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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
Allowing Children to Play on Sunday

If the play of little children is in itself
innocent, and not of a nature to disturb
Others U mean seriously, for some peo-
pie are much too easily disturbed), why
not let them play on the Sabbath? But
the example, says one. The exampleY
1t is just what it should be. 1t is an ex-
ample of "sweet reasonableness," worthy
of Imitation. 1t is not an exmple of
worldly buying and selling, or of revel-
ing or unseemly rioting. So far from
conflicting with the grand old funda-
mental rule of love to God and ones
neighbor, it may and should be made a
means of promoting both. The plays of
the children are their best opportunities
of learning the golden rule; while, on
the other hand, let any parent strictly
forbid playing of any SORT and enforce
an unnatural quietness of conduct, be-
cause it is Gods holy day." and the un-
reasonable (?) little soul straightway
rises in rebellion. "Oh l wish it was
Monday. hate Sunday, because can't
do anything like on Sunday" In po-
lcmics, whenever an argument proves
too much, it proves nothing, and falls to
the ground. So in the settlement of the
Sunday question Jewish or Puritan in.
depreciation in behalf of the little ones il
only stone of stumbling and rock ol
offense, a bar to all real settlement of thi:
momentous question. Who that ponder'
this subject does not feel forebodings fol
the Sunday of the future? And, as the
children OF to-day will, tomorrow, hold
in their hands the power over these ques
tions of the morals of America, let us bt
wise enough to implant in their hearts
genuine love and therefore true reverence
for the pearl Of all days. Let us "tak'
heed that we offend not one of these little
ones."- -IndeDcndent.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

won't stay at home TIL I'm faded aud gray,
will see the world, declare !"
And the mouse stuck his tail In desperate way
Through the hole at the foot Of the stair.
Ny father and mother can travel about,
But must stay home till die;
heysay I'm too simple too small to go out,
And think themselves wiser than l.
"Tn show them II I can be trusted or no,
III I'm not rs cunning as they;
The thing they call cats will not find me so slow
But can keep out Of their way.
shan't lose my breath as my mother has done,
Ner my tail, as my grandfather did.
The truth is, they're getting too old Tor run,
While am as spry as a Kid"
Till IL stuck where his head was before
Then started TO walk to the old kitchen pail
That steod on the bright yellow floor;
Twas quite an excursion--at least so he thought,
As he cautiously travelled ahead.
'How silly" he murmured, that mice should be
Who should do the catching instead.
Let the things they call cats bother me- If they dare
I'll carry them home for my tea"
And the mouse looked about with q confident air
Fer the creatures he thought them to be-
That great furry mass lying there I'm the sun
Was mountain, without any doubt.
He never imagined the thing could be one
OF the cats he'd been cautioned about.
So he walked to its side in critical way,
AS soft as itself and as bold,
When-swoop went paw on his jacket OF gray,
And, well, what remains to be told?
The old parent mice came home early that night,
And passed the old eat on their way.
Her jaws were all bloody, and close at her right,
Lay the last final end OF the poor little mite
W y Independent.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
A Dandy on the Gallows.

The first Earl of Holland was q great
dandy, who played prominent and not
altogether reputable part in the history
of his time. He was a favorite ut the
courts of James ]. and Charles l., but
when the civil war broke out he at
first sided with the Parliament, against
the King. In an unlucky hour he went
over to the Royalist side, took up arms
against the Commonwealth, was defeated,
made prisoner, put to trial, and duly
sentenced to lose his head. He appeared
upon the scaftold in white satin vest and
cap, trimmed with silver lace. His costly
garments were the lawful perquisites of
the executioner, TO whom the Earl said,
as he approached the block "Here, my
friend, let my body and my clothes
alone; there is ten pounds for thee that
is better than my clothes, / am sure and
when you take up my head, do not take
off my cap" Then, laying his head upon
the block, he added Stay, while give
the sign" After brief prayer, he
stretched out his hand, saying, Now,
nowl" The word hardly left his lips
when the AK fell, and the head was sew.
cred from the body at single stroke
The GGidry.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
PerilOus Adventure of a Squirrel.

A few days ago, little red squirrel,
having been pestered considerably by the
boys about the saw-mill of Eben Web
ster & Co., on Marsh Point, OronO, took
refuge for life by running up the large
brick chimney near the mill. BY cling
ing to the corner he kept foothold so
well that he succeeded in reaching the
very top. Here he found himself upon
the iron cap, 1851 feet from the ground.
As more and more of the waste stuff from
the mill was added to the furnace, the
chimney grew hotter, and his situation
became more and mere disagreeable. He
tried to descend upon the side of the
chimney, but after getting down few
feet gave it up, turned about and went
back. BY this time the chimney top had
become so hot that he must leave it; so
after looking about carefully for few
minutes, he evidently made up his mind
that he must leap to save his life, and
this he did, spreading out his legs and
balancing himself so that he struck the
ground about fifty feet from the base
uniniured, and Immediately scampered
off and secreted himself under pile ol
boards, little distance away.-Bdngo'
IYLi1
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
How the Naval Battles OF the Future
Are to be Fought.

The New York Herald correspondent
describes the result of destroying YES
sells by means of torpedoes, tried at New
port, Rhode Island, in the presence OF
the Naval Investigating Committee, on
Tuesday:
"Shortly after nine o'clock, the hulk
of an old coal schooner was towed by the
Intrepid outside the harbor, and, pro-
ceeding up the channel, was taken to the
southwark of Brenton's Reef Light-ship.
Capt. Simpson, the commandant of the
station, went out on the torpedo-boat to
witness the experiment. So, after her
departure, the United States steamer,
having OH board the Senate Naval Com
mittee, with Rear-Admiral Rogers, sew
eral naval officers, and large number of
guests, got under way, and proceeded in
the wake of the Intrepid until she ar
rived near the light-ship, when good
position was chosen for observation.
"The experiment was simply and
neatly executed. When the hulk was
placed in position the Intrepid backed
astern for some distance, in order to get
full head of steam on. With a Harvey
torpedo i'm tow on the starboard side, she
rushed ahead at full speed, and just as
the topedo struck the side of the hulk it
was exploded by electricity. Whether
it was that the Intrepid did not proceed
with sufficient rapidity, or from some
other cause, the explosion of this torpedo
caused only hole amidships of the
schooner's hulk; but, as it was deter
mined that it should be disposed of, Capt.
1 Cook promptly rugged out spar torpedo
from the Intrepid's port side, and again
steaming past the hulk exploded it under
her bottom. The supposed enemy was
persuaded to move this time. Almost
simultaneously with the report an inn
mense body of water rose in the air; and
amid the cloud of smoke could be seen,
flying in all directions, huge blocks of
wood. The schooner was gone, and up
went signal on the Dispatch expressive
of the Admiral's admiration at the sue
cess of the experiment. The members
of the Senate Naval Commietee were
likewise full of encomiums. Nor was
the experiment unattended with risk, for
no sooner had the explosion taken place
than the debris showered on the deck OF
the Intrepid, one piece of wood carrying
away her flagstaff. A flag was immedi-
ately run up at the peak, and in order
to leave no traces Of the wreck in the
way of navigators, Capt. Cook rugged out
another torpedo spar from the starboard
side, and firing it off in the same success
full manner as before, made atoms Of the
hulk, thus completely demolishing it."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
The Sensation OF HydrOphObia.

was surprised to see appear, from a
black cabinet, people who spoke to me |;
then enormously long rats ran along the
furniture, always by the 81 lie. The illu
sion was such that at first often changed
my position to convince myself whether
it was an illusion or reality. After
ward, falling stars appeared at moment
when least expected them, always from
the internal to the external angle of the
eye; which forced me instinctively to
turn my head. simultaneously / was
was seized with trembling of the skin
and feeling of unspeakable horror. In
the place of darkness, or during the night,
my room appeared illuminated as by a
flash of lightning. At last, seeing that
nothing could arrest this mysterious
agent, had recourse to the dauter stram-
mum, or thorn-apple of Peru. A Cath
olic missionary had informed me of its
wonderful efficacy fifteen years ago. l
took a strong dose of it--four or five
leaves---and commenced to write, al
though with some difficulty. Half an
hour after, the remedy had not taken
effect, when suddenly a strong electric
convulsion, like fireworks, or, rather,
like puff of steam, ran through all my
limbs, from head to foot, producing, in
the entire surface of the skin, general
trembling and sensation of heat, accom-
panied by disposition to fly, and an in
definable feeling of terror. 1t seemed to
me i had fireworks i'm my eyes. l re-
sounded as if impelled by spring. 1t
seemed to me l was engaged in deadly
combat between the vital and morbid
| :.Nlo Intt e ,,,l,s spI, Haau
to enforce itself tyrannically like
a dominant power, against which all the
active forces reacted with superhuman
energy. At the same moment i became
delrious, and lost all consciousness. The
patient retains in the delirium the dom
inant idea of restraining himself, and OF
endeavoring to repossess his faculties.
Nevertheless, in this state, the cOnvul-
sions become more frequent. They are
always accompanied with the same SEN
timent of fear, and the necessity of reac-
ton and flight. The muscular force is
prodigiously increased; he is without
fatigue; the weight of the body is no i'm
pediment to the limbs; it seems only
necessary to make the attempt to skim
over the earth, as in certain dreams
The contraction of the muscles of the legs
causes a sudden fall, when he becomes
perfectly rigid. He realizes he has fallen,
when he returns to consciousness by the
shock of the fall, and he arises quickly
The nervous excitement is such that nc
is very nearly insensible to pain. The
figures of the most familiar personsappeal
furious, threatening, and provoking; and
contrary to the general sentiment of ter
ror which one feels internally from con
cussions, one is intrepid, and ready tc
brave all exterior dangers. The parox
ysms commenced at half past two in th'
afternoon. At ten o'clock in the even
ing the remedy began to take effect, anc
the next day only great prostratioi
was felt. The invalid attributed all th'
phenomena of the delirium to tho ga
produced in the organic tissues by th'
influence of the virus Courier des Efat
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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
A Connecticut Practical Joke.

A good story of practical joke, at
Senator Wheeler's expense, is going the
rounds of the hotels. Mayor Walter, of
New London, and lot of his political
disciples were at Martha's Vineyard,
few days ago, and having circulated at
the hotels the report that they were ex-
pecting the Governor of California as
their guest, they telegraphed to Wheeler
to come on. Perfectly innocent of the
conspiracy, he packed little valise, and
started. A grand reception for him had
been arranged, and what was his aston
ment, on arriving at the wharf, to see
large crowd waiting for him, while a
band furnished music, and there was an
immense futteing of handkerchiefs.
Wheeler's friends greeted him as "Gov-
ernor," splendid barouche was provided
for him, and he went through the streets
with gaping crowd on either side, not
knowing what it all meant, except that
he was the victim of a joke. When he
reached his hotel the band struck up,
"Hail to the Chief" and he was expected
TO make a speech, but he leaped from the
carriage, and exclaiming, For heavens
sake, give me room," rushed into the
hotel.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

Added to its lofty oversight of hill and
dale, its peculiar geological import,
which give to the Heeng-ya-kara spe-
cial interest, it will always possess for us
q sad memorial significance. 1t is the
only monument of double grave, which
last night we dug at its feet. When,
two days ago, we moved into camp, but
one days journey from the Ileeng-ya-
kara, and the bold figure of the noun
tain rose before us, not one of the strong,
robust n.en who saw it supposed that he
was looking at his own tombstone. Little
did poor Turner think, as the sun went
down behind the hills and darkness un-
folded its pail, that the next time the
trumpeter sounded the Goodnight !"
call it would be over his own grave. But
the next morning, just before we moved
from camp, an alteration occurred be-
tween Turner and another soldier in the
same company, named Roller. The dis
pute waxed warm, until the latter drew
his pistol and shot his antagonist through
the body. Roller was placed under
guard, and Turner was put in an anbll-
lance, and we started on our march but
the wounded man died before we reached
| camp. The other death was that OF
John Cunningham, another private, who
died early the same morning of dysen-
terry. The echoes in the hills for the
first time in all their answerings mocked
the mournful music of the dead march.
Six hundred men, with not single
woman, formed hollow-square around
the grave; service was read by a com.
rade; a squad fred volley, which was
repeated by the hills; then the trum'
peter, who had so often given his com
rades the signal for their evening rest
plants his foot on the mound of dis
placed earth and sounds the taps-tht
soldiers goodnight the only prayer
which was offered at the grave. 1t was
a solemn funeral, yet funeral without
a tear.-M Y Tribme's Correspondent
vith Clusters Expedition.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
NUMBER %.
Religious Items.

TIE only Presbyterian church in Jack
son County, N. c., has been entirely de-
stroyed by fire, the work of an incen-
diary.
THE Protestants are increasing in
Mexico. Five years ago they had less
than six churches there, and they now
have ninety-eight.
REV. J. S. INsKIP, the leader in the
special holiness movement, said, not long
since, in sermon, that while Methodists,
get full of holiness very easily, they get
empty pretty easily, too.
If the different branches of the Lu-
theran Church in this country could be
consolidated, the united Church would
contain 2,l00 ministers, 5000 congrega-
cations, and $4,000 communicates
THE missions of the Southern Baptist
Convention-which are located rs fol-
lows: i'm China four, in Italy six, and
i'm Siberia ten-will require $4,000 for
their support during the present year.
THE Mississippi State Convention of
Baptists, ut their meeting held August
18th, located their Southwestern Uni
versity at Jackson. The people of that
city have offered $50, 900 To the institu-
tion, and the Baptists of the State will
raise 100000 additional.
THE number of Methodists in England,
as reported at the late Conferences, are:
Primitives, 164,722; United Methodists,
Free Churches, 1871 Wesleyans, 357,-
545; total, 589,73S. TO these are to be
added two minor bodies, the Bible Chris
tians and the New Connexion MethO-
dists.
THE new edifce of the Second Presby-
terian Church, Cincinnati, approaches
completion, and promises to be the most
elegant building of the kind in the city.
The pulpit will be at the side instead of
the end of the audience room, thus bring
ing every hcarer in close proximity to
the preacher.
The ship which carried the first Bap-
tist missionaries to India, fifty years ago,
also carried sailor boy named James
Christie, who was converted during the
voyage. The sailor-boy rose in due time
to be Christian Captain, and at his re-
cent death in Albion, New York, be-
queathed $4,000 to the Baptist Mission
airy Union.
THE largest church in the Southern
Presbyterian body is the First Church of
New Orleans (Rev. DIR. Palmcr's) which
reports Cos members, 1868 children in
its Sunday-school. In Maryland the
largest church is the Franklin street,
Baltimore, Rev. w. U. Burkland, pastor,
with membership of 519.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
SENSE AND NONSENSE.

He that hath knowledge spareth his
words; but woman keepeth still only
when she can't help it.
EVERYTHING cold but the water and
everything sour but the pickles" was
the report of guest from one OF the
summer hotels.
AN inquiring man thrust his fingers
into horses mouth, to see how many
teeth he had. The horse closed his
mouth to see how many fingers the man
had. The curiosity of each was fully
satisfied.
A YOUNG man at Kenosha bet two
dollars that he could take certain m an
nose between his thumb and finger. AL
though the said certain man was church
deacon, the young mans doctors bill was
fourteen dollars.
A COUNTRY paper tells this story of
new boy in one of the Sunday-schoOls:
"The precocious youth was asked who
made the beautiful hills about them, and
replied that he did not know, as his pa
rents only moved into tows the day
before"
A RUSTIC couple, newly married,
marched into drug store, and called
for soda water. The obliging clerk in
quired what syrup they would have in
it, when the swain deliberately leaned
over the counter and replied: Stranger,
money is no object to me-put sugar
in it,"
A YOUNG butcher, who was courtinga
girl with matrimonial intentions, asked
her if she could make lard. She replied
that she could "try." His proposal was
not interlarded with unnecessary words,
and her answer renders wedding trous
seau necessary. The young butcher will
"dress to KILL" of course.
A LECTURER, wishing to explain to
little girl the manner in which lobster
casts his shell when he has outgrown it,
said: "What do you do when you have
outgrown your clothes? You throw
them aside, don't your ooh, mop re-
piled the little one, "we let out tho
tacks." The lecturer confessed she had
the advantage of him there.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
as the sun, and the result was

punctual as the sun, and the result was
sure.
1t was late one Saturday evening when
he came home. After supper, he drew a
paper from his pocket, and laid it upon
the table.
"There, Hannah" said he. while a
noble pride beamed in every feature,
"that is my mortgage. Pve paid it
every cent. This house is ours; it is our
own house. I've bought it with dollars,
every one of which has been honestly
earned by the sweat of my brow. ] am
happy now."
Hannah Lanning saw that her hus-
band had opened his arms, and she sat
down upon his knee, and laid her head
upon his shoulder.
"Oh, blessed momentw she murmur-
ed.
eyes, it is blessed moment" respond
ed the husband. "Do you remember,
Hannah, the moment of bitterness that
we saw two years agoT"
The wife shuddered, but she made no
reply. ;, j..
have never forgotten that bitter lesson /;
and even now | tremble when / think
how fatally was deceived by the tempt
er that has lured so many thousands to
destruction"
"But its terror is lost in this happy
moment" said Hannah, looking up with
q smile.
"Its terror may be lost" resumed
James, "but its lesson must never be for
gotten. All, the Turing lottery ticket
has dark side-a side which few see un-
til they feel it,"
"And are all its sides dark ?' softly
asked the wife. If there is any bright
ness about it, it is only the glare of the
fatal ignis .tatuus, which can only lead
the wayward traveller into danger and
disquiet."
"You are right, my dear wife. You
were right at first. Ab," he continued,
as he drew the faithful being more close
ly to his bosom, elf husbands would
oftener obey the tender dictates of the
loving wife, there would be far less OF
misery in the world than there is now"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
A Sacramento Sensation.

Two gentlemen residing in Sacra-
mento, CAL, were startled a few nights
ago by loud screams proceeding from a
room occupied by a lady member of the
family. Inquiry elected the informa-
ton that "there was centipede over
her bed" The gas was at the time
turned down quite low, but the men
could see the insect on the bed, and,
doubling q towel several tipes, one of
them cast it over the centipede, and
clutched it tightly to prevent its escape:
One of the gentlemen was somewhat OF
an amateur scientist, and desired ar
IDENTIFY to preserve the centipede as o
specimen. Accordingly the captured
insect was carried in the towel to drug
store. The druggist poured chloroform
on the towel to stupefy the creature and
to prevent the possibility of its escape,
and one of the clerks stood by with an
uplifted club, to strike 1t should it at
tempt to get of. The towel was opened
and the expectant lookers-on were as
tonished to find that all the fuss had
been made over little strip of calico.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

The Court Journal gives the following
item as the greatest revolution of the
day." "Twenty-three girlsfrom Vassar
College recently made an expedition TO
Trenton Falls. Not a single one of the
party carried any more weighty baggage
than travelinQ-bag."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

A POOR widow was asked how she be-
came so much attached to q certain
neighbor, and replied, that she was bound
to him by several cords of wood, which
he had sent to her during hard winter.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

WHAT is the difference between a plan
of battlefield and roasted pippin7 One
is a war map, and the other is a warm
apple.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

ANOTHER selfconfessed Nathan mur-
derer has turned up, this time in the
person of a Jew, being the seventh indi-
vidual who has confessed to this crime.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

THE railways get about $s,000,00o a
year for transporting mail matter.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01
THE sEASONS.

Young Spring brings promise In her eyes,
And fragrant breath from dewy mouth
And magic touches for the hooks
OF budding flowers when the wind Is soat
And swift the seasons circling run
And so they change till all Is done.
Brown Autumn, quiet with ripe fruits,
And haggards stacked with harvest
And fiery flashes for the leaves,
And silent cl0ud-skies soft enrolled.
And so the seasons circling run
And still they change till all is done.
Gaunt Winter, Ainging flakes Of snow,
Deep burdening field and wood and hill,
Dim days, dark nights slew trailing fogs,
And blcakened air severe and chill.
And swift the seasons circling run
And still they change till all is done.
Swift speeds our life from less TO more,
The child, the man, the work, the rest,
The SOLDERING mind, the ripening soul,
Till yonder all Il bright and blest.
For so the seasons circling run
And swift they change till all Is done.
Yes, yonder---if indeed the orb
OF life revolves round central light,
Forever true to central force,
And steadfast, come the balm or blight.
And 40 indeed the seasons run
And last is best when all Is done.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-01

Two years have passed away, and, dur
ing that time, James Lanning lost not a
single day from his work. He was AZ