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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17
WEDNESDAY EVENING.


. .4. PARTL -
/. Overture, 's2 annhauser,". WBgncx
GiimOres Band. -
2. Solo for saxophone, "Norma Fantastic
Behind
Mr. f. A. Lefebre. .....,
g. Grand Selection, ''Lohcngrn,". ...... Wagner
GilmOie's Bunu. .l
l. Aria, from the CREATION, with Verdufd
Miss Emma G. Thursby. ...'s.,
g. Paraphrase de Concert, "Lorely," .NesvadbA
Giimore's Band.
PART H. .
g. Overture, "Wiiiiam Teli," .......:.,, Rossini
GilInure's Band.
Z. Solo for COrnet, "ci til Sayais,". Bale
Mr.. Nj. ATbucke.
8 Divertimento, on ATS from the 0peras-
Meyerbect
Gilmorc's Band. ..
g Air and Variations for Voice .......... Rode
A, iss Emma U. Thursby.
10 Overture on Themes from the Operas Of
Mozart. rt......,.,,.......... .Suppa
Gflmore's Band.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17

GUARDIAN sALE.-In pursuance Of an
l(J order OF the Probate Court Of Hamilton
County, Ohio, to me directed, with otfjr for M
sale upon the pre. ises on 1hursday, March ~
A. d. 1875 at three O'Clock +. NJ, the nnuivftteu
onelfaif of the real estate describes as fol-
lows, to-wit: All that certain lot Or parcel OF
ground lying AID being in the City of Iincin-
|hanIHamiltop County, o., IN tract IL umber four
line of said tract number four on the north
SIDE 81 Richmond sti Get. between Cutter anil
finn streets; thence running eastWaflly ON
RIehrnond street twenty-five (22l fect; thence
uolthwardly at right angus with Richmond
street one hundred and foul teen feet 'tl4s,
more or less, to an alley running through tito
block between Richmond and Catherine streetss
thence westwalStly ON the south line 0i said
alley twenty-five {22) feet; thence southWardly
on the west line OF said tract number four ~
to Ri, hmond street to the point Of beginning,
beng tine same lot conveyed By Cyrus Mason
| and Harriet u. Mason, his wife, to Charlotte s.
1tOrburn by deed dated May 22, 1852, and re-
| corded in Deed Book No. 274, page 1903, Of tito
lHamilton County Records which said te-
Scyibed premfses arc subject to tho life estato
| Of Robert T. Tnorburn.
To be sold by order OF the said Court IN tho
| case (No. 2.B76) wherein P. w. Francis. Guar
| dian OF Edwin y. Thoi burn and Char es w.
| I'norburn. minors, is plaintiff and Edwin y.
Thorburn and Charles W. ThornburD, minors,
4 William 8. Thotnburn, Robert Ii. Thornbufn
| and Routrt I. Thoiburn are de endants.
Terms Of Sale One-third cash in hand ard
| the balance in two equal payments in one and
| two years, with Interest," The deferred pas -
menrs TO be sscared by mortgage on the prom
Appraised subject to tho life estatcof Robcss
Thorhurn atsi,e.0. s...
p, W. FRANCIS,
Guardian OF Edwin 8 and Charles ". Thor.
| Fox q BIRD, Attorneys.
! ClSoIksATi, Fehruaryl7. 1876. fel7-StW /.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17

[UUNUUCTUR. ,.............P. 3. GIIMUtF.
TICKETS, ONE DOLLAR. including rs-
served seat. For sale at Churcl's Music Store.
kOTNlE-1he he band is now making tour Of
the principal Eastern and Western CieA. on
their way 10 Louisville, KY, to fill an engage
ment in the latter ciJy on the 21th OF February,
in aid Of the Public Library OF kentucky.
I1e10- l2J-f It'll
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17

V,HERH is no remedy that can show moro
L evidence of real merit thau ALIENS
Lung BALSAM for curing Coughs, Colds ana
Consumption. fel6-3F
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17

r o. q. F.-Odd- fellows Protective Assr cia.
i tIon-Asscssmen due on death Of Brother
4. +. Bodley, II NO. o. s. ID. SMITH,
1e17-2t, WAS -.. Secreta v.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-17

COUGHs AND COLDS-Tf neglected, will
" result in Consumption. A safe and effect
iyl remedy Is ALIENS LUNG BALsAM.
Sold by all Druggists. ... . fe1 -St*
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-07
THE "CRADLE-TONB" At WEST,
MINISTER.

A LITTLE rudely-sculptured bed, ~
With shadowing folds of marble lace,
And quilt of marble, primly spread,
And folded round baby's face.
Smoothly the mimic coverlet,
With royal ,blazonries bedight,
Hangs, as by tender fingers set, Il
And Strengthened for the last goodnight.
And traced upon the pillowing stone
A dent is seen, as if, to bless
That quiet sleep, some grieving one
Had leaned, and left a soft impress.
1t seems no more than yeste- ,ou
Since the sad mother
And down the lone GOWN INC sIalF'
And ,af, har M W !, aisle, stole away,
darling sleeping there.
But dr
-. .st upon the cradle lies,
and those who priced the baby SO,
And decked her couch with heavy sighs,
Were turned to dust long years ago.
Above the peaceful pillowed head
Three centuries brood; and strangers peep
And wonder at the carven bed:
But not unwept the baby's sleep;
For wistful mother-eyes are blurred
With sudden mists, as lingerers stay,
And the old dusts are reused and stirred
BY the warm tear drops of to-day.
Soft, furtive hands caress the stone,
And hearts, o'erleaping place and age,
Melt into memories, and own %a
A thrill of common parCntage.
Men die, but sorrow never dies
The .crowding years divide in vain,
And the wide world is knit with ties
OF common brotherhood in pain;
OF common share in grief and loss,
And heritage in the immortal bloom
OF Love, which, lowering round its cross,
Made beautiful baby's tomb. ts
Susan Coolidge, in ScriJner for OCTOBER
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Farragut at Ten.

WOULD you like to know how l was en-
abled to serve my country? 1t was all
owing to a resolution | formed when was
ten years of age. My father was sent
down to New Orleans with the little navy
we then had, to look after the treason of
Burr I accompanied him as cabin-boy.
l had some qualities that l thought made
man of me. / could swear like an old
salt; could drink as stiff glass of grog
as if | had doubled Cape Horn, and could
smoke like a locomotive. l was great at
cards and fond of gambling in every
shape. At the close of the dinner, one
day, my father turned everybody out of
the cabin, locked the door, and said to
me:
"David, what do you mean to be-"
"I mean to follow the sea"
"Follow the seal Yes; be poor, mis-
cradle, drunken sailor before the mast,
kicked and cuffed about the world and
die in some fevcr-hospital in a foreign
clime.'
"No," l said, "rll tread the quarter
deck, and command, as you do"
"No, David no boy ever trod the quar-
ter-deck with such principles as you have
and such habits as you exhibit. You'll
have to change your whole course of life
if you ever become man."
My father left me and went on deck. L
was stunned by the rebukc and over
whelmcd with modification. A poor,
miserable, drunken sailor before the mast,
kicked and cuf1ed about the world, and to
die in some fever-hospital! That's my
fate, is it? III change my life, and change
it at once l will never utter another
oath; I will never drink another drop Of
intoxicating liquors; will never gam
bic" And, as God is my witness, l have
kept those three VOWS to this hour,-C0m-
| mod0re Fd1ragut.
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THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

n u
LIVE Srock.-Beef Cattle-S9 .5o013l21a' hogi
Live. ss.sC@S. rs. Sheep-Live, S4230ol@zs.
BREApsTUFFs UFFs.-Flour-Good to choice, So'o2@
$50; white wheat extra S6.50t97.35. Wheat-No
Chicago. 81 .24@1 .26; No. Northwestern
s1 24651 "a: No 2 Milwaukee spring, Sl..o0
/ 40. Rye-Western and State, sSW9tc. Dal
ley-S1 16a12O Corn-Mixed WESTERN oo7s~
T2Hc, Oats-Mixed Western, 43d45hc.
PRoyIsIoNs.-Pork-Mes S21.s71a122'2o. Laro
Prime Steam, 1855 9l32lc. Cheese-o7s0SiS7a''
WooL-Domestic Fleece, 4S'D6'c..
CHICAGO.
LIVE rocK-Beeves-Choice, So.foeSo,p
good. s5.0o05.50; medium, Sf25d9'75; pu.cn
ers' stock, s2.5o@t3.75; stock catte' sS,'9
4Ol Uoes-Live, ss.I598.50. Sheep--Good te
choice, 81 25@475. $50 ,.1,o,. p,,,s
noyIs1oNs.-Butter- &C hoice, s693lc. EsgsI
Fresh. lsa19c Pork-Mess, SSa.s5G%'oo
Lard-Sl Sl3.62hgf3.65. --...
BpgApsTUFFs s-Flour-White WINTER hAtia
s5.7507. so; spring extra, s5.121s06oo. "hea.
Spring, No 9, SI.12@1 l21S. Corn-No. q 2, o
a.55Lc. oats-No. 2, 34I@4Ac. Rye-No' :
7th0a72c. Barley-No. 2, S1.o1@i.os.
:, IrwnEn.---First Clear, s44.OO@45.Oo; second
Clear. s1sooQ45.c0; Common Boards Sio.o"l
II 90; Fencing si0.00911.oo; -" oh'hsi''
s2.5O12 80; Lath, St-75@2.t0. s ~aa
- EAST LIBERTY. sa't
LIVE STOCK -Beeves-Best, s6.aoeDo.ao, ne na
dunn. s5.OC@5. so Hcgs-Yorkers, S7.%eSo.oV
pb;IodeIpbias. s92:@9s0. Sheep-Best, So.sSa
$50; medium, S4T5@5.oo
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dreamed all that story of the van. Wax
ing with a dreadful headache and two
bla ok eyes, she pondered how to explain
these accidents to her mother. The dream
came handy for this purpose, and was
used. But now the parents called her
story-teller, and treated her accordingly.
With needless emphasis they protested
that brandy had never entered their house.
The Commissary. of Police was struck
with such warmth of denial. He called
the little girl again, and she wept sore in
hopeless puzzle between her own false,
hood and her mothers. So the Commis.
sary took on himself to make perquisi,
ton, and quantity of brandy did he find,
Of which no satisfactory account was
forthcoming There seem to be several
morals that attach to this little story"
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Good Enough for Home.

WHEN 1 met Matte Simmons at her
Cousins, in Philadelphia, last winter, 1
thought her one of the neatest, prettiest,
brightest girls | had ever seen. She
would come into the breakfast-room in q
nicely fitting dress, jaunty white apron
with pockets in it, and primrose tie,
with smiling face to set them off.
Whenever you met her, her toilet was
cona,ne IL fdm, and her manners were
lovely.
But lately l paid a visit to Mattie's own
home. What witCh-wOrk had wrought a
change in my darling? She wore the
most slipshod shoes, the dingiest wrap
pers, and the most soiled and twisted col
lars. She hardly took the trouble to say
good dmorning when she came down
stairs.
Has there been a fire." inquired.
"No." was the astonished reply.
"Has Mattic's trunk been lost, or have
burglars got into her closet?"
"Why, certainly not"
"Then, Matte, dear, where are all your
pretty clothes gomez
"Oh, they are all in the house. l think
old things are good enough for home,
Aunt Marjory,"
A great many young ladies are of Mat
ties opinion. They consider anything fit
for father and mother to see. They take
no pains to be beautiful and attractive in
the household. And then they are sur
prised when their brothers think other
boys sisters nicer than themselves.
A girls dress and a girls behavior at
home can hardly be too carefully designed.
There is brusque candor about home
folks too often that makes it harder TO be
good there than to be good on visit.
But the daughter is the silver clasp of the
family circle, and she should never forget
that it is her privilege to look pretty as
well as her duty.-Aunt NG'jory, IN Chris
tan at Work.
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Fighting an Alligator.

MONDAY afternoon a party of eight or
ten met at the Okapilco Creek to seine
the different lakes and eddies" along the
run of the creek between the turnpike and
the railroad bridges. Nothing unusual
transpired on this occasion until late in
the afternoon, when, in scining deep
lake formed by bend in the channel of
the stream, the seine became so heavy and
difficult to drag that it was concluded
that it was hung to root or log on the
bottom. Lum Devane, lad sixteen years
of age, went under for the purpose of dis
entangling the seine. Upon reaching the
bottom, distance of six or seven feet, he
found what he supposed to be log, and
embracing it started to the surface Of the
water with it. His surprise as well as
that of the party can better be imagined
than expressed when, upon rising, the sup
posed log was found to be an alligator.
As soon as the waters surface was
reached the infuriated monster, taking in
the situation at glance, made terrible
lunge at Devane, and, striking HIM in the
breast, knocked him into deep water,
and, continuing the attack, caught him
between his vise-like jaws around the
waist.
Seeing the danger of their comrade the
rest of the party sprang to his relief. For
tunately for Devahe he was upon the out
side and the alligator was upon the inside
of the seine, which, being strong and
firmly held at each end, somewhat inn
peded the vicious reptile in his attack.
This, together with the prompt and fear
less action of the entire party, who seized
his alligatorship by the tail and legs and
commenced to use their knives on him
diligently, is all that saved Lum Devane'
He was finally extricated from the jaws OF
the maddened monster, and escaped with
few painful, though not dangerous,
bruises and bites. The alligator was
about eight feet in length, and it was with
difficulty that six or eight strong and cour-
ageous men succeeded, after inserting
their knives in several tender places, in
bringing him ashore. He fought desper-
ately as long as life lasted, and in his dy-
ing moments he set up deafening roar
almost equal to that of a lion.-Qmtnaan
fGa.) Rep0rter. a
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The "StOry' of a Little Girl.

THE Paris correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph writes: GA tale full of
drollery comes from Cambria. On Satur-
day night prodigious alarm reigned in
that city. The telegraph worked without
ceasing and mounted gendarmes careered
in every direction. Their orders were to
stop van, clearly described, in which
would be found several acrobats and three
kidnapped children. A little girl, escaped,
had given the alarm. She. came home
very late, dreadfully bruised, her eyes
blackened, and scarcely able to walk. A
led her The parents and neighbors,
greatly disturbed, asked an explanation,
which, with tears and spasms and mental
agony, the little girl delivered She was
playing on the glacis, with her dog, when
van came past. The fair of Cambria
| has lately taken place, attended by many
acrobats and gypsies, and thevan belonged
to a party of these. A woman got out, as
it stopped on the glacis, and seized the
child. In spite of her struggles she was
handed over to a man, who took her up
! and put her in the vehicle. There she
recognized three other children belonging
! to the town. The man put bottle in her
mouth and made her drink some opiate,
no doubt. But the dog had stuck to his
mistress and she had not let go the
chain. Between them they prevented the
door shutting, and presently the faithful
cur dragged his mistress out and she fell
into the road, bruising herself, as could
be plainly seen. The van people didn't
wait for such troublesome victim, but
hurried off. This story was much inter
rupted by the fainting fits of the mother,
When she could be safely left, half dozen
jealous neighbors hurried to the police
office. The Commissary arrived and
heard the little martyr for himself. Then
ensued that galloping ofgendarmes which l
have mentioned. There were persons in
credulous, of course, for such there always
are everywhere. To the anger and dis
gust of the city these people pointed out
that the fair had broken up ten days be-
| fore; that not a van or an acrobat had
been beheld in the last week Reused to
| more aggressive incredulity by the wrath
of true believers, they declared the little
! girl to be a little story-teller. After this
no one would talk TO them any more, and
in Coventry they reflected on their wick
edness. But the worst of it is these cal
umniators are proved right. The naughty
little girl confesses that she found bottle
of brandy, that she gave glass OF it to
her brother, and took the rest upon the
glacis with her dog. Then she slipped
and slipped in the blaze Of the sunshine
Euntil, in fact, she could sip no more, but
rolled among the stones, to her great
damage; and then she went to sleep and
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A Mechanical Novelty.

HOME talent and genius appear to have
found another vigorous and worthy inter-
prefer in Mr.. Peter johnson, who keeps
g The Lighthouse, at the corner OF the
levee and Jefferson streets, and who,
after six months labor, has just COM
pleted work of art which appears to be
marvel Of ingenious mechanism and a
monument to mans perseverance and pa
tiepce, : This work is contained in a case
about three square, suspended against the
wall, faced with glass, and showing from
within very picturesque rural scene IN
miniature. In the background is wind
mill in active operation; balloon
conveying two aeronauts toward the
clouds: !: an old-fashioned signal tower on
high hill, with aman engaged IN trans rams
mitting signals. At the lett.is shown a
handsome church, with an illuminated
clock, marking the standard time, B.
In the foreground at the. left two vii
layers are seen drawing water from the
well, whence the watery liquid runs in a
spark ling stream. On the green sheep are
playing their merry pranks, while below
them is bay wherein fun-rigged ship
and steamer are. plowing through the
rolling waves. In the extremea fore ground
a train Of cars makes lightning time
through the country, and to the rightths
picture is. completed by ansold; country
mill ID full play, The effect upon The be-
holder of tliis display Of the water, the
green.hills and the signs Of animation OBJ
served upon every hand is exceedingly
entertaining. Mr.. Johnson has achieved
triamph in the construction of the
work, and it is not Sonly PLEASING as g
novel spectacle, but valuable as a speci
men Of art. gEs.x@ r1fEs
The figures. ships, trains, etc, are sep,
arated by an intricate mass or machines
which upon being once wound up, the
grand movement is continued for about
an hour.-Nep Orleans Times.
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Grants Speech at the Soldiers Re
union at Des MOines. =

+. N. 4 ,.nf
AFTER few humorous remarks IN rei'
erense TO the calls for himself and zen.
sherman in which he said it had been
customary at the reunions OF this army y
call upon him just because ne always .s.
made the shortest speech, the Presldent
said he had concluded to disappolnt tnen
this time, and he had, therefore, Joued
down what he wished to say, when "
read as follows: -
.fCoMRApEs - 1t always affords me me
much qualification to meet my comraues -
IN u srns Of fen and fourteen years ago, to
tell over again the trials andhardships, shi ,6s Of
those days--hardships imposed foL ae sse
preservation and perpetuation OF our iree ve
Institutions, We believed then, and we :
believe now, that we have Government a1a;a u
worth fighting for and, il neea oe' us'Ds
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ADVERTISING RATES {:
Job Printtnx

81 see was rather hasty in ridiculing
the idea of cow-trees You have quite
taken the conceit out of me-"
There are many more wonderful
things under the sun that you never
dreamed of in your philosophy, most
wondrous wise Master Herbert. Think
of this when inclined to be just little
priggish. ~. Y AdC0cdte.
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NUMBER Il.
9or puu,1g Readtrs.
TWO FACES.

l HAVE 80 strange thing to tell,
You hardly will believe it;
But as it is the very truth
hope you'll so receive it.
'Tis Of little girl know
Who has two different faces,
And yet they're not, as you might think,
In two quite separate places.
No, both of them are in one place,
Quite close to one another;
But still when one of them you see
You cannot see the other.
BY some strange tricks this little lass
Keeps one face always hidden,
And only that one comes in sight
Which by her will is hidden.
There's one Of them that seems to me
The loveliest OF faces;
'Tis beautiful to look upon
And full of charming graces;
So fair and sweet and kind it is,
So cheerful, bright and sunny,
would not sell that precious face
For a whole world of money.
This face my little lassie wears
When she is good and pleasant;
And oh! how glad l always am
When that dear face is present.
Such delightful thing it is,
wish 'twould stay forever,
And then the other face she has
Would come before me never;
For that's the face we always see
When she is cross and fretful
And when of all her pleasant looks
She seems to be forgetful,
And bids the naughty face appear,
So dark and SO uncheerful,
So puckered up with scowls and frowns
To look at it is fearful.
Oh! how wish this gloomy face
She could keep always hidden,
And that for it to come in sight
Would be thing forbidden!
All! then | should not care so much
Though she did have two faces,
If never of the ugly one
Could I see any traces.
Mrs. +. 4. Perez, in v. Y. Independent.
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The San Jose (Cal) Patriot man is
getting discouraged because of the mar
velous inventions of the age, and con-
cludes 8" 1t certainly becomes aquestion
of serious consideration whether man is
any great production after all; it seems to
be only question of time when he will be
forced to give way to animated stones and
brickbats." !" ,sV ~
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-10-07

Walking horse-races have come into
usage at Western fairs. 1t is urged, in
favor of such contests, that horses able to
walk at the rate Of four or five miles an
hour are of more value to farmers, for
farm work, than those that can trot q mile
IN 800 a'es'f % si ases
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"A good test for gold or silver is a
piece of lunar caustic, fixed with point
ed stick of wood. Slightly wet the metal
to be tested and rub it gently with the
caustic. If gold or silver the mark Will
be faint; but if an inferior metal twill
be quite black.
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I make of them my bread.
Could the more civilized appetite Of our
Western fellow-citizens appreciate the
flavor of the grasshopper (Rocky Mount
ain locust prepared in divers dishes one
way would be found to mitigate the ca
lamity of their devouring presence in the
land The Warrensburg Mo.) NeDs says
that the actual experiment of this insect
food was recently made in that city-a
very thorough experiment, certainly, and
it was claimed to be a success.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Riley and
Straight determined to test the cooked To-
Gust question in regard to its adaptability
as food for the human stomach. Getting g
wind of the affair and being always in
haste to indulge in free feeding, we made
bold to intrude ourselves on our scientific
friends. We found a bounteous table
spread, surrounded by the gentlemen
named, accompanied by Mrs. Straight
and Miss Maltby.
Without much waste of ceremony there
were five persons seated, and we were
helped to soup which plainly showed its
locust origin, and tasted like chicken
soup and it was good; after seasoning
was added we could distinguish delicate
mushroom favor-and it was better. Then
came batter-cakes through which locusts
were well mixed.
The soup had banished silly prejudice
and sharpened our appetites for this les
son, and batter cakes quickly disappeared
also. Baked locusts were then tried (plain
hoppers without grease or condlmentsL
and either with or without accompani-
ments it was pronounced an excellent
dish.
The meal was closed with dessert Ia
John the Baptist--baked locusts and
honey-and if we know anything we can
testify that that distinguished Scripture
character must Nave thrived on his rude
diet in the wilderness of Judea.-Boulder
lCoZ) NelcS
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y THn first grain elevator south ~oi me
Ohio River has Just beeu~'crected lat
Louisville.