The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-14
ODDS AND ENDS.
Let the New Year find thee helpful
To the suffering poor,


Let the New Year find thee helpful
To the suffering poor,
And the Lord, who loves the glver,
Will multiply thy store.
Yak lace is not suitable for trimming
serge.
Snow and ice in the East--here, sum
shine and fOWerS.-AltaC California.
II is frequently remarked that girls
who dress ''loud" soon come t0 talk and
act LOUD.
Only single person killed outright on
the railroads of Massachus It's, last
year, out of forty-two million persons
carried.
When poor man steals loaf of bread
for his family, its plain tneit, but when
u rich man cribs anything, its simply
yclepta mania.
A decree has been issued in Madrid
suspending the jury system. This Is the
first OF the fruits of the Altonsine restO-
ration III Spain.
Money, like manure, does no good till
it is spread. There is no real use OF
riches, except in the distribution; the
rest is all conceit.
The new society for the suppression of
obscene literature mas among It's direc-
tors Gov. Gaston, Edward Everett Hale
and Rev. DR.. Miner.
Sunshine seems to be good for aim ost
every thing. H. is said to be the very best
sopOritic, and sleepless people are re-
commence court the sun.
More tina ie man has been called
"crazy" for advertising largely; but no
one seems to rememUer his alteration
alter he makes u comfortable fortune.
A United States Senator is alleged to
have a letter from "a Clergyman, Offering
him 500 to use his influence to get the
~ hn i1.h nf i.,..
tor the Senate.
Notwithstanding the chronic insurrec-
ton i'll Cuba, which has interiered with
the industry OF the island in certain 10.
calities, the estimated crop OF sugar this
year is about S0O,000.
Sly woman, that Mrs. Holmes. She
says sne will yet materialize katie
King" and that her enemies may tire a
pistol at the spirit. She probably wants
to zee her enemies hanged.
Why ii cattle run around in meadows,
may thunder be expected? Because the
electrical state Of the atmosphere has
the effect of making them feel un-
easy and irritable, and they chase each
other about to get rid of the irritauility.
There Is no settled shape Tor hats.
Ladies with high ioreheads wear the
Ruebens low on the forehead, those with
low toreheads wear brims turned up in
front and set the hat far back on the
head.
Paris, it is estimated, contains 100, 900
women who are dependent upon their
needle for support. The highest rate OF
pay is about 79c per day, White the aver
age pay, when iully employed, is not
over 24o i0r twelve hours work.
Gubernatoriai messages do not excite
much interest in these piping Beecner-
II. hn tad t,<,t
pause to tritle with affairs OF state when
the majesty Uf a siXteen-story high scan
dal.-Brooklyn Argus. ....
Every mOJner should remember at this
season that small body is much more
easily chilled, and there. ore needs mucn
more protection against cold, than o
large one; and that a child, except when
in active exercise, should be compara-
tively mucn more warmly clothed than
a vigorous adult.
Westminster Abbey is now protected
from fire by an elaborate arrangement
which mas cost over 5000. The tanks,
pipes, by drants and hose are so arranged
that one man, unaided, will be able to
turn on the water to any point of danger,
and continuous supply OF water can be
kept up an hour without aid from the fire
companies.
Not long ago a letter passed through the
postoffice of Trinidad, California, bear
ing an address, OF which the following is
u verbdtim ct Iiterdtinv copy: Mister -
Esklre, 10 mills abuye Humbalt Bey, q al
aiurnla, U. s. Amurika, whar Hooper
has got a Melle Smith and Daughtherty
got one there tu."
A great deal more machine-work is
used on nice dresses than formerly,
though handsome silk hounces Should be
made by hand. Tue French hem turned
up on the outside is the most stylish
rlain edge; but 1T is too muchth fashion
this winter to add narrow rutfle or a
side pleating to the edge OF all wide
gathered fOunees.
All who handle money must occasion
ally get hold OF counterfeit bills, for the
Note Printing Bureau at Washington
makes the startling admission that seven
out oil the nine denominations Of the Ma
tiOnal Bank notes have been counter.
feited. Nor is this the worst yet. 1t Is
further asserted that the makers Of spu.
rious notes are getting more expert every
year.
Don't feed your birds on stale canary
seed; more than half the birds that die
are lost on account Of musty, unhealthy
seed. The following mixture may be
obtained at any seed store, and ii you
use it your birds will be healthy and
amply reward you Tor your trouble by
singing: u lbrape seed, n ID fax seed,
n ID canary SEED, II lb mustar seed, and
| y ID hemp seed.
The 'nousehold" under Andrew john
son was most economically administered
BY his daughters, two sensible, unpre-
lending ladies, VINO were general favor.
ties even wnen their father was a sort OF
Ishmaelite, politically and socially,
Johnson saved between $4,000 and
$4,000 out oil his saiary, but, unfortu-
nateiy for MIN, lost it all by the failure
OF Jay Cooke b Co., with whom he lei,
[ 1t on deposit.