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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17
HER DIARY.

Vacation and June! lean hardly real
ize that / am fairly out of that dingy
school-room, with its row ofstunted desks
and its paneling of blackboard. 1t is SO
delicious to have ones time to ones sell
such luxury just to sit idly and dream
over the pictures on Uncle Aristotle's
walls, where Pm spending happy holi-
day! l wish vacation would last for
everl
Lena reproaches me for my want OF
energy, but / tell her she has enough for
both. She hardly gives herself time to
sleep, while l allow myself a generous
margin for both occupations. insist
that Lera is preparing herself for coun-
try parish or a mission to the Feejees
and she assures me with grim face that
every one has mission if she chooses to
discover it. wonder what mine isl In
the morning when Pm in that pleasant
middle state between sleeping and wax
ing, hear Lena starting off to read the
Bible to old Mrs. Haddock, and l feel
very wicked for half q minute. She
never seems to have q moment to spare
for what she calls frivolities. / have
been in the house for fortnight, and
I've never seen her stroll into the garden
nor sit on the veranda to pass the time
o'day with Dame Nature, nor idle in the
hammock. I've never seen her waste a
second before, the engraving of Turner in
the library or the AIRY Scheffer over the
mantel, which have set me dreaming
away half hours by the score. Every
one of Lena's days has its appointed
task. She reads theology to two blind
ladies of decayed fortunes, and the church
papers to a bed-ridden old man; she is
President of the Society for Aged Wo-
men, and Treasurer of the Dakota League
to send tracts and blankets to the In
dians; she belongs to half dozen Beth
els and foreign missions and societies for
the education of INDECENT young men for
the ministry, and she is always seeking
out destitute families and invalids ia
whom chicken broth and calf'sfoot jelly
are providence.
"She does world of goodp Ostran-
der says to me, as he sees her going out
like my Lady Bountiful; and he says il
with sigh.
"I don't like goody-good people" re-
ply, just to vex him, and because must
speak my mind for though / like Lena
herself-I used to love her when we
played dolls together ten years ago-yet
i don't fancy the Lena who has wrapped
herself away from all home sympathies
and innocent pleasures.
"You will learn to like her," Ostran-
der insists. But wish she would re-
member there are hungry souls without
going. into the highways ard hedges to
find them"
Pm afraid he thought me stupid
enough, for did not understand him at
once.
You mean that she could do some
good at home too? She might read To
her mother, who is an invalid herself, OF
to Uncle Aristotle, whose eyes are failing
him? And teach the maids their work
and entertain you and mc?' ! questioned
glibly.
"No," said he NEST charitably. "Those
are things to which she will awaken one
day-all in good time. / was speaking
Of myself"
"Of yoursclfp' ! repeated. "Do you
mean "-and then / couldn't help laugh.
ing If | were to die for il. "Why, Mr.
Ostrander, she hasr't half a minute
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17

HONEST, upright and fearless conduct
must need have admirers though many
people are unable to perceive actual
merit, because they live and move in
misty atmosphere of prejudice. No
young man ought to be cast down be-
cause one or more Of his acquaintances
are inclined to reject him and underratc
his merits The time is sure TO come
when modest worth will meet the re-
ward which is its due, and when the
long-continued and patient aspirations
for ambition will be qualified. IL a
young man is disliked and neglected by
those from whom he ought to expect the
best of treatment, let him remark that
they are but one, or two, or three out of
the millions of humanity. While there
is life there is hope; and those who
habitually ill treat others may be forced
to solicit favors from the hands of those
upon whom they have spent their super
ciliousness.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17

"The sun set In a sea of brilliant hues,
Crimson, and gold and azure one By enc
saw the colors blend aud interfuse,
And follow down the pathway OF the sun.
/ almost wished them 10 fade away
Over the distant edge, and die rs they"
Thus spake my friend half lightly but my heart
Shrank trembling at the words with sudden dread /.
and when the time shall come for us to part,
Must each go on his way alone ?" said
"And in that unknown country shall we meet,
Or seek each other with unresting feet ?
"Shall love there, here--what thinkest thou ~
lie answered slowly with n Thoughtful face:
" Ii from my nature could be taken now
All memories passions, hopes, the love and grace
Which IL of thee, and maketh up the whole
'Twould leave the merest shadow Of soul;
4" But II our lives begin anew, twill be
As II we ne'er had lived" With blanched cheek
answered, Z" Say not that, II frighteth me-"
"Why," said he, smiling, show art thou so weak
Why fear or wonder? Let us live our best,
And TO our Fathers goodness leave the rest"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17

JOHN is wag. A poor Frenchman
being seized with an unconquerable de-
sire to learn English, John wrote him the
present tense of the verb "to 60" The
Frenchman spent all his spare time for
three weeks In useless attempt TO learn
it, then went to another friend complain
ing of the extreme irregularity of the
verb "to CO." In proof thereof he pro-
duced the present tense of "to go."-I
go thou startest; he departs. Plural.
We lay tracks; you cut sticks; they alb
squatulate OF skedaddle.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-17

walked home together through the wet
familiar lanes, with the sun furnishing
every grass blade; and, please God, we
shall walk together through life and
through eternity.E-Harpcr's Bazar.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

y We are now perfeeting arrangements
for the publication of a new paper to
he published by the Statesman firm,
in the German language. Several
months since we secured the material
of a complete German office, intend
ing at the time to start such a paper,
but circumstances over which we have
had no control have up to this time
prevented us from doing so. Our de-
termination has now, however, been
made to commence its publication at
an early day, and we take this oppor-
tunity of announcing our intention to
many friends who promised assistance
at the needed time. To these and all
Others we now extend the. request that
they at once take steps toward secur-
ing us subscribers for the new paper.
IT will be devoted TO state and national
politics, and to general and miscella-
neous reading and news, and will be
under the conduct of able German
writers, thoroughly conversant with
the politics of the country. We pro-
pose to make it Udde niecunl for the
tferman-American citizens of Texas.
In due time prospectus will be laid
before the public Austin Statesman.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

INTELLIGENCE has been received
from the Mighty Comus. He proposes
reopening the festivities of the year at
Austin ON the 10th of April. At the
beginning of Lent he started from
some point in Asia, where he has been
honored as were his deserts. In Europe
he joined hands If not hearts with
Queen Nah, whose magic name is now
added tn the list of bis followers. They
are travelling together, will land IN
Halifax about the first of April and
proceed direct to Austin. To prevent
intrusions and delays they travel In
cog, but will make themselves known
at once on their arrival In our beautiful
city of the hillss-IAustin Statesman
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04
Houston and Texas Central R'y
AND CONNECTIONS.

Train leaving Galveston at 1880 II. sM. and
Houston at 400 p. N. daily, arrives as follows:
Red River City, next day at.......... 1915 A. NJ.
Sedalia second day at......... D:l5 n. NJ.
Hannibal ....-..~.secOnd day at....... 500 T.. VI.
st. Louis............-secondd day at .... $40 p NJ.
lndianapOlis.......third day at........ i22 A. n.
........thrd day at........... SID A. ".
day at........ Tlj a. NJ
Buffalo day at....... iaj A. VI.
Albany ............fourth day at....-... Go y. M
PittsblIrq .........third day at......... 6UO +.
Philadelp day at.......... I:l5 a. NJ.
New York .......fourth day at......l2:iO 4. N.
Louisville. day at....... 7jj A. NJ.
Baltimore. day at..,....- $40 A. n.
Washington...... fourth day at.......- 7:25 A. N.
Boston. fourth day at..~..-ll:20 p. ~.
st. Paul ...... third day at........ 7:lO \. IL.
j. DURAND, Gent Supt.
]. WALDO. GenI Ticket Agent.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

A FUNNY wager was made and lost
by man named Charles X. Kerrs at
Des Moines recently. He bet with. a
companion that he could walk back
wards from one end to the other of
Coon river bridge-about six hundred
feet--in less time than the companion
could make it OH horseback. The foot
man kept ahead until about one hum
dred feet of the end, when he tripped
and fell, and the pony passed him and
won the bet. rs
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04


pndrc.h MuIe-Drivcr Plays the
"Pictur Came"
A Paducah mule.driver had an anus
ing adventure on the train on his way
home from Baltimore a few dayssince.
Perching himself upon the arms of a
seat, he added to the mirth of the pas
sengers by relating his adventures in
Baltimore:
"Well, boys, Pm jest from town !;
sold my mules and am gwine back to
Paduky. Scattering round last night
/ got lost hired a hack and was tuck
to the big tavern with marble-slab
floor; went out again and drapped In to
see the snake show Snowman took me
to a glass-kivered case full of watches
and jewelry, and 'snaked' me out of IA
smart pile trying to win a watch for
Bet; drapped in another place; Teller
had three kards, and bet me v l
couldn't pick up the one with plctur
on it; picked up the wrong every time
and lost my pile; but I'll git even
when / git home. You see Bill Thorn
as is counting my sister; I'll play the
picture game ON him, win his horse,
bride and saddle, and make him walk
home.
"Paid four dollars at the tavern for
lodgins; three dollars extra for light;
tried to blow it out, and then burned
my fingers tryin to snuff it.
II give that Teller dollar for the
three cards; got 'em here. Come, cow
boys, who'll bet V on the picture"
an bet three dollars 1 can pick it
up, said city youth.
'"Oh, you're too smart; You'll want
your moneyto buy your breakfast. I'll
betty on fifty dollars again your watch"
'Done," said city youth, and "Pa-
dukyn had that watch in the twink
ling of an eye. Just then the whistle
blew, the cars stopped, and "Paduky"
stepped from the train to the platform,
and was lost in the darkness. If then
occurred to the ''city boy" that he had
once heard of "three card monte" but
did not think Paducah mule driver
could play it.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

WHEN Charles Lamb was invited,
at public dinDer, to say grace, and
responded with the remark, us there
no minister present? Then let us
thank God ~ he was satirist, and
knew il. When a sheriff down in
Vermont, in opening the county
court, cried, /" All persons having
causes or matters pending therein,
draw near, and they shall be heard,
and God save the people ~ he was
satirical, and didn't know it.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

THE Dallas Commercial devotes a
column to the description of the MUIR
der that occurred on the stage between
this point and Jaeksboro, on Friday OF
last week. In behalf of the stage COM
pany and the driver of the coach on
that particular occasion, we would say
that there is but one truthful statement
in the whole article, and that was the
fact of the killing. We have not space
10 give the particulars entire.-[Fort
Worth Democrat.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

Many persons have doubtless re.
marked that in his Lays of Rome
Macaulay anticipated the DE Mediei by
bringing buffalo into Italy, but we sus-
pect few have noticed that one of his
youthful poems introduces parks and
squirrels into the age of Cain. These
two blunders from the same writer IL
lustrate the two sources of anachro-
nisms.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

For evening dress the ladies are wear
ing gauntlets TO their light gloves Of
wide black velvet, cut in small points
at the top. 1t is very effective, this
new fashion, and promises to be last
ing one on hand.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

Mr.. Gladstone, relieved Of the cares
of Office, intends betaking himself TO
the Holy Land, and on his return Will
devote himself to literature, and more
particularly to the translation Of clas-
steal poetry.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04

Mr.. WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs viii de-
liver an eulogy on Chief Justice Chase
at the next commencement OF Dart
mouth college.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04
A pnducnh Mu'e-Drivcr Play. the
~ 'sPictur Game.''

REENFRANcHIsED CITIZEN.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04
LIsr on LgrTgns

nemninina ubeailtd m In ibc iallns los,
officc ~ Monday, Mafciigl flbao n ibeu
femalnlng unoailed nf M the ond ~ tour
weeks viii be seat ~ Tie dead ldief onlce,
tafies enlllna ior the ssmo viii Idonse say
"ndvcftisod" Mnfrii w.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-14
Salt.Rlsing Bread.

Put three toacups of water, as warn
as you can bear your finger in it, two
quart cup or b wi. and three -fourths
of n tenspoonful OF salt; stir in -four
enough to make liiic stiff bait r. this
is for the rising, or emptyinss, as some
call it. Set the bowl, closely covered,
in kettle i'll warm water, as 'w,rm as
you can bear your iinger u, aid koop
it az noar this temperature a, possible.
Notice tn tine when you 's:t' your
rising; in three hours stir in two table
spoonful OF tlour, put it back, aud in
five and one halt hours from the time of
setting it will be within one inch of the
top OF your bowl. 1t is then light
enough, and will make up eight quart S
of Hour. Mako a sponge in the oontre
OF your floor with one quart of water Of
the same temperature as rising, stir the
rising into it, cover with little dry
-four, and put it where it will keep very
warm, but not soad; in three fourths of
an hour mix this into stiff dough. If
water is used, be sure it is very warm,
and donot work us much as yeast bread; !;
make the loaves little larger and koep
it warm for apothor three quarters Of an
hour; it will then be ready TO bake.
While rising this last time have your
oven heating; it needs hotter owe ,h an
yca,t bread.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-14
NUNkI1 9.
Canada Thistlss:'
y aIS-E I!.ssss,

F.. ~ e.' Ef ItyH. ne .Ihs UW JSdR
, Out West these are q tta1ee efsr"
uhen heat aud drouth l1illalmose ssagy
thing el.s. They appear 10 bs prssg
against all; efforts to destroy them, aaa
neither fire, poison, J. nor, sh6..knifa So
moro than atepporay odfses upsS t&sie
vitality In,noheJ locality tltopisutaas.
boep moved before coed tiRzes ylsaaa
early ,sepnarlly1l inI tho tssss;assyolu, seeSaksd vpe
y the p Eoaot9u then eusi ri viii, fbshpe % ihf
vpplla Of fve sdaysi idaEisss 9 shs iRiaDshs 10
june and July, aud ipally sns sssia sssss
the hoo and broodexa, ,latae,i iaIshaslb
son. In another locality Tthe thisElsR
wero dug up burnt; in apoihse tRsp
vera hacked off Of : close 70 .ho gssssa aas
salt s'rtwr oysr the, the roots; .la, ssssAsp
they wero saturated With stro5g bgis@
aud oprinkled With aaaaforsis, auaia
another they 3ere covered Win Win rslssse
lime from gas works osthiss 1asRSSSsh sP
several inches. Ono bold fasssuiASar,, III, ,dahsss
wrath sgainst the weed eImnass Rses bssa
unconmonly fierce, actually 2pGIlsa thsss
up by the roots, then dug Q Gois RasEs
the roots had been,H and dlisai is u;fh
benzine. He thinks ahal giilSa taa
thistlo thus treatSd, But it % nssasise
certain; nor 10 there, SaIo ssS bSsiSsaas
say, a single vollauthSntieatsd eraafsA
tiop. Thistle "oomnaiasisaafs', aakS9s
been appointed, but itIis'sasy toassgga
their report that they fsag AMI aasiss
pate fine showing ofths sassk Cana
dian flower next season ,.in,spi.ssefhuaAA
iplows, broadaAss, aalt,saquafaEtis; iias.
and benzine. As q fnsl sEesOEtiG isas
commended by ChicagqjoarnabtkaR@
pound Of nitro glycetips aalaoss 90
der each ptl thistle and ,qezplsds!a. By sla
tricity.5 VI, ~ o.;,!,.c,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-14
Mistaking o Shadow tor q atge

!. Three Tires ladies' lsfddi ina WestegAt0Ee shesa
tho mos most Sid advanced oiyili4asioB gsaass
obtain, bh'n, and where the ,manpsrs nj sha
ladies' are saomeYhlat ,y' bat free and esaY, In
b'bed rather freely of the tt'arasns'' asA
party to which they had been, iagitsa,
and insisted ldsso On making their war Rsass
With wlth'ut Vt their escorts, Tho hunsored thsR
SO far as to walk acme diatanca shassl.
but keeping them in sight, -,
Just aftor they had passed q ehurca,
whose sumbre shadows aoibssejnnrred oibsjnr shsaiSs
walk, they turned and hdFioo looked, I'd, ssuk.
only to witness a : ccppfioaaa '1ssta 1ssta xsrs
amusing sight. The 2 RooSna, RaosaSa 'lRSi ,sRhiairs.
high in the south, threw Tie ri ahaSdoS,s SdiS a.
the Hteeple directly acfoasthe street IL "a YFsRa
one side tothe other. The 1alaisas a6hian
no more clear.Sighted tilaB slVsSy t,ass
clear-haaded. smistooka The asnss saa,
brook which ithoy would have To- to arsss
before making sheir way GEs aaass!assg.
Oudor this. laeluzion, thsy sasaown
on tho bank of.the imaginary sEaaa,n
and took off thOirisho % and stookihgs,
killed their cluthes, audIpsoosaaSa %
wade through to the opposite sEoss; an
on reaching which they, sssuusa ,hais
shoes hoe 3 an and sstoekiippss, and vent an ahs's
way rejoicing IA,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-02-14

living movements, is making changes
daily. Households are, separated, fan,i
lies and friends divided. Some are laid
away to rest until the lsst day, while
others wearily wander updh strange ter
ritory, with no prospect ofo reunion at
the old homestead. Thanksgiving after
Thanksgiving pass aud nolrcminder of
the once happy days passed at home,
unless 1t is to see others enjpyiug the
same blessing which fea. years will
take from them, aud they like the rest
OF the world gaze upon the reunion Of
friends with longing hoart and sigh
for the good timos passed beneath their
own cottage roof
Heaven bless the wanderer, and my
parents long live to offer up prayer
Tor those who are separated from kind
red and friends, with no bright CHEEKY
hope of an annual reunion. Listen to
the toll Of FOUNDER church bell as
another dear friend is laid away beneath
the willows, and another household made
dcsolate by the death Of one Of their
family. No reunion for them until the
last day, when all shall meet face to face
with the long departed, and the spiri
tual reunion only equa!lcd by the joys
tasted here upon earth, where no separ
alton occurs, where all is a perpetual
thanksgiving aud praise to Him for
blessings past, aud the golden home al
ready prepared
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be taken as SO many chips in por
ridgev
Many years ago, alta protested eco
tion in England, ono Of the candidates
observed:
It has been suid that ! have played
the game of Mr.. Melish. have how
ever, done nothing toward his success.
I have rendered him neither service nor
dis service
A person in the crowd exclaimed:
No, nor to anybody else. You're a
mere chip in porriIge! i!
The idea being that he was utterly
inefficient. a bit of chip put into any
food, whether porridge soup or sauce,
communicates no flavor to it, aud is in
the same category with u m,u who is
utterly useless 1t is familiar, natu-
raj and ineligible comparison.
Putting the cart before the horse, is
u wcll.known illustration. 1t can boast
o.! great antiquity, having first been
quoted by Lucian, the great Greek writ
er, nearly seventeen hundred pears ago
Francis Rabe)ais, the French satrist
and wit whose 'Gargantua was publish
ed in the year 1883, has the phrase.
He placed the carriage before the stccd.
No derivation Of it can be given, but
The meaning is very abivious, and refers
to those who begin to do d thing at the
wrong end.
Eating humble meaning that
the conccit shall be taken out of per-
sou, that pride shall have iall--is an
expression often used in conversation
The proper way of spelling the dish
would be humble pie, with the aspi-
rate. 1t refers to Il pie once more com
non in England than it has baen for
many generations. Two hundred years
ago, during the reign Of Charles H., the
condition Of the people of England was
so low that, Lord Macanlay says, wage
were SO low and meat so dear. that hun
dreds of thousands of families knew the
fhste'of IL: fmoGs tile folks, .. ven
u II pastry was favoritc dish. but the
pour gentry had to put up with pie
made of the 'u.nblc,,' or cntrails of tn e
deer. which wr,e the pcrquisitcs Of the
keeper. In Balcy's famous old dicton
ary the foundation Of Johnson's great
work. the word umble' is said to be um.
bilious, the region Of the intcstincs IF
n person who had afforded such costly
dish as vrnsion pastry were reduced to
tie mcrncr dish, it mi sht be said tha. he
WAS eating umblc pie
There are various dcrivations of the
term, Mind your P's and Q's.' 1t is
said TO have arisen from the ancient
custom of hangiu5 II slate behind the
ale house door, on which was writtea
i or Q--that is, pint or quart against
the name OF each customer, :cordin
to the quantity which he had drank, and
which was not expected to be paid for
until the next aturlay evening, when
the wages were settled Perhap, the
word tick, meaning credit, may also be
traced to this "a tick or mark being put
Tor every glass Of ale