The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-05
ODDS AND ENDS.

There is no death! The leaves may fall,
And flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming of Maya
No less than 1906 mules and asses
were devoured during the past three
months in the city of Paris.
The announcement is made that Mr..
Beecher writes no more tor the New
York Ledger. Whether 1t is Mr.. Beecher
or Mr.. Bonner who mas felt compelled
to make this innovation will prob
ably remain forever one Of those
columns against which the public mind
rasps in vain.
A sympathetic newsboy in Lexington,
KY, seeing a convicted murderer on his
way to prison for life, gave him news
paper, saying: "Pm sorry for yer boss
that's the best kin do" 1t was the
first kindness shown to the prisoner.
| while the witness of the scene rewarded
the boy with currency.
Grapes have become 80 plentiful and
cheap, in some parts of California, that
| the owners of vineyards propose to root
up their vines and put in some other
| crops. We should think, considering
the high prices OF Malaga raisins, in all
the markets of the world, that the Cali
tornians might convert their surplus
grapes into raisinss
| A New Orleans minister recently
married a colored couple, and at the
conclusion Of the ceremony remarked
ssOn such occasions as this it is GUS
tomary to kiss the bride, but in this case
we omit it.o 10 this unclerical remark
the indignant bridegroom very peril.
nently replied: "0n such an occasion
as this it Is customary to give the minis.
ter ten dollars, but in this case we will
omit it,"
| Desireable apartments for persons OF
a serious disposition were recently ad
yertised in Paris. On the door OF 9
house in the Boulevard de pEnfer was
an advertisement announcing to let "s
charming suit of rooms, having splen
did view over q much-frequented gar
den, planted with large trees, gay witt
all kinds of flowers, and rich in numer
GUS statues and other artistic Objects
The garden in question was the Mon
Parnasse Cemetery.
A leading Paris authority In fash
ionable matters there is' nothing more
difficult for a woman to do than to 81
gracefully in carriage. The lorette lie'
down at iull length; the strong-mindet
woman crosses her legs; the bourgeoise
sticks up her knee; the waiting-mait
bred lady holds herself as she ought I,
do without either carelessness or stiff
ness, and looking as though she hat
been born in a carriage.
i The courts have held that RAILROAD
timetable is a contract entered into b.
the company, and that there is respOn
sibility for damages when it is not com
piled with. Thus any traveller may SUI
for any loss occasioned by a train beinl
behind time, and should this right b.
generally enforced the companies woul(
soon be overwhelmed with litigation. II
Illinois and Iowa this wtnter the Legis
Ilature will be asked to relieve the con
panies from responsibility except i
easily avoidable instances.
Rev. Felix G. Swemberg, Roma
Catholic pastor in Reno County, Kansas
writes more hopefully from that Stat
than do most of those who give &C
counts OF its condition. He sa, 8 tina
the destitution is not so much to be at
tributed to the grasshopper plague in it
people when the blight came upon them
The border counties have mostly beel
settled within two years, and th
pioneers, bringing little or nothing II
their new homes, relied on the first crol
for subsistence. When this failed the,
became burden upon the older resi-
dents. Swemberg, however, does no
see good reason tor downright discour
agement. He says that the grasshop
pers had not visited the State in sever
years before, and there is not a pro
babillty but that the crops will be abund
ant and unmolested next season. The
people are generally are respondent, bu
are inclined to new energy by thei
trials.