The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-01
TRUTHS AND OTRIFLES.

tt .COLONEL 1RAI.L OF LeAluSIOu, N.Y. ~
says an old lady on his pension roll, now "a
living in that city, was one hundred and = ,
one years old last October. But the old
lady is killing herself smoking pipe. 80
She has been at it new for the last fiftyirsw
years. and he thinks she can't stand it
many years longer.
A BRoKEN-BACKFD chicken, with a.
false tail and ring Of turkey feathers
glued around his neck, received the first 'ss
premium at the Ohio State Agricultural oJ,
Fair as a Hungarian chicken of the
Slavi- Magyar breed" The fraud was -
discovered, and the COMMITTEES are being -
pestered for eggs. J,,
WHAT sort of. grammar is it which
compels person to say " l saw four"
deer in one drove,n but won't let him ess
saw. "There are ten hog in the gar 30
den ?'-DetroI Free Press. What sort of 80
grammar is it which compels person to WV
say, "There are mice in the houses" but ~
won't let him say, "There are mouses in
the hiceY'4A lbany Argus. bad setlasvssD
Mfs's Men i's .Gs, sa, hs wants It eoolqA ,yssss
Egd Ne'er % ccntented with his lot. Z" g N9"''' .
&c Mhsn NJ fSr s showers STy is heard 10 sigh g"zSSa
Stss %4sHsS vst Iss sSe hi ylsSa @ os
HS,Sins Not sa'S suits "a Ne can sc 'sassT
ss Mans ISps'siiS ipcI + RUE aharj sd Ih yi7ss
The beautiful oleander is pronounced oRs.
deadly poison. The drop that is left
where a leaf is broken off is fatal to hui sis
man life if taken into the stomach.
horses or cattle eat the leaves, tho ami
mails will die. Every owner of an olean- sat7
der should burn it, root or branch, or
they may be responsible for the death of sH"s
valuable domestic animal, or possibly sls
of a human life. -. tt.e..-.L-.-
can be exhibited by placing asblock OF Ve q
ice on netting of fine wire. The. ice -
!, will be melted by the wire, and, passing
down through it, wilEbecome frozen in a a
mass again below the wire. a., simple an i.
wire can, in similar manner, be drawn
slowly through block of ice, which 81
,tnites again behind the wire, finally
showing no sign of having been cut at
all r.H - ,se.s vtag,.s ..Gg s-,r,,a-
HERE lies an old woman whe always was tired,
For she lived in house where help wasn't hirsd y
Where sweeping amt done, nor churning nor sew
And eyerytSng usi there win be just 10 my wishes,
For where they dent eat there's mo- Washing ol'p'
III be- where thoiod au.hsmswill always be ring res
But having no voice Pllgos rid Of the singing u
Don't mourn for me now, and don't mourn Tor me
For I'm going to do nothing forever and ever ~ ~ -
4 DoN'r rely upon friends Don't rely y
upon the name of your ancestors Thcu-
: sands have spent the prime of life in the
, vain hope of help from those whom they
, call friends, and thousands have starved @'
, because they had q rich father. Rely afa
, upon the good name which is made by
3 your own exertions, and know that
9 better than the best friends you can o
{ have is the unquestionable determine.
9 ton, united with decision of character.
WHAT makes this life so poor and dry IS
: and barren is its insubstantiality, Its -
!, vacuity, its vanity. We have everything "a.
u and we are beggars. Not breath Of the
east wind blows upon US, and yet we are O
$ parched, and arid, and withered., We.
o have ALI and have nothing. We bring
home lapful of treasure, only to put 1t e q
s in a bar with holes. We -hew out, for
IS ourselves cstern after cistern, and cistern
! 3 after cistern holds no water. The Bible
y is the minister to this emptiness. tssIl =,
!, =. APRopos of the Tyndall-Darwin theo-
II ries comes in one of General Schenck's
y latest stories that he told to the wife Of
~ Britisl, Cabinet officer, who assured him
le that ENGLAND made America all that
- she is" @Pardon me, madam" said the
~ General = "you remind me of an answer
.e of the Ohio lad in his teens, who, attend
Us ina Sunday school for the first time, was
el asked by his teacher, who made .you Y -
ns MADE meY Yes Why, God made
ne me about so long-holding his hands
nc about ten inches apart--buts L sgrowed q
=, the rest" .gns rllEAian1s 81 s7a7a