The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-16
GOSSIP.

\ The English queen is already The
grandmother OF twenty childyen.
Lacking Judgment, man can not be a
good writer by having a fine lmagina-
zion.
From the hills to seacoast comes the
Icry, shiveringly, ''Send us all our thick
\ fannels."
4 The Worlds travelling correspondent
writes That watering place coffee Is a
base Mocha-rye.
4 A man gets whatever he enjoys in this
world by luck and by skill, and nothing
particularly because he deserves it.
s'Phe gospel Founders" is what the
Virginia, Nevada Chronicle calls Moody
and Sankey. Nevada always was o
4 wicked country. -
"Why should we celebrate Washing
toms birthday more than mine r. asked
teacher. because he never told lie, !"
shouted a little boy.
Gardening for ladies7 is all very well,
but the dears are more inclined to agri-
culture than horticulture, on account OF
a partlality for husbandry.
"When you have good thing keep it,"
! This motto was invented for the beneti b
OF gentlemen who have seats in crowded
street tears.-lnter-Ocean
Vassar girls, with view of combining
amusement and economy, propose hav-
| ing "washing match" at the commence
mentof the next term OF college.
''There is an easier feeling in Shoes"
said the marketreporter, as he wrenched
| of pair of narrow eight boots and
stuck his feet into his old ten brogans.
| Charles Lamb was sgood smoker,
Macready once heard him say that he
hoped to draw his last breath through
pipe full OF tobacco and exhale itin q
| pun.
| A warrant was issued to-day, in the
Treasury, for one cent, the same being
| necessary for the proper adjustment OF
an army Ofheers account.-W ashington
| Critic,
| Young ladies who receive the degree
OF A. Is. have decided advantage over
| the young gentlemen. We know one who
| was MA in less than year from her
graduation.
A newspaper subscription agent was
foiled by the sententious remark of q ru-
ralist that he mad tone noosepaper now
that's quite sufficient" meaning his mar
riage certificate.
| The Keely motor Is not a promoter Of
compliments to the inventor. A West
ern editor Gays he is more outrageous,
fraud than w Weston, the walkist-as X
that were possiblel
Salyini Is pleased to observe that
American girls are well educated. Tue
distinguished Italian is right. Ameri-
can girls seldom use bad English, except
when they want to swear.
40, mothers," said philanthropist.
"hunt out the soft, tender, genial side OF
your boys nature.o The advice is un-
necessary. Any woman knows how to
apply slipper in feeling manner.
''Burning incense, Mr.. Brown!w said
Mrs. Farrintosh, as she passed Brown
in the act Of hghting his post-prandial
cigar. 'sNo, ma'an," said the practical
Brown, ~ am burning twenty cents.o
"Manp says Victor Hugo, 'swas the
conundrum of the eighteenth century;
woman is the conunarum of the nine
teenth century" We can't guess her;
but Wen never give her up. No, never.
"The best evidence" !" says the Tribune,
| of an anonymous correspondent, "of the
worthless ness of his opinions is that he
tdeclines to be responsible for them.o
Well said; there's the whole story in
nutshell.
Only l50 copies outof the @, 900 printed
of Napoleon HIS Life OF Cesar have
been sold, and the publishers have
brought suit against the Ex-Empress and
Prince Imperial for the sum of III, coo
francs damages.
Whcn Charlotte Cushman sees any
one intruding on her lawn at Newport
she sings on the Meg Merrilees style,
and goes for tnem in language that
causes them to take to their heels and
call up0a the halls. to fall on them.
There are over 2,700 varieties Of apples
known by. over 1880 names, 2.20O OF
pears, 300 of cherries, l50 OF pluus, 900
OF our native grapes, 5Oof carrants, 80 oil
raspberries, and 80 Of blaekberries, ae-
cording TO a counting up Of somebody.
.As to- being condicted with the gout,"
said Mrs. Partingten. ''high living don't
bring it on. It is incoherent In some
families, and is handed down from
father to son. Mr.. Hammer, poor soul,
who has been i'll so long with 1T, diukn-
hefited it from his wife's grandmother
At recent picture sale in London
painting entitled Lafayette Signing the
Independence of America" was sold
for $495. We used to know that Lafayette
signed the Independence Of America,
but hanged ii we'd ever thought of it
again ii 1t hadn't been for that picture.-
COurier-JO Ournal.
Yod may talk Of your ragged edge of
despair and all thar till dootnsday, but
what is it compared to the feelings Of
the vestryman who, after wing him
self.of the tOrtHres of new boot by Slip
ping 1t Off during the services, fnds him 4
self unexpectedly called on to 20 around
with the plate.
Grace Greenwoodpis is doing England in
q delightful way. Her "Notesn are
sprightly aud exceedingly enjoyable.
She is very sweet On Dickens. She says:
"He came here the first time to secure
an alteration in the copyright law. We
dined him, but we denied him. We out.
witted him, and he 'Chuzzlewitted' u.s."
The disarmament OF Europe has be-
gun, facetiously remarks the New York
Herald. John III, sovereign prince OF
Licttenstein, has set the noble example.
In accordance with the advice of the
five wise men who constitute the ParMa-
ment, he has dismissed his army, con-
sisting OF ninety carbineers and q
trumpeter.
The most astonishing instance of a
mans regard for his word was recently
given by man who had killed his wife,
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