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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
The Literal Boy In the Blue. Coat School.

Among the scholars when Lamb and
Coleridge attended school was a poor
clergymans son by the name of Simon
Jennings. On account of his dismal and
gloomy nature, his playmates had nick
named him Pontius Plate. One morn
ing he went up to his master, DR.. Boyer,
and said, in his usual whimpering man.
ner, "Please, doctor, the boys call me
Pontius Plate"
If there was one thing which old Boyer
hated more than a false quantity in
Greek and Latin, it was the practice of
nicknaming. Rushing down among the
scholars from his pedestal of state, with
cane in hand, he cried, with his usual
voice of thunder, "Listen, boys; the next
time | hear any of you say Pontius Pi-
late I'll cane you as long as this cane
will last. You are to say Simon Jen-
nings,' and not 'Pontius Plate Re-
member that, if you value your hides"
Having said this, Jupiter Tonans re-
mounted Olympus, the clouds still hang
ing on his brow.
Next day, when the same class were
reciting catechism, a boy of a remarkably
dull and literal turn of mind had to re-
peat the creed. He had got as far as
'sufered UNDER" and was about popping
out the next word, when Boyer's prohi-
bition unluckily flashed upon his obtuse
mind. After n moments hesitation he
blurted out, "Suffered under Simon Jen-
nings, was cruci---" The rest of the word
was never uttered, for Boyer had already
sprung like a tiger upon him, and the
cane was descending upon his unfortu-
nate shoulders like a Norwegian hail
storm or an Alpine avalanche. When
the irate doctor had discharged his cane
storm upon him, "What do you mean,
you BOBBY, by such blasphemy 2" 81
only did as you told me-" replied the
simple minded youth. "Did as / told
you?" roared old Boyer, now wound up
to something above the boiling point,
"what do you mean?" AS he said this,
he instinctively grasped his cane more
| ftiriously. Yes, doctor, you said we
were always to call Pontius Plate Simon
Jennings. Didn't he, Sam?" appealed
the unfortunate culprit to Coleridge, who
was next to him. Sam said naught; but
old Boyer, who saw what Ounce he had
to deal with, cried, "Boy, you are fool
Where are your brains 2" Poor DIR.
Boyer for a second time was foored; fol-
the scholar said, with an earnestness
which proved its truth, but to the in.
tense horror of the learned potentate,
"In my stomach, sir" The doctor al.
ways respected that boys stupidity ever
after, as though half afraid that stray
| blow might be unpleasant
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
A Playful Horse.

About three weeks ago, says the
Detroit Free Press, as the engineer OF
the morning passenger train going West
on the Detroit and Milwaukee road had
reached point three miles beyond the
Junction, he saw horse on the track
ahead. He "tooted" at the animal,
but the horse waited until the locomotive
was at his heels, and then turned and
ran. The bell rang and the whistle
screamed, but the horse kept the track
for full mile, and then leaped off and
let the iron monster rush past him. He
was there next morning to repeat the
operation, and continued it with the
greatest regularity until "Wednesday
morning. He then extended the race
further than usual, being in unusually
good spirits. Coming to a cattle-guard,
he hesitated an instant before making
the Jump, and the cow-catcher caught
him. He was in the air making the leap
when he was struck and thrown as high
as the smoke-stack, but came down in a
pond of water, and was seen to jump up
and gallop off as If unhurt.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
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THE TWO KINGss AN ALLEGORY.
When mighty Jove had fashioned human kind.
(So In IN Eastern apologize we fnd),
He sent two ministers to rule the race.
He gave command TO Pleasure and TO Pain,
lOf heavenly, one, and Of one hellish birth),
Henceforth, my miniens, be II yours to reign
As sovereign lords o'er all the sons Of earth"
And soon II was agreed between the twain,
A separate dominion would be best
The vicious only should be ruled by Pain;
And Pleasure be master OF the rest.
A proper plan enough II seemed at frst
But soon they found despite each outward sign,
That-saye, indeed, between the best and worst
None less than Jove could fairly draw the line.
They found-to make discrimination nice
To classify the race defed their skill
The virtuous had more or less OF vice;
The vicious showed some sparks Of virtue still.
The generous man was flashed wi worldly lust -
The devotee was full Of sanity pride
The chaste was covetous and none so Just,
But they who had still some little sin TO hide.
And, looking sharply at the darker part,
Not one among all was wholly bad;
Here was a sot who had generous heart,
And there thief who saved drowning lad.
Virtue and Vice !-how easily they trace
The larger forms OF each but to assign
Their just proportion in q special case
Who but the gods could safely draw the line?
And so II was agreed Qest strife befall
From such confusion) each, in turn, should reign |:
Pleasure should have dominion over all;
And all, at times should feel the rule Of Pain.
And still, as erst, they rule the human race;
Pleasure and Pain-in short, alternate sway;
And which so'er may show his regal face,
We know his fellow Is not far away!
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
NUMBER A.
The Crows Value to Farmers.

Whatever wrong the crow commits
against the cultivators of the soil, may,
by little painstaking, be materially
lessened or wholly prevented. The bene-
fits he confers are both numerous and
important. During the time he remains
with us he destroys, so says no less author
ity than Wilson, "myriads of worms,
moles, mice, caterpillars, grubs, and
beetles" Audubon also afiirms that the
crow devOurs myriads of grubs every day
in the year---grubs which would lay waste
the farmers fields--and destroys quad
rupeds innumerable, every one of which
is an enemy to his poultry and his fiocks.
DIR. Harris, also, one of the most faithful
and accurate observers, in speaking of
the fearful ravages sometimes wrought in
our grass-lands and gardens by the grub
of the May-beetles, adds his testimony to
the great services rendered by the crow
in keeping these pests in check. Yet
here in Massachusetts,, regardless of such
testimony in their favor, we have nearly
exterminated these birds, and the de-
structive grubs, having no longer this
active enemy to restrict their growth, are
year by year increasing with fearful
persistence. We have seen large farms,
within an hours ride of Boston, in which,
over entire acres, the grass was so COM
pletely undermined and the roots eaten
away, that the loosened turf could be
rolled up as easily as if it had been cut
with the turfng-spade. In the same
neighborhood, whole fields of corn, pota-
toes, and almost every kind of garden
vegetable, had been eaten at the root and
destroyed. Our more intelligent farmers,
who have carefully studied out the cause
of this unusual insect-growth, have sat
isfed themselves that it is the legitimate
result, the natural and inevitable conse-
quence, of our own acts. Our short
sighted and murderous warfare upon the
crow has interrupted the harmOnies of
nature, disturbed her well-adjusted bal
ance and let loose upon agriculture its
enemies, with no adequate means of ar
resting their general increase.--Atlantic
MOnthlu.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Sense and Nonsense.

A RUSTIC moralist--RectOr going his
rounds" An uncommon fine pig, Mr..
Dibbles, declare !"--" All, yes, sir, if we
was only, all of us, as fit to die as him,
STRIP
A COUPLE of deaf mutes were mar
ried the other day in Philadelphia, the
ceremony being performed by signs. The
new-wedded pair were literally unspeak-
ably happy.
A GIRL in Liverpool wants to know
who has got her young man. She hasn't
seen him since the evening she told him
there had been poetry in her family for
several generations
"YoU may build your cathedrals,"
says Mr.. Beecher, "until they kiss the
heavens, and your affairs until they
glow like the rainbow with precious
stones---if you build them without love,
they are nothing!
EIGHTY-EIGHT young ladies in Min
nessota have agreed not to marry any
man that uses tobacco. Eighty-eight
young men have banded together and
agreed not to marry any girl who uses
false hair. Bets even at last accounts.
The quickest way we know OF 10 make
a man believe that there is nothing in
the world worth living for is to excite
him into chasing a cat across a yard
where two or three clothes-lines are in
nocently swaying in the evening breeze.
THERE are some evils 80 frightful, and
some misfortunes so horrible, that we
dare not think of them; the very pros
pect makes us tremble: if they chance to
fall on us, we find more relief than we
could imagine, we arm ourselves against
perverse fortune and do better than We
hoped for.
AN old chap, whose wife is as ugly as
sin, was reading an elopement case which
seemed to affect him. Said he: II
should be tempted to shoot man if he
was to run off with my wife," "Well,"
said hearer, ga man ought to be shot
if he run off with your wife," Verdict
for hearer.
A SMALL boy got another boy some
what smaller than himself, down on the
ground yesterday, and got hold of both
his ears placing his knee in the small Of
the boys back, and asked him in very
persuasive manner, if he would give him
that white alley of his'n? The boy re-
Piled in the affirmative. How easy it is
to settle thing when one goes about it
in the right way.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Wedding Ceremonies.

Marriage is, in itself, generally cause
for congratulation to the persons most
Immediately interested, and, therefore, it
is inferred that they should suffer cheer
fully the small deduction from their sat
isfaction which is involved in making
themselves a show to their acquaintance
and to the public generally. AS the
world becomes more civilized, there Is a
tendency to diminish the quantity of Ger.
emonial observed; the couple are allowed
to seek refuge in fight, instead OF being
exposed to coarse conviviality customary
in former times; speech-making is rapid
ly dropping out of fashion, and It may be
hoped that in time two human beings,
performing the most solemn act Of their
lives, will be allowed TO get through the
business quietly and seriously, without
being exposed TO the impertinent intr'l-
sions of the outside world.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Longevity Of Birds.

Among the feathered creation the
eagle and raven, the swan and parrot,
are each centenarians. An eagle kept
in Vienna died after q confinement of
one hundred and fourteen years, and on
an ancient oak in Shelborne, still known
as the "raven tree" the same pair of
ravens are believed to have fixed their
residence for a series of more than ninety
years. Swans upon the river Thames,
about whose age there can be no mistake,
since they are annually nicked by the
Vintner's Company, under whose keep
ing they have been for five centuries,
have been known to survive one hundred
and fifty years and more. The melody
of the dying swan isentirely mythOlogic-
al. Upon approach of death the bird
quits the water, sits down upon the bank,
lays its head upon the ground, expands
its wings trife and expires, uttering no
sound.
The extreme longevity of the parrot
is equally authentic. In the Geological
Gardens of London there is a macaw
that was admitted to the Tower in the
year 1854. At Versailles, during the
reign of Charles X. there was always
hanging cage in the Eil-de-bGuf
which contained parrot purchased by
the Regent Orleans for the Duchess de
Berri. There is not collection of birds
in any of the royal aviaries of Europe
that has not its ancient parrot. The
writer purchased gray African parrot
in 1856, whose residence in Wales was
authenticated for seventy-seven years.
The bird, more wonderful for variety OF
speech than for her age, learning
everything and forgetting nothing, &C.
complisheda like in the Welsh tongue and
the English, born in Africa, living more
than three-quarters of century in Er.
rope, and dying in America, might have
been alive now but for heedlessness. In
1867 she had certainly approached if she
had not reached and passed her one
hundredth year. Upon a severely cold
night in December of that year she was
sent from New York to Washington, and
perished by the way. She was in perfect
health, had never. known day of sick.
ness, showed no decrepitude, enjoyed
life to the utmost, demanded no allow.
ances or concessions on the score of ad.
vanced years, and might, but for an ex.
posure to the rigor Of an unaccustomed
climate, have been alive to-day.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
has been. You stationed the girl behind

mas Deen. lou stationed the girl DenlnS
that curtain"
at is untrue p exclaims Mrs. Hoadley'
voice, whilst that lady, having enteret
the sitting-roOm unobserved, now hurrie
toward her daughter. "I stationed he
there, unknown to Mr.. Pomeroy. H,
thought the story of Mrs. Wainwright
headache a ruse to get her away; he die
not dream that the moment / met her il
the hall made her 90 into the dining
room with me and listen to everythin,
that was said there"
At this moment Diana, whose faintnes
has been of very short duration, heaves
great sigh, and uncloses her eyes. They
chance Immediately to rest upon the face
of Walter Shelton.
"Oh," she shudders, "has not that
dreadful creature gone yetT
The dreadful creature tries to smile
engagingly as he disappears; but the
smile does not rank among his visible
successes.
Mr. Shelton goes away vowing terrible
vengeance against Norman Pomeroy
but, as it subsequently proves, one cold
halfindifferent glance from the latter's
grave, grey eyes the next time they meet
lays low all such blood-thirsty instincts
on the valiant part of Mr.. Shelton.
1t is always darkest before dawn, we
have many of us heard; and Norman
Pomeroy, who is now the accepted future
husband of Diana Hoadley, of truth has
reason to credit this meteorological fact.
off ever a man had given up all hope"
he tells Diana, on the day of their happy
reconciliation, ait was /. When / held
that interview with Shelton / had not the
least idea, Diana, that any remote chance
would ever possibly make me your hus-
band. And yet what strange things
al have something to tell you, Nor
man." the girl now whispers, that per-
haps you will consider equally strange.
1t is this land she places her mouth
close to Norman's left ear: "I loved you
the best all the time, and ] hardly ever
cared the least bit for him."
Norman shrugs his shoulders, and wears
the nonplussed appearance of a man who
thoroughly "gives it up"
"Then, Diana, may / enquire for what
earthly reason you behaved as you did T'
Diana is thoughtful for a moment.
Then she suddenly initiates his own
shoulder-shrug and exclaims, whilst shak-
ing her head in a sort of impotent and
rather ludicrous manner:
81 can't tell you, Norman--indeed /
can't. We women, you know, have a
way of doing things sometimes that we
can't explain afterward."
If you are man, o, friendly reader,
we can plainly imagine the mental alac-
rity with which you will speed to endorse
the above statement
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
Dog Teams In Siberia.

1he winter travel OF the kamptschat-
dals is accomplished entirely upon dog
sledges, and in no other pursuit of their
lives do they spend more time, and ex-
hibit their native skill and ingenuity to
better advantage. They may even be
said to have made dogs for themselves in
the first, for the present Siberian animal
is nothing more than half domesticated
Arctic wolf, and still retains all his wolfish
instincts and peculiarities.
There is, probably, no more hardy, en-
during animal in the world. You may
compel him to sleep out in the snow in a
temperature of seventy degrees below
zero, drive him with heavy loads until
his feet crack open and print the snow
with blood, starve him until he eats his
harness, but his strength and his spirit
seem alike unconquerable.
have driven team of nine dogs more
than hundred miles in day and a
night, and have frequently worked them
hard for forty-eight hours, without being
able to give them particle of food. In
general, they feed once a day, their al
lowance being single dried fish, weigh
ing, perhaps, one and half, or two
pounds. This is given them at night, SO
tudt tuCy dllOtACl - WOIk WIFI
empty stOmachs
The sledge to which they are harnessed
is about ten feet in length and two in
width, made with seasoned birch timber,
and combines, to a surprising degree, the
two most desirable qualities of strength
and lightness. 1t is simply skeleton
framework, fastened together with LASH
ings of dried seal skin, and mounted on
broad, curved runners. No iron what
ever is used in its construction, and it
does not weigh more than twenty pounds,
and endures the severest shocks Of noun
tain travel.
The number of dogs harnessed to this
sledge varies from seven to fifteen, ac-
cording to the nature of the country to
be traversed, and the weight of the load.
Under favorable circumstances, eleven
dogs will make from forty to fifty miles
day, with man and load of four hun
dred pounds.
They are harnessed to the sledge in
successive couples, by a long central
thong of seal skin, to which each indi-
vidual dog is attached by collar and
short trace. They are guided and con-
trolled entirely by the voice, and by
lead dog who is especially trained for the
purpose.
The driver has no whip, but has, in
stead, thick stick, about four feet in
length, aud two inches in diameter, called
an "erstel." This is armed at one end
with long iron spike, and is used to
check the speed of the sledge in descend
ing hills, and to stop the dogs when they
leave the road, as they frequently do,
in pursuit of reindeer and foxes. The
spike end is then thrust down in front of
one of the knees or uprights of the run
ners, and drags in that position through
the snow, the upper end being firmly held
by the driver. 1t is powerful lever,
and when skilfully used, breaks up a
sledge very promptly and effectively.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28
A REGRET.
/ met the maiden that I loved
One evening on the lea

I met the maiden that loved
One evening on the lea
And, save peering star or two,
All by ourselves were we.
The silken moths few round about,
And softly moved the air,
But softer on my shoulder fell
The futter Of her hair.
And 30 we walked an hour or more:
How swift the minutes sped
And then we parted---well-a-day,
What might I not have said y
met the maiden that loved
One sweet May-morn again,
And save the happy Sabbath bells,
No sound was In the lane.
But when looked her in the face,
So fast the bushes few,
No wild-rose blossoms in the spring
Had ever such hue.
And 30 we wandered toward the church
How softly the minutes sped
And then we parted--well-a-day,
What might not have said
met the maiden that loved
Once more In after years,
And as she passed me in the street
/ scarce could look, for tears.
For by her side stranger walked,
And she might be his bride
But oh she smiled not as of yore,
Our darling village pride.
Then most thought Of one still eve,
OF one May-morn, now sped,
And how we warted---well-a-day,
What might not have said
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

AN ingenious Frenchman has written
a fancifu1 description of the possibility
that after man dies he sees himself as
child, and as he grows up, loves and mar
ries, and being drawn toearth by a strong
impulse, he arrives in time to witness his
own funeral.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

A LOVER wrote poem descriptive Of
his sweetheart for the village paper, and
in it occurred this line
"Oh she IL lovely, she Is rosy"
The printer put it,
"oh, she's slovenly, she's nosyp'
The engagement was broken off,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-05-28

"HE handled his gun carelessly, and
put on his angel plumage," is the latest
western obituary notice.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06
State Of Louisiana vs.. John Huh.

SuPEREOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
~ of orleans. No. s!86.-Bv virtue of a writ of
fer facias t" ine directed by the honorable the
Superior District Court for the parish of Orleans,
in the above entitled cause. State taxes for the
year 1871, will proceed to sell at pubic auction.
at the MerchaHts and Auctjoneers' Exchange,
Royal street. between Canal and CustomhOuse
streets. liz the Second District of this city FRI.
DAY. January 20. 1874. at twelve O'clock NJ, the
following described property, to wit.
ONE CERTAIN PuRiION OF GROUND, II the
First District of this city. known one-9uarter of
square humber six hundred and seventy, bounded
By Lopez, EuphTosine Rendon and Calliope streets,
and measuring NINETY .thyee by shEee hundred and
twelve feet.
Seized in the above suit.
Teims-Cash or the spot.
". r. HARPER,
deg fai Is Sheriff Of the Parish of (riesns
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06

OUPEKIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of Orleaus, No. 5ell-By virtue of a writ of teri
facias te me directed by the honorable the Supe-
ror Distr Court for the parish of Orleans in the
above entitled Gauss, for State taxes for the year
1871 will proceed to sell pubic auction, at the
Merchants and AuctiOneers' Exchange. Royal
street. between Canal ana Custo alhOuse streets in
the Second District OF this city. OH FRIDAY,
January %. 1874 twelve O. clock NJ. the following
described property, to wit
ONE LOT o GROUND, in the First District of
this city. square number one hundred and seventy.
two. bounded By Gravier, Camp, Commercial alley
and st. Charles streets, known rs lot tee Grav-
ser street, and measuring twenty b. one hundred
and seven feet.
Siesed in The above suit.
w HARPER.
,3e2y q Shar'ff Of che Parish Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06

CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAEISH
- of Orleans. No. sO40.-By virtue of writ Of
feri faci.s t" me directed by the hOnOra BILE the
Superio. District Court for the PARISH of Orleans.
in he above entitled cause. for State taxes for the
year 1871, wili proceed to sell at public ction.
at thu. Merchants and AuctOneers Exch ange.
ROYAL street. between Canal and Customh ouse
Streets i'll the Second District of this city. FRI
DAY. January q, 1914 at twelve O'Clock H.. the
following described property, to wit.
Two 10 rs OF GROUND, in the First District of
this city, in square Humber two hundred aud
eighteen. bounded by GirOd, st. Charles. Julia and
Carondelet streets, known as lots numbers TWEEN
ty one and twenty .tSc, Girod street, and meas
ing axtyon feet five inches Nv clio lundye ed and
tWenry-seveu feet ten inches.
Seized ia the above suit.
Tegms Cash ON ths spot.
~ HARPER
,ie2I iai2 Sneriff Of the Parish OF Orl.aAa
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06


SUPERICR DISTRICT COURT FOR THB PARISH
y of Orleans, No. 5l3-By virtue of writ of
.teIi fat las to directed by the honorable the
Superior district Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause for State taxes for the
year 1871 l will proceed to sell at public auction
at the herch ants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street, between Canal and CustOmhouse
streets. in the Second District of this city, on
FRIDAY. January 49, 1874, at twelve o'clock NJ.
the following described property to wit
ONE LOT OF GROUND. in the First District Of
this city, in square number tu hundred and forty
one. bounded by RarOnne. Thslia. Carondelet aud
Melpomeue streets. forming the corner of BarOnne
and Thaa streets, and measuring thirty two by
one hundred feet.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cass or the spot.
". p. HARPER.
6e2I la % Sheriff of the Parrish of Nrleans