The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-20

.p,..- CURRENT iTOPICs.a i.
Solitary confinement, to take the
place Of whipping In school, Is said to
have had good effect at the East
where 1t has been tried. i,Hrnsl N
/. The English company of Old Testa-
ment revisers have reached the Prophet
Hosea first revision) and the New
Testament company the 18th chapter
Of Acts Second revision).
The Pennsylvania Railway Com
pany have adopted the excellent rule
of requiring passengers to enter cars at
the rear door and leave ut the front.
Great Salt Lake Is beginning to take
rank as watering place. Bathing In
its waters is said to cure skin disease,
sore eyes and catarrh. Hundreds of
the afflicted are testing its. curative
power. g.fsN
All the public lands In the State of
Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida will
soon be offered at public sale, and the
opportunity that is offered men of
small means and agricultural aspira-
tons Is not to be despised.
The Spaniards have adopted what
may be termed a discriminating tariff;
That Ia they favor some countries as
against others, among those discrim-
mated being the United States. Ger
man and Belgian imports are admitted
at from thirty to fifty per cent. less
than those of the United States.
One OF our exchanges says: "The
full moon, which occurs on the 22nd
of September, will be that wonderful
thing, the harvest moon. For several
successive evenings the moon will rise
at dark, shedding across the earth dur
ing the whole night its mild beams.
Most generally there isan hours diff
ference from one night to another in
the rising of the moon, but for few
days after the September full moon
this will not be So"
Persons are drowned by raising their
arms above water, the unbuoyed
weight Of which depresses the head.
When man falls into deep water he
will ris to the surface, and Will con-
tinue there If he does not elevate his
hands. If he moves his hands under
water in any way he pleases his head
will raise so high as to allow him full
liberty to breathe, and if he will use
his legs, as i'm the act of walking up
stairs, his shoulders will rise above the
water so that he may use less exertion
with his hands, or apply them to any
other purpose. These plain directions
are recommended to the recollection of
those who have not learned to swim in
their youth, as they may be found
highly advantageous in preserving
valuable life.
The railroads of the great northwest
ern grain country are already realizing
their anticipations or profitable bust
ness. The earnings Of the Milwaukee
and ST. Paul road for the fourth week
of August were $26S, 900, against $751;
2S6 for the corresponding week of last
year; those of the Chicago and North
western show an increase of $68, 900 for
that week and $l35, 900 for the month;
and the Rock Island earned $50, 900
more last month than in August, 1876.
The earnings of this road was much
less during the spring and early sum-
mer than in the same period of 1876,
and asthey cut down expenses to cor
respond with the shrinkage OF their
traffic, they must now be doing pretty
well. ~ s.'.e>
The full working of both the Eastern
and Western pooling arrangements
has been delayed by the existence of
numerous Especial contracts given to
fayorite shippers for long times and at
very low rates. The last of these will
soon cease. Then all shippers, big and
little, will be placed on an equality on
these lines, as they should be, and the
roads will keep some of the money
they earn instead of throwing IL away
in brides and rebates.
Weather.wise people tell us that we
must expect an early and severe win
ter this year; and though the crops
have turned out well and there Is
every promise Of the lopg-hoped-for
revival of business which Is to set us on
our feet again, yet people of moderate
| incomes, who have not an absolute
certainty of retaining them during the
bitter season, would act with wisdom
should they at once begin to- look "
head and prepare for what Is coming
The storm-and-stress period for labor
ers, or for any man who depends upor
his present exertions for the support O
his family, Is not yet over. The vol
Is cycling the doors OF US al and in tn,
winter he will prowl about them, eagel
| to seize whatever may be had.
Mr.. Christian X. Ross, i'm speaking
of the numerous recovery of his child
says: "Why, have had 500, yel
nearly 600, eases brought to my NOTES
from all over this country, Canada ant
England, and I'm nine cases out of ten
when run them out, they were eithe
Legitimate children or women run
ming away with the children from
their husbands. Take that Yorl
child, for instance, he,people up Their
were certain 1t was my boy. j wen
up, and 1t didn't take me but a few
hours to find out that IL was an illegit
innate child, and was In the possession
of its mother, its father being Phil
adelphian. / have just finished up I
case from England, where the chill,
was named Ross by its reputed father
and there isn't a week passes but wha
lam called on to pass judgment abou
some child. / don't have much conf
dence In many of them, but / am afrait
to let any slip by for fear they nigh