The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-03
FACTS AND Fun.

The first national thanksgiving was
observed February 10, 1795.
SomerVille, Mass, cOmpels tramps to
earn their meals on q saW-uorse.
You can get month of agony out of
the sting of one week humble bee.
Twenty gallons of eggs are beaten at
once, by a steam egg-Deater, now in
Boston.
Queen Victoria is mother-in-law to
more real estate than any other woman
in The world.
Jones has left the "Never Muffs."
Since the new baby's advent he has base
bawl at home.
Germantown, Pennsylvania, claims to
have Maltese cat weighing eighty
pounds. Too thick.
Times are SO good out in Iowa this fail
that you can hardly tell a tramp from a
savings bank director.
That oldest Free Mason again. This
time it is Marcus Richardson, of Ban
gor. lie rode the iestlve goat in 1892.
snow that Kars has been captured,
what are the pafagraphers going to do
iOr punsT" A pun our word We don't
know.
The Ameer of Cabul talks OF resist ting
English encroachments, but after ali
THIS intelligence may be Ameer Cabul
canard.
The Michiganders turn the map OF
their State upside down and produce an
excellent geography of the seat of war
in Europe.
The people Of Suffolk are great tenn
perance people. A Riyernead justice
recently issued warrant for the arrest
of u IT, ht rope.
Christmas green's this year will be
very elaborate. The imported des gns,
consisting of immOrte.les and dried
grasses, are very handsome.
If you think that woman has no COM
mand of the English language just step
on her Jrail at an evening party, or say
that Mrs. Virgins baby Is prettier than
hers.
N. G. wants to know il clans should
be eaten With fork, They might pos
sibly taste good in that way, but they
are decidedly more p4latable with pep
per, salt and vinegar.
The author of zone Summer AYERS
that when Bostonlans go abroad they
are lmpoilIely too proper. TAiS appears
10 be the chronic dlstemper whlcn al
tlIcts them when at home
Denver has twenty five thousand in
habltants and only three policemen.
And how three policemen can DO the
amount OF sleeping that must be re-
quired for town OF that size without
Injuring themselves Is mystery.
An article entitled "Hol for the Com.
ing WInterW has just reached us. 1t is
impossible for us 10 imagine why any
body wants to hoe tor winter, when it's
coming on as rapidly as 1t possibly can,
and Will be above ground III d few days.
Dean Swift preached the briefest
charity sermon on record. Here it is,
text and all: "Brethren: 1t is recorded
that he who givetn to the poor lendeIh
to the Lord. YOu have heard the Sc.
curly, now down with the dust.
AmenW
They had dance down at Montrose
the ether night, and some wretch went
in ahead of time and CREASED SPOT on
the floor about four feet square And
every man who danced himself down on
his back in that spot was, oh! the mad
dest man.
1t has been said, but with how much
truth we can not positively state, that
gentlemen's underwear is going up. 1t
certainly looks as ii there was some
cause for the report, for the young men
wear most Of their shirts above their
coat collars.
Bismarck's fayorite dog, Nero, has
lately died by poison, and the Prince has
promised large reward for his assas-
sin. Wrapped in a superb velvet cover.
ing, Nero's body was laid in box, and
borne on the shoulders OF eight work
men, dressed in black, to grave in the
park.
A Henry County farmers son has
fallen 80 madiy in love with one OF the
semi nary girls that he won't work, and
spends all his time talking about his
idol. The old man is watchtul, and saws
the boys wits have gone wool-gatAerlng
since ever he devoted himself to she
praising.
Every young man who is so fat that
he can't tie his own neck-tie, and whose
lace ls as round and about as large as a
dinner plate, wears a helmet hat, and
The burIesque sits On top OF his head like
grape on an orange. The spectacle OF
lat man In helmet hat is what makes
men murderers.
POnca Indians have received their vi
sLer 0Yercoats. They put them on i'm.
HeuiateIy' lney STUCK their legs
| through The sleeves all right, but what
in the name OF goodness to do with the
rest OF the coat, they didn't know and
they never Will find out.
YOU appear to be very happy, my lit
tie man-what is the cause OF il 2" asked
gentleman OF little urcnin on the
street. Pops drunk, MANS in jail,
BllPs got the measles, and there's no
BODY to git me of to school. Hope this
Duslness'il last all winter" said the
youngster, as he yaulted over hy-
dIant.
81 don't like this time OF year,' said a
pehslVe-looklng man, as he leaned
against the bar. "ll's sad season,
Leaves have fallen from the trees, the
ground looks bare, the sky is gloomy
and 1T isn't cold enough for hot whis-
kIes." And he sighed, wiped his lips,
and gazed around 10 find sympathetio
soul TO invite him to take another.
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