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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
Thoughtful Thoughts.

Men willingly believe what they wish
to be true.
Prejudice squints when it looks, and
lies when it talks.
To be furiously religious is to be irreli-
Vulgarity, profanity and vileness are
not wit or humor.
Things are shadows, but the chase after
them is real exercise.
The great end of good education is
to form reasonable man.
Many treat the gospel with indiffer-
ence under the name of liberality.
Pride often builds the nest in which
poverty matches out its sorrows.
Liberality makes friends of enemies !;
pride makes enemies of friends.
He must be thorough fool who can
learn nothing from his own folly.
The true secret OF living at peace with
all the world is to have humble opinion
of ourselves.
1t is not wise to lose friend to whom
you can do kindness, or from whom
you can take one.
That man Is voted bore who persists
in talking about himself when you wish
to talk about yourself.
Teach children to love everything that
is beautiful and you will teach them to
be beautiful and good.
He that does base thing in zeal for a
friend, burns the golden thread that
ties their hearts together.
Mankind in the gross is gaping mon
ster that loves to be deceived, and has
seldom been disappointed.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
The Model Tramp.

An exchange says: "He was poor he
was ragged; he was dirty. He was a
tramp. We opened our heart to him
and gave him chew of tobacco. Some.
how he got glut in our blood pump,
and kept it open. We gave him three
sticks of long primer to set and
promised him his dinner. He slung a
dirty long primer case on to a gally in
about three minutes, asked for another
'chaw,' and said something about it be-
ing noon. We took him over to Wade's,
and told Isaac to give him some film.
We watched him. Did you ever see a
loom in operation? He looked like one.
He took a mouthful, and listened to hear
IL strike his heels. He ate as If he had
eight pair of jaws and just two minutes
in which to secure enough provender to
last him across the Great Sahara. He
actually swallowed chunks of taurine
beef that wouldn't 70 through your shirt
collar, and came out grinning and pick
ing whole free lunches out of his teeth.
He borrowed our last dollar to 20 up to
the junction on, and came back In about
half an hour as inebriated as violinist'i
female canine, and is now lying with his
head under the press on the roller and
his feet in the wash sink. The next
tramp that comes within mile of ouI
Office we hope he will stop and stay
there. 'Oh why should the spirit Ol
mortal be proud p"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
Bird Worship.

The chaplain who officiates ut Wards
Island at the Asylum for the Insane,
affords us the following suggestive incl
dent, which we extract from the Church
Journal, New York:
A little canary-bird hangs in his cage,
directly in front of the chancel. He is a
brilliant singer, and never fails to have
his full share in the worship. While the
women are coming in he sits in silence, as
If he felt some awe-aspiring influence oi
the Unseen Presence. To the voluntary
he pays no attention, save now and then
one or two faint peeps. But when the
voices of the wOrshippers burst forth
with the 80 come let us sing unto the
Lord" then as if suddenly awaked and
inspired by the call, he opens his bird
lips and pours forth a full stream of rich
melody that makes the heart thrill with
joy 80 full, 30 joyous, 80 triumphal, that
at times l can scarce command my own
voice to 90 on. He seems TO be sent to
call our thoughts away from the earth
to represent that world of song, where
not alone the angels, chcrubim and
scraphim, and the spirits and souls oi
the righteous" but the fowls of the
air" also, join the universal choir to
"Bless the Lord Jesus, and praise and
magnify Him forever" Il is worth any
ones while TO 90 for once TO the asylum
TO enjoy the birds song Of praise.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
That's More Comfortable.

In this city there resides one Jonathan
Joy, whose great hobby is that a sleeping
apartment should be plentifully aired.
Much time does he spend in learnedly
propounding to doting mammas the ben
eft their daughters would derive by a
free circulation of fresh air in their
sleeping rooms. A few evenings since he
occupied room in strange hotel with
a friend. Not long had the Professor
dozed when he awoke with suffocating
sense that the air was close and oppressive.
With his great hobby ever in mind he
leaped from the bed to put his theory
into practical use. Cropping about in the
dark, the Professor at last was rewarded
by finding sash which he raised and
gratefully drank in the fresh air, remark
ing to his friend, "Ah! that feels more
comfortable" on With feeling of relief
the Professor again sought his pillow, and
passing the night in unbroken repose
awoke at early dawn to find he had
raised the slide of book case in which
the musty volumes Of half a century
back seemed to smile on the astonished
and crestfallen Professor, and never in
the hearing of his friend was he again
heard to enlarge upon the advantages Of
fresh air.-ClepeLdnd Herald.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

A MAN at Chenango, New York, has a
pork barrel fOrty-one years old, and his
wife can't remember when it ever held a
pound of pork.
A HUSBAND in Wyoming Territory
rode twenty-eight miles to get his wife a
hustle. and yet Susan B. Anthony yeOwls
around about mans tyranny.
THERE is something grand and terrible
in the look of mother as she hauls the
potato basket out OF the pantry, makes a
hurried inspection, and calls out, Gee
lestia Jane! every tater in this basket
has been friz!"
AN Iowa woman solemnly promised
her dying husband that her daily tears
should foster the turf on his grave, but
he hadn't been dead six months before
she drew a revolver on a lightning rod
agent and made him marry her.
A MERCHANT at Lafayette, Indiana,
gave q destitute family two cents to help
buy fuel and provisions, but the woman
forgot to "GOd bless him." and he took
the money back, remarking, 81 can't be
paying out my hard earnings to people
who are not thankful"
AN elephant is 1,227, 1886 times larger
than flea, but yet there are women who
growl at paying two shillings to visit a
menagerie, and will turn n feather bed
over for half a day to hunt flea.
A BOY whose regular attendance at
Sunday school was only equalled by the
regularity with which he dropped ten
cents into the box fJf the heather, quit
contributing few Sundays ago, and the
teacher finally asked him the reason.
"Well, you Sec" he replied, fathers
found where he can lend all his stamps
at twelve per cent, and he says the
heathcn'll have to cut down their expen-
ses for awhile"
The New York Sun reiterates the
statement that Anna Dickinson is pre-
pairing for the stage. 1t may be, but
when a woman commences to practice
with clubs and dumb-bells il looks more
as IL she intended TO get married.
The six strapping big sons of Mrs.
Cushmsn, Of La Crosse, feel proud OF
their mother, and well they may. When
they turn out Of bed they find the 6res
built, their boots warm, the water hot,
breakfast ready, and wood enough split
to last all day. A
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
Contonarians.

Two instances of fcentenarianism which,
il is asserted, are well authenticated,
come from Copenhagen. The first is that
of the captain of coasting vessel, M.
p. M. Thuesen, who was born in the small
town Assens on the 3ist Of October, 1774.
In the year 1896 he passed the necessary
examination to act as chief mate, during
the war between England and Denmark
during the first year of this century he
was captured by an English man-of.war,
and spent some time as prisoner Of war
at Leith, and even during the Dano-Ger-
man war, 1S48-5O, he was able to act as
pilot for the men-ofwar. Amid many
other strange adventures M. Thuesen had
TO clope with his wife, the daughter Of
rich Norwegian peasant; he carried her
on board his vessel ut night, and when he
lifted anchor in the morning he saluted
his father-in-law by firing his small car
ronades. His oldest living child is past
seventy. The next case is that of M.
Joseph Ronge, who completed his Tooth
year on the 10th December last, and who
on that occasion rcceived the cross of
Dannebrog. The old gentleman possesses
all his faculties, and is able even ut night
TO walk alone homo through the streets.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
COlored MINIS in Baltimore.

Among the other instrumentalities in
tended to benefit the colored people, are
the institutions of the Oblate Sisters OF
Providence, in Baltimore. They have
under their charge, in Baltimore, an eff
cient and flourishing academy for colored
girls, situated at the corner of Chase and
Forest streets. The Order was estab-
lished in 1929, by the Rev. Father Jou-
bert, s. j. Having obtained, the year
before, from his superiors, permission to
teach Catholic doctrine to. and hold
Sunday-schools for, the colored people in
the basement of his church, he found
that most of the children forgot one
Sunday what they learned the Sunday
before. So he thought it proper to estab-
lish school where, Mt least, they could
learn to read, and for that work he en-
gagged two colOred women who were Ca
pable of doing it. But, fearing that his
scheol might be broken up either by the
death of one of these teachers or other
wise, he thought it necessary to form
them into a regular community. Having
obtained third to join them, and the
permission Of the diocese, they were
formed into a community and made
their VOWS July 1, 1929. They were
solemnly approved by his holiness Greg
ory XVI, in 1883, and aggregated by the
Oblatcs of Rome. They were first estab-
lished on Richard street, and in course of
time removed to their present location,
Chase street, corner of Forest Place,
where they own more than half square
of ground and very large and well-ar
ranged building. Eight years ago, they
opened an orphan asylum, which has
done great deal of good, and contains
thirty-threc orphans. A pupil who re-
ceived her education at their academy is
now in Rome studying sculpture. As an
evidence of her proficiency and artistic
talent, we may say that she both model
ed and executed statues of the Holy
Virgin and Holy Child, which she pre-
sented to the institution in Baltimore as
a mark Of her gratitude. They were 30
highly appreciated by the Marquis Of
Butte that ne paid five hundred pounds
for two copies of them, which she also
executed.-CdthoHc Standard.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
Fatal Royal Trim.

The Boston advertiser reminds us that,
in 1924, Capt. Valentine Starbuck, of the
ship DEdgle, Of London, coming from
the japan coast with a full cargo of
sperm oil, invited the King and Queen
Of the Sandwich Islands to accompany
him to England. They accepted, and
were Hospitality received In London.
But, owing to the uncongenial climate,
both sickened and died. Their remains
werc sent home by the English nation in
q ffigste, commanded BY Lord Byron.
When the bodies arrived, every male In
the island, as q token of his grief, knocked
two teeth out Of his lower Jaw.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
Good Advice.

awe are a young married couple with
children. Before marriage we we're both
fond of society. Now, our means being
reduced am not able to dress, 30 that /
have slipped out of society. I am very
happy at home, but my husband is
away all day at the city except at even
ings, and occasionally all night, 30 that I
see very little of him, and it grows worse
and worse. During my last confinement
he was away very often at young peoples
parties, though begged him not to go.
He says he gets very little recreation,
but I get none. We never have disa-
greement; he is certainly the best and
kindest OF men, and we love each other
dearly. Am / unreasonable p
You do right not to quarrel. This
will not make home attractive. We
wish that II had been your husband who
asked us about the propriety of his con-
duct. We should have said: Young
man, you are making one of the greatest
errors of life. You are doing what must
in time wean from you one OF the most
faithful of wives. Your admiring friends
do not love you; but she would die for
you. When at last she has grown weary
Of caring for your children alone, and
has grown peevish and discontented,
nervous, and detected and discouraged,
you will see that no fool ever made 80
poor bargain since the world was made.
You 90 not mean to be heartlcss, but
you arc cruel, and IL you go on in this
selfish and cruel social desertion of your
wife, you-pleasant and witty young fel-
low that you are-will commit scarcely
less than crime. We beg pardon for
harsh words, but this answer is not meant
for one husband, but hundreds. We say
to every one of such men, you are in a
fair way 10 be wife murderer. You are
killing a loving heart by incnes. You
have selfishly and thoughtlessly be
trayed the confidence of woman who
did not marry you expecting to be lef'
in solitude. We are aware that there II
another side to the picture. That we
shall treat some other time.-CArisfios
Union.
RuFrAIO woman has n mania fov
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

CoRPts CHRISTI (lexas) Gazette We
have heard of the dish-fsg plant, but
have never seen L.; but the plant having
certain properties of the sponge, and
used BY the Mexicans on the frontier in
place Of the genuine dish-rag, We have
seen, and at present have q specimen in
the Office. II grows in the vicinity OF
Piedras Pintas, and its shape is similar
to the cucumber. When dry, the outer
covering is removed BY the careful house
wife, and the heart used for the above
purpose.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

..... rs.aai .fl 4 Carf.IE.s L. a..uk.t 1 49,.
was sitting one night sy my are -lt
Twas Q ere 81 westmsrelsnd coal f.i
With mixture Of coke, which IreeommenA a.,
As acomiort for body and soul -
My chamber was cosy snd warm. !. W sat-
The curtains were closed al around; rt
And the snow at the windows ratified swsy al
with . son and tinkiing sound.
MInt IN my easy chair, =, i,w - z. a.
think II had got TO be late; ~ go -
And over the top Of my book saw
A lace In the glowing crate
An ugly Old face. TOO, Rwas-
With wings and q tail--I declare;
And the rest was ashes, and smoke, and fame, 4,
And ended-I don't know where.
So odd were the features, said, IN
~ mus must put you on on P"Psr e my my friend % !
Ana TOOK my pen ana yotsed MIN down- go
Face, wings, and wriggiing end.
queer old codger he seemed, =,
As vaguely he stared and shone; -
But fixed him IN outline as well as could,
And added touch Of my own.
He tapped his wings in the CRATE,
And struggled and pufied to be free, -
And scowled with his blazing carbuncle eyes,
As II he appealed to me.
Then said-but perhaps dreamed
"Old fellow-hOw came you there?"
"rm not an old fellow"-the face replied,
"But Prisoned Imp Of the air.
"In the shape Of combustion and gas
My wings l begin TO hnd out
So hap at the bars and grow red in the face,
And am ugly enough, no doubt.
"I am made for a much better lot;
But can not escape, as you see;
Blistered and burnt, and crammed In grate-
What could you expect Of me'
~ once was spirit of air,
delicate fairy page
Long, long ag0--in fact before
The carboniferous age.
"For centuries was kept
Imprisoned in coal-beds fast.
When you kindled your fire this evening" you Sc,
thought was free at last.
"But Il seems am still to wait;
No wonder Pm cross as a bear
Make faces, and hutter my wings OF flame.
And struggle to reach the air."
"My ruby-faced FRIEND" said,
"If you really wish to be free,
Perhaps can give you a lift or two.
It's easy enough Wen see." vss
Then, taking the poker, punched
hole In the half-burnt mass
When the fire leaped up, and tho Imp few OF
In laugh OF flaming gas.
81. Nicholas
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

A PHILADELPHIA newspaper reporter
lately appeared in public wearing a
beaver hat, and was alluded to in the
next editions of the city papers as a
bloated bondholder, who thinks he owns
bonanza.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

TO Insure satisfactory results In farm-
ing, as In any other business, we must
use every means in our power toward
that end. Some farmers, while giving
great attention TO the preparation Of the
soil, often neglect TO give care in saving
absolutely plump and sound seed. While
it Is true that Inferior seed, sown on
thoroughly prepared soil, will produce
far better crops than the best seed sown
on wecdy or ill-prepared land, II is un-
deniably true that sound, selected seed,
combined with thorough and clean cul-
ture, may mark the difference between
the really good farmer and the indiner.
ent one.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

MASSACHUSETTS was formerly the only
State where the raising of broom-corn
and the manufacture of brooms was
carried on to any great extent, and Bos-
ton was the great distributing point for
the manufactured goods. Now there is
scarcely an acre devoted to broom-corn
culture in New England, and since the
war farmers have raised tobacco in its
place. illinois is the largest grower Of
broom-corn at present, Ohio and New
York come next, and Chicago and Gin
cinnati are the centers Of business, while
New York is the great depot Of manu-
factured goods. - = a.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

A BUFFALO woman has q mania for
breaking costly plate glass windowa
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11
cHAs. K, Ran RADCLIFFE,

TERMS: 1900 FER 4EAR.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-02-11

IBEAR about by day and night
The most acute Of maladies;
To picture IL In black and white
The object of this ballad is.
Permit me gentle reader, please,
To breathe In your auricular;
suffer from the old disease
Called nothing In particular.
To render Il the more intense,
And nearly uncomfortable,
My doctor says, In confidence,
'Tis totally incurable.
Ny mind has threatened, ere to-day,
TO lose Its perpendicular,
And fall q melancholy prey
To NOT hinn In nnrficular
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

Joseph King, of Bent Mountain, where
she is now living, Capt. Andrew Lewis, a
grandson Of Gen Lewis, married Jane Me
Clanahan, d sister of Col Elijah and James
McClanallan, and at the close of his life,
resided on the fine estate, now owned by
Capt. R. B. Norman, near Big Lick, i'll
Roanoke county. One of the sons by this
marriage. Captain William Lewis, who
married Jane TosT, wasthe father of Col.
Thomas Lewis, Of Salem, and Maj. An
drew Lewis, of Big Lick. One of the
daughters married Madison Pitzer. Among
their children are Maj Andrew Lewis Pit
yer, of Salem Mrs Wells, wife of Prof. S.
c. Wells, of Roanoke College, and Mrs
Tompkins, wife of Col. G. G. Tompkins,re-
Gently appointed United States Marshal of
Colorado Territory. Dr.. Andrew Lewis,
another grandson of Gen. Lewis, married
Maria Walton, who is now living near
Salem, and had three children, one of
whom is Mrs. G.. w. Shanks, of Salem;
Mrs. Edmundson, wife of Hon. Henry A.
Edmundson, of Roanoke county: the third,
| Dr. VIM. w. Lewis, married a daughter of
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland, of Augusta county.
| TIE descendants of the original John
Lewis, of Augusta county, and also those
of his most distinguished son, Gen. An
drew Lewis, may be found in nearly all
sections of the United States.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

Jefferson Clyne, who lives near Wythe.
vile, Va. is only three feet six inches
high in his boots, which are No. lis. He
lsseventy years old, weighed twelve pounds
at his birth, and now weighs forty-s4 ven
pounds.
The failure OF Jonas A. Loewenbach. of
Harrisonburg, Va, has elected great
deal OF sympathy for him from the press
of that city, who speak highly of his integ-
rity and business enterprise.
DIR. II. T. Minor, of Fredericksburg.
WHO represented Spottsylvania several
terms in the Virginia legislature is dead.
Miss SarahAppleyard, of Richmond, Va. :,
was accidently burned to death in Colum-
bus. Ga, last week.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05
Tyson Confirmed sas BE ceEver of
the GEaes, /. Ohio Read.

Judge Bond, of the United States Cir
cult Court. sitting with Judge Hughes, of
the District Court, at Richmond, Va, rem
,aered his iinal decision Thursday in the
case of the Z esa t,eaEe and Gl.ie Railroad,
appointing Henry Tyson, Of Baltimore,
permanent receiver. This decision is not
favorably received at Richmond, as Mr..
Tyson represents only $4,000 CT first
mortgage bonds, while the appointment of
Gen. Wickham. as receiver. was asked by
holders of S:23 900 Joe. Judge Bond in his
decision, says:
The circumstances of this case show that
either by negligence OF Acknowledgement of
the Road itself, OF in tie conduct OF its
financial affairs, it has been reduced to
bankruptcy. Its debt is e, ormous, and
whether this RESULTS from Encouragement
OF misfortune, certain it is that none Tut
the secured creditors are likely to realize
any dividend from the proceeds of sale of
the property of the defendant
Now the proposition is that the Court
remove its present receiver, and appoint
another, who has all along been connected
with the present management OF the Com
pany, and who is responsible in degree
for the present inf. rtunate bankrupt con-
ultiOll VI Cut ItdIlIOdtl, WHETHER U!ldG COu-
diton be the result of misfortune or nsg-
ligence.
1t seems to the Court to do this would
be to decide now IN hn,ine that there had
been no mismanagement OF negligence i'll
| the last conduct Of til affairs OF the de-
| PENDANT Company, and that its condition
was the result solely of the depression III
mercantile affairs.
A receiver, while it is not necessary that
he should be antagonistic to the officers of
the Company, ought at least to be an in
dlfferei. person ;ts between the PARTIES
TIE unsecured creditors, though they may
have little hope of ultimate payment,
affairs of the Road will be administered
| that if they get nothing it will be because
there WAS nothing to be gotten.
1t does not appear to give strengtlltOthe
application OF the bondholders under the
first and second mortgages that these
bonds are now controlled or Represented
10y ti.e parties wlpo1lave managed the fiflan-
cial and business affairs OF the road here
tofore; but eyenwere it the fact that they
had individually selected the person named
for receiver it is, in the exercise of the
sound discretion of the Court, better for
Ill parties that the appointment of
the present receive: be made permanent
| And we both concur, and shall require
Tie receiver to give additional security Fol-
the faithful perfol nance OF his trust in the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
this decision was received with consid
cradle establishment by the large humble /
OF persons present.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-11-05

FEARFUL REvENGE.-At Cleveland
Ohio. on Monday, drunken woman pei
formed an extraordinary surgical opera
ton upon her husband. Both parties wer
under the influence of liqu,r at the time
and had been on the spree all day, whirl
ii ally resulted in terrible fight Thu
woman received IA bad beating. and inf,t
iated beyond reason by drink, planned
and execnt d i most diatolical revenge
She first induced her spouse to go to bed.
and then, procuring some ch]oroform, sa =
urated Il handkerchief and held it t. his
nostris till he was entirely unconcious
She next procured ali old carpenters saw
and soon had cut one of the mans legs off
just above the ankle joint. With grim
satisfaction she watched his life blood ooxe
away, but was aroused from her reverie by
some neighbors, who, seeing the situation
at d glance, tied up the bleeding member.
the man remaining Unconscious all the
time. He was taken to hospital and is
not expected to live. The female tiend has
been arrested and is now lodged il, Jail.