The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-14
GOSSIP.

Humming birds are said to be more
numerous this year than for many years
previously.
There always has been trouble about
the mouth of the Mississippi river; it is
too far from the head.
Jumping at clusions-Climbingo over
chairs at theater when the curtain
goes down on the last act.
1t is remarked that no man can become
thoroughly acquainted with his family
history without running for Office
| The President has trimmed his whis-
kers, we are told, Ia Burnside. Now
this is unmistakable evidence Of scis-
sorismi
Won't somebody go to Vienna and
make up the population? The last GEN.
sus makes it exactly LOO, 900, which is
awkward.
II go through my work." as the needle
said to the idle boy. "But not until you
are pushed hard," as the idle boy said to
the needle."
| A crazy horse In Attca nipped the
head from hundred pound hog, bit a
cows tail off, and threw yearling colt
over his head.
A New Jersey man swallowed a fly
and was SO disgusted that he Died.
Later-The fly also died. Case of mu-
tual disgust.
| "Lemme die now," gasped an Ohio far
mer, NI've lived to see woman git
thirty-one yards of cloth into one dress,
and Pm ready to pull stakes now."
"For whom are you concernedW asked
a judge of a lawyer. 81 am concerned
for the plaintiff, your honor, but Pm en-
ployed by the defendant," was the re-
ply.
| At one place on the excursion Of the
| Emperor Of Austria in Dalmatia he was
| fed on sheep roasted whole before the
fire: His Majesty's chief cook has gone
mad.
When it isn't one thing it is another
They have no grasshOppers in Southern
| Illinois, but the army worm, an equally
destructive pest, is desolating the grain
fields.
| Alta spiritual seance m Para the ma
| terialized form of Cartouche, famous
| thief, was produced. He behaved nat
ural enough to bag the watches and
purses of many persons present.
A little girl not over nine was in New
Orleans District Court few days ago
charged with stealing flower from COM
plainants garden. The public prose-
cutor had the humanity to enter mol.
pros.
The Fort Scott Monitor claims Ahat
the 10000 prairie chickens and quail
sent to market from Kansas last year
would have devoured at least 10000, 900
grasshoppers, had they been left unmo-
Tested.
A gentleman in Coeymans, N. Y, has
a brd-cage in his yard that is occupied
by family of wrens and one OF spar
rows, and on top OF which robin has
built its nest. All are living together
peaceably and quietly.
An encouraging sign of growing pros
perity among the Italian people is found
in the increase of deposits in the savings
banks from 94,000,000 francs in 1855, to
445, ,000, 900 in 1874. The increase is in the
part of country north OF Rome.
A distinguished Scotch physician has
written an article proving that typhoid
or enteric fever, now prevailing in cer-
tain districts or Scotland, Is traceable To
the milk supply, and that the poison is
introduced into the milk from the sew
age.
Literary women in Nevada are not
ashamed to 60 outside of their profess
sion for the sake Of money making.
Misses Clapp and Babcock, principals OF
the Sierra Seminary, have taken con-
tract TO furnish iron fencing for Capital
square, at Carson, Tor $500 in gold.
The Pope keeps up his reputation for
pungent sayings. At an audience few
days ago, when some persons remained
silent when he addressed them, and
standing when they should have knelt,
he remarked, smiling: 'sThe last addi-
tion OF statues to the Vatican coilec-
tion."
You may talk of your ragged edge OF
despair and all that till dOomsday, but
what is it compared to the feelings of
the vestryman who, after relieving him
self OF the tortures OF new boot by
slipping it of during the services, finds
himself unexpectedly called ON to 60
around with the plate?
| An actor engaged at one of the Balti-
more theaters, while going through a
taken with paraly sis OF the throat. ac-
companied by swelling OF the lips,
| tongue, and salivary glands. The ply
sician who attended him said that he
had been poisoned by cosmetics used in
coloring his lips and cheeks.
| Jesse Pomeroy's sentence is to be COM
muted to Imprisonment for lie. The
| Council, after much solemn deliberation,
concluded that there is punishment
worse than death for Jesse. 1t is to be
shut up where the sight Of passing chill
dren will tempt him TO feel around for
bottle OF vitrlol, without finding it.
| The Count de Grasse was once
wounded in the knee with a musket
ball. The doctors cut and hacked and
made many incisions, when, getting out
of all patience, the Count asked why
they cut him up so much. "We are
seeking,n said the surgeon, "for the
ball." "Why didn't you mention that
| before? 1 have the ball in my pocket"
A countryman purchased new hat at
Burlington store, last week, leaving
his old one with the merchant, who
kicked it under the counter. The next
day the countryman returned, and after
a search among the rubbish. found the
old tile, and turning down the band
pulled out fifty dollar bill, quietly re-
marking, II came mighty near forgettin
where put that money"
Al man was about to take q Michi-
gan avenue car at Tenth street, yester-
lday, o boy asked hun: "Going down to
see the paradef" "Parade. What pa
Trade, my sonr "If you take that car
you'll get down to Jefferson avenue just
In time to see the Fourth of July pa.