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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
A Puzzled Frenchman.

A Frenchman, while looking at a
number of vessels, exclaimed, "See
what a flock of ships !" He was told
that flock of ships was called fleet,
but that fleet of sheep was called q
flock. TO assist him in mastering the
intricacies of the English language, he
was told that flock of girls was called
a bevy, that bevy of wolves is called
a pack, but that a pack of cards is
never called bevy, though a pack of
thieves is called gang, and a gang
of angels is called host, while host
of pOrpOises is termed shoal. He
was told that host of oxen is termed
a herd, and herd of children is called
troop, and troop of partridges is
termed cOvey, and a covey of beauty
is called galaxy, and a galaxy Of
ruffians is called a horde, and q horde
of rubbish is called a heap, and heap
of bullOcks is called drove, and q
drove of blackguards is called mob,
and mob of whales is called school,
and school of worship is called q
congregation, and a congregation of
engineers is called corps, and a
corps of robbers is called band, and a
band of locusts is called q crowd, and
a crowd of gentlefolks is called the
elite. The last word being French, the
scholar understood it and asked no
more.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
The Canse OF Panics.

"JOhn Paul. has been brought to
griefby Il preposterOus ''run" of cred
itOrs upon him, and, i'm meditatingup-
on his own mishap, he found the true
theory of panics. "LoOking at my
position 'nOw," he says, 81 don't see
that it differs materially from that of
Il good many men engaged i'm larger
businesses. ! could keep going as
long as the tailor and my various 9TH
'er trade connections would trust me.
1t was only when they wanted their
pay that / had to fail. They precipi-
tated the evil by their senselcss be-
havior. If the idiots had not sent in
their bills l should still be trading
with them-all would be going on
smoothly. A panic is simply n want
of confidence brought on by finding
out that people are insolvent sooner
than is convenient for them-sOOner
than they themselves had calculated
on. So long as it is not known that
they're insolyent, everything's love-
ly. IfnobOdy wanted pay, there'd be
no panics. This is q clearer PROPOSE
ton by far than the cOgnate one that
a national debt Is u national blessing.
What use, then, in beating round the
bush and devising long-winded plans
for preventing panics? Just sup
press the people who want their pay,
and you hit the nail square on the
head ut once.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Don't Force Them.

1t is worse than folly to send
children to school before they have
developed reasoning faculties. To the
infant of four years, school is prison,
the teacher dread being whose
frOwn is death, and whose smile and
kindly nOticeis overpowering. There
fore, children should not go to school
until six years old. They should not
learn mt home during that time more
than the alphabet, religious teachings
excepted. They should be fed with
plain, substantial food, at regular
intervals of not less than four hours.
They should not be allowed to eat
anything within two hours of bed
time. They should sleep in separate
beds, on hair mattresses, without caps,
feet first well warmed by the fire or
rubbed until perfectly dry; extra
covering on the lower limbs, but
little on the body. They should be
compelled to be out of doors for the
greater part of the day, from after
breakfast until half an hour before
sunset, unless in damp, raw weather,
when they should never be allowed
to 90 outside the door. Never limit
a healthy child as to sleeping or eat
ing, but compel regularity as to both {;
it is of great importance. Never
compel Il child to sit still, nor interfere
with its enjOymcnts, as long as it is
not injurious to person or property,
nor against good morals. Never
threaten child; it is cruel, unjust,
and dangerous. What you have to
do do it ut once, and have done with
it. Never speak harshly or angrily,
but mild, kindly, and, when needed,
firmly--no more. BY all means
arrange il so that the last words be-
tween you and your children ut bed
time, especially the younger ones,
shall be words of unmixed affection.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
The Visionary Man.

If there is one misfortune that can
befall us greater than another, it Is to
be over visionary; such persons are
not only selfOpiniOnated, but very
sanguine, and easily led away with
every new project that presents itself.
The customary man" will risk his
all upon vague, empty speculation,
treating with scOrn the advice of
his best friends, although they may
kneel in supplicatiOn before him.
To him success is certain, the way
perfectly clear, with smiling fortune
beckOning him onward he sees not
the deceit and treachery that turks i'm
her smile, but only the piles Of shin
ing gold that lie scattered mt her feet.
All, how beautiful are the air-castlcs
that he builds, and with what n look
of eXultatiOn does he fancy himself
driving lOur-in-hand mt u "twO-fOrty
rate" over the heads Of all who, i'm
his estimation, have undcrrated his
abilities In vain all reasoning and
persuasion now. The bank account
Is closed, the old homestead mort
gagged, the pockets Of cOntlding
friends are emptied, and the family
jewels, perchance, glistcning in the
shop of the pawnbrOker. AT last the
iinal crash comes, the speculation
explodes, and, like the smoke that
ascends from ignited powder, vanish
es i'm mid-air.
Where is the Missionary man"
now does he stand convinced Of his
errors, and selfcOndemned? Alas,
no! lie angrily casts the imputation
from himself, and protests that he
alone is wrOnged; that misfortune
with all her train are leagued against
him, and pleads for one more chance
to retrieve his fallen fortune. The
opportunity is his, and now behold
him again riding the wild horse OF
self-delusion; in his hand is held nc
rein of calculation to guide him
Alright; the robe of wisdom il
thrown aside, leaving him exposed
to every blast of wind and Storm
and heedlessly he rushes on in pursuit
of the phantom, until he falls head
long into financial ruin.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
A Misused Title.

The title of esquire with us fire.
quently abbreviated to squire) Origi-
mated in chivalric times. when sons
of gentlemen, from the age of seven
years, were brought up in the.castle of
superior lords-which was an inesti-
mable advantage to the poorer nobil-
ity, who could not otherwise have
given the children the accomplish
mcnts of their station. From seven
to fourteen, these boys were called
pages, or Wallets; at fourteen, they
bore the name of esquire. They
were instructed i'm the management
of arms, I'm the art of horsemanship,
in exercises of strength and activity,
so as 10 fit them for tournament and
battle, and the milder glories of
chivalrous gallantry. Long after the
decline of chivalry the word was only
used i'm limited sense, for the sons
and peers of knights, or such as OBJ
tained the title by creation or some
other legal means. Blackstone de-
fines esquire to be all who bear Office
of trust under thecrown, and who are
styled esquire by the king in their
commission and appointments; and
being once hOnorded by the king
with the title of esquire, they, and
only they, have q right to that dis.
tinction for life.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Wisely Said.

In domestic rule, said an observer
of human nature, esteem is more pO-
tent than indulgence, or even forbCar-
ance. When boys or girls go wrong,
q very frequent cause is that they are
not esteemed at home, or fancy they
are not. This esteem must be genu-
inc; it cannot be pretended or coun-
terfeited. Hence in a governing per-
son there are few qualities so yalua-
bic as readiness to appreciate merits,
or ingenuity in discovering them,
especially the latter. In every large
family or small circle of friends there
is generally some difficult person to
understand. This person is often eX-
ceedingly troublesome, and to use q
common expression, very "trying."
His or her merits (for he or she is sure
to have sOme) have not been found
out. Find them out and appreciate
them; n great deal of the trouble of
dealing with that person will be re-
moved. The value of imagination
i'm domestic government Is very great.
If we could have statistics OH the sub
ject, we should find, l think, that the
children of unimaginative people are
particularly prone to go wrong.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Origin OF the Dollar Mark.

A writer i'm the atlantic M0nthly
has Il curious paper on the origin OF
the dollar symbol ($). In brief his
theory is that the two parallel upright
marks may be traced back to the pill
lars of Hercules, and the S-like figure
is the scroll entwined around them.
According to tradition, when the
Tyrian colony landed on the Atlantic
coast of Spain, and founded the an.
cient city of Gades, now Cadiz, Mel
carthus, the leader of the expedition,
set up two stone pillars rs memorials,
over which was built a temple of Her
cules. AS the temple increased i'm
wealth, the stonepillars were replaced
by others, made of an alloy of gold
and silver, and these two pillars be-
came, i'm time, the emblem of the city,
us horses head became that of Car
thage. Centuries later, when Charles
V. became Emperor of Germany, he
adopted a new coat of arms, in which
the pillars of Gades, or Cadiz, occu-
pied a prominent position in the de-
vice. Hence, when new coin, the
cOlOnnatO, was struck at the Imperial
Mint, it bore the new device-twO pill
lars, with Il scroll cntwined around
them. The coin became the standard
of value in the Mediterranean, and
the pillars and scroll became its ac-
ccpted symbol in writing.
The two horizontal bars which
cross the symbol Ofthe English pound
sterling are also thought to have a
similar origin. In the same paper the
symbolic origin of the pillars of Her.
cules is traced far back into the remote
era prior to the dispersion of the hu-
man race from its Asiatic birthplace.
They are identified with the house
hold pillars of the eScandinavians, and
the idea from which the concrete en-
bOdimcnts spring is to be found alike
in the Sanskri Vedas and in the glow
ing imagery of the Hebrew poets.
They are the symbols of night and
day, of light and darkness, which, to
the dawning intelligence of the Arian
races, We're evidences of the Omnipo-
tent, and, to- the Jewish patriarchs,
the work of a revealed Creator.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
ADvERTlsINa RATES.
ALL SORTS.

An enterprlsing New Yorker has
recently undertaken to supply daily
rations to the pet cats of that city,
and is driving thriving business.
"What is Heavens best gift to
man 7" asked a Danbury young
lady, smiling sweetly on pleasant
looking young clerk. "a hOss," re-
piled the young man with great pru-
dence.
Church statistics show that through
out Christendom the majority of
worshipers are women. Criminal
statistics show that in the various
prisons i'm ChristendOm the majority
of prisoners are men.
A Chicago educational journal Is
of opinion that whipping is a better
punishment than detention after
school hours, because it sets the blood
in circulation, and causes increased
activity of the brain.
Mr.. Robert Dale Owen, in referring
to "Italy's dark-eyed daughters"
said che had seen more handsome
girls in New York or Boston in five
weeks than he had seen in Italy
throughout five years."
A man left a bony steed in Louis
vile last Saturday, and, coming back
q short time afterwards, discovered
that a funny youth had placed q card
against tho fieshless ribs bearing the
notice:-"Oats wanted--inquire with
in"
The Rev. DIR. Lyman Beecher's
salary seventy years ago was $500 per
annum and firewOOd. His son,
Henry Ward Beecher, receives
5000 year. But then he has to
buy his firewood, and that ought to
be taken into consideration.
Iamartin was asked by a friend, If
he did not spend too much in adver-
Using. "No," was the reply, sad
vertising is absolutely necessary.
Even Divine service needs to be ad-
yertised. Else what Is the meaning
If church bells?"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
A Capital Fable,

The hopelessness of accomplishing
anything without "pluck" is illustrat-
ed by an old East India fable. A
mouse dwelt near the abode of q great
magician was kept in constant dis
tress by its fears of q cat that the
magician, taking pity on it, turned it
into q cat. Immediately it began to
suffer from fear of dog, so that the
magician turned it into dog. Then
it began to suffer from fear OF tiger,
and the magician, in disgust, said,
"Be n mouse again. AS you have
only the heart Of a mouse, 1t is i'm
possible to help you by giving you
the body of noble animal" And
the poor creature again become a
mouse. 1t is the same with mouse
hearted man. He may be clothed
with the powers and placed in the
position of brave men, but he will
always act like mouse; and public
opinion is usually the great magician
that finally says to such person, $50
back to your obscurity again. You
have only the heart of a mouse, and
1t is useless to try to make lion out
of you."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Catching Monkeys.

A traveller tells the following about
how monkeys arc caught in Africa ;
"Monkeys are pretty common, yet as
all the family are very cunning, has
it ever occurred to the reader how
they are taken? Pitfalls will take a
lion and the famished monarch of the
forest will, aftera few days. starvation,
dart into a cage containing food, and
thus be secured. But how are mon
keys caught? Theape family resembles
man. Their vices are human. They
love liquor and fall. At DarfOur and
Sanaar the natives make fermented
beer, Of which the monkeys are
passionately fond. Aware of this, the
natives 60 the parts of the forest fire.
quented by the monkeys, and set on
the ground calabashes of the enticing
liquor.
AS soon as q monkey sees and
tasts it, he utters loud cry of Joy
that soon attracts his comrades. Then
an Orgie begins, and in short time
the beasts show all degrees of intoX-
icatiOn. Then the negroes appear.
The drinkers are too far gone to dis
trust them for large species of their
own genius. The negroes take some
up, and these Immediately begin to
weep and cover them with maudlin
kisses. When negro takes one by
the hand to lead him off, the nearest
monkey will cling to the one who
thus findsa support, and will endeavOr
to get off also and another will grab
at him, and so on until the negro
leads a staggering line of ten or a
dozen tipsy monkeys. When finally
brought to the village they are
securely Gagged, and gradually sobered
down, but for two or three days a
gradual and diminishing supply of
liquor is given them, so us to reconcile
them by degrees to their state of
captivity"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Sleep as a Medicine.

A physician says the cry for rest
has always been louder than the cry
for food. Not that It Is more import
ant, but IL Is oftener harder to obtain.
The best rest comes from sound sleep.
OF two men or women, otherwise
equal, the one who sleeps the best
will be the most moral, healthy and
efficient. Sleep will do much to cure
irritability Of temper, peevishness
and uneasiness. It will restore to
vigOr an unwOrked brain. 1t will
build up and make strong a weak
body. IL will cure a headache. 1t
will cure a broken spirit. It will
cure sorrow. Indeed we might take
a long list Of nervous and other NAL
aides that sleep will cure. The cure
of sleeplessness requires n clean good
bed, sufficient exercise to produce
weariness pleasant occupation, good
air, and not too warm a room, clear
conscience, and avoidance of stimu-
lants and narcotics. For those who
are overworked, haggard, nervous,
who pass slcepless nights, we COM
mend the adoption OF such habits as
shall secure sleep; otherwise, life
will be short, and what there Is OF II
sadly Imperfect.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26

piece of bread and cheese soon follow
ed the first two pieces. Now the
grand trick was to be disclosed and
the landlord and his companions
waited to see it. The conjurOr then
said: "Now, gentlemen, which hat
shall l bring the bread and cheese
under?"
The landlord pointed out his own
hat, wishing IL to take part i'm the
trick as well as his bread and cheese.
1t being so arranged the conjuror
again. said: "Gentlemen, l have eaten
the bread and cheese, and now / will
bring it under the landlords hat"
and he Immediately placed the hat
upon his head and continued: snow
you will perceive it is under the hat
without any deception"
There were shouts of laughter from
all the company except the landlord,
who was minus three pices of bread
and cheese and quart of ale.
The fellow left the house without
making u collection of the company,
he being well satisfied with the land
lords generosity.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Success.

1t Is impossible to succeed i'm hur-
ry. AS those articles are priced most
highly that require the greatest
amount of labor, so the road that
leads to the top of the ladder Is rough
and slippery. What matter ifa round
does break, or a foot slip, such things
must be expected, and being expected
they must be overcome. Rome was
not built i'm day, but proofs Of her
magnificent splendor are still to be
seen. We each prepare temple to
last through all eternity. A struc-
ture to last so long, can It take but
one day to build it? The days of a
lifetime are necessary to build the
monument mightie; than Rome, and
more lasting than adamant. 1t Is
hard, earnest work, step by step, that
crowns with success and while en-
ergy and perseverance are securing
the prize for steady workers, othors
sitting down by the wayside are won.
dering why they cannot be successful,
They surely forget that the great key
Is hard, honest labor; and that moth
ing but a strong, resolute will car
turn IL,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26

Accordingly, the eldest OF tht
ladies, who, in spite of her age, prOba
bly, though herself the prettiest of the
whole party, curiosity was particu-
larly excited after his excellency
had passed through the suit of rooms
coolly inquired what had been the
object of his examination.
Madam" replied the interpreter,
u dare not inform YOU"
"But I wish particularly to know
"Indeed, madam, 1t is impossiblev'
"Nay, sir, this reserve is vexa-
atiOus. Idesire to know"
sob since you desire, madam,
know then that his excellency has
been valuing y0u"
"Naluing us how, sir?.'
"Ycs, ladies, his excellency, after
the custom of his country, has been
setting price on each one of YOU 2"
"Well that's whimsical enough !;
and how much may that lady be
worth, according to his estimation p"
"a thousand crowns"
"And the other ?''
'Five hundred crowns"
"And that young lady with fair
hair"
"Threc hundred crowns"
"And that brunette"'
"The same price"
"And that lady who is painted?"
"Fifty crowns"
"And pray, sir, what may l lie
worth i'm the tariff of his eXcellency's
good graces?"
"Oh, madam, you must really OK.
cuSe me, beg ~
"COme, come, no cOncealments J"
"The prince merely said as he pass
ed you"
"Well what did he say?" inquired
the lady with great eagerness.
"He said, madam, that he did not
know the small coin of this cOuntry!"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26

Great is the bother of getting
married when you are a royal High
ness. OF course the marriage of the
Prince had to be entered i'm the
register of the Chapel Royal at
Windsor, and equally, of course, the
country would all go to pieces and
the foundation of the earth rock If
that precious register recording the
weddings of all the English Queens
were to be taken to foreign land.
Accordingly Dean Stanley was pro-
vided with q single leaf whereon to
enter the marriage, which will he
bound mp in the register when it gets
back from Russia. Tn order To 20
properly through the ceremony, the
Dean was likewise obliged to carry
with him the blue velvet-covercd
prayer-boOk used at the cornation of
William w, and another prayer
book which has been used at all the
royal English marriages since that OF
George ILL.,, except that of Victoria.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
Patience.

"I learned a lesson once" said n
lady, "in q barnyard. 1t was frosty
morning. 1 was looking out of
window into the barnyard, where a
great many cows, oxen, and horses
were waiting to be watered. For a
while they all stood very quiet and
still. Presently one of the cows, In
attempting to turn round, happened
to hit her next neighbOr. In mo-
ment this COW kicked and hit her
neighbor. She passed on the kick
and the hit TO the next. And directly
the whole herd were kicking and hit
ting at each other with great fury. /
said to myself, See what comes OF
kicking when you are hit.'n A lit
tie patient forbearance will fave us
from a great deal of trouble,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-26
LONGING.

OF All the myriad moods of mind
That through the soul come thronglng
Which one was e'er so dear, so Kind,
80 beavfiful MS longing?
The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment,
Before the Present poor and bare,
Can make Its sneering comment.
Still, through our paltry stir and strife,
CLOVIS down the wished ideal,
And longing mOulds In clay what life
Cnrves I'm the marble Real; t4
To let my new life In, we know,
. Desire must ope the portal;
f, Perhaps the longing to be so
Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing Is Gods fresh heavenw ward Will
With our poor earthward striving;
We quench IL that we may be still t
Content with merely living!
But would we learn that hearts full Scop
Which we are hourly wronging.
Our lives must climb from hope 10 hope,
And realize our longing.
All let us hope that to our praise
Good God not only reckons -
The moments when we tread his WAYS,
But when the spirit beckons--
That some slight good Is also wrought 3.
Beyond self-satisfnction,
When we are simply good i'm Thought, 't.
Howe'er we fnil In action.
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NUMBER Al.
Polygany.

The Rev. w. A. Spencer cOmmun-
icates some interesting facts relative
to polygamy among the Chinese.
The practice is, he says, confined to
the wealthy classes, and he instances
one Canton man who had eleven
wives. A girl eighteen years of age
costs 500. The first wife only is re-
garded as wife; all the rest call her
mother, and are counted as her
children; and the first wife has con-
troll of all the children of the others,
control absolute and tyrannical
Parents sell girl for first wife at Ont.
third the price they demand where
she is to be only second or third. The
concubines, or second wives, are not
married by the same ceremony that
the first wife is. They are brought
to the mother of the household, and
kneel down before her and her hus-
band in sign of subjection.
The first wives of pOlygamists are
small footed women, the others
usally being large footed and large
shoe for a woman is for this reason
called a "secOnd wife's shoe." Large
footed women usually can marry only
III IHc lOWcI CiitSS, VI uTc ny Unc Size
of their feet doomed to life of con-
cubinage or prostitution. This leads
to tender-hearted and respectable
families to bind the feet of their
daughters, as means of securing a
and virtuOus womanhoOd;
so wife selling and feet binding are
inseparable. Thus far it has been
necessary usually for Christian men
to buy their wives, though these were
not allowed to sell their daughters to
heathen husbands.
All the missions are taking firm
stand against feet binding, and selling
for wives, and early mar
riage. 1t will be very slow work
to overcome these three great evils, as
so much of national prejudice and
custom rest on these practices. But
they must be done away with.
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Regular Agents and Correspondents: -
d.. A. LATHRop, Chase; JOHN GRIcE,
Ellsworth.