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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

1T is proper to allude to one or two
customs oil the place which may be con-
sidered 80 illustrate the ''sim plicityn OF
the society, OF the reverse. Tue rule in
Washington is that all strangers pay
visits frst-a rule which, like most So
cial rules, is observed with strIctness
by foreigners, and with considerable
laxity by natives. Not only this, but it is
to a certain extent de rigusT for all the
W Washington magnaIes W return visits
by leaving a card) on all persons,
nnoWn or unknown, who call on them.
For instance, If the wife Of The small
esL tradesman in Washington lakes it
into her head that she would Ike to
have the acquaintance OF the wife OF the
Secretary OF State, all that is necessary
for her to do is, alter securing some
passable costume (dfessing in WASH
lngton need not be wnatit must in Paris
or New York J, 10 present herself on the
regul ar day" at the Secretary's house.
She will be admitted, will pay her re-
spects, and the next day she will have
the satisfaction OF having lett at her OWL
door by the official fOetman card bear
ing the ofiiclal inscription, "Tne Secre-
tary Of State"
Now, This tends to great complication
rather than to simplicity, and il IL could
U6 given up NOuIu mNhC IlIG lOI InG
WIVES oil high officials more endurable.
An attempt was made during the last
Administration TO break it up, but like
one or i've other more serious reforms
undertaken at that time, the attempt
failed. The existence or sucA d custom
tends to make society altogether TOO
easy OF entrance, and to IoIst upon il
gradually many characters, whom, t lett
to i.selI, IL would not recOgUlze. IL eX-
lists nowhere but in Washington, ana
would not be tolerated Tor d moment
anywhere else.
II is, of course. regarded by everybody
as very "democratic," ana so 1t is; but
it must be confessed that when demo-
cratic principles are carried SO far as to
permit strangers to force their acquaint-
ance upon people VINO do not care Tor IL,
it 10 risking good deal for the sake OF
political consistency. The custom is
iike That tabled to prevail along the
western frontier, which entitled any
member OF the community TO force
stranger TO drink with him or be shot.
No such custom could prevail in soci-
,ety which aimed AZ beng 'sexcIusiye,n
and If u fault may be found with society
at Washington, 1t is that of not being
exclusive eenough.-[ Atlantic Monthly.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

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Been used twenty years with perfect
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aye of i've walls and ~ vial of powder
Sent by mail on receipt of price. Ad.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

VENUS, who is accused Of committing
SO many depredations on the human
heart, has just cracked the head OF O
seal in the New York Aquarium. The
lady, in the shape Of a plaster statue,
occupied a shelf Immediately over the
ssal-tsnk, when a rowing monkey, with
all the malicious mischief OF his tribe.
upset her and cast her headlong upon
the uusaspeating seal, tracturing its
skull and killing it instantly, Every
body laments the catastr ophe except the
Directors wife, who thus secures a new
saal.skin cloak.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30
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with them. There are many ''insup-
presslble nuisances," which infect both
the public morals and the public health,
in most cases perhaps beyond the juris-
dictiOn of said Board, but the first meu-
toned class merits its constant atten-
tion
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

THE mention of Hon. Thomas L. Jones,
OF Newport, for the Democratic nomin a.
tion for Governor Of Kentucky meets
with cordial response in every part OF
the State. He possesses all the qualif
cations for making an excellent Execu-
tive, and has the personal magnetism
that makes man popular with the
masses,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

THE happy Inhabitants of Samoa never
work. A bountiful Nature supplies them
with all the neeessaries of life, and they
make no extraordinary efforts toward
Gle hing themselves. Let the vast army
OF tramps take up its line OF march for
the Islands Of Samoa!
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

AT recent meeting of the American
Aoelimatisation Society, In New York,
1t was stated that the Cincinnati Society
had been successful in looalizing the
skylatk in this city. The increase OF
skyiarking has been quite noticeable for
q few years past, bat the general public
was not before aware to what cause it
was attributable.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30
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Fancy Goods IIealers
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

HAPPY tidIugs for nervous sufferers, and
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

II Is said that when b. l.. Farjeon
penned the lines which killed the hero
inc in his novel Of Joshua MarVeP he
tainted dead away. o, "Bread and
Cheese aud KIssesw Why did not some.
body fan him with "Blade O. GrassW
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

1t is great pity to see how many peo-
pie allow q cough or cold to 60 unno-
ticed, and thus pave the way to an uu-
timely grave from the effects OF con-
sumption. A pleasant, sale, reliable,
and cheap remedy is DR.. Bulbs Cough
Syrup.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

TILDEN's ghost again rises to disturb
uneasy Washington politicians. Some
OF the Republicans believe, if the Demo-
Gratis capture the Senate, joint reso-
luton will be passed by Congress de-
olaring Mr.. Tilden the duly elected
Pres sIdent.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

THE astronomer at the Royal Observa-
tory of Scotland has mapped out some
very cold weather for this winter. 1t is
about time we were taking this weather
business out of the hands Of astrono-
mers, ANYHOW.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

THE "Jimmy- j onns" is the title Of a
new book by Mrs. N. A. Diaz, and it is
becoming common for husbands to stay
out late, reading their "Jimmy-J Johns."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

DArNTERs MANUAL. -,HoUsE AND
i sign painting, granting, varnishing. poi
isning, kasominng, paperinz lettering.
staining, gliding &c, 50c. Book OF Alpnabets
Soc Scroll and Ornaments II. furnisure aad
elcr 5lc ssoapseaker 26c iaSiis,saist Ve.
,uf booksellers or by mail. JESst II AMY
q CO., no hassaiIssreet, Asv yort
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

The Black Hills miner discovers a
moccasin print in the mud and exclaims,
81 think there's an Indian summer
around here"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

THE managers have resolved to close
the Philadelphia Exhibition on Sundays
hereafter, 'bocause twill best serve the
interests of the enterprise" marx you.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

The Scientific American says that zinc
whitswash may be prepared as follows:
Mix oxide OF zinc with common zinc and
apply to the ceiling with brush. Then
apply a wash of ehloride OF zinc, which
will form a smooth, shining surface.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

OUR dispatches from all parts OF the
country mention very general obserV-
Rnce of Thanksgiving Day.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

ANOTHER speck Of Indian war is
promised us.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

BALTIMoRE& OHIO, VIA PARKERssURG.
Depot. Pearl and Plum. Time. min. fast.
ashlngton Ex. datiy..... s:l5 AN 6:50PM
hal6lmore Ex. aaiiy ,...,. 9:l5PH B:3UA N
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-30

Daily. except Sunday. Time. Z min fast.
Leave e.. II. ID. Depot, 6:2O AN, l1:l0AIlt
2 :3O P M, 6:25PM.
Leave Brighton Station. 6:35 N, 500 Ak,
II 80 A N. 2:4j p NJ. $50 P NJ 6:4OPM.
Leave RODJ's (WesJwood), 5:55 n, 7:lA
M, S:35 N, 1874 NJ, 4:OJP PM. 6:j5 N.
SUNDAY TRAINS
Leave BrlgnGOn station. 9:40 N, ll15 NJ.
1885 VI, IA N, CHOPIN.
/ cave Robbs NV estwood), 800 AM, o:So A
N, l2:30 P n, 2:l0 P n, 5;3OPM.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
Courage.

There is an element in a persons ma
ture that exerts powerful sway over
his life and happiness. Some individu-
ais at the least obstacle give up, and sit
down in despondency-fold their hands
In despair; while others, apparently in
the same circumstances, seem to rejoice
in overcoming difficulties, and pass
ahead with renewed determination and
strength. This difference is natural in
a great degree. One sees courage or
cowardice developed in children at a
very early age. Perhaps education has
TO do with it, i'm some measure, but still
1t seems as il il were part of the ma
ture; one child will be frightened at q
shadow, while another never sees any
thing to alarm it, and is as fearless in
the dark as in the sunshine.
Courage saves one many sad days and
gloomy hours. A courageous heart
never is borrowing trouble-looking for
trials that may not come. II they do
come they are met hravely. "As long
as person keeps his courage up, there
Is hope" said a physician, speaking of
one Of his patients who was lowering
between life aud death. 81 never give
up a sick person who thinks he is going
to get well; and there is not much use
to try to save one who has no courage
to live or try to get WELL"
There was good deal Of wisdom in
the remark; but sometimes it requires
more courage to live than it takes r.
die. Many a person has fought with
trials, curses and tribulations, and come
off conqueror Mt last, who would gladly
have sunk into the grave in preference
TO facing the world and keeping on a
bcE front. To make the best of trials
and ,ffiictions, and keep the skeleton of
sorrow hid from mortal sight, is far bet
ter than to clasp the grief TO the breast
and lie down in despair. Always re-
member, that unto each life some rain
must fall"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29

Some our contemporaries who affect
a little agricultural and horticultural
lore to more or less extent, are dis
cussing again the best time of trans
planting the evergreen family of trees,
the selection Of trees and the node of
setting out. We profess to have some
experience in this work, and it is not a
little surprise to us TO see August Sc
lected as the best and indeed the only
time to transplant them with safety
Now, in the face of this we have trans
planted them in March, April, May,
(when the branches had shot two inches, J
August, October and November, and
never lost tree set out at any one Of
these periods. In fact, we know of no
trees so easily to grow as those of the
evergreen family.
A word in regard to the selection of
trees-say the Norway spruce. In
height let them be from two and a-half
to three and a-half feet, having a single
main stem, evenly branched out from
the very bottom; for II must be remem-
bered that an evergreen once formed
never adds a single branch to the main
stem.
In setting them out, plant no deeper
than they grew i'm the nursery, where
they should be taken up so rs to secure
uninjured rs many roots and rootlets as
possible. Dig hole deeper than is ne
cessary, and fill up with rich soil to the
required height, and wider than the
longest roots, say foot all round, to be
filled with loose soil To give the roots a
chance to take an early hold; then fill up
the hole with soil and press down
firmly and mulch, as far as the roots
extend, with good, well-rotted manure.
Stake firmly, with the stake at an angle,
as it must be remembered that the wind,
at all seasons. has full sweepat the dense
bush. and if it should jar and disturb
the roots, the tree may not grow at all,
or it may be stunted.-Ger. Tel.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
Duddingyt0no.

Under Salisbury Grag, the everlast-
ing glory of Edinburgh. lies a miniature
village by the shore of a lake half full
of swans and water lilies. III you were
10 continle your drive around the crag,
back of the city, you would thread two or
three other hamlets, but DuddingstOne
is the most interesting of them all. at
the Yellow Inn, up that narrow street,
Prince Charley slept the night before
the battle of Prestonpans. Marmion
rode over the low hills of Broid yonder.
There is CraigmilIar, fine old castle
where Queen Mary once dwelt. BY
the stone gate post of the low-roofed
Norman church (what u picture that
church isD hangs the ''jongs," an iron
collar that used to be clasped about the
necks of malefactors, who were thus
chained in public, and any one had the
privilege of insulting them to his hearts
content-but that was long ago al
though the collar still swings by the
chain to the veritable post. Rev. John
Thompson, a landscape painter of some
note was rector of this church for five
and thirty years. His life must have
been placid as the lake itself, disturbed
only by the glance Of the coot, the voy-
age of the swan, the hum of the bees
and the fall Of apple and plum blossoms
i'm the fresh breeze that dips over the
crag. From the pollard willows by the
lake shore, where children were race
ing the swans with toy boats, to the
abrubt and inaccessible rock over the
top Of Salisbury Crag, there wa,no spot
where the wild flowers had not been
freshly plucked, or where people were
not out picnicing on ginger snaps and
pop. But looked over the lovely hills
with intense pleasure, and marked them
all eagerly, for there was Walter Sc tits
hanting grounds when he was u boy. -
(naries lYnren Stoddard.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
American Imitation Of English Az
fectatiOu.

A bright littlearticle in the New York
Times recently commented, with good
humorcd satire, upon the American
ladies who go abroad, and presently
come home calling "coar "coals,' and
''really" "weally," and remarking that
friend is very much "cut up" by the
loss of child. In other years this
kind OF American lady or gentleman
returned n d informed its friends that
the club dinner was lawful jolly" that
Mrs. Stomacher's new crimson velvet
was stunning" and that the young
Viscount Lewith was ''just the incest
person In the world" The Times points
out that all this extraordinary use OF
the English language comes from the
fact that the little lady has been TO a
few dinners and country-houses in Eng
land, and has remembered TO imitste
only the least desirable expressions
current i'm conversation. This effect Of
the oppression of foreign grandeur" is
comical. Imitation is undoubtedly
homage, and the London dandy who
says "weally" a..d ''feaneawe" must
have certain gratiicd but contemptu-
Gus amusement in hearing tho Ameri-
can snob initiating his affectation.
The imitation OF English aifectations
as well rs of better English things, is
not new. 1t is not very many years
since the praise of u young gentleman's
manners that they were $50 English"
was most grateful. The English man
ner was then apparently supposed To be
n superciious indifference. SuSto,a,
pas de zele, was the true gospel OF The
drawing room. Mr.. n. L. Willis had
mentioned that in English society
-"scenes" were vulgar 10 the hast degree;
so it was necessary for the American
gentleman TO part with his friend,
setting out to circumnavigate the globe
as If he were passing him upon the
street, and to receive his most intimate
companion after long absence in foreign
lands as il he had parted with him at
breakfast. The same feeling that es-
chewed scenes" also condemned
warmth or amplitude Of expression.
"How do, old fellerl" was the maxi
mum of ardor in greeting. If you had
been on your travels, Mont Blanc was
jolly, and Sorrento was nice. Things
did very well. or course it was not
worth while to make fuss. No gen.
tleman does. But the world was rather
q bore.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29

The ascent OF n shot tower, says
writer in the Scientific American, can
not be commended as either agreeable
or interesting. TO go round and round
a spiral staircase, just wide enough for
the body and no more, is to get into a
bewilderingly dizzy state. Besides,
after developing about one fourteenth
OF a horse power with ones leg mn scles,
a sensation of fatigue follows, which is
not easily got rid of. After the visitor
has reached the uppermost story and
regained both his equanimity and his
wind, he is treated to new sensation,
which becomes the more marked i'm ac-
cordance with the force Of the prevail
ing breeze. The towerrocks like a ship
at sea-sometimes. so much as to dash
some Of the molten lead out of the ket-
tie. or course there is no danger, be-
cause the edifice is usually constructed
with an iron frame, which is not only
strong but elastic, while the brick filling
gives additional stability. But, as at
the famous tower at Pisa, to the summit
of which no one probably ever assembled
without, on looking over, involuntarily
recoiIing with the expectation that the
edifice surely was about to fall; so, in
the shot tower, ones powers of percep-
ton and reasoning faculties are at di-
rect variance; and nervous people are
liable to receive disagreeable shock in
consequence.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29

a great part of the vinegar consumed
in Paris is produced by. the distiilation
OF vine stalks. 1t is much stronger
than the vinegar produced by the dis
tillation of wine, and it is consequently
reduced by the addition of water pre-
vious to being offered for sale. The
aeighborhO0d of Orleans produces the
greatest quantity of white wine vinegar
!old in Paris. A great proportion of
what Is sold for olive oil is either poppy
oil or beach oil, favored with olive
oil. Unadulterated olive oil, which is
scarce and dear in Paris, comes from
Provence (where the production is con-
stantly diminishing), from Genoa and
the island OF Gambia. Algeria now
supplies large quantities of olive oil.
Rape oil is produced chiefly in the de-
partments Of the Nord, the Pas de Cal.
ais, and Calvados, where the cultiva-
tion of tine plant is a source Of great
wealth. is used for the lamp, for
painting, and in various manufactures.
Fish oil, brought to France by the
boats engaged by the northern fishery.
Is chiefly employe p in dressing leather.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
A singular Fact.

A recent traveller in Mexico, who Wis
tied the mines there during his jour-
ney, says that he was much astonished
at seeing the men who carry the orc
come out of the mine each with one eye
shut. The foreman, seeing his sur
prise, explained the matter. lie said
the candles belonging to the tarateros
twho drill and blast) do not give sufIi-
cient light i'm the drifts, where it is con-
sequently quite dark, but where, never
t.eless, the tarateros see well enough
not to run their heads against the rocks.
But, on emerging into daylight, they
would be blinded did they not take pre-
cautionary measures. For this reason,
as they approach the mouth of the
sllaft, at the point where they catch the
inst glimpse of light, they drop the
eyelid of one eye, and keep this down
while they are discharging their ore and
until they have re-descended the shaft.
When they are again in the dark, they
open the eye kept hitherto in reserve,
and at once they see everything dis
iinctly; while the other eye. previously
oren and somewhat blinded by the day
hight, perceiyes nothing at ali.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
SaratOga Potatoes.

Some years ago everybody ate Of the
fried potatoes prepared in some of the
hotels at Saratoga, but more especially
ut the Lake House" at Saratoga lake,
where they We're prepared in perfection.
On one occasion, being there with a
friend, lady and gentleman made their
appearance on the piazza where little
tables are placed, at which many per-
SONS were sucking their cobblers and
eating those pretty, curled-up potatoes.
The party was evidently English and
stylish society people. The lady stopped
at our table, and partially STOPPING down
to see what in the world we could be
eating, when we quietly blurted out,
Potatoes ~ She laughed and passed
on, but in few minutes they were try
ing the article themselves, much to
their apparent satisfaction. Now, how
ever. we have potatoes cooked just as
artistically and toothsomely as at Sara
toga lake. The way it is done is no
longer a secret. and Is as follows: The
tools are a common c:,bbage-cutter, two
wire sleeves and Il "spider." Take, say
eight large potatoes, pare them and slice
very thin with the cutter, stir into it
one teaspoonful of salt TO a quart, and
let them remain half an hour in that
Pour them into the sieve to drain, and
when well-drained wipe the slices dry;
put pound of lard into the spider, and
when it becomes smoking hot put in the
potatoes. They must be constantly
stirred to-pmvent the pieces from adj
herring to one another, asd until they
are sufficiently Drowned TO make your
mouth water, when they should be
served at once.