The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Australia has female bill stickers.

HAL Is Of.0IS Inches.
The pearl and ruby originally ranked
ahead of the diamond in value.
The first Pope Leo reigned in the year
440, and was called the Great.
Martin Frobisher in the days of eliza
beth attempted the first Arctic voyage.
The Wisconsin Assembly has refused to
make insanity a ground for divorce.
A female hotel thief arrested in Boston,
said she had to steal to support her hus-
band.
A child on exhibition in St. Louis is
thirteen months old and weighs 100
pounds.
A scientist figures that the rivers Of
England and Wales carry $40, $50 tons of
land annually into the ocean.
Nearly three hundred members of the
British Parliament are or have been con-
nected with the army and navy.
1t is said that a Tennessee woman still
has part of paper of pins which she
bought in Lynchburg nearly fifty years
ago.
In England the Queen 'only y''can drive
eight horses on state occasions. There is
no objection, if you wish, to seven horses
and mule.
A burglar escaped from house in New
town, Mass, carrying large quantity OF
slverware and three bullets-the latter
having been shot into his body.
English ladies' who hunt are clad in
ulster like riding habits carry large hunt
ing knife, dog whistle, and dog whip;
their head gear consists of deer stalking
hat.
One thousand seven hundred and seven
ty-fve dollars is what it recently cost Ap-
panoose county to find out that man
was insane. One hundred and thirteen
witnesses were examined.
; Lord Kinsale is the only peer who can
remain in the presence of the British Sov-
3 ereign with his head covered on occasions
, of state. The privilege was conferred by
King John in the thirteenth century.
,, Prior to 1929, earls' robes were trimmed
with cat skin, afterward with ermine. The
t only earldoms still remaining which ex-
) listed previous to the change are those OF
Derby, Shrewsbury, and Huntin gdon.
t Sea fowls will smell a rain squall at the
distance of hundred miles, and scud for
) it. Collecting under the rain cloud they
open their bills and catch the drops, theil
+ only means of obtaining fresh water.
A young lady named Hyde was killed
: by runaway horse in San Francisco re-
l. Gently, but not until she had succeeded in
saving the life of her mother who was
S crossing the street with her.
A very pretty but doubtful story comes
q from Cappertown, Pa, that a young lad.
of that place, who befriendeda sick woman
s on the cars four o: five years ago has re
l. ceived legacy of 100000 in acknowledg
ment of her kindness.
y The Dutch, If pauper is able and re
fuses to work, put him into deep cisterl
{ and let in sluice of water. 1t comes il
h Just 80 fast that by briskly plying puml
with which the cistern is furnished, h
$, keeps himself from drowning.
l. A new rank has just been created in th'
German army-that, namel y, of feldwebel
+ lieutenant, or geant-lieutenant Th
d officers belonging to this grade are an in
terlnediate class between the regular off
Ie GERS of the army and non-commissionet
e officers
A family of Canton, Mass, sufocatinl
q with coal gas, were saved through the in
y stumentality of dog They were all in
i sensible, with the exception of the father
WIZ WdS JuSV uDlO w 6O W bAAobiSb hOOiAi ~
is get some water, when he tainted. Th
e house dog licked his face until he was re
l. stored to consciousness, just in time II
revive the family.
IT Bandits in the province of Cordova
<, Spain, lately seized boy of seven year
belonging to wealthy family of Cabra
n and sent letter to his father demanding
n So, 600 ransom. The money not having
$; been delivered at the hour and place in
+ dicated, the wretches cut the throat of til
child and left his body near the house o
a. his family at night.
lie Years ago methodist minister laid VI
l. small treasure on earth, and it has re
'e turned to him after many days. When h
,g began preaching he had $50 to spare afte
ID buying home and completing his out6
q q for the circuit, and he deposited it in
IN SAVINGS bank in Lewistown, Me. He sub