The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-07
GOSSIP.

American girls studying singing with
view to the 0peratio stage.
Don't imagine you can correct all the
evils in the world. A grain of sand is
not prominent In desert.
Last year 1,748 wives and 4,492 chill
dren Of British soldiers were compelled
to petition the State for bread.
Why is drunkard like bad politi-
CLAMP Because he is always poking his
nose into measures that spoil the consti.
tuition.
And now st. Louis, envious of San
Francisco, 10 longing for twelve-story
hotel, with accommodations tor $500
guests.
The Oldest harp In the world Is said to
be that preserved In Trinity College,
Dublin, which was made in the eleve nth
century.
Mem. for the wet weather Tin case 1t
comes ain).-Coachmen and clouds
are alike in one respect-they both hold
the reins.
A French priest has refused 1000 ,00C
of francs bequeathed to him by his
brother. because the brother had led a
| wicked life.
Bismarck's daughter is thirty-eight,
and he has succeeded in getting her
married. Bismarck is great-a very
great man.
A comical sight at the steamboat
wharf, this morning, was youth wear
/ ing an overcoat and mittens ana watt
ing for load Of peaches.
Mount Holyoke Seminary is princi-
pally devoted to the furnishing OF wives
Ior foreign missionaries. 1t has already
furnished 1l6 Of these wives.
"It owed man an equinoxial storm
and he wouldn't take this for the debt
I'd never settle with him." was the placid
remark of Texas gentleman after the
recent flood there.
No wonder he has madly jerked his
pantaloons out of his boot-legs and fl
nally dritted into the society OF his fell
low-creatures in stand-up shirt collar
Brooklyn Argus.
Gladstone, like the late Horace Greedy,
enhances his popularity among the
working men by going into the woods
and slashing around among the trees
with an ak, and pretends to like it.
It is arranged that the widow and
daughters OF Stonewall jackson shall be
guests OF the State OF Virginia, OF the
city of Richmond, on the unveiling OF the
statue Of that great soldier, on the 28tn
Of October.
The Chinese claim to have originated
macadamiZed roads SO long ago as to
have forgotten the circumstance. 1t is
said that the principal roads OF the EN-
pire have been constructed in this way
i0r many centuries.
Delano is the tenth member of the Cab.
met that has resigned since Grant be-
came President. There has been less
tixity of tenure in the Cabinet depart
| ments than has characterized any pre-
yious administration.
At a court-martial young Irish
officer, when questioned whether he had
not given the ne to a certain person, re-
Piled: "Ne; only said that either he or
| the colonel had told lie, and that was
sure it wasn't the colonel"
Mr.. James Lick has fixed upon Mount
Hamilton, Santa Clara county, Cal.for.
MIA, for the building OF The great Obsery-
atory for which he mas given the sum OF
$500, 900. The building will contain the
largest telescope in the world.
Bluff old Kaiser Wilhelm, whose bodi.
| ly vigor is really wonderful, was in the
saddle during the whole time on bot h
days of the recent Sedan anniversary,
and gaIloped up and down the field al
the head OF his staff as briskly as ever.
Practical philosophical, well. Mrs
Jenkins, them as lives longest sees most;
but as often says to my old man, says
| l, kind words an easy obligation, and
goes a good deal further than a hobnail.
ed boot or 4 quart pot, says i."-London
Fun.
Since the year 1890 England has waged
| forty y.nine wars; France, thirty -eignt;
| Russia, twenty-two; Austria, twelve;
Prussia, eight; and in spite Of all The
peace societles and International con.
venti0ns they all appear anxious tor an.
other.
The sure road to specie payments II
through industry, economy, and public
aud private honesty. The first step to-
! ward the end is to reform every branch
of the administration, SO as to stop Off
ciai swindiing and public crobbery.-New
York Sun.
| There's something the matter with
JOAQUIN Miller. He writes:
| "Heart spoils, like wrecks churned from thl
seas,
And mine are there"
The philosophical and observant Car
Ilyle rises to remark that s'Great Britiau
1 IL u udLAOu "a 7utVVOyvVV ROOpAV-iA0btt5
Iools," IL is singular how much wis
| dom can be concentrated into one sen
tence by q man OF experience and lit
erary culture.
The Congregationalist asks: Who will
take off the barbarous word ''geht's'
| from the doors Of the furnishing shops,
and OF the parlors and waiting rooms al
the hotels and railway stations? If j
short and suitable word 10 waLted
"men's" will serve the purpose.
A professor asked his class: ssWhal
| is the aurora?" A student, seratehins
his head, replied, swell, professor, dlG
know; but ] have torg0tton." swell
that is sad, very sad" rejoined the pro
fessor. "The only man In the world
that ever knew has forgotten It,"
First passenger (horrified at seeing
the other burst into the carriage WhilS
the train was in motion n)-"Goo duess
man, you've had narrow escapew See
ond passenger-"I have; there was ,
fsolitary lady in the compartment
scrambled cut Of" - London FunnJ
Folks.
Has ANYBODY ever explained why
young man who is going to be marriet
Invariably casts q gloom over the occa
sion by having his hair cut, aud shertf--