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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
The TOmbstOnes Of the Great Jour.
nalists.

Near tho crest of heavily wooded
declivity in Greenwood Cemetery is a
plain marble shaft, bearing the name of
Henry J. Raymond. The tomb, al
though perfectly isolated, is yet within
six rods of the most frequented part of
the grounds. The lot was chosen by Mr..
Raymond, and the selection is character
istic of the man. In public life he sought
a place near the front, but not at the ac-
tual front, as was best illustrated in the
great work of his life, the founding OF
the Times. In that he aimed at a middle
line between the mental eccentricity OF
the Tribune and the moral eccentricity
of the Herald, at the time of those great
newspapers greatest greatness, marking
out for the Times mean between the two
extremes.
The costly tomb of James Gordon
Bennett, conspicuously fronting one of the
busiest avenues in the cemetery, is such
a sepulcher in such spot as Mr.. Bennett
might have been expected to choose, al
though the lot is believed to have been
selected and the marbles chiseled under
the direction of Mrs. Bennett. 1t was the
daydream of his life that by keeping the
LftTuU III tuc NOitCA VI 4NCW loih Jus
mess life, and by enlivening it with a
wit that his successors have not even
understood, much less emulated, he
might make it the journal of the future,
and we do not hesitate to say as much.
In pecuniary sense, he was prodigiously
successful.
Horace Greeley's tomb appropriately
looks out from under the abundant
boughs of Locust Hill upon the setting
sun. The mound is temporarily marked
by modest slab that will tell who sleeps
beneath it until his fellow craftmen erect
their contemplated bronze memorial.
The Greeley tomb, too, is typical of its
occupants former aspirations. 1t is
seemingly sequestered and actually re-
mote from the ornate mausoleums that
New York fashion:has reared in the city
of the dead, but it is visible alta great
distance beyond the cemetery's bounda-
ries, and the monument which the farmer
editor must have expected at the hands
of his numerous admirers will be note
worthy feature of the landscape, to be
admired by men of all nations as they
sail in and out of our picturesque harbor.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
The Late John Mitchell Citizen OF the
United States.

1t appears that the late John 'Mitchei,
who was elected member of the British
Parliament from Tpperary, Ireland, as
a subject of Queen Victoria, was in fact,
a citizen of the United States, as appears
from transcript of the records recently
made in the office of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia for the British Minister. 1t Is pre-
sumed the government of Great Britain
intended to use the said transcript to un-
seat the rebelof "48." In the records
is the application for full letters,
in which is the declaration Of Mitchell
made in the Circuit Court of the DIS
trict of Columbia, on the 9Th OF May,
1860, in which he says, that ON the. 9TH
of October, 1853, at the County Court, OF
San Francisco, he being native of Ire
lond, aged about thirty-seven, bearing
allegiance to Victoria, Queen Of Great
Britain and Ireland, having emigrated
from Australia and arrived at San Fran
cisco, intends to settle in the United
States, and in open court. reported HIM
self for naturalization, and declared on
oath that IL is his bona fde intention To
become citizen" and SO forth. =
The papers recite that: "It appearing
to the satisfaction of the court, by the
oath of Thomas Antell, citizen OF the
United States, that said John Mitchell
has resided within the United States fve
years last past, without having been out
of the territory of the United States dur,
ing that time, and one year last past
within the limits and under the jurisdic-
ton of this court, and that, during that
time, he has behaved as a man of good
moral character, attached TO the prinr
ciples of the Constitution of the United
States, and we'll disposed to the good or
der and happiness of the same, and the
said John Mitchell, in open Court here,
makes oath that he will support the Con-
stitution of the United States, and that
he doth absolutely and entirely renounce
and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to
every foreign prince, potentate, state or
sovereignty whatever, and particularly
to the Queen Of Great Britain and Ire
land, to whom he was before subject, 1t
is thereupon ordered by the court here
that said John Mitchell be admitted q
citizen of the United States, and he is
accordingly admitted citizen Of the
United States" etc.
Seme weeks since, the English Minis.
ter obtained from the State Department
certified copy Of the application ol
Mitchell for q passport.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15


brought into camp, it was found to be
that of a Bavarian trooper, who had
been suspected of trcachery, though no
proof had ever been found against him.
On, his person was found the key to the
cyper which had been taken from the
person of the Prussian drummer; and
now that the Colonel had them both, he
could translate the mystic scroll. It
proved to be a direction to the Bavarian
to lay his plans for keeping as near to
Napoleon's person as possible, after he
should enter Berlin, and then wait for
further orders. .s...a
Tho mystery was explained. The
Bavarian had contrived to call the great
dog away from the regiment and de-
livered him up to the enemy, and his
skin was to be made the cover for spy
to enter the camp under. And the spy
would have got in, too, but for the sport
i've order Of the Colonel, and the will
full obedience of Pierre Sancoin.
On the next day Pierre was promoted
to the rank of sergeant, and the Emperor
said to him as he bestowed the boon:
eff you only make as faithful an officer
as you have proved yourself faithful as
a sentinel, ! can ask no more"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

The New Haven Journal tells of
goose that is fifty years old. Well take.
duck, then. ft tt G'ss.
SAID Pat, "Faix, where wud ye find
a modern house that has lasted as long
as the ancientY"
A MAN at Ripon, Wis, whose almanac
says this is spring, had his ears frozen
while planting cabbage-seed last week. q,
THEY only ask fifteen cents per pound
for butter in Texas, but alas! they
charge sevsnty-five cents for doing up
clean shirt. .4
A MILWAUKEE lady, who paid fifty
dollars to have wart removed from her
nose, wants to know what has become OF ?
the nose.
AN attendant at spiritual seance in
Fairhaven, Vermont, seized the material
lied form of his grandmother, and she
turned out to be the medium in disguise.
A CHICAGO paper says that young
widow in that city, who writes well, is
training herself for an editor. We hope
that we are not the editor she il training
herself for.
MARK TWAIN says that with the poor
whites along the Mississippi" "chills are ?
a merciful provision of an all wise Provi-
dence to enable them to take exercise
without exertiOn.
When it's hot he wants it cool!
When its cold he wants 10 hot
Meier contented with his lot.
He for showers Is heard 10 sigh /:
When.-to meet his wish--it rains,
OF the wet the fool complains re
Hot or cold, dry or wet, sI.ll I
Nothing suits that he can get;
consider, as a rule,
Mans q fool
The report that Tennyson is to be made
a baronet. recalls the lines Of another
British poet, who says:
A prince can make belted knight,
marquis, duke, and a. thatJ
But an honest mans aboon his might,
Guid faith he wauna fa' that.
Yes, and the report recalls Tennyson's
own lines: !.
Howe'er 1t be, Il seems to me Y1.ls
IT'S only noble to be good,
Kind hearts are more than coronets, elt
And simple faith than Norman blood.
The GALAXY: Our aesthetic temper
was not formed under benign star.
Even our most eminent public men in
some instances hated art, and said that
they hated it, Here is an interesting
case. In 1918, French sculptor, M.
Binon, wrote to John Adams, requestr
ing permi ssion to take his portrait in =
marble. This was the famous ex.Presi-
dents answer: "The age of sculpture
and painting has not yet arrived in this
country, and l hope it will be long be-.
fore it does 80. would not give six
pence for picture by Raphael or a statue
by Phidias." -
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
A FAITHFUL SENTINEL.
A TALE OF THE FRENCH WARS.

TALE OF THE FRENCH WARS.
The French army lay encamped only
about days march from Berlin. The
sentinels were doubled, and the most
strict orders given, for the Prussian and
Austrian spies were plenty and trouble
some. At midnight, Pierre Sancoin was
stationed at one Of the outposts. He was
a stout, bold, shrewd man, and good
soldier. The Colonel of his regiment
was with the sergeant on this beat, hav-
ing requested to be called at midnight,
that he might visit the outpost.
"Pierre," he said, after the man had
been posted, "you must keep your eyes
open. Don't let even a stray horse go
out or come in without the pass. DO
you understand"
cay, mon Colonel, shall be prompt"
"The dogs are all around u.s." pursued
the officer, "and you cannot be too care
full. Don't trust men nor brutes."
"Never fear" was Pierre's answer, as
he brought his firelock to his shoulder,
and moved back pace.
After this the guard moved on to the
next post, and Pierre Sancoin was left
alone. Pierre's post was one of the most
important Ill the camp, OI IatncT aT0unu
it, and he had been placed there for that
reason. The ground over which he had
to walk was long knoll, bounded on one
end by huge rock, and at the other
sloping away into a narrow ravine, in
which was a copse of willows. Beyond
this copse the ground was low and boggy,
80 that a man could not pass it. The
rock was to the westward, and Pierre's
walk was to its outer side.
The night was quite dark; huge
masses of clouds foated overhead, and
shut out the stars; and sort Of fog
seemed to be rising also from the marsh
The wind moaned through the copse in
the ravine, and the air was damp and
chilly. With slow, steady tread, the
soldier paced his ground, ever and anon
stopping to listen, as the willows in the
ravine ratified their leaves, or some night
bird started out with its quick happing
An hour had passed away, and the
sentinel had seen nothing TO excite
his suspicious. He had stopped for q
moment close by the rock, when he was
startled by quick, wild scream from
the wood, and in few moments more,
large bird flew over his head.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
Multum in ParvO.
AS the world leads we follow.
Piety enjoins no man to be dull.
A lest is a very serious thing.

AS the WOrlu leaQS we IOllOW.
Piety enjoins no man to be dull.
A Jest is a very serious thing.
Gravity is twin-brother to stupidity.
True Joy is only hope put out of fear.
Custom does often reason overrule.
Let us be sacrifcers, but not butchers.
1t is meat and drink to me to see a
clown.
Party is the madness of many for the
gain of a few.
Let me have music dying, and seek
no more delight.
One touch of nature makes the whole
world kim.
The world has not yet learned the
riches of frugality.
Fellowship in treason is bad ground
of confidence.
The danger which is despised arrives
the soonest.
Age is rarely despised but when it is
contemplate.
Every man desires to live long; but NO
man would be old.
Some men by ancestry are only the
shadow of mighty name.
He who never leaves his country is
full of prejudicss.
There are some people who give with
an air of refusal.
AfIectation is as necessary to the mind
as dress is to the body.
Much dearer be the things which come
through hard distress.
You have greatly ventured, but al
must do so who would greatly win.
Political men, like goats, usually
thrive best among inequalities.
shall show that the place does no
honor the man, but the man the place.
To be happy we must be true to nature
and carry our age along with us.
When King creates an Office, Provi
dence creates Immediately fool to bu.
| il.
1t is easy to look down on others; t,
look down on ourselves is the difficulty
|
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
The Ranks of the Ganges.

Sometimes sick Hindoo may be seen
lying on his mat, with all his friends
and relations sitting silently around
him, touching his mouth and nose with
the holy mud, or now and then repeating
text from their Vedas, or sacred
writings. There they will stay till
nightfall; then, if he is still alive, they
will bid him farewell and leave him to
his fate, and most likely to the river
banks. Atany rate, once brought to this
sacred spot, he is expected to die; other
wise his family disown him, and he be-
comes Pariah, disgrace tU everybody
and misery to himself And yet in a
general way, the Hindeos are gentle,
affectionate people; but they are ruled
in all things by the Brahmins, or high
caste priests.
Once some English sailing down the
| Oranges saw one OF these poor, mise rable
sick creatures lying on the bank waiting
| to be drowned. Not knowing much
about the fashion of the country, they
felt great compassion and landed, and
one young gentleman poured some laven
der water down the poor fainting crea
ture's throat, and, seeing him recover
somewhat, carried him on board, and
took such kind care of him that he soor
|, regained his senses. But the poor fellow
was in despair, and reviled them loudly
He had been taken from the holy bank
he had drank with q Christian; he had
lost caste, and was avoided and scorned
by all his friends as though he had Q
plague. He complained bitterly, loudly
cursing his unluckly preserver, who wa'
generally blamed, and had to provide
for the man for many years, as he could
not get work for no one would employ
an outcast, a man who had no right tt
be living. Had not the sacred Gange'
refused to keep him 7 At the end o
some years he was again taken very i'll
This time the Englishman did not inter
fere, but let him dispose of himself aftel
| b;a own faabion : Ho,ae ,ynd School
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
The Bear Family.

The bear family (Urside) is found all
over the earth's surface, except in Africa
and Australia. Regarding the existence
of the bear in Africa there has long been
difference of opinion. Although al
luded to by several classical writer's, the
opinion that it does not exist is held by
naturalists generally, and may reason
ably be entertained until controverted
by the finding ofa specimen. The general
characteristics of the bear are the rough,
shaggy coat, the massiveness of the him
der parts, the gait and the habit Of
erecting the body on the hind feet when
attacked. The feet are armed with long,
sharp claws, capable of inhicting terrible
wounds. The bear is both carnivorous
and vegetarian. 1t is gregarious animal,
extremely sociable and subject to strong
attachments. 1t is good swimmer and
an excellent climber. 1t is harmless
animal when undisturbed, but formi-
dable antagonist when attacked. In
combat it will ward off the heaviest blows,
rears upon its hind feet, strikes power
fully with its paws, endeavors to hug its
adversary to death, and inficts fearful
wounds with the claws Of its hind feet
Although ferocious when abused, Bruin
can be made the most amusing and af-
fectionate of pets. During the autumn
he becomes fat, and about the end OF
October ceases feeding for the year. The
stomach then contracts into very small
space, and the bear keeps his den in a
dull, lethargic condition until April.
During this period he gains a new skin
upon the balls of his feet, and the female
brings forth the young. The newborn
cubs are scarcely larger than puppies.
and steely gray coat, great size, massive
proportions, and ferociOus aspect. He
has great broad head. small, cruel,
brown eyes, pointed muzzle and power
full jaws, which display set of alarming
teeth. His limbs indicate enormous
strength, and are each armed with five
pointed claws from four to five inches
long. His tail is hidden by his coat
One of his most striking peculiarities is
his shambling gait. His fore limbs 60 in
canter, his head sways from side to
side, and the rest of his body slides along
on the soles of his hind feet. The grizzly
is the largest member Of the bear family,
full-grown male being from eight and
halfto nine feet long, with equal girth.
His average weight is eight hundred
pounds. His haunts are the Rocky
Mountains, and the plains eastward. His
principal food is flesh, but fruits and
other vegetable substances also form a
part of his diet The grizzly is the most
ferOcious and terrible of all American
animals. He exercises absolute terrorism
over every living creature that comes in
his way. Even the hungry wolf will not
venture to touch deer that has been
killed and left by him. His strength is
such that blow from his paw has been
known to remove the entire scalp from a
mans head. So tenacious of life is the
grizzly bear that, unless shot through
the heart or brain, his body may be rid
died with bullets without fatal effect.
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nv THE DEAD.

n
|" She lay In her chamber, peacefully and still,
And silent as all Of us some day will
" Her hands held fast on her marble breast,
A lotus-lily, In dreams Of rest.
" Her eyes were shut ON the world of men,
Never 70 weep and grow dim again
At the sorrowful story Of grief and los~
Or darken with pain at the weight of cross;
I" And her HIPS were shut close, as n to keep
The secrets OF death and its wolderful sleep.
Waken, darling" he cried, and laid
His hands on the clasped hands of the maid.
cor Is 10 not slumber that holds you here,
In this strange, white silencef Answer, dear.
"Open your lips, as flower unfolds,
And tell me the secrets your silence holds
Lift from your cheeks that are waxen white
The gold OF your lashes, and let the light
OF eyes the sweetest ever knew,
Like the sky ut sunset, trenbls through.
forgot You are deaf 10 the words say,
The soul that would answer has gone away.
Deadf dead oh are you notl II can not be |!
4, Wahen, uaihng, anu answer ne
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15
A WOman's Pet.

There is nothing very extraordinary in
folks fond of animal pets desiring to in
sure their favorite's being we'll treated
after their death, but there is something
extraordinary in bequeathing a parrot
an annuity of more than 9200. That is
what wealthy London widow did do
for her faithful companion OF twenty
four years." Poll was pretty sure of be-
ing we'll looked after, since the 200 gum
cas- year were to be paid to whomsOever
took charge of her and proved her iden-
tity twice every year, all payments to
cease upon the non-production of the
bird.
Eccentric as the bequest appears, Mrs.
Hunter was passing shrewd and business
like in her arrangement for her pets
comfort.
She named widow of her acquaint-
ance as the recipient of her bird and its
legacy, giving her power to bequeath
both to whomsoever she pleased, pro-
vided the person was neither servant
nor a man, and did not live out of Eng
land.
She furthermore left twenty guineas
with which to buy very large cage, and
directed her executors, in the event OF
her friend declining to take the charge,
to see the parrot placed in respectable
hands. Then, with an eye perhaps to
some relative rising difficulties, the old
lady put this clause in her last tesla
ment:
"I will and desire that whoever at
tempts to dispute this, my last will and
testament, or by any means neglects OF
tries to avoid paying my parrots annu.
ity shall forfeit whatever / have left
them; and if any one to whom have
left legacies attempts bringing in any
bills or charges against me, it is my will
and desire that they shall forfeit what
ever legacy / may have left them, as
owe nothing to any one; many owe ME
gratitude and money, but none have
paid me either"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15

A VESSEL recently left England for
New Zealand with more thana thousand
birds, consisting of blackbirds, thrushes,
starlings, gold-fnches, red-poles, hedge
sparrows, linnets, yellow-hammcrs, and
partridges. The farmers, It is said, can
not get along without them.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15

BY ADA ACTON.

BY ADA ACTON. ''h
With longing look In her weary eyes,
And half unconscious sigh, u04t q
She gazed out on the fresh green grass,
And the glorious azuresky. tf s9a ~ "a
For warning bell is In her hand, rrts
As she stands sin, IN the b, open cSo door. IT,.
In the sunshine on the door.
Her thoughts are wandering far away; A''''p
She takes no note OF time: eftay - 80
II matters not that the little clock
Is ON the stroke Of nine. ,..-- ~ .....
The dreamy sound Of waving trees, I'D
And music of the stream,
Invite her from her task 10 turn, .s5a an
And only gaze and dream.
The same old sound Of irksome toll
She follows without change; ..a.trer.-
And Is Il strange her mind should seek -
wider, freer ranger t.-. 81
IT'S hard, indeed, to bind tho thoughts,
Within the narrow sphere that fate -r~f,{
Compels the feet to tread.
But soon the happy, joyous laugh
Recall her wayward thoughts again,
To the huni-druni work Of life. at tfr
She sees group Of boys and girls, err
SO busy at their play,
And turns her, with half-formed wish
That she were free as they.
But courage, weary, toiling one,
Your field of work is wide;
And, though your lot may oft seem dark,
1t has its sunny side. .t.r
The little seeds yoa daily sow
Will reach fertile soil
And by Q harvest bOuntiful,
Repay you for your toll.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15

PERErRE got little tired Of returning
the bows of an uncomfortably polite man
in his establishment, and finally gave the
polite man this conundrum at point
blank range /" Sir, what would become
of the hours il the minute hand stopped
10 bow to the second hand every time
they metT nt
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15

You can get barrel Of -four in Cali
fornia for two dollars. But the fare there
and back more than makes up the differ
ence
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15

CORRECTLY is not hard word, vet all
the spoilers that are worsted in the SPELL
ing matches fail because they cannot spell
correctly.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-15

THE woman most skillful with the
jaw doubtless is Mrs. Hanover, n prac-
ticing dentist in Charleston, Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04

A CURIOUS NEWARK CoCRT CASE
There il now confined i'm the Essex county
jairat Newark. under very singular circum-
stances, a young man named Walter q.
Meyer, formerly OF Morris county. Meyer ~
held FOR a debt OF $1,000 contracted under the
following state OF affairs: In Morris county
also dwelt Joseph j. Rod. Rolf hal and has
a daughter. Walter and Miss Roff became
so very intimate that a suit for seduction
was instituted against the former by the
latter's father. Being dollarless he applied
for relief under the insOlvent debtors act,
sought the benefit Of the bankrupt act, and, ,.
pending the matter. went to live in New ark
Thither he was pursued by the relentless
Roff, lere, and clapped into jail. There he
has remained for several months. leSter-
day the question OF his release was argued In
the Newark court. The judge took the
papers and reserved his decision.-M u.
Herald Sd