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Year: 1877

A party of gentlemen from Youngs-
town, Ohio, who had been spending a
week or so i'm this section recreating. left
on the propeller Milwaukee last Monday
morning on their way home. They ex-
pressed themselves well pleased with the
enjoyment afforded them by their stay.
They spent the most of their time in
fishing, camping out on one of our inland
lakes, having brought tents, &C., for that
purpose. They were unanimous in their
opinion of Cheboygan as pleasure re-
sort, and said that they would return
again next season and bring a much
larger party with them. 1t is always
thus; one visit to our village is certain
to insure future visits. This was the
first time any of the party had ever Wis
tied this section, and it was made rather
as an experiment or prospecting tour tor
future seasons. They were not only de-
lighted with the pleasant time they had
enjoyed, but expressed surprise at the
Importance of the place, and predicted a
successful future for the 'Chicago of the
north"
Year: 1877

SACLT STE. MARIE, July II.


The charges of mismanagement of the
canal published in the Chicago papers
caused much Indignation among all the
citizens here. They consider it an out
rage. 1t is not thought here that any
citizen of this place wrote it or had any
thing to do with it.


The Chippewa House is full of sum
mer visitors. Mine host, Smith, knows
how 10 make his guests at home, and
when party come once they always
want to come again. There is no more
healthy place OH the American continent
than Sault Ste. Marie.


A dastardly attempt to start huge
fire i'm town was discovered a
few days ago. A large ball of cotton
wicking, saturated with coal oil, was dis
covered i'm large wood pile of Boyle &
Reaches. If the pile had been set on
fire, as was evidently the intention, the
whole town might have been burned.


L. p. Trcmpe, Esq, is erecting large
windmill for the purpose. of supplying
his residence with water. An arrange
ment is also made whereby the Chippe-
wa House will also receive supply from
the same source.


Farm crops of all kinds arc doing fine
ly. the weather being all that could be
desired, with the exception that it has
been little dry at times.
The tug Peck was Caught out in a
storm the other night with a raft of logs,
and the boom broke. The result was,
the raft is roaming about Lake Superior
on its own hook. 1t belonged TO Perry
& Co., and Will probably be a total loss.
The quarry upon Drummonds Island
from which the stone for the backing OF
the new canal is being taken is opening
up beyond the expectations of anyone.
The stone is first rate, and it is highly
probable that large demand will be
made for it for foreign use as soon as its
quality becomes known.
Year: 1877

We understand some Of the Grand
Rapids excursion party have been making
loud complaints i'm one of the Chicago
papers because at the time the excursion
passed through this place all of our
hotels were filled with those who had
made arrangements for being accOmmo-
dated, and had not accOmmo-
dations for the members of the excursion
party, who had not made any arrange
merits and who were not expected to re-
main in the village over night. AS before
stated in the TRIBUNE, if it had been
known that the party was to have re-
mained over night in the village, ample
arrangements would have been made to
have comfortably accommodated the
entire party, and certainly no blame
should attach to the citizens of ChebOy-
gan for making no preparations for an
event that they knew nothing of.


They must understand that the Che
boygan hotels are not kept open for the
especial accommodation of any stray
excursion party that may happen along,
but are open for the accommodation of
the travelling public generally, and are
literally patronized outside of excursion
parties. as these grumblcrs dis
covered. The citizens of Chcboygan
are noted for their hospitality, and will
gladly welcome all excursionists to our
village and if duly notified of their COM
ing. We can assure all that every neces-
sary arrangement will be made for their
accommodation. and no effort will be
spared OIL the part of the citizens to make
their visits pleasant.
Year: 1877

The excursion given OH the Prindf-
vile and cOnsort last evening to Spectacle,
Reef light house was not very largely
attended by our citizens, Capt. Sinclair
realizing only about enough to pay the
expenses for fuel. Those attending had
a very pleasant time and received the
full value of their money. They took in
all the moonlight there was, not rctar.s
ing until after sunrise this morning.
When the sun first put in an appearances
the question was asked whether it was.
the sun or moon. One gentleman said
.'hc could not tell, as he was stranger-
i'm this section"
Year: 1877

A man in Nottingham, England car
ries on q trade in worms. He has sev-
eral persons in his employ who collect
them in tho meadows and pasture
lands in the neighbOrhOod. They are
sold by the Thousand or the quart for
bait by fishermen. A fresh-caught
worm is very delicate and tender, and
easily breaks when put OH the hook /,
but when a worm Is properly educated
he Is as tough as bit OF india rubber,
and behaves as he ought when put on
q hook.
Year: 1877

"The South was defeated, " remarked
the obsequious Key, "and as man and
soldier they We're bound to submit with
good grace and admit that the result
was right" Whereupon the New
York Sun very pointediy remarks ::
I" From which it would appear that,
in the Gospel according to Key, sue
cess is the only measure of principle"
Year: 1877

BECAUSE Judge Lewis was efficient in
enforcing the law, the clsss who do not
relish things OF that character tried and
succeeded in fraudulently resigning him
off th. Supreme Bench of Montana. But
fraud is rarely successful the second time,
so when this thing was tried on the
Sound, by men who feared him as a
Judge its failure was so signal that now
the question is frequently asked who will
try to 6uldose Judge Lewis now.
Year: 1877

We are under deep obligations to Mr..
Isaac II. Turner. tor faithful services
rendered. Whoever knows Ike, knows
him to be staunch and true. To he nne
who Can not be frightened, intimidated
or driven from what he believes to he
his duty, by any considerations whatever.
1t was this spirit, which we had long
known to be in him, that induced US to
get him to work all his spare time dur.
ing the past year in this Office, when he
could leave farm work he was doing tor
us. Although he has worked at the
case only part Of his time for scarce u
year, and never had tried his hands at
the business elsewhere, aud though we
previously had kept some three or more
printers to do our work; yet when out
siderS, made trouble with our workmen,
he came to the rescue, and vowed that ii
we would discharge them ALL lie would
stand by us, and see that, come what
would, the STAR would come out on
time. We acted on his suggestion; and
during the past two weeks he has
worked some sixteen hours or upwards
per day, bringing the paper out on time,
and doing the work we previously paid
two experienced printers for doing. We
now have our Office in such shape, that
we defy any one to influence any one in
our employ to our injury, or to create
dissatisfaction there. No paper in the
Territory is on a. .frmer basis, nor has q
better financial future, and our arrange.
lnents are now so we'll perfected that we
can do full justice to those we employ,
and then conduct our paper at less than
one half what were our expenses one
year ago, which our receipts arc at least
double. We are indebted to Mr. T. for
many invaluable services in helping US
to achieve this position.
Year: 1877

ABOUT twenty-five or thirty ladies and
gentlemen assembled at the Riverside
Hail on Thursday. evening and enjoyed
themselves to their hearts content trip
ping the light fantastic toe and ia social
converse. The evening was fine aud
the ladies were out in force.
Year: 1877

THE rain and south wind Sunday and
Monday nights raised the river consider
ably. The river drivers have gone up
TO avail themselves of the raise to get
down If possible oil the logs now in the
river or on the banks.
Year: 1877

IT WAS hoped that we wonld be ready
to enlarge the STAR by this date, but
have found it convenient to defer IL a
few weeks longer. Arrangements are
now perfected by which we shall make
the STAR q twelve page weekly prior to
the middle Of July next.
Year: 1877

THE Pill Chuck boom is now full OF
logs; several round booms have already
been run to the point, and there is q
fair prospect Of the river drivers making
a clean sweep Of all logs in the upper
river.
Year: 1877

QUITE number OF our citizens have
gone up the Sound for a short visit,
many OF them intending to extend their
trip rs tar as Olympia, taking other up
Sound places either going or coming.
Year: 1877

WE are in receipt of Mr.. Picketts pros
pectus for the new journal to he pub
lished at Tacoma, The Western Termiau'


From the well known journalistic ability
OF Mr.. P. we feel assured the journal
from the start will be among the leading
representative journals Of the Territory
Year: 1877

Mr.. Spurgeon, writing under his sig
nature of John Ploughman, expresses
the following terse and homelyviews on
the subject of human perfection.


He who boasts of being perfect is
perfect in folly. l have been a good
deal up and down in the world, and l
never did see either perfect horse or a
perfect man, and l never shall until two
Sundays come together. You cannot
get white flour out of a coal sack, nor
perfection out of human nature; he
who looks for it had better look for su-
gar in the sea. The old saying is,
''lifeless, faultless." OF dead men we
should say nothing but good, but as for
the living, they are all tarred, more or
less, with the black brush, and half an
eye can see it. Every head has soft
place in it, and every heart has its black
drop. Every rose has its prickles, and
everp day has its night. Even the sun
shows spots, and the skies are darkened
with clouds. Nobody is so wise but he
has folly enough to stock stall at Van
ity Fair. Where l could not see the
FOOLS cap 1 have, nevertheless, heard
the bells jingle. AS there is no sun
shine without some shadow, SO is all hu-
man good mixed up with more or less
evil l.; even poor law guardians have
their little failings, and parish beadles
are not wholly of heavenly nature. The
best wine has its lees. All mems faults
are not written on their foreheads, and
it's quite as well they are not, or hats
would need wide brims, yet as sure as
eggs are eggs faults are sure to nestle in
every mans boom. There is no telling
when a mans sins may show themselves,
for hares pop out of ditch just when
you are not looking for them. A horse
that is weak in the legs may not stumble
for mile or two, but its in him, and
the rider had better hold him up we'll.
The tabby cat is not tapping milk just
now, but leave the dairy open, and we
will see if she is not as bad thief as
the kitten. There's fire in the flint,
cool as it looks wait till the steel gets
knock at it, and you will see. Every
body can read that riddle, but it is not
everybody that will remember to keeE
his gunpowder out of the way of the
CANDLE
Year: 1877

B9~A man on Pond street went down
to New York bankrupt sale the other
day and bought beautiful spring suit,
imported goods, worth SIS, for $3.50.
The first day he wore it he was caught
in a drenching rain, and when he walk
ed out in the sunshine his new clothes
began to shrink up around his shoulders
and pulled his arms out of joint, and
his trowsers gathered themselves up like
baulky horse, picked the man up, walk
ed him along on his tip-toes for half a
block, were just on the point of twist
ing him clear over garden fence, when
his suspenders gave way and let them
fly right over his head and he never saw
them again.
Year: 1877

sGWhen you watch dozen men, in
the employ of city or borough, at
work on sand bank, you are deeply
with the idea that the man
who makes the picks understood his bus
mess. If pick was very light itwould
not come down for fifteen or twenty
minutes when uplifted by laborer en-
ployed by corporation.
Year: 1877

AA-The Burlington Haukeye says
that man who will order fifteen cent
drink, throw down a quarter and never
wait for the change, will get down on
his knees in a street car and claw around
in the straw for two miles and a-half,
hunting for a cent he has dropped.
Year: 1877

DIrExtract from letter from AtCh-
ison, Kan. "The ground is tremen-
dously dry here: the big rain last week
did not reach the ground the grass
hoppers stood on their hind legs and
drank the water as fast as it fell. So l
am informed"
Year: 1877

DISPATCHES from every State In
the Northwest 10 the New York
Bulletin give encouraging accounts
of the crops in that section. The
weather is favorable; there are no
further complaints as to rain, and
even the grassOppers have ceased to
occasion anxiety. The corn now
seems to be out Of danger also.
Year: 1877

The Baltimore San says; at is calcu-
lated to make the reader rub his eyes to
find the Southern papers denouncing
what they call the 'pr esent reat rebel
lion at the North, Bnd advocating the
strengthening OF the powers of the Fed
eral Government by increasing the reg
ular army to enable it to deal with such
outbreaks. The Richmond Dispatch
contrasts with satisfaction the order
and the respect for law which has all
ways been shown by the artisans and
mechanics in Richmond, and in Virginia
generally, with the lawlessness and out
rage that attend nearly all the strikes
at the North, and especially that which
is still Incomplete The Richmond En-,
quirer upon the same subject says that
1t mas opposed the Administration of
President Hayes continuously, but will
Yield him a most heaI ty support at this
time in dealing with the current trou-
bles. Says that paper Let the Presi-
dent issue his call, and promptly the
gray will stand shoulder to shoulder
with the blue, an impenetrable bulwark
against which mob violence and Com
munism will lsh in vain
Year: 1877

HOW THE DEALERS ON DELAWARE


AVENUE ARE AFFECTED BY THE


STRIKE.


Yesterd1y the produce dealers on Della
ware avenue leaned back in their chairs,
cooked their feet up on barrels of potatoes
and smoked their pipes. Business was
dull enough end the dealers are awaiting
a restoration of railroad communication
to make trade lively once again. For the
last few days the market have been glut-
ted. Provisions have not been sent
through to New York with the usual
regularity, owing to the great strike, and
Philadelphia has been loaded down with
produce. Peaches which should have
been sold for one dollar or more per crate
have gone at the rate of ten cent basket
although yesterdays prices took a sudden
bound to one dollar, as trains had begun
to run. Berries have been selling at one
cent quart. while potatoes have brought
only fifty cents barrel. A prominent
dealer on the avenue had on hand six
barrels of cabbages which he could not
dispose of, No one wished TO buy, and
what to do with them was conundrum.
Among his customers is man who oc-
casionally buys cabbages with which to
feed his goats. The barrels were rendered
to him as gift, but he refused to take
them, offering, however, to send a man
who would throw them into the river.
Finally, the cabbages were given to the
hucksters, who peddled them out at the
rate of one or two cents head. This
state of affairs is only temporary, however
and the dealers are expecting a briSker
trade to-day.-PhHa Times.
Year: 1877

A Monument
a. hg ~ the grand pyramid might be built of tho
teeth that hare been ruined by neglect Shall this
Thug 70 In face at The creAt fact that SQzudont Ii
certain prefcrrattsc Of dental dccay9
Year: 1877




If he had confined him self to his legItm ate
qutll-driving duties, there would have been
no occasion for him TO have been strutting
around with his left hand in a sling, patch
on his nose and an absurd old gum shoe on
one foot. He was, however, only another
victim OF that egotistical opinion OF all IN en-,
that they can do anything better than a
woman.


He went home the other day and founi his
Wife putting up peaches in those Oid-fash-
1oned tin cans tnat close with sealin y-wax
She had an apron on, and two or three little
blotches OF sealing-wax ornamental the
fioor, while the cat under the table was lick-
ing piece tne size OF postage stamp with
assiduity.


yourself with that hot wax directly;' but as
she made no answer, he continu ID Oracular-
~, women never have any mechanical
genius, anyway. If there is way OF doing
anything wrong they are sure to try It,"


do you think you can do any better" she
obser we'd, with some acidity.


why, OF course i cam


wei, here, just distinguish yourself,


So he sat down. She handed him a fresh
can. just out OF the hot water. He took 1t in
his hand and dropped II as though 1t hal
been streak OF lightning, while he stuck
his finger in his mouth and looked sudden
death at her because he could not swear
she gave him towel TO hold the next one
with, and he took IL on his knee lighting the
sealing-wax stick, and Ommenced probing
around the top, but the bottom burned his
knee, and he jsrked, bringing the burning
wax across the back of his left hand. Tnen
he jumped up and hOwled, dropped the cas-
which emptied spoonful OF burning pre-
serves into his slipper. This made him fran
TIC, and he went dancing around the Kitchen
like an inebriated dervish, waving the burn
ing wax until drop took him in the nose.
In his anger he kicked the offending can
through the wi ndOw, scattering its contents
over the dog, who rushed into the street no WI
ing and raising an alarm of mad dog
which occupied the attention OF all the peo-
pie within three squares. Then he submitted
TO be laid on the sofa, and plastered with
nour and sweet oil until he looked Ike bal
make an afndavit the size OF q barn-door
that he will let the women be just as awk-
ward as they choose.
Year: 1877

The Globe, of Toronto, Canada, says
confirmation of the strange report
that shower of fish had fallen on the
fourth concession of Harwich township
is given by school teacher of the neigh
borhood, who testifes to what he saw
as follows Having dismissed the chill
dren for the day, was returning to my
boarding place, when with side glance,
I discovered something in the grass. At
first L thought it was some species of
rattlesnake, but upon more careful scru-
tiny. 1 found it was fine, firm, fresh
fish of the. pickerel species. Having
been brought up at the sea shore knew
at once the fish was good, and picked it
up, while wondering whence it came. My
astonishment was increased, however,
when stepping on few yards further /
found another equally good. A few steps
further and one more, and / thought l
ought to return to the school room for
some paper in which to wrap them. On
entering the room / seized (rather
thoughtlessly you will say one of the
Lails. and proceeded to collect fish.
When had more than half fillsd the
pail / saw man in the distance carry
ing some fish, and supposing the mys-
terry was about to be solved / awaited
his approach. I dropped the pail and
felt somewhat guilty for having appro-
priated the fish till relieved by his
assuring me that he had gathered up
also those he had in the same way, and
that he had just been culling the larg-
est of them. He observed These
are as good and fresh as money could
buy I filed the pail, not only to the
brim, but up the whole height of the
handle, and having deposited my bur-
den naturally in the farm house where l
board returned to collect the remain
der. When / had finished my task I
assure you that / felt fatigued. The
work had occupied half an hour. This
! fall of fish extended about three quar-
ters of q mile. On the same evening
to field about half a mile from my
boarding place. She also returned
laden with fish that she had picked up
in similar way, This girl reported
that she had left others behind her
which she could not conveniently carry
to the house. The lady, with her maids,
prepared the fish the same evening for
drying and smoking, and they were sub
jected to this process next day. The
circumstance, you will admit, is unique,
apart from it's strange surroundings,
and cannot but think the correspond
ent of the Rondeau Ne,os did not err


much in reporting it. AS to whether
these now famous fishes fell six feet or
six thousand know not. One thing
know, that they were scattered for q
distance of about three-quarters of a
mile, and that, at least, to my knowl-
edge, three persons gathered them"
Year: 1877

NOTICE-I, William Sweeny, do here


" by give notice that I shall apply to
the Judges Of the Court Of General Sessions
Of the Peace and Jail Delivery of the State
Of Delaware. In and for the County of New
Castle, on Monday the 7th day of May mex t
being the first day of the May Term, 1877,
for license to keep an inn or tavern at
No. 46 Market street, in the Ninth ward of
the city of Wilmington, to sell intoxicating
liquors in quantities less than 5gallon, to
be drunk on the premises and the following
freeholders recommend the said application
Year: 1877

Both. sides have been winning victories and
rendering thanks therefor with such remark
able unan1nity anu monotony along the Dam
ubc and in tue East that the public would feel
obliged to them If they would cnliyen the Te
Dcum Of affairs By owning up to refrcshinsIy
exceptional defeat.
Year: 1877

These figures do not represent the yield Of last
year; but they probably give As good an idea Of
the rtatpe importance Of the chief wheat.rais
countries as any that can be obtained. British In


dia is NOW coming forward an exporter Of wheat.
but we have not at hand the statistics OF proaac-
Year: 1877

see that the people Of Kandiyohi
county have held a mass convention
and demanded that the governor ap-
point grasshopper measures under the
bounty act. We have also received
the following:


GLENCOE, MCLEOD Co., MINI.


May 28th, 1877.
Editor Azti-Moaopolist


By the request Of many citizens, I
am requested to write to you, and see
if you would tell us through your pa
per what has become Of the 100000
grasshopper bounty. The people
seem to be much dissatisfied in this
locality. Will You have the kindness
therefore to inform us through the
columns of your paper just how the
law stands on the records! What is
the reason we cannot get the bounty
and who is to blame? Yours,


G. w. DAY.
P. S. There are plenty Of grass
hoppers in this county; the bigger
half of the sod crop is destroyed, and
large quantities on the old land.


If any Of our friends at the state
capitol are trying to save the state
E$1OO, 900 at the cost Of crop worth
twenty million dollars they are max
ing a grave and disastrous mistake.
Year: 1877

We call upon the friends of the
Independent party to see that there is
full attendance at the State COnven-
tian called to meet June Goth at
Faribault. They should not only at
tend themselves, but be sure to bring


.,me of their friends with them. We


DIV that in these hard-times money


Very scarce, and few feel like in


a.ring the expense of a trip of many
miles to attend political convention.
But it must be remembered that un-
less the people are willing to make


some sacrifices for the right their


enemies will triumph. The whole
hope of the country to-day rests with
the independent thinking men Of the
country. If they are true to them


selves they can bring politicians and
parties to their knees. If they are
not the multitude must hopelessly
suffer.
Year: 1877

ton 2" this brother would take off
his coat early in the hour of eluci-
dation. AS the terrors of the world,
from which man ought to escape,
would open up to his rural imagin-
alton, his long black necktie, which
was more like a bandage for a
broken limb that for a clerical
decoration, would be suddenly un-
wound and be hung across the high
box in which the elocution was
taking place, and onward would
move the language, if not the
thought. By the time this preacher
had reached the close, and was
pounding the bible by way of per-
oration, there was nothing left on
the man except a few of the most
essential articles of the toilet.