The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-28
OEDS AND ENDS.
Life is changeful-ever brief
Then improve each fieeting span,
Turn, each day, some brighter leaf,

1,600, 200, 900 pounds.
Steel pens made of tin are the lates
Pennsylvania swindle.
Inc grape crop was not materially
hurt by the late frosts.
The Prince of Wales has signed tn
pledge and got medal.
Two OF the Oranges in Lamar county
Ca, have large libraries.
A colored boy was the victor in o.
Iowa City spelling match.
Connecticut has concluded that he
pauper laws need revision.
Lighting the City of Mexico cost Of
an average SIS, 600 q month.
Inc next annual meeting of the Ma
tional Grange is to be held in November
After that circumorbisonant shot m
wonder we have long reports in all tn
papers.
In Washington, the mortality anon
colored persons is far greater than anon
whites.
offenbach is doing wonders with hi
opera of "Geneyieye" at the Paris Gaiet
Theatre.
The fruit crop in much of Alabama
Georgia and Mississippi will still be IAN
average.
There are only fifteen thousand rea
estate holders in New York city, in
population of a million.
Baltimore claims that she will soor
rank as the second Of the sea-board cities
in the importation of fruits.
M. Thiers is occupied in writing Q
"History Of Art" from notes collected
during his recent tour In Italy.
The expenses of the National Grange
last year were about 100000, a large
part OF which was for printing.
The average COST of Operating railroads
in Massachusetts, for the year 1874 was
IS, ,947 80 ter each mile operated.
A French Court has decided that land
lords who fail to wake guests to take
their trains are liable to damages.
| "COl. Starbottle," creation of Brel
Harte, will appear on the stage next sea
| son, under the wing OF Stuart Robson.
7. q. Kelley, the Brooklyn architect,
is said to have designed nearly four nun.
dred churches and cathedrals in the
United States.
The average cost of a railroad in Massa
| chusetts, fully equipped for business, is
reported by the c0mmis eioners to be $751;.
584 81 per mile.
The Boston Advertiser says that in
that city the notices of stores and dwell
ings to be let are far more numerous at
the present time than for many years
past.
The reports from the Oranges through
out Kentucky show most healthy con-
dition and great progress in the work
ing department of the Order over last
year.
Astoria, L. l., has o Thornburn House,
ON Sunswick Terrace, kept by Mr.. G. A,
Chilton-all oftwhich SOUNDS lawfully
English."
In nearly every county in Kentucky
the Patrons have made cooperative ar
rangemenls with merchants, by which
they are saving immensely IN the prices
paid for goods.
A Chicago physician has arrived at the
conclusion, from extensive investigation
OF the subject, that hog cholera and ty.
phoid fever in the human subject are
identical diseases.
EJosh Hart has leased lot on Sixth
avenue, New York, between I'D and 23d
streets, at yearly ground rent of 5000
per year, and proposes to build thea.
ter upon the ground forthwith.
A writer from one OF Gordon's stations
In Central Africa says that both sexes
tinge their hair with red or golden
olntmeut, ana that magnificent natural
chignons are worn by the men,.
Information from Central and North
ern Georgia is to the effect that twenty
five cent. more OF corn will be planted
there this present year than heretofore,
This will not interfere with cotton.
The demand for Persian carpets has
increased considerably OF late, and the
greatest quantity of the export to Eu-
rope and Turkey is supplied from the
districts of Feregan and Sultanbad.
The copper smelling establishment at
Chilli, said to be the largest
in the world, produces annually from s.
700 to 1000 tons of copper, destined al
most exclusively for the English mar
ket.
London's newest entertainment is a |
''soiree OF hairdressing," IN which pro-
lessor of the art performed on chosen |
heads before the public with the skill |
and artistic sense with which Paganlnl
performed on the fiddle.
There is bare possibility that Eli |
Perkins may become humorist yet. He |
las just married, and there have been |
frequent instances in history Where the
whole tenor of a mans lite has been
by such an event.
The 100000 colliers, miners and iron.
workers thrown out Of employment by
,he lockout of colliers in South Wales
'aised 800, 200 tons of coal and produced
5000 tens of finished iron weekly, their
wages aggregating fl55. 900.
A rumor is in circulation in Europe to
he effect that articles intended for exhi-
'ltion at the Centennial will be liable to
eizure for the debts of the corporation.
The Attorney General has contradicted
he absurd statement, fully and forcibly.
Eight hundred thousand acres OF In
liam soil are now under jute cultivation,
earlyeightmillion lbs. of fibre.
which ultimately take the form OF 3d..
$3.50 gunny bags, and an enormous
uantity OF mating, cloth, twine and
aper.
The contractors who have undertaken
0 furnish 100000 headstones for the Ma
lonal Cemeteries, cut the names in
heir works at Rutland, VT, by means of
be sand-blast. This cuts name in four
linutes, and they complete five hundred
Lones daily.
A steamer is being transported from
t. Croix River to the Red River of the
'orth. 1t lies on three cars, resting on
locks and rollers. 1t will be taken
trough on Sundays, when no trains are
ut, its width making it impossible to /
ass another tram on the turnout track.
That the Russian Government are !
luch offended by the American Charge, ,
[r. Schuyler's criticism on the Russian I
administration in Central Asia, is proved /
Y their having suspended for three | !
onths the Russian World, which was !
ldiscreet enough to reproduce portions i
it. II
Col. Forney, on the occasion OF one OF !