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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-10

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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-10

JNOR SALE-CARRIAGES anu sec
10 ond hand in great variety. For bargains
call at 10 and 21 West Seventh street. GEO. Y.
MILLER u SONS. se7-6
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-10
Ar1ANrIo AND eREAT WESTERN.

f BABTIMoREANp OHIO, VIA PARKRRsBURG.
Depot Pearl and Plnm. Time, minutes fast.
Baltimore lex surs,. s:a5A.M. S:35A.M. s:e5A.M.
Baltimore Ex daily. II :iOP.M. 8:oeP.M. 10 aeP.M.
j. BALTIMORE AND OHIO, VIA COLUMBUS.
Depot, Kilgour and Front. Time, minutes fast.
Baltimore Baltimore Ex,'..... @ 7oSP.M s:5cfM io:sor.M.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-10

Depot. Pearl and Plum, Time, minutes fast:
Columbus Ex.......1O:50A.M. Ssa0P M. 355P.M.
Columbus Ac ........ 3:45P.M. 7:35P.M. l0:l0P. M.
CINCINNATI AND sANDUsKY.
Dep,t Pearl and Fum. Time, minutes fast.
Sandilsky Ex. ....... 8:lQA.M. 5:00P.M. 4:10P. M.
Beflefoptatne Ac..... 3;i5P.M. 9:aJA.M. 9;30P ".
sanddSky Elk daily. 9:0P.M. b:l5A.M. 730A.M.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-10
FOR RENT.

NOR RENT-A very fine-toned Piano. L
H quire at 1853 West Fifth street. jeS-3t'
, 1875-12-20

EpDcarB that Hsaf .tE;D boionR to what
are kfH'wn M clA@s ':1:t4. b"'n:: at,all
c'n,mh f,I tetrits:t. iaLuI",'' n.I.-, sse.,
hytsa:,,,u :tJ) eat:!. /: ln,Lar ~ IL. rlai,r'
vero 1ccid.l a1'rirrly T." the cltia,aD: ~ II4.
f;nutt Of Claims and IN t.1rir f*:cr b; tnt s,l-
n'"sae .s, s"'t o appeal us TO Te'na't'ln" ~
ter.moinc tho 1cclpon Of which l,avu atsp ho,n
esta5lished bv tns 9nrrHno tIuurt, These aro
pktl out Of tho fund 1eAn!t1nR fr0m cotton cap
tnrcd during Tho War.h tut ont of the genera.
fnnd-ttiat lA thu taxes III rho Treasury. Aud
tim cahse ut ths apparent prapondaranee nj
decisions IL tayur of claimants against thu
jr,etntnent il that there arc now more thu.
;,5u cRaes IN tho docket whtc!. thc .4srlr:aut
Attorney. GhueraF has neglected. To 1snita, unt-
N'ths.znl'ps that itcy haze be II abandoned ~
the cfamapta. 1t tins an}ears tbtt, of thu or
l'iuasy litigation of the Court. about half Of tp,
casts have really been decided III favor OF tls,
Government.
, 1875-12-20

Southern Representatives goes 10 bad deotsd tn
tii.Ton.!e. to
PREVENT THE CONSTABLE FnoM ArTAca,Ep
TjIEst
10 sottfo thn bff1 incurred By her husband in
their purclsaae.
Hut sheFs !s no nss speru1attug about ths
dsawtnB.room qualities or the flood OF psu1o>
cratic light let III upon US. EVERYBODY
knows 1t wts MI accident, aud it il
CORRECTLY attributed to soma tnscrutabio pur>
pose Of Providence, who mont this inttic.io, ia
chaa.on tho heart and mako "a ttut. huu1bIe by
An exhibition OF wt.nt can come to tte eor.acs
Wien the Democracy arc temporarily granted
power. There arc Bome characters, however,
WIN N]!l vol bosr writing mp; and, although o.,
aso driverel !, ttoy will e1c:am. like tho theasrc
"h''ro vAeu Fosrost died. "Auother one ot
uB gone!" 4. J.P.
, 1875-12-20
PERSONAL

Dret HArte II 4 printer by trads. Ten years
ago. 1t is said ha was working It the case On sha
Pacific Coast.
UAJard Taylor says that Mark TnsIn's wit
goes ouly skin deep. That II deep snough to
take tho hide OF.
Tho New York Commercial .4doe,s&er sup-
poses that Rome Aowls occasionally now, slnco
0aslbaldi has grandson Of that name.
It II 1nmored in Now York religious eiroles
that Pars l1yacnthe Is now on route to New York ;
that he has reuouncad RomAnism and Il to have
cali from loading Boston church.
Lovers do not 20 for their stas-gazlng to Mr..
proctos's Lectures In New York and Drooklyn
slnca ho has announced that the room will not
be continuously darloned IN the future.
Tho nswsboys Of Galveston bought bouquet
and presented 1t publicly through Qua Of thAiE
number to the plqusnt little Mtas Lottie, sho
played N engagement in that city last week.
Ds. Hollsnd thluks the euro for gossip IL cu&-
tnrs. He says good.aAsazsd people talk about
thelt nsighbors because they have nothing elsa to
talk about. Nov II ws had cure for Holland
Oliver Wendell holmes and James Nuaseli
Lowell began llfa u lAw.students Chssr up,
ambitious young hest1l Ths posts ase thoao
who have failed IN 1axs 10 tho critics may Wy.
New York Herald. Blains eAld to John Y,
Foster ~ Rchelisu said to his follower; "Jo-
ssph-hshl pokin8 him Ia th% sibs, ~ vail
naAke you Bishop" Aud than, Ike Mahsli4u
again, b. mxda fool Of him.
h. Thisrs keeps opan hoola In hia nov mao
eton, built st tbs e1panso Of tho French people
On tho ruins Of tho old o1as. He holds An into f.
NAL reception nearly every evening, aod tbs no
tabls msn Aad women delight IN hooostns hhn
by thsis presence.
! HI. Ruskiu II p1sssut u advocating daneths 9
~ pan Of religions edusAsioa, and thus k4sa!ls
3opnk tsdt 6andAy.satoot tsA4haret "At psvs-
sat ~ tstl, "yep tssp tss dAaalat ss< 3pat.
, 1875-12-20

Tho $tt,sn Ernngs-Pnrdon-An ncHnr.
Fectionths - -Scarlcs-k'sycF- Railroad
FrciGt,tns
.stteta. eorrupon:tn-t of Txs cxtaoo Tribune.
IAsgiSu, sflch. t,sc III .At an onen .o,.;o,
the et.,a f.,.... nNN
,.av. a' ~ 'u"'" "Ao AL ose'Ao"'od
-D1s' 'oso'a''oif "aa ohoecd that fsrmeft
snaliu Axpend moro TINE In bcaut1fyiuX thei,
homeR, nEd mako farming mora sttrart,ya n,
boys to choose III profeaaion. A favorable ar.
H!tnont WAS n,ado bv tho Hon, Henry Chamber
lAin. who said TINT the time 40 used would pfo+
veut 0yer-l, ,r1stucslon. ile uas foIlnued nv rim
Hon. Mosen u. FlcIi IN eon,ltue imitation
, 1875-12-20

The Cleveland Leade7. says 1t lint Ho-the
newspaper tsiumvisa.e Isn't going to run ILL.,
sTEAp, of tho Cincinnati Commercial. for prcsi-
dent, nor soud Alr. WATrRnaox, Of the Courier
journal, a. Minister 70 Franco. etc., "tor Mr.
HA1sTxAD would. Ike HESnY CLAY, rather wriso
than be President, and HESni would neyoE rick
hls susceptible nature In = wicked city like
PAriA.a
, 1875-12-20

~ n1xuN BA1kR, In Q recent lecture upon
n.y. s.a alaVesy, At Rxetes, Eng, suggested
s.Ha 4os the emancipation Of tbs slavss, In ylsw,
n,..sas ~ 'Aes that England II bsnt upon aocoua-
as 1.Aas t. His plan Il ths old Hsbssv ons,
49, inst u ths expiration Of ssvsn years
nv eaHAla dAss th4 whois of &hs AlAysA
''@ - ~ GAs. 1HS piaa IL ohtt&d IN
, 1875-12-20
THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
xRNoht In TIM FAKSlDENTFB NEaHAUK iLIEt

spee.a. D1pateA to 1ht casoaan 7rttun4.
WAsaIaoToM, D. O., Deo. 1e.-rhs o0ioess Of
ths Court OF cainas f~sl aggsis.ed As the erroEs
In the Presidents manage, and 10 tho report OF
tho Attorney" General respecting that Court.
An examination Of the acts Of tho Court shows
thAt Important mistakes hass bssn aads In both
thoss documents. Upon iRsssagAsian The a. p5O
cssss stated t4 ths sy.&3ansrsl's rspo1t 10
bavs hasN dselded by tho Court nt Claims In t.
To& d alaaakhM ss1a4 IL HtaAnIs4kaa, Il
, 1875-12-20

Tho ssason Of goodwill being upon us, why
should We not have good word for tho wealth
or? The clear sky and invagorasina bEeezes OF
Yesterday we're perhaps an omen OF Merrier
Christmas and Happier New Year than we hava
had for Romo years back. By the way, the an-
cent mariners along the docks Hav that this will
DO an unusually mild winter. The mysterious
signs known only to the Jolly recter have de-
clAred it.
, 1875-12-20

WARRINGTON, D. g., Deo 20--l =. m.-for the
Lake region. failing barometer. southeast to
southwest winds, increasing to brisk, cloudy Or
partly cloudy woathor.
LOCAL oD8EnV47foN.
, 1875-12-20
4 g.coyf!GTOY 6.Lcy.0UT.

stet'u7 y q Iht C'uAi, Ff,14r.
NIr'Mlso1o:. H.. D... l9..-II,e ly .ve!snr
fa'es1nen, au 1nc-c'i7i's. VI l!con lsv:oa vii
give n bali OH tia cv.n.:. Of jan. !. TO Which
aro iu TIC invited mcas2cfs ef til. Profess oI
who nrc IN cco's -rf'Hto. lic arta3 ..lenLs In
d1cate that i: wils Lc u b.il.iaut siIaf.
, 1875-12-20

49,
ee17ha shd ef*cionHly teh''h your "cholsrs sne
ehsecfltsm suAto.'a you wnre TO Try Tor I'stlo
"h'lo learning tho csacctllhm youf+olf anu toach-
'n: the'n 10 datre,
1'Hnx asknd the otttor evening tho canvcn-
tnnal qHebtion Of Il how In liksd America"
Won nnfow replied tint he thought 1t country
Of wonderful tllertieB- 1ndeed!" " rid lis
friend. infiuirtngls. ives" asid tho Doctor.
" and think thog havc klt Of them boen taken
win the'
4 Now York co7anpoudtn ut cuts pretty close to
Joaquin MiileE's skin when In FATS t4ht tito poet
oi!era low points for con'tnt Mt since ia haa cut
hls hhlr iii tho good timo tominK. whoI. 1t shall
bo tho proper thinE 10 poss far admiration OF tho
popu'aon. a"a low oneacf out OF lilo parlor with
"good night, lady," Joaquin may be happy.
Tho Sew ynrk Nation, which, il not friendly 10
pre~idnnt Grant, feclR constrained Ia approve
Lila courao In removing ox.senator Hcndeston
from the conduct Of the 81. Lo.lts wlnnky cascs.
1Acro are indications also TINT Et'st OF tho East
efn papers which attacked tho Picaident for Lib
action In this master hare thonChu better Of it.
Saabury $. GouJ, pren!dcnt of tl,a Gould Man.
ufactuting Company Of Seneca Fl tls. N. y, has
been Huod peraonal1y Ia Brooklyn txy Nov York
broker and the Brooklyn Eaq,c asgs Judgment
has been rcn,leEad for tho plaiptifY, Counsel
for plaintiff said that tho defendant was bank
r1ips, that ha waa President Of tho Gould Man
uiac.uelng Company, ono at l,,v sox, sec,et.ry.
another Treasurer, and hsA w,fo own,r Of all tho
stock. The capita, OF ruo Company xss claimed
70 bo 34g> 600 and tho s,trpI,s a39t non.
The Washington correspondent Of tho Eer
York Tribune gives tho weight Of bis l,re.t au-
thorlty to tho opinion TINT thcso aro bus two
poss'o!o Aepnb!!caa candidates Tor tho Prest-
depcy--Mr. blaine aud Secretary Dnstow. Mr.
stio to atdreas tho entire country whenever 10
choosca from hs seat In Conpresa and thu Hec.
ra,srv h,s tha auono,. ~ ,.rs. ,,,,. ras e'o ~
Repub'tcsns rho iong for reform IN tho Civil
aorr;cc
oel''eo'
A Washington correspondent Of tho Cipctn-
nst' enquirer wlo III psfl''ans' and p'eAaing, it
not truthful. has been examining the literary
'9 ~. NJ, ~ poa'ns ,.e s1sss'Aen ',s. ne nn!a
that Hayard Ia EiVoh TO feadtng Constitutional
Inv md Natorn 11futnrv. !. Thurman IN liob+
, 1875-12-20

&tIassSr1 f:f,nngtA In the NsM& tier ar7
productive rf tFnIt ltkr"~l-t coughs s ro3. Tlcts
is e<ttual ,c.ii 10 M tuuud than tn thu usa
Of brown Brnarll41 Troche.,
, 1875-12-20
NOTES AND NEWS.

.snecI1f Dir atch 10 1hx Chicago 7r7buk.
WAT1NoToS, D. C., Dec. 10.-Tho resolution
Of Jua 60 Edmuuds for new election for Pso,t-
aeut pm, TEN. OF tho Senate Was not aimed ut
Mr, Te,ay, but was thought to b necessary ip
viHw Of ahe claims the Ueuocrats wcra grayely
making th.,t, in casa Of the death Of Con. Grant,
1tr. Kc1r would become President, Bince, nc-
cordinY to their construction OF tho law,
there had b:en no proper election Of =
psosisling officer ot tho Senate ainco tho death Of
Mr. Wilson. It vaa therefore deemed prudent
to bring tlo matttr before tho judiciary Com
mit.ee Of tho Senate for tiual consideration. It
Ia probable, In caso this Committee report ALL
other e1o:tlou nocea'azy, that tue RenAtors may
bring forward other candidates besides Mr. Far
r. in view Of the fact that tho election would bo
made With special rogttenco to tbs contingency
1t IL sought 10 provide. lilo is, however, popu-
lar presiding officer, and the resolution wts III
no senao hostile to him.
TIE LAWRENCE RESOLUTION.
Eeyeral Democratic uowspauarh arc treating
tho LaHEepcu rasoI Iutton. nrorliInE nEhlnut the
introduction OF epankl legislation upon nppEo-
priAtlon bills, as pnssrd bY the House. 1t was
only roferred to co. Mmsttee under tAe rules.
and tho chances Of ils telbc favorablY reported
on are not gooG, 8snco n number OF Democrats
are Protesting agaiust 1t. declaring that their
only chaneo of bringing Il % Senate to tarmH on
their legislation, will b. to astsck ts AppropEa-
snon bills, aud keep it there,
10 ths A&sUetsttl JTfss.l
TIE AGRICULTURAL AfPoRT.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec u. -Ihs returns oe
tho cos!oa crop hASe not yot b. 0n received, IND
therefore tho Departnlott Of A. yrlcultura does
rot expect to prepxta the usual 'eatameat until
about tia end Of the presens mont+.
FITz JOHN PORTER.
Thh ffenda OF Ft9 John Porter "a they hsYa
reasons for believing that tho Executi 70 autofi-
y will take tNo action on tue roQuss OF Gen.
Porter for fsr4ew Of lia case.
, 1875-12-20
msfl!HE ITEMS,

sDtc3nt Nsla: i II re C"i'17a Tribune.
GaASB HAsEs, DG. l3.-Y!,n Government
wrtckcr Leyiaths1 faas TODAY successfully ooe-
Int"d Oh the bar. 70 that tier, will rrubably In
10 further d!ticuftT Tits sfa,on. The Amazon
aud MMnelnli4 arrived With l,610 tu.s, ,nc'ut-
inr l5,ou3 1Ifnhels Of waca:, anl retuluel to
uiEuk
, 1875-12-20

trnt,H so r!''t. = -: ltr., r. to Gi -"r
ra"Eing E'u'l-t& t1rse "r' ',In.,uY 'Et shi-f tr-
1ar; .snr.ottp u: Girt: I'll at4lu Vi iAr Lu1l!.
1nso4yinx t~D,,eary ~ atts!o;, .tu s:.:ca LIN
suhattna. Persons ot 4 t",iatr sn;.su:!su ur tAess
having weak n: NIsc!n'! 1,i Ht;olli hr t4rcctaily
soctsuns tn trest the r.v4t kyul1L.s n: Cplt, ID
oter to head O" !lort d.lt"Tuz s.nttI ation+ rrl
dcnsly kccr Dy yns, thtrt're. bf. Jsyn.x TX xtssto
raht, that you lnay administer II onc' tu'tir,
curative. during the first Hf nny rnruat Il1
dso:icr, for not on:y Hl'e .l r, i.np pg tpe.s
nnflaiuts mu.e trart4bo and cisil; controlled then,
hut the general strength htlt t.'lr t .ytten I'M
not had ttAc 10 10 tsro2Slv ac'tr, mud srtcsort
more smenalc 10 Tie r:tl:t a fle e4liuy rrnu-
critics. II ths Exyftnrnt. 1itt' n: n1.oA to wlsi
may trsaag Cod, may tsp yuu iran tho tat,
Of Hn1eFing CunsuE7jAir4.,
, 1875-12-20

dsfeEence to Mohhuttno1an projndlcss, sn'f, at
the Hauaa time, III hn ~uygests. wnuia give thu
elasos ample time 10 el,lcAtn themselves for lib
erty, and a!!uw the rDantera ttno to prevent COLL
fusion upon tho day OF Jubilee, "fhn reform
thus qufotiy carried mt" Rays s'r SAMUEL.
BAxEn. wonId conyorr tho alsvs into fsao SER
vant for worry fow would leave their ,naAters.
and no actuat wrnng would he inflicted IN tl,s
oTnors ~ scvon ysaEs' aofvice won1d be tha price
Of ltboriy aud would cancel tie frat roHt.
1enncseen evidently Is gottiuY reaiy 10 follow
III tie footsteps of Alabama in thc way Of reps.-
.lAtion Of her obligations. she l,as hogun By
notifying her hondLoldora, thron:ll tho taov-
arnor, that tho interest ,lne In .1apuary will not
be poid, and tifa Governor goes OIL to declare
that lilo rate Of ipoFost js higher than tho Hta.e
ckn pny, but that IL the bohaholders would
agteo to accept = lower ratio, 1t would be pnid
Nokt iu order will probably DO for Tenncssec,
aftor the stylo Of A!aba,na::t appoint u Commits
sion TO scalo thu Btste debt and, without regard
to tho btRses contracts. present to creditors tue
alternative OF taking What is offered or Iothing.
The 81. Loui8 G|obe- Democrat comes out
against sonator Monross resolution providing
for AL investigation Of tho mississippi olection
frauds, and sayn:
70 thc Democracy ~ outrageous soh NJ open "a
tho frauds wltel. Rnvn Now York to the snsne
rsrty; doeH anyl*,dy assert that New Snrt lid n"t
puAshss \ republican Government. not only iu form
Int IN fact, while HOFFMAN Governor elected by
the mai0ritiea OF tho Tasnany ballot Yst any
attempt OF the Federal uoscrunent 10 Interfere for
the prevention Of fraudS wheh werp notofious, Or
eyen atlnuin8 tbs results Of thu elections which wore
decided BY frauds, would hare bacu TepudIsted.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-07
The Digger Indians.

How They LIvE-THEIR CLOTHING,
FooD AND HABITs.-A correspondent Of
the Santa Rosa, Cal Times, says Their
wigwams are built throughout of redwood
bark, and are round in shape, which can bet
ter be explained by saying that they are in
the shape of bowl upside down, with
smaller one placed, also upside down, on top.
There are no windows, and aside from the
aperture entrance, which is about two feet
square, and small opening at the top to
allow the smoke to escape, there Is no
opening to this conical shaped enclosure.
To enter one Of these huts il becomes ne
cessary to get down and crawl in. Once
inside strange sight greets the eye. The
majority Of both sexes go perfectly naked,
and being scrupulously particular, each
one does his or her own cooking. They
sleep in circle in hollow places in the
ground, with feet to the centre. The
cooking apparatus, which consists of good
sized rocks followed out, is in convenient
reach, and the Digger need not rise to
prepare his breakfast The food consists
of bread made from acorns, which are
first buried, then roasted, then pulverized,
and lastly mixed up with water and baked.
The bread is said to be very nourishing.
Their mode Of preparing squirrel, hare,
etc, is to take them just as when killed,
pound them to jelley and then roast
them. Another article of food very COM
mon with them is known as the 'sfish worm
The Digger is IN inveterate gambler, and
the principle game is very simple, consisting
in holding both hands behind him, in one
Of which Is stick, while another bets he
can tell in which hand he holds il. II is
stated that they scorn cheating, and, after
the bets are made never change the stick
from one hand to the other. The money
consists Of little round shells with hole
in the centre, which one of their number
is selected to manufacture. No counter.
feiting is ever attempted. Each shell rep
resents about half a cent of American
money, and is taken by their tribe as
as gold. A string of this money
can be seen at this Office, and it is wonder
fal how uniform these buttons can be made
by simply rubbing them on stone with the
hand.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-07

Twenty years ago the secret Of tanning
the alligator hide was revealed to partner
Of Boston boot and shoe house by an old
Canadian. The business Of collecting and
tanning the skins was at once commenced,
and now from 1900 to 1000 are tanned
yearly, which are consumed by boot and
shoe manufacturers in every portion Of the
United States, as well as exported to Lon
don and Hamburg. In the foreign trade,
however, the French are formidable rivals,
owing to theirsuperior methods of tanning,
in which, as nation, they beat the world.
The alligato5 formerly came almost entire
ly from Louisiana, and New Orleans was
the great centre of the business. Owing
to their indiscriminate and injudicious
slaughter, however, the animals became
thinned out, and but little business in that
line is now done in the Crescent City.
The Florida swamps and morasses are now
the harvest fields, aud Jacksonville, in
that State, is the great depot. The
animals are killed in great numbers
by the passengers Of river steamboats,,
though there are hunters who make reg
ular business Of their capture. The alli-
gators often attain length of eighteen to
twenty feet, and frequently live to fierce
old age. The hides are stripped of, and
the belly and sides, the only portions Ct
for use, are packed in barrels, 10 strong
brine, and shipped to the Northern tanner,
who keeps them under treatment for from
six to eight months, when they are ready
to be cut up. So far the leather has been
mainly used in the manufacture Of boots
and shoes, for which it is especially adap-
ted; and, by reason Of the pleasing varie-
cation Of It's surface, makes most excellent
and becoming protection for the masculine,
and, indeed, the feminine foot, for it is
beginning to be employed in the manuiac-
ture of ladies' boots. Handsome slippers
are also made both Of the blackcd and un-
blacked skin, as well as shOpping-bags,
porte-mOnnaies, cigar cases, and small
leather goods of all kinds; though owing
to the unfavorable state of trade these
latter have been extensively introduced
outside of this city.-Boaon Bulletin.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-07
Snerdotes.
The Old FIint-Lock.

The Richmond Wing says AN elder
ly man named Beckwith, residing in one
of the Peninsula counties, came to this
city last Thursday on business. He brought
with him an old-fashioned Hint-lock rife
to have u stock and lock put on. On the
cars he fell in conversation with party Of
three gentlemen from this city, when one
Of them to test the reality Of some Of the
extraordinary feats Of craftsmanship he
boasted Of, offered him ten dollars to re-
peat some Of them, to which the other two
added FIVE dollars between them. The
trial came of in an old field half mile
below Rockets, and was witnessed by about
dozen persons.
The old fint-lock was fired seven times,
and only once missed its aim. The old
gentleman, alter making two shots at small
objects to one side, TO get his hand steady,
as he said, handed his son a potato, and
stationed him at fifty yards distance, hold
ing the patato between his thumb aud
forefnger. The rife cracked, and the po-
tato fell cloven in three or four pieces.
One Of the larger pieces was then thrown
in the air, the marksman keeping at the
same distance, and again the shot told
An inch and half auger was then pro-
duced, and hole bored in the fence, be-
hind which was fastened piece Of white
paper At the distance of sixty yards the
marksman sent ball clear through the
aperture, piercing the paper. At the
fourth shot, from go yards distance, the
bowl of pipe which the son was smoking
was crushed. At the fifth shot copper
cent was thrown in the air and hit The
sixth and seventh shots we're delivered at
q blackened fye-cent nickel piece thrown
up by the son, standing about thirty yards
of. At the first attempt the shot missed.
The old gentleman showed considerable
modification, and laid the blame upon a
bystander, who at this critical moment
sneezed loudly. The next attempt, how
ever, was an entire success. The old man
declined any further trials Of his skill, and
when offered sum of money to repeat his
first feat of shooting potato from his
sons hand, he refused, saying he didn't
care to try such experiments unless his
weapon was freshly cleaned. The exhibit
tiop was the more remarkable from the
fact that the marksman was IN old man,
at least fifty. His eye, however is clear,
bright gray. His appearance is that Of a
poor farmer. The young man showed not
the least tremor nor anxiety during the
dangerous experiment upon himself. The
old man, referring to his son, said, "Bob
can shoot Just as well as l can
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-07

HuMBuo.--Mr. r. Crossley suggests as
the origin Of the word humbug the Irish
uim-bog, pronounced aum-bug," literally
''soft copper" or worthless money. James
III. issued from Dublin mint mixture Of
lead, copper and brass SO worthless that
sovereign was intrinsically worth only two
pence, and might have been bought after
the revolution for halfpenny. Strzng
and an,bug were therefore expressions Of
real and fictitious worth--merit and hum
bug. Churchill uses the word in 1850.
Crossley's suggestion is very ingenious,
but probably the mystery lies nearer the
surface. To ''hum" used TO signify to
applaud, to express admiration hence, to
fatter, to cajole for an end. The noun
signifed sugared words, worthless rumors.
In reports Of State trials we find the ex.
preston, aGentlemen, this humming (ex-
preston Of applause) Is not at al becoming
the gravity Of the court 5