The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-24
FACTS AND FUN.

No more Sunday trains in the Domin-
ion OF Canada.
"Littlc, the big painter," is a New
York city sign.
Pullman cars are to be introduced in
| Southern France.
| Michigan farmers have sold apple s for
7 cents per bushel.
1t is easier to write poem than to fig
ure out an election table.
Flora Temple is thirty-two, and not
ashamed to confess her age.
| 1t pays to make people happy, and it
can be done on small capital.
A little skandel now and then IL rel
ished bi the best ov men.-[Billngs.
Pounded ice, if allowed to stand too
long, IS not what it is cracked up to be.
| A pocket rule-"Fake care of the cents
and the dollars will take care of them
selves"
New York florists have wheeled into
line and reduced prices for all the prod.
ucts OF Flora.
The fashionable styles for gentlemen
this winter furnish as ugly combina-
tIon as could be devised.
If you were fool enough to bet on the
| election, don't be fool enough to pay
until you known who's elected.
The London police are to have new
helmets, of style invented, it is
claimed, by the Prince OF Wales.
Put away the little uniform, lay the
torch upon the shelf, pay your election
bets up promtly, you've realizing sens Q
| how tits yourself.
How does it come that when two men
exchange hats Inadvertently, as it were,
Tue IeII0W VINO gets the worst one is the
first to find out the mistake?
'Did you do nothing to resuscitate
the DodyF1 was recently asked of wit
ness al CoronePs inquest. "Yes, sir;
we searched the pockets" was the
reply.
Princeton College in a circular to
Harvard, Yale, and Columbia. asks them
20 send delegates 20 Springfield. on the
Psi, to form an Iutarnauonai Fooy.ball
Association.
Score another for the dog-A four-yesr
old daughter OF MIR. L. McGlelan. or
PamrapO. N. j., was saved from drown.
ing by newfoundland dog, which had
been pet in the family.
At bedtime now, after the little Paila.
me- he adds, in a truly thankful
spirit, MA, ANT l glad don't nave 10
sleep gu. in the s1ed any more.v
In all the excitement don't t9rger rre-
marks the P.ttsoU.g Commercial mau)
that Thanksgiving Is coming, ami t1at a
turkey can't get fat without feeding on
something besides election returns.
A Chinese traveller in the United
q -
American drank whisky. There was no
reason 10 complain OF his report ire
marks a Western edItor) until, in a sec
ond edition, he added-"and the other
six take il in sugar."
A person complained to Dr.. Franklin
Of having been insulted by one who
called him a scoundrel. "AhW replied
the doctor, "and what did you cali
himw why" said he, 81 called him a
scoundrel, too" "Well," remarked
Franklin, 81 presume you both spoke
The TRUTH"
A French writer concludes an ac.
count of his shipwreck in these words:
Having arrived at an unknown region.
Travelled eleven hours without discoy-
erlng the least trace of any human be-
ing. AT last l perceived, to nv great
JOY, a wretch suspended on a gibbet.
'Ah,' exclaimed, i am now in civil
lied countryP"
Tom Taylor's "Ticket .of-Leave Man"
was performed at the York Eng. Thea
ter the other evening, and in the audi
ence London detective sergeant was
waiting with a warrant to apprehend
the very man who was playing the stage
detective, "Hawkshaw." The play was
allowed to proceed, and at its concu-
sion "Hawkshaw" was handcuffed and
taken away. ~.
Owing to the disaster to the Arctic
fleet Whale6One mas gone up nearly
fifty per cent in value, and only steel
corsets will be worn this winter. Steel
corsets are more Objectionable than
whalebone on the ground of danger
from lightning, but as there is good
deal more ''giYe" to them, even when
embraced by the left arm, we haven't
much OF an opinion OF girl VINO WON'T be
willing to risk the Lightning.
Gloddaeth Woods, near LIandudno,
Wales, has been the sceneof an eXtraor-
dinary poaching affray. Fifteen keep
ers, bent on capturing gang of poach-
ers, hid i'll gun-room, but the poachers,
obtaining Information of the trap laid
for them, detached firing party, which
hepI up d luSlllduo from DeQlDQ wall
on the gun-room, while their comrades
bagged the game. The poachers kept
their would-De captors in confinement
for an hour. Three were wounded; the
remainder escaped by heaping up tables
and furniture tor protection.
A writer in the Paris Figaro SAYS that
the people of the United States are sick
OF republic, and are on the point OF
es stablishinga a monarchy. The following
is a fair sample OF his logic: "When The
Emperor of Brazil visited the Exposi-
tion at Philadelphia, the sight of the
crowned head inspired serious ref &C.
tions in the minds of the most sensible
among the Yankees. Happy Braz l.
iansP they cried, with envy. with
their institutions they are ever the most
tranquil of the two Americas; their SOY
ereign can absent himself, and they do
not suffer from his distance!"
One of the great charms about the
ollie of General CUSTER" which is now