The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-20
TRUTHS AND TRIFLES.

The coming insane asylum keeper to
visitor: "Do you mean that man with his
head bowed, his eyes csst down, and his
lips moving? Oh, yes; he was spelled
down too; but he keeps right on practis-
ing just the same; believe his word is
'svzygy."
"MEIssONIER, the great French
painter" says an exchange, takes two
years to paint q $24 900 picture, less than
foot square," Pshawl that's nothing.
We can take considerable longer than
that to do it in, says the New York Com
merciaI Advertiser.
The young man who spelled the word
buzzard, ''b-u double izzarda-r-d-buz-
zard," and was consequently retired with
a trombone requiem, is now going around
the country with an open volume of
"Webster" in his arms, beseeching the
privilege of proving that his spelling was
correct.
A MAN went into store, borrowed
half as much money as he had and spent
six cents; went to another and borrowed
half as much as he had left, and spent
six cents; went to third, borrowed half
as much as he had remaining, spent six
cents, and had nothing left. How much
had he borrowed?
THERE is telegraphers palsy. The
operators kept vely busy find that
after some years they are unable to signal
certain signs distinctly. They change
their fingers and get rid of the trouble
for time; but these fingers fail, and if
the labor is persisted in, the whole arm
gives out and the brain becomes affected.
A QUIET, peaceable gentleman in
Philadelphia has recently given up busi-
ness, sent his family into the country,
and calmly announces his intention of
devoting the remainder of his life to dis
covering tie man who sent him a paw
ing stone by express, with seventeen
dollars charges on it.
"TAKE care of the pence, and the
pounds will take care of themselves"
was long ago exposed by Tom Hood in
sketc.. of 3 capitalist who was holding
with both hands quantity of coppers
on his desk; while the paper that repre-
sented the larger denominations was
being blown out of the window by a
strong wind.
THERE is new political party in
process of incubation. The first conven-
tion of the party is to meet early In Sep
tember, at Cincinnati. 1t is to be COM
posed of such political economists as
dissent from the principal of the late
Cleveland Convention of Labor Reform
ers, and yet hope to attract voters from
among the labOring classes.
| How sweet to the taste is the Irish potato!
As memory awakens a thought OF the plant,
It's dark verdant vine tops and beautiful blossoms
In pleasing transition my memory haunt.
Ayel thought Of the root In profusion once grow
ing
On the warm, sunny hill side adjoining the mill I!
At the homestead how many we raised, there's no
| knowing,
| For some were but small ones and few In hill.
The mealy potato, the Irish potato,
The thin skinned potato that grew on the hill
THERE seems to have been predeces-
sor to the Pomeroy fend in Boston.
Drake, the historian of that city, says
there was in 1925, boy seventeen years
of age, with all the traits of Jesse Pom
eroy, who enticed three little children
into by-places and tortured them. The
penalty inflicted on him was thirty-nine
lashes at the carts tail, twelve at the
gallows, thirteen at two other places,
and hard labor at the Bridewell for six
| months