The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-12
TRUTHS AND TRIPLES.

THAT was rather sell when several
prominent politicians last week were in
vited to be present at flag raising"
at the corner of two streets, when they
foundit it was the lifting of the stones of
an old streetcrOssing.
THREE affections of the soul predOm-
inate-love, religion, and power. The
first two are quite often united; the
other stands widely apart FROM them,
and neither is admitted or seeks admit
tance to their society.
WHATEVER you wish your child to be,
be it yourself. If you wish it to be hap
py, sober. truthful, affectionate, honest,
and godly, be yourself all these. If you
wish it to be lazy and sulky, liar and
thief, drunkard and a swearer, be your
self all these.
ATLANTIC Times: An old colored
preacher in this city was lecturing q
youth of his fold about the sin of dane
ing, while the latter protested that the
Bible plainly said: "There is time to
dance.h eyes, dar am time to dance"
said the darky divine, can it's when a
boy gifts whippin' for gwine to ball."
The love of liberty, which is consid-
cred an American characteristic, finds
full expression in the nomenclature of
our towns. Missouri has twenty-one
towns named Liberty, Ohio; twenty -four;
Indiana, eighteen; Iowa, sixteen and Ar
kansas seven. This is very patriotic, but
it bothers the postmasters.
OCTOBER.
The month of carnival of all the year,
When nature let's the wild earth 80 Its way,
Tse sprins-time i holds her White and purple dear;
Octo Der, lavish Aaunts them far and near.
The summer charity her reds doth lay
Like Jewels on her costliest array;
October, scornful, burns them on bier.
The winter boards his pearls OF FROST In sign
OF kingdom. Whittier pearls than winter knew,
October. feastins meath her dome Of blue,
Drinks at q draught, slow filtered through
SunshiDy air, as In tingling winel ,,,,.
WHAT caricature is in painting bur
lesaue is in writing; and in the same
manner the comic writer and painter
seems to have the advantage, 80 it is in
the latter infinitely on the side OF the
writer. For the monstrous is much
easier to paint than to describe, and the
ridiculous to describe than paint
Fielding.
To me there never has been higher
source of earthly distinction than that
connected with advances in science.
have not possessed enough of the eagle
in nv character to make a direct flight
to the loftiest attitudes in the social
world; and certainly never endeavored
/ to reach those heights by using the creep
ing powers of the reptile, who, in as
cending, generally chooses the dirtiest
path, because it is the easiest.-Sr III.
Davy.
CALUMNY is monstrous vice; for,
where parties indulge in it, there are
always two that are actively engaged In
doing wrong and one who is subject to IN
Jury. The calumniator infiicts wrong
by slandering the absent; he who gives
credit to the calumny before ne has IN
vcstigated the truth is sequally implicated.
The person traduced is doubly injured /;
first, by him who propagates and, sec
ondly, by him who credits the calumny.
-Her0dotus.
Is there any hope for the Spanish
American nations? Mexico has revolu-
ton or rebellion for the fiftieth or hund'
redth time. The United States of Co
lombia are in state of chaos and revo'
luton, and have been declared under
martial law. And the Peruvians are not
satisfied with rebelling against the Gov,
ernment, but they must attempt to mot
an ex-President, Paradee; and are pre-
vented from assassinating him and de-
stroying his residence by being fired upon
by the troops, and four of the mob killed
and several others wounded. Is there
any hope for people whose normal con
dition appears to be only rebellion, revo
luton, emeutes, war and destruction
Il seems not. 1t requires great efior'
even to hope for the better.