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Sam Houston and the Ham.

when my father first came here
said the merchant, he settled in Hous-
ton--then the capital of Texas. was
put in grocery and provision store
under q very strict and pArsimonious
bess.9 One morning just, as, L swept
out, Tom, Gen. Houston's body SER
want, came into the store Looking
roand he spied fine hama rarG avis
in those days. Having asked the price,
he said he would take II, and the
president, would call around and pay
for It. 1 felt proud Of my sale, and
called the attention of my boss to. 1t as
he came In.
7'Did you get the money! he asked
quiclxly.sy a. irdf nsGlg ! var
No; but President Houston Ia COM
ing round to pay for it, y 80 - :
president Houston-the devil! Did
Tom say he would see itpaid.'
gnNo, SIR nsH"% ~ ''.7"iis 90
q Then You are o fool Now, sir, you
10 staaight to the presidents kitchen
and bring me that ham, unless Tom
will say Il shall be paid. Il
II started off very much crestfalIen,
and not liking the Job before me. But
I resolutely walked into the presidents
kitchen. Tom was there. saw my
ham lying there with Q few slices cut
off It, and seizing 1t, told Tom that un-
less he would undertake to see that the
money was paid i must, take Il back.
Tom cogitated awhile, and then said
Young man, take back your meat.
The gineral isa mighty good master,
ut . mighty Door paymaster, and I
omit keer to involvilate myself with
his .debts., =, 49,
This was enough for me. I left
with the ham in siny. hand. Going
AROUND to the gate, I had, to pass the
fr6nt door, There stood Gen. Houston,
tho President Of Texas, with . pocket
handkerchief In one hand and q tooth
pick In the other. my little man, :
ssys be. in his superb manner, tell
your master I am under great obliga-
tohs FOR 81 most delicious breakfast,
And would pay him, but L really
haven't got the money. The fact IA,
young man, Texas IL very poor, and as
Der preeident 4 must share her pow
efty..'
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-19

at was said Of old that the poet is
born, not made and the declaration
may be applied with greater propriety
to the wooef. ? As we may trace the
methods by which poets touch the ina
agination, and deduce from their
NoSlssa consistent set Of rules which
may be called the. art Of poetry 20
BY observing and studying the means
through which wo0ets touch the henrt,
sn sSsSs ca i 81 5ssis8 y %oo.
,ine y hut hlter ali the subtle element Of
genius, that no man can measure,
weigh, or scc6ufft -fUr, h requisite to
make . poster n woeer,' and without
IL no codifcation Of rules In, either art
is'of avail fttNi q rrt' eail Elre 4 =.
To, illustrate, however, the futilityl
OF al teaching on this subject let us
taks . practical working rule Rivsn by
society 70 Z young friend. He said:
sGs( poe1ession Of q eiri's hand and
squeeze Ii; fshe stapds that ,yop can
put your arm around her waist; II she
stAnds' that che VIA stand Anything.p
Nothing. could be simpler than this.
d0km6tB statement, but it1s utterly
veelses 70 the natuEl wooef and Abso-
lutely dangerous 70 the mechanical
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Number Of Eggs per Annmn.


repeated experiments with the
different varieties Of chickens and
comparisons with others who have ex-
perimented in the same direction Il Is
concluded that the laying capacities of
the principal varieties average about
asfollows: haA ssIoi. $40 ssIalet
10 Light Dramas and Partridge, .Coch-
lns.-Eggs, Z to the pound lay 100
Ders anIlum.yf Hnps .isl8A $40 baS
. . Dark Brahmas, r Eggs,. 8, 70. the
pound; lay l2O per annIm.
Black, white and Bun Coehins. =
Eggs, 8 to the pound ilaH tssRAs ans
plymouth . Rocks. AlEsss, ssrsst the
pound; lay $50 per Hnnpn- ,yo ~.
Houdans. Egg, 8 TO The pound; La
$50 Per a1nnum. ~
La Fleche.--Eggs, z to the pound
lay $50 per annum.
/! rtrsts Cuux --Essa, 10 to the Hound'
lay 40 per annum.
Y black spanish. - Eggs '7s to- the
pound \ lar lao Der annnln9i ml0i >
Leghorns.-7Eggs, 8 10 the pound ;
lay 100 per annum.' iliss no ~
~ HawburgA -7EGg, % 70 the pound
lay 100 per annum. ~,
folish. @Egss, ~s To the pound; lay
Dominique Eggs, 0 to Che pound
lay 135 per annum.I 10 is9d sht 81 p
II. Rs so . & Ihsgss 70 g. tbe p9Hspnd
" Gpmess-Esss, $50 the pound; lay
40" NJ sif97st sull -. In all s.L.1Atl9c
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wooer.. The secret. of success Is 10
make every advance In such q way
that the madam will not be Obliged to
make any sharp choice between aoqui-
escence or rejection, but may glide I'M
perceptibly into the former. All that
can ,be said 70 the VAN Of descri hing
the complicated movement Is the Crude
direction to take her hand. The tact
10 accomplish 1t is,as much q Gjft of
nature as the courage to try again II
you fall In the first attempt.
In the same way the rule to squeeze
worthless, Since much depends Gpon
Interpretation Of the Language of the
hand itself as to whether Il wants to be
sqpesSed q Hnd !; Yhethpy >, sqYeezlpg
would be 10 the owner an Insult or 4
caress. Everything depends .npon
who does the squeezing who ~ eQpeez-
ed, and how nicely the operation Is
conducted. z It ID needlebsito caxrytthe
analysis of this which we have quoted
any ftlrthef, since It Is plain nom what
has been already said that our theory
IN regard - wooin9 Acknowledgements
almost exclusively upon individual
endowmenb, ever varying circum-
stances, and diverse Opportunities, and
has little about It Of the fine aftsWhich
Ii h possible to teach or. possible to
learn, The man who is formed TO
make love with success TO bfnariy
women Is creature Of such rare sepsi-
bility, readiness and tact that he must
pe classed among those phenomenal
Beings like great soldiers and grest
poets and called a genius. To the man
who only wins one woman naturesu11-
plies the only guidance that It would
be well for him to trust, and eveA his
gaucheries may, In the curious ief-
chantment Of love, become the sources
of delight. 1t Is all wefi efityuGh fcr
the distinguished Southern 1adysw1fo
has come among us to lecture ofiswo0-
ing as fine art, but we venture, to say
that she could teach little to a country
lad and lass leaning over a farm mouse
gate, under the blossomihg lilac bushes,
In the light Of q soft moon, and sAtis-
fed to be wrapped In that sense Of
companioriship which Shelley calls
the =. mutual atmosphere without
spelling some of the serene enj0yment
Of her scholars. ~ ~ t'rf - '9fSsv.IS
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The river ran swift and was mex
pert In the management OF canoe,
but the Indiana fortunately hesitated
70 take the river. no doubt on account
OF the vicinity Of the fort, and, NJ
though they pursued M with der0e
shoutp and .yolleyt o{ arypy4 ONLY epA
Of the latter hit ma ipdictiRg q lght
wound or my TIT wrist While TIE
WoeUono Uou0k6 0eAo o11oop1nA ~ a.
ehaqt1 efa,xl1e fltm ~. hlefhor henk
s{fpaj j t6s SoyGcs q tSs b
whose weapons the Apachs stood'iA
wholesome awe / ives s00ng among
friendly faces, although % exhausted
was i with fatigue and emotion that i
fafnted before reaching Fort iWebttef.
a My stoEy, thue hastaly narrated n,
nearly ct an end The Kindness Of the
commanding ofilcer at the fort enabled
me to push on, 90 s6Uri as rest and re-
Treatment hsd eoGnewhat restored my
vigoF. and i reached Cristehel without
further hindrnnce or peril, and Was IN
time to save the credit of. the Arm
whose representative / 'wae,s and to
allay the surly suspioions Of the half
wild Mexican aud Texan, cattle-fhrm-
ers, who were already beginning to
chafe and murmur at the delay. The
oxen and other HIVE stock, some WEEKS
later, were sent along with o wagon
train that travelled under b strong es-
cort Of the United States cavalry 10
Tucson; and should have availsd
myself of the opportunity tn return
had not an attack Of fever, brought on
by anxiety and over-exertion, prostrAt-
ed me for : time, although youth and
q robust constitution enabled me to
shake It off. .,,; .ig
I was stiiiyery ppdie ana weak, and
was sitting listlessiy among the mag
nolia bushes and rcoffee-shrubs In the
garden of the, little inn, when I Jaw
Rosamond and Mrs. Grey, whose kind
ness To me during my Illness had been
unremitting, approaching me with joy
ful looks. ar.t myf! yt'f 4ft f1.
"Can you bear good news news,
Harry" asked the latter smilingly;
and indeed the tidings were very good
ones. My quaint, worthy employers
had been better than their word, hav-
ing not merely taken me into partner
ship. in recompence for what had
done on their behalf, but also appoint
ed me their resident agent at Crisfobal,
q far healthier and more pleasant place
than Tucson, with share in the profits
of the firm that was only too liberal.
/ have every prospect Of present COM
petence and ultimate wealth, while
my engagements TO Rosamond Gray is
very shortly to be brought to q happy
but In the midst of my
new-found, Joy q saddening recollection
will sometimes obtrude itself, as I re.
the faithful, dumb friend
whose bones are whitening on the
bank of the Gila. ~ ,,. ,...-.
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A humorous friend OF our own used TO
be particularly enthuslastic on the clas-
sic subject Of osculati0n. He declared
that there were few sciences" so diff
cult Of acquisition. "People,n said he,
twill kiss, yet not one In q hundred
knows how to extract bliss from lovely
lips any more than he knows how to
make diamonds from charcoal" He
used to relate his experience Of o good
night Kills., imprinted on the lips Of his
fnaDs0rdtd, after having escorted her
10 and from . New England forfeit
party, where the poor girl, being the
bell Of the evening, had been kissed,
andTas he expressed himseif "slob-
bered over by all aud sundry ~ he de-
olATed that IN that one chagte salute he
could discriminate nine distinct and
separate vors"--namely, onions, to-
bacco, peppefu1ent, GIN, lAger-beer,
brandy, check erberry, musk, And CAM
phor. II his account was correct, Il
must have been q s0nnewhat trying
evening for his lady.l6vV. II she was,
a. he described her 70 be . delicate, sen.
sitive, and AAihblo woman. &C. II.
Broscn n AHpietoA's Josssssdl, s. .@is
/, The g racket y between Judge Hr-
Wi sazAO SaA0 Nv - k0SSkAAv oAk0 hM4AAVuo
tilt between O'C0laneil and DisrAsli.
The, Irishnan tainted the JSw with
being q y lineal descendant. Of the Inn
penitent thief on the cfose.n DlsrNeli,s
answef Il not 70 well known; he con-
olusively replied, = that, y. one-ha1f Of
Christendom w0fshipped Jew, and
the other half JewesS. ~ : easp.,s ~
IA little boy entered q Ash market
the other day, and seeing for the flrst
time q pile Or HOLSTERS lying On the
counter, looked intentIy at them for
some time, when he exclaimed, y BY
Sss1 fss s sNs sssS s's pisss'' s~AoP
.I1ot,seksepSt' u fpsbrmsd that the
Balkan Rangs, aboat which, she has
beard - much, ~, not exhib1eed In
ne stove depAft ment " ths y tsnnial
Exhibif4on.-Phil. B0llsfin. aI'e' :. \,
/ Richter says: mo nan ean either
live piously or die yightecusly without
q wife. 6ufierlnGs and sewers trials
purity ard chasen the heart
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White Field Labor in the south.

The New Orleans Democrat, discuss
ing the question OF immigration to
that State, comes to the VOnclusi0n
that Louisiana ought to be the Hes
perides or the Western, Hemisphere
1t combats the prevailing belief that
white men are unable to work in the
sugar felds of Louisiana, and to estab-
lish its position calls attention to the
fact that thousands Of white men
aided from the planting to the har-
vest in raising Louisiana's last sugar
crop, and that the large increase in
that crop was due to the large addition
to the number of white laborers In the
sugar field.n Many OF the old sugar
plantations have been. sold In farms OF
from forty to two hundred acres. The
improved processes Of farming keep
the land in better condition, and crops
that are properly planted and cultivat-
ed require no work upon them during
July and August, the hottest months.
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Nine. Jumers Mnlions.

The United States Supreme Court
has finally rendered It's decision in
what lawyers have known for more
than a decade as "The Great Jumel
Case" 1.-The opinion delivered by Mr..
Justice Bradley at Washington con-
firms Chase as the legal heir OF Mime.
Jumel, denying all of Bowen's claims
and enjoining him from bringing any
more suits. e N-.'Nt = laS
Mime. Jumel's history has often been
told. She had made her reputation as
q decidedly fair and frail woman when
she met Stephen Jumel, q wealthy
New York merchant, In 1908. She
fascinated him and he married her.
No children were born Of the union,
and d year afrer it the couple adopted
o girl-the Mary Jumel Bownes refer
red toL-who, IN 1882. married N elson
Chase, by whom she had two chi Qren,
one Of whom outlived Mfnes ~ umel
and is now the possess0r' Ut her pf0per-
ty, Mary Jurnef Bownes, his aIn6ther,
through whom he lnhefis, having
died IA 1919. era tv,f"slte' ,9fiJa
The propsrtyIeft BY srsnes sJUmeI
consisted OF large tract or 'lkhd sand
an elegant residence on 2 vAslfiiSkton
Heights, lot 6f real ieatst0 &c lfberty
street and Broadway and O. hffh I'm
Saratoga c6nnty. TWAS brodAht prior
to Mr and Nine. JuInelB 'dApafture
Tor Europe III 1911, ten years AFTER eheir
inAfris&e; The properly = svAIued at
nom ~ 00, COO To- IS, 00O, 900. It ena-
'bled Nine. yumef q to- Hive ia great
bpiendor during her life, but, s6&lety
never would forget or forgive h6f for
what sn9 ga "A her youth heM her
high po4ition was FREQUENTLY Nh iSper-
ed About. : AT the time OF .hef Heath
she willed the bulk Of 70 st0 various
charitable institutions. but .Chas6 and
his fhmily, who had iived With her In
her latter years, had offered to con test
the will, and there was every pfobabil-
ity OF q bitter fight had the ,legatees
insisted on offering IL for probate.
they, however, compromised fbr $685.
Qo0, and Chase applied 70 the Courts to
have this Will SCI aside,, which was
d0he, no one .pR sstinx 2 object
Iai"I gst along well enourh in the cav
airy, hut somehow this fn(nntry, with
to- heller squares and things, ge3s me-"
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TIE Crncinnxti CommefciAf prints .
column and q third editorial on the
.gsEils 3 e 4 lcs;xssf5 II thf SsESSs Z. q
would think Of, cooling q cooking
stove when It Is red hot by throwing
ice-wnter upon IL SY0t what people
h sSs vi n9S Eks,, sS$s ssg SSsa
70 IN state Of intensel AStivitysAnd at
the highest point. of chemical yeomr
Upon her flve while Shs ID gettiog din.
nsy t E tRss ths R0t tS Il ne Pct
same results from deluging the stom-
ach Win ice-wStef. o4lfer process o.
digestion will be asrested ,andlwill not
be resumed until the water IL raised to
the semperAturs rs4alrsd 90 carry r.
0nfgRn. g cd Ilsis / .tsaea q.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-19

SPLENDID GIFTS FOR THE Pope
The Rome correspondent of the New
York Post gives the annexed descrip-
ton Of the numerous and magnificent
gifts made to the Pope on the occasion
of his golden jubilee -
The bags Of gold and albums whose
leaves were bank bills of course were
not exhibited, the money having been
Immediately poured into the Golfers of
the Vatican but the other gifts of gold,
silver, precious stones, jewels, laces,
silks, skins Of animals, and all other
Imaginable riches were In such profll-
sion that 1t would he difficult to eeti-
mate their value. There were not less
than two thousand five hundred chali-
ces Of gold or silver gilt, some of them
very large and richly chased; and of
the rich vestments of the priests, sacer-
dOtal cl0aks and chasubles covering
the whole pere0n, and made Of heavy
white observation-disclosures silk, there
were enough to furnish all Of the three
hundred and sixty-five churches Of
Rome. The walls Of the two long gal
leries--that Of the ancient maps and
that Of the tapestries wrought from the
designs of Raphael's cartoons-which
connect with each other In q strategic
line, were hung with embroiderfes,
vestments, laces rugs and skins, while
tables were ranged below on which
were placed the smaller articles, 30
that they presented the appearance of
q magnificent dry goods shop, j..
Marshal MacMahon sent q large pic
ture Of the Madonna and Child made
at the Gobelin tapestry works, and
wrought with that exquisite perfection
of color and form which makes those
fabrics Of the weaver's art more beauti-
full than the original oil paintings.
The variety of Brussels, Honiton, Bo-
,hemian, French and English laces for
altar cloths and dresses Of the priests
was sufficient to excite the envy of
ladies who know the value OF. these
manufactures, A poor woman, very
fanatical as 1t seemed from her CONVEX
sation, exclaimed rs she passed slowly
along the crowd before these wonders:
20 what paradise! What con-
ISOLATION for the poor man In the midst
Of his affiictions!" ~ ia % ,i.+ b.
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|gi"I ct along well enourh In the cav
airy, but somehow this fnlRntry, with
IT, hol!er squares and things ee3s me. "
--P III Sheriion. ~ sS'sso' -
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IOrC, brave Horse-One more, anu we
are safe !" al
I patted my steed's reeking neck as
Moderated the words, and with q
faint, friendly neigh, the gallant horse
responded to my appeal, and still reel
ed onward. The river, bordered by
tall trees and cane-brakes, was very
near; could hear Its rush and ripple,
when Sunbeam, dead beat. stumbled,
fell on his knees, and sank, slowly
down. There was an arrow, unknown
to me, sticking in his flank, and the
noble brute had actually been bleeding
to death as he carried hts master, with
unfaltering spirit, over leagues OF the
weary prairie. For the moment / AL
most forgot my imminent peril In grief
for the loss Of my brave companion [;
but htt1e time was LEFT for regrets, for
already the ground shook ben cath the
thunder OF hurryfng horse-hoofs, a..
with yells and toutcrios OF barbarous
t SaS'@aa me Indians came raclns up
Thirty yards before me lay the river,
but it was too deep and rapid for = man
readily to swim or wade, and though
I Was weary and worn, yet / could not
bear 10 sbSkiofi lie while : chance re.
.AeAnSos wy P19s0A W - ~ AsAJ OcsSs
but my carbine was strapped to the
saddle Of the dead horse, and 30 were
the bags which held the money Of
Curtis Brothers, and these I snatched
mp, though had sCanty hopes Of saw
ing property or LIE, 90 near were the
ruthless f0es, They were but six
lance7engths away from me a. 1
plunged into the brushwood intending
tn tnk0 ah01tAr lnun0uo tha fail v,~.~l. ~
the bank, In the faint hope thar the
clamouu OF the Apaches might bring
out the troops from the fort. To my
great JOY, ,howsyef, on reaching the
river bank I sbeheld, rnoored TO the
stem Of 3 mimosa tree, canoe, COM
shining fishing-tackh, and probably
belonging TO the garrison; and, leap
ing into q, I seized the paddles and
pushed . OF int et the middle " 10. q ne
dams, who bad dismounted, came
bursting Through the bushes, knife and
tonahswk In hand.
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tivated country. Yet the day was at
hand when the great herds Of oxen
and droves ofswine, already purchased,
would be waiting ut CristObal for the
completion of the bargain, and my
employers were well aware that unless
the cattle could be paid for in hard
dollars, % fatal blow would be dealt 70
the qredit. Of the Arm. Messrs: Curtis
lad strafned every nerve to COLLECT tne
ready money necessary, and the nuno
were fdrthcominx, but the entire
|'sohe,ne babe fair To be frustrated by
the 0brupt closing Of the route, c0nse-.
quent on the war. No man, or party
Of>Aguned1 m0n. could have beonibe1bed
feo,attsmpt the conveyance Of the each
[hcfoes the, plains, now haunted By the
savage enemy, when / ast0nished my
employers by volunteering to be the
messengeTsc Sra ys1 B, s,Fs4sa q
shall not have to repent 1t,
Harry, my, boy q said the elder Of the
Two broth els aa Tnng my hand IN
dis horny one. esYOu've stood man
Jury by us at this pinch, and weld be
mean If we didn't show gratitude q
little more SUBSTANTIALLY than by few
pfsir words. We never did yet raise
: dIaFKtQ be4 pattAef, but ~ :! !, There,
there, LyndhAm; 1 did mot intend to
egg you.On BY nm ofef, as II youneeded
low, fssrings e he cav the color rise
ia my, face, that I had taken umbrage
at his rougR tp6ech. - Come safe back
to us, lad, and all will be right
-, MI, James Curtis. spoke words to
much the same effect, ct the same time
adding me be careful, and indeed 1t
was curious to watch the struggle in
my eInplOysYs1 minds between their
.Aatprpl eagerness to escape a financial
Wreck that almost amounted to ruin,
andsthe skindly Representation lest l
.should lese. nay life In their aeryica,
ga As'for myself, KNEW well enough
bow great was the risk j ran, and Tor
how momentous q stake i was about
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n.INn .-rrH.


CONNECTIONS:
80 1fr.ran-D D..-a connections are made VIII
N.,..r.n .rfra' Jackson. Lansing a saginaw.
orlul ilyer alIey, and Michigan n Line Hail.
TYlI-.
AZ I1ncr le-WIth Lake shore 4 Michigan
So .rra EHIrllI.
40 IluE s-s--Hith Detroit. kLielaie 4 South
~ str-1 HfUrrlI
Al Wrter95-,glh lake Shore 4 Michigan
Sa4.s--l .st- ifur'.
A. tTllr0 IulftI Hu-Nith Detroit, Eel River
4 .rI.s AMI Baltimore ohio Railroad.
AZ I.f Hafae-Nltn iIttsbgrg. Fort Wayne
q 1V4. Tr t.lo. wabash A Western. Fort Wayne
~ l1G a Cincinnati, aud Cincinnati, Richmond
a For. So .Fur Railroads..
.. B. .fODNG~. rrcat ard GEM Manager
S. * HOOPER. Gen. Ticket Agent.
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A ScHooL-BoY on WooDcHucKs. -
Woodchucks is n verv curious animal.
It is made Of hair and eyes and has two
front teeth, and can see n man with a
gun when the eyes are shut and bolted.
| have seen q dog shake n woodchuck
till both we're black in the face. A
Soodchuck can snivel mp his nose and
show his teeth and look as homely az
cat without trying. They sit on one
end and eat with the other.-A wood
chuck can get home faster than a man
can shoot. lie is round all over, ex-
cepie bis feet which is black. When
eaten thcy retain tho flavor Of their
nests, aud seem 20 have been cooked
without being pared A fat wood
chuck, when eaten properly, IL no
laughin' matter. They come under the
head Of domestic animals, and think
there amt no place like home when a
dog goes for one ofem. Albany Jour.
nal