The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-08-19
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

THIS is the season of the year when it's
neck and neck between whisky and ice
water in the race for victims.
The more thoroughly one becomes ac-
quainted with the true history of the
"good old times" the less he longs for
them.
PALM-LEAF fans are becoming more
popular than any other at church, as
they effectually hide the most elastic
yawn.
A WASHINGTON undertaken is praised
for his able manner of singing would
not live always" in one of the Sunday
schools.
The most faithful and natural exercise
of the mind is conversation. We find
the use of it more sweet than of any
other action of life.
A LONDON advertisement runs thus
"a country priest will say mass once a
week for any one who will regularly send
the Times newspaper, secondhand, on
the day of its publication"
WHEN Lamb was clerk at the India
House, the superintendent demonstrated
that he came late mornings. But"
said the imperturbable Ella, >" 60 home
very carly afternoons" That is about
the way business people do this summer.
All! what will the world say 9-the world there
The question which, as IT is uttered, implies
All that's fine or that's feeble in thought or in
The distinction depends on the world that is
For let man once show the world that he feels
Afraid of its bark, and twill fy at his heels
But twill fawn at his feet If he fling 1t bone.
A MAN in Wyoming, Ohio, upon
opening his chicken-house recently, one
morning, missed two birds; but then on
the other hand he found two fingers in
the trap. They haven't been called for
yet.
A Tribune correspondent complains Of
the "Tolls at Niagara" The Globe
Democrat can't see how they can be
avoided, though, so long as the place
continues such favorite resort for the
bellies.
WHEN an Esquimaux gentleman eats
half dozen tallow-candles for lunch,
and washes them down with pint of
lamp oil, can he be said to have made
light repast?
THE difficulty with these dime novels
is, that boy who reads them is inspired
with more consuming desire to grow up
and become pirate and wear six pistols
in his belt, than be minister and wear
a white neck-tie.
WE thought the Ohio the best abused
river in the country, but here is the Bur-
lington Haacktye, which says that the
ninety thousand shad, recently put into
the Des Moines river, have to be sprink-
led three times day to keep them alive.
SHE sat alone with folded hands,
| And neither turned to right nor left,
| So mute and sad she looked like one
| OF hope and home and friends bereft.
Poor thing, 1 thought and dropped tear,
Thy loved ones all have gone before,
Have sailed away DER deaths dark stream,
Aud left thee pining on the shore.
gladly would have cheered her, but
! A stern, cold voice held me in check
I" There's nuthin, ails her much," Il said,
" She's got boil upon her neck
HENRY BERGH is staying at Newport.
He is seen to wander alone for hours
along the beach, lost in thought, and it,
is rumored that he intends establishing
a marine gymnasium, in the belief that
it will aid in the development of the
| muscles.
IAN told that our breath poisons the
air, and that the trees have to keep it
pure by sucking the poison out. Itseems
to me that a great many people are put
into the world for nothing but to make
hard work for the trees. do not under
stand it.-Che Foo Tsin.
Two countrymen went into hatter's
to buy one of them hat. They were
delighted with the sample, inside the
crown of which was inserted looking
glass. "What is the glass for ?" said one
of the men. The other, impatient at
such display of ignorance, exclaimed,
"What forY Why, for the man who
buys the hat to see how it fits him."