The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-16
FRESH FLASHES OF FUN

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sidewalk.
The Turks are said to live in Asi-attic
a-basement.
Toe-nails are cut bias; corns are often
cut by asses.
The chiropodists tavorite delicacy-
Carves foot Jelly.
Very few people eat salt on ice-cream.
The cream spoils the salt.
Campton, KY, wants lawyers. Take
'em all and Cali it Scampton.
Adam, the inventor of sin, died before
the war. He left large family.
A Parliamentary fowl-The hen that
made motion to lay on the table.
Song OF sufferer from the toothache-
SHOW happy could be with Ether"
Anna Dickinson has discovered that
Josh is not sweet Hart by any means.
Toad-stools are not made by toads, and
there is room for improvement in mush-
rooms.
Red blankets trimmed with grasshop-
pers' tongues are adored by beacon
strictors.
IL IA baby cries at night, have it's co t
near, give 1T u chew Of tobacco; that is q
u'ar-cotic.
A postage stamp over the eyebrow is
considered, according to Stanley, full
dress at Ujiti.
The SUMS readers are patiently wait
Ing for Dana to allude to Hayes as the
Fraudulent President" .0..
Mr.. Tweed, OF whom some of our
readers may have heard, says: "Eternal
confession Is the price OF liberty"
Tn T.
employed as turn-spits; but let dog
turn Spite now, and his doom is sealed.
Onions are good for a bad breath
Two fresh onions, eaten just before
going to an evening social, are sufficient.
Vinegar, mustard and oil makes
good dressing; but it's just as well to
stick to t1annels until the summer sets
in.
"The Turkish feet contains some rams
Of formidable power."-[Exehange. Yes,
but do the Turks know how to ewes
themP
A Covington man asserts: "I allege
that the man who alleged that l was an
alleged dorger is an alleged liar" THAT'S
about 1t.
Mustard plasters are very good for
intestinal arrangements, and, II taken
with lemon-juice, the taste is completely
disguised.
Let US be just to Chicago. Let us say
that Chicago would have a population
much larger than St. Louis if it WASN'T
for the murders.
The spring signs, "Keep off the grass"
have made their appearance In the parks.
Puck classes them under the head OF the
--latest Warn-yous."
When yo0 strike match, and it sput-
ters and goes out, always put 1t back in
the safe. The next fellow that gets hold
Of it Will feel good and swear.
"1sn't there an awfully strong smell OF
p gs IN the all ?" asked Smith OF Jones.
YES" replied Jones; "thats because
the wind is from the sow-west."
Iron has advanced "a quarter Of a cent
per. pound. The man whose physician
| recommended it to him as a tonic, says
he can no longer afford the remedy.
| Applicants for loans generally adopt a
borrow tone Cincinnati Saturday
Night. Especially when they ask for
tenor twelve dollars.-[ NorristoWn Her.
aid.
"What Is batw asked a contempt.
rary. AS far as our education extends.
a bat 10 thing to encourage Il cat to gel
off back fence, and is composed OF hall
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
A Philadelphia Judge decides that a
railroad company is not responsible for
baggage further than to check it, pound
it 10 pieces, and preserve an ordinary
watch over the trunk-handles.
Patertamilias-"George, these are un-
commonly good cigars. l can't afford to
smoke such expensive cigars as these.r
George (grandly )-"Fill your case-fll
your case, GoV'norW-[Punch.
The New York Tribune says: "There
is general disposition to salute the
new Wing party with Rick" This
"kick the Wing" is feeble attempt to
get up an improvement on "shoot the
hat.n
Albany justice is peculiarly generous
in its awards. A man was arraigned
there the other day for stealing cnain
The Judge made him return it, and then
gave him another one instead, with a
ball on it.
IFS President Hayes our Mos es y!
asks the Evening Telegram. We DOM
know about Moses. Her certainly had
something Of ga run" for the office, and
the Sun says he was counted in quite
Pharaoh.
They levied on the public property o.
the City Of New Orleans some Time age
} to satisfy q judgment for gas bills. B1,
, this is not The first instance ON recorC
Of creditor having lien against {
lamp-post.
When you hear mother calling to hel
son to "Come here and shut the shut
ter" and hear him respond, 'Iteis shut
mother, aud L can't shut it any shut
Ter" do you ever pause to analyzs the
delicate beauties Of our language?
1t can not but prepossess the minds o
q liberty-loviug people like ours, glory
ing In the grandeur OF its free schoo
: system, to hear a member OF Board o
Education, after calmly rising, in hi
seat, and maj jestically waving mis- hanC
! to the gentleman who preceded him
blandly remark, "Mr. Chairman, aim
. got no objection to this 'ere motion pre-
Yailin'"
. A musical youth serenaded
Ill His fove, as the ancients In May did.
II But she'd moved on the drst, =.
And the new tenants cursed
! The young man with the fute-thaps Wha
II they did.