The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-02
ODDS AND ENDS.
We are not to know the way,
God shall work life's problem out

well.
The State Grange of Wisconsin issues
a aweekly bulletin.
The Drew county, Arkansas, Changers
are about building cotton factory.
The fruit crop in Central Georgia was
but little hurt by the late cold snap.
Grange p.cnics are already being ex-
tensively utilized throughout the South.
The Paris Government offers a pre-
MUM for the best process OF cremation.
Herrings for fishing bait have reaohed
the highest price ever known in Scot
The State Grange, Of Ohio, has a
balance in the Treasurer's hands Of ST.
GA "a.
The cotton crop Of last year is now esti-
mated by the knowing ones at 3,75O,0O0
bales.
The monument to Regnault and the
artists slain during the war 10 nearly
finished.
The peach crop will be very large In
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and
parts of Texas.
In Oregon II out of the 80 Senators and
"a out Of the 80 Representatives are men,
bers of the z. Ii.
The Treasurer of the Missouri State
Grange has nearly made GOOD the entire
Many subordinate Oranges in all the
States are investing their surplus funds
in circulating Libraries.
Corn crops throughout the South and
West Will average from 8 to 10 per cent.
over that of last season.
Rubinstein's oratorio is called the
"TOwer of Babel" No one can UNDER
stand the voice OF his singers.
The Minnesota State Grange proposes
to use the loan of the National Grange
to forward her State agencies.
Hayti Is having two costly gunboats
constructed at Philadelphia, and several
more are nearly ready in New York.
The Texas p. H. are about to organize
a large Mutual Life Insurance Company
for the benefit OF the order in that State.
A 0ne-cent contribution for new
Catholic College in Canada, started by
amounted in year to $4,000.
'"Women lack nerve" indeed, Mr..
Spinner! A woman with dyspepsia has
more nerve to the square inch than
New Jersey swamp has mosquitoes.
Paris has $1,000 laundresses, whose re-
ceipts aggregate 10000, 900 francs year
80, 900, 900 for rough work, and 10, ,0OO, 900
for getting up muslin and fine linen.
An underground railway has been
opened at Constantinople. 1t commu-
nicates with different section Of the city,
ana trains are run every five minutes.
There are fears that the rubber-tree
Will become extinct in India under the
indlscriminate system of tapping which
now prevails, and the British authori-
ties are asked to put the forests under
supervision.
About 100000 women are engaged In
the production OF lace in the depart
ments Of Calyados and Auverene,
France. Flax, silk, gold and silver wire
are the materials. That made from flax
10 the most valuable.
A savage watch dog was set to guard
u hen house in Homer, N. Y. a six
year old girl in playing about the yard
followed some chickens TO the house.
The dog ferociously attacked the child,
mangling it SO that death ensued.
Here is something else they manage
better in France: A man and a woman
who had enticed young girl from her
home to lead life Of debauchery, have
ment 1or five and seven years respect
lively.
About one hundred years ago tagging
prevailed at Harvard University, Sem
iors selecting Freshmen for meniai sery.
ices, and there is a tradition OF one of
the latter throwing indignantly at
his tormentor the boots he was ordered
TO clean.
Rev. S. Smith, editor Of the Deaf and
Dumb Magazine (EnZland) asserts. and
many painful proofs OF mis- as
sertion, that marriages of cousins are
the fertile source Of congenial deaf
mutism and other physical defects and
disqualitications.
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obtained diving-suit, went
down to the wreck Of the brig spanish
Main (lost 50 years ago and recovered a |
number OF doubloons (valued at SIS
each). Search for more is to be prose-
cuted, this summer.
During the past year, the receipts of |
the Massachusetts General Hospital at
Boston have been $277, ,229, S2,271 more
than the expenditures, and 800 patients
have been treated. A new building for |
general work has been erected at a cost
Of $4,000, and the new $4,000 autopsy
building is nearly completed.
Substituting oak sawdust In the place
Of sand for wall plastering with lime |
mortar is a novel, or at least new thing
hereabout. 1t is claimed that it answers
every purpose Of sand for first coating,
and besides that a nail or screw can be |
driven into wall SO plastered, without |
d acking or detacing the surface.
The first ounce of blood injected into |
General Frank Blair's veins caused ef- |
tects on the General similar to intoxica-
lion. Upon investigation, the physi-
clans discovered that the subject which |
the blood had been ON bit of |
q spree the day before, and with the
blood had been transferred some alcohol,
1t was clear case of drunk by proxy.
How many smokers know what the
brands on the cases of Havana cigars
mean? The names Regalia, Londres, |
Damas and Entr'operas, do not refer to |
quality, but to sizes. Inequality is in |
dicated by superfno. fao, superior and
bueno. Maduro means that the tobacco
Is very strong, oscuro for that not SO
strong, colorado tor medium, and claro |
for mild.
The stolen "St Anthony" Of Murillo
las been restored to its own special |
chapel in the the cathedral at Seville. |
where its reinstallation was recently
by solemn professions
and religious services. The foot and
hands of the saint have escaped mutiIa-
lion, but the face and some portions of
the robe have undoubtedly sustained
damage.
There are now on our sea coasts. lakes.
bays, harbors, sounds and rivers, about
six hundred lighthouses, twenty-one
light-boats, and forty steam fog-signals.
the number Of lighthouses has about