at least as frequently as the resur-
rection of the biography of Fanny
Ellsler, or the story of the man who got
wrong-shipped in a ahigh.tOned pew. Cap
tain Drewar, of the British bark Pauline,
just home after long voyage, is the
person held responsible for the last hair
lifting story in the line of marine mon
sters. He exhibits wide margin over
all previous yarns, and is made by the
newspapers to tell = story which would
make the Centennial liar ashamed of
himself. He aggravates the matter by
offering to swear to his story, and pro-
duce the affidavits of half his crew
thereto. On the 9Th of July, 1875, Oft
Cape San Rogue, northeast coast of
Brazil-where the temperature of the air
and water is seldom below eighty-one
degrees, and where the shore for thous-
and miles is bordered by coral wall or
reef-this veracious son of the salt seas
had his attention attracted by whitish
pillar thirty feet high. The water was
thrown into state of violent agitation
by vicious prize fight between an
enormous sperm whale and ferociOus SER
pent the like of which had never before
met the eyes of the oldest seaman. Two
other whales were excited spectators of
the..sanguinary encounter, unable to aid
their fellow, and seemingly shivering
with fear and astonishmentat the rapid
execution of their mortal enemy. The
serpent was wrapped twice around the
body of the whale, and from the
quantity of head and tail which was
still free for action, the captain estimated
his length at one hundred and seventy
feet; his girth was about eight feet. 1t
is scarcely necessary to say that the ser
pent got away" with the whale. The
whale was disabled and carried to the
bottom of the reefs, when the serpent
probably converted him into pot-pie.
Captain Drewar had the pleasure of
meeting the same sinuous monster, or a
similar one, about five days later than
the date of the fight above described.
This time he was cavorting around in the
sea with about forty feet of his ugly
head and body out of the water, looking
around for another whale. 1t is sug-
gested that Barnum, or some other enter
prising individual in the show business,
should charter whaling vessel, sup
piled with suitable hooks and wire lines,
and proceed to the region where sea
serpents are as plenty as blackberries. If
Barnum can't capture one of the snakes,
the next best thing would be Captain
Drewar.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
The Frozen Spray at Niagara.

The Falls of Niagara, in summer or
winter, are too stupendOus to be de-
scribed by mortal man. Those who wish
to view the Falls and the surroundings
in winter must come and see for them
selves the vagaries Of the frozen spray.
Even Daniel Webster gave up his at
tempt to describe the scene with the ex-
clamation: Before us is hurly-burly
of waters LOO deep to be fathomed, too
irregular TO be described. shrouded in
too much mist to be clearly seen; water,
vapor, foam, and atmosphere are all
mixed up together in sublime confusion.
BY our side down comes this world of
green and white waters and pours into
the invisible abyss. A steady, imaginary,
low-toned moan thunders incessantly in
our ears AS we look up we think some
sudden disaster has opened the seas, and
that all their floods are coming down
upon us at once, but we soon recollect
that what we see is not q sudden or vi0-
lent exhibition, but the permanent and
uniform character of the object which
we contemplate. There the grand spec
tacle has stood for centuries-from the
creation, as far as we know, without
change. From the beginning 1t has
shaken, as it now does, the earth and the
air; and its unvarying thunder existed
before there were ears to hear 1T. Refiec-
tions like these on the duration and per-
manency of this grand object naturally
arise and contribute much to the deep
feeling which the whole scene produces.
We cannot help being struck with asense
of the insignificance of man and all his
works compared with what is before u.s."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
Impurities i'm Sugar.

Certain interrogatories in regard to
the alleged impurities of sugar having
been referred to prominent refiher in
New York, he has made statement,
from which we gather the following
points: Calling all dissolvent matter in
sugar impurities, and simply suspended
matter dirt, it is found, first, that all
raw sugars, including most Louisiana
sugars, are both impure and dirty.
Second-Re6ned sugars ought never to
be dirty but all, except those sold as
pure sugars, viz, cut loaf, cube, crushed,
powdered, granulated and ga" coffee
sugars. contain in the strict sense of the
word impurities besides the sugar, upon
the amount of which the value of the
sugars depends, :nasmuch as these sugars
mainly sell by their color, which is gen.
orally good indication of their degree
of purity. Now, as the market value OF
these yellow or impure sugars is from ten
to twenty per cent. below that of hard
white, nobody buying them does so with
amount of saccharine matter. Third
these impurities are never added during
the process of refining, but are the res
idue of those originally contained in the
raw sugar used and not eliminated dur
ing the refining process. Fourth-The
additions of matters like white earth,
ETC., can only be practiced in small
groceries. and can easily be detected by
dissolving spoonful of sugar in glass
of water, when all such matters, being
insoluble, will deposit. Fifth-Pure
sugar being less soluble than moist and
impure, it is apparently less sweet to the
tongue, as the degree of taste of this
member depends upon the amount the
saliva is able to supply to it or spread
over the nerves OF taste in dissolved
form; hence very low Louisiana sugars,
containing scarcely eighty per cent. pure
sugar, taste the sweetest, and pure crys-
tallized cube or cut-loaf are the least
sweet on the tongue. Yet every con-
fectioner who uses sugar by the pound
always buys the latter.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
Children Never Live Long.

When they are carried away in little
coffins and laid forever in the silent
grave, they become transformed 30
rapidly that we lose them in another
way. The athletic young soldier or
collegian, the graceful heroine of the
ballroom, may make proud the parental
heart, but can they quite console it for
the eternal loss of the little beings who
plagued and enlivened the early years of
marriage? A father may sometimes
feel a legitimate and reasonable melan-
choly as he contemplates the most prom
ising of little daughters, full of vivacity
and health. How long will the dear
child remain to him She will be altered
in six months; in six years she will be
succeeded by a totally different creature
"a creature new in flesh and blood and
bone, thinking other thoughts and speak
ing other language. There is sadness
even in that change, which is increase
and progression, for the glory of MONDAY
has destroyed the sweet delicacy of the
dewy Aurora, and the wealth of summer
has obliterated the freshness of spring
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
An Important Medical Discovery.

DR.. G. ID. Bebee, leading physician
OF Chicago, of the homeopathic school,
has published brief treatise on scarlet
fever, diphtheria, erysipelas, and kindred
diseases, i'm which he advances and sup
ports with much ability some entirely
new views in regard TO the nature and
treatment of these diseases. AS the re-
suit of series of microscopic Observa-
tions, confirmed by experimental treat
ment, he has satisfied himself that these
diseases are caused by living organisms
in the blood, infnitesimal parasites
which are generated and distributed
according to fixed laws of nature.
Having found their way into the bloed,
these minute organisms cause veritable
blood-poison. From this starting point
he inferred that the way to cure the
disease was to remove the cause, and
accordingly began the administration of
carbolic acid by the stomach to destroy
the poison germs. The writer says:
"In diphtheria the result was both
prompt and gratifying-many cases re-
covering rapidly under the administra
tion of this antiseptic, when other
measures offered but little hope. Observ-
ing how seldom erysipelas appeared in
surgical cases where used carbolic-acid
dressings, was led to regard this disease
of septic origin and to-day the certainty
with which case of erysipelas is ar
rested by the internal administration of
an efficient antiseptic is as complete a
demonstration of the presence of septic
germs in the blood, or is, at least, rs
convincing to my mind as though the
germs could be seen through the micro
scope"
The same line of treatment has salts
fed him that scarlet fever is as clearly OF
septic character as diphtheria, and he
says that during the last two years he
has treated hundreds of cases of scarlet
fever and diphtheria on this plan,
administering the sulpho-carbolate OF
soda "a chemical combination of carbolic
acid with the sulphite of soda) with un-
varying success. He has satisfied himself
that by its administration the blood and
Tissues of the human body may be
thoroughly disinfected without exciting
any toxic effects of the drug. Admins
tered to children breathing an atmos-
phere loaded with scarlet fever OF
diphtheritic contagion, it acts as al
absolute preventive, with exceptions
so rare, and with symptoms so slight
when any appear, that one is forced to
believe that the fault was rather in an
insufficient dose than in the agent
Given when either of there diseases has
developed an attack, aud within few
hours the activity of the disease ha,
ceased and the remaining symptom,
speedily fade out into health.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
TINE BUCKwHEAT CAKE.

Air-"America."
NY fap-jack, tits of thee,
Thou that agIeest with me,
OF thee sing,
Thou that with pork art fIied,
Then buttered on one side,
With maple syrup thick spplied-
Thou luscious thing
D savory morsel mine!
What taste is like TO thine,
Well-buttered one2
i love TO watch thee fry,
To see cook toss thee high,
And stick thee with fork to try
III thou art done.
Before the break OF dawn,
The cook, with many yawn.
The batter makesj
Then, ut the breakfast bell,
Down rush the boys pell-mell,
And all delighted yell,
80, buckwheat cakes I"
o red-faced ceok, to thee
Shall loud encomiums be
Forever more;
Soon, when our stomachs feel
Oppressed by such meal,
We promise you that well
Eat somewhat slower.
And, when our spirits rise
To dwell In Paradise,
Our hopeis this:
A gorgeous throne our seat,
Fair Houris at our feet,
Eternal buckwheat-c cakes to cat
What greater bliss2
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
AN EVENING AT THE AQUARIUM.

The band plays " Yankee Doodle"
The fishes wag their tails,
The Holsters all look happy,
Likewise the little spaiis
Sunday-school boy wonders
IL that's the very whale
That gobbled up poor Jonah,
In the Bible tale.
Centennialitish woman
In rapture cries, "0h, LAT"
To see a great big crawfish
Fill his rapacious nav;
The gray-backed, rskish shark, sirs,
Sails by his prison glass,
And casts look Of fondness
Ora buxom country lass.
Small boy, taken by his "ma"
To view the seals quick dash
Small boy OFF his balance
In the pool he goes "ker-splash !"
MI" goes nearly frantic;
The seals will .at her boy;
Urchin tished out dripping;
Ma" frantic now with Joy.
That Anemone's just lovely"
Cries winsome blushing girl.
Her lover thinks her more so,
And calls her his oyster pearl.
"Tommy, Make Room for Your Auntie,"
The band begins to play
An innocent little porgie
Makes room for a stingray.
The catfish dance, and founders
Go sailing around their tanks:
The sea-horse stands upon his tail
For want Of better shanks.
The acfined dianthus,
With expanded tentacula,
Animal and vegetable;
Indeed, tits most peculiar.
The sea-lion gives an awful yawp
From out his rocky lair,
And hundreds Of every Kind of fish
Go swimming here and there.
M Y. Commercial Advertiser,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
The Fate OF ImpOlite Americans.

lhtihntlc nOntnty Johuo'ysJ
The incivility which greets the Amer
ican traveller at every stage in his own
domains is so rare an accomplishment
among foreign railway, steamboat, and
hotel officials, that it is possible to jour
ney from Dan to Beersheba-c certainly
from PonkapOg to Pesth-without meet
ing a single notable instance of IL.
think that the gentlemen of the Dogana
at Ventimiglia were selected expressly
on account of their high breeding TO ex-
anime luggage at that point. In France
by France 1 mean Paris-even the
drivers of the public carriages are civil.
Civilization can go no further. IL Dar-
win is correct in his theory of the sur
viyal of the fittest, there will ultimately
not be a single New York hackman left
on the face of the earth. We shall have
to import Parjsians. / am not positive
out we shall also run short of railway
conductors and ticketsellers. We have
persons occupying these posts here who
could not hold similar positions in Eu-
rope fifteen minutes.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
About Hinges.

Detroit Free Press.I
The man who invented hinges for doors
was overpowered by the idea that doors
were to be made to open and shut. They
have of late years been used for that
purpose. The object of door in winter
is to ke ep out the cold, in summer to let
in draft, aside from the convenience it
may have of furnishing short cut from
room to room. 1t is only in the big
buildings occupied by lawyers, doctors,
agents, etc, that one discovers the impor-
tance that is attached to closed door.
Every door has sign on the outside ask
ing the public to shut it, but the man
behind the door realizes that not one in
ten will comply with the request. There
fore, he tacks sign on the inside of the
door rea1ing: Swing me back" Some
folks will slowly respond, as if it were a
great effort to shut door, while others
will not even see the placard. For the
benefit of these last there is big sign
on the wall aski"g: Have you shut the
dOorW Some have and some haven't
Those who haven't are not looking at
the wall for signs, and in order that
they may receive hint another sign is
hung over the coal stove. 1t delicately
inq aires "Why didn't you shut the
door p Some men, you know, can't
even see sign on coal stove, and rs
last resort the owner of the office hands
out card reading:
DEAR sIR-The door leading TO the hall
is on hinges. Will you please shut it before
going further? And il not, why not?
Some men return and shut the door,
and some heave a sigh as they read the
sign and then go on about their business
For such men there is no hope. The
owner of the Office treats them cour
teously, answering all questions, and a.
they 20 out and reach the head of the
stairs a trapdoor is sprung open ant
they fall through to the cellar and intc
an old well. They are missed, search il
instituted, but none Of them ever return
to leave any more doors open.
BEFORE the Joint Committee of tn,
Legislature investigating the Ashtabuls
disaster, Mr.. Williams the Assistant
Roadmaster, gave it as his opinion tha
the disaster was caused by the terrific
gale prevailing at the time. In supper,
of his theory he produced reports from
the Signal Service, showing that at the
time of the accident a gale was blowing
at a velocity of thirty miles an hour.
When the train went on the bridge the
wind struck the whole surface of the cars
at force estimated at five pounds to the
square foot, which broke some OF the
bolts, and the terrible crash followed. IL
is said that several members of the Com
mittee are inclined 10 accept this new
theory as the true one.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22
IT cannot he disputed that the man

1T cannot be disputed that the man
who stops advertising for the purpose of
retrenching his expenses succeeds in ac-
complaining his object. AT the same
time his receipts are largely retrenched,
enabling a material saving in clerk hire.
liz the policy of retrenchment is adhered
TO, he will soon be able to elude the pay
mcnt of rent and annoyances of conduct
log a business.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-22

HART's statue of Henry Clay, which
stands in the Capitol grounds at Rich
mond, Is TO be repaired. The statue has
been mutilsted by having the fingers OF
both hands broken of.