The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-28
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that he has been rendered the comman
ofthe Khedive's armies.
The Argentine Republic proposes I
levy tax on births, which Will rende
twins luxuries for the rich alone.
"How much is meter?" asks Cleve
land paper. Wait till the gas-man come
around; he'll give you liberal figures.
| Pittsburg Ia again talking of sendin
refined oil to the Delaware through
pipe % miles long that will cost $500, 900
| A school-boy says that when his teach
er undertakes to s'show him what il
what" he only finds out which is switch
| The Austin, Texas, State Gazette say
that three-fourths of all the cottol
raised in that State is produced by
white labor.
Moody can not make up his mint
where he can do the most good as a mis-
sionary. And yet his home is in Chicago
boston Post. .|..
| A wise man in the company Of those
who are ignorant has been compared by
the sages to a beautiful girl in the com.
pany Of blind men.-Saadi.
A New York firm has just received a
contract from the Austrian government
for the improvement of the Danube
river, amounting to $5,000,000.
A Philadelphia conlectionel advertises
centennial Kisses" but he can't sell
any; no, people don't like them so old.
they pre'er them about sixteenniai.
Charlotte Cushman is at New York in
a very feeble condition. Her health
seems to be failing, and the great actress
needs constant assistance and support.
Robert Dale Owen drives out daily, and
his condition Is such as TO warrant hopes
OF his complete recovery. But his days
Tor literary labor are gone, never to re.
turn.
Since the Baker incident class of de-
signing women have taken to blackmaiI-
ing lone and unprotected men on the
English railways. They call it "Baker-
Hing."
The annual consumption Of coffee is
equal to seven pounds to each person;
California uses more than any other
etate--about twenty pounds to each in-
habitant.
"Ihe child has died SINCE" says Penn.
sylyania paper after giving an account
Of twelve year-old girl who ad already
mastered logic, rhetoric, geology, botany
and the mysteries OF mental and moral
science.
A disgusted and disappointed miner
has arrived at Cheyenne from the Black
Hills. He exhibits $3 70 in gold dust.
ana says it was washed out by three
men In fifteen days.
India has $4,000 acres devoted to the
cultivation of opium this year. This
should reduce the cost of morphine and
make 1t preferable to the pistol as a
means oi going to glory.
st. Louis is 429 feet above the tide.
Cincinnati, 4io ieet; Pittsburg, 500 leet,
Omaha, 1,O6O feet; Atlanta. 1,0S4 feet:
Dehve, o,i i96; Cheyenne, U,015 feet, aud
fike's Peak, IA, l4S eet.
All hands in Germany are preparing
Tor Emperor Williams start ior Italy
about October 1st. He will be accom-
panied Dy Prince Bismarck and Gener-
ais Moltke and Manteutel.
Spread OF American ideas. Our sys-
TEN OF street railroads is meeting with
great favor among the Parisians. Sew.
al
The principal tAoroughfares.
The Government has accumulated 80
large an amount Of gold in California
that it has been found necessary to trans.
Ter some OF 1T East. Arrangements are
now being made for that purpose.
one Of the greatest events of the pres
ent dramatic season in London will be
performance OF Macbeth" with Rossi
as "Macbeth," Salyini as ''Macduff." and
Madame Rlstori as Lady Macbetl.'
The wilderness of great cities. The
London police restored about 4,5OO lost
children to their friends last wear. bnt
seventeen children and eighty-two
adults are still mysteriously absent.
Mantle, Conn.,, has an embryo Charley
Ross sensation. A note was left at the
house of the Episcopal clergyman oil
tnat town, threatening to abduct his
child if $1,000 was not lett beneath a Ger.
Tain tree on q certain date.
After all, eonjugal happiness don't de-
pend ON wealth altogether. Here's a
young girl just married. near Troy, to a
man 0t seyenty-tWo, who wore a bor-
roWed suit of clothes, and paid the mar.
rlage lee with a peck OF beens.
There was time when bachelors wer
benighted as to the female figure-I
whether 1t vas biped. IT'S not SO now
lor even the most 'near.sighted must see
u mas two legs-and both OF them are
striped. Ozone TO take a rest. Inter.
Ocean.
Goodness and truth are of more weight
han brilliant talents, and good temper
goes further than great gilt We can
not expect people to believe either in
)ur principles or our sincerity. when
hey see them failing to amend cur faults
md strengthen our virtues.
Seven years ago George Francis Train |
'to.od In front of the Bank Of California.
md pointing with his cane to its frown.