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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

The first choice Of q seat at Edwin
Booth initial performance in San Fran
cisco was sold for $l0o. His FIRST acting
was done in Baltimore, ct the admission
rate of two cents. A seheelmate thus
tells the story: 1.-THE company was COM
posed of boys and girls, who aspired to
life ON the boards. Among than were
Booth and John Sleeper, who afterwsrd
married Bseths sister, and became Jahn
s. Clark, the comedian. We looked about
for plase se play in, und ainslly secured
The basement Of a hcuse ut "A South Gal
vert Street. Our average ages werenbent
twelve or thirteen, though Besth mrst
have been fourteen CIR fifteen. Our little
theatre soon became q fasorite place Of
resort for the youngqseple OF the vicinity.
The price of admission wasswo cents, and
we generally had good houses. After thu
audience had Dispersed, we generally took
what Was left after paying eur triHing ex-
penses and invested it in oysters. Our
audiences were generally very critical, but
there were two pieces which used to arouse
their enthusiasm to the highest pitch,
One was The Guerrilla Chief and the
other was one of the acts OF Richard ILL, !
by Booth. Booth and the "GueFrilla
Chief were the two great attractions Of
| the theatre, and Booth even then gave
| evidence Of genius.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11
xHE AGE OF THE EARTH.

Sir ". Thomson has concluded, from
different lines Of argument, that the age
of the earth, as body cool enough for
habitation, cannot be greater than 100,
OOo, 900 years. Prof TAFT, however, in
his work ON the "Recent Advance in
Physical SCIENCE" comes to q somewha.
different conclusion, and puts the limit
Of the worlds age at 10000 ,0oo years.
When doctors disagree who shall decide !?
As for other worlds than ours, some
Of them are said to be so far away
that the light has not even yet reached cur
planet. A writer in the Quarterly Revie,i
says that "the telescope has rendered visi.
bic stars so amazingly remote that light
leaping over 1875 900 miles in 0 sing lese.
cond would take 100000 years to travel
from them to the earth" Astronomers
ard geoiogists have way Of tossing mil
lions of years about as if they were mer.
grains on the sands of time. It makes the
few score allotted to man appear amazing
ly Insignificant.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11
SCIENCE VS.. CIR lssTEoppEn.

When Science puts on her war paint
ard enters the lists against 'bellgerent
nature, or the insect pests of human life,
II almost always comes off best dog in the
Sght. Franklin taught Lightning good
Hanness and knocked it's fiery insoleaee
higher than kite. When it was found
That the grashopper persisted in being a
burden to the Western Granger cur pa
ternai Government summoned twenty
Eve thousand dollars worth of science
into its service and let it loose upon these
xoracious enemies Of agriculture. An
chronological Commission" was the
result. This Commission has had the
grasshopper subject under advisement for
the past year. 1t now rises and reports,
and the report is in the hands of
the Government printer. The report is
elaborate, as all scientific reports ought
to be, especially when published at the
expense of the Government. 1t shows
that the personal and society habits of
the hopper have been diligently inquired
Into, and contains good deal Of informa-
tion that could only have been otherwise
obtained by interviewing the youthful
American who has been accustomed from
time immemorial to use the little insect
for fish bait.
On the whole the report is encour-
aging-to both parties We are told that
the defendant, 80 to speak, will in the
future again pour down at times from the
breeding ground" unless an international
anti-grasshopper treaty is entered into
between the United States and Canada.
If this is done, it is thought that by the
corporation Of the latter government
they can be suppressed, as Canada is their
great breeding place. At the same time,
the confident and encouraging statements
Of the Commission go long way toward
relieving the public anxiety from any
fear of immediate raids. The egg croF
of last summer and fall was unusually
small and Of inferior quality, and it il
the opinion of the savans composing tht
Commission that it will take at leas
seven years for the insect to reor
ganize for a new aggressive cam
paign. Another scientific discovery hal
been made which comes in aid of thu
Government at this crisis, 1t is fount
that the castor-oil bean plant possesses
poisonous qualities, and that its leave'
are more obnoxious to the grasshoppel
than the oil is to bilious infancy. It il
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11
wREsrEING IN BUEGARIA.

''wliiie passing ttireugh'a village inhab.
tied principally by Christian Bulgsrians," !"
says astzaEeler, ''wewitnsssed good wrestr
ling match between gigantic Bulgarian,
and slim, active gypsy. The latter was. a
splendid specimen Of manhood he was
aBout twenty-five yesrv Of age; and nearly
SIX feet high, with handsome, ariatoeratio,,
and clieery comtenance, and as he took off
Ills jacket and handed II to his fair one-
who accompanied him, and pushed him in
to the ring -and thus stood stripped to the
waiss, tisere was buzz of afmiration from
the whole crowd. He was slightly made,
but ah was sfnew. LAaghmsiy, and half
modestly, he shook his powerful antagonist
by the hand, and then the walk round coua-
menced, the young eipsy talking and laugh
ing all the time. It seemed as though
neither liked to be- the first to begin; when
suddenly the Bulgarian turned sharp upon
his antagonist, and tried a favorite catch.
but quick as Lightning the 1.-THE figure of the
gypsy eluded his grasp, AID sigh Of relief
went up from his Clan. The excitement
was now intense, and tbs yoahg girl fairly
quivered with anxiety as she watched every
movement of her swain. She would have
made a splendid picture! They we're still
walking round, and it seemed as though the
struggle would never begin, when, lol q
siinuitahecus cry went forth from the
crowd, as the great Bulgarian lay sprawfng
and half stunned, upon the ground. *
quickly was it done that the gypsy had as
sisted his PROSTATE foe to rise before any
one had fully realized that he was over
thrown The face Of the young girl, III
She handed back her hero his Jacket wa
pleasant 10 look upon. Lucky man! Al
she took him by the hand and led him ava,
to wherever he came from, began Il
| think that there night possibly be wors'
fate than . gipsys.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

The t'go West" fever has again struck
many Of tile Eastern communities with
It's old-time force. TO people who are
prepared to carry out the undertaking
properly, the move will always be found
d good one. There are millions Of acres
that want hands; send on. the millions Of
hands that want acres. The soil is un.
surpassed in fertility, and will Bless the
husbandman hundredfold. But man
mast be stTeng, energetic, and i1f
dastrious, and ought TO have some
capital, or else be willing to 60 to work
with will for some one who has. Their
Is work enough for all On the broad, rief
pfairies Of the West, but going there il
no child's play, and the man who prefer
his ease, or can not stand hard work aHt
the rough life that follows, had better re
IAain where he is.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11
A DIFFICULT DAHL.

At the West Point military school the
cadets are taught to ride bareback, to ride
without stirrups, to jump hurdles, to use
the pistol and sabre while riding, to ''cut
heads to right and left" and other fsats.
The heads axe leather balls about four or
Eve inches in diameter, which are placed
on posts Of various heights. The trooper
moving Of rapid gallop must cut these
heads riding to the right and left and also
cut heads resting ON the ground, the last
. rather difficult feat when done 70 the left
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

Phillip Astleys noted forhis equestrian
amphitheatre issaid to have begun life as
q soldier, in which capacity, when on
foreign service with his, regiment, he de-
monstrated his ability as q conjurer, by in
venting the now famous gun-trick. This
consists in pretending to fire a pistol load.
ed with q, ball.. and catching thes ball on
the point ofa knifeA The explanation of
the trick is, thatiin the firstplaoe hepistol
is loaded only with blank cartridge. In
this harmless condition the conjurer slips
into tin tube which nicely fits it, and
then ostentatiously yloadsSit with ball. Be-
fore firing. the tin tube is dexterously re-
moved, and, when the weapon is fred,, no,
harm ensues; by an instantaneous man
suver tho bullet is triumphantlys exhib.'
tied as being caught in the required situa-
ton. 1t is related that Astleyinvented the
trick to prevent the efusion Of blood at the,
duel of two comrades in the army, for one
of whom heactsdas seeand:. Suscseding
in, getting thseotller man's secomi'to assent,
to the ingenious device, the duelists fired
at each other without effect, and the affair
was. amicably adjusted. In: the course of.
his travels Houdin visited Algiers, and
there astonished the!natiye Arabs with. bis
performance Of ths gun-triGk, which be-
did in way somewhat peculiar. At one
Of his, entertainments an old Arab ad-
nitted that monsieur was, doubtless, o
great magiciaa, but he should prefer to
use one. of his own pistols. Houdfn, said
this mighthe done, neat day, after he had
invoked the powers to assist him. 1t was
a severe trial Of skill; there was some dan
ger in daslisg with q wary ind suspicious
barbarism. Next day the exploit came otf.
Houdin only stipulated that he should be
showed to lesd the pistol, the Arab hand
| ine him leaden bullet from saucerful
| from which to make his choice. This was
agreed to. Hcudin, as every one thought,
dropped the leaden bullet into the pistol,
but, instead Of doing so, he dropped pre-
| viously prepared sham bullet, which dis
solved into dust on being fired. "Now,' u
said the conjursr to the Arab, "take The
pistol and FIRE at me; / will catch the bull
let in nv mouth" The pistol was fired
and to the profound amazement Of tn
crowd Of Arabs, Heudin TOOK a leaden bull
let out of his mouth, which oil admitted
10 be the bullet that had been selected from
the saucerful. To still further astonish tn
company, Houdin declared that by LOADING
with another leaden ball he would brini
blood out of the stone wall. ALL wes
eager to see this wonderful feat. 1t wa
performed in way differing little frou
what has taken place. Instead of drop
ping a real ball into the pistol, Hoddi
used sham bullet filled with a re
liquid, which dissolved on striking th
l
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11
A C1oup BURST DESTROYS TEN PERSONS. =

A CLOUD BURST DESTROYS TEN PERSONS
A cloud burst struck che town of Ca
ihanche, California, last Sunday afternoon,
causing the death of ten Chinese. -Four
funnel-shaped clouds, dark as night, ap-
parently about five hundred yards apart,
with their apex trailing the ground were
observed passing in q northeasterly direc-
ton, and 1t was apparent that there was Q
very heavy precipitation Of rain. Soon the
slopes of the hills were covered with tor
rents of water which carried with it brush,
fences, and even rocks to the gulches be.
low. In few minutes Camanche Creek,
already carrying its maximum of water
was vastly increased in volume, SO as tc
overspread the flats on either side, and
| fences, hen-coops, and the litter about the
houses in Chinatown began to move. A
bank of murky water several feet in
hight, bearing brush, fences, debris of all
kinds, cattle, horses and pigs, was hurled
forward with fearful momentam. AS II
| struck Chinatown, built on the creek, the
low, shabby tenements gave way with
crash. A Chinaman, with his wife. and
child, who had mounted the roof, were
borne past, vainly appealing for aid It was
| impossible to give. In few minute:
another house yielded to the mad torrent
AS it fell and parted, had a nlomentary
glimpse of its halfdozen inmates, including
a woman and her newborn babe, when the
roof closed down, burying all beneath ths
flood only one man arose TO Chamber upon
the roof, where he retained his position un
til out OF sight. He was finally rescued by
seizinga bush and dragging himself out
[Stockton (Cal. J Independent.
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

Dining one day at party N BATH, Gum
uttered something which oasssed. general
murmur Of delight A nobaorndh present,
who was not iIiassefous for the brilHancy
of his ideas, exclaimed, 'fWhat pity 'tis
Quin my boy, that clever fellow HE you
should be piaysrl" uutn fxed and
flashed his eye upon the pstAon, with this
reply: s'what would your lordship hsvs
ma bs-a lord ."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

The Harrisburg Telegraph has the bad
taste to remind the country that Mr.. Bay.
ard Taylor was Secretary Of the American
Legation in st.. Petersburg, when Simon
Cameron was Minister to Russia. Mr.
Taylor might have been spared that re
minder just as he is about to be off fol
Berlin with good word from all parties
here, and hearty welcome already ex.
tended from Germany
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

THE friends of ]. Madison Wells Of
Louisiana, are talking Of pleading insan-
ity for him.. but the old man will prob
ably make it warm. for the person that
attempts it.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

The Washington Post shouldn't speak
rscklessly Of old Smith as the man that
Foster probably struck at when he talked
about dead beats from Ohio. The Smith
family is very numerous in this part q
the country, and several of its members
figure prominently in politics, but they
are all young and, energetic. There il
not an "old Smith" among them.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

THE innocence of Joe Moses, The in
discretion Of Judge Cox, and the talent
Of Walter caused all the trouble. A SUI
psrabimdence Of innocence, indfscretion
and talent is sure to create a disturb
aice.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

.MoNTaoMERY BLAIR, Judge Black and
others are now said to be devising an
other scheme for attempting to test Mr..
HAYES title to the Presidency.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

THERE was almost a question Of We.
racity between the Court and "My Son
Walter"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

THE RACER FROM TExAs.-The noted Texas
racer, Gen. Philips, is agrand looking horse,
a deep chestnut, fifteen hands three inches,
very stout and muscular, with beautiful
head, fine open nostrils, beautifully pointed
ears small and fine, deep through the chest
and girth, we'll ribbed with fine large quar-
ters showing great driving powers, legs
broad and clear, with good sound feet, and
withal, temper as mild and gentle as any
horse living, Since starting from home in
September, 1877, he has run nine races, win.
ming eight, and many believe that he ought
to have won the race at New Orleans, where
he was second to Ella Rowet, with field Of
six crack three-year olds behind him. His
recent sale for $4,000 will take him East,
where he will no doubt soon have tilt with
oehiltree and Parole. Austin Capital.
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CINCINNATI wEsrw6ob IN tSktaow-GAUGE( !
Daily, except Sunday.
Leave c., H. & 3. Depot, 61S m, 6:f8 10.
Leave Robb's (westwood}, S:5S m, 7:SS d mi
L Leave Brighton, s4s IN, s:5s a m, 4;5s m and
6:33 p m.
Sunday trains :,
Leave Robb's (Westwoodl 1858 m, 1888 n rti
and 5:23 p IN. i
Leave Brighton 1908 I'm, 9;0S m ana eos iHa
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

THE peace demonstrations in Eendon
Sunday had very war-like termination.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

The Retsfschilds have q comfortable ittlt
fortune Of 81. 400, ,Ooo, 900 md are still mxE
ing money.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

The word "panic" has a curious origin
According to Herodotus the god Pan was
supposed to have assisted the Greeks in the
battle Of Marathon. 400 B. G., striking
such terror into the Persian hosts thai
they fed to their ships in perfect dismas.
From that time the Greek pdhikon was
used to describe unrsasoning or sudden and
overpowering feaf.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-11

4. FORT WAYNE, MuNCIE 4 CINCINNATI n:R.
Depot. Fifth and Headly.
= wsyne 4 N. Mail........-. 7AsIa 9Sspa
cfN6fNNAff PORTSMOUTH L. l.
bepet Front ana ktlgotif.
,sls i.6S :, il 900 ~
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-05-07

A loud. boisterous tone shows the
want Of good breeding. The frst priu-
ciple for politeness is to make those
about you feel pleasant, and rude,
coarse manner of speaking is annoying
to most persons. A good anecdote is
related Of man, who went by the.nams
of"Whisperins John" which was given
to him in ridicule. Peopls said he
talked as though be were brought up in
mill. One cold morning be walked
into public house, and called out in
his laundering voice:
Good morning, landlord, how are
your"
every well, how are you?"
oh, I'm well, but I'm 50 cold, I can
hardly talk"
Just then nervous traveller who was
present, ran up to the landlord, exclaim-
ing "Please have my horse brought as
soon as possible"
"Why. what is the matter?" asked
the landlord.
"Nofhing," replied the traveller,
"only | want to get away before that
man haws."
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tent with the circumstances by which

tent with the circumstances by which
each county may be surrounded. By
this means ample time is given for the
people to ascertain tho fitness and the
competency of the various aspirants
and these in turn are allowed to test
their strength with the masses. If ac'
ceptable men do not present themselves
voluntarily, the people will readily find
the means to bring forward their favor
ties.
A word as to the State Executive
Committee, in this connection. The
"suggestions" and Recommendation"
put forth in regard to primary elections
are simply the embodiment of practical
ideas concerning this system. In no
sense can the propositions laid down be
accepted as mandatory or absolute. The
Democratic clubs. in which repose the
sovereignty of our party organization,
must adopt tho suggestions aud recom-
mendations before they can become
operative and vitalized. The members
of the State Executive Committee feel
that their plain duty has been discharged
in placing this ncw system square'y be-
fore the people for their adoption or re-
lection. It was done in response to mum.
erous enquiries from almost every quar-
ter of the State, and with the presenta-
ton of their conclusions as 10 the best
mode of conducting primary elections,
the duty of the State Executive Com
mittee has ended in this regard. With
respect to other criticisms on their re.
cont action, We will have more to Say
hereafter.
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The First Step.

There is no step so long as the first
step in any direction, especially wrong
one. Having once taken it, you are
very likely to go farther. Ono rho
stealsa penny will remember it when he
thinks Of stealing sovereign. If he
steals the sovereign first, when he is
tempted by thousands he will remember
he is already a thief. A perfectly
innocent person breads the soil ef- any
sin upon his soul, bat after the slight
estsmirch he cannont say, liam clean. I"
The vulgar proverb, One might as
we'll ba hung for sheep as for lamb, !"
means a-great deal. Often the lamb
was stolen years before, aad now why
not take the sheep? An idle word,
half-exclamation, leads the boy to swear-
ing. Once having sworn, he will swear
again. The first step may not be
much in itself, but 10 its relation TO our
lives it is giants stride. 1t is we'll to
remember it.
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Torpedoes.

The torpedo has been heretofore snp>
posed to be the most formidable wea-
Don in marine warfare. but if the ex-
pectations Of the designer, NJ. Olivier.
of Paris, Of the new submerged vessel
are realized, it will far surpass the
stationary torpedo in efficiency. This
boat can either foat on the surface or.
By means of an arrangement of wings
or ins at the bow, be made to descend
under water to any required depth.
Provision is made for the respiration Of
the occupants, who can guide il at
their pleasure. Such craft would DO
able to approach an iroucIad, fix its
torpedo and retire uasuspected, with
out presenting any vulnerable point to
the enemy's fire. even if observed.
Should this invention be found capable
Of executing all that is claimed for it,
no doubt it would prove a terrible foe
to the large armor-plated ships which
have cost such large sums Of money.
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The New System.

"WilIiam," began a Second street
woman the ether morning as she laid
aside the daily paper, "Wkat is the new
metric system proposed by Alexander
Stephens ?"
1T isa very wise measure indeed,
my dear" he replied. "Suppose you
want a new dress costing 81 per yard p
Yes
Under the metric system you vrite
to your father 10 Wisconsin for the mo-
ney to buy 1t with. The money comes.
you take half Of It and buy ms pair Of
pants, and then you use the rest ia pur-
chasing fifty cent dress gods. It is .
very good measure. very good"
"Aud they propose to make it law,
do they P' =
They do"
"Well, sir !" she exclsimsd, showing
q red spot on each cheek. "when. tho
metric system comes into practice in
this family divorce will follow, aud Az
exander Stephens is fool, sir, fool /"
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A Lucky Man.

Apropos of the Rosebery- Rothsehild
wedding, London letter tells Of ono
little present which was made to the
bridegroom that has no mention in. the
long list of diamonds, silver, .jevely,
aud other treasures printed 10 the news
papers On the evening ofths wedding
Lord Roseberry received package from
the bride elect. It contained small gold
box. and in seperate envelope pretty
gold key. No letter accompanied the
gift, nor instructions of any kind. My
Lord, however, did not hesitate as to the
use of the key. lie opened the box. It
contained the last check which Hannah
de Rothschild would sign as a apinster.
Beautifully written in her own fair
hand, it was drawn in favor of Lord
Roseberry-el 900, 900. payable to his
order.