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The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
The Man Who Stops His Paper.

Philip Gilbert Hamilton, I'm his ad-
mirable papers, intellectual Life"
thus talks to the man who stopped his
paper" Newspapers are to the civil
lied world what the daily house talk Is
to the members of the family-they
keep our daily interest in each other,
they save Us from the evil Of isolation.
To live as member Of the great white
race that has filed Europe and Ameri-
ca and colonized or conquered what
ever territory 1t has been pleased to
occupy, to share from day to, day Its
thoughts, Its care, its inspirations, 1t is
necessary that every man should read
his paper. Why are the French pea
santa SO bewildered and at sea? It is
because they never read q newspaper.
Aud why are the inhabitants Of the
United States, though scattered over q
territory fourteen times the area Of
France, 80 much more capable Of con-
certed action. 80 much more alive and
modern, SO much more interested In
new discoveries Of all kinds, and capa-
BILE Of selecting and utilizing the best
of them? It Is because The newspa-
pers penetrate everywhere, and even
The lonely dwelIer on the prairie or In
the forest Is not intellectually Isolated
from the great currents of public life
which flow through the telegraph and
frs~.E'TEegas sFtsH
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

We are not sure but the torpedo, hat
misclieviOus little engine of war
which came into play for the first time
on grand scale at Hampton Roads
during our civil strife, Is destined to
be. a blessing In disguise, ecOnom ically
speaking. 1t certainly will, II II. en-
ables us to dispense with the cumbrous
and expensive ships Of war now In
vogue, especially for defensive pur.
poses. Since the close of the Ameri-
can civil war the torpedo has been the
subject of much scientific investiga-
tion. with view to augmenting its
terrible utility as an agent of destruc-
tion-with what success we shall prob
ably soon have opportunity to Judge
from its practical application to naval
operations on the Danube and the
Black Sea. .,4 at...l ..isri., s,,..
Ifa few tOrped0es judiciously dis
tributed along from Sandy Hook to
the Narrows are sufficient to keep at
bay the most powerful naval force that
any foreign enemy could send here, IL
ia an absurdity to'be drawing on the
Treasury for money to build war ships
which would be comparatively useless,
and the argument IL strengthened by
the confidence with which the capa-
bilities of the torpedo are spoken Of If
a block kading squadron Is to bc'got rid
of. 49, ihFfF
An English officer writes: The
serious fact In this torpedo matter is
the cheapness and facility with which
the new weapon can be turned against
us. In former days, during all the
ages from the invention Of gunpowder
down to to-day, increased offensive
naval power has only been obtainable
by increased size of gun, which has
carried with It q thousand other in
creases Of cost and of difficulty. But
the torpedo is q weapon of defense
differing altogether from a gun in all
these respects ; for, although each tor
pedo itself cost from E40O to E5OO, it
can be discharged from almost any
ship or boat whatever, and the fittings
for discharging 1t are of an inexpen-
sive nature. Here, then, we have
every power furnished with the means
of attacking our large war ships so
cheap and SO simple that few powers
are too impecunious to provide them
on an emergency, while the larger
powers could, with the financial means
at their disposal, completely compass
and surround our few largest and
finest ships with these agents of de-
struction.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

He was born I'm Bangor, Maine, No
veniber o, 1880. He was graduated
from the Medical College Of Harvard
University, I'm 1888, was assistant sur
ge0n In the First Maine Regiment,
Heavy Artillery, during two years oi
our late war, and was honorAbly dis
charged atits close He practieed his
| profession; more or less. until April 2,
| 1874, which is the memorable date OF
his ''last drlnk.u HesIgned the pledge
September 10th Of the same year. He
began his work in Maine q little over
two years ago at Bangor, and coz
tiiiued the work until there were 46, 900
members 0f the clubs, and then went
into Massachusetts. .,., p.
IS, The following Is the Doctors ac-
count of his reformation: Z,
II had an inherited appetite for
strong drink. This / began to strength
en- by drinking first. cider. then less
then eight years OF age. (By the way
1 call cider the "Devii's kindling
wood)." Next used to drink native
wines, then ale and lager beer, and
then stronger drinks at the suggestion
of q first class physician. Then Idrank
ut parties, weddings, dances, etc. / lad
Liquors on my table while keeping
house, and treated all friends who CALI
ed either in my office or at home, for
thought this necessary to their prop
er entertainment. have really been
q drinking man. to O greater or less
extent, for twenty years, the last six OF
those years to greater, rather than a
less. 1 was q periodical drunkard
from necessity, as ] could not drink all
the time. had delirium ,tremens, and
suffered the torments of the lost, but
for all that 1 brought myself to the
verge Of the same suffering, a hundred
times afterward; all the time knowing
that l could not, in all probability,
live through another attack. ] was o
slave to my appetite, and actually did
not know how to rid myself of It. I
am obliged to give the same painful
testimony that 80 many do, that no
one asked me to turn over new leaf,
or said an encouraging word to me In
the way OF urging me to try and live
sober life; had some kind friend shown
me the way out, or whispered In my
ear that / could be q better man, /
might have been SO. / attribute my
salvation from drunkard's grave, to
the wOman's temperance crusade, or,
rather / consider myself "brand
plucked from the burning" through
the prayers Of the temperance women
of America"
The adoption of the red ribbon as a
bad was the result of an expedient
adopted to identify the delegates 10 u
convention of reformed drunkards
held ut Bangor Sept. 10, 1874, and has
since been worn by thousands as an
evidence that they practice total alb
stinence.
Concerning the movement In Michi-
gan we need add but few words. Over
fifty thousand people have signed the
pledge, and the work has but just be-
gun, for praying women still offer
prayers, earnest men still advocate
temperance. and willing workers are
everywhere employed, among them,
many whose only reward Is the con-
sciousness of goodness done. ~
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
Making 'em Sweat"

A lawyer defended client charged
with capital offence and lost the
case. "Oh, that's nothing" said he to
the client, who was q little detected ut
the result. That's nothing; it's a
verdict against evidence. I'll fix that
without any trouble"; and he took
steps accordingly. Defeated again, the
client was naturally enough somewhat
cast down, but the lawyer assured him
1t would be all right; that he had an
other plan to try, which was q sure
thing. He tried It and failed. The
poor fellow in Jail began to be discour-
aged. "Cheer up! Cheer up!" said
the lawyer. "There's TO danger of
their hanging you; I've got another
fail" That, too, was unsuccessful and
into encouragement II tell you, said
the lawyer, "there's nothing to be
afraid Of; you are I'm not the slightest
danger of being hung. give you my
word, they can't hang you. I've just
token steps in an entirely new and
original proceeding which know
must succeed" But this effort met
the same fate with those that had pre-
ceded 1t, and the only consolation that
remained for the condemned was de-
rived from the lawyers continued as
surance that everything would come
out right, and he shouldn't be execut-
ed. But one day they began erecting
the gallows in the prison yard. This
booked like business. Sending post
haste for his lawyer, the prisoner asked
him II there was any hope. "Hope"
answered he, rubbing his hands,
"plenty Of 1t. Why, we've got q sure
thing on 'em; can't help beating 'em."
"But," said the condemned man,
"they've begun putting up the gallows,
and they say they're going to hang me
tomorrow morning" "Tbey can't
do It.! can't do It! said the confident
attorney, and then as he heard the
notes Of preparation outside, he added,
"But If they do, I'll tell you one thing
Ill make 'em sweat for it,
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

lIf we publlsh jokes, people say we
are rattle-headed. II we, omit Jokes,
they say we are an old fossil. IL we
give original matter, they blame us
for not giving selections. II we pub
lish selections, folks say we are lazy
for not writing something they have
not read In some other paper. IL we
give complimentary notices, we are
censured for being partial If we not
give complimentary notices. folks will
say we arc jealousl II We not cater to
the wishes Of the ladies', the paper Is
not fit to tie upa parcel or make hustle.
II we remain In our ofiice and attend
to our buslness, folks say we are to-
pt6td 70 ppingle with purI feiIows. IL
we 60 out they say we never attend 10
our business. fIf we, wear poor clothes
they say business IL bad. liz we wear
good CLOTHES, they cay We never paid
fer them. Now what are we Ia do?-
Hudson { Wis.) RcDubfican.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

May It not be true that the Czar Is
Impefled TO foreign war In order to
head off socialistIc movements at
home? This has been hinted several
times and it begins 70 look ~ though
there was something In Il. The Mos
COW Gazette stated recently that there
were fully forty thousand men IN that
city alone out Of work. Besides this
element Of danger, large masses Of the
peasants have long been uneasy and
A, foreign war would
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

not only draw Off attention from home
troubles, but II would, for the time be-
Ing. improve the condition Of both
these classes. 1t is. therefore, possible
that right here will be found one Of
the factors Of the problem az to Rus
sia's action.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

Poor to fair stock 500 65
nilcn cows eacn - 00&l5 90
Veal calves. each.....-.....-........... 600 500
Sheep-Sales Of 80 sheared average 81
lbs ut a. 70; "a choice yearlings average
81 lbs, not sheared, at 70 so; wooled, av-
erage ~ lbs at 20.
Hogs-Sales Q, average $50 lbs, at s6 30i
"a, average Ito lbs, at % 20. Other sales
at about the same weights and prices.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

An OIL City man is 90 slow that Ills
wstch sometlmes runs down while he
n winding II up.
The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

river?" -l.,.i..s-,,i., q.
/ secured the position as watchman
ut our store every other Sunday night.
Aunt asked me if / expected extra pay
for this service, and I said I did. Eve
lima had talked of green reps for our
parlor, but I found that calculations
had now ascended to some kind Of rose
,colored something, value about treble
that of the reps. 1a,j a
/. Aunt was at length seized with an
ATTACK" Of moro than ordinary vlo-
lepcs. A called three physicians, for
I shrunk from exposing myself to the
irresponsible village gossip which
might accuse me Of not employing
every effort for the proloDgation OF her
life. With three doctors In attend
ance, she not unreasonably felt that
this attack would prove Anal, and sent
for lawyer. / was In o state OF great
nervous trepidation.
a"Is there anything I can do for you,
s'Nothing now.n ~
Has your nurye arranged your pill
lows quite comfortable?" :
HPerfectly comfortable"
Solemn scenes have no place In this
narratiye. and / pass on to the time
when we were assembled for the read
ing OF the will the lawyer, tho doctor,
the minister and myself That 'nstru,,
ment ran a. follows:
AFTER paying my just dues and my
funeral expenses, and providing suit
able monument, / give and bequeath
to my beloved nephew, Samuel y.
Haynes, his heirs and assigns, for
their use and behoof, forever, all my
wearing apparel and personal ornar
ments, with che exception Of my gold
beads, which / bequsath 10 my name
bske. Louise Haynes Of 81. Jossph,
MleSour1 all my beds and bedding,
lSousehold utensiIs, and furniture, with
the exception 0f my great armchair,
which - it came In on the Jones side,
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-14

Comical Brown Is to give an entertain
ment at Bonds hall, on Tuesday evening
March 18th. He deserves a full house.
q. Taylor, is purchasing potatoes, and
intends filling another car this week.
]. N. Phillips, has been elected to the
Office of first seleclman, for the fifth time,
instead OF the fourth, as stated In our last
items. But few men have served IN that
position, for 30 many years IN succession,
and given such general satisfaction as Mr.
Phillips.
A. d. Smith, has built new storage tub
for cap, holding thirty barrels. He has an
order for 200 gallons syrup, from the frst
run.
w. M. Paris, who has been quite sick
for several days is recovering, and we are
pleased to say, will soon be out agsin.
The adoption of the town system of com
mon schools, was recommended by the
town superintendent. Mrs. 9. s. Rogers, in
her report. We believe the system would
work well in this town, and hope to see Il
tried sometime.
The selectmen drew orders the'p year
as follows:-for highways and bridges
1896, ,38; for shoveling snow snd breaking
roads $3.50, 40; for liquor $973, ,98; for town
officers fees $97,30; for other purposes
5,S5, making total of $l543,95.
j. O. W.
EAST HUBBARDToN.
Mrs. Caudace Barber has been somewhat
out OF health, for some time, and remains
go still.
Mrs. f. G. Gsult has appeared to have
more strength this winter than she ex-
pected.
The mail now comes every day from
Castleton, and our people just epjoyit
FELcHvILLE.
The condition of the travelling is very
bad about here now as it is bare ground q
good deal of the way in the roads and in
other places the snow is very deep, 80 lum-
bering is not so pleasant as 1t might be.
Business seems TO be on the increase here,
the chair shop is running on full time now
and employing more help than for some
time before. Downer & Wardner have
started the manufacturing of lime again
and the tin ware company have double the
amount of help in their shop.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-14
VEGETINE
PUREFIES THE BLOOD
Its Medicinal Properties are Altera-
tive, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic.
RENOVATES AND INVIGORATE5 THE
WHOLE SYSTEM.

VEGETINE is made exclusively from the
juices OF carefully selected barks, roots and
nerps, and so strongly concentrated that IL
VIII enectually eradicate from the system every
talnt OF ScrOfula, ScrOfulOus Humor,
numOrs, Cancer, CancerOus II umOr.
ErysIpetas, salt Rheum. SyphilItic
Diseases. Canker, FaIntness at thc
stomach, and all diseases that arise from
impure blood. Sctntica, InflammarOry
and Chrontc IL heum n tism, N neuralgia,
Cont and spinal Com pl al N u, can only
be effectuay cured through the blood.
For Ulcers and EruptIve Diseases OF
the skin, PustuIes, PimpIes, n Otches,
BOiis, Ietter, Scald.llead and Ring
worm, VEGETINE has never failed to effect
permanent cure,
For Pains I'm the Back, Kidney Com
plants, DrOpsy. Female weakness,
neucOrrhGa, arising from internal ulcera-
tion, and uterine diseases and General De-
bflity, VEGETINE acts directly upon the
causes OF these complaints. 1t invigorates
and strengthens the whole system, acts upon
the secretive organs, allays Inflammation,
cures ion aud regulates the bowels.
FOR Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Hnbitual
COstiveness, Pa1pitntiOn OF the Heart,
Headache, Piles, Nervousness and
General ProstratiOn of the Nervous
system, no medicine has given such perfect
satisfaction as the VEGETlNE. it purifies the
Diood, cleanses all OF the organs, and possesses
controlling power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VEG ETlNE
nave Induced many physicians and apotheca-
ries whom we know TO prescribe and use it In
their own families
In fact, VEGETINE is the best remedy yet
discovered for the above diseases, and Is the
only reliable Blood Purifier yet placed be-
fore the public.
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The following letter from Rev. K, 8. Best,
pastor OF M. L. church, Natick, Mass, will be
read with interest by many physicians. Also
those suffering from the same disease as
anlicted the son OF the Rev. Z. s. Best. No per-
son can doubt this testimony, as there is no
doubt about the curative powers OF vE9ETINF.
NATIcK. Mass, Jan. ], 1874.
Mr.. ii. X. STEVENS: Dear Sir-We have good
reason for regarding your VEGETINE medi-
cine OF the greatest value. We feel assured
that it has been the means OF saving our sons
life. He Is now seventeen years OF age for the
last two years ho has suffered from necrosis OF
his leg, taused by scrofuious affection, and was
50 lar reduced that nearly all who saw him
thought his recovery impossible. council OF
able physicians could give us but the faintest
hope or his ever rallying, two OF them decar.
ing that he was beyond the reach OF human
remedies, that even amp Lutation could not save
him, as he had not vigor enough to endure the
operation. Just then we commenced giving
him VEGETINE, and from that time TO the
present he has been continuously improving.
He has lately resumed his studies, thrown
away his crutches and cane, and walks about
cheerfully and strong.
Though there is still some discharge from
the opening where the limb was lancec, we
nave the fullest confidence that in q little time
he will be perfectly cured.
he has taken about three dozen bottles OF
VEGETlNE, but lately uses but little, as he de
clares that he is too well TO be taking medi-
cine. Respectfully yours,
L. s. BEST,
MRS. L. @. +. BEST.
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DR. sCHENCK,s STANDARD REM
EDIES

The standard remedies for all diseases Of the
lungs are schenck's Pulmonic syrup, schenck,a
Sea Weed Tonic, and schenck's Mai andtake Pflls.
and II taken before the lungs are destroyed. a
speedy cure is enected fN5
TO these three medicines Dr.J H. schendr
OF Philadelphia, owes his unrivalIed success in
the treatment OF pulmonary diseases,
The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid mat
ter In the lungs; nature throws it on by an
easy expectOration, for when the phle0ra n
matter is ripe, slight cough will throw lt on.
The patient has rest and the lungs begin 10
heal.
To enable the pulmonic Syrup TO DO this.
5chenck's Mandrake Pills and Schenk's Ses
Weed Tonic must be freely used TO cleanse the
stomach and liver. Sckehck's Mandrake pills
act on the liver, removing all obstructions. re-
lax the gall bladder, the bile starts freely, and
the liver is soon relieved
Schenck's sea Weed Onic is a gentle stimu.
liant and Alternative the alkali OF which it Ia
composed mixes with the food and prevents
souring. IL assists the digestion by toning up
the stomach TO healthy condition, 80 that the
rood ana Pulmonic Sy rup will make good blood;
then the lungs heal, and the petteut will surely
get well IL care Is taken TO prevent fresh cold.
All who wish TO consult DR.. Schenck, either
personally OF by letter. can do 30 at his princi-
pal omce, corner OF sixth and Arch Sts, Phila-
delphia, every Monday.
Schenck's me 1icines are sold by all drroofsta
throughout the country. marld7m
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The 8ntland 9aily Glube
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1877.
Vicinity Items.



At the town meeting, Thursday, March
8, the following officers were chosen for
the year ensuing Moderator, J. W. Me-
lendy town clerk, Dwight Tyler; select
men, j. w. Melendy, Barnet s. Wait, s.
A. Richardson; listers, s. ID. Curtis, s. M.
Livermore, heDry II. Collins overseer of
poor, Barnet Wait town agent, John
Aiken constable and collector, L. W..
Melendy grand juror, Chester Huntley !;
town treasurer, Dwight Tyler fence view
nun inspectors of leather, Geo. Walker,
John W. Gibson; euperintendent of com.
mon schools, VIM. l.. Gibson auditors,
James l.. Martin, George G. Smith, George
Walker railroad commissioner, James l.
Martin, J. W. Melendy, d. ID. Wait I;
county commissioner, Joseph Pierce, SO
votes tax raised, rs per cent to pay the
Indebtedness OF The town.
DR.. w. II. Woodward has rented tene-
ment in Mrs. Emeline s. Rawsons house.
L. W. Holden, the insurance agent of
this town and vicinity, has in his hands for
immediate collection the assessments in the
Connecticut River Mutual fire insurance
company for the year of 1876.
K. A. Liyermore has leased his farm TO
Mr.. @. Perkins and rented Fernando 8.
Browns house in the village.
Frank Howard has slow fever and hia
friends have been very much alarmed about
him his physician says he will soon be
coHvalescent.
The sociable at the Baptist parsonage on
Thursday, March 8, was we'll attended,
considering the condition of roads, un.
doubtedly many went to make the acquaint.
ance of their pastor, l.. W. Wheeler.
Esther Churchill of this town was recent.
ly burnt to death by her clothes accidental
ly taking fire she died on the second day
after the accident, near Philadelphia, Pa.
She leaves son about nine years old.
Chandler d. Rawson and wife of Wor.
cester, Mass, formerly of this town. are
spending few Gays here visiting theil
friends.
Winhall is just getting walked up in re.
gard to the Brattleboro and Whitehall rail.
road at their town meeting, on the Sth
they voted TO furnish aid for the enterprise
TO the amount of $4,000 This shows the
people on the mountain know what is fol
their interest. l.. W. IL
SIMoNsvILLR.
The Simonsville dramatic club gave ar
interesting and successful exhibition at the
Union church, Tuesday evening, March G
at which time was presented the temper
ance drama, in three acts, "Out in the
Streets" with the following
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CATARRH,

Prem George w, ShRttuck, Esq, late
Foreign Entry Clerk, Boston Cus-
tom House.
Gentlemen-I have been troubled with Ca
tarrh for several years, but by the use OF your
remedy It has been greatly relieved. This sum-
mer Ihave been entirely free from It. make
use OF it in my family for colds in the head, and
md II an effectual remedy. l can confidently
recommend II to all who are similarly aflicted.
Very truly yours, GEO. W. SHATTUCK.
October 20, 1874.
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PERSEVERE
In the use OF this remedy until cured.
II contains the great healing elc-
ments OF plants In their esscn-
tiat form ms obtained by
diatfllntIOn.


distillatI0n.
Catarrh, In It's extent and destructive force,
stands next TO Consumption, and is closely
allied to It.; for In certain constitutions the
transition from one to the other is only ques-
tion OF time. II is therefore q singular thing
that those afl1lcted with 1t should not make ft
the object OF their lives 70 rid themselves OF t.
single bottle of any remedy cannot, In the
chronic stage, effect cure, nor even bring the
system under its influence fully. In many
such cases the bones and cartilages OF the nose
are eaten away, the organs OF hearing, OF see
ing, and OF tasting, so afrected as TO be rend-
cred useless, the uvula 80 elongated aud In
famed as to produce constant and distressing
cough. The return to health must necessarily
be slow, under the most favorable circumstan-
ces, when so seriously afflicted; but as the evi-
dence OIL its great value daily comes TO hand,
we become morcand more satisfied that there
does net exist a case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by q judicious and persistent use OF SAM
PoRD's RADICAL CURB FOR CATARRH. The relief
In every case obtained from the first dose is an
indication OF what It will do when the system
is brought constitutionalIy undnr Its influence.
SiNFoRD's RADICAL CURE is sold by all whole.
sale and retail druggists throughout the United
states, Price 81.