The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-26

started an traced out Humboldt RiVer.
am Truckee River, am Garson r. Ver, an
walker River, an Reese River. and all
| the other rivers; am he was leadin' Of
'em along, calkelaun' to bring 'em al
| together into one big boss river, an then
lead that of an let it empty into the
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of California, as
might be most convenient; but as was
| brlngin' down am leadin' along MS
ranches-Truckee, Humboldt. Carson,
Walker am them-all at once 1t came on
dark, am not benz able to carry out his
pla an he just tucked clover ends Vt the
| several streams into the ground where
| they war, an they've stayed thar ever
since."
Congress is to be memorialized to
authorize the Treasury Department to
issue a new coin, which shall be of base
metal, as large as a half dollar. but very
thin, and of the value of a hall cent. 1t
is proposed to use the new coin exclu-
| slyely for contributions to foreign mis-.
| aiOns, PASTORS salary, pew rent and
other regular and incidental expenses.
The issue OF such a coin will supply
| long-lelt need, and grateful race of
philanthropists will rise up ana bless
| the administration that coins it, Bur-
lington Hawk-Eye.
Tobacco smoke Swinburne abhors,
never entering a room where smoking Is
going on ii he can help IL. One day he
| tried every room of the London Art
Club, and smoking was gong on in each (;
| in u frenzy he thrust his head in room
among few quiet people and cried:
"James | was u knave, tyrant, a fool,
a liar, a coward; but | love HIM, wor-
ship him, because he slit the throat Of
| that blackguard caitif who invented
this filthy smokingW
Several Irishmen were disputIng one
day about the inyincibility of their re-
specuve powers, when one OF them re-
marked, Faith, Pm brick" "And
indade Pm a bricklayer," said another,
giving the first speaker blow that
Drought him to the ground.
There is nothing more beautiful in The
whole range OF animated nature than
the spectacle of a lovely city girl stand
ing under an apple tree and wondering
if she could Climb it aud gel down again
without any PERSONS detecting the com
plexion of her stockings.
A professor was eXpostulating with a
student for his ldIeness, when the latter
said: "lDs of no use; | was cut out for
a loafer." "Well," declared the pro.
lessor, surveying the student critically,
"wnoever cut you out understood his
business"
A troubled spirit writes: "If men are
donkeys, as Jane Swisshelm says, what
in the world are we to think of the dear
creatures VINO quietly and without a
kick allow themselves TO be hitch ed
alongside such critters.
The story comes from Nevada-with
5what truth we can't Say--tnat maraud
ing band of grasshoppers were turned
aside from certain village by the TACT
that new brass band was practicing
there.
Mackerel are so abundant near Block
Island that the water Is said by tisner
men to look almost like dry land. They
are very large, too, one hundred and
one hundred and twenty-five making a
barrel.
Tilden's letter is hard.money pudding
with soft sau Sc. Hendricks is sOlL
money pudding with hard sauce. Those
Mho want IL can have "both kinds 0
sauce."-[LowellC Courier.
Josh Billings remarks: "Tha only way
to get through this world and escape
censure and abuse is to take some bacr
road. You can't travel the main turn.
pike ana do it.'
Beware Of iBquisitiye persons; a won
derful curiosity to know all is accom-
panied with u great desire to tell i
again.
A Sioux motto-"White man bis
smart-he furnish brains; red man heaI
| braVe-he knock 'em out"